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602 // console.log('PIANO: setting unrestricted via useractioncomplete'); 603 // runPiano('unrestricted'); 604 startAdvertising(tcData.listenerId); 605 606 var e = new Event('launch:cmp:choice-made'); 607 window.dispatchEvent(e); 608 } else if (success && tcData.eventStatus === 'tcloaded') { 609 // tcloaded means a valid TCF v2.0 string is available 610 // console.log('PIANO: setting unrestricted via tcloaded'); 611 // runPiano('unrestricted'); 612 if (tcData.gdprApplies === false) { 613 $.cookie('_sp_enable_dfp_personalized_ads', 'true', {domain: '.thenational.scot', path: '/', expires: 100}); 614 } 615 startAdvertising(tcData.listenerId); 616 617 } else if (success && tcData.eventStatus === 'useractionnotcomplete') { 618 // do nothing - this means the user has not made a choice yet 619 } else if (success && tcData.eventStatus === 'cmpuishown') { 620 // do nothing - this means the CMP UI has been shown 621 } else if (!success) { 622 // $.cookie('_sp_enable_dfp_personalized_ads', 'true', {domain: '.thenational.scot', path: '/', expires: 100}); 623 // startAdvertising(); 624 } else { 625 // console.log('PIANO: setting restricted'); 626 // runPiano('restricted'); 627 } 628 }); 629 } 630 631 632 633 document.addEventListener('click', function (e) { 634 const option = e.target.closest('.gdpr-option-v2'); 635 636 if (!option) return; 637 638 e.preventDefault(); 639 sendEvent76 = false; 640 641 const id = option.dataset.v2Id; 642 const isGate = option.dataset.isGate; 643 644 if (isGate === 'yes') { 645 trackSPEvents('event87'); 646 _sp_.gdpr.loadPrivacyManagerModal(id); 647 } else { 648 trackSPEvents('event77'); 649 _sp_.gdpr.loadPrivacyManagerModal(id); 650 } 651 }); 652 653 function getTcfData() { 654 if (typeof window.__tcfapi !== 'function') { 655 console.warn('TCF API unavailable'); 656 return; 657 } 658 window.__tcfapi('addEventListener', 2, function(data, success) { 659 if (!data.purpose || !data.purpose.consents || !data.purpose.legitimateInterests) { 660 // console.log('DFP: No TCF data found, not setting cookies'); 661 return; 662 } 663 setTcfCookie(data.purpose.consents, data.purpose.legitimateInterests); 664 }, [755]); 665 } 666 getTcfData(); 667 668 function setTcfCookie(data, legitimateInterests) { 669 var consents = []; 670 $.each(data, function(id, consent) { 671 var c = (consent === true) ? 'yes' : 'no'; 672 consents.push(c) 673 }); 674 // console.log('DFP: consents length: ', consents.length); 675 if (consents.length !== 10) { 676 // consents = consents.fill('no', consents.length, 10); 677 for (var i = consents.length; i < 10; i++) { 678 consents[i] = 'no'; 679 } 680 } 681 // console.log('DFP: Found consents to store in cookie:', consents); 682 $.cookie('prev-tcf-v2', consents.join(','), {domain: '.thenational.scot', path: '/', expires: 100}); 683 684 var consentEvent4 = 'none'; 685 if (typeof data[4] !== 'undefined') { 686 consentEvent4 = data[4] ? 'true' : 'false'; 687 } 688 $.cookie('_sp_enable_dfp_personalized_ads', consentEvent4, {domain: '.thenational.scot', path: '/', expires: 100}); 689 690 var legitInterest = 'none'; 691 if (legitimateInterests && typeof legitimateInterests[2] !== 'undefined') { 692 legitInterest = legitimateInterests[2] ? 'true' : 'false'; 693 } 694 695 $.cookie('_sp_legitimate_interests', legitInterest , {domain: '.thenational.scot', path: '/', expires: 100}); 696 } 697 698 var sendEvent76 = true; 699 700 function trackSPEvents(events) { 701 if (events === 'event76' && !sendEvent76) { 702 return; 703 } else if (events === 'event76') { 704 sendEvent76 = false;
705 } 706 707 if (typeof window.s !== 'object') { 708 // console.log('DFP: No window.s object found, trying again in 1 second'); 709 window.setTimeout(function () { trackSPEvents(events)} , 1000); 710 return; 711 } 712 713 // console.log("ADB: Tracking %s", events); 714 // Re-create the Omniture object so the data can be tracked. 715 var s = window.s; 716 717 if (events.indexOf('event70') !== -1) { 718 // console.log('DFP: Events passed, added evars'); 719 s.eVar35 = 'enabled'; 720 s.prop35 = 'enabled'; 721 } 722 723 s.events = events; 724 s.linkTrackEvents = events; 725 s.linkTrackVars = "eVar2,eVar3,eVar4,eVar5,eVar6,evar7,evar8,evar9,eVar16,eVar19,eVar26,eVar35,eVar43,eVar67,prop35"; 726 s.suppressPageView = true; 727 s.tl(true,'o','Ad Block'); 728 } 729 730 function startAdvertising(id) 731 { 732 if (typeof window.doNotAdvertise !== 'undefined' && window.doNotAdvertise === true) { 733 return; 734 } 735 736 // console.log("DFP: Is the page fully loaded?", window.googleReady); 737 if (window.googleReady !== true) { 738 window.setTimeout(function () { 739 // console.log('DFP: Google not fully loaded yet, pausing quarter of a second before trying again'); 740 startAdvertising(id); 741 }, 250); 742 return; 743 } 744 745 // Ensure that we never run this code twice 746 if (window.advertisingStart === true) { 747 return; 748 } 749 // console.log('DFP: Running advertisement'); 750 window.advertisingStart = true; 751 752 var googletag = window.googletag; 753 // init google objects and array 754 (function() { 755 var gads = document.createElement('script'); 756 gads.async = true; 757 gads.type = 'text/javascript'; 758 gads.src = 'https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js'; 759 var node = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; 760 node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); 761 })(); 762 763 // launch the exco slideshow player 764 launchExcoSlideshow(); 765 766 // load facebook etc 767 loadSocials(); 768 769 // Checking our decision to use headerbidding (shorterned as prebid) is correct 770 // via system logic, and that we have the simplified consent to do so 771 if (usePrebid && $.cookie('_sp_enable_dfp_personalized_ads') === 'true') {
