Make channel fetching error silent and don't wait for video info

public/_locales/en/messages.json

@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@
         "message": "hidden: too short"
     },
     "channelDataNotFound": {
-        "message": "Channel ID not loaded yet."
+        "description": "This error appears in an alert when they try to whitelist a channel and the extension is unable to determine what channel they are looking at.",
+        "message": "Channel ID is not loaded yet. If you are using an embedded video, try using the YouTube homepage instead. This could also be caused by changes in the YouTube layout, if you think so, make a comment here:"
     },
     "videoInfoFetchFailed": {
         "message": "It seems that something is blocking SponsorBlock's ability to get video data. Please see https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/issues/741 for more info."
@@ -603,9 +604,6 @@
     "adblockerIssueWhitelist": {
         "message": "If you are unable to resolve this, then disable the setting 'Force Channel Check Before Skipping', as SponsorBlock is unable to retrieve the channel information for this video"
     },
-    "itCouldBeAdblockerIssue": {
-        "message": "If this keeps occuring, it could be caused by your ad blocker. Please check https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/wiki/Fix-Ad-Blocker-Blocking-SponsorBlock's-Requests"
-    },
     "forceChannelCheck": {
         "message": "Force Channel Check Before Skipping"
     },

src/content.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Config from "./config";
 
-import { SponsorTime, CategorySkipOption, VideoID, SponsorHideType, FetchResponse, VideoInfo, StorageChangesObject } from "./types";
+import { SponsorTime, CategorySkipOption, VideoID, SponsorHideType, FetchResponse, VideoInfo, StorageChangesObject, ChannelIDInfo, ChannelIDStatus } from "./types";
 
 import { ContentContainer } from "./types";
 import Utils from "./utils";
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const skipNotices: SkipNotice[] = [];
 // JSON video info 
 let videoInfo: VideoInfo = null;
 //the channel this video is about
-let channelID: string;
+let channelIDInfo: ChannelIDInfo;
 
 // Skips are scheduled to ensure precision.
 // Skips are rescheduled every seeking event.
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ function messageListener(request: Message, sender: unknown, sendResponse: (respo
             break;
         case "getChannelID":
             sendResponse({
-                channelID: channelID
+                channelID: channelIDInfo.id
             });
 
             break;
@@ -212,7 +212,10 @@ function resetValues() {
 
     videoInfo = null;
     channelWhitelisted = false;
-    channelID = null;
+    channelIDInfo = {
+        status: ChannelIDStatus.Fetching,
+        id: null
+    };
 
     //empty the preview bar
     if (previewBar !== null) {
@@ -392,7 +395,7 @@ function startSponsorSchedule(includeIntersectingSegments = false, currentTime?:
 
     if (video.paused) return;
 
-    if (Config.config.disableSkipping || channelWhitelisted || (channelID === null && Config.config.forceChannelCheck)){
+    if (Config.config.disableSkipping || channelWhitelisted || (channelIDInfo.status === ChannelIDStatus.Fetching && Config.config.forceChannelCheck)){
         return;
     }
 
@@ -703,21 +706,6 @@ async function getVideoInfo(): Promise<void> {
     }
 }
 
-async function videoInfoFetchFailed(errorMessage: string): Promise<void> {
-    console.log("failed\t" + errorMessage)
-    if (utils.isFirefox() && !Config.config.ytInfoPermissionGranted) {
-        // Attempt to ask permission for youtube.com domain
-        alert(chrome.i18n.getMessage("youtubePermissionRequest"));
-        
-        chrome.runtime.sendMessage({
-            message: "openPage",
-            url: "permissions/index.html#youtube.com"
-        });
-    } else {
-        alert(chrome.i18n.getMessage("videoInfoFetchFailed") + "\n\n" + chrome.i18n.getMessage(errorMessage));
-    }
-}
-
 function getYouTubeVideoID(url: string) {
     // For YouTube TV support
     if(url.startsWith("https://www.youtube.com/tv#/")) url = url.replace("#", "");
@@ -817,41 +805,31 @@ function updatePreviewBar(): void {
 async function whitelistCheck() {
     const whitelistedChannels = Config.config.whitelistedChannels;
 
-    const getChannelID = () => videoInfo?.videoDetails?.channelId 
-        ?? document.querySelector(".ytd-channel-name a")?.getAttribute("href")?.replace(/\/.+\//, "") // YouTube
+    const channelID = document.querySelector(".ytd-channel-name a")?.getAttribute("href")?.replace(/\/.+\//, "") // YouTube
         ?? document.querySelector(".ytp-title-channel-logo")?.getAttribute("href")?.replace(/https:\/.+\//, "") // YouTube Embed
         ?? document.querySelector("a > .channel-profile")?.parentElement?.getAttribute("href")?.replace(/\/.+\//, ""); // Invidious
 
-    try {
-        await utils.wait(() => !!getChannelID(), 6000, 20);
-    } catch {
-        if (Config.config.forceChannelCheck) {
-            // treat as not whitelisted
-            channelID = "";
-
-            // Don't warn for Invidious embeds
-            if (!(onInvidious && document.URL.includes("/embed/"))) {
-                videoInfoFetchFailed("adblockerIssueWhitelist");
+    if (channelID) {
+        channelIDInfo = {
+            status: ChannelIDStatus.Found,
+            id: channelID
         }
+    } else {
+        channelIDInfo = {
+            status: ChannelIDStatus.Failed,
+            id: null
         }
 
         return;
     }
 
-    channelID = getChannelID();
-    if (!channelID) {
-        channelID = null;
-
-        return;
-    }
-
     //see if this is a whitelisted channel
     if (whitelistedChannels != undefined && whitelistedChannels.includes(channelID)) {
         channelWhitelisted = true;
     }
 
     // check if the start of segments were missed
-    if (Config.config.forceChannelCheck && sponsorTimes && sponsorTimes.length > 0) startSkipScheduleCheckingForStartSponsors();
+    if (Config.config.forceChannelCheck && sponsorTimes?.length > 0) startSkipScheduleCheckingForStartSponsors();
 }
 
 /**

src/popup.ts

@@ -581,8 +581,7 @@ async function runThePopup(messageListener?: MessageListener): Promise<void> {
                 {message: 'getChannelID'},
                 function(response) {
                     if (!response.channelID) {
-                        alert(chrome.i18n.getMessage("channelDataNotFound") + "\n\n" + 
-                            chrome.i18n.getMessage("itCouldBeAdblockerIssue"));
+                        alert(chrome.i18n.getMessage("channelDataNotFound") + " https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/issues/753");
                         return;
                     }
 

src/types.ts

@@ -161,3 +161,14 @@ export type VideoID = string;
 export type StorageChangesObject = { [key: string]: chrome.storage.StorageChange };
 
 export type UnEncodedSegmentTimes = [string, SponsorTime[]][];
+
+export enum ChannelIDStatus {
+    Fetching,
+    Found,
+    Failed
+}
+
+export interface ChannelIDInfo {
+    id: string,
+    status: ChannelIDStatus
+}