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Change 5sec delay to 7sec
jfl88 Sep 25, 2024
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Add rate limit recognition
jfl88 Sep 25, 2024
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correct bracket issue
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fix bracket issue
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fixing brackets
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increase default timeout
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add debug
jfl88 Sep 25, 2024
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add rate-limited to handle function
jfl88 Sep 25, 2024
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Update powerdeletesuite.js
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202 changes: 115 additions & 87 deletions powerdeletesuite.js
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Expand Up @@ -623,6 +623,21 @@ var pd = {
csvCell: function (str) {
return '"' + str + '",';
},
getRateLimitTimeout: function(xhr) {
// Read headers
const rateLimitRemaining = parseInt(xhr.getResponseHeader('x-ratelimit-remaining'), 10);
const rateLimitReset = parseInt(xhr.getResponseHeader('x-ratelimit-reset'), 10);
// Determine timeout
let timeout;
// if ratelimit low, set the timeout to wait based on the reset time
if (rateLimitRemaining <= 5) {
timeout = (rateLimitReset + 1) * 1000;
} else {
// Randomize timeout between 1.5 to 3 seconds
timeout = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1500) + 1500;
}
return timeout;
},
getSettings: function () {
return localStorage.getItem("pd_storage")
? JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("pd_storage"))
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -714,21 +729,27 @@ var pd = {
sort: pd.task.paths.sorts[0],
t: pd.task.paths.timeframes[0],
},
}).then(
function (resp) {
}).complete(
function (xhr) {
resp = xhr.responseJSON;
if (resp.data) {
var children = resp.data.children;
pd.task.info.donePages++;
if (children.length > 0) {
pd.task.info.doneItems = 0;
pd.task.info.numItems = children.length;
pd.task.items = children;
pd.actions.children.handleGroup();
} else {
pd.task.after = "";
pd.actions.page.shift();
pd.actions.page.next();
}
const timeout = pd.helpers.getRateLimitTimeout(xhr);
console.log('timeout: ' + timeout);

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I want to suggest this to be changed to: console.debug so one can hide these log lines from the main console's output...

// Set the next action with the calculated timeout
setTimeout(() => {
var children = resp.data.children;
pd.task.info.donePages++;
if (children.length > 0) {
pd.task.info.doneItems = 0;
pd.task.info.numItems = children.length;
pd.task.items = children;
pd.actions.children.handleGroup();
} else {
pd.task.after = "";
pd.actions.page.shift();
pd.actions.page.next();
}
}, timeout);
} else {
pd.task.info.errors++;
if (
Expand All @@ -742,7 +763,7 @@ var pd = {
pd.ui.done();
}
}
},
}).fail(
function () {
pd.task.info.errors++;
if (
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -872,85 +893,92 @@ var pd = {
},
},
delete: function (item) {
setTimeout(() => {
if (pd.performActions) {
$.ajax({
url: "/api/del",
method: "post",
data: {
id: item.data.name,
executed: "deleted",
uh: pd.config.uh,
renderstyle: "html",
},
}).then(
function () {
if (pd.performActions) {
$.ajax({
url: "/api/del",
method: "post",
data: {
id: item.data.name,
executed: "deleted",
uh: pd.config.uh,
renderstyle: "html",
},
}).complete(
function (xhr) {
const timeout = pd.helpers.getRateLimitTimeout(xhr);
console.log('timeout: ' + timeout);
// Set the next action with the calculated timeout
setTimeout(() => {
pd.task.items[0].pdDeleted = true;
pd.actions.children.handleSingle();
},
function () {
pd.task.info.errors++;
if (
confirm(
"Error deleting " +
(item.kind == "t3" ? "post" : "comment") +
", would you like to retry?"
)
) {
pd.actions.children.handleSingle();
} else {
pd.actions.children.finishItem();
pd.actions.children.handleGroup();
}
}
);
} else {
pd.task.items[0].pdDeleted = true;
pd.task.after = pd.task.items[0].data.name;
pd.actions.children.handleSingle();
}
}, 5000);
}, timeout);
}
).fail(
function () {
pd.task.info.errors++;
if (
confirm(
"Error deleting " +
(item.kind == "t3" ? "post" : "comment") +
", would you like to retry?"
)
) {
pd.actions.children.handleSingle();
} else {
pd.actions.children.finishItem();
pd.actions.children.handleGroup();
}
});
} else {
pd.task.items[0].pdDeleted = true;
pd.task.after = pd.task.items[0].data.name;
pd.actions.children.handleSingle();
}
},
edit: function (item) {
setTimeout(() => {
if (pd.performActions) {
var editString = pd.task.config.editText ||
pd.editStrings[Math.floor(Math.random() * pd.editStrings.length)];
$.ajax({
url: "/api/editusertext",
method: "post",
data: {
thing_id: item.data.name,
text: editString,
id: "#form-" + item.data.name,
r: item.data.subreddit,
uh: pd.config.uh,
renderstyle: "html",
},
}).then(
function () {
if (pd.performActions) {
var editString = pd.task.config.editText ||
pd.editStrings[Math.floor(Math.random() * pd.editStrings.length)];
$.ajax({
url: "/api/editusertext",
method: "post",
data: {
thing_id: item.data.name,
text: editString,
id: "#form-" + item.data.name,
r: item.data.subreddit,
uh: pd.config.uh,
renderstyle: "html",
},
}).complete(
function (xhr) {
const timeout = pd.helpers.getRateLimitTimeout(xhr);
console.log('timeout: ' + timeout);
// Set the next action with the calculated timeout
setTimeout(() => {
pd.task.items[0].pdEdited = true;
pd.actions.children.handleSingle();
},
function () {
pd.task.info.errors++;
if (
!confirm(
"Error editing " +
(item.kind == "t3" ? "post" : "comment") +
", would you like to retry?"
)
) {
item.pdEdited = true;
}
pd.actions.children.handleSingle();
}, timeout);
}
).fail(
function () {
pd.task.info.errors++;
if (
!confirm(
"Error editing " +
(item.kind == "t3" ? "post" : "comment") +
", would you like to retry?"
)
) {
item.pdEdited = true;
}
);
} else {
pd.task.items[0].pdEdited = true;
pd.actions.children.handleSingle();
}
}, 5000);
pd.actions.children.handleSingle();
}
);
} else {
pd.task.items[0].pdEdited = true;
pd.actions.children.handleSingle();
}
},
},
ui: {
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