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} else { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsRemoveGroupsInline += ',' + settings.RemoveGroupsInline.toLowerCase(); } } if('RemoveGroupsRHC' in settings && settings.RemoveGroupsRHC && isString(settings.RemoveGroupsRHC)) { if(settings.RemoveGroupsRHC.toLowerCase().toLowerCase().indexOf('[all]') != -1) { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsRemoveGroupsRHC = '[all]'; } else { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsRemoveGroupsRHC += ',' + settings.RemoveGroupsRHC.toLowerCase(); } } if('Repeat' in settings && isBoolean(settings.Repeat)) { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsRepeat = settings.Repeat; } if('DesktopMaxInlineSlots' in settings && isNumberPositiveOrZero(settings.DesktopMaxInlineSlots)) { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsDesktopMaxInlineSlots = settings.DesktopMaxInlineSlots; } if('MobileMaxInlineSlots' in settings && isNumberPositiveOrZero(settings.MobileMaxInlineSlots)) { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsMobileMaxInlineSlots = settings.MobileMaxInlineSlots; } if('DesktopMinRHCSlots' in settings && isNumberPositiveOrZero(settings.DesktopMinRHCSlots)) { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsDesktopMinRHCSlots = settings.DesktopMinRHCSlots; } if('MobileMinRHCSlots' in settings && isNumberPositiveOrZero(settings.MobileMinRHCSlots)) { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsMobileMinRHCSlots = settings.MobileMinRHCSlots; } if('DesktopMaxRHCSlots' in settings && isNumberPositiveOrZero(settings.DesktopMaxRHCSlots)) { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsDesktopMaxRHCSlots = settings.DesktopMaxRHCSlots; } if('MobileMaxRHCSlots' in settings && isNumberPositiveOrZero(settings.MobileMaxRHCSlots)) { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsMobileMaxRHCSlots = settings.MobileMaxRHCSlots; } if('DesktopElementSpacingFirst' in settings && settings.DesktopElementSpacingFirst && isNumberPositive(settings.DesktopElementSpacingFirst)) { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsDesktopElementSpacingFirst = settings.DesktopElementSpacingFirst; } if('MobileElementSpacingFirst' in settings && settings.MobileElementSpacingFirst && isNumberPositive(settings.MobileElementSpacingFirst)) { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsMobileElementSpacingFirst = settings.MobileElementSpacingFirst; } if('DesktopElementSpacing' in settings && settings.DesktopElementSpacing && isNumberPositive(settings.DesktopElementSpacing)) { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsDesktopElementSpacing = settings.DesktopElementSpacing; } if('MobileElementSpacing' in settings && settings.MobileElementSpacing && isNumberPositive(settings.MobileElementSpacing)) { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsMobileElementSpacing = settings.MobileElementSpacing; } if('RHCMinHeightForSlotInsert' in settings && settings.RHCMinHeightForSlotInsert && isNumberPositive(settings.RHCMinHeightForSlotInsert)) { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.RHCMinHeightForSlotInsert = settings.RHCMinHeightForSlotInsert; } if('RHCMinHeightForStickyAd' in settings && settings.RHCMinHeightForStickyAd && isNumberPositive(settings.RHCMinHeightForStickyAd)) { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.RHCMinHeightForStickyAd = settings.RHCMinHeightForStickyAd; } if('CollapseEmptyDivs' in settings && isBoolean(settings.CollapseEmptyDivs)) { EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.CollapseEmptyDivs = settings.CollapseEmptyDivs; } } } } } } } var paragraphThreshold = isDesktopResolution ? EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsDesktopElementSpacing : EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsMobileElementSpacing; var paragraphFirstThreshold = isDesktopResolution ? EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsDesktopElementSpacingFirst : EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsMobileElementSpacingFirst; var maxInlineSlots = isDesktopResolution ? EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsDesktopMaxInlineSlots : EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsMobileMaxInlineSlots; var minRHCSlots = isDesktopResolution ? EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsDesktopMinRHCSlots : EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsMobileMinRHCSlots; var maxRHCSlots = isDesktopResolution ? EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsDesktopMaxRHCSlots : EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsMobileMaxRHCSlots; var allAddGroups = (EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsAddGroupsAll ? EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsAddGroupsAll : "").split(',').filter(function(f) { return f; }).filter(function(x, i, a) { return a.indexOf(x) === i; }); var allAddInlineGroups = [].concat(allAddGroups, (EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsAddGroupsInline ? EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsAddGroupsInline : "").split(',')).map(function(m) { return m.toLowerCase(); }).filter(function(f) { return f; }).filter(function(x, i, a) { return a.indexOf(x) === i; }); var allAddRHCGroups = [].concat(allAddGroups, (EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsAddGroupsRHC ? EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsAddGroupsRHC : "").split(',')).map(function(m) { return m.toLowerCase(); }).filter(function(f) { return f; }).filter(function(x, i, a) { return a.indexOf(x) === i; }); var allRemoveGroups = (EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsRemoveGroupsAll ? EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsRemoveGroupsAll : "").split(',').filter(function(f) { return f; }).filter(function(x, i, a) { return a.indexOf(x) === i; }); var allRemoveInlineGroups = [].concat(allRemoveGroups, (EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsRemoveGroupsInline ? EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsRemoveGroupsInline : "").split(',')).map(function(m) { return m.toLowerCase(); }).filter(function(f) { return f; }).filter(function(x, i, a) { return a.indexOf(x) === i; }); var allRemoveRHCGroups = [].concat(allRemoveGroups, (EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsRemoveGroupsRHC ? EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.StoryDynamicSlotsRemoveGroupsRHC : "").split(',')).map(function(m) { return m.toLowerCase(); }).filter(function(f) { return f; }).filter(function(x, i, a) { return a.indexOf(x) === i; }); EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.Slots = EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.Slots.map(function(x, i) { x.Used = false; x.Index = i; if('Type' in x) { if(supportedTypes.indexOf(x.Type.toString().toLowerCase()) != -1) { x.Type = x.Type.toString().toLowerCase(); } else { x.Type = 'customcontent'; } } else { x.Type = 'customcontent'; } if('Position' in x) { if(supportedPositions.indexOf(x.Position.toString().toLowerCase()) != -1) { x.Position = x.Position.toString().toLowerCase(); } else { x.Position = 'inline'; } } else { x.Position = 'inline'; } if('CSSClass' in x) { x.CSSClass = x.CSSClass.toString().split(' ').join(',').split(',').filter(function(e) { return e && e; }).join(' '); } else { x.CSSClass = ''; } if('Group' in x) { x.Group = x.Group.toString().split(' ').join(',').split(',').filter(function(e) { return e && e; }).join(','); } else { x.Group = ''; } if('Sticky' in x) { if(x.Sticky.toString().toLowerCase() == 'true') { x.Sticky = true; } else { x.Sticky = false; } } else { x.Sticky = false; } if('InsertIfNoRHCSpace' in x) { if(x.InsertIfNoRHCSpace.toString().toLowerCase() == 'true') { x.InsertIfNoRHCSpace = true; } else { x.InsertIfNoRHCSpace = false; } } else { x.InsertIfNoRHCSpace = false; } if('MinHeight' in x) { x.MinHeight = parseInt(x.MinHeight.toString()); } else { x.MinHeight = 0; } if('NoBackfill' in x) { if(x.NoBackfill.toString().toLowerCase() == 'true') { x.NoBackfill = true; } else { x.NoBackfill = false; } } else { x.NoBackfill = false; } if('Refresh' in x) { if(x.Refresh.toString().toLowerCase() == 'true') { x.Refresh = true; } else { x.Refresh = false; } } else { x.Refresh = false; } if('ExtraHTML' in x) { if(x.ExtraHTML.toString()) { x.ExtraHTML = x.ExtraHTML.toString(); } else { x.ExtraHTML = ''; } } else { x.ExtraHTML = ''; } if('CustomEventName' in