772 var e = new Event('launch:sourcepoint:consentaccepted'); 773 window.dispatchEvent(e); 774 775 // AP code initialisation 776 // the script is loaded via launch, once we have detected a consent signal via the datalayer. 777 fetchAp(); 778 779 var site = 'desktop'; 780 var _site = 'desktop'; 781 782 // load IAS scripts and set up vars 783 (function() { 784 var ias = document.createElement('script'); 785 ias.async = true; 786 ias.type = 'text/javascript'; 787 ias.src = 'https://cdn.adsafeprotected.com/iasPET.1.js'; 788 var node = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; 789 node.parentNode.insertBefore(ias, node); 790 })(); 791 792 // load the prebid script 793 (function() { 794 var pbs = document.createElement('script'); 795 pbs.async = true; 796 pbs.type = 'text/javascript'; 797 pbs.src = 'https://micro.rubiconproject.com/prebid/dynamic/11022.js?group=newsquest'; 798 var node = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; 799 node.parentNode.insertBefore(pbs, node); 800 })(); 801 802 // tell google to actually get the bids from all relevant vendors when loaded 803 googletag.cmd.push(function () { 804 fetchHeaderBids(); 805 }); 806 } 807 808 // Outbrain 809 if ( 810 (window.data_layer.user.advertising_experience === 'Ad-Free' || window.data_layer.config.disable_outbrain === 'yes') || 811 (window.data_layer.user.advertising_experience === 'Ad-Light' && window.data_layer.config.disable_outbrain_with_ad_light === 'yes') 812 ) { 813 // console.log("No Outbrain script loading due to page settings"); 814 } else { 815 // console.log("Loading Outbrain"); 816 var ob = document.createElement('script'); 817 ob.async = true; 818 ob.type = 'text/javascript'; 819 ob.src = 'https://widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js'; 820 var node = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; 821 node.parentNode.insertBefore(ob, node); 822 } 823 824 825 // remove the listener 826 if (id !== null) { 827 window.__tcfapi('removeEventListener', 2, function (success) { }, id); 828 } 829 } 830 831 /** 832 * Wait until we have advertising consent to show this advertising 833 * based replacement for the single image on our article pages 834 * This logic is based on excoSlidshowPlayerID that only appears on the page 835 * if a user is NOT a subscriber (including privacy plus) and the page has the 836 * correct information to show it (doesn't have a video, not in sport etc) 837 */ 838 function launchExcoSlideshow() { 839 const slideShowPlayerId = window.excoSlideshowPlayerId; 840 // if we do not have a player id, we do not need to do anything 841 if (!slideShowPlayerId) { 842 return; 843 } 844 845 // this is exco's supplied code, modified for our use 846 (function (d, s, n) { 847 fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; 848 js = d.createElement(s); 849 js.className = n; 850 js.src = '//player.ex.co/player/' + slideShowPlayerId; 851 js.setAttribute('programmatic', 'true'); 852 js.onload = function () { 853 const playerApi = ExCoPlayer.connect(slideShowPlayerId); 854 playerApi.init({}); 855 856 playerApi.on('player-load', function(data) { 857 $('.mar-article-image').remove(); 858 if (window.screen.width > 800) { 859 $('.article-hero').attr('style', 'order: 1'); 860 } 861 window.hide_overlay_for_exco = true; 862 }); 863 }; 864 fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); 865 }(document, 'script', 'exco-player')); 866 } 867 868 function loadSocials() 869 { 870 const socials = [ 871 'https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 872 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1', 873 'https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js', 874 ]; 875
876 socials.forEach((social) => { 877 var script = document.createElement('script'); 878 script.src = social; 879 script.async = true; 880 document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script); 881 }); 882 } 883 884 885})(); 886 887</script>
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890<script> 891window.usePiano = true; 892window.selectedOfferId = null; 893window.selectedTermId = null; 894</script>
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909<script> 910// window.pdl = window.pdl || {}; 911// window.pdl.requireConsent = 'v2'; 912 913// Store entry point unless it's a user or subscribe page 914// to redirect after subscription 915const excludedPaths = ['/user/', '/subscribe/']; 916 917const shouldExclude = excludedPaths.some(path => 918 window.location.pathname.includes(path) 919); 920 921if (!shouldExclude) { 922 sessionStorage.setItem( 923 'last_piano_page_interacted_with', 924 window.location.pathname 925 ); 926} 927 928tp = window.tp || []; 929 930function runPiano(restrictedMode) { 931 // console.log('Running Piano with restricted mode:', restrictedMode); 932 // tp.push(['init', function() { 933 // console.log('Piano purpose map, before calling setAllPurposes()', tp.consent.getByPurpose()); 934 // }]); 935 // if (restrictedMode === 'restricted') { 936 // // If we're in restricted mode, we need to set some specific parameters 937 // tp.push(['init', function() { 938 // tp.consent.setAllPurposes('opt-out') 939 // }]); 940 // } else { 941 // tp.push(['init', function() { 942 // tp.consent.setAllPurposes('opt-in') 943 // }]); 944 // } 945 // tp.push(['init', function() { 946 // console.log('Piano purpose map, after calling setAllPurposes()', tp.consent.getByPurpose()); 947 // }]); 948 // init Piano ID 949 tp.push(['init', function() { 950 tp.pianoId.init(); 951 }]); 952 953 const isGooglebot = window.isRobot.googleBot(); 954 955 const isArticle = (data_layer.article.is_article === 'yes'); 956 957 const isCl3 = (parseInt(data_layer.article.content_level, 10) === 3); 958 959 if (isGooglebot) { 960 // we don't load Piano from all non-article pages 961 if (!isArticle) { 962 return; 963 } 964 965 // If we are on an article, we do not load piano on CL0, 1, or 2 966 if (!isCl3) { 967 return; 968 } 969 } 970 Object.keys(data_layer.piano.custom_variables).forEach(function (k) { 971 var