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'xxxxxxxxxxxx4xxxyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(/[xy]/g, function(char) { var r = (dateTime + Math.random() * 16) % 16 | 0; dateTime = Math.floor(dateTime / 16); return (char === 'x' ? r :(r & 0x3 | 0x8)).toString(16); }); }; CludoAnalytics.prototype.isSessionExpired = function (sessionLastActive) { var currentTime = new Date(); var lastActiveTime = new Date(sessionLastActive); return ((currentTime - lastActiveTime) > this.sessionExpiry); }; CludoAnalytics.prototype.getSessionUuid = function () { var sessionId = this.getValue('JaduCludoSessionId'); var sessionLastActive = this.getValue('JaduCludoSessionLastActive'); if (sessionId === null || this.isSessionExpired(sessionLastActive)) { sessionId = this.generateUuid(); this.storeValue('JaduCludoSessionId', sessionId); } this.storeValue('JaduCludoSessionLastActive', new Date()); return sessionId; }; CludoAnalytics.prototype.getQuerySessionUuid = function () { var querySessionId = this.getValue('JaduCludoQuerySessionId'); if (querySessionId === null) { querySessionId = this.generateUuid(); this.storeValue('JaduCludoQuerySessionId', querySessionId); } return querySessionId; }; CludoAnalytics.prototype.appendParams = function (baseUrl, params) { params = params || {}; var queryString = ''; Object.keys(params).map(function (key) { if (queryString !== '') { queryString += '&'; } queryString += key + '=' + encodeURIComponent(params[key]) }); if (queryString === '') { return baseUrl; } return baseUrl + '?' + queryString; }; CludoAnalytics.prototype.postRequest = function (url, onSuccess, onFailure) { var request = new XMLHttpRequest(); request.open('POST', url, true); request.setRequestHeader('Content-type', 'application/json;charset=UTF-8'); request.onload = function () { if (request.status === 200) { if (typeof onSuccess === 'function') { onSuccess(JSON.parse(request.responseText)); } } if (typeof onFailure === 'function') { onFailure(); } }; if (typeof onFailure === 'function') { request.onerror = onFailure; } request.send(); }; CludoAnalytics.prototype.buildBaseParams = function () { var params = { sw: this.query, hn: window.location.hostname, rc: this.resultsFound, qid: this.queryID, sid: this.getSessionUuid(), qsid: this.getQuerySessionUuid() }; if (this.refurl !== null && this.refpt !== null) { // set refurl / refpt to those set in localStorage params.refurl = this.refurl; params.refpt = this.refpt; } else if (this.referralUrl !== '') { // if localStorage not available, default to symfony supplied referral, if set params.refurl = this.referralUrl; params.refpt = this.referralUrl; } return params; }; CludoAnalytics.prototype.htmlDecode = function (string) { var whiteListCharacters = { '&': '&', '>': '>', '<': '<', '"': '"', ''': '\'', ''': '\'' }; if (!string) { return ''; } Object.keys(whiteListCharacters).map(function (escapedString) { string = String(string).replace(new RegExp(escapedString, 'g'), whiteListCharacters[escapedString]); }); return string; }; CludoAnalytics.prototype.getUrlParameter = function(parameterName) { var items = location.search.substr(1).split('&'); for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) { var currentItem = items[i].split('='); if (currentItem[0] === parameterName) { return decodeURIComponent(currentItem[1]); } } return null; }; CludoAnalytics.prototype.queryLog = function (additionalParams) { if (this.getUrlParameter('startNum') !== null) { // we're on a paginated search result page, so don't post queryLog return; } var baseUrl = this.baseUrl + this.customerID + '/' + this.engineID + '/search/pushstat/querylog'; var baseUrlParams = this.buildBaseParams(); var params = typeof additionalParams === 'object' ? Object.assign(additionalParams, baseUrlParams) : baseUrlParams; var requestUrl = this.appendParams(baseUrl, params); this.postRequest(requestUrl); }; CludoAnalytics.prototype.clickLog = function (additionalParams, onSuccessCallback, onErrorCallback) { var baseUrl = this.baseUrl + this.customerID + '/' + this.engineID + '/search/pushstat/clicklog'; var baseUrlParams = this.buildBaseParams(); var params = typeof additionalParams === 'object' ? Object.assign(additionalParams, baseUrlParams) : baseUrlParams; var requestUrl = this.appendParams(baseUrl, params); this.postRequest(requestUrl, onSuccessCallback, onErrorCallback); }; CludoAnalytics.prototype.addSearchFormListener = function () { var searchForm = document.querySelectorAll('form.site-search'); if (!searchForm || !searchForm[0]) { console.warn('Unable to find search form \'form.site-search\''); return; } searchForm[0].addEventListener('submit', function () { this.storeValue('refurl', window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.hostname + window.location.pathname); this.storeValue('refpt', document.title); this.storeValue('JaduCludoQuerySessionId', this.generateUuid()); }.bind(this)); }; CludoAnalytics.prototype.getCludoBannerProperties = function () { var banners = document.querySelectorAll('div.cludo-banner'); if (!banners || !banners[0]) { return; } // only one banner is shown, so get the first element var bannerId = banners[0].getAttribute('data-banner-id'); if (bannerId === null || bannerId === '') { return; } return { ban: 1, bnrs: bannerId }; }; CludoAnalytics.prototype.initCludoBannerClickLog = function () { var banners = document.querySelectorAll('div.cludo-banner'); if (!banners || !banners[0]) { return; } // only one banner is shown, so get the first element var banner = banners[0]; var bannerId = banner.getAttribute('data-banner-id'); if (bannerId === null || bannerId === '') { return; } var bannerLinks = banner.querySelectorAll('a'); this.initLinkClickLog(bannerLinks, { cloi: bannerId, ls: 'banner' }); }; CludoAnalytics.prototype.initLinkClickLog = function (links, additionalParams) { if (!links.length) { return; } for (var i = 0; i < links.length; i++) { var link = links[i]; link.onclick = function (event) { var e = event || window.event; var target = e.currentTarget || e.srcElement; // detect if link should be opened in a new tab var openInNewTab = ( e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey || e.metaKey || (e.button && e.button === 1) ); if (target.getAttribute('target') === '_blank') { openInNewTab = true; } if (openInNewTab) { var newWindow = window.open('', '_blank'); } // prevent default event to allow ajax request to complete before forwarding user if (e.preventDefault()) { e.preventDefault(); } else { e.returnValue = false; } if (e.stopPropagation()) { e.stopPropagation(); } else { e.cancelBubble = true; } var linkUrl = target.getAttribute('href'); var linkTitle = typeof target.text !== 'undefined' ? target.text : ''; function goToResult() { if (newWindow) { newWindow.location = linkUrl; } else { window.location = linkUrl; } } var baseParams = { clurl: linkUrl, cli: i, title: linkTitle }; var params = typeof additionalParams === 'object' ? 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