// ==UserScript==
// @name Reddit Comment Filter
// @namespace https://codeberg.org/cache_miss
// @version 1.3
// @description Automatically hides annoying, repetitive, or meaningless Reddit comments
// @author Logan Kirkland <[email protected]>
// @license MIT
// @match https://www.reddit.com/*/comments/*
// @match https://old.reddit.com/*/comments/*
// @grant none
// @homepageURL https://codeberg.org/cache_miss/reddit-comment-filter
// @homepage https://codeberg.org/cache_miss/reddit-comment-filter
// @supportURL https://codeberg.org/cache_miss/reddit-comment-filter/issues
// ==/UserScript==
(function () {
'use strict';
// Regex patterns for comments to filter
const FILTERED_PATTERNS = [
/^.{0,50}laughed .{0,50} harder than .{0,50} should.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}spit out .{0,50} coffee.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}going to hell for this.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}enough reddit for today.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}comment right here.{0,50} officer.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}how do .{0,50} delete someone else.{0,50} comment.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}terrible day to have eyes.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}terrible day to be literate.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}take my up\w+.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}sav(?:e|ing) this for later.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}chef'*s kiss.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}cutting onions.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}who hurt you.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}don’*t deserve dogs.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}misread instructions.{0,50}now my.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}tell me you.{0,50} without telling me.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}not all heroe*s wear.{0,50}capes*.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}sigh.{0,50}unzip.{0,50}pants.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}not.{0,50}proudest.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}downvoted for this.*$/im,
/^.{0,50}will get downvoted.*$/im,
/^.{0,10}this(?: one right)*.{0,10}$/im,
/^.*(?:👏.*){5,}.*$/im,
/^.{0,10}rip.{0,10}$/im,
/^.{0,50}underrated \w+.{0,10}$/im,
/^.{0,10}came here to \w+ this.{0,10}$/im,
/^.{0,50}scroll(?:ed)* \w+ far.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,10}beat\s*(?:me|meat|my meat)\s*to\s*it.{0,10}$/im,
/^.{0,10}too poor.{0,10}give.{0,10}gold.{0,10}$/im,
/^.{0,50}not crying.{0,10}you.{0,5}crying.{0,50}$/im,
/^this \w+ \w+s.{0,10}$/im,
/^.{0,50}am i the only one who.*$/im,
/^.{0,50}is it just me.*$/im,
/^f$/im,
/^.{0,10}f in the.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,10}must be fun at part.{0,50}$/im,
/^chat.{0,10}is this real.{0,10}$/im,
/^is this real.{0,10}chat.{0,10}$/im,
/^.{0,50}don'*t \w+ (?:how|why) this (?:comment |post )*is so low.{0,50}$/im,
/^(?:how|why) is this (?:comment |post )*so low.{0,10}$/im,
/^i hate sand.{0,80}$/im,
/^.{0,10}play \w+ \w+,* win \w+ \w+.{0,10}$/im,
/^.{0,10}every \w*\s*thread.{0,10}$/im,
/^thanks for the .{0,20} kind.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}good (?:sir|lady|madam).{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}believe.{0,50}(top|most).{0,50}comment.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}calm down satan.{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}repost{0,50}$/im,
/^.{0,50}mom'*s spaghetti{0,50}$/im,
];
function isOldReddit() {
return document.URL.includes("old.reddit.com")
}
function shouldFilter(text) {
return FILTERED_PATTERNS.some(pattern => pattern.test(text));
}
function processComments() {
const oldReddit = isOldReddit();
const comments = document.querySelectorAll(oldReddit ? 'div.comment' : 'shreddit-comment')
for (const comment of comments) {
const commentTextNode = comment.querySelector(oldReddit ? '.md' : 'div[slot="comment"]')
// Comment text sometimes doesn't exist, such as when the comment
// has been deleted
if (commentTextNode === null) continue;
const commentText = commentTextNode.textContent.trim().replace(/\n/g, ' ');
if (shouldFilter(commentText)) {
comment.remove();
numFiltered++;
console.debug("Filtered comment: " + commentText)
}
}
}
// Initial processing
let numFiltered = 0;
processComments();
console.debug("Total comments filtered: " + numFiltered)
// Monitor DOM changes for dynamically loaded comments
const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
mutations.forEach((mutation) => {
if (mutation.addedNodes.length) {
processComments();
console.debug("Total comments filtered: " + numFiltered)
}
});
});
observer.observe(document.body, {
childList: true, subtree: true
});
})();
