Merge pull request #43 from ajayyy/experimental

Updates to the video player controls

background.js

@@ -3,34 +3,40 @@ var previousVideoID = null
 //the id of this user, randomly generated once per install
 var userID = null;
 
-chrome.tabs.onUpdated.addListener( // On tab update
+//when a new tab is highlighted
-  function(tabId, changeInfo, tab) {
+chrome.tabs.onActivated.addListener(
-    if (changeInfo != undefined && changeInfo.url != undefined) {
+  function(activeInfo) {
-      let id = getYouTubeVideoID(changeInfo.url);
+    chrome.tabs.get(activeInfo.tabId, function(tab) {
-      if (changeInfo.url && id) { // If URL changed and is youtube video message contentScript the video id
+      let id = getYouTubeVideoID(tab.url);
-        videoIDChange(id);
 
-        chrome.tabs.sendMessage( tabId, {
+      //if this even is a YouTube tab
-          message: 'ytvideoid',
+      if (id) {
-          id: id
+        videoIDChange(id, activeInfo.tabId);
-        });
       }
-    }
+    })
   }
 );
 
+//when a tab changes URLs
+chrome.tabs.onUpdated.addListener(function(tabId, changeInfo, tab) {
+    if (changeInfo != undefined && changeInfo.url != undefined) {
+      let id = getYouTubeVideoID(changeInfo.url);
+
+      //if URL changed and is youtube video message contentScript the video id
+      if (changeInfo.url && id) { 
+        videoIDChange(id, tabId);
+      }
+    }
+});
+
 chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(function (request, sender, callback) {
   if (request.message == "submitTimes") {
     submitTimes(request.videoID, callback);
 
     //this allows the callback to be called later by the submitTimes function
     return true;
-  } else if (request.message == "ytvideoid") {
-    if (previousVideoID != request.videoID) {
-      videoIDChange(request.videoID);
-    }
   } else if (request.message == "addSponsorTime") {
-    addSponsorTime(request.time);
+    addSponsorTime(request.time, request.videoID);
   } else if (request.message == "getSponsorTimes") {
     getSponsorTimes(request.videoID, function(sponsorTimes) {
       callback({
@@ -63,22 +69,22 @@ function getSponsorTimes(videoID, callback) {
   });
 }
 
-function addSponsorTime(time) {
+function addSponsorTime(time, videoID) {
-  getSponsorTimes(previousVideoID, function(sponsorTimes) {
+  getSponsorTimes(videoID, function(sponsorTimes) {
     //add to sponsorTimes
     if (sponsorTimes.length > 0 && sponsorTimes[sponsorTimes.length - 1].length < 2) {
       //it is an end time
-      sponsorTimes[sponsorTimes.length - 1][1] = parseInt(time);
+      sponsorTimes[sponsorTimes.length - 1][1] = time;
     } else {
       //it is a start time
       let sponsorTimesIndex = sponsorTimes.length;
       sponsorTimes[sponsorTimesIndex] = [];
 
-      sponsorTimes[sponsorTimesIndex][0] = parseInt(time);
+      sponsorTimes[sponsorTimesIndex][0] = time;
     }
 
     //save this info
-    let sponsorTimeKey = "sponsorTimes" + previousVideoID;
+    let sponsorTimeKey = "sponsorTimes" + videoID;
     chrome.storage.sync.set({[sponsorTimeKey]: sponsorTimes});
   });
 }
@@ -147,7 +153,13 @@ function submitTimes(videoID, callback) {
   });
 }
 
