Redirects to Wayback Machine archive of private Reddit posts and subreddits with user confirmation

Reddit Private Post Redirector.user.js

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Reddit Private Post Redirector
// @namespace    ignamiranda
// @version      1.1
// @description  Redirects the "Browse Reddit" button to the Wayback Machine archive of a private Reddit post or subreddit
// @author       Ignacio Miranda
// @match        https://www.reddit.com/*
// @grant        GM_addStyle
// ==/UserScript==

(function () {
    'use strict';

    // Function to redirect to the latest Wayback Machine archive of the given URL
    function redirectToWaybackMachineArchive(url) {
        var waybackUrl = 'https://web.archive.org/web/2/' + url;
        console.log('Redirecting to Wayback Machine archive:', waybackUrl);
        window.location.href = waybackUrl;
    }

    // Function to check if the current page is a private subreddit or post
    function isPrivatePage() {
        var privateElement = document.getElementById('privateSubredditDetails');
        return privateElement !== null;
    }

    console.log('Running Reddit Private Post Redirector script.');

    // Check if the current page is a private subreddit or post
    if (isPrivatePage()) {
        console.log('Detected private subreddit or post.');

        // Modify the "Browse Reddit" button to redirect to Wayback Machine
        var browseRedditButtons = document.querySelectorAll('a[href="/"]');
        browseRedditButtons.forEach(function (button) {
            if (button.innerText === 'Browse Reddit') {
                var postUrl = window.location.href;
                console.log('Post URL:', postUrl);
                button.innerText = 'Archive.org';
                button.href = '#'; // Remove the original href
                button.addEventListener('click', function (event) {
                    event.preventDefault(); // Prevent default click behavior
                    redirectToWaybackMachineArchive(postUrl);
                });
                console.log('Modified "Browse Reddit" button to redirect to Wayback Machine.');
            }
        });

        // Apply CSS styles to enforce single line text
        GM_addStyle(`
            a[href="/"] {
                white-space: nowrap;
            }
        `);
    } else {
        console.log('Not a private subreddit or post.');
    }
})();