BotB-MessageBlock.user.js

// ==UserScript==
// @name         BotB: MessageBlock
// @namespace    https://battleofthebits.com/barracks/Profile/uart/
// @version      2024-08-30
// @description  MSGs may not appear at random. =P
// @author       uart @ botb
// @match        *://battleofthebits.com/*
// @icon         https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=battleofthebits.com
// @grant        none
// @run-at       document-body
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    console.log("messageblock loaded");

    const messagesToBlock = [
        "MSGs may appear at random. =P",
        "<img src=\"/disk/npc/boon_bandit.gif\">\"Y'know some botbrs ain't logged in over a year? Easy pickings'! Whaddabuncha n0000bs!!!\"",
        "<img src=\"/disk/npc/taxman.gif\"> The taxman brings a prediction! <br> \"Yikes, the Omnibus Bank of BotB is in the red! Everyone will be paying 20% next May!\"",
        "<img src=\"/disk/npc/selganor.gif\">\"I would show you a trick but the taxman stole my cards. What an uncivilized society!\"",
        "<img src=\"/disk/npc/merchant1.gif\"> A merchant approaches you!  o__O<br> \"Yaargh, wish I had wares to sell ya!\"",
        "<img src=\"/disk/npc/merchant2.gif\"> A merchant crosses your path -<br> \"I've got nothing, I tell ya.\"",
        "<img src=\"/disk/npc/monkey.gif\"> Beware monkey licks! ",
        "<img src=\"/disk/npc/ducky.gif\"> Quack! Quack!!",
        "<img src=\"/disk/npc/taxman.gif\"> A taxman suddenly appears! x__X<br> \"Hey, don't look at me. I just work here!\"",
        "<img src=\"/disk/npc/double_pony.gif\"> Teh double headed pony!  =D/ ",
        "<img src=\"/disk/npc/beer.gif\"> Relax, have a drink.  ;D",
        "<img src=\"/disk/npc/gnome.gif\"> <img src=\"/disk/npc/gnome.gif\"> The gnomes are coming!! :o",
        "<img src=\"/disk/npc/zombie.gif\"> <img src=\"/disk/npc/ghoul.gif\"> Beware teh baddies! =o",
    ];

    // make sure we don't trigger on the player which has no pageBG element
    if (document.getElementById("pageBG")) {
        // #pageBG > div.grid_1 > div.grid_10 > div.uiWindow
        var messagebox = document.getElementById("pageBG").getElementsByClassName("grid_1")[0].getElementsByClassName("grid_10")[0].getElementsByClassName("uiWindow")[0];

        /* each message is a separate <p> element; the last element in the box is an <a> element which is the close button */
        if (messagebox) {
            for (var i = 0; i < (messagebox.childElementCount - 1); i++) {
                const messageHTML = messagebox.children[i];

                if (messagesToBlock.includes(messageHTML.innerHTML)) {
                    messageHTML.remove();
                    i--;
                }
            }

            if (messagebox.childElementCount <= 1) {
                messagebox.remove();
            }
        } else {
            console.log("no messagebox");
        }
    }
})();