-function videoIDChange(currentVideoID) {
+function videoIDChange(currentVideoID, tabId) {
+  //send a message to the content script
+  chrome.tabs.sendMessage(tabId, {
+    message: 'ytvideoid',
+    id: currentVideoID
+  });
+
   //warn them if they had unsubmitted times
   if (previousVideoID != null) {
     //get the sponsor times from storage
@@ -186,6 +198,12 @@ function getUserID(callback) {
       userID = userIDStorage;
       callback(userID);
     } else {
+      //double check if a UUID hasn't been created since this was first called
+      if (userID != null) {
+        callback(userID);
+        return;
+      }
+
       //generate a userID
       userID = generateUUID();
       

content.js

@@ -1,28 +1,24 @@
-if(id = getYouTubeVideoID(document.URL)){ // Direct Links
-  videoIDChange(id);
-
-  //tell background.js about this
-  chrome.runtime.sendMessage({
-    message: "ytvideoid",
-    videoID: id
-  });
-}
-
 //was sponsor data found when doing SponsorsLookup
 var sponsorDataFound = false;
 
 //the actual sponsorTimes if loaded and UUIDs associated with them
-var sponsorTimes = undefined;
+var sponsorTimes = null;
-var UUIDs = undefined;
+var UUIDs = null;
+//what video id are these sponsors for
+var sponsorVideoID = null;
+
+if(id = getYouTubeVideoID(document.URL)){ // Direct Links
+  videoIDChange(id);
+}
 
 //the video
 var v;
 
 //the last time looked at (used to see if this time is in the interval)
-var lastTime;
+var lastTime = -1;
 
-//the last time skipped to
+//the actual time (not video time) that the last skip happened
-var lastTimeSkippedTo = -1;
+var lastUnixTimeSkipped = -1;
 
 //the last time in the video a sponsor was skipped
 //used for the go back button
@@ -59,6 +55,7 @@ chrome.storage.sync.get(["dontShowNoticeAgain"], function(result) {
 
 chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener( // Detect URL Changes
   function(request, sender, sendResponse) {
+	  console.log(request.message)
     //message from background script
     if (request.message == "ytvideoid") { 
       videoIDChange(request.id);
@@ -103,7 +100,40 @@ chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener( // Detect URL Changes
     }
 });
 
+//check for hotkey pressed
+document.onkeydown = function(e){
+  e = e || window.event;
+  var key = e.which || e.keyCode;
+
+  let video = document.getElementById("movie_player");
+
+  //is the video in focus, otherwise they could be typing a comment
+  if (document.activeElement === video) {
+    if(key == 186){
+      //semicolon
+      startSponsorClicked();
+    } else if (key == 222) {
+      //single quote
+      submitSponsorTimes();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 function videoIDChange(id) {
+  //not a url change
+  if (sponsorVideoID == id){
+    return;
+  }
+
+  //reset last sponsor times
+  lastTime = -1;
+  lastUnixTimeSkipped = -1;
+
+  //reset sponsor times
+  sponsorTimes = null;
+  UUIDs = null;
+  sponsorVideoID = id;
+
   //reset sponsor data found check
   sponsorDataFound = false;
   sponsorsLookup(id);
@@ -115,10 +145,13 @@ function videoIDChange(id) {
   }, function(response) {
     if (response != undefined) {
       let sponsorTimes = response.sponsorTimes;
-      if (sponsorTimes != undefined && sponsorTimes.length > 0 && sponsorTimes[sponsorTimes.length - 1].length >= 2) {
+      if (sponsorTimes != null && sponsorTimes.length > 0 && sponsorTimes[sponsorTimes.length - 1].length >= 2) {
-        document.getElementById("submitButton").style.display = "unset";
+        changeStartSponsorButton(true, true);
-      } else if (sponsorTimes != undefined && sponsorTimes.length > 0 && sponsorTimes[sponsorTimes.length - 1].length < 2) {
+      } else if (sponsorTimes != null && sponsorTimes.length > 0 && sponsorTimes[sponsorTimes.length - 1].length < 2) {
-        toggleStartSponsorButton();
+        changeStartSponsorButton(false, true);
+      } else {
+        changeStartSponsorButton(true, true);
+        document.getElementById("submitButton").style.display = "none";
       }
     }
   });
@@ -170,16 +203,22 @@ function sponsorsLookup(id) {
 function sponsorCheck(sponsorTimes) { // Video skipping
   //see if any sponsor start time was just passed
   for (let i = 0; i < sponsorTimes.length; i++) {
-    //the sponsor time is in between these times, skip it
+    //this means part of the video was just skipped
-    //if the time difference is more than 1 second, than the there was probably a skip in time, 
+    if (Math.abs(v.currentTime - lastTime) > 1 && lastTime != -1) {
-    //  and it's not due to playback
+      //make lastTime as if the video was playing normally
-    //also check if the last time skipped to is not too close to now, to make sure not to get too many
+      lastTime = v.currentTime - 0.0001;
+    }
+
+    let currentTime = Date.now();
+
+    //If the sponsor time is in between these times, skip it
+    //Checks if the last time skipped to is not too close to now, to make sure not to get too many
     //  sponsor times in a row (from one troll)
-    if (Math.abs(v.currentTime - lastTime) < 1 && sponsorTimes[i][0] >= lastTime && sponsorTimes[i][0] <= v.currentTime &&
+    //the last term makes 0 second start times possible
-        (lastTimeSkippedTo == -1 || Math.abs(v.currentTime - lastTimeSkippedTo) > 1)) {
+    if ((Math.abs(v.currentTime - sponsorTimes[i][0]) < 0.3 && sponsorTimes[i][0] >= lastTime && sponsorTimes[i][0] <= v.currentTime
+          && (lastUnixTimeSkipped == -1 || currentTime - lastUnixTimeSkipped > 500)) || (lastTime == -1 && sponsorTimes[i][0] == 0)) {
       //skip it
       v.currentTime = sponsorTimes[i][1];
-      lastTimeSkippedTo = sponsorTimes[i][1];
 
