Plugin that tries to skip live versions of songs

Author: amontariol

src/i18n/resources/en.json

@@ -802,6 +802,10 @@
       "description": "Automatically skip silences sections in songs",
       "name": "Skip Silences"
     },
+    "skip-live-songs": {
+      "description": "Automatically tries to skip renditions of songs",
+      "name": "Skip Live Songs"
+    },
     "sponsorblock": {
       "description": "Automatically Skips non-music parts like intro/outro or parts of music videos where the song isn't playing",
       "name": "SponsorBlock"

src/plugins/skip-live-songs/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { t } from '@/i18n';
+import { createPlugin } from '@/utils';
+import type { SongInfo } from '@/providers/song-info';
+import { nonStudioPatterns } from './patterns';
+
+export default createPlugin({
+  name: () => t('plugins.skip-live-songs.name'),
+  description: () => t('plugins.skip-live-songs.description'),
+  restartNeeded: false,
+  config: {
+    enabled: false,
+  },
+  renderer: {
+    lastSkippedVideoId: '',
+
+    _skipLiveHandler: undefined as unknown as ((songInfo: SongInfo) => void) | undefined,
+
+    start({ ipc }) {
+      console.debug('[Skip Live Songs] Renderer started');
+
+      const SELECTORS = [
+        'yt-icon-button.next-button',
+        '.next-button',
+        'button[aria-label*="Next"]',
+        'button[aria-label*="next"]',
+        '#player-bar-next-button',
+        'ytmusic-player-bar .next-button',
+        '.player-bar .next-button',
+      ];
+
+      const handler = (songInfo: SongInfo) => {
+        const titleToCheck = songInfo.alternativeTitle || songInfo.title;
+        if (!titleToCheck) return;
+
+        // Skip if we've already attempted this video id
+        if (songInfo.videoId === this.lastSkippedVideoId) return;
+
+        const isNonStudio = nonStudioPatterns.some(pattern => pattern.test(titleToCheck));
+
+        if (!isNonStudio) return; // studio version — nothing to do
+
+        // Mark as attempted so we don't loop repeatedly
+        this.lastSkippedVideoId = songInfo.videoId;
+        console.info(`[Skip Live Songs] Skipping non-studio song: "${titleToCheck}" (id: ${songInfo.videoId})`);
+
+        let clicked = false;
+        for (const sel of SELECTORS) {
+          const button = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>(sel);
+          if (button) {
+            button.click();
+            console.debug(`[Skip Live Songs] Clicked next button using selector: ${sel}`);
+            clicked = true;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (!clicked) {
+          console.warn('[Skip Live Songs] Could not find next button with any configured selector');
+        }
+      };
+
+      this._skipLiveHandler = handler;
+      ipc.on('peard:update-song-info', handler);
+    },
+
+    // Unregister the ipc handler on plugin stop to avoid duplicate listeners on hot reload
+    stop({ ipc }) {
+      if (this._skipLiveHandler) {
+        ipc.removeAllListeners('peard:update-song-info');
+        this._skipLiveHandler = undefined;
+        console.debug('[Skip Live Songs] Renderer stopped and listeners removed');
+      }
+    },
+  },
+});

src/plugins/skip-live-songs/patterns.ts

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+/**
+ * Patterns to detect non-studio recordings
+ * 
+ * Add or modify patterns here to customize what gets skipped.
+ * All patterns are not case-sensitive.
+ */
+
+export const nonStudioPatterns = [
+  // "Live" in specific contexts (not as part of song title)
+  /[\(\[]live[\)\]]/i,                            // "(Live)" or "[Live]" in parentheses/brackets
+  /live\s+(at|from|in|on|with|@)/i,                    // "Live at", "Live from", "Live in", etc.
+  /live\s+with\b/i,                              // "Live with" (e.g. "Live with the SFSO")
+  /-\s*live\s*$/i,                                // "- Live" at the end of title
+  /:\s*live\s*$/i,                                // ": Live" at the end of title
+  
+  // Concert/Performance indicators
+  /\b(concert|festival|tour)\b/i,                 // Concert, Festival, Tour
+  /\(.*?(concert|live performance|live recording).*?(19|20)\d{2}\)/i, // (Live 1985), (Concert 2024)
+  
+  // Recording types
+  /\b(acoustic|unplugged|rehearsal|demo)\b/i,     // Acoustic, Unplugged, Rehearsal, Demo
+  
+  // Venues
+  /\b(arena|stadium|center|centre|hall)\b/i,      // Arena, Stadium, Center, Hall
+  /\bmadison\s+square\s+garden\b/i,               // Madison Square Garden
+  /day\s+on\s+the\s+green/i,                      // Day on the Green
+  
+  // Famous venues/festivals
+  /\b(wembley|glastonbury|woodstock|coachella)\b/i, // Wembley, Glastonbury, Woodstock, Coachella
+  
+  // Dates and locations
+  /\b(january|february|march|april|may|june|july|august|september|october|november|december)\s+\d+/i, // "September 22", "August 31"
+  /\b\d{1,2}[/-]\d{1,2}[/-]\d{2,4}\b/,           // Date formats: 09/22/2024, 9-22-24
+  /\b[A-Z][a-z]+,\s*[A-Z]{2}\b/,                 // Locations: "Oakland, CA", "London, UK"
+  /\b[A-Z][a-z]+\s+City\b/i,                      // Cities: "Mexico City", "New York City"
+  /\b(tokyo|paris|berlin|sydney)\b/i,             // More cities
+  /\b(bbc|radio|session)\b/i,                      // Radio sessions
+];
+