v = data_layer.piano.custom_variables[k]; 972 973 if (v != '') { 974 tp.push(["setCustomVariable", k, v]); 975 } 976 }); 977 978 Object.keys(data_layer.piano.native_variables).forEach(function (k) { 979 var v = data_layer.piano.native_variables[k]; 980 if (v != '') { 981 tp.push([k, v]); 982 } 983 }); 984 985 tp.push(['setTags', data_layer.piano.tags]); 986 987 (function(src){ 988 var a=document.createElement("script"); 989 a.type = "text/javascript"; 990 a.async=true; 991 a.src=src; 992 var b=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; 993 b.parentNode.insertBefore(a, b) 994 })("//experience.tinypass.com/xbuilder/experience/load?aid=NL1bHJZ2Gr"); 995} 996 997// Init Piano 998const debug = document.cookie 999 .split('; ') 1000 .find(row => row.startsWith('debug=')) 1001 ?.split('=')[1]; 1002 1003tp.push(["setDebug", debug === '1']); 1004 1005tp.push(["setApplePayMerchantId", 'merchant.nq.subssites.piano']); 1006 1007tp.push(["setUsePianoIdUserProvider", true ]); 1008 1009tp.push(["addHandler", "loginRequired", function(params) { 1010 // If they're already signed in, we don't need to do anything special. 1011 if (tp.user.isUserValid()) { 1012 return; 1013 } 1014 if (typeof window._overridePianoDefault !== 'undefined' && window._overridePianoDefault !== true) { 1015 console.log("TPL Called") 1016 tp.pianoId.show({ 1017 screen: 'login', 1018 displayMode: 'modal', 1019 loggedIn: (data) => { 1020 pianoId.loggedIn(); 1021 }, 1022 loggedOut: () => { 1023 console.log('TP-TJ: user logged out'); 1024 }, 1025 registrationSuccess: () => { 1026 pianoId.registered(); 1027 }, 1028 width: '500px', 1029 height: '460px', 1030 }); 1031 } 1032}]); 1033 1034tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutSelectTerm", function (termDetails) { 1035 if (typeof termDetails.termId !== 'undefined') { 1036 window.selectedTermId = termDetails.termId; 1037 } 1038}]); 1039 1040tp.push(["addHandler", "showTemplate", function (templateParams) { 1041 showPianoTarget(templateParams); 1042}]); 1043 1044tp.push(["addHandler", "showOffer", function (offerParams) { 1045 window.shownOffer = true; 1046 1047 // Store some data we might need later. 1048 if (typeof offerParams.offerId !== 'undefined') { 1049 window.selectedOfferId = offerParams.offerId; 1050 } 1051 1052 showPianoTarget(offerParams); 1053}]); 1054 1055function handleFullWidthBanner(selector) { 1056 if (selector === '#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-full-article-scroll-below') { 1057 document.querySelector(selector).classList.add(selector.replace('#', '')); 1058 } 1059 document.querySelector(selector).style.minHeight = "254px"; 1060 document.querySelector('#subscription-content').style.display = 'none'; 1061 document.querySelectorAll('.send-us-your-news-cta').forEach((el) => { el.style.display = 'none'; }); 1062 document.querySelectorAll('.mega-news-block').forEach((el) => { el.style.display = 'none'; }); 1063 1064 const block = document.querySelector(selector); 1065 const containerBlock = block.parentElement; 1066 const containerBlockHeight = 254; // to prevent abrupt jumping 1067 1068 if (!block) { return; } 1069 1070 block.style.display = 'block'; 1071 1072 const blockRect = block.getBoundingClientRect(); 1073 const startTop = blockRect.top + window.scrollY; 1074 const blockHeight = blockRect.height; 1075 const screenWidth = window.screen.width; 1076 1077 let lastState = ''; // 'top', 'bottom', 'default' 1078 1079 function getScrollbarWidth() { 1080 return window.innerWidth - document.documentElement.clientWidth; 1081 } 1082 1083 function updatePosition() { 1084 const scrollY = window.scrollY;
1085 const viewportHeight = window.innerHeight; 1086 const bottomTrigger = startTop + blockHeight - viewportHeight; 1087 1088 let newState = 'default'; 1089 1090 if (scrollY > startTop && screenWidth >= 768) { 1091 newState = 'top'; 1092 } else if (scrollY < bottomTrigger && screenWidth >= 768) { 1093 newState = 'bottom'; 1094 } else if (scrollY < bottomTrigger + 90 && screenWidth < 768) { 1095 newState = 'bottom-mobile'; 1096 } 1097 1098 const scrollbarWidth = getScrollbarWidth(); 1099 1100 if (newState !== lastState) { 1101 switch (newState) { 1102 case 'top': 1103 block.style.position = 'fixed'; 1104 block.style.top = '0'; 1105 block.style.bottom = 'auto'; 1106 block.style.marginLeft = '0'; 1107 block.style.marginRight = '0'; 1108 containerBlock.style.minHeight = `${containerBlockHeight}px`; 1109 break; 1110 1111 case 'bottom': 1112 block.style.position = 'fixed'; 1113 block.style.bottom = '0'; 1114 block.style.top = 'auto'; 1115 block.style.marginLeft = '0'; 1116 block.style.marginRight = '0'; 1117 block.style.width = `calc(100vw - ${scrollbarWidth}px)`; 1118 containerBlock.style.minHeight = 'unset'; 1119 break; 1120 1121 case 'bottom-mobile': 1122 block.style.position = 'fixed'; 1123 block.style.bottom = '90px'; 1124 block.style.top = 'auto'; 1125 block.style.marginLeft = 'calc(-100vw + 100%)'; 1126 block.style.marginRight = 'calc(-100vw + 100%)'; 1127 containerBlock.style.minHeight = 'unset'; 1128 break; 1129 1130 default: 1131 block.style.position = ''; 1132 block.style.top = ''; 1133 block.style.bottom = ''; 1134 block.style.width = `calc(100vw - ${scrollbarWidth}px)`; 1135 block.style.marginLeft = '-100vw'; 1136 block.style.marginRight = '-100vw'; 1137 containerBlock.style.minHeight = 'unset'; 1138 break; 1139 } 1140 1141 lastState = newState; 1142 } 1143 1144 requestAnimationFrame(updatePosition); 1145 } 1146 1147 updatePosition(); 1148 window.addEventListener('resize', updatePosition); 1149} 1150 1151function trackLocation(forceValidLocation = false) { 1152 var currentLocation = window.location.pathname; 1153 1154 let valid = false; 1155 1156 if (currentLocation.indexOf('puzzles') > -1) { 1157 valid = true; 1158 } 1159 1160 if (currentLocation.indexOf('pagesuite') > -1) { 1161 valid = true; 1162 } 1163 1164 var articleMatch = currentLocation.match(/(\d+)\.