       lastSponsorTimeSkipped = sponsorTimes[i][0];
       
@@ -187,7 +226,7 @@ function sponsorCheck(sponsorTimes) { // Video skipping
       lastSponsorTimeSkippedUUID = currentUUID; 
 
       //send out the message saying that a sponsor message was skipped
-      openSkipNotice();
+      openSkipNotice(currentUUID);
 
       setTimeout(() => closeSkipNotice(currentUUID), 7000);
 
@@ -197,11 +236,15 @@ function sponsorCheck(sponsorTimes) { // Video skipping
       }
     }
   }
-  lastTime = v.currentTime;
+
+  //don't keep track until they are loaded in
+  if (sponsorTimes.length > 0) {
+    lastTime = v.currentTime;
+  }
 }
 
 function goBackToPreviousTime(UUID) {
-  if (sponsorTimes != undefined) {
+  if (sponsorTimes != null) {
     //add a tiny bit of time to make sure it is not skipped again
     v.currentTime = sponsorTimes[UUIDs.indexOf(UUID)][0] + 0.001;
 
@@ -242,11 +285,10 @@ function removePlayerControlsButton() {
 
 //adds or removes the player controls button to what it should be
 function updateVisibilityOfPlayerControlsButton() {
+  addPlayerControlsButton();
+  addSubmitButton();
   if (hideVideoPlayerControls) {
     removePlayerControlsButton();
-  } else {
-    addPlayerControlsButton();
-    addSubmitButton();
   }
 }
 
@@ -256,7 +298,8 @@ function startSponsorClicked() {
   //send back current time with message
   chrome.runtime.sendMessage({
     message: "addSponsorTime",
-    time: v.currentTime
+    time: v.currentTime,
+    videoID: getYouTubeVideoID(document.URL)
   });
 }
 
