Table of Contents:

• Installation
• Preamble (info about the documentation)
• License
• Features
  • DOM:
    • SelectorObserver - class that manages listeners that are called when selectors are found in the DOM
    • getUnsafeWindow() - get the unsafeWindow object or fall back to the regular window object
    • addParent() - add a parent element around another element
    • addGlobalStyle() - add a global style to the page
    • preloadImages() - preload images into the browser cache for faster loading later on
    • openInNewTab() - open a link in a new tab
    • interceptEvent() - conditionally intercepts events registered by addEventListener() on any given EventTarget object
    • interceptWindowEvent() - conditionally intercepts events registered by addEventListener() on the window object
    • isScrollable() - check if an element has a horizontal or vertical scroll bar
    • observeElementProp() - observe changes to an element's property that can't be observed with MutationObserver
    • getSiblingsFrame() - returns a frame of an element's siblings, with a given alignment and size
    • setInnerHtmlUnsafe() - set the innerHTML of an element using a Trusted Types policy without sanitizing or escaping it
  • Math:
    • clamp() - constrain a number between a min and max value
    • mapRange() - map a number from one range to the same spot in another range
    • randRange() - generate a random number between a min and max boundary
    • digitCount() - calculate the amount of digits in a number
  • Misc:
    • DataStore - class that manages a hybrid sync & async persistent JSON database, including data migration
    • DataStoreSerializer - class for importing & exporting data of multiple DataStore instances, including compression, checksumming and running migrations
    • Dialog - class for creating custom modal dialogs with a promise-based API and a generic, default style
    • NanoEmitter - tiny event emitter class with a focus on performance and simplicity (based on nanoevents)
    • autoPlural() - automatically pluralize a string
    • pauseFor() - pause the execution of a function for a given amount of time
    • debounce() - call a function only once in a series of calls, after or before a given timeout
    • fetchAdvanced() - wrapper around the fetch API with a timeout option
    • insertValues() - insert values into a string at specified placeholders
    • compress() - compress a string with Gzip or Deflate
    • decompress() - decompress a previously compressed string
    • computeHash() - compute the hash / checksum of a string or ArrayBuffer
    • randomId() - generate a random ID of a given length and radix
    • consumeGen() - consumes a ValueGen and returns the value
    • consumeStringGen() - consumes a StringGen and returns the string
  • Arrays:
    • randomItem() - returns a random item from an array
    • randomItemIndex() - returns a tuple of a random item and its index from an array
    • takeRandomItem() - returns a random item from an array and mutates it to remove the item
    • randomizeArray() - returns a copy of the array with its items in a random order
  • Translation:
    • tr() - simple JSON-based translation system with placeholder and nesting support
    • tr.forLang() - translate with the specified language instead of the currently active one
    • tr.addLanguage() - add a language and its translations
    • tr.setLanguage() - set the currently active language for translations
    • tr.getLanguage() - returns the currently active language
    • tr.getTranslations() - returns the translations for the given language or the currently active one
  • Colors:
    • hexToRgb() - convert a hex color string to an RGB or RGBA value tuple
    • rgbToHex() - convert RGB or RGBA values to a hex color string
    • lightenColor() - lighten a CSS color string (hex, rgb or rgba) by a given percentage
    • darkenColor() - darken a CSS color string (hex, rgb or rgba) by a given percentage
  • Utility types for TypeScript:
    • Stringifiable - any value that is a string or can be converted to one (implicitly or explicitly)
    • NonEmptyArray - any array that should have at least one item
    • NonEmptyString - any string that should have at least one character
    • LooseUnion - a union that gives autocomplete in the IDE but also allows any other value of the same type
    • Prettify - expands a complex type into a more readable format while keeping functionality the same
    • ValueGen - a "generator" value that allows for super flexible value typing and declaration
    • StringGen - a "generator" string that allows for super flexible string typing and declaration, including enhanced support for unions

Installation:

Shameless plug: I made a template for userscripts in TypeScript that you can use to get started quickly. It also includes this library by default.

• If you are using a bundler (like webpack, rollup, vite, etc.), you can install this package in one of the following ways:

  npm i @sv443-network/userutils
  pnpm i @sv443-network/userutils
  yarn add @sv443-network/userutils
  npx jsr install @sv443-network/userutils
  deno add jsr:@sv443-network/userutils
  

  Then import it in your script as usual:

  1import { addGlobalStyle } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
  2
  3// or just import everything (not recommended because of worse treeshaking support):
  4
  5import * as UserUtils from "@sv443-network/userutils";

• If you are not using a bundler, want to reduce the size of your userscript, or declared the package as external in your bundler, you can include the latest release by adding one of these directives to the userscript header, depending on your preferred CDN:

  Versioned (recommended):

  // @require https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@sv443-network/userutils@INSERT_VERSION/dist/index.global.js
  // @require https://unpkg.com/@sv443-network/userutils@INSERT_VERSION/dist/index.global.js
  

  Non-versioned (not recommended because auto-updating):

  // @require https://update.greasyfork.org/scripts/472956/UserUtils.js
  // @require https://openuserjs.org/src/libs/Sv443/UserUtils.js
  

[!NOTE]
In order for your userscript not to break on a major library update, use one the versioned URLs above after replacing INSERT_VERSION with the desired version (e.g. 8.3.2) or the versioned URL that's shown at the top of the GreasyFork page.

• Then, access the functions on the global variable UserUtils:

  1UserUtils.addGlobalStyle("body { background-color: red; }");
  2
  3// or using object destructuring:
  4
  5const { clamp } = UserUtils;
  6console.log(clamp(1, 5, 10)); // 5

• If you're using TypeScript and it complains about the missing global variable UserUtils, install the library using the package manager of your choice and add the following inside a .d.ts file somewhere in the directory (or a subdirectory) defined in your tsconfig.json's baseUrl option or include array:

  1declare const UserUtils: typeof import("@sv443-network/userutils");
  2
  3declare global {
  4  interface Window {
  5    UserUtils: typeof UserUtils;
  6  }
  7}

• If you're using a linter like ESLint, it might complain about the global variable UserUtils not being defined. To fix this, add the following to your ESLint configuration file:

  1"globals": {
  2    "UserUtils": "readonly"
  3}

Preamble:

This library is written in TypeScript and contains builtin TypeScript declarations.

