Added notices for broken playlists

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## v3.1.4
+## v3.1.5
 
 <!--Releasenotes start-->
+- Added a news page that can be populated on extension updates.
+- Added news that playlist generation is currently broken.
+- Changed the default option for generating playlists to be disabled while the feature does not work.
+<!--Releasenotes end-->
+
+## v3.1.4
+
 - Fixed an animation in the popup.
 - Fixed the progress percentage displayed on the button when ignoring or only shuffling from shorts.
-<!--Releasenotes end-->
 
 ## v3.1.3
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "random-youtube-video",
-  "version": "3.1.4",
+  "version": "3.1.5",
   "description": "Customize, shuffle and play random videos from any YouTube channel.",
   "scripts": {
 		"dev": "concurrently \"npm run dev:chromium\" \"npm run dev:firefox\"",

src/background.js

@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ async function handleExtensionUpdate(manifestData, previousVersion) {
 }
 
 async function handleVersionSpecificUpdates(previousVersion) {
+	// v3.1.5 added a notice for people using playlists
+	if (previousVersion < "3.1.5") {
+		await chrome.tabs.create({ url: chrome.runtime.getURL("html/breakingNews.html") });
+	}
+
 	// v3.0.1 changed the data type for the shuffleIgnoreShortsOption from boolean to number
 	if (previousVersion < "3.0.1") {
 		console.log("Updating sync storage to v3.0.1 format...", true);

src/config.js

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const configSyncDefaults = {
 	"shuffleReUseNewTabOption": true,
 	// 0 = only shorts, 1 = no option set (shorts are included), 2 = ignore shorts
 	"shuffleIgnoreShortsOption": 1,
-	"shuffleOpenAsPlaylistOption": true,
+	"shuffleOpenAsPlaylistOption": false,
 	// How many random videos to add to a playlist (0-50)
 	"shuffleNumVideosInPlaylist": 10,
 	// If shuffled videos are opened in a new tab, save the tab ID of that tab here to reuse the tab when the user shuffles again

src/html/popup/popup.js

@@ -226,6 +226,12 @@ async function setPopupDomElementEventListeners(domElements) {
 		await setSyncStorageValue("shuffleOpenAsPlaylistOption", this.checked);
 
 		manageDependents(domElements, domElements.shuffleOpenAsPlaylistOptionToggle, this.checked);
+
+		// TODO: Revert when fixed
+		// v3.1.5: Playlist generation may be broken, open an overlay in the popup
+		if (this.checked) {
+			alert("A recent change to YouTube has broken playlist generation.\nThis feature may not work until the behaviour is fixed.");
+		}
 	});
 
 	// Shuffling: Number of videos in playlist input