@@ -264,6 +307,7 @@ function changeStartSponsorButton(showStartSponsor, uploadButtonVisible) {
   if (showStartSponsor) {
     showingStartSponsor = true;
     document.getElementById("startSponsorImage").src = chrome.extension.getURL("icons/PlayerStartIconSponsorBlocker256px.png");
+    document.getElementById("startSponsorButton").setAttribute("title", "Sponsor Starts Now");
 
     if (document.getElementById("startSponsorImage").style.display != "none" && uploadButtonVisible) {
       document.getElementById("submitButton").style.display = "unset";
@@ -274,6 +318,7 @@ function changeStartSponsorButton(showStartSponsor, uploadButtonVisible) {
   } else {
     showingStartSponsor = false;
     document.getElementById("startSponsorImage").src = chrome.extension.getURL("icons/PlayerStopIconSponsorBlocker256px.png");
+    document.getElementById("startSponsorButton").setAttribute("title", "Sponsor Ends Now");
 
     //disable submit button
     document.getElementById("submitButton").style.display = "none";
@@ -313,12 +358,35 @@ function addSubmitButton() {
 }
 
 //Opens the notice that tells the user that a sponsor was just skipped
-function openSkipNotice(){
+function openSkipNotice(UUID){
   if (dontShowNotice) {
     //don't show, return
     return;
   }
 
+  //check if page is loaded yet (for 0 second sponsors, the page might not be loaded yet)
+  //it looks for the view count div and sees if it is full yet
+  //querySelectorAll is being used like findElementById for multiple objects, because for
+  //some reason YouTube has put more than one object with one ID.
+  let viewCountNode = document.querySelectorAll("#count");
+  //check to see if the length is over zero, otherwise it's a different YouTube theme probably
+  if (viewCountNode.length > 0) {
+    //check if any of these have text
+    let viewCountVisible = false;
+    for (let i = 0; i < viewCountNode.length; i++) {
+      if (viewCountNode[i].innerText != null) {
+        viewCountVisible = true;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (!viewCountVisible) {
+      //this is the new YouTube layout and it is still loading
+      //wait a bit for opening the notice
+      setTimeout(() => openSkipNotice(UUID), 200);
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
   let amountOfPreviousNotices = document.getElementsByClassName("sponsorSkipNotice").length;
 
   if (amountOfPreviousNotices > 0) {
@@ -328,45 +396,43 @@ function openSkipNotice(){
     previousNotice.classList.add("secondSkipNotice")
   }
 
-  let UUID = lastSponsorTimeSkippedUUID;
-
   let noticeElement = document.createElement("div");
   //what sponsor time this is about
-  noticeElement.id = "sponsorSkipNotice" + lastSponsorTimeSkippedUUID;
+  noticeElement.id = "sponsorSkipNotice" + UUID;
   noticeElement.classList.add("sponsorSkipObject");
   noticeElement.classList.add("sponsorSkipNotice");
-  noticeElement.style.zIndex = 1 + amountOfPreviousNotices;
+  noticeElement.style.zIndex = 5 + amountOfPreviousNotices;
 
   let logoElement = document.createElement("img");
-  logoElement.id = "sponsorSkipLogo" + lastSponsorTimeSkippedUUID;
+  logoElement.id = "sponsorSkipLogo" + UUID;
   logoElement.className = "sponsorSkipLogo";
   logoElement.src = chrome.extension.getURL("icons/LogoSponsorBlocker256px.png");
 
   let noticeMessage = document.createElement("div");
-  noticeMessage.id = "sponsorSkipMessage" + lastSponsorTimeSkippedUUID;
+  noticeMessage.id = "sponsorSkipMessage" + UUID;
   noticeMessage.classList.add("sponsorSkipMessage");
   noticeMessage.classList.add("sponsorSkipObject");
   noticeMessage.innerText = "Hey, you just skipped a sponsor!";
   
   let noticeInfo = document.createElement("p");
-  noticeInfo.id = "sponsorSkipInfo" + lastSponsorTimeSkippedUUID;
+  noticeInfo.id = "sponsorSkipInfo" + UUID;
   noticeInfo.classList.add("sponsorSkipInfo");
   noticeInfo.classList.add("sponsorSkipObject");
   noticeInfo.innerText = "This message will disapear in 7 seconds";
   