Each feature has example code that can be expanded by clicking on the text "Example - click to view".
The usages and examples are written in TypeScript and use ESM import syntax, but the library can also be used in plain JavaScript after removing the type annotations (and changing the imports if you are using CommonJS or the global declaration).
If the usage section contains multiple usages of the function, each occurrence represents an overload and you can choose which one you want to use.

Some features require the @run-at or @grant directives to be tweaked in the userscript header or have other specific requirements and limitations.
Those will be listed in a section marked by a warning emoji (⚠️) each.

If you need help with something, please create a new discussion or join my Discord server.
For submitting bug reports or feature requests, please use the GitHub issue tracker.

License:

This library is licensed under the MIT License.
See the license file for details.

Features:

DOM:

SelectorObserver

Usage:

1new SelectorObserver(baseElement: Element, options?: SelectorObserverOptions)
2new SelectorObserver(baseElementSelector: string, options?: SelectorObserverOptions)

A class that manages listeners that are called when elements at given selectors are found in the DOM.
It is useful for userscripts that need to wait for elements to be added to the DOM at an indeterminate point in time before they can be interacted with.
By default, it uses the MutationObserver API to observe for any element changes, and as such is highly customizable, but can also be configured to run on a fixed interval.

The constructor takes a baseElement, which is a parent of the elements you want to observe.
If a selector string is passed instead, it will be used to find the element.
If you want to observe the entire document, you can pass document.body - ⚠️ you should only use this to initialize other SelectorObserver instances, and never run continuous listeners on this instance, as the performance impact can be massive!

The options parameter is optional and will be passed to the MutationObserver that is used internally.
The MutationObserver options present by default are { childList: true, subtree: true } - you may see the MutationObserver.observe() documentation for more information and a list of options.
For example, if you want to trigger the listeners when certain attributes change, pass { attributeFilter: ["class", "data-my-attribute"] }

Additionally, there are the following extra options:

• disableOnNoListeners - whether to disable the SelectorObserver when there are no listeners left (defaults to false)
• enableOnAddListener - whether to enable the SelectorObserver when a new listener is added (defaults to true)
• defaultDebounce - if set to a number, this debounce will be applied to every listener that doesn't have a custom debounce set (defaults to 0)
• defaultDebounceEdge - can be set to "falling" (default) or "rising", to call the function at (rising) on the very first call and subsequent times after the given debounce time or (falling) the very last call after the debounce time passed with no new calls - see debounce() for more info and a diagram
• checkInterval - if set to a number, the checks will be run on interval instead of on mutation events - in that case all MutationObserverInit props will be ignored

⚠️ Make sure to call enable() to actually start observing. This will need to be done after the DOM has loaded (when using @run-at document-end or after DOMContentLoaded has fired) and as soon as the baseElement or baseElementSelector is available.

Methods:

SelectorObserver.addListener()

Usage: SelectorObserver.addListener<TElement = HTMLElement>(selector: string, options: SelectorListenerOptions): void
Adds a listener (specified in options.listener) for the given selector that will be called once the selector exists in the DOM. It will be passed the element(s) that match the selector as the only argument.
The listener will be called immediately if the selector already exists in the DOM.

options.listener is the only required property of the options object.
It is a function that will be called once the selector exists in the DOM.
It will be passed the found element or NodeList of elements, depending on if options.all is set to true or false.

If options.all is set to true, querySelectorAll() will be used instead and the listener will be passed a NodeList of matching elements.
This will also include elements that were already found in a previous listener call.
If set to false (default), querySelector() will be used and only the first matching element will be returned.

If options.continuous is set to true, this listener will not be deregistered after it was called once (defaults to false).

⚠️ You should keep usage of this option to a minimum, as it will cause this listener to be called every time the selector is checked for and found and this can stack up quite quickly.
⚠️ You should try to only use this option on SelectorObserver instances that are scoped really low in the DOM tree to prevent as many selector checks as possible from being triggered.
⚠️ I also recommend always setting a debounce time (see constructor or below) if you use this option.

If options.debounce is set to a number above 0, this listener will be debounced by that amount of milliseconds (defaults to 0).
E.g. if the debounce time is set to 200 and the selector is found twice within 100ms, only the last call of this listener will be executed.

options.debounceEdge is set to "falling" by default, which means the debounce timer will start after the last call of this listener.
If set to "rising", the debounce timer will start after the first call of this listener.

When using TypeScript, the generic TElement can be used to specify the type of the element(s) that this listener will return.
It will default to HTMLElement if left undefined.

SelectorObserver.enable()

Usage: SelectorObserver.enable(immediatelyCheckSelectors?: boolean): boolean
Enables the observation of the child elements for the first time or if it was disabled before.
immediatelyCheckSelectors is set to true by default, which means all previously registered selectors will be checked. Set to false to only check them on the first detected mutation.
Returns true if the observation was enabled, false if it was already enabled or the passed baseElementSelector couldn't be found.

SelectorObserver.disable()

Usage: SelectorObserver.disable(): void
Disables the observation of the child elements.
If selectors are currently being checked, the current selector will be finished before disabling.

SelectorObserver.isEnabled()

Usage: SelectorObserver.isEnabled(): boolean
Returns whether the observation of the child elements is currently enabled.

SelectorObserver.clearListeners()

Usage: SelectorObserver.clearListeners(): void
Removes all listeners for all selectors.

SelectorObserver.removeAllListeners()

Usage: SelectorObserver.removeAllListeners(selector: string): boolean
Removes all listeners for the given selector.

