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Cake day: September 7th, 2023

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  • No matter how you extract the code, this will be hacky. The problem with this approach is that you are entirely dependent on the YouTube backend. They will not notify you when they change their code/API. They will not comment their code.

    In the past, this has led to a considerable development investment of projects like NewPipe where they have to fix somethong every few months as there is a backend change.

    I am still thinking about your problem, but I am unsure whether the approach of extracting from JS works (mid term).

    Why not do the steps you outlined above as a macro on your keyboard? This eliminates the need for JS. To extract the video URL, you could use some RegEx automatically or Ctrl+F. Just some thoughts. I am still invested into this weird request :)








  • I feel like there are two different issues at play here:

    • OP being not very confortable with their boyfriend meeting his ex. This is something you two have to communicate over, set boundaries and build trust.

    • The triple meetup. I would recommend that you actively try to not be jealous or overprotective. Rather, see it like he would be introducing you to his best friend. Try to befriend them or at least be friendly. Be interested. Try to understand why he likes her. She might be very cool!