   //thumbs up and down buttons
   let voteButtonsContainer = document.createElement("div");
-  voteButtonsContainer.id = "sponsorTimesVoteButtonsContainer" + lastSponsorTimeSkippedUUID;
+  voteButtonsContainer.id = "sponsorTimesVoteButtonsContainer" + UUID;
   voteButtonsContainer.setAttribute("align", "center");
 
   let upvoteButton = document.createElement("img");
-  upvoteButton.id = "sponsorTimesUpvoteButtonsContainer" + lastSponsorTimeSkippedUUID;
+  upvoteButton.id = "sponsorTimesUpvoteButtonsContainer" + UUID;
   upvoteButton.className = "sponsorSkipObject voteButton";
   upvoteButton.src = chrome.extension.getURL("icons/upvote.png");
   upvoteButton.addEventListener("click", () => vote(1, UUID));
 
   let downvoteButton = document.createElement("img");
-  downvoteButton.id = "sponsorTimesDownvoteButtonsContainer" + lastSponsorTimeSkippedUUID;
+  downvoteButton.id = "sponsorTimesDownvoteButtonsContainer" + UUID;
   downvoteButton.className = "sponsorSkipObject voteButton";
   downvoteButton.src = chrome.extension.getURL("icons/downvote.png");
   downvoteButton.addEventListener("click", () => vote(0, UUID));
@@ -541,6 +607,13 @@ function sponsorMessageStarted() {
 }
 
 function submitSponsorTimes() {
+  if(!confirm("Are you sure you want to submit this?")) return;
+
+  if (document.getElementById("submitButton").style.display == "none") {
+    //don't submit, not ready
+    return;
+  }
+
   //add loading animation
   document.getElementById("submitButtonImage").src = chrome.extension.getURL("icons/PlayerUploadIconSponsorBlocker256px.png");
   document.getElementById("submitButton").style.animation = "rotate 1s 0s infinite";
@@ -617,5 +690,6 @@ function sendRequestToCustomServer(type, fullAddress, callback) {
 function getYouTubeVideoID(url) { // Returns with video id else returns false
   var regExp = /^.*((youtu.be\/)|(v\/)|(\/u\/\w\/)|(embed\/)|(watch\?))\??v?=?([^#\&\?]*).*/;
   var match = url.match(regExp);
-  return (match && match[7].length == 11) ? match[7] : false;
+  var id = new URL(url).searchParams.get("v");
-}
+  return (match && match[7].length == 11) ? id : false;
+}

firefox_manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "SponsorBlock - YouTube Sponsorship Blocker",
   "short_name": "SponsorBlock",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.12",
   "description": "Skip over sponsorship on YouTube videos. Report sponsors on videos you watch to save the time of others.",
   "content_scripts": [
     {

manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "SponsorBlock - YouTube Sponsorship Blocker",
   "short_name": "SponsorBlock",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.13",
   "description": "Skip over sponsorship on YouTube videos. Report sponsors on videos you watch to save the time of others.",
   "content_scripts": [
     {

popup.html

@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@
           <div>
             <button id="sponsorStart" class="greenButton">Sponsorship Starts Now</button>
           </div>
-    
+
+          <sub>Hint: Press the semicolon key while focused on a video report the start/end of a sponsor and quote to submit.</sub>
+  
           <div id="submissionSection" style="display: none">
             <h3>Latest Sponsor Message Times Chosen</h3>
             <b>

