Userscript for Tampermonkey (ECMAScript 5) that allows you to go to the first staff post in a thread by clicking on the "shield". requested by some guy called Fourth

hypixel_forums_clickable_shields.js

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Hypixel Forums Clickable Shields
// @namespace    http://semx11.me/
// @version      0.1
// @description  Click on the 'staff shield' to take you to the first staff post in a thread.
// @author       Semx11
// @match        https://hypixel.net/forums/*
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    var running = false;

    // praise stackoverflow
    function addGlobalStyle(css) {
        var head, style;
        head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
        if (!head) { return; }
        style = document.createElement('style');
        style.type = 'text/css';
        style.innerHTML = css;
        head.appendChild(style);
    }

    // pointer cursor for shields
    addGlobalStyle("span.hasStaffPost{cursor:pointer;}");

    // recursive function, run once per page
    function getStaffPost(threadLink, progressSpan, page = 1, maxPages = 0) {

        // check page bounds
        if (page > maxPages && maxPages > 0) {
            progressSpan.html("Not found.");
            setTimeout(function() {
                progressSpan.remove();
                running = false;
            }, 2000);
            return;
        }

        // get page
        var threadContent = $.ajax({
            url: threadLink + "page-" + page,
            dataType: "html"
        });

        // wait for request completion
        threadContent.done(function(html) {
            var site = $($.parseHTML(html));

            // set max pages if not already set
            if (maxPages < 1) {
                if (site.find("span.pageNavHeader").length !== 0) {
                    maxPages = parseInt(site.find("span.pageNavHeader").html().toString().replace("Page 1 of ", ""));
                } else {
                    maxPages = 1;
                }
            }

            // check if post author has rank-badge-admin
            var staffPosts = site.find(".messageList > li").has("div.player.playerRank > span.rank-badge-admin");
            progressSpan.html("Searching (" + page + "/" + maxPages + ")");

            // check staff post count
            if (staffPosts.length !== 0) {
                progressSpan.html("Post found! (" + page + "/" + maxPages + ")");
                running = false;

                // get first staff post, get post permalink, and click it
                staffPosts.find(".datePermalink")[0].click();
                return;
            }
            // recursive, recursive, recursive ...
            getStaffPost(threadLink, progressSpan, ++page, maxPages);
        });
    }

    // shorthand for $(document).ready( ... );
    $(function() {
        // click listener for shields
        $("span.hasStaffPost").click(function() {
            if (running) {
                return;
            }
            running = true;
            // get dom elements used for status and getting thread link
            var iconKeyDiv = $(this).parent();
            var threadLink = "https://hypixel.net/" + iconKeyDiv.siblings().find("a.PreviewTooltip").attr("href");

            // append span for status
            iconKeyDiv.append('<span id="loading" style="text-indent: 0; width: auto">Loading</span>');
            getStaffPost(threadLink, iconKeyDiv.find("span#loading"), 1);
        });
    });

})();