linkedin connections visitor

robot_visitor.js

// copypaste this script in console of page
// https://www.linkedin.com/mynetwork/invite-connect/connections/
//
// script to visit all connection pages on linkedin
// you may have to manually scroll the page to load all connection data
// or use the linkedin api 

(function(){
    // nodes containing profile url in href attribute
    // linkedin now uses ember.js
    const linkNodeList = document.querySelectorAll(".mn-connection-card__link");

    // first profile
    var i = 0;
    
    // last profile
    const numberOfProfiles = linkNodeList.length;

    // time to wait before opening a new tab
    // makes it look more human
    const intervalBetweenNewTabs = 4000;
    // time to wait before closing the profile tab
    // trust me, it will break your browser otherwise
    const waitBeforeTabClose = 10000;

    // double check connections
    // TODO: automate scroll, on the connections page linkedin says
    //       how many connections a profile hasat the top corner
    //       scroll page, timeout, checknode length untill this number
    //       is the same
    console.log(`We've got ${numberOfProfiles} to visit this session.`)
    
    // timeloop
    var loop = setInterval(() => {
        const profile = linkNodeList[i];
        const newTab = window.open(profile.href);

        // console.log(`opening page: ${profile.href}`);

        setTimeout(() => {
            newTab.close();
            // print name of the vict- i mean connection
            console.log(`visited: ${newTab.document.title}`)
        }, waitBeforeTabClose)

        i += 1;

        if(i >= numberOfProfiles) {
            // clear timeloop otherwise cats and puppies die
            clearInterval(loop)
            // console.groupEnd()
        }

    }, intervalBetweenNewTabs);

})();