x) { if(x.CustomEventName.toString()) { x.CustomEventName = x.CustomEventName.toString(); } else { x.CustomEventName = ''; } } else { x.CustomEventName = ''; } if('Javascript' in x) { if(x.Javascript) { if(typeof x.Javascript === 'function') { x.Javascript = x.Javascript; } } else { x.Javascript = ''; } } else { x.Javascript = ''; } if('AdUnit' in x) { if(x.AdUnit.toString()) { x.AdUnit = x.AdUnit.toString(); } else { x.AdUnit = ''; } } else { x.AdUnit = ''; } if('AdUnitSizesInlineMobile' in x) { x.AdUnitSizesInlineMobile = x.AdUnitSizesInlineMobile; } else if('GAMAdUnitSizesInlineMobileDefault' in EnhancedAdvertisingConfig) { x.AdUnitSizesInlineMobile = EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.GAMAdUnitSizesInlineMobileDefault } if('AdUnitSizesInlineDesktop' in x) { x.AdUnitSizesInlineDesktop = x.AdUnitSizesInlineDesktop; } else if('GAMAdUnitSizesInlineDesktopDefault' in EnhancedAdvertisingConfig) { x.AdUnitSizesInlineDesktop = EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.GAMAdUnitSizesInlineDesktopDefault; } if('AdUnitSizesRHC' in x) { x.AdUnitSizesRHC = x.AdUnitSizesRHC; } else if('GAMAdUnitSizesRHCDefault' in EnhancedAdvertisingConfig) { x.AdUnitSizesRHC = EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.GAMAdUnitSizesRHCDefault; } if('RefreshDelaySeconds' in x) { x.RefreshDelaySeconds = parseInt(x.RefreshDelaySeconds.toString(), 10); } else { x.RefreshDelaySeconds = 30; } return x; }); var storyInlineContent = EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.Slots.filter(function(el) { return el && (el.Position.toLowerCase() == "inline" || ((!isDesktopResolution || isStoryFullLayout) && el.Position.toLowerCase() == "preferright")) && (el.Group || "").split(',').filter(function(subel) { return subel && subel != undefined; }).map(function(subel) { return subel.toLowerCase(); }).some(function(subel) { return allAddInlineGroups.indexOf(subel) != -1 || allAddInlineGroups.indexOf('[all]') != -1; }) && !(el.Group || "").split(',').filter(function(subel) { return subel && subel != undefined; }).map(function(subel) { return subel.toLowerCase(); }).some(function(subel) { return allRemoveInlineGroups.indexOf(subel) != -1 || allRemoveInlineGroups.indexOf('[all]') != -1; }); }); var storyRHCContent = isDesktopResolution ? EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.Slots.filter(function(el) { return el && (el.Position.toLowerCase() == "right" || (isDesktopResolution && !isStoryFullLayout && el.Position.toLowerCase() == "preferright")) && (el.Group || "").split(',').filter(function(subel) { return subel && subel != undefined; }).map(function(subel) { return subel.toLowerCase(); }).some(function(subel) { return allAddRHCGroups.indexOf(subel) != -1 || allAddRHCGroups.indexOf('[all]') != -1; }) && !(el.Group || "").split(',').filter(function(subel) { return subel && subel != undefined; }).map(function(subel) { return subel.toLowerCase(); }).some(function(subel) { return allRemoveRHCGroups.indexOf(subel) != -1 || allRemoveRHCGroups.indexOf('[all]') != -1; }); }) : []; storyInlineContent.forEach( (c, ix) => c.inlineIndex = ix ); storyRHCContent.forEach( (c, ix) => c.rhcIndex = ix ); var googletag = w.googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; if( isNumberPositive(maxInlineSlots) ){ //PWVD-781 for(var tmpCounter = 0, i = 0, eL = storyCustomContentPlaceholders.length, adThresholdCounter = 1; i < eL; i++) { var currentIsPara = matches(storyCustomContentPlaceholders[i], 'p:not([class])'); var nextIsPara = (i + 1 < eL) && matches(storyCustomContentPlaceholders[i + 1], 'p:not([class])'); if( currentIsPara && !nextIsPara ){ //PWVD-897 - count paragraphs followed by any other element if(adThresholdCounter < (tmpCounter == 0 ? paragraphFirstThreshold : paragraphThreshold)) { adThresholdCounter++; continue; } } else if( currentIsPara && nextIsPara ) { if(adThresholdCounter < (tmpCounter == 0 ? paragraphFirstThreshold : paragraphThreshold)) { adThresholdCounter++; continue; } tmpCounter++; adThresholdCounter = 1; storyCustomContentPlaceholders[i].outerHTML = storyCustomContentPlaceholders[i].outerHTML + "<div class=\"story-inlinecontent-placeholder story-inlinecontent-placeholder-init item-notin-viewport\" data-storyinlinecontainer=\"" + tmpCounter + "\"><div class=\"story-inlinecontent-placeholder-inner\" data-id=\"story-inline-item-" + tmpCounter + "\" data-storyinlineitem=\"" + tmpCounter + "\"></div></div>"; if(tmpCounter >= maxInlineSlots && maxInlineSlots) break; } } } if(d.querySelector('#story.enhanced-advertising:not(.story-full-layout) #rightcolumn_sleeve')) { if(!