davidhcefx · October 26, 2024 15:49 · Oct 26, 2024 · Oct 26, 2024 · Oct 26, 2024 · Oct 26, 2024
diff --git a/How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date.md b/How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date.md
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ Until now, Facebook Messenger still doesn't offer an option to filter messages w
 So, I wrote a script to automate all the tedious stuff!
 
 1. In Chrome, press `Cmd+Option+C` (or `Ctrl+Shift+C` on Windows) and click on a "**timestamp message**" in Messenger.
-   1. For example, a timestamp message might be like "2023/09/26 上午12:51" in Chinese.
+   1. A "timestamp message" is the timestamp that are sometimes inserted at the top of the messages.
+   2. For example, in Chinese it might appear as "2023/09/26 上午12:51".
 
 2. Switch to the **Console** tab, and paste the following:
 

diff --git a/How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date.md b/How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ x = $0; while (x.tagName !== 'DIV' || x.role !== 'row') { x = x.parentNode; } wh
 
 3. Assuming the timestamp message in your language appears as "YYYY/MM/DD" (eg. "2023/09/26"). Paste the following to Console, and change the TARGET to `TARGET = ['YYYY/MM/']`.
    1. Facebook tends to represent timestamps in different formats.
-   2. For example, in Chinese it appear as "2023年9月26日 上午12:51" for dates that are near but change to "2022/08/17 上午10:23" when the date is far away.
+   2. For example, in Chinese it might appear as "2023年9月26日 上午12:51" for dates that are near but change to "2022/08/17 上午10:23" when the date is far away.
    3. If you are not sure what format it might be, you can list all the possibilities, eg. `TARGET = ['2023/09/', '2023年9月']`.
 
 ```js

diff --git a/How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date.md b/How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date.md
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ So, I wrote a script to automate all the tedious stuff!
 x = $0; while (x.tagName !== 'DIV' || x.role !== 'row') { x = x.parentNode; } while (x.parentNode.children.length <= 3) { x = x.parentNode; }
 ```
 
-3. Assuming the timestamp message in your language appears as "YYYY/MM/DD" (eg. "2023/09/26"). Paste the following to Console, and change the TARGET to `TARGET = ['2023/09/']`.
+3. Assuming the timestamp message in your language appears as "YYYY/MM/DD" (eg. "2023/09/26"). Paste the following to Console, and change the TARGET to `TARGET = ['YYYY/MM/']`.
    1. Facebook tends to represent timestamps in different formats.
-   2. For example, it might be "2023年9月26日 上午12:51" for dates that are near but turned to "2022/09/26 上午12:51" format when the date is far away.
+   2. For example, in Chinese it appear as "2023年9月26日 上午12:51" for dates that are near but change to "2022/08/17 上午10:23" when the date is far away.
    3. If you are not sure what format it might be, you can list all the possibilities, eg. `TARGET = ['2023/09/', '2023年9月']`.
 
 ```js

diff --git a/How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date.md b/How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ So, I wrote a script to automate all the tedious stuff!
 
 ```js
 /* select row div */
-x = $0; while (x.tagName !== 'DIV' || x.role !== 'row') { x = x.parentNode; } while (x.parentNode.children.length <= 2) { x = x.parentNode; }
+x = $0; while (x.tagName !== 'DIV' || x.role !== 'row') { x = x.parentNode; } while (x.parentNode.children.length <= 3) { x = x.parentNode; }
 ```
 
 3. Assuming the timestamp message in your language appears as "YYYY/MM/DD" (eg. "2023/09/26"). Paste the following to Console, and change the TARGET to `TARGET = ['2023/09/']`.

diff --git a/How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date.md b/How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date
 
-> Answer to [this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/facebook/comments/1349ry8/why_cant_you_search_facebook_messenger_by_date/)
+> Answered in [this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/facebook/comments/1349ry8/why_cant_you_search_facebook_messenger_by_date/)
 
 Until now, Facebook Messenger still doesn't offer an option to filter messages within a specific date range. The only option left is to scroll manually through the entire message thread, either by pressing `Page up` or `Ctrl + Home`, which is very very time-consuming.
 

diff --git a/How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date.md b/How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date.md
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date
 
-> From [this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/facebook/comments/1349ry8/why_cant_you_search_facebook_messenger_by_date/)
+> Answer to [this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/facebook/comments/1349ry8/why_cant_you_search_facebook_messenger_by_date/)
 
-Until now, Facebook Messenger still doesn't offer an option to filter messages within a specific range of dates. The only option left is to scroll manually through the entire message thread, by pressing `Page up` or `Ctrl + Home`, which is very time-consuming.
+Until now, Facebook Messenger still doesn't offer an option to filter messages within a specific date range. The only option left is to scroll manually through the entire message thread, either by pressing `Page up` or `Ctrl + Home`, which is very very time-consuming.
 
 So, I wrote a script to automate all the tedious stuff!
 
 1. In Chrome, press `Cmd+Option+C` (or `Ctrl+Shift+C` on Windows) and click on a "**timestamp message**" in Messenger.
-   1. For example, a timestamp message might be like "2023/10/26 上午12:51" in Chinese.
+   1. For example, a timestamp message might be like "2023/09/26 上午12:51" in Chinese.
 
 2. Switch to the **Console** tab, and paste the following:
 
@@ -16,23 +16,27 @@ So, I wrote a script to automate all the tedious stuff!
 x = $0; while (x.tagName !== 'DIV' || x.role !== 'row') { x = x.parentNode; } while (x.parentNode.children.length <= 2) { x = x.parentNode; }
 ```
 
