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 : 1.300.2025 ################################################################################ Copyright (c) René Vaessen / GenXdev Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. ################################################################################> ############################################################################### <# .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 { } } |