[^\/]+\/(r\/)?$/); 1165 if (articleMatch != null) { 1166 valid = true; 1167 } 1168 1169 if (forceValidLocation) { 1170 valid = true; 1171 } 1172 1173 if (currentLocation.indexOf('subscribe') > -1) { 1174 valid = false; 1175 } 1176 1177 if (!valid) { 1178 return; 1179 } 1180 1181 $.cookie('last-piano-page-interacted-with', currentLocation, {path: '/', domain: window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain}); 1182} 1183 1184function trackPianoWithNewRelic(templateName) { 1185 if (this.newrelic && typeof this.newrelic === 'object') { 1186 newrelic.setCustomAttribute('user_was_shown_piano_experience', templateName); 1187 } 1188} 1189 1190function handleOfferShow(params) { 1191 console.log('Piano params', params); 1192 1193 // If on the subscription page and the URL has a term ID and offer ID, show the relevant offer. 1194 if (typeof location.pathname !== 'undefined' && location.pathname === '/subscribe/') { 1195 var offerId = location.search.match(/offer_id=([A-Z0-9]+)/); 1196 if (offerId !== null && offerId.length > 1) { 1197 offerId = offerId[1]; 1198 } 1199 var termId = location.search.match(/term_id=([A-Z0-9]+)/); 1200 if (termId !== null && termId.length > 1) { 1201 termId = termId[1]; 1202 } 1203 if (offerId !== null && termId !== null) { 1204 tp.offer.show({'termId': termId, 'offerId': offerId}); 1205 } 1206 } 1207 1208 // we are only tracking 1209 var templateId = params.templateId; 1210 var variantId = params.templateVariantId; 1211 if (params.containerSelector !== '#po-inline-articlegate-fullarticle' && 1212 params.containerSelector !== '#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-full-article-scroll-below' && 1213 params.containerSelector !== '#po-inline-articlegate-partialarticle' && 1214 params.containerSelector !== '#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-scroll-below' 1215 ) { 1216 $.get('/ws/piano/templatename/', {template_id: templateId, variant_id: variantId}, function (response) { 1217 trackPianoSimplified(params, response.name); 1218 }); 1219 return; 1220 } 1221 1222 1223 $.get('/ws/piano/templatename/', {template_id: templateId, variant_id: variantId}, function (response) { 1224 trackPiano(params, response.name); 1225 }); 1226} 1227 1228function trackPiano(params, templateName) { 1229 trackPianoWithNewRelic(templateName); 1230 1231 if (typeof params.activeMeters === 'string') { 1232 activeMeters = JSON.parse(params.activeMeters); 1233 } else { 1234 activeMeters = params.activeMeters; 1235 } 1236 1237 var s = window.s; 1238 if (!s || !s.pageName) { 1239 // console.log("ADB: Setting s from backup"); 1240 s = window.backupAdobe; 1241 window.s = s; 1242 } 1243 1244 // this would call when CL3 is a hard gate 1245 if (!activeMeters && data_layer.article.content_level === '3') { 1246 s.eVar59 = templateName; 1247 s.eVar58 = data_layer.article.content_level; 1248 s.events = "event91"; 1249 s.linkTrackVars="eVar58,eVar2,eVar3,eVar4,eVar5,eVar6,eVar15,eVar16,eVar19,eVar25,eVar26,eVar28,eVar43,eVar59,eVar61,eVar62,eVar79,eVar104,eVar106,eVar107,eVar108,eVar118,prop63,list3,events"; 1250 s.linkTrackEvents="event91"; 1251 s.tl(document, 'o', 'Metered Access Notice'); 1252 s.events = ''; 1253 return; 1254 } 1255 1256 if (!activeMeters) { 1257 return; 1258 } 1259 1260 var meterData = activeMeters[0]; 1261 1262 var meterName = meterData.meterName.toLowerCase(); 1263 1264 // track event 5 1265 if (meterName.indexOf('cl1') !== -1 || meterName.indexOf('cl2') !== -1 || meterName.indexOf('cl3') !== -1 || params.containerSelector === '#po-inline-articlegate-partialarticle' || params.containerSelector === '#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-scroll-below') { 1266 s.eVar58 = data_layer.article.content_level; 1267 s.eVar80 = meterData.meterName + ',' + meterData.views + ',' + meterData.totalViews + ',' + meterData.viewsLeft + ',' + meterData.maxViews; 1268 s.eVar59 = templateName; 1269 s.events = "event5"; 1270 s.linkTrackVars="eVar58,eVar2,eVar3,eVar4,eVar5,eVar6,eVar16,eVar19,eVar25,eVar26,eVar28,eVar43,eVar59,eVar61,eVar62,prop63,eVar80,eVar79,eVar118,list3, events"; 1271 s.linkTrackEvents="event5"; 1272 } else { 1273 s.eVar80 = meterData.meterName + ',' + meterData.views + ',' + meterData.totalViews + ',' + meterData.viewsLeft + ',' + meterData.maxViews; 1274 s.eVar59 = templateName; 1275 s.linkTrackVars="eVar2,eVar3,eVar4,eVar5,eVar6,eVar16,eVar19,eVar25,eVar26,eVar28,eVar43,eVar59,eVar61,eVar62,prop63,eVar80,eVar79,eVar118,list3, events"; 1276 } 1277 s.tl(document, 'o', 'Metered Access Notice'); 1278 s.events = ''; 1279 1280} 1281 1282/** 1283 * Just track the template name in 78 for non-article-interrupts/gates 1284 */ 1285function trackPianoSimplified(params, templateName) 1286{ 1287 trackPianoWithNewRelic(templateName); 1288 1289 var s = window.s; 1290 if (!s || !s.pageName) { 1291 // console.log("ADB: Setting s from backup"); 1292 s = window.backupAdobe; 1293 window.s = s; 1294 } 1295 s.eVar78 = templateName; 1296 s.events = 'event90'; 1297 s.linkTrackEvents="event90"; 1298 s.linkTrackVars="eVar2,eVar3,eVar4,eVar5,eVar6,eVar16,eVar19,eVar25,eVar26,eVar28,eVar43,eVar59,eVar61,eVar62,prop63,eVar80,eVar79,eVar118,list3,eVar78, events"; 1299 s.tl(document, 'o', 'Piano Template'); 1300} 1301 1302function raiseLaunchEvent(name) {
