this script simulates the "/r/random" removed from reddit
// ==UserScript==
// @name Reddit take back random
// @name:pt-BR Reddit pegue de volta o random
// @namespace https://greasyfork.org/users/821661
// @match https://www.reddit.com/*
// @match https://sh.reddit.com/*
// @match https://old.reddit.com/*
// @grant GM.xmlHttpRequest
// @run-at document-start
// @version 1.0
// @author hdyzen
// @description this script simulates the "/r/random" removed from reddit
// @description:pt-br esse script simula o “/r/random” removido do reddit
// @license GPL-3.0-only
// ==/UserScript==
/**
* A reference to the unsafeWindow object, which provides access to the page's window object
* from a userscript. This allows the script to interact with the page's JavaScript context.
*
* @type {Window}
*/
const window = unsafeWindow;
/**
* The hostname of the current window location.
* @type {string}
*/
const domain = window.location.hostname;
/**
* The type of the current page, determined by the isRandomPage function.
* @type {string}
*/
const type = isRandomPage();
/**
* Checks if the current page is a random subreddit page.
*
* This function examines the current window's location pathname to determine
* if it matches either "/r/random" or "/r/randnsfw". If it matches, it returns
* the matched subreddit type ("random" or "randnsfw"). Otherwise, it returns null.
*
* @returns {string|null} The type of random subreddit page ("random" or "randnsfw"), or null if not a random page.
*/
function isRandomPage() {
const wht = window.location.pathname.match(/^\/r\/([^\/?\s]+)/)?.[1];
return wht === "random" || wht === "randnsfw" ? wht : null;
}
/**
* Generates a random row number based on the specified type.
*
* @param {string} type - The type of row to generate. Can be 'random' or 'randnsfw'.
* @returns {number} A random row number within the range specified for the given type.
*/
function getRandomRow(type) {
const firstRow = {
random: 2,
randnsfw: 290856,
};
const lastRow = 330694;
return Math.floor(Math.random() * (lastRow - firstRow[type]) + firstRow[type]);
}
/**
* Main function to fetch a random subreddit from a Google Sheets document and redirect the user to that subreddit.
*
* @async
* @function main
* @throws Will log an error to the console if the request fails.
*/
async function main() {
try {
if (!type) return;
window.stop();
const res = await GM.xmlHttpRequest({
url: `https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xLFbNcvpdU9j1n2fF8u2n_eGW4OekO-R2JUJb7YZxOE/gviz/tq?tq=select C limit 1 offset ${getRandomRow(type)}`,
});
const subreddit = res.response.match(/"v":"(.+?)"/)?.[1];
console.log(`Random: ${subreddit}`);
if (subreddit) {
window.location.href = `https://${domain}/r/${subreddit}`;
}
} catch (err) {
console.error(err);
}
}
main();