-3. Assuming the timestamp message in your language starts with "YYYY/MM/DD", where the month comes after the year. Paste the following to Console, and change the `TARGET = xxx` to your desired month:
+3. Assuming the timestamp message in your language appears as "YYYY/MM/DD" (eg. "2023/09/26"). Paste the following to Console, and change the TARGET to `TARGET = ['2023/09/']`.
+   1. Facebook tends to represent timestamps in different formats.
+   2. For example, it might be "2023年9月26日 上午12:51" for dates that are near but turned to "2022/09/26 上午12:51" format when the date is far away.
+   3. If you are not sure what format it might be, you can list all the possibilities, eg. `TARGET = ['2023/09/', '2023年9月']`.
 
 ```js
-/* set the month; please make sure at least one message exist in this month */
-TARGET = '2023/09/';
+/* set the month; you can list all the possibilities here */
+TARGET = ['2023/09/'];
 intId = setInterval(() => {
   x = x.parentNode.firstChild; x.scrollIntoView();
   for (let n of x.parentNode.childNodes) {
-    d = n.querySelector('div[data-scope="date_break"]'); if (d && d.innerText.startsWith(TARGET)) {
-      clearInterval(intId); return;
+    d = n.querySelector('div[data-scope="date_break"]');
+    for (let t of TARGET) {
+      if (d && d.innerText.startsWith(t)) { clearInterval(intId); return; }
     }
   }
   while (x.parentNode.children.length > 1000) { x.parentNode.lastChild.remove(); }
 }, 1000);
 ```
 
-4. If in step 3 your timestamp is displayed in a different format, for example "2023年10月26日", then it is ok to set `TARGET = "2023年10月"`. If anything goes wrong, to make it stop simply paste the following to the Console.
+4. If anything goes wrong, to make it stop simply paste the following to the Console.
 
 ```js
 clearInterval(intId);

diff --git a/How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date.md b/How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# How to Search Facebook Messenger by Date
+
+> From [this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/facebook/comments/1349ry8/why_cant_you_search_facebook_messenger_by_date/)
+
+Until now, Facebook Messenger still doesn't offer an option to filter messages within a specific range of dates. The only option left is to scroll manually through the entire message thread, by pressing `Page up` or `Ctrl + Home`, which is very time-consuming.
+
+So, I wrote a script to automate all the tedious stuff!
+
+1. In Chrome, press `Cmd+Option+C` (or `Ctrl+Shift+C` on Windows) and click on a "**timestamp message**" in Messenger.
+   1. For example, a timestamp message might be like "2023/10/26 上午12:51" in Chinese.
+
+2. Switch to the **Console** tab, and paste the following:
+
+```js
+/* select row div */
+x = $0; while (x.tagName !== 'DIV' || x.role !== 'row') { x = x.parentNode; } while (x.parentNode.children.length <= 2) { x = x.parentNode; }
+```
+
+3. Assuming the timestamp message in your language starts with "YYYY/MM/DD", where the month comes after the year. Paste the following to Console, and change the `TARGET = xxx` to your desired month:
+
+```js
+/* set the month; please make sure at least one message exist in this month */
+TARGET = '2023/09/';
+intId = setInterval(() => {
+  x = x.parentNode.firstChild; x.scrollIntoView();
+  for (let n of x.parentNode.childNodes) {
+    d = n.querySelector('div[data-scope="date_break"]'); if (d && d.innerText.startsWith(TARGET)) {
+      clearInterval(intId); return;
+    }
+  }
+  while (x.parentNode.children.length > 1000) { x.parentNode.lastChild.remove(); }
+}, 1000);
+```
+
+4. If in step 3 your timestamp is displayed in a different format, for example "2023年10月26日", then it is ok to set `TARGET = "2023年10月"`. If anything goes wrong, to make it stop simply paste the following to the Console.
+
+```js
+clearInterval(intId);
+```
+
+
+>DISCLAIMER: Please use it at your own risk. If you feel unsure please stop and seek for other approach.