1303 var e = new Event('launch:piano:' + name); 1304 window.dispatchEvent(e); 1305} 1306 1307function removePianoToast() { 1308 setTimeout(() => { 1309 document.getElementById('po-overlay-toast-left').remove() 1310 }, 30000) 1311} 1312 1313function showPianoTarget(params) { 1314 handleOfferShow(params); 1315 trackLocation(); 1316 1317 if ($(params.containerSelector).length > 0) { 1318 const displayType = $(params.containerSelector).attr('data-display'); 1319 1320 if (displayType) { 1321 $(params.containerSelector).addClass(`shown-${displayType}`); 1322 } else { 1323 $(params.containerSelector).addClass('shown').show(); 1324 } 1325 1326 if ($(params.containerSelector).hasClass('piano--block-level') || $(params.containerSelector).hasClass('piano--inside-block')) { 1327 $(params.containerSelector).show(); 1328 } 1329 1330 if ( 1331 params.containerSelector === '#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-scroll-below' || 1332 params.containerSelector === '#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-full-article-scroll-below' 1333 ) { 1334 handleFullWidthBanner(params.containerSelector); 1335 } 1336 1337 if ($(params.containerSelector) === '#po-inline-subscribe-page') { 1338 $(params.containerSelector).show(); 1339 } 1340 1341 if (['#po-inline-blocksystem-target-e'].includes(params.containerSelector)) { 1342 $('#po-inline-blocksystem-target-e').show(); 1343 $('.piano-promo-container').show(); 1344 } 1345 1346 if (params.containerSelector === '#po-overlay-toast-left') { 1347 removePianoToast() 1348 } 1349 1350 if (params.containerSelector === '#po-overlay-toast-main-navigation') { 1351 removePianoToast() 1352 } 1353 1354 if (params.containerSelector === '#po-inline-articlewall-partialarticle-closable') { 1355 $('#po-inline-articlegate-partialarticle').css('display', 'none'); 1356 } 1357 1358 if (params.containerSelector === '#po-inline-articlewall-fullarticle-closable') { 1359 $('#po-inline-articlegate-fullarticle').css('display', 'none'); 1360 } 1361 1362 if (params.containerSelector === '#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-full-article-scroll-below-closable') { 1363 $('#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-full-article-scroll-below').css('display', 'none'); 1364 } 1365 } 1366} 1367 1368tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutComplete", function(conversion) { 1369 var s = window.s; 1370 s.events = s.apl(s.events, "event4", ",", 1); // Set the subscription counter event. 1371 s.events = s.apl(s.events, "purchase", ",", 1); // Set the purchase event. 1372 s.products = "Subscription : Metered Access;" + conversion.termId + ";1;"+conversion.chargeAmount; 1373 s.linkTrackEvents = "event4,purchase"; 1374 s.purchaseID = conversion.termConversionId; 1375 s.pageName = '(www) /subscribe/complete/'; 1376 // wipe out errors 1377 s.eVar31 = ''; 1378 s.linkTrackVars="eVar2,eVar3,eVar5,eVar6,eVar7,eVar8,eVar9,eVar10,eVar15,eVar16,eVar17,eVar18,eVar19,eVar20,eVar22,eVar23,eVar24,eVar25,eVar26,eVar61,eVar62,events,products,purchaseID"; 1379 1380 s.tl(true, 'o', 'Subscription'); 1381 1382 $.cookie('resourceConverted', conversion.rid, {path: '/', domain: window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain}); 1383 $.cookie('pianoConverted', '1', {path: '/', domain: window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain}); 1384 raiseLaunchEvent('checkoutComplete'); 1385 1386 // Clean Session Storage 1387 sessionStorage.removeItem('nq_selected_offer_id'); 1388 sessionStorage.removeItem('nq_selected_term_id'); 1389 sessionStorage.removeItem('nq_adobe_tracking_article_dimensions'); 1390 sessionStorage.removeItem('nq_adobe_tracking_visiting_dimensions'); 1391 1392 // Show Onboarding modal after subscription 1393 const lastPage = sessionStorage.getItem('last_piano_page_interacted_with'); 1394 const baseUrl = lastPage || window.location.href; 1395 1396 const url = new URL(baseUrl, window.location.origin); 1397 url.searchParams.set('show-onboarding', 'yes'); 1398 1399 setTimeout(() => { 1400 window.location.href = url.pathname + url.search; 1401 }, 2000); 1402}]); 1403 1404tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutPaymentError", function(errorData) { 1405 var s = window.s; 1406 s.pageName = '(www) /subscribe/error/'; 1407 s.eVar31 = errorData.message; 1408 s.tl(true, 'o', 'CheckoutPaymentError'); 1409 1410 raiseLaunchEvent('checkoutPaymentError'); 1411}]); 1412 1413tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutError", function(errorData) { 1414 var s = window.s; 1415 s.pageName = '(www) /subscribe/error/'; 1416 s.eVar31 = errorData.message; 1417 s.tl(true, 'o', 'CheckoutError'); 1418 raiseLaunchEvent('checkoutError'); 1419}]); 1420 1421tp.push(["addHandler", "startCheckout", function(options) { 1422 sessionStorage.setItem("nq_selected_offer_id", options.offerId); 1423 sessionStorage.setItem("nq_selected_term_id", options.termId); 1424 1425 if (!tp.user.isUserValid()) { 1426 window.location = '/user/create-account/subscribe/'; 1427 return; 1428 } 1429 1430 var s = window.s; 1431 s.eVar2 = '(www) /subscribe/payment/'; 1432 s.pageName = '(www) /subscribe/payment/'; 1433 const storedAdobeArticleDimensions = sessionStorage.getItem('nq_adobe_tracking_article_dimensions'); 1434 const storedAdobeVisitingDimensions = sessionStorage.getItem('nq_adobe_tracking_visiting_dimensions'); 1435 if (storedAdobeVisitingDimensions) { 1436 const storedAdobeVisitingDimensionsObj = JSON.parse(storedAdobeVisitingDimensions); 1437 s.eVar10 = storedAdobeVisitingDimensionsObj.eVar10; 1438 s.eVar22 = storedAdobeVisitingDimensionsObj.eVar22; 1439 s.eVar23 = storedAdobeVisitingDimensionsObj.eVar23; 1440 s.eVar24 = storedAdobeVisitingDimensionsObj.eVar24; 1441 } 1442 if (storedAdobeArticleDimensions) { 1443 const storedAdobeArticleDimensionsObj = JSON.parse(storedAdobeArticleDimensions); 1444 s.eVar10 = storedAdobeArticleDimensionsObj.eVar10; 1445 s.eVar15 = storedAdobeArticleDimensionsObj.eVar15; 1446 s.eVar22 = storedAdobeArticleDimensionsObj.eVar22; 1447 s.eVar23 = storedAdobeArticleDimensionsObj.eVar23; 1448 s.eVar24 = storedAdobeArticleDimensionsObj.eVar24; 1449 s.eVar25 = storedAdobeArticleDimensionsObj.eVar25; 1450 } 1451 // wipe out errors 1452 s.eVar31 = ''; 1453 s.events = ''; 1454 raiseLaunchEvent('startCheckout'); 1455 s.linkTrackVars="eVar10,eVar15,eVar22,eVar23,eVar24,eVar25"; 1456 s.t(); 1457}]); 1458 1459tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutClose", function(conversion) { 1460 raiseLaunchEvent('checkoutClose'); 1461 1462 // Did they abandon the cart? If so: was anything in their cart?
