Add an IMDB Link to Plex
// ==UserScript==
// @name Plex- Add IMDB Link
// @description Add an IMDB Link to Plex
// @match http://virgulestar.noip.me:32400/*
// @grant GM_xmlhttpRequest
// @version 0.0.2.20220211
// @namespace https://greasyfork.org/users/718390
// @license MIT
// ==/UserScript==
'use strict';
//since plex is a spa (single page app), we have to perpetually monitor the page elements that get rendered, we can't count on a traditional full browser page refresh
var timerHandle = setInterval(main, 1000);
function main() {
//"metadata" string in url means we're on an actual movie page in plex, otherwise just keep looping on timer
if (window.location.href.indexOf("metadata") === -1) return;
//also keep looping till we see the title element get rendered
var titleElement = document.querySelector("div[data-testid='preplay-mainTitle']");
if (!titleElement) return;
var title = titleElement.textContent;
var year = document.querySelector("div[data-testid='preplay-secondTitle']").textContent;
//now that we've found a title we can do our bizness...
//but only if we haven't already =)
if (document.getElementById("imdbLink")) {
clearInterval(timerHandle);
return;
}
var imdbLinkQueryUrl = "https://v2.sg.media-imdb.com/suggestion/" + title[0].toLowerCase() + "/" + encodeURI(title + " (" + year +")") + ".json";
console.log("imdb query:" + imdbLinkQueryUrl);
//stack-o showed this oddball imdb "api" we can use to look up the magic imdb "id" for a movie
//https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1966503/does-imdb-provide-an-api/7744369#7744369
GM_xmlhttpRequest({
method: "GET",
url: imdbLinkQueryUrl,
onload: function (response) {
//wrapper existing imdb rating with a link to the imdb url for the movie
var imdbLink = document.createElement("a");
imdbLink.id = "imdbLink";
var imdbRatingElement = document.querySelector("div[title^='IMDb Rating']");
imdbRatingElement.parentNode.insertBefore(imdbLink, imdbRatingElement);
imdbLink.appendChild(imdbRatingElement);
if (response.responseText.indexOf("Bad query") > -1) {
imdbLink.appendChild("not found on imdb");
}
else {
var getId = /\"id\":\"(.*?)\"/;
var match = response.responseText.match(getId); //match[1] will contain the id for the win!
//finally we get to jam in our href to the corresponding imdb movie deets page!
//nugget: cool part here is we can target the anchor id for the user reviews!! if that's not your main interest, just remove
imdbLink.href = "https://www.imdb.com/title/" + match[1] + "/#titleUserReviewsTeaser";
imdbLink.target = "_blank";
};
}
});
}