ContentGen_BE/test-replies.js

const { Innertube } = require('youtubei.js');

async function test() {
  const youtube = await Innertube.create({ lang: 'tr', location: 'TR' });
  const videoId = 'ix8cLltPCCE';
  console.log('Fetching comments for', videoId);
  const commentThread = await youtube.getComments(videoId);
  
  let comments = [];
  let currentThread = commentThread;
  let pages = 0;
  
  while (currentThread) {
    if (currentThread.contents) {
      for (const thread of currentThread.contents) {
        if (thread.comment?.content?.text) {
          comments.push(thread.comment.content.text);
        }
        
        // Fetch replies if available
        if (thread.has_replies) {
          try {
            const replies = await thread.getReplies();
            if (replies) {
              // Usually replies are in replies.contents or something similar
              // We need to check how to extract replies
              for (const reply of replies) {
                if (reply.content?.text) {
                  comments.push(reply.content.text);
                } else if (reply.comment?.content?.text) {
                  comments.push(reply.comment.content.text);
                }
              }
            }
          } catch(e) {
            console.error('Error fetching replies', e.message);
          }
        }
      }
    }
    
    if (currentThread.has_continuation && pages < 50) {
      pages++;
      currentThread = await currentThread.getContinuation();
      console.log('Page', pages, 'Total so far:', comments.length);
    } else {
      break;
    }
  }
  
  console.log('Total comments fetched:', comments.length);
}

test().catch(console.error);