robin-grow's Introduction

Robin Grow

For reddit's 2016 April Fools Day prank

Installation

Install a userscript extension such as greasemonkey or tampermonkey:
Click here: http://tampermonkey.net

Then, click this link to install the script:
https://github.com/vartan/robin-grow/raw/master/robin.user.js

If you get a bunch of code instead of it installing, you can copy and paste the code as a new script in greasemonkey/tampermonkey.

You can view the source code or contribute at:
https://github.com/vartan/robin-grow

Features

Automatically votes "grow" in each round
Spam blocking: Automatically blocks spammers and bots. Click on a username to block additional users
Shows a countdown of the time remaining in each round
Displays the total vote counts for each option
Your username color is visible in chat

Updates (times Pacific time)

0.2: Using grow command instead of clicking stuff. Sends command when page is loaded, and also every minute just in case.
0.3: Also informs the page about the script
0.4: 10:26AM, Is now smart enough to detect if you've already voted for grow and won't spam the vote.
0.5: Automatic reload on no activity
0.7: Now shows useful information at the top of the page as well.
0.8: fixed time bug, will rejoin on a failed chatroom
0.9: Will now only send the message one time, won't resend the message on refresh!
1.0: Better UI
1.1: Gets actual counts from reddit backend
1.2: Filters out bots which start with '['
1.3: Filters out messages that users keep repeating
1.4: Improved performance
1.5: Plays a sound when you are mentioned in chat
1.6: Adds a send message button for mobile
1.7: Refreshes the page if reddit is down. Also highlights your messages in the chat
1.8: Links in chat are clickable