Automatically changes the chat view to Live Chat when it loads. (Works with chat replays, too.)
// ==UserScript==
// @name YouTube - Enable Live Chat By Default
// @namespace Violentmonkey Scripts
// @description Automatically changes the chat view to Live Chat when it loads. (Works with chat replays, too.)
// @match https://www.youtube.com/live_chat*
// @include https://*youtube.*/live_chat*
// @include https://www.youtube.*/live_chat*
// @include https://www.youtube.*/live_chat
// @grant none
// @version 1.0.1
// @author Jupiter Liar
// @license CC BY
// @description 3/18/2024, 4:00:00 PM
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
var maxAttempts = 400;
var currentAttempt = 0;
// Function to switch chat mode to "Live Chat"
function changeToLiveChat(liveChatSelector) {
//console.log("Live chat selector found.");
// Check if the live chat selector exists
if (liveChatSelector) {
// Click the tp-yt-paper-button to switch to "Live Chat" mode
var paperButton = liveChatSelector.querySelector('tp-yt-paper-button');
if (paperButton) {
paperButton.click();
//console.log("Attempting to switch to Live Chat mode...");
checkPaperMenuItems();
} else {
//console.log("tp-yt-paper-button not found within live chat selector.");
}
}
}
// Function to click on the appropriate paper item in the paper menu
function checkPaperMenuItems() {
var paperMenuItems = document.querySelectorAll('tp-yt-paper-item');
var foundLiveChat = false;
var foundUnselected = false;
paperMenuItems.forEach(function(item) {
var text = item.innerText.toLowerCase();
if (text.includes("live chat")) {
item.click();
//console.log("Clicked on paper item with 'Live chat'.");
foundLiveChat = true;
} else {
var parentAnchor = item.closest('a');
if (parentAnchor && parentAnchor.getAttribute('aria-selected') === "false") {
item.click();
//console.log("Clicked on unselected paper item.");
foundUnselected = true;
}
}
});
if (!foundLiveChat && !foundUnselected) {
//console.log("Unable to find appropriate paper menu item.");
}
}
// Function to check if the page contains the live chat selector
function checkLiveChatSelector() {
//console.log("Attempting to run Live Chat changer script.");
var liveChatSelector = document.querySelector('#live-chat-view-selector-sub-menu');
if (liveChatSelector) {
changeToLiveChat(liveChatSelector);
}
}
// Execute when the page and its resources are fully loaded
window.onload = checkLiveChatSelector;
})();