ipcMain.on('unreadCount') is never called in foreign languages

[alescdb]

As stated in my PR, if Google Chat is not in english (at least in French), ipcMain.on('unreadCount') is never called :

Because in french data-tooltip is not "Chat" or "Space" but "Discussions" and "Espaces".

[ankurk91]

How to ensure a consistent dom xpath to that element?

[alescdb]

How to ensure a consistent dom xpath to that element?

It looks like document.querySelectorAll('.XS > span > .XU') is working (at least for me).
We can try to use it and fallback to data-tooltip if it fails with something like :

const getMessageCount = (): number => {
  let counter = 0;

  let elems = document.querySelectorAll('.XS > span > .XU');
  if (elems && elems.length > 0) {
    elems.forEach((item) => {
      counter += Number(item.textContent);
    });
    return (counter);
  }

  document.body.querySelectorAll(targetSelectors.join(',')).forEach((target) => {
    const span = target.querySelector('span[role="heading"]')?.nextElementSibling
    if (span) {
      counter = counter + Number(span.textContent)
    }
  })
  return counter
}

I can submit a PR if you want.

[ankurk91]

It is not the best solution, it will break whenever google will deploy new version of their css

[alescdb]

Another not optimal solution would be to force the UI language to English and allow user to select a different spell check language.

[ankurk91]

Sorry, i dont have time to build and test such feature on all platforms.