1463 if (typeof conversion.state === 'undefined' || conversion.state !== 'close') { 1464 return; 1465 } 1466 if (window.selectedOfferId === null || window.selectedTermId === null) { 1467 return; 1468 } 1469 $.post('/ws/piano/abandoned-cart/', {offer_id: window.selectedOfferId, term_id: window.selectedTermId}); 1470}]); 1471 1472tp.push(["addHandler", "meterExpired", function(meterData){ 1473 var msg = "<div><b>meterName:</b> " + meterData.meterName 1474 + " | <b>views:</b> " + meterData.views 1475 + " | <b>totalViews:</b> " + meterData.totalViews 1476 + " | <b>viewsLeft:</b> " + meterData.viewsLeft 1477 + " | <b>maxViews:</b> " + meterData.maxViews 1478 + " | <b>callback:</b> " + meterData.callback + '</div>'; 1479 if ($.cookie('nq-show-piano-viewer') === 'yes') { 1480 $('#piano-meter-value').html(msg); 1481 $('#piano-meter-display').show(); 1482 $('#piano-meter-display-content').append(msg); 1483 } 1484 var cVal = window.location.href; 1485 1486 trackLocation(true); 1487 1488 console.log("Piano Meter Expired:", meterData.meterName); 1489 if (meterData.meterName === 'CL1 Meter') { 1490 console.log("Piano: Setting meter expired cookie"); 1491 $.cookie('isMeterExpired', 'yes', {path: '/', domain: window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain, expires: 1}); 1492 } 1493 1494 raiseLaunchEvent('meterExpired'); 1495 1496}]); 1497 1498tp.push(["addHandler", "meterActive", function(meterData){ 1499 var msg = "<div><b>meterName:</b> " + meterData.meterName 1500 + " | <b>views:</b> " + meterData.views 1501 + " | <b>totalViews:</b> " + meterData.totalViews 1502 + " | <b>viewsLeft:</b> " + meterData.viewsLeft 1503 + " | <b>maxViews:</b> " + meterData.maxViews 1504 + " | <b>callback:</b> " + meterData.callback + '</div>'; 1505 if ($.cookie('nq-show-piano-viewer') === 'yes') { 1506 $('#piano-meter-value').html(msg); 1507 $('#piano-meter-display').show(); 1508 $('#piano-meter-display-content').append(msg); 1509 } 1510 1511 console.log("Piano Meter running total:", meterData.meterName, meterData.totalViews, meterData.maxViews, meterData); 1512 if (meterData.meterName === 'CL1 Meter' && meterData.totalViews >= meterData.maxViews) { 1513 $.cookie('isMeterExpired', 'yes', {path: '/', domain: window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain, expires: 1}); 1514 } else { 1515 $.cookie('isMeterExpired', 'no', {path: '/', domain: window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain, expires: 1}); 1516 } 1517}]); 1518 1519 1520tp.push(["setCxenseSiteId", "1140851321802151847"]); 1521 1522 1523runPiano('unrestricted'); 1524 1525</script>
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2932 if ($('#'+data.domName).attr('data-manual-loading') === "yes") { 2933 return; 2934 } 2935 // for mobile, we check if the dom element has the data-delay-loading attribute set to "1" 2936 else if ($('#'+data.domName).attr('data-delay-loading') === "yes") { 2937 2938 // load it 2939 $('#'+data.domName).appear(); 2940 $(document.body).on('appear', '#'+data.domName, function(e, allElement) { 2941 2942 // don't call it many times 2943 if ($(this).attr('data-processed') === 'yes') { 2944 return; 2945 } 2946 2947 $(this).attr('data-processed', 'yes'); 2948 2949 // display the google ad 2950 googletag.display(data.domName); 2951 googletag.pubads().refresh([dfpHolder[data.domName]]); 2952 }); 2953 return; 2954 } 2955 googletag.cmd.push(function() { 2956 googletag.display(data.domName); 2957 }); 2958}); 2959window.googleComplete = performance.now(); 2960window.googleReady = true; 2961 2962// METHODS 2963function addToTargeting(targeting, data) { 2964 if (!data) { 2965 return targeting; 2966 } 2967 $.each(data, function (key, value) { 2968 if (!value) { 2969 return; 2970 } 2971 targeting[key] = value; 2972 }); 2973 return targeting; 2974} 2975 2976function addAdSlot(slotName, slot, initHidden) { 2977 console.log("Add ad slot called for %s %s", slotName, slot); 2978 // check if item already exists 2979 if (typeof window.dfpHolder[slotName] !== 'undefined') { 2980 return; 2981 } 2982 2983 if (window.adLight === true) { 2984 return; 2985 } 2986 window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { 2987 var dfp = googletag.defineSlot(window.googleId, [[300,250]], slotName) 2988 .setTargeting('position', [slot]) 2989 .addService(googletag.pubads()); 2990 window.dfpHolder[slotName] = dfp; 2991 2992 if (!initHidden) { 2993 googletag.pubads().refresh([dfp]); 2994 2995 return; 2996 } 2997 }); 2998} 2999 3000function hideAdsByScreensize() { 3001 if (window.screen.width < 728 && $('#BlockArticleContainer').length > 0) { 3002 if ('1106' === '1147') { 3003 $('#DFP_out_of_page').remove(); 3004 } else { 3005 $('#DFP_premium_mpu').remove(); 3006 } 3007 $('#DFP_on_scroll').remove(); 3008 } else if (window.screen.width < 728 && 3009 ( $(".article-grid__uber[data-top-stories-articles='7'][data-news-list-articles='9']").length > 0 || 3010 $(".article-grid__uber[data-top-stories-articles='7'][data-news-list-articles='12']").length > 0 || 3011 $(".article-grid__uber[data-top-stories-articles='7'][data-news-list-articles='18']").length > 0 || 3012 $(".article-grid__uber[data-top-stories-articles='7'][data-news-list-articles='24']").length > 0 ) 3013 ) { 3014 const adElement = document.querySelector('#high_vis_container'); 3015 $('.omnicard[data-position="5"]').after(adElement); 3016 } 3017 3018 if ('1106' === '1147' && window.screen.width > 450) { 3019 $('#DFP_bottom_leaderboard').remove(); 3020 } 3021 3022 if ('1106' === '1147' && window.screen.width < 728) { 3023 $('#DFP_top_leaderboard').remove(); 3024 } 3025 3026 if ('1106' === '1147') { 3027 $('#DFP_teads').remove(); 3028 $('#DFP_out_of_page').remove(); 3029 } 3030 3031 if ($('#comments-in-page').length === 1 && window.screen.width > 450) { 3032 $('#DFP_top_leaderboard').parent().remove(); 3033 $('#DFP_bottom_leaderboard').parent().remove(); 3034 // $('#DFP_standard_mpu_1').parent().remove(); 3035 } 3036} 3037 3038function removeBlacklistAds(blackListAds) { 3039 $.each(blackListAds, function(i, name) { 3040 removeAdContainer(name); 3041 }); 3042} 3043 3044function removeWhitelistAds(unit) { 3045 // VAST (video) ad units never get displayed in here. 3046 if (unit.isVast) { 3047 return; 3048 } 3049 3050 // if we have an ad-light experience 3051 if (whiteList === true) { 3052 if (typeof whiteListAds[unit.positionName] === 'undefined') { 3053 removeAdContainer(unit.domName) 3054 return; 3055 } 3056 } 3057 3058 adUnits.push(unit); 3059} 3060 3061function removeAdContainer(name) { 3062 const element = document.getElementById(name); 3063 // doesn't exist? 