userscripts/Image Loader Placeholder Remover.user.js

// ==UserScript==
// @name        Image Loader Placeholder Remover
// @namespace   blankie-scripts
// @match       http*://*/*
// @grant       none
// @version     1.22.0
// @author      blankie
// @run-at      document-end
// @description Removes image loading placeholders
// ==/UserScript==

"use strict";

const URL_RE_STR = "(?:https?://|\\.{0,2}/)\\S+";
const URL_RE = new RegExp(`^${URL_RE_STR}$`);

const SRCSET_COMPONENT = `${URL_RE_STR}(?:\\s+\\d+w|\\s+\\d+(?:\\.\\d+)?x)?`;
const SRCSET_RE = new RegExp(`^${SRCSET_COMPONENT}(?:,\\s*${SRCSET_COMPONENT})*$`);

function isUrlLike(url) {
    // Example of ./path:
    // - https://projects.apnews.com/features/2023/missing-students-chronic-absenteeism/index.html
    return url && URL_RE.test(url);
}
function findUrl(element) {
    if (window.location.host === "www.vice.com") {
        let picture = element.parentElement;
        let source = picture && picture.localName === "picture" ? picture.querySelector("source") : null;
        if (source) {
            return source.srcset;
        }
    }

    // https://blog.google/
    // https://blog.google/threat-analysis-group/active-north-korean-campaign-targeting-security-researchers/
    if (window.location.host === "blog.google" && element.hasAttribute("data-loading")) {
        let data = JSON.parse(element.getAttribute("data-loading"));
        return data.desktop || data.mobile;
    }

    // Examples of data-src:
    // - https://closeronline.co.uk
    // - https://closeronline.co.uk/real-life/news/ever-used-excuses-documented-spreadsheet-man-used-expose-wife-s-lack-sex
    // - https://daramiblog.com
    // - https://daramiblog.com/how-to-group-irregular-verbs-for-more-efficient-learning/
    // - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/
    // - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-snipping-tool-privacy-bug-exposes-cropped-image-content/
    // - https://blog.joshumax.me/general/2021/08/11/running-doom-on-captioncall.html
    // - https://legendsoflocalization.com/common-problems-when-translating-games-into-japanese/
    // - https://knowyourmeme.com/
    // - https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/saddam-husseins-hiding-place
    if (isUrlLike(element.dataset.src)) {
        return element.dataset.src;
    }

    for (let attr of element.attributes) {
        // Examples of lazy:
        // - https://daramiblog.com/
        // - https://daramiblog.com/how-to-group-irregular-verbs-for-more-efficient-learning/
        // - https://www.theautopian.com/
        // - https://www.theautopian.com/nobody-wants-touch-screen-glove-box-latches-and-it-needs-to-stop-now/
        // - https://vulcan.io/blog/
        // - https://vulcan.io/blog/ai-hallucinations-package-risk
        // Examples of src:
        // - https://vulcan.io/blog/
        // - https://vulcan.io/blog/ai-hallucinations-package-risk
        // Examples of loading:
        // - https://closeronline.co.uk
        // - https://closeronline.co.uk/real-life/news/ever-used-excuses-documented-spreadsheet-man-used-expose-wife-s-lack-sex
        // Examples of original:
        // - https://www.pcgamer.com/
        // - https://www.pcgamer.com/windows-95-theme-for-windows-10/
        // Example of img-url:
        // - https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-11-resize-taskbar/
        if (!/lazy|src|loading|original|img-url/.test(attr.name) || attr.name === "src") {
            continue;
        }
        if (!isUrlLike(attr.value)) {
            continue;
        }
        return attr.value;
    }

    return null;
}

function findSrcset(element) {
    for (let attr of element.attributes) {
        // Examples of data-srcset:
        // - https://www.cbsnews.com/
        // - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/leonard-mack-exonerated-47-years-after-wrongful-rape-conviction/
        if (/srcset/.test(attr.name) && attr.name !== "srcset" && SRCSET_RE.test(attr.value)) {
            return attr.value;
        }
    }

    return null;
}

function getLazyloaderClasses(element) {
    let classes = [];

    for (let className of element.classList) {
        // Examples of loading:
        // - https://closeronline.co.uk
        // - https://closeronline.co.uk/real-life/news/ever-used-excuses-documented-spreadsheet-man-used-expose-wife-s-lack-sex
        // Examples of lazy:
        // - https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy73n7/ehallpass-1000-thousand-schools-monitor-bathroom
        // - https://www.pcgamer.com/
        // - https://www.pcgamer.com/windows-95-theme-for-windows-10/
        // - https://www.theautopian.com/
        // - https://www.theautopian.com/nobody-wants-touch-screen-glove-box-latches-and-it-needs-to-stop-now/
        // - https://vulcan.io/blog/
        // - https://vulcan.io/blog/ai-hallucinations-package-risk
        // Examples of responsive:
        // - https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy73n7/ehallpass-1000-thousand-schools-monitor-bathroom
        // - https://www.wired.com (it's a parent of lazyloaded <img>s)
        // - https://www.wired.com/story/researcher-fooled-a-google-ai-into-thinking-a-rifle-was-a-helicopter/ (it's a parent of lazyloaded <img>s)
        // Examples of preload:
        // - https://restofworld.org/
        // - https://restofworld.org/2023/parent-facing-matchmaking-apps-china/
        // Examples of placeholder:
        // - https://theconversation.com
        // - https://theconversation.com/yall-that-most-southern-of-southernisms-is-going-mainstream-and-its-about-time-193265
        // Examples of image (though admittedly a hack for cloneLazyloaderTree):
        // - https://restofworld.org/
        // - https://restofworld.org/2023/parent-facing-matchmaking-apps-china/
        if (/loading|lazy|responsive|preload|placeholder|image/.test(className)) {
            classes.push(className);
        }
    }

