Extracting Reply Count from Yahoo News Comments

Yahoo News comments show reply counts in a button with text like "返信3件".

Button Text Pattern

返信3件
返信10件

Pattern: 返信(\d+)件

Extraction Method

let replyCount = 0;
const replyButton = item.querySelector('button.sc-169yn8p-12');

if (replyButton) {
  const replyText = replyButton.textContent?.trim() || '';
  const replyMatch = replyText.match(/返信(\d+)件/);

  if (replyMatch) {
    replyCount = parseInt(replyMatch[1], 10);
  }
}

Output Structure

Only include reply count if > 0:

{
  text: "Comment text here",
  username: "user123",
  replyCount: 3  // Only included if > 0
}

Code Example

const comment = {
  text: commentText,
  username: username || undefined,
  reactions: reactions || undefined,
  replyCount: replyCount > 0 ? replyCount : undefined,
};

Notes

• Selector: button.sc-169yn8p-12
• Japanese: "返信" = reply, "件" = counter suffix
• Only include in output if count > 0
• Nested replies themselves require clicking the button (not implemented)