popup.js

@@ -1,14 +1,37 @@
+
+// References
+var SB = {};
+
+SB.sponsorStart = document.getElementById("sponsorStart");
+SB.clearTimes = document.getElementById("clearTimes");
+SB.submitTimes = document.getElementById("submitTimes");
+SB.showNoticeAgain = document.getElementById("showNoticeAgain");
+SB.hideVideoPlayerControls = document.getElementById("hideVideoPlayerControls");
+SB.showVideoPlayerControls = document.getElementById("showVideoPlayerControls");
+SB.disableSponsorViewTracking = document.getElementById("disableSponsorViewTracking");
+SB.enableSponsorViewTracking = document.getElementById("enableSponsorViewTracking");
+SB.optionsButton = document.getElementById("optionsButton");
+SB.reportAnIssue = document.getElementById("reportAnIssue");
+// sponsorTimesContributions
+SB.sponsorTimesContributionsContainer = document.getElementById("sponsorTimesContributionsContainer");
+SB.sponsorTimesContributionsDisplay = document.getElementById("sponsorTimesContributionsDisplay");
+SB.sponsorTimesContributionsDisplayEndWord = document.getElementById("sponsorTimesContributionsDisplayEndWord");
+// sponsorTimesViewsDisplay
+SB.sponsorTimesViewsContainer = document.getElementById("sponsorTimesViewsDisplayContainer");
+SB.sponsorTimesViewsDisplay = document.getElementById("sponsorTimesViewsDisplayDisplay");
+SB.sponsorTimesViewsDisplayEndWord = document.getElementById("sponsorTimesViewsDisplayDisplayEndWord");
+
 //setup click listeners
-document.getElementById("sponsorStart").addEventListener("click", sendSponsorStartMessage);
+SB.sponsorStart.addEventListener("click", sendSponsorStartMessage);
-document.getElementById("clearTimes").addEventListener("click", clearTimes);
+SB.clearTimes.addEventListener("click", clearTimes);
-document.getElementById("submitTimes").addEventListener("click", submitTimes);
+SB.submitTimes.addEventListener("click", submitTimes);
-document.getElementById("showNoticeAgain").addEventListener("click", showNoticeAgain);
+SB.showNoticeAgain.addEventListener("click", showNoticeAgain);
-document.getElementById("hideVideoPlayerControls").addEventListener("click", hideVideoPlayerControls);
+SB.hideVideoPlayerControls.addEventListener("click", hideVideoPlayerControls);
-document.getElementById("showVideoPlayerControls").addEventListener("click", showVideoPlayerControls);
+SB.showVideoPlayerControls.addEventListener("click", showVideoPlayerControls);
-document.getElementById("disableSponsorViewTracking").addEventListener("click", disableSponsorViewTracking);
+SB.disableSponsorViewTracking.addEventListener("click", disableSponsorViewTracking);
-document.getElementById("enableSponsorViewTracking").addEventListener("click", enableSponsorViewTracking);
+SB.enableSponsorViewTracking.addEventListener("click", enableSponsorViewTracking);
-document.getElementById("optionsButton").addEventListener("click", openOptions);
+SB.optionsButton.addEventListener("click", openOptions);
-document.getElementById("reportAnIssue").addEventListener("click", reportAnIssue);
+SB.reportAnIssue.addEventListener("click", reportAnIssue);
 
 //if true, the button now selects the end time
 var startTimeChosen = false;
@@ -27,7 +50,7 @@ var isYouTubeTab = false;
 chrome.storage.sync.get(["dontShowNoticeAgain"], function(result) {
   let dontShowNoticeAgain = result.dontShowNoticeAgain;
   if (dontShowNoticeAgain != undefined && dontShowNoticeAgain) {
-    document.getElementById("showNoticeAgain").style.display = "unset";
+    SB.showNoticeAgain.style.display = "unset";
   }
 });
 