    return classes;
}

function getLazyloaderAttributes(element) {
    let attributes = [];

    for (let attr of element.attributes) {
        // Examples of loading in name:
        // - https://blog.google/
        // - https://blog.google/threat-analysis-group/active-north-korean-campaign-targeting-security-researchers/
        // Example of img in value:
        // https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-05-11/the-plot-to-steal-the-secret-coke-can-liner-formula
        if (/loading/.test(attr.name) || /img/.test(attr.value)) {
            attributes.push(attr);
        }
    }

    return attributes;
}

function cloneLazyloaderTree(element, elementLazyLoaderClasses) {
    let topMostParent = null;
    let followingTopMostParent = element.parentElement;
    let bottomMostChild = null;

    while (followingTopMostParent && followingTopMostParent.localName !== "body") {
        let clone = document.createElement(followingTopMostParent.localName);
        clone.classList.add(...getLazyloaderClasses(followingTopMostParent));
        for (let attr of getLazyloaderAttributes(followingTopMostParent)) {
            clone.setAttribute(attr.name, attr.value);
        }
        if (topMostParent) {
            clone.append(topMostParent);
        }
        topMostParent = clone;
        if (!bottomMostChild) {
            bottomMostChild = clone;
        }

        followingTopMostParent = followingTopMostParent.parentElement;
    }

    let clone = document.createElement(element.localName);
    clone.classList.add(...elementLazyLoaderClasses);
    for (let attr of getLazyloaderAttributes(element)) {
        clone.setAttribute(attr.name, attr.value);
    }

    if (bottomMostChild) {
        bottomMostChild.append(clone);
        bottomMostChild = clone;
    } else {
        topMostParent = bottomMostChild = clone;
    }

    return [topMostParent, bottomMostChild];
}

function unhideElement(element, lazyLoaderClasses) {
    let style = getComputedStyle(element);

    // Examples of opacity:
    // - https://closeronline.co.uk
    // - https://closeronline.co.uk/real-life/news/ever-used-excuses-documented-spreadsheet-man-used-expose-wife-s-lack-sex
    // - https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy73n7/ehallpass-1000-thousand-schools-monitor-bathroom
    // - https://daramiblog.com/
    // - https://daramiblog.com/how-to-group-irregular-verbs-for-more-efficient-learning/
    // - https://www.wired.com/
    // - https://www.wired.com/story/researcher-fooled-a-google-ai-into-thinking-a-rifle-was-a-helicopter/
    if (style.opacity === "0") {
        element.style.opacity = 1;
    }

    // Examples of display:
    // - https://closeronline.co.uk
    // - https://closeronline.co.uk/real-life/news/ever-used-excuses-documented-spreadsheet-man-used-expose-wife-s-lack-sex
    if (style.display === "none") {
        element.style.display = "block";
    }

    // Example: https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-11-resize-taskbar/
    if (window.location.host === "www.makeuseof.com") {
        element.style.paddingBottom = 0;
    }

    // We check if the classes discriminate lazyloaded images, just in case
    // We can't remove the lazyload classes from the image, because:
    // - https://legendsoflocalization.com/japans-mysterious-love-of-the-word-lets/#why-lets-is-so-common
    // - https://www.wired.com/story/why-do-printers-still-suck/
    // However, some sites use the classes to blur and/or change the opacity of images

    let [toRemove, toExamine] = cloneLazyloaderTree(element, lazyLoaderClasses);
    document.body.append(toRemove);
    let classStyle = getComputedStyle(toExamine);

    // Example of opacity === "0.75":
    // https://www.404media.co/welcome-to-404-media/
    if (classStyle.opacity !== "1") {
        element.style.opacity = 1;
    }

    // Examples of blur:
    // - https://www.404media.co/welcome-to-404-media/
    // - https://restofworld.org/
    // - https://restofworld.org/2023/parent-facing-matchmaking-apps-china/
    // - https://blog.google/
    // - https://blog.google/threat-analysis-group/active-north-korean-campaign-targeting-security-researchers/
    if (classStyle.filter.includes("blur(")) {
        element.style.filter = classStyle.filter.replaceAll(/blur\(.+?\)/g, "blur(0px)");
    }

    toRemove.remove();
}

function wrapImage(img, url) {
    if (img.closest("a") || !url) {
        return;
    }

    let wrapper = document.createElement("a");
    img.replaceWith(wrapper);
    wrapper.href = url;
    wrapper.append(img);
}



function removePlaceholder(img) {
    let parentElement = img.parentElement;
    while (parentElement) {
        // Examples of hidden parents:
        // - https://www.wired.com/
        // - https://www.wired.com/story/researcher-fooled-a-google-ai-into-thinking-a-rifle-was-a-helicopter/
        let lazyLoaderClasses = getLazyloaderClasses(parentElement);
        if (lazyLoaderClasses.length !== 0) {
            unhideElement(parentElement, lazyLoaderClasses);
        }

        parentElement = parentElement.parentElement;
    }
    let picture = img.closest("picture");

