When will it be possible to sort the offers according to the time they were posted?

k9banger · November 2024

The offers page has now become totally nonsensical, with suppliers offering double bandwidth or whatever for replying in the thread just to ensure the offering stays at the top of the listings.

When is this going to change, and isn't it unfair to vendors who refuse to engage in these shenanigans?

zed · November 2024

its pretty fucking annoying as a guy trying to check offers too.

Silvenga · November 2024

You can try and use https://lowendtalk.com/categories/offers/feed.rss

tototo · November 2024

I use this userscript

// ==UserScript==
// @name         LET | Sort Threads
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      0.1
// @description  try to take over the world!
// @author       You
// @match        https://lowendtalk.com/*
// @match        https://www.lowendtalk.com/*
// @icon         https://icons.duckduckgo.com/ip2/lowendtalk.com.ico
// @grant        GM_xmlhttpRequest
// @grant        GM_getValue
// @grant        GM_setValue
// ==/UserScript==

(async () => {
    'use strict';

    function sleep(ms) {
        return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
    }

    function addDate(div, dateStr) {
        function getRelativeTime(originalDate) {
            const currentDate = new Date();
            const timeDifference = Math.floor((currentDate - originalDate) / 1000);

            if (timeDifference < 60) {
                return `${timeDifference} sec${timeDifference === 1 ? '' : 's'} ago`;
            } else if (timeDifference < 3600) {
                const minutes = Math.floor(timeDifference / 60);
                return `${minutes} min${minutes === 1 ? '' : 's'} ago`;
            } else if (timeDifference < 86400) {
                const hours = Math.floor(timeDifference / 3600);
                return `${hours} hour${hours === 1 ? '' : 's'} ago`;
            } else if (timeDifference < 2592000) {
                const days = Math.floor(timeDifference / 86400);
                return `${days} day${days === 1 ? '' : 's'} ago`;
            } else if (timeDifference < 31536000) {
                const months = Math.floor(timeDifference / 2592000);
                return `${months} month${months === 1 ? '' : 's'} ago`;
            } else {
                const years = Math.floor(timeDifference / 31536000);
                return `${years} year${years === 1 ? '' : 's'} ago`;
            }
        }

        const originalDate = new Date(`${dateStr}Z`.replace(' ', 'T'));

        const spanElement = document.createElement('span');
        spanElement.style.fontSize = 'x-small';
        spanElement.textContent = getRelativeTime(originalDate);
        div.insertBefore(spanElement, div.firstChild);
    }


    const titleDivs = document.querySelectorAll('div.Title[role=heading]');

    const isFirstPage = (() => {
        const path = location.pathname;
        if (path === "/") return true;
        const matched = path.match(/^\/(?:discussions|categories\/[^/]+)\/p(\d+)/);
        if (matched) {
            const num = parseInt(matched[1]);
            return num <= 1;
        }
        return true;
    })();

    let gotFeedData = false;

    for (const div of titleDivs) {
        const a = div.querySelector('a');

        if (!a) return;

        const num = a.href.split('/')[4];
        let savedData = await GM.getValue(num);

        if (savedData) {
            addDate(div, savedData);
            continue;
        }

        if (isFirstPage && !gotFeedData) {
            gotFeedData = true;
            const rssLink = document.querySelector('link[type="application/rss+xml"]');
            const rssUrl = rssLink ? rssLink.href : null;
            const response = await fetch(rssUrl);
            const xmlText = await response.text();

            const parser = new DOMParser();
            const xmlDoc = parser.parseFromString(xmlText, 'application/xml');

            const itemNodes = xmlDoc.querySelectorAll('item');
            for (const itemNode of itemNodes) {
                const guid = itemNode.querySelector('guid').textContent;
                const pubDate = itemNode.querySelector('pubDate').textContent;

                const postId = guid.split('@')[0];
                if (await GM.getValue(postId)) {
                    continue
                }
                await GM.setValue(postId, new Date(pubDate).toISOString().split('.')[0].replace('T', ' '));
            }
        }

        savedData = await GM.getValue(num);

        if (savedData) {
            addDate(div, savedData);
            continue;
        }

        GM_xmlhttpRequest({
            method: "GET",
            url: a.href.replace('#latest', '/p1'),
            headers: {
            },
            onload: async function (response) {
                const matchedJson = response.responseText.match(/type="application\/ld\+json">(.+?)</);
                if (matchedJson) {
                    const obj = JSON.parse(matchedJson[1]);
                    await GM.setValue(num, obj.dateCreated);
                    addDate(div, obj.dateCreated);
                }
            },
            onerror: function (error) {
                console.error(error);
            }
        });
        await sleep(700);
    }

