Inspired by kona's YouTube CPU Tamer
Description
This is for all kinds of YouTube applications, including main page, embedded video, and live chat.
- Faster
- More Stable
- Lower Battery Consumption
Note1: This hijacks Web APIs: setTimeout, setInterval, clearTimeout, and clearInterval
Note2: This uses setInterval(..., 250ms) instead of requestAnimationFrame for background running.
Note3: If Timer Throttling2 occurs in background running, the interval would be increased, say 1000ms.
Remarks
This userscript hijacks setTimeout & setInterval leading different browser behaviors as follows:
Case 1A (Active Page)
let f=function(){console.log('hello world')};
setTimeout(f,100);setTimeout(f,100);setTimeout(f,100);
Native: print out "hello world" 3 times.
Modified: print out "hellow world" 1 time. (in the same AnimationFrame)
Case 1B (Active Page)
let f=function(){console.log('hello world')};
setTimeout(f,100);setTimeout(f,110);setTimeout(f,120);
Native: print out "hello world" 3 times.
Modified: print out "hellow world" 1 ~ 3 time(s) depending on the execution time of function handler, the responsiveness of browser, and the segregation of AnimationFrames;
Case 1C (Active Page)
let f=function(){console.log('hello world')};
setTimeout(f,100);setTimeout(f,200);setTimeout(f,300);
Native: print out "hello world" 3 times.
Modified: print out "hello world" 3 times. (in 3 AnimationFrames)
Case 2A (Active Page)
clearInterval(window.f1s); clearInterval(window.f2s); let w1=0,w2=0;let f1 = ()=>{w1++}, f2= ()=>{w2++}; window.f1s=setInterval(f1,70); window.f2s=setInterval(f2, 140); setTimeout(()=>{console.log(w1,w2);},3000)
Native: print out "42 21".
Modified: print out "42 21".
Case 2B (Background Application)
clearInterval(window.f1s); clearInterval(window.f2s); let w1=0,w2=0;let f1 = ()=>{w1++}, f2= ()=>{w2++}; window.f1s=setInterval(f1,70); window.f2s=setInterval(f2, 140); setTimeout(()=>{console.log(w1,w2);},3000)
Native (Timer Throttling2): print out values between 3 and 4. (e.g. "4 4", "4 3")
Modified, if no Timer Throttling: print out values between 12 and 13 (e.g. "13 12", "13 13", "12 12", "13 12").
Remarks: 3000/250 = 12
Case 3A (Active Page)
clearInterval(window.f1s); clearInterval(window.f2s); let w1=0,w2=0;let f1 = ()=>{w1++}, f2= ()=>{w2++}; window.f1s=setInterval(f1,5); window.f2s=setInterval(f2, 10); setTimeout(()=>{console.log(w1,w2);},3000)
Native: print out "600 300"1.
Modified: print out "600 301"1 or "600 300"1.
Case 3B (Background Application)
clearInterval(window.f1s); clearInterval(window.f2s); let w1=0,w2=0;let f1 = ()=>{w1++}, f2= ()=>{w2++}; window.f1s=setInterval(f1,5); window.f2s=setInterval(f2, 10); setTimeout(()=>{console.log(w1,w2);},3000)
Native (Timer Throttling2): print out values between 3 and 4. (e.g. "4 4", "4 3")
Modified, if no Timer Throttling: print out values between 12 and 13 (e.g. "13 12", "13 13", "12 12", "13 12").
Remarks: 3000/250 = 12
1 Actual values could be smaller due to your UI/network activity.
2 Timer Throttling is the browser's native behavior on background applications.
Disclaimer: The suggested results and behaviors are for reference only. They are not guaranteed and depend on your OS and browser.
Further Reading - Timer Throttling
What Happens to setTimeout() / setInterval() Timers Running on Inactive Browser Tabs ?
Heavy throttling of chained JS timers beginning in Chrome 88
Sample Testing Links
Also see...