    // Example of a would've been viewable image being blurred:
    // https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/07/21/ocean-color-changing-climate-change/
    if (window.location.host === "www.washingtonpost.com") {
        img.parentElement.style.filter = img.parentElement.style.filter.replaceAll(/blur\(.+?\)/g, "blur(0)");
    }

    let srcset = findSrcset(img);
    let url = findUrl(img);
    if (!url && !srcset) {
        return;
    }

    let originalUrl = !srcset ? url : null;

    if (url) {
        if (window.location.host === "www.vice.com") {
            img.style.filter = "none";
            picture.style.opacity = 1;

            let urlObject = new URL(url, window.location);
            urlObject.search = "";
            originalUrl = urlObject.href;
            urlObject.search = "?resize=1024:*";
            url = urlObject.href;
        } else if (window.location.host === "closeronline.co.uk") {
            let urlObject = new URL(url, window.location);
            urlObject.search = "";
            originalUrl = urlObject.href;
            img.closest(".image-container").querySelector(".image-loading").remove();
        } else if (window.location.host === "theconversation.com") {
            let urlObject = new URL(url, window.location);
            urlObject.search = "";
            originalUrl = urlObject.href;
        }
    }

    unhideElement(img, getLazyloaderClasses(img));
    if (srcset) {
        img.srcset = srcset;
    }
    if (url) {
        img.src = url;
    }
    // Example of an empty srcset:
    // https://blog.jwf.io/2020/04/open-source-minecraft-bukkit-gpl/
    if (img.srcset && !srcset) {
        img.srcset = "";
    }

    // apparently, remaining <source>s can fuck up image rendering (firefox still thinks that the <img> contains an empty image?)
    // https://gizmodo.com/reddit-news-blackout-protest-is-finally-over-reddit-won-1850707509
    // also, the above vice.com-specific condition had the below code
    if (picture) {
        for (let source of picture.querySelectorAll("source")) {
            source.remove();
        }
    }

    wrapImage(img, originalUrl);
}



for (let img of document.querySelectorAll("img")) {
    removePlaceholder(img);
}
// the reason we check for mutations for 1s after the page loads is because of <noscript> elements being faked by umatrix
let observer = new MutationObserver(function (mutations) {
    for (let mutation of mutations) {
        if (mutation.type !== "childList") {
            continue;
        }
        for (let node of mutation.addedNodes) {
            if (node.nodeType !== 1) {
                continue;
            }
            for (let img of node.querySelectorAll("img")) {
                removePlaceholder(img);
            }
        }
    }
});
observer.observe(document.body, {childList: true, subtree: true});
setTimeout(function() {
    observer.disconnect();
}, 1000);



// https://www.wikihow.com/Tie-Your-Shoes
if (window.location.host === "www.wikihow.com") {
    let style = document.createElement("style");
    style.textContent = ".image {display: block !important}";
    document.head.appendChild(style);

    for (let videoPlayer of document.querySelectorAll(".video-player")) {
        videoPlayer.querySelector(".m-video-controls").remove();

        let video = videoPlayer.querySelector("video");
        video.controls = 1;
        video.src = `/video${video.dataset.src}`;
    }
}

// https://www.forbes.com/
// https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2023/08/30/fairphone-5-preview-android-sustainable-repairable-modular-android/
if (window.location.host === "www.forbes.com") {
    for (let progressiveImage of document.querySelectorAll("progressive-image")) {
        let url = progressiveImage.getAttribute("src") || progressiveImage.getAttribute("background-image");;

        let img = document.createElement("img");
        for (let attr of progressiveImage.attributes) {
            img.setAttribute(attr.name, attr.value);
        }
        img.src = url;

        let placeholder = progressiveImage.closest(".image-embed__placeholder");
        if (placeholder) {
            placeholder.style.height = "auto";
            placeholder.style.paddingTop = 0;
        }

        progressiveImage.replaceWith(img);
        wrapImage(img, url);
    }
}

// https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/abortion-lawsuit-tennessee-idaho-oklahoma-b2410109.html
if (window.location.host === "www.independent.co.uk") {
    for (let ampImg of document.querySelectorAll("amp-img")) {
        let img = document.createElement("img");
        for (let attr of ampImg.attributes) {
            img.setAttribute(attr.name, attr.value);
        }

        // fix some images blowing past the viewport
        if (!img.style.width && !img.style.height) {
            img.style.width = "100%";
            img.style.height = "auto";
        }

        ampImg.replaceWith(img);
        wrapImage(img, img.src);
    }
}