Skips and removes ads on YouTube automatically, combine this with ublock origin
// ==UserScript==
// @name YouTube - Ad Skip Revamped
// @version 0.1
// @description Skips and removes ads on YouTube automatically, combine this with ublock origin
// @author Sadulisten
// @match https://www.youtube.com/*
// @grant none
// @namespace https://greasyfork.org/users/803561
// ==/UserScript==
const equalText1 = "Skip Ads";
const equalText2 = "Skip Ad";
const callback = function(mutationsList, observer) {
if (mutationsList.Length < 1) return;
// Use traditional 'for loops' for IE 11
for(const mutation of mutationsList) {
if (mutation.type === 'childList'
&& document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-ad-skip-button").length > 0)
{
skipAd(false);
return;
}
//else
//{
// console.log("some other uninteresting mutation happened");
// debugger;
//}
}
};
const observer = new MutationObserver(callback);
const config = { attributes: false, childList: true, subtree: true };
function addNewStyle(newStyle) {
var styleElement = document.getElementById('styles_js');
if (!styleElement) {
styleElement = document.createElement('style');
styleElement.type = 'text/css';
styleElement.id = 'styles_js';
document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleElement);
}
styleElement.appendChild(document.createTextNode(newStyle));
}
function skipAd(firstTime = false){
console.log("Tried to skip a ad");
if(document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-ad-skip-button").length > 0){
if(document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-ad-skip-button")[0].childNodes[0].textContent === equalText1 || document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-ad-skip-button")[0].childNodes[0].textContent === equalText2){
document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-ad-skip-button")[0].click();
}
else
{
if (firstTime == false)
{
// skipAd was triggered by the mutation callback
// but no adblock button could be found
// figure this out
debugger;
}
}
}
}
(function() {
'use strict';
addNewStyle('.ytp-ad-overlay-slot {display:none !important;}');
skipAd(true); // Call this for good measure cause why not, maybe the mutation callback doesnt get initialized fast enough
let observeElement = document.getElementById('container');
if (observeElement == null)
{
debugger;
}
observer.observe(observeElement, config);
})();