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/**
* Deprecated. 2020-10-04.
* I recommend use of the "Wikitext" extension[1] in [[Visual Studio Code]],
* which brings in the reliability and stability of the local file system
* while allowing previews and syntax highlightening. The "sandboxes" are files
* on your system so you can make as many as you want!
*
* This script causes the saved sandbox text to be exported on evey page load.
*
* [1]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=RoweWilsonFrederiskHolme.wikitext
*
*/
/**
* Creates a private sandbox for you, accessible at [[Special:PrivateSandbox]]
* Useful for things like drafting evidence for ArbCom/ANI, which are better
* done privately but not off-wiki because you want to be able to preview.
*/
$.when(
$.ready,
mw.loader.using(['mediawiki.user', 'mediawiki.api'])
).then(function() {
if (mw.config.get('wgPageName') !== 'Special:PrivateSandbox' &&
mw.config.get('wgPageName') !== 'Special:BlankPage/PrivateSandbox') {
return;
}
document.title = 'Private sandbox';
$('#firstHeading').text('Private sandbox');
var api = new mw.Api();
$('#mw-content-text').empty().append(
$('<div>').attr('id', 'ps-preview'),
$('<textarea>').val(mw.user.options.get('userjs-pvt-sandbox'))
.attr({ id: 'ps-textarea', cols: 80, rows: 25, tabindex: 1, accesskey: ',' })
.css({ 'margin': '20px 0 10px 0', 'font-family': mw.user.options.get('editfont') }),
$('<button>').text('Save').click(function() {
$('#ps-status').text('Saving').css('color', 'blue');
var text = $('#ps-textarea').val();
api.saveOption('userjs-pvt-sandbox', text).then(function() {
$('#ps-status').empty();
$('#ps-lastsaved').text('Last saved at ' + new Date().toLocaleString());
mw.user.options.set('userjs-pvt-sandbox', text);
}, function(err) {
$('#ps-status').text('Failed to save: ', err).css('color', 'red');
});
}),
$('<button>').text('Preview').click(function() {
$('#ps-status').text('Retrieving preview').css('color', 'blue');
var text = $('#ps-textarea').val();
api.post({
action: 'parse',
text: text,
title: 'PrivateSandbox',
prop: 'text|categorieshtml',
disableeditsection: '1',
formatversion: '2'
}).then(function(json) {
$('#ps-status').empty();
$('#ps-preview').html(json.parse.text + json.parse.categorieshtml);
}, function(err) {
$('#ps-status').text('Failed to fetch preview: ', err).css('color', 'red');
});
}).css({ 'padding-left': '5px' }),
$('<div>').attr('id', 'ps-status'),
$('<div>').attr('id', 'ps-lastsaved')
);
window.onbeforeunload = function(e) {
if( $('#ps-textarea').val() !== mw.user.options.get('userjs-pvt-sandbox') ) {
e.returnValue = 'Your changes have not been saved';
return e.returnValue;
}
};
});
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