    $('ul.DataList.Discussions').each(function () {
        $(this).html(
            $(this).find('li.ItemDiscussion').sort(function (a, b) {
                const read = $(a).hasClass('Read') * 1 - $(b).hasClass('Read') * 1;
                if (read) return read;

                return String($(b).attr('id')).replace(/\D/g, '') - String($(a).attr('id')).replace(/\D/g, '');
            })
        );
    })
})();

JerryHou · November 2024

@Silvenga said:
You can try and use https://lowendtalk.com/categories/offers/feed.rss

I added this into my RSS app and it shows "error since 2 months ago" and the last feed is 20 Sep something...

PaiJi · November 2024

@JerryHou said:

@Silvenga said:
You can try and use https://lowendtalk.com/categories/offers/feed.rss

I added this into my RSS app and it shows "error since 2 months ago" and the last feed is 20 Sep something...

https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/198966/let-rss-feed-not-working
The problem is known but should not be solved

JerryHou · November 2024

@PaiJi said:

@JerryHou said:

@Silvenga said:
You can try and use https://lowendtalk.com/categories/offers/feed.rss

I added this into my RSS app and it shows "error since 2 months ago" and the last feed is 20 Sep something...

https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/198966/let-rss-feed-not-working
The problem is known but should not be solved

RSS is dead...time to move on... :P

lowendtalkxdax · November 2024

@JerryHou said:

@PaiJi said:

@JerryHou said:

@Silvenga said:
You can try and use https://lowendtalk.com/categories/offers/feed.rss

I added this into my RSS app and it shows "error since 2 months ago" and the last feed is 20 Sep something...

https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/198966/let-rss-feed-not-working
The problem is known but should not be solved

RSS is dead...time to move on... :P

Mine is still alive
https://i.ibb.co/9wtQfPn/IMG-0850.png

kevinds · November 2024

@k9banger said:
suppliers offering double bandwidth or whatever for replying in the thread just to

There was a discussion thread about changing the rules to 'fix' this but I have no update other than new rules being discussed with the needed team..

The discussion, the last I saw it, was just being bumped to keep it on page 1, nothing was being added besides the bumps.

zed · November 2024

@kevinds said:
The discussion, the last I saw it, was just being bumped to keep it on page 1, nothing was being added besides the bumps.

lol

DataRecovery · November 2024

@JerryHou said:

@Silvenga said:
You can try and use https://lowendtalk.com/categories/offers/feed.rss

I added this into my RSS app and it shows "error since 2 months ago" and the last feed is 20 Sep something...

Welcome to our luxury Bot club!
You now have official approval from cloudflare.

@JerryHou said:
RSS is dead...time to move on... :P

RSS will outlive your grandchildren

At least to make them see the same error on LET and bump the thread below

@kevinds said:
The discussion, the last I saw it, was just being bumped to keep it on page 1, nothing was being added besides the bumps.

k9banger · November 2024

@Silvenga said:

You can try and use https://lowendtalk.com/categories/offers/feed.rss

Thanks. I have tried it and it seems to be working okay.

