/*
* A template for JavaScript comic plugin for WebStrips
*
* License:
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
* your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
* Public License for more details.
*
* http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
* with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
* Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*
*/
/*
* place any global variables and support functions here ...
*/
var NEWEST_RE = new RegExp("http\\://www\\.girlgeniusonline\\.com/ggmain/strips/ggmain(\\d{8})\\.jpg");
var FIRST_RE = new RegExp("
]*first");
var PREV_RE = new RegExp("
]*prev");
var NEXT_RE = new RegExp("
]*next");
// BUGFIX: quick and dirty solution to redirect pages bug
function getHtml(url) {
for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
s = get(url);
if (s == null)
return null;
if (s.length < 200) {
sleep(200);
}
return s;
}
return null;
}
function parseDate(str) {
var m = str.match(/(\d\d\d\d)(\d\d)(\d\d)/);
if (m) {
return new Date(m[1] + "/" + m[2] + "/" + m[3]);
} else return new Date();
}
/*
* Function title(id) should return a title for the comic strip with the given id.
*/
function title(id) {
return formatDate(parseDate(id));
}
/*
* Function image(id) should return a URL of an image for the comic strip with the given id.
*/
function image(id) {
return "http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/ggmain/strips/ggmain" + id + ".jpg";
}
/*
* Function previous(id) should return the id of a comic strip that is prior to the comic strip
* with a given id or null if there is no such comic.
*/
function previous(id) {
page = "http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=" + id;
s = getHtml(page);
m = PREV_RE.exec(s);
if (m) {
return m[1];
}
return null;
}
/*
* Function next(id) should return the id of a comic strip that is next to the comic strip
* with a given id or null if there is no such comic.
*/
function next(id) {
page = "http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=" + id;
s = getHtml(page);
m = NEXT_RE.exec(s);
if (m) {
return m[1];
}
return null;
}
/*
* Function first() should return the id of the first comic strip or null if that information
* cannot be obtained for this comic.
*/
function first() {
s = getHtml("http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php");
m = FIRST_RE.exec(s);
if (m) {
return m[1];
}
return null;
}
/*
* Function newest() should return the id of the most recent comic strip or null if that information
* cannot be obtained for this comic.
*/
function newest() {
s = getHtml("http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php");
m = NEWEST_RE.exec(s);
if (m) {
return m[1];
}
return null;
}
/*
* if the information is present you can also implement the following functionality currently
* supported by WebStrips (uncoment the functions)
*/
/*
* Function link(id) should return an url pointing to the page where the comic strip with a
* given id was retrieved from.
*/
function link(id) {
return "http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=" + id;
}