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I'm trying to write a very simple auto-refreshing userscript that immediately stops refreshing when the page is clicked anywhere. I have absolutely no coding experience so help would be greatly appreciated.

var cancelled = false;
document.body.addEventListener("click",function(){cancelled=true;});
function goodluck() {
if (cancelled=false) {
      setTimeout(function(){ location.reload(); }, Math.floor(Math.random() * 4000));}
else if (cancelled=true) {return;}
}
kaz
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  • This can be implemented via window.onbeforeunload [references](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3527041/prevent-any-form-of-page-refresh-using-jquery-javascript) – HarilalAV Mar 22 '22 at 05:55

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(function() {
    'use strict';

    var didClick = false;
    var interval = Math.floor(Math.random() * 4000);

    function refresh() {
        var timeout = setTimeout(function() {
            if (didClick) {
                return;
            }
            location.reload();
        }, interval);

        document.addEventListener('click', function clickHandler() {
            if (!didClick) {
                didClick = true;
                clearTimeout(timeout);
            }
            document.removeEventListener('click', clickHandler);
        });
   }

    window.onload = function() {
        refresh();
    };
})();
Matt Hamil
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(function() { 'use strict';

var didClick = false;
var interval = Math.floor(Math.random() * 4000);

function refresh() {
    var timeout = setTimeout(function() {
        if (didClick) {
            return;
        }
        location.reload();
    }, interval);

    document.addEventListener('click', function clickHandler() {
        if (!didClick) {
            didClick = true;
            clearTimeout(timeout);
        }
        document.removeEventListener('click', clickHandler);
    });

}

window.onload = function() {
    refresh();
};

})();

sanskar_stack
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