@@ -35,8 +58,8 @@ chrome.storage.sync.get(["dontShowNoticeAgain"], function(result) {
 chrome.storage.sync.get(["hideVideoPlayerControls"], function(result) {
   let hideVideoPlayerControls = result.hideVideoPlayerControls;
   if (hideVideoPlayerControls != undefined && hideVideoPlayerControls) {
-    document.getElementById("hideVideoPlayerControls").style.display = "none";
+    SB.hideVideoPlayerControls.style.display = "none";
-    document.getElementById("showVideoPlayerControls").style.display = "unset";
+    SB.showVideoPlayerControls.style.display = "unset";
   }
 });
 
@@ -44,25 +67,21 @@ chrome.storage.sync.get(["hideVideoPlayerControls"], function(result) {
 chrome.storage.sync.get(["trackViewCount"], function(result) {
   let trackViewCount = result.trackViewCount;
   if (trackViewCount != undefined && !trackViewCount) {
-    document.getElementById("disableSponsorViewTracking").style.display = "none";
+    SB.disableSponsorViewTracking.style.display = "none";
-    document.getElementById("enableSponsorViewTracking").style.display = "unset";
+    SB.enableSponsorViewTracking.style.display = "unset";
   }
 });
 
 //get the amount of times this user has contributed and display it to thank them
 chrome.storage.sync.get(["sponsorTimesContributed"], function(result) {
   if (result.sponsorTimesContributed != undefined) {
-    let sponsorTimesContributionsContainer = document.getElementById("sponsorTimesContributionsContainer");
-    let sponsorTimesContributionsDisplay = document.getElementById("sponsorTimesContributionsDisplay");
-    let sponsorTimesContributionsDisplayEndWord = document.getElementById("sponsorTimesContributionsDisplayEndWord");
-
     if (result.sponsorTimesContributed > 1) {
-      sponsorTimesContributionsDisplayEndWord.innerText = "sponsors."
+      SB.sponsorTimesContributionsDisplayEndWord.innerText = "sponsors."
     } else {
-      sponsorTimesContributionsDisplayEndWord.innerText = "sponsor."
+      SB.sponsorTimesContributionsDisplayEndWord.innerText = "sponsor."
     }
-    sponsorTimesContributionsDisplay.innerText = result.sponsorTimesContributed;
+    SB.sponsorTimesContributionsDisplay.innerText = result.sponsorTimesContributed;
-    sponsorTimesContributionsContainer.style.display = "unset";
+    SB.sponsorTimesContributionsContainer.style.display = "unset";
 
     //get the userID
     chrome.storage.sync.get(["userID"], function(result) {
@@ -73,19 +92,14 @@ chrome.storage.sync.get(["sponsorTimesContributed"], function(result) {
         sendRequestToServer("GET", "/api/getViewsForUser?userID=" + userID, function(xmlhttp) {
           if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.status == 200) {
             let viewCount = JSON.parse(xmlhttp.responseText).viewCount;
-
             if (viewCount != 0) {
-              let sponsorTimesViewsContainer = document.getElementById("sponsorTimesViewsContainer");
-              let sponsorTimesViewsDisplay = document.getElementById("sponsorTimesViewsDisplay");
-              let sponsorTimesViewsDisplayEndWord = document.getElementById("sponsorTimesViewsDisplayEndWord");
-      
               if (viewCount > 1) {
-                sponsorTimesViewsDisplayEndWord.innerText = "sponsor segments."
+                SB.sponsorTimesViewsDisplayEndWord.innerText = "sponsor segments."
               } else {
-                sponsorTimesViewsDisplayEndWord.innerText = "sponsor segment."
+                SB.sponsorTimesViewsDisplayEndWord.innerText = "sponsor segment."
               }
-              sponsorTimesViewsDisplay.innerText = viewCount;
+              SB.sponsorTimesViewsDisplay.innerText = viewCount;
-              sponsorTimesViewsContainer.style.display = "unset";
+              SB.sponsorTimesViewsContainer.style.display = "unset";
             }
           }
         });
@@ -117,7 +131,7 @@ function loadTabData(tabs) {
     if (sponsorTimesStorage != undefined && sponsorTimesStorage.length > 0) {
       if (sponsorTimesStorage[sponsorTimesStorage.length - 1] != undefined && sponsorTimesStorage[sponsorTimesStorage.length - 1].length < 2) {
         startTimeChosen = true;
-        document.getElementById("sponsorStart").innerHTML = "Sponsorship Ends Now";
+        SB.sponsorStart.innerHTML = "Sponsorship Ends Now";
       }
 
       sponsorTimes = sponsorTimesStorage;
@@ -372,7 +386,7 @@ function showNoticeAgain() {
     });
   });
 