SelectorObserver.removeListener()

Usage: SelectorObserver.removeListener(selector: string, options: SelectorListenerOptions): boolean
Removes a specific listener for the given selector and options.

SelectorObserver.getAllListeners()

Usage: SelectorObserver.getAllListeners(): Map<string, SelectorListenerOptions[]>
Returns a Map of all selectors and their listeners.

SelectorObserver.getListeners()

Usage: SelectorObserver.getListeners(selector: string): SelectorListenerOptions[] | undefined
Returns all listeners for the given selector or undefined if there are none.

1import { SelectorObserver } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3// adding a single-shot listener before the element exists:
4const fooObserver = new SelectorObserver("body");
5
6fooObserver.addListener("#my-element", {
7  listener: (element) => {
8    console.log("Element found:", element);
9  },
10});
11
12document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
13  // starting observation after the <body> element is available:
14  fooObserver.enable();
15
16
17  // adding custom observer options:
18
19  const barObserver = new SelectorObserver(document.body, {
20    // only check if the following attributes change:
21    attributeFilter: ["class", "style", "data-whatever"],
22    // debounce all listeners by 100ms unless specified otherwise:
23    defaultDebounce: 100,
24    // "rising" means listeners are called immediately and use the debounce as a timeout between subsequent calls - see the debounce() function for a better explanation
25    defaultDebounceEdge: "rising",
26    // other settings from the MutationObserver API can be set here too - see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MutationObserver/observe#options
27  });
28
29  barObserver.addListener("#my-element", {
30    listener: (element) => {
31      console.log("Element's attributes changed:", element);
32    },
33  });
34
35  barObserver.addListener("#my-other-element", {
36    // set the debounce higher than provided by the defaultDebounce property:
37    debounce: 250,
38    // adjust the debounceEdge back to the default "falling" for this specific listener:
39    debounceEdge: "falling",
40    listener: (element) => {
41      console.log("Other element's attributes changed:", element);
42    },
43  });
44
45  barObserver.enable();
46
47
48  // using custom listener options:
49
50  const bazObserver = new SelectorObserver(document.body);
51
52  // for TypeScript, specify that input elements are returned by the listener:
53  const unsubscribe = bazObserver.addListener<HTMLInputElement>("input", {
54    all: true,        // use querySelectorAll() instead of querySelector()
55    continuous: true, // don't remove the listener after it was called once
56    debounce: 50,     // debounce the listener by 50ms
57    listener: (elements) => {
58      // type of `elements` is NodeListOf<HTMLInputElement>
59      console.log("Input elements found:", elements);
60    },
61  });
62
63  bazObserver.enable();
64
65  window.addEventListener("something", () => {
66    // remove the listener after the event "something" was dispatched:
67    unsubscribe();
68  });
69
70
71  // use a different element as the base:
72
73  const myElement = document.querySelector("#my-element");
74  if(myElement) {
75    const quxObserver = new SelectorObserver(myElement);
76
77    quxObserver.addListener("#my-child-element", {
78      listener: (element) => {
79        console.log("Child element found:", element);
80      },
81    });
82
83    quxObserver.enable();
84  }
85});

1import { SelectorObserver } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
4  const observer = new SelectorObserver(document.body);
5
6  observer.addListener("#my-element-foo", {
7    continuous: true,
8    listener: (element) => {
9      console.log("Element found:", element);
10    },
11  });
12
13  observer.addListener("#my-element-bar", {
14    listener: (element) => {
15      console.log("Element found again:", element);
16    },
17  });
18
19  observer.enable();
20
21
22  // get all listeners:
23
24  console.log(observer.getAllListeners());
25  // Map(2) {
26  //   '#my-element-foo' => [ { listener: [Function: listener] } ],
27  //   '#my-element-bar' => [ { listener: [Function: listener] } ]
28  // }
29
30
31  // get listeners for a specific selector:
32
33  console.log(observer.getListeners("#my-element-foo"));
34  // [ { listener: [Function: listener], continuous: true } ]
35
36
37  // remove all listeners for a specific selector:
38
39  observer.removeAllListeners("#my-element-foo");
40  console.log(observer.getAllListeners());
41  // Map(1) {
42  //   '#my-element-bar' => [ { listener: [Function: listener] } ]
43  // }
44});

1import { SelectorObserver } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2import type { SelectorObserverOptions } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
3
4// apply a default debounce to all SelectorObserver instances:
5const defaultOptions: SelectorObserverOptions = {
6  defaultDebounce: 100,
7};
8
9document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
10  // initialize generic observer that in turn initializes "sub-observers":
11  const fooObserver = new SelectorObserver(document.body, {
12    ...defaultOptions,
13    // define any other specific options here
14  });
15
16  const myElementSelector = "#my-element";
17
18  // this relatively expensive listener (as it is in the full <body> scope) will only fire once:
19  fooObserver.addListener(myElementSelector, {
20    listener: (element) => {
21      // only enable barObserver once its baseElement exists:
22      barObserver.enable();
23    },
24  });
25
26  // barObserver is created at the same time as fooObserver, but only enabled once #my-element exists
27  const barObserver = new SelectorObserver(element, {
28    ...defaultOptions,
29    // define any other specific options here
30  });
31
32  // this selector will be checked for immediately after `enable()` is called
33  // and on each subsequent mutation because `continuous` is set to true.
34  // however it is much less expensive as it is scoped to a lower element which will receive less DOM updates
35  barObserver.addListener(".my-child-element", {
36    all: true,
37    continuous: true,
38    listener: (elements) => {
39      console.log("Child elements found:", elements);
40    },
41  });
42
43  // immediately enable fooObserver as the <body> is available as soon as "DOMContentLoaded" fires:
44  fooObserver.enable();
45});

getUnsafeWindow()

Usage:

1getUnsafeWindow(): Window

Returns the unsafeWindow object or falls back to the regular window object if the @grant unsafeWindow is not given.
Userscripts are sandboxed and do not have access to the regular window object, so this function is useful for websites that reject some events that were dispatched by the userscript, or userscripts that need to interact with other userscripts, and more.

