LinkedIn Connection Helper

var getConnectButtonsOnPage = () => {
  var buttons = document.querySelectorAll("button.search-result__action-button")
  var searchText = "Connect";
  var found = []
  buttons.forEach((button) => {
    if (button.textContent.trim() == searchText) { found.push(button) }
  })
  return found
}

/**
 * Get name of the connection
 * @param modalTitle expected to be in the format 'Invite {{ name }} to connect'
 */
var getConnectionName = (modalTitle) => {
  if (!modalTitle) { return null } // could optionally change this to 'there' if you like in the case of 'Hey {{ name }}'
  return modalTitle.split(/Invite\s(.*)\sto\sconnect/)[1].split(" ")[0]
}

var startMakingConnections = () => {
  var count = 0
  var pointer = 0
  var connectButtons;
  var minutes = 60 * 1000
  var seconds = 1000

  // If you would like to send an optional message simply type your message into the quotation marks below.
  // Similar to most String formatting in code, you can use '\n' to break the text and move it to a new line.
  // To template in a connection's name, you can use {{ name }} or {{name}} in the middle of the message.

  // Here's an example of what you can do with it:

  // var optionalMessage = "Hey {{ name }}, I'd love to connect with you.\n\nMitch"
  
  // By default empty quotations (i.e. "" ) will be treated as if there is no message, and will just send the invitation without a message.
  var optionalMessage = "Hey {{ name }}, I'd love to connect with you.\n\nMitch"

  var makeConnections = () => {
    // Handle when page is just loaded.
    if (pointer === 0){ connectButtons = getConnectButtonsOnPage() }

    // Make sure we don't get throttled by rate limitting.
    if (count > 50){
      // Send only 50 requests every 30 minutes.
      setTimeout(() => { count = 0; makeConnections() }, 30 * minutes)
    } else {
      // We wait 2 seconds here before making a new connection to give the
      // invite modal time to open, have an invitation be sent and move to the
      // next 'Connect' button in the list.
      setTimeout(() => {
        if (pointer < connectButtons.length){
          makeConnection(connectButtons[pointer])
          count += 1
          pointer += 1
          makeConnections()
        } else {
          count += 1
          pointer = 0
          document.querySelector(".artdeco-pagination__button.artdeco-pagination__button--next.artdeco-button.artdeco-button--muted.artdeco-button--icon-right.artdeco-button--1.artdeco-button--tertiary.ember-view").click() // Click next
          setTimeout(() => {
            makeConnections()
          }, 10 * seconds) // Wait 10s after page load
        }
      }, Boolean(optionalMessage) ? 3 * seconds : 2 * seconds);
    }
  }

  makeConnections()

  var makeConnection = (el) => {
    el.click() // Click the connect button
    setTimeout(() => {
      // Wait 1s for the modal to appear

      // If a value is set for optionalMessage, send a note. Else, simply send the invitation as is.
      if (Boolean(optionalMessage)){
        var sendNoteButton = document.querySelector("#artdeco-modal-outlet button[aria-label='Add a note'")
        sendNoteButton.click()
        setTimeout(() => {
          var modalTitle = document.querySelector("h2#send-invite-modal").innerText
          var name = getConnectionName(modalTitle)
          var textareaField = document.querySelector("#artdeco-modal-outlet #custom-message")
          var connectionName = document.querySelector("h2#send-invite-modal").innerText
          // The following lines will change 'Hey {{name}},' to 'Hey,' if no name can be found in the modal title.
          let message = optionalMessage 
          message = name ? optionalMessage.replace("{{name}}", name) : optionalMessage.replace(" {{name}}", "")
          message = name ? optionalMessage.replace("{{ name }}", name) : optionalMessage.replace(" {{ name }}", "")
          textareaField.value = message
          setTimeout(() => {
            var doneButton = document.querySelector("button[aria-label='Done']")
            doneButton.classList = Array.from(doneButton.classList).filter(c => c !== "artdeco-button--disabled").join(" ")
            doneButton.disabled = false
            doneButton.click()
          }, 1 * seconds)
        }, 200)
      } else {
        var sendNowButton = document.querySelector("#artdeco-modal-outlet button[aria-label='Send now']")
        sendNowButton.click()
      }
    }, 1 * seconds);
  }
}

startMakingConnections()