-  document.getElementById("showNoticeAgain").style.display = "none";
+  SB.showNoticeAgain.style.display = "none";
 }
 
 function hideVideoPlayerControls() {
@@ -388,8 +402,8 @@ function hideVideoPlayerControls() {
     });
   });
 
-  document.getElementById("hideVideoPlayerControls").style.display = "none";
+  SB.hideVideoPlayerControls.style.display = "none";
-  document.getElementById("showVideoPlayerControls").style.display = "unset";
+  SB.showVideoPlayerControls.style.display = "unset";
 }
 
 function showVideoPlayerControls() {
@@ -405,8 +419,8 @@ function showVideoPlayerControls() {
     });
   });
 
-  document.getElementById("hideVideoPlayerControls").style.display = "unset";
+  SB.hideVideoPlayerControls.style.display = "unset";
-  document.getElementById("showVideoPlayerControls").style.display = "none";
+  SB.showVideoPlayerControls.style.display = "none";
 }
 
 function disableSponsorViewTracking() {
@@ -422,8 +436,8 @@ function disableSponsorViewTracking() {
     });
   });
 
-  document.getElementById("disableSponsorViewTracking").style.display = "none";
+  SB.disableSponsorViewTracking.style.display = "none";
-  document.getElementById("enableSponsorViewTracking").style.display = "unset";
+  SB.enableSponsorViewTracking.style.display = "unset";
 }
 
 function enableSponsorViewTracking() {
@@ -439,15 +453,15 @@ function enableSponsorViewTracking() {
     });
   });
 
-  document.getElementById("enableSponsorViewTracking").style.display = "none";
+  SB.enableSponsorViewTracking.style.display = "none";
-  document.getElementById("disableSponsorViewTracking").style.display = "unset";
+  SB.disableSponsorViewTracking.style.display = "unset";
 }
 
 function updateStartTimeChosen() {
   //update startTimeChosen variable
   if (!startTimeChosen) {
     startTimeChosen = true;
-  document.getElementById("sponsorStart").innerHTML = "Sponsorship Ends Now";
+  SB.sponsorStart.innerHTML = "Sponsorship Ends Now";
   } else {
     resetStartTimeChosen();
   }
@@ -456,7 +470,7 @@ function updateStartTimeChosen() {
 //set it to false
 function resetStartTimeChosen() {
   startTimeChosen = false;
-  document.getElementById("sponsorStart").innerHTML = "Sponsorship Starts Now";
+  SB.sponsorStart.innerHTML = "Sponsorship Starts Now";
 }
 
 //hides and shows the submit times button when needed
@@ -485,7 +499,7 @@ function displayNoVideo() {
 
 function reportAnIssue() {
   document.getElementById("issueReporterContainer").style.display = "unset";
-  document.getElementById("reportAnIssue").style.display = "none";
+  SB.reportAnIssue.style.display = "none";
 }
 
 function addVoteMessage(message, UUID) {
@@ -566,4 +580,4 @@ function getYouTubeVideoID(url) { // Return video id or false
   var regExp = /^.*((youtu.be\/)|(v\/)|(\/u\/\w\/)|(embed\/)|(watch\?))\??v?=?([^#\&\?]*).*/;
   var match = url.match(regExp);
   return (match && match[7].length == 11) ? match[7] : false;
-}
+}