1import { getUnsafeWindow } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3// trick the site into thinking the mouse was moved:
4const mouseEvent = new MouseEvent("mousemove", {
5  view: getUnsafeWindow(),
6  screenY: 69,
7  screenX: 420,
8  movementX: 10,
9  movementY: 0,
10});
11
12document.body.dispatchEvent(mouseEvent);

addParent()

Usage:

1addParent(element: Element, newParent: Element): Element

Adds a parent element around the passed element and returns the new parent.
Previously registered event listeners are kept intact.

⚠️ This function needs to be run after the DOM has loaded (when using @run-at document-end or after DOMContentLoaded has fired).

1import { addParent } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3// add an <a> around an element
4const element = document.querySelector("#element");
5const newParent = document.createElement("a");
6newParent.href = "https://example.org/";
7
8addParent(element, newParent);

addGlobalStyle()

Usage:

1addGlobalStyle(css: string): HTMLStyleElement

Adds a global style to the page in form of a <style> element that's inserted into the <head>.
Returns the style element that was just created.
⚠️ This function needs to be run after the DOM has loaded (when using @run-at document-end or after DOMContentLoaded has fired).

1import { addGlobalStyle } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
4  addGlobalStyle(`
5    body {
6      background-color: red;
7    }
8  `);
9});

preloadImages()

Usage:

1preloadImages(urls: string[], rejects?: boolean): Promise<Array<PromiseSettledResult<HTMLImageElement>>>

Preloads images into browser cache by creating an invisible <img> element for each URL passed.
The images will be loaded in parallel and the returned Promise will only resolve once all images have been loaded.
The resulting PromiseSettledResult array will contain the image elements if resolved, or an ErrorEvent if rejected, but only if rejects is set to true.

1import { preloadImages } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3preloadImages([
4  "https://example.org/image1.png",
5  "https://example.org/image2.png",
6  "https://example.org/image3.png",
7], true)
8  .then((results) => {
9    console.log("Images preloaded. Results:", results);
10  })
11  .catch((results) => {
12    console.error("Couldn't preload all images. Results:", results);
13  });

openInNewTab()

Usage:

1openInNewTab(url: string, background?: boolean): void

Tries to use GM.openInTab to open the given URL in a new tab, or as a fallback if the grant is not given, creates an invisible anchor element and clicks it.
If background is set to true, the tab will be opened in the background. Leave undefined to use the browser's default behavior.

⚠️ Needs the @grant GM.openInTab directive, otherwise only the fallback behavior will be used and the warning below is extra important:
⚠️ For the fallback to work, this function needs to be run in response to a user interaction event, else the browser might reject it.

1import { openInNewTab } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3document.querySelector("#my-button").addEventListener("click", () => {
4  // open in background:
5  openInNewTab("https://example.org/", true);
6});

interceptEvent()

Usage:

1interceptEvent(
2  eventObject: EventTarget,
3  eventName: string,
4  predicate?: (event: Event) => boolean
5): void

Intercepts all events dispatched on the eventObject and prevents the listeners from being called as long as the predicate function returns a truthy value.
If no predicate is specified, all events will be discarded.
Calling this function will set the Error.stackTraceLimit to 100 (if it's not already higher) to ensure the stack trace is preserved.

⚠️ This function should be called as soon as possible (I recommend using @run-at document-start), as it will only intercept events that are attached after this function is called.
⚠️ Due to this function modifying the addEventListener prototype, it might break execution of the page's main script if the userscript is running in an isolated context (like it does in FireMonkey). In that case, calling this function will throw an error.

1import { interceptEvent } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3interceptEvent(document.body, "click", (event) => {
4  // prevent all click events on <a> elements within the entire <body>
5  if(event.target instanceof HTMLAnchorElement) {
6    console.log("Intercepting click event:", event);
7    return true;
8  }
9  return false; // allow all other click events through
10});

interceptWindowEvent()

Usage:

1interceptWindowEvent(
2  eventName: string,
3  predicate?: (event: Event) => boolean
4): void

Intercepts all events dispatched on the window object and prevents the listeners from being called as long as the predicate function returns a truthy value.
If no predicate is specified, all events will be discarded.
This is essentially the same as interceptEvent(), but automatically uses the unsafeWindow (or falls back to regular window).

⚠️ This function should be called as soon as possible (I recommend using @run-at document-start), as it will only intercept events that are attached after this function is called.
⚠️ In order to have the best chance at intercepting events, the directive @grant unsafeWindow should be set.
⚠️ Due to this function modifying the addEventListener prototype, it might break execution of the page's main script if the userscript is running in an isolated context (like it does in FireMonkey). In that case, calling this function will throw an error.

1import { interceptWindowEvent } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3// prevent the pesky "Are you sure you want to leave this page?" popup
4// as no predicate is specified, all events will be discarded by default
5interceptWindowEvent("beforeunload");

isScrollable()

Usage:

1isScrollable(element: Element): { horizontal: boolean, vertical: boolean }

Checks if an element has a horizontal or vertical scroll bar.
This uses the computed style of the element, so it will also work if the element is hidden.

1import { isScrollable } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3const element = document.querySelector("#element");
4const { horizontal, vertical } = isScrollable(element);
5
6console.log("Element has a horizontal scroll bar:", horizontal);
7console.log("Element has a vertical scroll bar:", vertical);

observeElementProp()

Usage:

1observeElementProp(
2  element: Element,
3  property: string,
4  callback: (oldValue: any, newValue: any) => void
5): void

This function observes changes to the given property of a given element.
While regular HTML attributes can be observed using a MutationObserver, this is not always possible for properties that are assigned on the JS object.
This function shims the setter of the provided property and calls the callback function whenever it is changed through any means.

