simple script that gets rid of unreachable references in issues and pull requests

readme.md

install

1. Copy bookmarklet-remove-unreachable-refs.js
2. Add new Bookmark in your browser
3. Instead of url, use contents of bookmarklet-remove-unreachable-refs.js
4. Enjoy

bookmarklet-remove-unreachable-refs.js

javascript: (function(){var a=null;document.querySelectorAll('a.js-selected-navigation-item').forEach(function(b){'Code'===b.innerText.trim()&&(a=b.href)}),document.querySelectorAll('.discussion-item-ref').forEach(function(b){var c=b.querySelector('.commit-meta a');c&&window.fetch(a+'/branch_commits/'+c.innerText).then(function(d){return d.text()}).then(function(d){d.trim().length||b.remove()})})})();

remove-unreachable-refs.js

(() => {
    var baseUrl = null;
    document.querySelectorAll('a.js-selected-navigation-item').forEach((elm) => {
        if (elm.innerText.trim() === 'Code') {
            baseUrl = elm.href;
        }
    });

    document.querySelectorAll('.discussion-item-ref').forEach((refNode) => {
        const commitMetaNode = refNode.querySelector('.commit-meta a');

        if (!commitMetaNode) {
            return;
        }

        window.fetch(`${baseUrl}/branch_commits/${commitMetaNode.innerText}`)
            .then((r) => r.text())
            .then((r) => {
                if (!r.trim().length) {
                    refNode.remove();
                }
            });
    });
})();

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