Functions/GenXdev.Queries.Webbrowser/Clear-YoutubeWatched.ps1
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Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Queries.Webbrowser Original cmdlet filename : Clear-YoutubeWatched.ps1 Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev Version : 1.264.2025 ################################################################################ MIT License Copyright 2021-2025 GenXdev Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. ################################################################################> ############################################################################### <# .SYNOPSIS Clears the YouTube watch history from the browser's local storage. .DESCRIPTION This function selects a YouTube tab in the browser and clears the watch history by resetting the local storage value for watched videos of the Open-AllYoutubeVideos -> qvideos cmdlet. It requires an open YouTube tab in the browser. .EXAMPLE Clear-YoutubeWatched Clears the watch history of the Open-AllYoutubeVideos -> qvideos cmdlet, in the currently open YouTube tab. #> function Clear-YoutubeWatched { [CmdletBinding()] param() begin { # inform user that we're looking for a youtube tab Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Searching for an open YouTube browser tab...' } process { try { # attempt to select any open youtube tab $null = GenXdev.Webbrowser\Select-WebbrowserTab -Name '*youtube*' # verify chrome session exists and is valid if ($null -eq $chromeSession -or $chromeSession -isnot [PSCustomObject]) { throw 'No active YouTube tab found in browser' } # inform user we're clearing the watch history Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Clearing YouTube watch history from local storage...' # reset the watch history in local storage $null = GenXdev.Webbrowser\Invoke-WebbrowserEvaluation ` -Script "localStorage['oaytvDone'] = '[]'" Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'YouTube watch history cleared successfully' } catch { throw "Failed to clear YouTube watch history: $_" } } end { } } |