Slack Typing Notification

Notify when someone is typing in Slack with enhanced UI and smooth animations

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

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// ==UserScript==
// @name         Slack Typing Notification
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      1.8
// @description  Notify when someone is typing in Slack with enhanced UI and smooth animations
// @author       Mahmudul Hasan Shawon
// @icon         https://www.slack.com/favicon.ico
// @match        https://app.slack.com/client/*
// @license MIT
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==

(function () {
    'use strict';

    let typingPopup = null;

    // Create fade-in/out keyframes dynamically
    function addKeyframes() {
        const styleSheet = document.styleSheets[0];
        styleSheet.insertRule(`
            @keyframes fadeInOut {
                0%, 100% { opacity: 0; }
                50% { opacity: 1; }
            }
        `, styleSheet.cssRules.length);
    }

    // Create notification popup
    function createNotification(username) {
        if (typingPopup) return;

        typingPopup = document.createElement('div');
        Object.assign(typingPopup.style, {
            position: 'fixed',
            bottom: '35px',
            left: '60%',
            transform: 'translateX(-50%) translateY(100px)',
            padding: '10px 20px',
            backgroundColor: '#1dbf73',
            color: '#fff',
            fontFamily: 'Inter, sans-serif',
            fontSize: '14px',
            fontWeight: 'bold',
            borderRadius: '12px',
            boxShadow: '0 8px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)',
            zIndex: '10000',
            opacity: '0',
            transition: 'all 0.5s ease-in-out',
        });

        typingPopup.innerHTML = `<span id="typing-text" style="animation: fadeInOut 3s infinite;">💬 ${username} is typing...</span>`;
        document.body.appendChild(typingPopup);

        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
            typingPopup.style.transform = 'translateX(-50%) translateY(0)';
            typingPopup.style.opacity = '1';
        });
    }

    // Remove notification popup with animation
    function removeNotification() {
        if (typingPopup) {
            typingPopup.style.transform = 'translateX(-50%) translateY(100px)';
            typingPopup.style.opacity = '0';

            setTimeout(() => {
                typingPopup.remove();
                typingPopup = null;
            }, 500);
        }
    }

    // Observe typing events
    function observeTyping() {
        const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
            const typingDetected = mutations.some((mutation) =>
                Array.from(mutation.addedNodes).some((node) => {
                    if (node.nodeType === 1 && node.textContent.includes('is typing')) {
                        const usernameMatch = node.textContent.match(/^(.*) is typing/);
                        if (usernameMatch) createNotification(usernameMatch[1].trim());
                        return true;
                    }
                    return false;
                })
            );

            if (!typingDetected) removeNotification();
        });

        const targetNode = document.querySelector('.p-notification_bar');
        if (targetNode) {
            observer.observe(targetNode, { childList: true, subtree: true });
        } else {
            console.warn('Target container for typing events not found!');
        }
    }

    // Add responsive design for different screen sizes
    function addResponsiveStyles() {
        const style = document.createElement('style');
        style.innerHTML = `
            @media (max-width: 768px) {
                #typing-popup {
                    left: 50%;
                    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(100px);
                    font-size: 12px;
                    padding: 8px 16px;
                }
            }

            @media (max-width: 480px) {
                #typing-popup {
                    font-size: 10px;
                    padding: 6px 12px;
                }
            }
        `;
        document.head.appendChild(style);
    }

    window.addEventListener('load', () => {
        addKeyframes();
        observeTyping();
        addResponsiveStyles();
    });
})();