(d.body.id == "story" || d.body.id == "story_custom") && !d.querySelector('.storytext div.table-full:not(.initialized)')) { w.addEventListener("abacus:storytexttablefull:finished", function(e) { adjustRHCHeightAndInitialAds(); }, true); } else { adjustRHCHeightAndInitialAds(); } } if('IntersectionObserver' in w && 'IntersectionObserverEntry' in w && 'intersectionRatio' in w.IntersectionObserverEntry.prototype) { d.querySelectorAll('.story-inlinecontent-placeholder.story-inlinecontent-placeholder-init').forEach(function(el) { if(el) { var inlineAdsObserver = new IntersectionObserver(function(entries) { return inlineAdsObserverCallback(entries); }, { root: null, rootMargin: "50px 0px 50px 0px", threshold: [0, 0.01, 0.99, 1] }); inlineAdsObserver.observe(el); } }); var inlineAdsObserverCallback = function(entries) { return entries.forEach(function(entry, i) { if(entry.isIntersecting) { entry.target.classList.remove('item-notin-viewport'); entry.target.classList.add('item-in-viewport'); } else { entry.target.classList.remove('item-in-viewport'); entry.target.classList.add('item-notin-viewport'); } }); }; d.querySelectorAll('.storytext-end, #rhcreflow-extra-end').forEach(function(el) { if(el) { var adsInViewportObserver = new IntersectionObserver(function(entries) { return adsInViewportObserverCallback(entries); }, { root: null, rootMargin: "0px 0px 200px 0px", threshold: [1] }); adsInViewportObserver.observe(el); } }); var adsInViewportObserverCallback = function(entries) { return entries.forEach(function(entry, i) { if(entry.isIntersecting) { if(entry.target.classList.contains('storytext-end') && d.body.classList.contains('enhanced-advertising-inline-init')) { d.body.classList.add('enhanced-advertising-storytext-endreached'); } // RHC is empty at load time so it always fires as in viewport, need to check whether rhc ads slots already init if(entry.target.classList.contains('rhcreflow-extra-end') && d.body.classList.contains('enhanced-advertising-rhc-init')) { d.body.classList.add('enhanced-advertising-rhc-endreached'); } /* if(entry.target.id === 'rhcreflow-extra'){ //Fix for issue when RHC is not in initial viewport if( location.host.indexOf('abasoftaws.co.uk') > 0 ) console.log('New observer callback'); readjusRHCHeight(); } */ } }); }; } var inlineEl = d.querySelector('.story-inlinecontent-placeholder.story-inlinecontent-placeholder-init:not(.story-inlinecontent-placeholder-completed):not(.story-inlinecontent-placeholder-processing)'); if(inlineEl) { googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; googletag.cmd.push(function() { d.body.classList.add('enhanced-advertising-inline-init'); insertInlineSlot(inlineEl); console.log('Init inline ad slot load'); }); } function slotRender(event){ var el, slot = event.slot, slotId = slot.getSlotElementId(); if(enhAdDebug) console.log('Slot render: ' + slotId); if(slotId == 'custom-inline'){ el = document.querySelector(`div.story-inlinecontent-placeholder-inner[data-id="story-inline-item-${event.dataId}"]`); //Get inline slot (does not have ID) //if(!el) // el = document.querySelector(`div.story-inlinecontent-placeholder-inner[data-id="story-inline-item-${event.inlineIndex+1}"]`); } else el = d.getElementById(slotId); if(el) { var minHeight = 0; var parentInlineNode = getClosestParent(el, '.story-inlinecontent-placeholder'); var parentRHCNode = getClosestParent(el, '.story-rhccontent-placeholder'); if(parentInlineNode || parentRHCNode) { var classList = el.classList; if(parentInlineNode) { parentInlineNode.classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-ad'); var index = parseInt(parentInlineNode.hasAttribute('data-index') ? parentInlineNode.getAttribute('data-index') : '0', 