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cliff_barr / Redirect YouTube Shorts

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Redirect YouTube Shorts
// @description  Automatically redirect YouTube "shorts" to a normal video page
// @match        *://*.youtube.com/*
// @version      0.4.0
// @author       cliff_barr: https://openuserjs.org/users/cliff_barr
// @namespace    https://openuserjs.org/users/cliff_barr
// @run-at       document-start
// @license      MIT
// @updateURL    https://openuserjs.org/meta/cliff_barr/Redirect_YouTube_Shorts.meta.js
// @downloadURL  https://openuserjs.org/install/cliff_barr/Redirect_YouTube_Shorts.user.js
// ==/UserScript==

function redirectYoutubeShorts() {
  const videoId = window.location.pathname.match(/^\/shorts\/(.+)/)[1];

  if (videoId) {
    // quit if a redirect already happened (and the user pressed "back" or something)
    const flag = `shortsRedirected ${videoId}`;
    if (sessionStorage.getItem(flag) !== null) {
      return;
    }

    // remember redirection in session storage
    sessionStorage.setItem(flag, '1');

    console.info('Redirected YouTube shorts');

    const upgradeUrl = `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=${videoId}`;
    history.pushState({}, upgradeUrl, upgradeUrl);
    window.location.assign(upgradeUrl);
  }
}

// run script on in-page navigation
document.addEventListener("yt-navigate-start", () => {
  redirectYoutubeShorts();
});

redirectYoutubeShorts();