feat(YouTube - Hide video action buttons): Add "Hide comments" button

Button is only shown when using YouTube 20.14+ and the video information area is collapsed to a compact state

Author: LisoUseInAIKyrios

extensions/youtube/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/components/ButtonsFilter.java

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ final class ButtonsFilter extends Filter {
     private static final String COMPACT_CHANNEL_BAR_PATH_PREFIX = "compact_channel_bar.eml";
     private static final String VIDEO_ACTION_BAR_PATH_PREFIX = "video_action_bar.eml";
     private static final String VIDEO_ACTION_BAR_PATH = "video_action_bar.eml";
+    /**
+     * Video bar path when the video information is collapsed. Seems to shown only with 20.14+
+     */
+    private static final String COMPACTIFY_VIDEO_ACTION_BAR_PATH = "compactify_video_action_bar.eml";
     private static final String ANIMATED_VECTOR_TYPE_PATH = "AnimatedVectorType";
 
     private final StringFilterGroup likeSubscribeGlow;
@@ -82,6 +86,10 @@ public ButtonsFilter() {
                         Settings.HIDE_STOP_ADS_BUTTON,
                         "yt_outline_slash_circle_left"
                 ),
+                new ByteArrayFilterGroup(
+                        Settings.HIDE_COMMENTS_BUTTON,
+                        "yt_outline_message_bubble_right"
+                ),
                 // Check for clip button both here and using a path filter,
                 // as there's a chance the path is a generic action button and won't contain 'clip_button'
                 new ByteArrayFilterGroup(
@@ -124,9 +132,8 @@ boolean isFiltered(String identifier, String path, byte[] buffer,
         }
 
         if (matchedGroup == bufferFilterPathGroup) {
-            // Make sure the current path is the right one
-            //  to avoid false positives.
-            return path.startsWith(VIDEO_ACTION_BAR_PATH)
+            // Make sure the current path is the right one to avoid false positives.
+            return (path.startsWith(VIDEO_ACTION_BAR_PATH) || path.startsWith(COMPACTIFY_VIDEO_ACTION_BAR_PATH))
                     && bufferButtonsGroupList.check(buffer).isFiltered();
         }
 

extensions/youtube/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/settings/Settings.java

@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ public class Settings extends BaseSettings {
     public static final BooleanSetting DISABLE_LIKE_SUBSCRIBE_GLOW = new BooleanSetting("revanced_disable_like_subscribe_glow", FALSE);
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_ASK_BUTTON = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_ask_button", FALSE);
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_CLIP_BUTTON = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_clip_button", TRUE);
+    public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_COMMENTS_BUTTON = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_comments_button", TRUE);
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_download_button", FALSE);
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_HYPE_BUTTON = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_hype_button", FALSE);
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_LIKE_DISLIKE_BUTTON = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_like_dislike_button", FALSE);

patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/buttons/action/HideButtonsPatch.kt

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ val hideButtonsPatch = resourcePatch(
                     SwitchPreference("revanced_disable_like_subscribe_glow"),
                     SwitchPreference("revanced_hide_ask_button"),
                     SwitchPreference("revanced_hide_clip_button"),
+                    SwitchPreference("revanced_hide_comments_button"),
                     SwitchPreference("revanced_hide_download_button"),
                     SwitchPreference("revanced_hide_hype_button"),
                     SwitchPreference("revanced_hide_like_dislike_button"),

patches/src/main/resources/addresources/values/strings.xml

@@ -649,6 +649,10 @@ Adjust volume by swiping vertically on the right side of the screen"</string>
             <string name="revanced_hide_stop_ads_button_title">Hide Stop ads</string>
             <string name="revanced_hide_stop_ads_button_summary_on">Stop ads button is hidden</string>
             <string name="revanced_hide_stop_ads_button_summary_off">Stop ads button is shown</string>
+            <!-- Button does not have any text and is only shown as an icon, and only when the video information area is collapsed to a compact state. -->
+            <string name="revanced_hide_comments_button_title">Hide Comments</string>
+            <string name="revanced_hide_comments_button_summary_on">Comments button is hidden</string>
+            <string name="revanced_hide_comments_button_summary_off">Comments button is shown</string>
             <!-- 'Report' should be translated with the same localized wording that YouTube displays.
                   This button usually only shows on live streams. -->
             <string name="revanced_hide_report_button_title">Hide Report</string>