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3107<script type="text/javascript"> 3108 3109function getOmniturePath() { 3110 var path = ''; 3111 if ($('#gallery-base-url').length === 1) { 3112 path = $('#gallery-base-url').val(); 3113 } 3114 else { 3115 path = window.location.pathname; 3116 } 3117 return path; 3118} 3119 3120function getPositionFromCookie() { 3121 const cookieName = 'tracking_block_index'; 3122 3123 const ref = document.cookie 3124 .split('; ') 3125 .find(row => row.startsWith(`${cookieName}=`)) 3126 ?.slice(cookieName.length + 1); 3127 3128 document.cookie = `${cookieName}=; expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT; path=/; domain=${window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain}`; 3129 3130 return ref ? decodeURIComponent(ref) : undefined; 3131} 3132function getRefFromCookie() { 3133 const cookieName = 'tracking_block'; 3134 3135 const ref = document.cookie 3136 .split('; ') 3137 .find(row => row.startsWith(`${cookieName}=`)) 3138 ?.split('=')[1]; 3139 3140 // Remove the cookie 3141 document.cookie = `${cookieName}=; expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT; path=/; domain=${window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain}`; 3142 3143 return ref; 3144} 3145 3146function getOmnitureTrackingFromCookie(key, preExistingValue) { 3147 var ref = $.cookie('o-' + key); 3148 if(typeof(ref) === 'undefined') { 3149 ref = preExistingValue 3150 } else { 3151 ref = decodeURIComponent(ref); 3152 $.removeCookie('o-' + key, { 3153 path: '/', 3154 domain: window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain, 3155 }); 3156 } 3157 return ref; 3158} 3159 3160function getValidatedAPList() { 3161 3162 var validList = [1100, 1101, 1002, 1006, 1010, 1014, 1018, 1022, 1200, 1202, 1205, 1300, 1602, 1605, 1608, 1612, 1616, 1500, 1503, 1507, 1509, 1512, 1402, 1406, 1409, 1412, 1416, 14331, 14333, 14335, 14336, 14339, 14342, 14344, 14345, 14346, 14350, 14351, 14353, 14359, 14366, 14370, 14371, 14377, 14388, 14394, 14396, 14399, 14407, 14221, 14423, 15679, 15681, 15682, 15683, 15684, 15686, 15687, 15688, 15975]; 3163 3164 var data = getAudienceProjectTargetingData(); 3165 if (!data || !data.ap_x) { 3166 return ''; 3167 } 3168 3169 validData = []; 3170 $.each(data.ap_x, function(i, td) { 3171 if ($.inArray(parseInt(td, 10), validList) !== -1) { 3172 validData.push(td); 3173 } 3174 }); 3175 3176 return validData.join(','); 3177} 3178 3179path = document.location.href.split("/"); 3180 3181var qs = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search); 3182 3183var prop30 = qs.get('lp'); 3184var prop43 = qs.get('ref'); 3185var pType="Newsquest\Modules\ContactUsModule" 3186 3187if (pType === 'BlockArticleModule' || pType === 'NationalNewsModule' || pType === 'BlockWhatsOnModule') { 3188 pType = 'ArticleModule'; 3189} 3190 3191for(x=4; x<7; x++) 3192{ 3193 if (typeof path[x] == 'undefined') 3194 { 3195 path[x] = ''; 3196 } 3197 if(path[x] == "" || (pType == "ArticleModule" && path[x].match(/[0-9]+\./)) || (path[x].indexOf('?') > -1)) 3198 { 3199 path[x] = path[x-1]; 3200 } 3201 else 3202 { 3203 path[x] = path[x-1] + "/" + path[x]; 3204 } 3205 path[x] = path[x].replace(/\/undefined/g,""); 3206} 3207pathN= unescape(document.location.pathname.toString()); 3208matches = pathN.match(/(\w+)\.(in|near|compare)\.([\,a-zA-Z0-9\ _-]+)[\/]?$/); 3209detailMatches = pathN.match(/(\w+)\.detail\.(.*)$/); 3210if (detailMatches !== null && detailMatches.length > 1) 3211{ 3212 matches = detailMatches; 3213} 3214 3215if (matches !== null && matches.length > 1) 3216{ 3217 var subfolder = ''; 3218 path[3] = 'li'; 3219 path[4] = 'li/'+subfolder; 3220 path[5] = 'li/'+subfolder+'/'+matches[1]; 3221 path[6] = 'li/'+subfolder+'/'+matches[1]; 3222} 3223if (pathN === '/') 3224{ 3225 path[3] = 'homepage'; 3226 path[4] = 'homepage'; 3227 path[5] = 'homepage'; 3228 path[6] = 'homepage'; 3229} 3230 3231 3232/* You may give each page an identifying name, server, and channel on 3233the next lines. */ 3234s.pageName="(www) "+getOmniturePath(); 3235s.pageName = s.pageName.toLowerCase(); 3236s.server="martini"; 3237s.channel=""; 3238s.pageType=""; 3239s.prop1= qs.get('search'); 3240s.prop2=""; 3241s.prop3=document.title; 3242s.prop4=""; 3243s.prop5="Newsquest\Modules\ContactUsModule"; /* get from Martini */ 3244s.prop6=path[3].toLowerCase(); 3245s.prop7=path[4].toLowerCase(); 3246s.prop8=path[5].toLowerCase(); 3247s.prop9=path[6].toLowerCase(); 3248s.prop10=""; 3249 3250s.prop16=path[2].toLowerCase(); 3251s.prop17="Herald and Times"; 3252s.prop18="Martini"; 3253s.prop19="1"; 3254s.prop20 = s.getPreviousValue(s.pageName, 'gpv_pn'); 3255s.prop42 = ""; 3256s.prop53 = 'standard'; 3257s.prop54 = ''; 3258s.prop55 = ''; 3259s.prop56 = ""; 3260s.prop57 = ($('[data-name="Feature Article Block A"]').length > 0) ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled'; 3261s.prop58 = document.querySelector('[data-name="Feature Article Block B"]')?.dataset.variant; 3262s.prop59 = getRefFromCookie(); 3263s.prop60 = getPositionFromCookie(); 3264s.prop73 = document.cookie.split('; ').find(row => row.startsWith('adtiming='))?.split('=')[1] || null; 3265 3266var eVar67 = []; 3267 3268if ($.cookie('consentUUID')) { 3269 eVar67.push('yes'); 3270} else { 3271 eVar67.push('no'); 3272} 3273if ($.cookie('_sp_enable_dfp_personalized_ads') === 'true') { 3274 eVar67.push('yes'); 3275} else if ($.cookie('_sp_enable_dfp_personalized_ads') === 'false') { 3276 eVar67.push('no'); 3277} else { 3278 eVar67.push('none'); 3279} 3280 3281if ($.cookie('_sp_legitimate_interests') === 'true') { 3282 eVar67.push('yes'); 3283} else if ($.cookie('_sp_legitimate_interests') === 'false') { 3284 eVar67.push('no'); 3285} else { 3286 eVar67.push('none'); 3287} 3288 3289//if ($.cookie('euconsent')) { 3290// eVar67.push($.cookie('euconsent')); 3291//} else { 3292// eVar67.push('none'); 3293//} 3294 3295s.eVar67 = eVar67.join(','); 3296// console.log('ADB: setting eVar67 to %s', eVar67.join(',')); 3297 3298if ($.cookie('prev-tcf-v2')) { 3299 // console.log('ADB: Setting eVar68 to ', $.cookie('prev-tcf-v2')); 3300 s.eVar68 = $.cookie('prev-tcf-v2'); 3301} 3302 3303if (typeof iabNames !