Removes all comments except those containing timestamps. Displays the final non-timestamp comment when finished. Derived from https://github.com/NatoBoram/youtube-comment-blacklist
// ==UserScript==
// @name YouTube Comments Must Contain Timestamps
// @namespace SomeYoutubeFan
// @version 0.0.3
// @description Removes all comments except those containing timestamps. Displays the final non-timestamp comment when finished. Derived from https://github.com/NatoBoram/youtube-comment-blacklist
// @author Some youtube fan
// @license MIT
// @match https://www.youtube.com/watch*
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
(() => {
"use strict";
const requiredRegexes = [
/\d.:\d./i,
];
// console.log("Youtube comments must contain timestamps!");
// Wait for the comment section to load.
const interval = setInterval(() => {
const comments = document.querySelector("ytd-comments");
if (!comments) { return; }
clearInterval(interval);
new MutationObserver(() => {
var foundSomething = false;
var thingToDelete = null;
var foundAnything = false;
comments.querySelectorAll("ytd-comment-thread-renderer, ytd-continuation-item-renderer").forEach(thread => {
if(thingToDelete) {
thingToDelete.remove();
thingToDelete = null;
}
foundSomething = false;
thread.querySelectorAll("ytd-comment-renderer, ytd-comment-view-model").forEach(comment => {
var attrString = comment.querySelector("ytd-expander yt-attributed-string#content-text, ytd-expander yt-formatted-string#content-text");
const textContent = attrString.textContent
.toLowerCase()
.replace("’", "'");
foundAnything = true;
const found = requiredRegexes.find(regex => textContent.match(regex));
if(found) foundSomething = true;
});
if(thread.querySelectorAll("tp-yt-paper-spinner")) {
// If it's just a spinner, that also counts as something to delete. Otherwise we get lots of spinners for some reason.
foundAnything = true;
}
// Always leave the last comment / spinner so that more will load
if(!foundSomething && foundAnything) {
thingToDelete = thread;
}
});
}).observe(comments, { childList: true, subtree: true });
}, 1000);
})();