10); if(!event.isEmpty) { classList.add('ad'); classList.add('mob-ad-50'); classList.add('ad-story-inline'); classList.add('ad-story-inline-notempty'); parentInlineNode.classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-ad-size-' + event.size.join('x')); parentInlineNode.setAttribute('data-slot', slot.getAdUnitPath()); var currentInlineSlot = storyInlineContent.filter(function(e) { return e.Index == index; }); if(currentInlineSlot.length) { minHeight = currentInlineSlot[0].MinHeight; if(currentInlineSlot[0].Repeat == false) { currentInlineSlot[0].Used = true; } } else { console.log('Slot with index [data-index="' + index + '"] was not found'); } parentInlineNode.classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-finished'); insertInlineSlot(d.querySelector('.story-inlinecontent-placeholder.story-inlinecontent-placeholder-init:not(.story-inlinecontent-processing)')); } else { classList.add('ad-story-inline-isempty'); var currentInlineSlot = storyInlineContent.filter(function(e) { return e.Index == index; }); if(currentInlineSlot.length) { minHeight = currentInlineSlot[0].MinHeight; currentInlineSlot[0].Used = true; } else { console.log('Slot with index [data-index="' + index + '"] was not found'); } if(parentInlineNode && parentInlineNode.hasAttribute('data-nobackfill')) { if(parentInlineNode.getAttribute('data-nobackfill') == '1') { updateInlinePlaceholderClasses(parentInlineNode, event.isEmpty, minHeight); if(!storyInlineContent.some(function(el) { return el.Used == false; })) { finalizeRemainingEmptyInlineSlotContainers(parentInlineNode.classList, true); } else { insertInlineSlot(d.querySelector('.story-inlinecontent-placeholder.story-inlinecontent-placeholder-init:not(.story-inlinecontent-processing)')); } initRHCHeightCalc(); return; } } // Move to next from the list if( storyInlineContent.some( function(e){ return e.Used == false; } ) ) { if(enhAdDebug) console.log('slotRender: parentInlineNode: Move to next from the list') var adRetryCssClass = 'ad-story-inline-retry'; var nextInlineSlotList = storyInlineContent.filter(function(e) { return e.Index > index && e.Used == false; }); if(!nextInlineSlotList.length) { // select repeatable ads nextInlineSlotList = storyInlineContent.filter(function(e) { return e.Used == false && e.Index > index && e.Repeat == true; }); if(!nextInlineSlotList.length) { // if no repeatable ads by indexed order then start from the beginning or just pick any existing nextInlineSlotList = storyInlineContent.filter(function(e) { return e.Used == false && e.Repeat == true; }); if(!nextInlineSlotList.length) { // no more ads to add d.body.classList.add('enhanced-advertising-inline-runoutofslots'); finalizeRemainingEmptyInlineSlotContainers(parentInlineNode.classList, true); updateInlinePlaceholderClasses(parentInlineNode, event.isEmpty, minHeight); initRHCHeightCalc(); return; } } } var mapInlineAdItem = nextInlineSlotList[0]; var refresh = EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.Refresh; googletag.destroySlots([slot]); if(mapInlineAdItem.Refresh) { refresh = mapInlineAdItem.Refresh; } if(mapInlineAdItem.Repeat) { parentInlineNode.classList.remove('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-repeat-false'); parentInlineNode.classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-repeat-true'); } else { parentInlineNode.classList.remove('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-repeat-true'); parentInlineNode.classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-repeat-false'); } var mapInlineAdItemSlot = googletag.defineSlot(mapInlineAdItem.AdUnit, isDesktopResolution ? mapInlineAdItem.AdUnitSizesInlineDesktop : mapInlineAdItem.AdUnitSizesInlineMobile, slotId); if(mapInlineAdItemSlot) { mapInlineAdItemSlot.defineSizeMapping(googletag.sizeMapping().build()).setTargeting('refresh', (refresh ? 