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Linkedin Automated Connection
// If the script does not work, you may need to allow same site scripting https://stackoverflow.com/a/50902950
// @author (former) phpenterprise
Linkedin = {
config: {
scrollDelay: 3000,
actionDelay: 1000,
nextPageDelay: 1000,
// set to -1 for no limit
maxRequests: -1,
totalRequestsSent: 0,
// set to false to skip adding note in invites
addNote: false, // <-- ALWAYS SEND WITHOUT NOTE
note: "Hey {{name}}, I'm looking forward to connecting with you!",
},
init: function (data, config) {
console.info("INFO: script initialized on the page...");
console.debug(
"DEBUG: scrolling to bottom in " + config.scrollDelay + " ms"
);
setTimeout(() => this.scrollBottom(data, config), config.actionDelay);
},
scrollBottom: function (data, config) {
window.scrollTo({ top: document.body.scrollHeight, behavior: "smooth" });
console.debug("DEBUG: scrolling to top in " + config.scrollDelay + " ms");
setTimeout(() => this.scrollTop(data, config), config.scrollDelay);
},
scrollTop: function (data, config) {
window.scrollTo({ top: 0, behavior: "smooth" });
console.debug(
"DEBUG: inspecting elements in " + config.scrollDelay + " ms"
);
setTimeout(() => this.inspect(data, config), config.scrollDelay);
},
inspect: function (data, config) {
var totalRows = this.totalRows();
console.debug("DEBUG: total search results found on page are " + totalRows);
if (totalRows >= 0) {
this.compile(data, config);
} else {
console.warn("WARN: end of search results!");
this.complete(config);
}
},
compile: function (data, config) {
var elements = document.querySelectorAll("button");
data.pageButtons = [...elements].filter(function (element) {
return element.textContent.trim() === "Connect";
});
if (!data.pageButtons || data.pageButtons.length === 0) {
console.warn("ERROR: no connect buttons found on page!");
console.info("INFO: moving to next page...");
setTimeout(() => {
this.nextPage(config);
}, config.nextPageDelay);
} else {
data.pageButtonTotal = data.pageButtons.length;
console.info("INFO: " + data.pageButtonTotal + " connect buttons found");
data.pageButtonIndex = 0;
var names = document.getElementsByClassName("entity-result__title-text");
names = [...names].filter(function (element) {
return element.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.textContent.includes(
"Connect\n"
);
});
data.connectNames = [...names].map(function (element) {
return element.innerText.split(" ")[0];
});
console.debug(
"DEBUG: starting to send invites in " + config.actionDelay + " ms"
);
setTimeout(() => {
this.sendInvites(data, config);
}, config.actionDelay);
}
},
sendInvites: function (data, config) {
console.debug("remaining requests " + config.maxRequests);
if (config.maxRequests == 0) {
console.info("INFO: max requests reached for the script run!");
this.complete(config);
} else {
console.debug(
"DEBUG: sending invite to " +
(data.pageButtonIndex + 1) +
" out of " +
data.pageButtonTotal
);
var button = data.pageButtons[data.pageButtonIndex];
button.click();
// Always skip note and send directly
setTimeout(() => this.clickDone(data, config), config.actionDelay);
}
},
clickDone: function (data, config) {
// Look for "Send without a note" button in the modal
const modal = document.querySelector('.artdeco-modal.send-invite');
let sendButton = null;
if (modal) {
sendButton = Array.from(modal.querySelectorAll('button')).find(btn =>
btn.textContent.trim() === 'Send without a note'
);
}
if (sendButton) {
console.debug("DEBUG: clicking 'Send without a note' button to close popup");
sendButton.click();
} else {
console.debug(
"DEBUG: 'Send without a note' button not found, clicking close on the popup in " +
config.actionDelay
);
}
setTimeout(() => this.clickClose(data, config), config.actionDelay);
},
clickClose: function (data, config) {
var closeButton = document.getElementsByClassName(
"artdeco-modal__dismiss artdeco-button artdeco-button--circle artdeco-button--muted artdeco-button--2 artdeco-button--tertiary ember-view"
);
if (closeButton && closeButton[0]) {
closeButton[0].click();
}
console.info(
"INFO: invite sent to " +
(data.pageButtonIndex + 1) +
" out of " +
data.pageButtonTotal
);
config.maxRequests--;
config.totalRequestsSent++;
if (data.pageButtonIndex === data.pageButtonTotal - 1) {
console.debug(
"DEBUG: all connections for the page done, going to next page in " +
config.actionDelay +
" ms"
);
setTimeout(() => this.nextPage(config), config.actionDelay);
} else {
data.pageButtonIndex++;
console.debug(
"DEBUG: sending next invite in " + config.actionDelay + " ms"
);
setTimeout(() => this.sendInvites(data, config), config.actionDelay);
}
},
nextPage: function (config) {
var pagerButton = document.getElementsByClassName(
"artdeco-pagination__button--next"
);
if (
!pagerButton ||
pagerButton.length === 0 ||
pagerButton[0].hasAttribute("disabled")
) {
console.info("INFO: no next page button found!");
return this.complete(config);
}
console.info("INFO: Going to next page...");
pagerButton[0].click();
setTimeout(() => this.init({}, config), config.nextPageDelay);
},
complete: function (config) {
console.info(
"INFO: script completed after sending " +
config.totalRequestsSent +
" connection requests"
);
},
totalRows: function () {
var search_results = document.getElementsByClassName("search-result");
if (search_results && search_results.length != 0) {
return search_results.length;
} else {
return 0;
}
},
};
Linkedin.init({}, Linkedin.config);
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