YouTube Auto Refresh

Automatically refresh YouTube videos when clicked

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// ==UserScript==
// @name         YouTube Auto Refresh
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      1.0
// @author       Toasty
// @description  Automatically refresh YouTube videos when clicked
// @match        https://www.youtube.com/*
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    let lastVideoId = null;

    function getVideoId() {
        const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
        return urlParams.get("v");
    }

    function checkForNewVideo() {
        const currentVideoId = getVideoId();

        if (currentVideoId && currentVideoId !== lastVideoId) {
            if (!sessionStorage.getItem("ytRefreshed")) {
                sessionStorage.setItem("ytRefreshed", "true");
                location.reload();
            } else {
                sessionStorage.removeItem("ytRefreshed");
            }

            lastVideoId = currentVideoId;
        }
    }

    // YouTube is SPA, so monitor URL changes
    setInterval(checkForNewVideo, 500);
})();