When using TypeScript, the types for element, property and the arguments for callback will be automatically inferred.

1import { observeElementProp } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3const myInput = document.querySelector("input#my-input");
4
5let value = 0;
6
7setInterval(() => {
8  value += 1;
9  myInput.value = String(value);
10}, 1000);
11
12
13const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
14  // will never be called:
15  console.log("MutationObserver mutation:", mutations);
16});
17
18// one would think this should work, but "value" is a JS object *property*, not a DOM *attribute*
19observer.observe(myInput, {
20  attributes: true,
21  attributeFilter: ["value"],
22});
23
24
25observeElementProp(myInput, "value", (oldValue, newValue) => {
26  // will be called every time the value changes:
27  console.log("Value changed from", oldValue, "to", newValue);
28});

getSiblingsFrame()

Usage:

1getSiblingsFrame<
2  TSiblingType extends Element = HTMLElement
3>(
4  refElement: Element,
5  siblingAmount: number,
6  refElementAlignment: "center-top" | "center-bottom" | "top" | "bottom" = "center-top",
7  includeRef = true
8): TSiblingType[]

Returns a "frame" of the closest siblings of the reference element, based on the passed amount of siblings and element alignment.
The returned type is an array of HTMLElement by default but can be changed by specifying the TSiblingType generic in TypeScript.

These are the parameters:

• The refElement parameter is the reference element to return the relative closest siblings from.
• The siblingAmount parameter is the amount of siblings to return in total (including or excluding the refElement based on the includeRef parameter).
• The refElementAlignment parameter can be set to center-top (default), center-bottom, top, or bottom, which will determine where the relative location of the provided refElement is in the returned array.
  center-top (default) will try to keep the refElement in the center of the returned array, but can shift around by one element. In those cases it will prefer the top spot.
  Same goes for center-bottom in reverse.
  top will keep the refElement at the top of the returned array, and bottom will keep it at the bottom.
• If includeRef is set to true (default), the provided refElement will be included in the returned array at its corresponding position.

1import { getSiblingsFrame } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3const refElement = document.querySelector("#ref");
4// ^ structure of the elements:
5// <div id="parent">
6//     <div>1</div>
7//     <div>2</div>
8//     <div id="ref">3</div>
9//     <div>4</div>
10//     <div>5</div>
11//     <div>6</div>
12// </div>
13
14// ref element aligned to the top of the frame's center positions and included in the result:
15const siblingsFoo = getSiblingsFrame(refElement, 4, "center-top", true);
16// <div>1</div>
17// <div>2</div>        ◄──┐
18// <div id="ref">3</div>  │ returned         <(ref is here because refElementAlignment = "center-top")
19// <div>4</div>           │ frame
20// <div>5</div>        ◄──┘
21// <div>6</div>
22
23// ref element aligned to the bottom of the frame's center positions and included in the result:
24const siblingsBar = getSiblingsFrame(refElement, 4, "center-bottom", true);
25// <div>1</div>        ◄──┐
26// <div>2</div>           │ returned
27// <div id="ref">3</div>  │ frame            <(ref is here because refElementAlignment = "center-bottom")
28// <div>4</div>        ◄──┘
29// <div>5</div>
30// <div>6</div>
31
32// ref element aligned to the bottom of the frame's center positions, but excluded from the result:
33const siblingsBaz = getSiblingsFrame(refElement, 3, "center-bottom", false);
34// <div>1</div>        ◄──┐
35// <div>2</div>        ◄──┘ returned...
36// <div id="ref">3</div>                     <(skipped because includeRef = false)
37// <div>4</div>        ◄─── ...frame
38// <div>5</div>
39// <div>6</div>
40
41// ref element aligned to the top of the frame, but excluded from the result:
42const siblingsQux = getSiblingsFrame(refElement, 3, "top", false);
43// <div>1</div>
44// <div>2</div>
45// <div id="ref">3</div>                     <(skipped because includeRef = false)
46// <div>4</div>        ◄──┐ returned
47// <div>5</div>           │ frame
48// <div>6</div>        ◄──┘
49
50// ref element aligned to the top of the frame, but this time included in the result:
51const siblingsQuux = getSiblingsFrame(refElement, 3, "top", true);
52// <div>1</div>
53// <div>2</div>
54// <div id="ref">3</div>  ◄──┐ returned      <(not skipped because includeRef = true)
55// <div>4</div>              │ frame
56// <div>5</div>           ◄──┘
57// <div>6</div>

1const refElement = document.querySelector("#ref");
2// ^ structure of the elements:
3// <div id="parent">
4//     <div>1</div>
5//     <div>2</div>
6//     <div id="ref">3</div>
7//     <div>4</div>
8//     <div>5</div>
9//     <div>6</div>
10// </div>
11
12// get all elements above and include the reference element:
13const allAbove = getSiblingsFrame(refElement, Infinity, "top", true);
14// <div>1</div>          ◄──┐ returned
15// <div>2</div>             │ frame
16// <div id="ref">3</div> ◄──┘
17// <div>4</div>
18// <div>5</div>
19// <div>6</div>
20
21// get all elements below and exclude the reference element:
22const allBelowExcl = getSiblingsFrame(refElement, Infinity, "bottom", false);
23// <div>1</div>
24// <div>2</div>
25// <div id="ref">3</div>
26// <div>4</div>          ◄──┐ returned
27// <div>5</div>             │ frame
28// <div>6</div>          ◄──┘

setInnerHtmlUnsafe()

Usage:

1setInnerHtmlUnsafe(element: Element, html: string): Element

Sets the innerHTML property of the provided element without any sanitation or validation.
Makes use of the Trusted Types API to trick the browser into thinking the HTML is safe.
Use this function if the page makes use of the CSP directive require-trusted-types-for 'script' and throws a "This document requires 'TrustedHTML' assignment" error on Chromium-based browsers.
If the browser doesn't support Trusted Types, this function will fall back to regular innerHTML assignment.

