No more GitHub notifications

GitHub notifications are overwhelming in large organizations with 100+ repositories.
As of 2025-03-24. See the latest version.
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// ==UserScript==
// @name         No more GitHub notifications
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      2025-03-24
// @description  GitHub notifications are overwhelming in large organizations with 100+ repositories.
// @author       mxt-mischa
// @match        https://github.com/*
// @icon         https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=github.com
// @license      AGPL-3.0
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    function waitForElement(parent, selector) {
        return new Promise((resolve) => {
            console.debug(`Looking for element: ${selector}`);

            const element = parent.querySelector(selector);
            if (element) {
                console.debug(`Element ${selector} found immediately`);
                resolve(element);
                return;
            }

            const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations, obs) => {
                const element = parent.querySelector(selector);
                if (element) {
                    console.debug(`Element ${selector} found via MutationObserver`);
                    obs.disconnect();
                    clearTimeout(timeoutId);
                    clearInterval(pollId);
                    resolve(element);
                }
            });

            observer.observe(parent, {
                childList: true,
                subtree: true,
                attributes: true
            });
        });
    }

    async function main() {
        const indicator = await waitForElement(document, `notification-indicator`);
        if (indicator) {
            indicator.remove();
        } else {
            alert("Notifications where?");
        }
    }

    function onUrlChange() {
        console.debug('URL changed:', location.href);
        if (location.href.includes('github.com')) {
            // Small delay to let GitHub finish its initial rendering
            setTimeout(main, 500);
        }
    }


    let currentUrl = location.href;
    new MutationObserver(() => {
        if (currentUrl !== location.href) {
            currentUrl = location.href;
            onUrlChange();
        }
    }).observe(document, { subtree: true, childList: true });

    // Initial run - no setTimeout needed
    if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', main);
    } else {
        main();
    }
})();