== 'undefined') { 3304 s.prop29 = iabNames.join(','); 3305} else if (typeof iabIds !== 'undefined') { 3306 s.prop29 = iabIds.join(','); 3307} 3308 3309if (s.prop20 && s.prop20 !== 'no value') { 3310 s.prop21 = s.getPercentPageViewed(); 3311} else { 3312 s.prop21 = ''; 3313} 3314 3315if (typeof __siren !== 'undefined') { 3316 s.eVar27 = __siren; 3317} 3318 3319s.prop22 = s.getDaysSinceLastVisit('s_lv'); 3320 3321 3322s.prop43=getOmnitureTrackingFromCookie('ref', prop43); 3323s.prop25 = '' 3324 3325s.prop27 = ''; 3326 3327s.prop30 = getOmnitureTrackingFromCookie('prop30', prop30); 3328s.linkInternalFilters="javascript:,thenational.scot,fish4.co.uk,adsys.newsquest.co.uk,www.exchangeandmart.co.uk,www.communigate.co.uk," 3329s.eVar61=(new Date()).toLocaleDateString("en-GB"); 3330/* s.eVar62=(new Date()).toLocaleDateString("en-GB"); */ 3331 3332 3333 3334 3335 3336 3337/* Article-site-cloning data */ 3338s.eVar90 = window.data_layer.article.parent_originating_site_id; 3339s.eVar91 = window.data_layer.article.originating_article_id; 3340s.eVar92 = window.data_layer.article.is_original_to_site; 3341s.eVar95 = window.data_layer.site.using_piano_id; 3342s.eVar106 = ''; 3343
3344s.eVar109 = ''; 3345 3346/* Uber block article counts */ 3347s.eVar93 = window.data_layer.page.top_stories_article_count + ':' + window.data_layer.page.interstitial_article_count + ':' + window.data_layer.page.news_stories_article_count; 3348 3349/* Conversion Variables */ 3350s.campaign="" 3351s.state="" 3352s.zip="" 3353s.events="" 3354s.products="" 3355s.purchaseID="" 3356s.eVar14="" 3357try { 3358 s.list3=getValidatedAPList(); 3359} catch (e) { 3360 // do nothing 3361} 3362 3363 3364 3365 3366// Initial fotorama tracking. 3367var moduleType = null; 3368if (s.prop5 === 'ArticleModule' || s.prop5 == 'PropertyModuleReplacement' || s.prop5 === 'BlockArticleModule') { 3369 moduleType = 'article'; 3370} else if (s.prop5 === 'PictureGalleryModule') { 3371 moduleType = 'gallery'; 3372} 3373 3374if ($('#comments-in-page').length === 1) { 3375 moduleType = 'comments'; 3376} 3377 3378if (moduleType === 'article' || moduleType === 'gallery' || moduleType === 'comments') { 3379 var imagePath = ''; 3380 3381 if ($('.fotorama').length > 0) { 3382 // Get the first Fotorama image. 3383 try { 3384 var el = $('.fotorama').data('fotorama').data[0].html; 3385 var url = $(el).find('div').css('background-image'); 3386 imagePath = url.replace('url(','').replace(')','').replace(/\"/gi, ""); 3387 } catch (e) { 3388 } 3389 } else { 3390 // If there's just one image (i.e. it's not a gallery), find its path. 3391 var imagePathSingle = $('#mainImage').attr('src'); 3392 if (typeof imagePathSingle !== 'undefined') { 3393 imagePath = imagePathSingle.split('.')[0] + '/'; 3394 } 3395 } 3396 var imageParts = imagePath.split('/'); 3397 if (imageParts.length > 1) { 3398 s.eVar37 = imageParts[imageParts.length - 2]; 3399 s.prop37 = imageParts[imageParts.length - 2]; 3400 s.events = s.apl(s.events, 'event7', ',', 2); 3401 } 3402 s.eVar36 = moduleType; 3403 s.prop36 = moduleType; 3404} 3405 3406 3407 3408// Education pages. 3409if (s.prop5 === 'ResponsiveEducationModule') { 3410 // School profile page. 3411 if ($('#eduOverview').length > 0) { 3412 s.eVar40 = $('#eduOverview').data('school-status'); 3413 s.prop40 = s.eVar40; 3414 s.prop41 = 'edu-' + $('#eduOverview').data('school-urn'); 3415 s.prop46 = $('#town').text(); 3416 } 3417 3418 // Comparison page. 3419 if ($('#eduComparisonTable').length > 0) { 3420 s.list1 = ''; 3421 } 3422 3423 // Results page. 3424 if ($('.school-results').length > 0) { 3425 s.list1 = ''; 3426 3427 // Track the search criteria. 3428 s.prop44 = ''; 3429 s.prop45 = "".toLowerCase(); 3430 s.prop46 = "".toLowerCase(); 3431 s.prop49 = ''; 3432 s.prop50 = ''; 3433 s.prop51 = ''; 3434 s.eVar2 = s.prop50; 3435 3436 var newSearch = false; 3437 if (newSearch) { 3438 s.events = s.apl(s.events, 'event17', ',', 1); 3439 } 3440 } 3441} 3442 3443// Notices Module 3444if (s.prop5 === 'NewsquestModulesNoticesModule') { 3445 // Notices Find page. 3446 if (s.pageName.includes('notices/find')) { 3447 s.pageName = '(www) /notices/find/'; 3448 s.eVar50 = ''; 3449 const noticesURL = new URL(window.location.href); 3450 const noticesParams = new URLSearchParams(noticesURL.search); 3451 3452 s.eVar1 = noticesParams.has('keyword') ? noticesParams.get('keyword') : 'None'; 3453 s.eVar51 = noticesParams.has('sort') ? noticesParams.get('sprt') : 'best'; 3454 s.eVar52 = noticesParams.has('p') ? (parseInt(noticesParams.get('p'), 10) + 1) : 1; 3455 s.eVar53 = noticesParams.has('type') ? noticesParams.get('type') : 'All'; 3456 s.eVar54 = noticesParams.has('nearby') ? noticesParams.get('nearby') : 'no'; 3457 s.eVar55 = noticesParams.has('daterange') ? noticesParams.get('daterange') : 'last-month'; 3458 3459 if (noticesParams.has('sort')) { 3460 switch (noticesParams.get('sort')) { 3461 case 'date_asc': 3462 s.eVar51 = 'oldest'; 3463 break; 3464 case 'date_desc': 3465 s.eVar51 = 'newest'; 3466 break; 3467 case 'best_match': 3468 s.eVar51 = 'best'; 3469 break; 3470 default: 3471 s.eVar51 = noticesParams.get('sort'); 3472 break; 3473 } 3474 } 3475 3476 // Concatenate all search params into eVar44 3477 if (noticesParams.size > 0) { 3478 const searchParams = new URL(window.location.href).searchParams; 3479 s.eVar44 = '';
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