⚠️ This function does not perform any sanitization, it only tricks the browser into thinking the HTML is safe and should thus be used with utmost caution, as it can easily cause XSS vulnerabilities!
A much better way of doing this is by using the DOMPurify library to create your own Trusted Types policy that actually sanitizes the HTML and prevents (most) XSS attack vectors.
You can also find more info here.

1import { setInnerHtmlUnsafe } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3const myElement = document.querySelector("#my-element");
4setInnerHtmlUnsafe(myElement, "<img src='https://picsum.photos/100/100' />");   // hardcoded value, so no XSS risk
5
6const myXssElement = document.querySelector("#my-xss-element");
7const userModifiableVariable = `<img onerror="alert('XSS!')" src="invalid" />`; // let's pretend this came from user input
8setInnerHtmlUnsafe(myXssElement, userModifiableVariable);                       // <- uses a user-modifiable variable, so big XSS risk!

Math:

clamp()

Usage:

1clamp(num: number, min: number, max: number): number
2clamp(num: number, max: number): number

Clamps a number between a min and max boundary (inclusive).
If only the num and max arguments are passed, the min boundary will be set to 0.

1import { clamp } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3clamp(7, 0, 10);     // 7
4clamp(7, 10);        // 7 (equivalent to the above)
5clamp(-1, 10);       // 0
6clamp(5, -5, 0);     // 0
7clamp(99999, 0, 10); // 10
8
9// use Infinity to clamp without a min or max boundary:
10clamp(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER, Infinity);     // 9007199254740991
11clamp(Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER, -Infinity, 0); // -9007199254740991

mapRange()

Usage:

1mapRange(value: number, range1min: number, range1max: number, range2min: number, range2max: number): number
2mapRange(value: number, range1max: number, range2max: number): number

Maps a number from one range to the spot it would be in another range.
If only the max arguments are passed, the function will set the min for both ranges to 0.

1import { mapRange } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3mapRange(5, 0, 10, 0, 100); // 50
4mapRange(5, 0, 10, 0, 50);  // 25
5mapRange(5, 10, 50);        // 25
6
7// to calculate a percentage from arbitrary values, use 0 and 100 as the second range
8// for example, if 4 files of a total of 13 were downloaded:
9mapRange(4, 0, 13, 0, 100); // 30.76923076923077

randRange()

Usages:

1randRange(min: number, max: number, enhancedEntropy?: boolean): number
2randRange(max: number, enhancedEntropy?: boolean): number

Returns a random number between min and max (inclusive).
If only one argument is passed, it will be used as the max value and min will be set to 0.

If enhancedEntropy is set to true (false by default), the Web Crypto API is used for generating the random numbers.
Note that this makes the function call take longer, but the generated IDs will have a higher entropy.

1import { randRange } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3randRange(0, 10);       // 4
4randRange(10, 20);      // 17
5randRange(10);          // 7
6randRange(0, 10, true); // 4 (the devil is in the details)
7
8
9function benchmark(enhancedEntropy: boolean) {
10  const timestamp = Date.now();
11  for(let i = 0; i < 100_000; i++)
12    randRange(0, 100, enhancedEntropy);
13  console.log(`Generated 100k in ${Date.now() - timestamp}ms`)
14}
15
16// using Math.random():
17benchmark(false); // Generated 100k in 90ms
18
19// using crypto.getRandomValues():
20benchmark(true);  // Generated 100k in 461ms
21
22// about a 5x slowdown, but the generated numbers are more entropic

digitCount()

Usage:

1digitCount(num: number | Stringifiable): number

Calculates and returns the amount of digits in the given number.
The given value will be converted by being passed to String() and then Number() before the calculation.
Returns NaN if the number is invalid.

1import { digitCount } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3const num1 = 123;
4const num2 = 123456789;
5const num3 = "  123456789    ";
6const num4 = Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;
7const num5 = "a123b456c789d";
8const num6 = parseInt("0x123456789abcdef", 16);
9
10digitCount(num1); // 3
11digitCount(num2); // 9
12digitCount(num3); // 9
13digitCount(num4); // 16
14digitCount(num5); // NaN (because hex conversion has to be done through parseInt(str, 16)), like below:
15digitCount(num6); // 17

Misc:

DataStore

Usage:

1new DataStore(options: DataStoreOptions)

A class that manages a sync & async JSON database that is persistently saved to and loaded from GM storage, localStorage or sessionStorage.
Also supports automatic migration of outdated data formats via provided migration functions.
You may create as many instances as you like as long as they have different IDs.

The class' internal methods are all declared as protected, so you can extend this class and override them if you need to add your own functionality, like changing the location data is stored.

If you have multiple DataStore instances and you want to be able to easily and safely export and import their data, take a look at the DataStoreSerializer class.
It combines the data of multiple DataStore instances into a single object that can be exported and imported as a whole by the end user.

⚠️ The data is stored as a JSON string, so only JSON-compatible data can be used. Circular structures and complex objects will throw an error on load and save or cause otherwise unexpected behavior.
⚠️ The directives @grant GM.getValue and @grant GM.setValue are required if the storageMethod is left as the default of "GM"

The options object has the following properties:

Methods:

DataStore.loadData()

Usage: loadData(): Promise<TData>
Asynchronously loads the data from persistent storage and returns it.
If no data was saved in persistent storage before, the value of options.defaultData will be returned and also written to persistent storage before resolving.
If the options.migrateIds property is present and this is the first time calling this function in this session, the data will be migrated from the old ID(s) to the current one.
Then, if the formatVersion of the saved data is lower than the current one and the options.migrations property is present, the instance will try to migrate the data to the latest format before resolving, updating the in-memory cache and persistent storage.

