From 695c136500db2fe7c70edf7a79eb7c5073b3dc6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nuttylmao <nuttylmao@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2025 02:35:17 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Added "Group Consecutive Messages" setting

---
 horizontal-chat/script.js                | 5 +++--
 horizontal-chat/settings/settings.json   | 8 ++++++++
 multichat-overlay/script.js              | 5 +++--
 multichat-overlay/settings/settings.json | 8 ++++++++
 4 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/horizontal-chat/script.js b/horizontal-chat/script.js
index e091337..931038c 100644
--- a/horizontal-chat/script.js
+++ b/horizontal-chat/script.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const opacity = urlParams.get("opacity") || "0.5";
 const hideAfter = GetIntParam("hideAfter", 0);
 const excludeCommands = GetBooleanParam("excludeCommands", true);
 const ignoreChatters = urlParams.get("ignoreChatters") || "";
+const groupConsecutiveMessages = GetBooleanParam("groupConsecutiveMessages", true);
 
 const showTwitchMessages = GetBooleanParam("showTwitchMessages", true);
 const showTwitchAnnouncements = GetBooleanParam("showTwitchAnnouncements", true);
@@ -393,7 +394,7 @@ async function TwitchChatMessage(data) {
 
 	// Hide the header if the same username sends a message twice in a row
 	const messageList = document.getElementById("messageList");
-	if (messageList.children.length > 0) {
+	if (groupConsecutiveMessages && messageList.children.length > 0) {
 		const lastPlatform = messageList.lastChild.dataset.platform;
 		const lastUserId = messageList.lastChild.dataset.userId;
 		if (lastPlatform == "twitch" && lastUserId == data.user.id)
@@ -709,7 +710,7 @@ function YouTubeMessage(data) {
 
 	// Hide the header if the same username sends a message twice in a row
 	const messageList = document.getElementById("messageList");
-	if (messageList.children.length > 0) {
+	if (groupConsecutiveMessages && messageList.children.length > 0) {
 		const lastPlatform = messageList.lastChild.dataset.platform;
 		const lastUserId = messageList.lastChild.dataset.userId;
 		if (lastPlatform == "youtube" && lastUserId == data.user.id)
diff --git a/horizontal-chat/settings/settings.json b/horizontal-chat/settings/settings.json
index 06daf9f..6b982d3 100644
--- a/horizontal-chat/settings/settings.json
+++ b/horizontal-chat/settings/settings.json
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@
 			"defaultValue": "StreamElements,Streamlabs",
 			"group": "General"
 		},
+		{
+			"id": "groupConsecutiveMessages",
+			"label": "Group Consecutive Messages",
+			"description": "Hide username on consecutive messages from the same user",
+			"type": "checkbox",
+			"defaultValue": true,
+			"group": "General"
+		},
 		{
 			"id": "showTwitchMessages",
 			"label": "Chat Messages",
diff --git a/multichat-overlay/script.js b/multichat-overlay/script.js
index 8fd61b8..1d74922 100644
--- a/multichat-overlay/script.js
+++ b/multichat-overlay/script.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const hideAfter = GetIntParam("hideAfter", 0);
 const excludeCommands = GetBooleanParam("excludeCommands", true);
 const ignoreChatters = urlParams.get("ignoreChatters") || "";
 const scrollDirection = GetIntParam("scrollDirection", 1);
+const groupConsecutiveMessages = GetBooleanParam("groupConsecutiveMessages", false);
 const inlineChat = GetBooleanParam("inlineChat", false);
 const imageEmbedPermissionLevel = GetIntParam("imageEmbedPermissionLevel", 20);
 
@@ -444,7 +445,7 @@ async function TwitchChatMessage(data) {
 	// Hide the header if the same username sends a message twice in a row
 	// EXCEPT when the scroll direction is set to reverse (scrollDirection == 2)
 	const messageList = document.getElementById("messageList");
-	if (messageList.children.length > 0 && scrollDirection != 2) {
+	if (groupConsecutiveMessages && messageList.children.length > 0 && scrollDirection != 2) {
 		const lastPlatform = messageList.lastChild.dataset.platform;
 		const lastUserId = messageList.lastChild.dataset.userId;
 		if (lastPlatform == "twitch" && lastUserId == data.user.id)
@@ -1013,7 +1014,7 @@ function YouTubeMessage(data) {
 	// Hide the header if the same username sends a message twice in a row
 	// EXCEPT when the scroll direction is set to reverse (scrollDirection == 2)
 	const messageList = document.getElementById("messageList");
-	if (messageList.children.length > 0 && scrollDirection != 2) {
+	if (groupConsecutiveMessages && messageList.children.length > 0 && scrollDirection != 2) {
 		const lastPlatform = messageList.lastChild.dataset.platform;
 		const lastUserId = messageList.lastChild.dataset.userId;
 		if (lastPlatform == "youtube" && lastUserId == data.user.id)
diff --git a/multichat-overlay/settings/settings.json b/multichat-overlay/settings/settings.json
index 225069e..1dfc957 100644
--- a/multichat-overlay/settings/settings.json
+++ b/multichat-overlay/settings/settings.json
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@
 			"defaultValue": 1,
 			"group": "General"
 		},
+		{
+			"id": "groupConsecutiveMessages",
+			"label": "Group Consecutive Messages",
+			"description": "Hide username on consecutive messages from the same user<br>Note: This setting is ignored for \"Reversed\" scroll direction",
+			"type": "checkbox",
+			"defaultValue": false,
+			"group": "General"
+		},
 		{
 			"id": "inlineChat",
 			"label": "In-line Chat",