Universal Browser & Script Governor

Unified media optimization and adaptive network scheduling layer that smooths playback performance, reduces DOM and network spikes, and improves overall browser stability without interfering with core site behavior.

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// ==UserScript==
// @name         Universal Browser & Script Governor
// @namespace    ultralean.universal.browser.script.stability
// @version      1.4
// @description  Unified media optimization and adaptive network scheduling layer that smooths playback performance, reduces DOM and network spikes, and improves overall browser stability without interfering with core site behavior.
// @author       Michael Stutesman
// @license      MIT
// @match        *://*/*
// @grant        GM_getValue
// @grant        GM_setValue
// @grant        GM_registerMenuCommand
// @run-at       document-start
// ==/UserScript==

(() => {
	'use strict';

	/* ---------------- SINGLETON ---------------- */
	if (window.__UNIVERSAL_STABILITY_ENGINE__) return;
	window.__UNIVERSAL_STABILITY_ENGINE__ = true;

	/* =========================================================
	   🚫 PERSISTENT SITE EXCLUSIONS (GM STORAGE)
	========================================================= */

	const HOST = location.hostname.toLowerCase();
	const STORAGE_KEY = "ugb_excluded_sites";

	let excluded = GM_getValue(STORAGE_KEY, []);
	if (!Array.isArray(excluded)) excluded = [];

	function isExcludedSite() {
		for (let i = 0; i < excluded.length; i++) {
			const site = excluded[i];
			if (HOST === site || HOST.endsWith("." + site)) return true;
		}
		return false;
	}

	if (isExcludedSite()) return;

	GM_registerMenuCommand("🚫 Exclude this site", () => {
		if (!excluded.includes(HOST)) {
			excluded.push(HOST);
			GM_setValue(STORAGE_KEY, excluded);
		}
		location.reload();
	});

	GM_registerMenuCommand("🔄 Clear exclusions", () => {
		if (!confirm("Clear all excluded sites?")) return;
		GM_setValue(STORAGE_KEY, []);
		location.reload();
	});

	/* =========================================================
	   🌐 NETWORK LAYER — SPIKE GOVERNOR
	========================================================= */

	const netConfig = {
		baseDelay: 1,
		maxConcurrent: 7,
		burstThreshold: 14,
		burstDelay: 9
	};

	const queue = [];
	let active = 0;
	let lastRun = 0;

	function netDelay() {
		const pressure = queue.length;

		let d = netConfig.baseDelay;

		if (pressure >= netConfig.burstThreshold) {
			d += netConfig.burstDelay;
		}

		if (performance.now() - lastRun < 500) {
			d += 10;
		}

		lastRun = performance.now();
		return d;
	}

	function runQueue() {
		if (active >= netConfig.maxConcurrent) return;
		if (!queue.length) return;

		active++;

		const job = queue.shift();

		setTimeout(async () => {
			try {
				const res = await job.exec();
				job.resolve(res);
			} catch (e) {
				job.reject(e);
			}

			active--;
			runQueue();
		}, netDelay());
	}

	function enqueue(exec) {
		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
			queue.push({ exec, resolve, reject });
			runQueue();
		});
	}

	/* ---- Fetch Hook ---- */
	const _fetch = window.fetch;

	window.fetch = (...args) =>
		enqueue(() => _fetch(...args));

	/* ---- XHR Hook ---- */
	const XHR = XMLHttpRequest;

	function WrappedXHR() {
		const xhr = new XHR();

		const _open = xhr.open;
		const _send = xhr.send;

		let body;

		xhr.open = function () {
			return _open.apply(xhr, arguments);
		};

		xhr.send = function (b) {
			body = b;

			return enqueue(() => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
				xhr.onload = () => resolve(xhr);
				xhr.onerror = () => reject(xhr);
				_send.call(xhr, body);
			}));
		};

		return xhr;
	}

	window.XMLHttpRequest = WrappedXHR;

	/* =========================================================
	   🎥 MEDIA LAYER — OPTIMIZER
	========================================================= */

	const mediaConfig = {
		maxVideosTracked: 60
	};

	const tracked = new WeakSet();
	let videoCount = 0;

	function applyVideoHints(video) {
		if (!video || tracked.has(video)) return;
		if (videoCount >= mediaConfig.maxVideosTracked) return;

		tracked.add(video);
		videoCount++;

		video.preload = video.hasAttribute("autoplay") ? "auto" : "metadata";
		video.playsInline = true;

		video.disablePictureInPicture = true;
		video.disableRemotePlayback = true;

		video.decoding = "async";

		if (navigator.connection?.saveData) {
			video.preload = "none";
		}

		if ("fetchPriority" in video) {
			video.fetchPriority = video.hasAttribute("autoplay") ? "high" : "low";
		}

		video.style.contentVisibility = "auto";
		video.style.containIntrinsicSize = "480px 270px";

		if (!video.__OBS__) {
			video.__OBS__ = true;
			observer.observe(video);
		}
	}

	const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
		for (const e of entries) {
			const v = e.target;
			if (!v || v.tagName !== "VIDEO") continue;

			v.dataset.visible = e.isIntersecting ? "1" : "0";
		}
	}, {
		rootMargin: "300px"
	});

	function processNode(node) {
		if (!node) return;

		if (node.tagName === "VIDEO") {
			applyVideoHints(node);
			return;
		}

		if (node.querySelectorAll) {
			const vids = node.querySelectorAll("video");
			for (let i = 0; i < vids.length; i++) {
				applyVideoHints(vids[i]);
			}
		}
	}

	/* ---- Mutation batching (media only) ---- */
	let dirty = new Set();
	let scheduled = false;

	function flush() {
		scheduled = false;

		for (const n of dirty) {
			processNode(n);
		}

		dirty.clear();
	}

	function schedule() {
		if (scheduled) return;
		scheduled = true;
		setTimeout(flush, 120);
	}

	new MutationObserver(muts => {
		for (const m of muts) {
			for (const n of m.addedNodes) {
				dirty.add(n);
			}
		}
		schedule();
	}).observe(document.documentElement, {
		childList: true,
		subtree: true
	});

	document.querySelectorAll("video").forEach(applyVideoHints);

})();