DataStore.getData()

Usage: getData(): TData
Synchronously returns the current data that is stored in the internal cache.
If no data was loaded from persistent storage yet using loadData(), the value of options.defaultData will be returned.

DataStore.setData()

Usage: setData(data: TData): Promise<void>
Writes the given data synchronously to the internal cache and asynchronously to persistent storage.

DataStore.saveDefaultData()

Usage: saveDefaultData(): Promise<void>
Writes the default data given in options.defaultData synchronously to the internal cache and asynchronously to persistent storage.

DataStore.deleteData()

Usage: deleteData(): Promise<void>
Fully deletes the data from persistent storage only.
The internal cache will be left untouched, so any subsequent calls to getData() will return the data that was last loaded.
If loadData() or setData() are called after this, the persistent storage will be populated with the value of options.defaultData again.
This is why you should either immediately repopulate the cache and persistent storage or the page should probably be reloaded or closed after this method is called.
⚠️ If you want to use this method, the additional directive @grant GM.deleteValue is required.

DataStore.runMigrations()

Usage: runMigrations(oldData: any, oldFmtVer: number, resetOnError?: boolean): Promise<TData>
Runs all necessary migration functions to migrate the given oldData to the latest format.
If resetOnError is set to false, the migration will be aborted if an error is thrown and no data will be committed. If it is set to true (default) and an error is encountered, it will be suppressed and the defaultData will be saved to persistent storage and returned.

DataStore.migrateId()

Usage: migrateId(oldIds: string | string[]): Promise<void>
Tries to migrate the currently saved persistent data from one or more old IDs to the ID set in the constructor.
If no data exist for the old ID(s), nothing will be done, but some time may still pass trying to fetch the non-existent data.
Instead of calling this manually, consider setting the migrateIds property in the constructor to automatically migrate the data once per session in the call to loadData(), unless you know that you need to migrate the ID(s) manually.

DataStore.encodingEnabled()

Usage: encodingEnabled(): boolean
Returns true if both options.encodeData and options.decodeData are set, else false.
Uses TypeScript's type guard notation for easier use in conditional statements.

1import { DataStore, compress, decompress } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3/** Example: Userscript configuration data */
4interface MyConfig {
5  foo: string;
6  bar: number;
7  baz: string;
8  qux: string;
9}
10
11/** Default data returned by getData() calls until setData() is used and also fallback data if something goes wrong */
12const defaultData: MyConfig = {
13  foo: "hello",
14  bar: 42,
15  baz: "xyz",
16  qux: "something",
17};
18/** If any properties are added to, removed from, or renamed in the MyConfig type, increment this number */
19const formatVersion = 2;
20/** These are functions that migrate outdated data to the latest format - make sure a function exists for every previously used formatVersion and that no numbers are skipped! */
21const migrations = {
22  // migrate from format version 0 to 1
23  1: (oldData: Record<string, unknown>) => {
24    return {
25      foo: oldData.foo,
26      bar: oldData.bar,
27      baz: "world",
28    };
29  },
30  // asynchronously migrate from format version 1 to 2
31  2: async (oldData: Record<string, unknown>) => {
32    // using arbitrary async operations for the new format:
33    const qux = await grabQuxDataAsync();
34    return {
35      foo: oldData.foo,
36      bar: oldData.bar,
37      baz: oldData.baz,
38      qux,
39    };
40  },
41};
42
43// You probably want to export this instance (or helper functions) so you can use it anywhere in your script:
44export const manager = new DataStore({
45  /** A unique ID for this instance */
46  id: "my-userscript-config",
47  /** Default, initial and fallback data */
48  defaultData,
49  /** The current version of the data format - should be a whole number that is only ever incremented */
50  formatVersion,
51  /** Data format migration functions called when the formatVersion is increased */
52  migrations,
53  /** If the data was saved under different ID(s) before, providing them here will make sure the data is migrated to the current ID when `loadData()` is called */
54  migrateIds: ["my-data", "config"],
55  /**
56   * Where the data should be stored.  
57   * For example, you could use `"sessionStorage"` to make the data be automatically deleted after the browser session is finished, or use `"localStorage"` if you don't have access to GM storage for some reason.
58   */
59  storageMethod: "localStorage",
60
61  // Compression example:
62  // Adding the following will save space at the cost of a little bit of performance (only for the initial loading and every time new data is saved)
63  // Feel free to use your own functions here, as long as they take in the stringified JSON and return another string, either synchronously or asynchronously
64  // Either both of these properties or none of them should be set
65
66  /** Compresses the data using the "deflate" algorithm and digests it as a string */
67  encodeData: (data) => compress(data, "deflate", "string"),
68  /** Decompresses the "deflate" encoded data as a string */
69  decodeData: (data) => decompress(data, "deflate", "string"),
70});
71
72/** Entrypoint of the userscript */
73async function init() {
74  // wait for the data to be loaded from persistent storage
75  // if no data was saved in persistent storage before or getData() is called before loadData(), the value of options.defaultData will be returned
76  // if the previously saved data needs to be migrated to a newer version, it will happen inside this function call
77  const configData = await manager.loadData();
78
79  console.log(configData.foo); // "hello"
80
81  // update the data
82  configData.foo = "world";
83  configData.bar = 123;
84
85  // save the updated data - synchronously to the cache and asynchronously to persistent storage
86  manager.saveData(configData).then(() => {
87    console.log("Data saved to persistent storage!");
88  });
89
90  // the internal cache is updated synchronously, so the updated data can be accessed before the Promise resolves:
91  console.log(manager.getData().foo); // "world"
92}
93
94init();

DataStoreSerializer

Usage:

1new DataStoreSerializer(stores: DataStore[], options?: DataStoreSerializerOptions)

A class that manages serializing and deserializing (exporting and importing) one to infinite DataStore instances.
The serialized data is a JSON string that can be saved to a file, copied to the clipboard, or stored in any other way.
Each DataStore instance's settings like data encoding are respected and saved next to the exported data.
Also, by default a checksum is calculated and importing data with a mismatching checksum will throw an error.

