8chan board search

8chan-board-search.user.js · 2.3 KiB · JavaScript Raw

// ==UserScript==
// @name        8chan board search
// @namespace   moe.rita.8chanSearchInThreads
// @match       https://8chan.moe/*/res/*
// @match       https://8chan.se/*/res/*
// @match       https://8chan.moe/*/catalog*
// @match       https://8chan.se/*/catalog*
// @run-at      document-end
// @grant       none
// @version     1.1.1
// @author      Kody
// @description Search a string in all threads, in the current board
// @downloadURL https://gist.rita.moe/kody/f46714135def446f95fba45ba4e3628f/raw/HEAD/8chan-board-search.user.js
// ==/UserScript==

window.searchInThreads = (searchString) => {
  // Search for any post containing our `searchString` in 8chan.moe's threads from the current board.
  // First, let's grab the current board's name from the URL.
  const boardName = window.location.pathname.split('/')[1]

// Now we'll get all the threads on the current board.
  fetch(`https://8chan.moe/${boardName}/catalog.json`)
    .then((catalogResponse) => catalogResponse.json())
    .then(async (catalogData) => {
      // Now we'll loop through each thread and check if the search string is present in any message.
      for (const thread of catalogData) {
        await fetch(`https://8chan.moe/${boardName}/res/${thread.threadId}.json`)
          .then((threadResponse) => threadResponse.json())
          .then((threadData) => {
            // And now we'll go through each post and check if we find a match
            for (const post of threadData.posts) {
              if (post.message && post.message.includes(searchString)) {
                // Let's log the post URL and the the first line
                const lines = post.message.split('\n')
                console.log(`https://8chan.moe/${boardName}/res/${thread.threadId}.html#${post.postId}`)
                console.log(`%c${lines[0]}`, 'font-style: italic;')
                if (lines.length > 1) console.log(`%c(and ${lines.length - 1} more line${lines.length === 2 ? '' : 's'})`, 'color: gray; font-style: italic;')
                console.log(' ')
              }
            }
          })
          .catch((error) => {
            console.error('Error fetching thread:', error)
          })
      }

console.log('%cSearch completed.', 'color: green; font-weight: bold;')
    })
    .catch((error) => {
      console.error('Error fetching catalog:', error)
    })
}

1	// ==UserScript==
2	// @name 8chan board search
3	// @namespace moe.rita.8chanSearchInThreads
4	// @match https://8chan.moe//res/
5	// @match https://8chan.se//res/
6	// @match https://8chan.moe//catalog
7	// @match https://8chan.se//catalog
8	// @run-at document-end
9	// @grant none
10	// @version 1.1.1
11	// @author Kody
12	// @description Search a string in all threads, in the current board
13	// @downloadURL https://gist.rita.moe/kody/f46714135def446f95fba45ba4e3628f/raw/HEAD/8chan-board-search.user.js
14	// ==/UserScript==
15
16	window.searchInThreads = (searchString) => {
17	// Search for any post containing our `searchString` in 8chan.moe's threads from the current board.
18	// First, let's grab the current board's name from the URL.
19	const boardName = window.location.pathname.split('/')[1]
20
21	// Now we'll get all the threads on the current board.
22	fetch(`https://8chan.moe/${boardName}/catalog.json`)
23	.then((catalogResponse) => catalogResponse.json())
24	.then(async (catalogData) => {
25	// Now we'll loop through each thread and check if the search string is present in any message.
26	for (const thread of catalogData) {
27	await fetch(`https://8chan.moe/${boardName}/res/${thread.threadId}.json`)
28	.then((threadResponse) => threadResponse.json())
29	.then((threadData) => {
30	// And now we'll go through each post and check if we find a match
31	for (const post of threadData.posts) {
32	if (post.message && post.message.includes(searchString)) {
33	// Let's log the post URL and the the first line
34	const lines = post.message.split('\n')
35	console.log(`https://8chan.moe/${boardName}/res/${thread.threadId}.html#${post.postId}`)
36	console.log(`%c${lines[0]}`, 'font-style: italic;')
37	if (lines.length > 1) console.log(`%c(and ${lines.length - 1} more line${lines.length === 2 ? '' : 's'})`, 'color: gray; font-style: italic;')
38	console.log(' ')
39	}
40	}
41	})
42	.catch((error) => {
43	console.error('Error fetching thread:', error)
44	})
45	}
46
47	console.log('%cSearch completed.', 'color: green; font-weight: bold;')
48	})
49	.catch((error) => {
50	console.error('Error fetching catalog:', error)
51	})
52	}
53

Step 1: Install the userscript with a violentmonkey, tampermonkey, or any other favorite userscripts manager.
Step 2: Refresh the 8chan page if you're already on it. Open the javascript console.
Step 3: searchInThreads('<WHAT I WANT TO SEARCH HERE>')

Wait until you get the green "Search completed." message.