k9banger · November 2024

@tototo said:
I use this userscript
```
// ==UserScript==
// @name LET | Sort Threads
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 0.1
// @description try to take over the world!
// @author You
// @match https://lowendtalk.com/*
// @match https://www.lowendtalk.com/*
// @icon https://icons.duckduckgo.com/ip2/lowendtalk.com.ico
// @grant GM_xmlhttpRequest
// @grant GM_getValue
// @grant GM_setValue
// ==/UserScript==

Which addon do you use as a userscript manager?

I get this message when I set it up in Styluls.

I've become rather rusty in this area.

tototo · November 2024

@k9banger said:

Which addon do you use as a userscript manager?

I get this message when I set it up in Styluls.

I've become rather rusty in this area.

https://www.tampermonkey.net/

shashwat001 · November 2024

@tototo said:
I use this userscript

// ==UserScript==
// @name         LET | Sort Threads
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      0.1
// @description  try to take over the world!
// @author       You
// @match        https://lowendtalk.com/*
// @match        https://www.lowendtalk.com/*
// @icon         https://icons.duckduckgo.com/ip2/lowendtalk.com.ico
// @grant        GM_xmlhttpRequest
// @grant        GM_getValue
// @grant        GM_setValue
// ==/UserScript==

(async () => {
    'use strict';

    function sleep(ms) {
        return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
    }

    function addDate(div, dateStr) {
        function getRelativeTime(originalDate) {
            const currentDate = new Date();
            const timeDifference = Math.floor((currentDate - originalDate) / 1000);

            if (timeDifference < 60) {
                return `${timeDifference} sec${timeDifference === 1 ? '' : 's'} ago`;
            } else if (timeDifference < 3600) {
                const minutes = Math.floor(timeDifference / 60);
                return `${minutes} min${minutes === 1 ? '' : 's'} ago`;
            } else if (timeDifference < 86400) {
                const hours = Math.floor(timeDifference / 3600);
                return `${hours} hour${hours === 1 ? '' : 's'} ago`;
            } else if (timeDifference < 2592000) {
                const days = Math.floor(timeDifference / 86400);
                return `${days} day${days === 1 ? '' : 's'} ago`;
            } else if (timeDifference < 31536000) {
                const months = Math.floor(timeDifference / 2592000);
                return `${months} month${months === 1 ? '' : 's'} ago`;
            } else {
                const years = Math.floor(timeDifference / 31536000);
                return `${years} year${years === 1 ? '' : 's'} ago`;
            }
        }

        const originalDate = new Date(`${dateStr}Z`.replace(' ', 'T'));

        const spanElement = document.createElement('span');
        spanElement.style.fontSize = 'x-small';
        spanElement.textContent = getRelativeTime(originalDate);
        div.insertBefore(spanElement, div.firstChild);
    }


    const titleDivs = document.querySelectorAll('div.Title[role=heading]');

    const isFirstPage = (() => {
        const path = location.pathname;
        if (path === "/") return true;
        const matched = path.match(/^\/(?:discussions|categories\/[^/]+)\/p(\d+)/);
        if (matched) {
            const num = parseInt(matched[1]);
            return num <= 1;
        }
        return true;
    })();

    let gotFeedData = false;

    for (const div of titleDivs) {
        const a = div.querySelector('a');

        if (!a) return;

        const num = a.href.split('/')[4];
        let savedData = await GM.getValue(num);

        if (savedData) {
            addDate(div, savedData);
            continue;
        }

        if (isFirstPage && !gotFeedData) {
            gotFeedData = true;
            const rssLink = document.querySelector('link[type="application/rss+xml"]');
            const rssUrl = rssLink ? rssLink.href : null;
            const response = await fetch(rssUrl);
            const xmlText = await response.text();

            const parser = new DOMParser();
            const xmlDoc = parser.parseFromString(xmlText, 'application/xml');

            const itemNodes = xmlDoc.querySelectorAll('item');
            for (const itemNode of itemNodes) {
                const guid = itemNode.querySelector('guid').textContent;
                const pubDate = itemNode.querySelector('pubDate').textContent;

                const postId = guid.split('@')[0];
                if (await GM.getValue(postId)) {
                    continue
                }
                await GM.setValue(postId, new Date(pubDate).toISOString().split('.')[0].replace('T', ' '));
            }
        }

        savedData = await GM.getValue(num);

        if (savedData) {
            addDate(div, savedData);
            continue;
        }

        GM_xmlhttpRequest({
            method: "GET",
            url: a.href.replace('#latest', '/p1'),
            headers: {
            },
            onload: async function (response) {
                const matchedJson = response.responseText.match(/type="application\/ld\+json">(.+?)</);
                if (matchedJson) {
                    const obj = JSON.parse(matchedJson[1]);
                    await GM.setValue(num, obj.dateCreated);
                    addDate(div, obj.dateCreated);
                }
            },
            onerror: function (error) {
                console.error(error);
            }
        });
        await sleep(700);
    }

    $('ul.DataList.Discussions').each(function () {
        $(this).html(
            $(this).find('li.ItemDiscussion').sort(function (a, b) {
                const read = $(a).hasClass('Read') * 1 - $(b).hasClass('Read') * 1;
                if (read) return read;

                return String($(b).attr('id')).replace(/\D/g, '') - String($(a).attr('id')).replace(/\D/g, '');
            })
        );
    })
})();

What does this script do?

kevinds · November 2024

@shashwat001 said:
What does this script do?

Sends your account credentials to @tototo

tototo · November 2024

@shashwat001 said:

What does this script do?

All threads will be sorted in the order they were created. This means that even if there’s a reply to an old post, the thread will not pop to the top.

DediRock · November 2024

@tototo said:

All threads will be sorted in the order they were created. This means that even if there’s a reply to an old post, the thread will not pop to the top.

Thanks for the tip!

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