The class' internal methods are all declared as protected, so you can extend this class and override them if you need to add your own functionality.

⚠️ Needs to run in a secure context (HTTPS) due to the use of the SubtleCrypto API.

The options object has the following properties:

Methods:

DataStoreSerializer.serialize()

Usage: serialize(): Promise<string>
Serializes all DataStore instances passed in the constructor and returns the serialized data as a JSON string.

1[
2  {
3    "id": "foo-data",                               // the ID property given to the DataStore instance
4    "data": "eJyrVkrKTFeyUkrOKM1LLy1WqgUAMvAF6g==", // serialized data (may be compressed / encoded or not)
5    "formatVersion": 2,                             // the format version of the data
6    "encoded": true,                                // only set to true if both encodeData and decodeData are set in the DataStore instance
7    "checksum": "420deadbeef69",                    // property will be missing if addChecksum is set to false
8  },
9  {
10    // ...
11  }
12]

DataStoreSerializer.deserialize()

Usage: deserialize(data: string): Promise<void>
Deserializes the given string that was created with serialize() and imports the contained data each DataStore instance.
In the process of importing the data, the migrations will be run, if the formatVersion property is lower than the one set on the DataStore instance.

If ensureIntegrity is set to true and the checksum doesn't match, an error will be thrown.
If ensureIntegrity is set to false, the checksum check will be skipped entirely.
If the checksum property is missing on the imported data, the checksum check will also be skipped.
If encoded is set to true, the data will be decoded using the decodeData function set on the DataStore instance.

DataStoreSerializer.loadStoresData()

Usage: loadStoresData(): PromiseSettledResult<{ id: string, data: object }>[];
Loads the persistent data of the DataStore instances into the in-memory cache of each DataStore instance.
Also triggers the migration process if the data format has changed.
See the DataStore.loadData() method for more information.

1[
2  {
3    "status": "fulfilled",
4    "value": {
5      "id": "foo-data",
6      "data": {
7        "foo": "hello",
8        "bar": "world"
9      }
10    }
11  },
12  {
13    "status": "rejected",
14    "reason": "Checksum mismatch for DataStore with ID \"bar-data\"!\nExpected: 69beefdead420\nHas: abcdef42"
15  }
16]

DataStoreSerializer.resetStoresData()

Usage: resetStoresData(): PromiseSettledResult[];
Resets the persistent data of the DataStore instances to their default values.
This affects both the in-memory cache and the persistent storage.
Any call to serialize() will then use the value of options.defaultData of the respective DataStore instance.

DataStoreSerializer.deleteStoresData()

Usage: deleteStoresData(): PromiseSettledResult[];
Deletes the persistent data of the DataStore instances from the set storage method.
Leaves the in-memory cache of the DataStore instances untouched.
Any call to setData() on the instances will recreate their own persistent storage data.

1import { DataStore, DataStoreSerializer, compress, decompress } from "@sv443-network/userutils";
2
3/** This store doesn't have migrations to run and also has no encodeData and decodeData functions */
4const fooStore = new DataStore({
5  id: "foo-data",
6  defaultData: {
7    foo: "hello",
8  },
9  formatVersion: 1,
10});
11
12/** This store has migrations to run and also has encodeData and decodeData functions */
13const barStore = new DataStore({
14  id: "bar-data",
15  defaultData: {
16    foo: "hello",
17  },
18  formatVersion: 2,
19  migrations: {
20    2: (oldData) => ({
21      ...oldData,
22      bar: "world",
23    }),
24  },
25  encodeData: (data) => compress(data, "deflate", "string"),
26  decodeData: (data) => decompress(data, "deflate", "string"),
27});
28
29const serializer = new DataStoreSerializer([fooStore, barStore], {
30  addChecksum: true,
31  ensureIntegrity: true,
32});
33
34async function exportMyDataPls() {
35  // first, make sure the persistent data of all stores is loaded into their caches:
36  await serializer.loadStoresData();
37
38  // now serialize the data:
39  const serializedData = await serializer.serialize();
40  // create a file and download it:
41  const blob = new Blob([serializedData], { type: "application/json" });
42  const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
43  const a = document.createElement("a");
44  a.href = url;
45  a.download = `data_export-${new Date().toISOString()}.json`;
46  a.click();
47  a.remove();
48
49  // `serialize()` exports a stringified object that looks similar to this:
50  // [
51  //   {
52  //     "id": "foo-data",
53  //     "data": "{\"foo\":\"hello\"}", // not compressed or encoded because encodeData and decodeData are not set
54  //     "formatVersion": 1,
55  //     "encoded": false,
56  //     "checksum": "420deadbeef69"
57  //   },
58  //   {
59  //     "id": "bar-data",
60  //     "data": "eJyrVkrKTFeyUkrOKM1LLy1WqgUAMvAF6g==", // compressed because encodeData and decodeData are set
61  //     "formatVersion": 2,
62  //     "encoded": true,
63  //     "checksum": "69beefdead420"
64  //   }
65  // ]
66}
67
68async function importMyDataPls() {
69  // grab the data from the file by using the system file picker or a text field or something similar
70  const data = await getDataFromSomewhere();
71
72  try {
73    // import the data and run migrations if necessary
74    await serializer.deserialize(data);
75  }
76  catch(err) {
77    console.error(err);
78    alert(`Data import failed: ${err}`);
79  }
80}
81
82async function resetMyDataPls() {
83  // reset the data of all stores in both the cache and the persistent storage
84  await serializer.resetStoresData();
85}

Dialog

Usage:

1new Dialog(options: DialogOptions)

A class that creates a customizable modal dialog with a title (optional), body and footer (optional).
There are tons of options for customization, like changing the close behavior, translating strings and more.

The options object has the following properties: