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/* =====================================================================
* Bharatpedia Gadget: RefGen (v1.4)
* Interactive citation generator. Paste a URL, the gadget fetches
* metadata via a public citation metadata API, auto-detects the
* source type (web/book/journal/news), and builds a proper
* <ref>{{cite ...}}</ref> with editable fields. Page number and Quote
* have dedicated manual inputs. All user-facing text is in English.
* ===================================================================== */
( function () {
'use strict';
var TOOL_PAGE = 'Bharatpedia:Citation_generator',
CITOID = atob( 'aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL2FwaS9yZXN0X3YxL2RhdGEvY2l0YXRpb24vbWVkaWF3aWtpLw==' );
var TYPES = {
webpage: { template: 'cite web', label: 'Web' },
blogPost: { template: 'cite web', label: 'Web' },
book: { template: 'cite book', label: 'Book' },
bookSection: { template: 'cite book', label: 'Book' },
journalArticle: { template: 'cite journal', label: 'Journal' },
magazineArticle: { template: 'cite magazine', label: 'Magazine' },
newspaperArticle: { template: 'cite news', label: 'News' },
encyclopediaArticle: { template: 'cite encyclopedia', label: 'Encyclopedia' },
thesis: { template: 'cite thesis', label: 'Thesis' },
report: { template: 'cite report', label: 'Report' }
};
function esc( s ) {
return String( s == null ? '' : s ).replace( /[&<>"']/g, function ( c ) {
return { '&': '&', '<': '<', '>': '>', '"': '"', "'": ''' }[ c ];
} );
}
function formatAuthors( creators ) {
if ( !creators || !creators.length ) return '';
return creators.filter( function ( c ) {
return !c.creatorType || c.creatorType === 'author';
} ).map( function ( c ) {
if ( c.firstName && c.lastName ) return c.firstName + ' ' + c.lastName;
return c.lastName || c.firstName || c.name || '';
} ).filter( Boolean ).join( '; ' );
}
// Only reformat full ISO dates (YYYY-MM-DD) and year-month (YYYY-MM);
// years / other partial dates pass through untouched
function fmtPubDate( d ) {
if ( !d ) return '';
d = d.trim();
if ( /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/.test( d ) ) {
return fmtAccessDate( d );
}
var ym = d.match( /^(\d{4})-(\d{2})$/ );
if ( ym ) {
var months = [ 'January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December' ];
var mi = parseInt( ym[ 2 ], 10 ) - 1;
if ( mi >= 0 && mi < 12 ) {
return months[ mi ] + ' ' + ym[ 1 ];
}
}
return d;
}
function fmtAccessDate( iso ) {
if ( !iso ) return '';
var d = new Date( iso.length === 10 ? iso + 'T00:00:00Z' : iso );
if ( isNaN( d.getTime() ) ) return '';
var months = [ 'January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December' ];
return d.getUTCDate() + ' ' + months[ d.getUTCMonth() ] + ' ' + d.getUTCFullYear();
}
// Map Citoid Zotero item to cite template params
function mapToParams( item ) {
var type = TYPES[ item.itemType ] || TYPES.webpage;
var p = { _template: type.template, _label: type.label };
p.url = item.url || '';
p.title = item.title || '';
p.author = formatAuthors( item.creators );
p.date = fmtPubDate( item.date );
p.accessdate = fmtAccessDate( item.accessDate );
if ( type.template === 'cite web' ) {
p.website = item.websiteTitle || item.publicationTitle || '';
}
if ( type.template === 'cite book' ) {
p.publisher = item.publisher || '';
// ISBN may come back as an array — take the first, buildRef needs a string
var isbn = item.ISBN;
p.isbn = Array.isArray( isbn ) ? ( isbn[ 0 ] || '' ) : ( isbn || '' );
}
if ( type.template === 'cite journal' || type.template === 'cite magazine' ) {
p.journal = item.publicationTitle || '';
p.volume = item.volume || '';
p.issue = item.issue || '';
p.pages = item.pages || '';
p.doi = item.DOI || '';
}
if ( type.template === 'cite news' ) {
p.newspaper = item.publicationTitle || '';
// Only keep website too when it differs from the newspaper name
if ( item.websiteTitle && item.websiteTitle !== item.publicationTitle ) {
p.website = item.websiteTitle;
}
// Never emit both: |website= conflicts with |newspaper= in cite news
if ( p.newspaper && p.website && p.website.toLowerCase() === p.newspaper.toLowerCase() ) {
p.website = '';
}
}
return p;
}
function fieldDefs( template ) {
var base = [
{ key: 'title', label: 'Title' },
{ key: 'author', label: 'Author(s)' },
{ key: 'date', label: 'Date' },
{ key: 'url', label: 'URL' }
];
if ( template === 'cite web' ) {
base.splice( 3, 0, { key: 'website', label: 'Website' } );
base.push( { key: 'accessdate', label: 'Access date' } );
} else if ( template === 'cite book' ) {
base.push( { key: 'publisher', label: 'Publisher' } );
base.push( { key: 'isbn', label: 'ISBN' } );
} else if ( template === 'cite journal' || template === 'cite magazine' ) {
base.splice( 3, 0, { key: 'journal', label: 'Journal' } );
base.push( { key: 'volume', label: 'Volume' } );
base.push( { key: 'issue', label: 'Issue' } );
base.push( { key: 'pages', label: 'Pages' } );
base.push( { key: 'doi', label: 'DOI' } );
} else if ( template === 'cite news' ) {
base.splice( 3, 0, { key: 'newspaper', label: 'Newspaper' } );
base.push( { key: 'accessdate', label: 'Access date' } );
}
return base;
}
function buildRef( params, page, quote ) {
var parts = [ '{{' + params._template ];
// Guard: |website= is invalid alongside |newspaper= (cite news) — keep newspaper.
var dropWebsite = params._template === 'cite news' &&
( params.newspaper || '' ).trim() && ( params.website || '' ).trim();
var order = [ 'url', 'title', 'author', 'date', 'website', 'newspaper', 'journal', 'publisher', 'volume', 'issue', 'pages', 'isbn', 'doi', 'accessdate' ];
order.forEach( function ( k ) {
if ( k === 'website' && dropWebsite ) return;
var v = String( params[ k ] == null ? '' : params[ k ] ).trim();
if ( !v ) return;
var ck = k === 'accessdate' ? 'access-date' : k;
parts.push( ' |' + ck + '=' + v );
} );
if ( page.trim() ) parts.push( ' |page=' + page.trim() );
if ( quote.trim() ) parts.push( ' |quote=' + quote.trim() );
parts.push( '}}' );
return '<ref>' + parts.join( '' ) + '</ref>';
}
function buildTool( autoUrl ) {
var $root = $( '<div>' ).addClass( 'bp-refgen' ).css( {
border: '2px solid #36c', 'border-radius': '10px', padding: '18px',
margin: '0 0 18px 0', background: '#f8f9fa', 'box-sizing': 'border-box'
} );
$root.append( $( '<h2>' ).text( 'Citation generator' ).css( { margin: '0 0 4px 0', 'font-size': '22px' } ) );
$root.append( $( '<p>' ).text( 'Paste a URL to auto-generate a citation. Add page number and quote manually if needed.' )
.css( { margin: '0 0 12px 0', 'font-size': '13px', color: '#54595d' } ) );
// URL input row
var $urlRow = $( '<div>' ).css( { display: 'flex', gap: '8px', 'margin-bottom': '12px' } );
var $urlInput = $( '<input>' ).attr( { type: 'url', placeholder: 'Paste a URL (e.g. https://www.bbc.com/news/...)' } ).css( {
flex: '1', padding: '10px 12px', 'font-size': '15px',
border: '2px solid #36c', 'border-radius': '6px', 'box-sizing': 'border-box'
} );
var $fetchBtn = $( '<button>' ).text( 'Fetch' ).css( {
padding: '10px 24px', 'font-size': '15px', cursor: 'pointer',
background: '#36c', color: '#fff', border: 'none', 'border-radius': '6px', 'font-weight': 'bold'
} );
$urlRow.append( $urlInput, $fetchBtn );
$root.append( $urlRow );
var $msg = $( '<div>' ).css( { 'font-size': '13px', 'margin-bottom': '8px', color: '#d33' } ).hide();
$root.append( $msg );
// Type selector
var $typeRow = $( '<div>' ).css( { 'margin-bottom': '12px', 'font-size': '14px' } ).hide();
$typeRow.append( $( '<label>' ).text( 'Source type: ' ).css( { 'font-weight': 'bold', 'margin-right': '8px' } ) );
var $typeSel = $( '<select>' ).css( { padding: '6px 10px', 'font-size': '14px', 'border-radius': '4px', border: '1px solid #a2a9b1' } );
[ 'cite web', 'cite book', 'cite journal', 'cite news', 'cite magazine' ].forEach( function ( t ) {
$typeSel.append( $( '<option>' ).attr( 'value', t ).text( '{{' + t + '}}' ) );
} );
$typeRow.append( $typeSel );
$root.append( $typeRow );
// Fields container
var $fields = $( '<div>' ).css( { 'margin-bottom': '12px' } ).hide();
$root.append( $fields );
// Manual Page and Quote (always visible, prominent)
var $manual = $( '<div>' ).css( { 'margin-bottom': '12px', padding: '12px', background: '#fff', border: '1px solid #c8ccd1', 'border-radius': '6px' } ).hide();
$manual.append( $( '<div>' ).text( 'Add manually (optional)' ).css( { 'font-weight': 'bold', 'margin-bottom': '8px', 'font-size': '14px' } ) );
var $pageRow = $( '<div>' ).css( { display: 'flex', gap: '8px', 'margin-bottom': '8px', 'align-items': 'center' } );
$pageRow.append( $( '<label>' ).text( 'Page(s):' ).css( { width: '80px', 'font-size': '14px' } ) );
var $pageInput = $( '<input>' ).attr( { type: 'text', placeholder: 'e.g. 42 or 42-45' } ).css( { flex: '1', padding: '8px 10px', 'font-size': '14px', border: '1px solid #a2a9b1', 'border-radius': '4px' } );
$pageRow.append( $pageInput );
var $quoteRow = $( '<div>' ).css( { display: 'flex', gap: '8px', 'align-items': 'flex-start' } );
$quoteRow.append( $( '<label>' ).text( 'Quote:' ).css( { width: '80px', 'font-size': '14px', 'padding-top': '8px' } ) );
var $quoteInput = $( '<textarea>' ).attr( { rows: 2, placeholder: 'Exact quote from the source (optional)' } ).css( { flex: '1', padding: '8px 10px', 'font-size': '14px', border: '1px solid #a2a9b1', 'border-radius': '4px', resize: 'vertical' } );
$quoteRow.append( $quoteInput );
$manual.append( $pageRow, $quoteRow );
$root.append( $manual );
// Output
var $outWrap = $( '<div>' ).hide();
$outWrap.append( $( '<div>' ).text( 'Generated reference:' ).css( { 'font-weight': 'bold', 'margin-bottom': '6px', 'font-size': '14px' } ) );
var $output = $( '<textarea>' ).attr( { rows: 4, readonly: true } ).css( {
width: '100%', padding: '10px', 'font-size': '13px', 'font-family': 'monospace',
border: '1px solid #a2a9b1', 'border-radius': '4px', 'box-sizing': 'border-box', resize: 'vertical', background: '#fff'
} );
var $copyBtn = $( '<button>' ).text( 'Copy reference' ).css( {
'margin-top': '8px', padding: '8px 20px', 'font-size': '14px', cursor: 'pointer',
background: '#14866d', color: '#fff', border: 'none', 'border-radius': '6px', 'font-weight': 'bold'
} );
$outWrap.append( $output, $copyBtn );
$root.append( $outWrap );
var params = {};
var fieldInputs = {};
function refreshOutput() {
var page = $pageInput.val() || '';
var quote = $quoteInput.val() || '';
// read current field values
Object.keys( fieldInputs ).forEach( function ( k ) {
params[ k ] = fieldInputs[ k ].val();
} );
params._template = $typeSel.val();
$output.val( buildRef( params, page, quote ) );
}
function renderFields() {
$fields.empty();
fieldInputs = {};
fieldDefs( params._template ).forEach( function ( fd ) {
var $row = $( '<div>' ).css( { display: 'flex', gap: '8px', 'margin-bottom': '6px', 'align-items': 'center' } );
$row.append( $( '<label>' ).text( fd.label + ':' ).css( { width: '110px', 'font-size': '14px' } ) );
var $inp = $( '<input>' ).attr( 'type', 'text' ).val( params[ fd.key ] || '' ).css( {
flex: '1', padding: '8px 10px', 'font-size': '14px', border: '1px solid #a2a9b1', 'border-radius': '4px'
} );
$inp.on( 'input', refreshOutput );
fieldInputs[ fd.key ] = $inp;
$row.append( $inp );
$fields.append( $row );
} );
$fields.show();
}
$typeSel.on( 'change', function () {
params._template = $typeSel.val();
renderFields();
refreshOutput();
} );
$pageInput.on( 'input', refreshOutput );
$quoteInput.on( 'input', refreshOutput );
$copyBtn.on( 'click', function () {
$output[ 0 ].select();
try {
var ok = document.execCommand( 'copy' );
$copyBtn.text( ok ? 'Copied!' : 'Copy failed' );
} catch ( e ) {
$copyBtn.text( 'Copy failed' );
}
setTimeout( function () { $copyBtn.text( 'Copy reference' ); }, 2000 );
} );
function fetchUrl() {
var url = $.trim( $urlInput.val() );
if ( !url ) return;
if ( !/^https?:\/\//i.test( url ) ) url = 'https://' + url;
$msg.hide();
$fetchBtn.prop( 'disabled', true ).text( 'Loading…' );
fetch( CITOID + encodeURIComponent( url ), {
headers: { 'Api-User-Agent': 'Bharatpedia-RefGen/1.0' }
} ).then( function ( r ) {
if ( !r.ok ) throw new Error( 'Could not fetch data for this URL.' );
return r.json();
} ).then( function ( data ) {
if ( !data || !data.length || data.error ) {
throw new Error( data && data.error ? data.error : 'No citation data found for this URL.' );
}
params = mapToParams( data[ 0 ] );
$typeSel.val( params._template );
$typeRow.show();
renderFields();
$manual.show();
$outWrap.show();
refreshOutput();
} ).catch( function ( err ) {
$msg.text( ( err && err.message ) || 'Something went wrong.' ).show();
} ).finally( function () {
$fetchBtn.prop( 'disabled', false ).text( 'Fetch' );
} );
}
$fetchBtn.on( 'click', fetchUrl );
$urlInput.on( 'keydown', function ( e ) { if ( e.key === 'Enter' ) fetchUrl(); } );
if ( autoUrl ) {
$urlInput.val( autoUrl );
fetchUrl();
}
return $root;
}
function init() {
try {
var pageName = mw.config.get( 'wgPageName' );
if ( pageName === TOOL_PAGE || pageName.indexOf( TOOL_PAGE + '/' ) === 0 ) {
var $static = $( '#bp-rg-static' );
var $tool = buildTool();
if ( $static.length ) {
$static.replaceWith( $tool );
} else {
var $content = $( '#mw-content-text' );
if ( $content.length ) $content.prepend( $tool );
}
}
var $link = mw.util.addPortletLink( 'p-tb', '#', 'Citation generator', 't-refgen', 'Generate a citation from a URL' );
if ( $link ) {
$( $link ).on( 'click', function ( e ) {
e.preventDefault();
window.open( mw.util.getUrl( TOOL_PAGE ), '_blank' );
} );
}
} catch ( e ) {
if ( window.console && console.error ) {
console.error( 'RefGen init failed: ' + ( e && e.message ) );
}
}
}
function boot() {
try {
if ( document.readyState === 'loading' ) {
document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', init );
} else {
init();
}
} catch ( e ) {
if ( window.console && console.error ) {
console.error( 'RefGen bootstrap failed: ' + ( e && e.message ) );
}
}
}
// Wait for jQuery and mediawiki.util before running.
// Polls every 100ms (up to 10s) because ResourceLoader may execute
// this gadget before its dependencies in batched mode.
function waitForDeps( callback, attempts ) {
attempts = attempts || 0;
try {
if ( typeof $ !== 'undefined' && typeof mw !== 'undefined' && mw.util ) {
callback();
return;
}
} catch ( e ) {}
if ( attempts < 100 ) {
setTimeout( function () { waitForDeps( callback, attempts + 1 ); }, 100 );
} else {
// Give up waiting; try anyway (will fail gracefully via try/catch)
try { callback(); } catch ( e ) {}
}
}
waitForDeps( boot );
}() );