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YouTube: Expand All Video Comments

Adds a "Expand all" button to video comments which expands every comment and replies - no more clicking "Read more".

// ==UserScript==
// @name            YouTube: Expand All Video Comments
// @namespace       org.sidneys.userscripts
// @homepage        https://gist.githubusercontent.com/sidneys/6756166a781bd76b97eeeda9fb0bc0c1/raw/
// @version         4.7.8
// @description     Adds a "Expand all" button to video comments which expands every comment and replies - no more clicking "Read more".
// @author          sidneys
// @icon            https://www.youtube.com/favicon.ico
// @noframes
// @match           http*://www.youtube.com/*
// @require         https://greasyfork.org/scripts/38888-greasemonkey-color-log/code/Greasemonkey%20%7C%20Color%20Log.js
// @require         https://greasyfork.org/scripts/374849-library-onelementready-es7/code/Library%20%7C%20onElementReady%20ES7.js
// @run-at          document-end
// @grant           GM_addStyle
// ==/UserScript==
/* global Debug, onElementReady */
/**
* ESLint
* @global
*/
Debug = false
/**
* Applicable URL paths
* @default
* @constant
*/
const urlPathList = [
'/watch'
]
/**
* Inject Stylesheet
*/
let injectStylesheet = () => {
console.debug('injectStylesheet')
GM_addStyle(`
/* =======================================
ELEMENTS
======================================= */
/* Button: Expand all Comments
--------------------------------------- */
.expand-all-comments-button
{
padding: 0;
align-self: start;
margin-left: var(--ytd-margin-4x, 8px);
margin-top: 0;
}
.expand-all-comments-button #checkboxLabel
{
margin-left: var(--ytd-margin-2x, 8px);
padding-left: 0;
display: inline-flex;
}
.busy .expand-all-comments-button #checkboxContainer,
.busy .expand-all-comments-button #checkboxLabel
{
animation: var(--animation-busy-on);
}
/* Button: Expand all Comments
Spinner
--------------------------------------- */
.expand-all-comments-button #checkboxLabel::after
{
background-image: url("https://i.imgur.com/z4V4Os8.png");
content: "";
background-size: 100%;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
margin-left: var(--ytd-margin-2x, 8px);
height: var(--ytd-margin-4x, 16px);
width: var(--ytd-margin-4x, 16px);
}
.expand-all-comments-button #checkboxLabel,
.expand-all-comments-button #checkboxLabel::after
{
transition: filter 1000ms ease-in-out;
}
:not(.busy) .expand-all-comments-button #checkboxLabel::after
{
filter: opacity(0);
}
.busy .expand-all-comments-button #checkboxLabel::after
{
filter: opacity(1);
}
/* =======================================
ANIMATIONS
======================================= */
:root
{
--animation-busy-on: 'busy-on' 500ms ease-in-out 1000ms 1 normal forwards running;
}
@keyframes busy-on {
from {
pointer-events: none;
cursor: default;
}
to {
filter: saturate(0.1);
color: hsla(0deg, 0%, 100%, 0.5);
}
}
`)
}
/**
* Set global busy mode
* @param {Boolean} isBusy - Yes/No
* @param {String=} selector - Contextual element selector
*/
let setBusy = (isBusy, selector = 'ytd-comments') => {
// console.debug('setBusy', 'isBusy:', isBusy)
let element = document.querySelector(selector)
if (isBusy === true) {
element.classList.add('busy')
return
} else {
element.classList.remove('busy')
}
}
/**
* Get Button element
* @returns {Boolean} - On/Off
*/
let getButtonElement = () => document.querySelector('.expand-all-comments-button')
/**
* Get Toggle state
* @returns {Boolean} - On/Off
*/
let getToggleState = () => Boolean(getButtonElement() && getButtonElement().checked)
/**
* Expand all comments
*/
let expandAllComments = () => {
console.debug('expandAllComments')
// Look for "View X replies" buttons in comment section
onElementReady('ytd-comment-replies-renderer #more-replies.ytd-comment-replies-renderer', false, (buttonElement) => {
// Abort if toggle disabled
if (!getToggleState()) { return }
/** @listens buttonElement:Event#click */
// buttonElement.addEventListener('click', () => setBusy(false), { once: true, passive: true })
// Busy = yes
// setBusy(true)
//  Click button
buttonElement.click()
})
// Look for "Read More" buttons in comment section
onElementReady('ytd-comments tp-yt-paper-button.ytd-expander#more:not([hidden])', false, (buttonElement) => {
// Abort if toggle disabled
if (!getToggleState()) { return }
/** @listens buttonElement:Event#click */
// buttonElement.addEventListener('click', () => setBusy(false), { once: true, passive: true })
// Busy = yes
// setBusy(true)
//  Click button
buttonElement.click()
})
}
/**
* Check if the toggle is enabled, if yes, start expanding
*/
let tryExpandAllComments = () => {
console.debug('tryExpandAllComments')
const toggleState = getToggleState()
console.debug('toggle state:', toggleState)
// Abort if toggle disabled
if (!toggleState) { return }
expandAllComments()
}
/**
* Render button: 'Expand all Comments'
* @param {Element} element - Container element
*/
let renderButton = (element) => {
console.debug('renderButton')
const buttonElement = document.createElement('tp-yt-paper-checkbox')
buttonElement.className = 'expand-all-comments-button'
buttonElement.innerHTML = `
<div id="icon-label" class="yt-dropdown-menu">
Expand all Comments
</div>
`
// Add button
element.appendChild(buttonElement)
// Handle button toggle
buttonElement.onchange = tryExpandAllComments
// Status
console.debug('rendered button')
}
/**
* Init
*/
let init = () => {
console.info('init')
// Verify URL path
if (!urlPathList.some(urlPath => window.location.pathname.startsWith(urlPath))) { return }
// Add Stylesheet
injectStylesheet()
// Wait for menu container
onElementReady('ytd-comments ytd-comments-header-renderer > #title', false, (element) => {
console.debug('onElementReady', 'ytd-comments ytd-comments-header-renderer > #title')
// Render button
renderButton(element)
})
// // Wait for variable section container
// onElementReady('ytd-item-section-renderer#sections.style-scope.ytd-comments > #contents', false, (element) => {
//     console.debug('onElementReady', 'element:',  '#contents')
//
//     /**
//      * YouTube: Detect "Load More" stuff
//      * @listens ytd-item-section-rendere:Event#yt-load-next-continuation
//      */
//     element.parentElement.addEventListener('yt-load-next-continuation', (event) => {
//         console.debug('ytd-item-section-renderer#yt-load-next-continuation')
//
//         const currentTarget = event.currentTarget
//         const shownItems = currentTarget && currentTarget.__data && currentTarget.__data.shownItems || []
//         const shownItemsCount = shownItems.length
//
//         // DEBUG
//         // console.debug('currentTarget.__data:')
//         // console.dir(currentTarget.__data)
//
//         // Probe whether this is still the initial item batch, if yes, skip
//         if (shownItemsCount === 0) { return }
//
//         tryExpandAllComments()
//     })
// })
}
/**
* YouTube: Detect in-page navigation
* @listens window:Event#yt-navigate-finish
*/
window.addEventListener('yt-navigate-finish', () => {
console.debug('window#yt-navigate-finish')
init()
})