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+import {CCApi} from '../../common/api.js';
+import {getAuthUser} from '../../common/communityConsoleUtils.js';
+
+var authuser = getAuthUser();
+
+// Send a request to mark the current thread as read
+export function markCurrentThreadAsRead() {
+  console.debug(
+      '[forceMarkAsRead] %cTrying to mark a thread as read.',
+      'color: #1a73e8;');
+
+  var threadRegex =
+      /\/s\/community\/?.*\/forum\/([0-9]+)\/?.*\/thread\/([0-9]+)/;
+
+  var url = location.href;
+  var matches = url.match(threadRegex);
+  if (matches !== null && matches.length > 2) {
+    var forumId = matches[1];
+    var threadId = matches[2];
+
+    console.debug('[forceMarkAsRead] Thread details:', {forumId, threadId});
+
+    return CCApi(
+               'ViewThread', {
+                 1: forumId,
+                 2: threadId,
+                 // options
+                 3: {
+                   // pagination
+                   1: {
+                     2: 0,  // maxNum
+                   },
+                   3: false,   // withMessages
+                   5: false,   // withUserProfile
+                   6: true,    // withUserReadState
+                   9: false,   // withRequestorProfile
+                   10: false,  // withPromotedMessages
+                   11: false,  // withExpertResponder
+                 },
+               },
+               true, authuser)
+        .then(thread => {
+          if (thread?.[1]?.[6] === true) {
+            console.debug(
+                '[forceMarkAsRead] This thread is already marked as read, but marking it as read anyways.');
+          }
+
+          var lastMessageId = thread?.[1]?.[2]?.[10];
+
+          console.debug('[forceMarkAsRead] lastMessageId is:', lastMessageId);
+
+          if (lastMessageId === undefined)
+            throw new Error(
+                'Couldn\'t find lastMessageId in the ViewThread response.');
+
+          return CCApi(
+              'SetUserReadStateBulk', {
+                1: [{
+                  1: forumId,
+                  2: threadId,
+                  3: lastMessageId,
+                }],
+              },
+              true, authuser);
+        })
+        .then(_ => {
+          console.debug(
+              '[forceMarkAsRead] %cSuccessfully set as read!',
+              'color: #1e8e3e;');
+        })
+        .catch(err => {
+          console.error(
+              '[forceMarkAsRead] Error while marking current thread as read: ',
+              err);
+        });
+  } else {
+    console.error(
+        '[forceMarkAsRead] Couldn\'t retrieve forumId and threadId from the current URL.',
+        url);
+  }
+}