Picks a random movie from the Plex library on localhost and displays additional information
// ==UserScript==
// @name Plex Random Movie Picker
// @namespace https://greasyfork.org/en/users/247131
// @author ALi3naTEd0
// @version 1.5
// @license MIT
// @description Picks a random movie from the Plex library on localhost and displays additional information
// @match http://localhost/*
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
// Create the main button for random movie selection
const button = document.createElement("button");
button.innerText = "Pick Random Movie";
button.style.position = "fixed";
button.style.top = "20px"; // Space from the top
button.style.left = "50%";
button.style.transform = "translateX(-50%)";
button.style.padding = "10px 20px";
button.style.fontSize = "16px";
button.style.zIndex = 1000;
button.onclick = fetchRandomMovie;
document.body.appendChild(button);
// Function to fetch a random movie from the Plex library
async function fetchRandomMovie() {
try {
// Replace with your Plex token and server details
const token = "Kbx3LfZzfsM9XkRzPqk9";
const url = "http://localhost:32400/library/sections/1/all?X-Plex-Token=" + token;
const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.text();
const parser = new DOMParser();
const xmlDoc = parser.parseFromString(data, "text/xml");
// Get all movies in the library
const movies = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("Video");
if (movies.length === 0) {
alert("No movies found.");
return;
}
// Select a random movie
const randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * movies.length);
const randomMovie = movies[randomIndex];
// Retrieve movie details
const title = randomMovie.getAttribute("title");
const year = randomMovie.getAttribute("year");
const durationMs = randomMovie.getAttribute("duration");
const duration = durationMs ? Math.round(durationMs / 60000) + " mins" : "Unknown";
const movieKey = randomMovie.getAttribute("ratingKey");
const thumbPath = randomMovie.getAttribute("thumb");
// Construct Plex movie URL on localhost
const plexUrl = `http://localhost:32400/web/index.html#!/server/0f12cd3b912ff67f98de19cb45b4459d8e55222a/details?key=%2Flibrary%2Fmetadata%2F${movieKey}`;
// Construct IMDb search URL
const imdbSearchUrl = `https://www.imdb.com/find?q=${encodeURIComponent(title + " " + year)}&s=tt`;
// If dialog exists, remove it to refresh content
const existingDialog = document.getElementById("movieDialog");
if (existingDialog) existingDialog.remove();
// Create custom dialog to display movie details
const dialog = document.createElement("div");
dialog.id = "movieDialog";
dialog.style.position = "fixed";
dialog.style.top = "50%";
dialog.style.left = "50%";
dialog.style.transform = "translate(-50%, -50%)";
dialog.style.backgroundColor = "#fff";
dialog.style.border = "2px solid #ccc";
dialog.style.padding = "20px";
dialog.style.zIndex = 1001;
dialog.style.boxShadow = "0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)";
dialog.style.width = "300px";
dialog.style.textAlign = "center";
// Add movie thumbnail if available
if (thumbPath) {
const thumbnail = document.createElement("img");
thumbnail.src = `http://localhost:32400${thumbPath}?X-Plex-Token=${token}`;
thumbnail.style.width = "100%";
thumbnail.style.borderRadius = "5px";
thumbnail.style.marginBottom = "10px";
dialog.appendChild(thumbnail);
}
// Add movie details
const message = document.createElement("p");
message.innerText = `Title: ${title}\nYear: ${year}\nDuration: ${duration}`;
dialog.appendChild(message);
// Add link to open movie in current tab
const goButton = document.createElement("a");
goButton.href = plexUrl; // URL of the movie in localhost
goButton.innerText = "Go to Movie";
goButton.style.display = "block";
goButton.style.marginTop = "15px";
goButton.style.textDecoration = "none";
goButton.style.color = "#007bff";
goButton.onclick = () => {
window.location.href = plexUrl; // Opens the URL in the same tab
};
dialog.appendChild(goButton);
// Add IMDb link in yellow Plex color
const imdbLink = document.createElement("a");
imdbLink.href = imdbSearchUrl;
imdbLink.innerText = "View on IMDb";
imdbLink.target = "_blank"; // Open IMDb in a new tab
imdbLink.style.display = "block";
imdbLink.style.marginTop = "10px";
imdbLink.style.marginBottom = "15px"; // Add space before the buttons
imdbLink.style.textDecoration = "none";
imdbLink.style.color = "#e5a00d"; // Yellow color for IMDb link
dialog.appendChild(imdbLink);
// Add 'Next' button for another random selection
const nextButton = document.createElement("button");
nextButton.innerText = "Next";
nextButton.onclick = fetchRandomMovie; // Calls the function again for a new random movie
nextButton.style.marginTop = "10px";
nextButton.style.marginRight = "10px";
dialog.appendChild(nextButton);
// Add 'Close' button to close the dialog
const closeButton = document.createElement("button");
closeButton.innerText = "Close";
closeButton.onclick = () => {
document.body.removeChild(dialog);
};
closeButton.style.marginTop = "10px";
closeButton.style.marginLeft = "10px";
dialog.appendChild(closeButton);
// Add the dialog to the document
document.body.appendChild(dialog);
} catch (error) {
console.error("Error fetching movie:", error);
alert("Error fetching movie.");
}
}
})();