'true' : 'false')).setTargeting('refreshdelayseconds', mapInlineAdItem.RefreshDelaySeconds || (isDesktopResolution ? EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.RefreshDelaySecondsDefaultDesktop : EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.RefreshDelaySecondsDefaultMobile)).setCollapseEmptyDiv(EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.CollapseEmptyDivs, false).addService(googletag.pubads()); } else { console.warn('Something wrong with inline ad slot \'' + slotId + '\', size(s) \'' + (isDesktopResolution ? mapInlineAdItem.AdUnitSizesInlineDesktop : mapInlineAdItem.AdUnitSizesInlineMobile).join('x') + '\', path \'' + mapInlineAdItem.AdUnit + '\''); } googletag.display(slotId); el.classList.add(adRetryCssClass); parentInlineNode.setAttribute('data-index', mapInlineAdItem.Index); if(mapInlineAdItem.ExtraHTML) { var extraHTMLEl = parentInlineNode.querySelector('.story-inlinecontent-placeholder-ad-extrahtml'); if(extraHTMLEl) { extraHTMLEl.innerHTML = mapInlineAdItem.ExtraHTML; } } else { var extraHTMLEl = parentInlineNode.querySelector('.story-inlinecontent-placeholder-ad-extrahtml'); if(extraHTMLEl) { extraHTMLEl.innerHTML = ''; } } } else { // no slots to add.. finalizeRemainingEmptyInlineSlotContainers(parentInlineNode.classList, true); } } } else if(parentRHCNode) { parentRHCNode.classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-ad'); var index = parseInt(parentRHCNode.hasAttribute('data-index') ? parentRHCNode.getAttribute('data-index') : '0', 10); if(!event.isEmpty) { classList.add('ad-rhc'); classList.add('ad-story-rhc'); classList.add('ad-story-rhc-notempty'); parentRHCNode.classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-ad-size-' + event.size.join('x')); parentRHCNode.setAttribute('data-slot', slot.getAdUnitPath()); var currentRHCSlot = storyRHCContent.filter(function(e) { return e.Index == index; }); if(currentRHCSlot.length) { minHeight = currentRHCSlot[0].MinHeight; if(currentRHCSlot[0].Repeat == false) { currentRHCSlot[0].Used = true; } if(currentRHCSlot[0].InsertIfNoRHCSpace) { currentRHCSlot[0].InsertIfNoRHCSpace = false; } } else { console.log('Slot with index [data-index="' + index + '"] was not found'); } parentRHCNode.classList.remove('story-rhccontent-placeholder-isempty'); parentRHCNode.classList.remove('story-rhccontent-placeholder-notempty'); parentRHCNode.classList.add((event.isEmpty ? 'story-rhccontent-placeholder-isempty' : 'story-rhccontent-placeholder-notempty')); parentRHCNode.classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-ad-completed'); parentRHCNode.classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-finished'); var canAddRHC = isStoryTextTallerThanRHC(); if( ( index > 0 && !d.body.classList.contains('enhanced-advertising-inline-completed') && parentRHCNode.classList.contains('story-rhccontent-placeholder-canbesticky') ) || ( canAddRHC.canAdd && parentRHCNode.classList.contains('story-rhccontent-placeholder-canbesticky') && canAddRHC.delta > EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.RHCMinHeightForStickyAd ) ){ parentRHCNode.classList.remove('story-rhccontent-placeholder-canbesticky'); parentRHCNode.classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-sticky'); } } else { classList.add('ad-story-rhc-isempty'); var currentRHCSlot = storyRHCContent.filter(function(e) { return e.Index == index; }); if(currentRHCSlot.length) { currentRHCSlot[0].Used = true; } else { console.log('Slot with index [data-index="' + index + '"] was not found'); } if(parentRHCNode && parentRHCNode.hasAttribute('data-nobackfill')) { if(parentRHCNode.getAttribute('data-nobackfill') == '1') { updateRHCPlaceholderClasses(parentRHCNode, event.isEmpty); if(!storyRHCContent.some(function(el) { return el.Used == false; })) { d.body.classList.add('enhanced-advertising-rhc-runoutofslots'); finalizeRemainingEmptyRHCSlotContainers(parentRHCNode.classList, true); } initRHCHeightCalc(); return; } } // Move to next from the list if(enhAdDebug){ console.log('slotRender: parentRHCNode: storyRHCContent: index: ' + index); console.log(storyRHCContent); } if(storyRHCContent.some(function(e) { return e.Used == false; })) { var adRetryCssClass = 'ad-story-rhc-retry'; var nextRHCSlotList = storyRHCContent.filter(function(e) { if(enhAdDebug) console.log('%c Current index: ' + e.Index + ', slot data index: ' + index, 'color: #0C6') return e.Index > index && e.Used == false; }); if(enhAdDebug){ console.log('%c slotRender: parentRHCNode: Moved to next from the list', 'color: #06C'); console.log(nextRHCSlotList); } if(!nextRHCSlotList.length) { // select repeatable ads nextRHCSlotList = storyRHCContent.filter(function(e) { return e.Used == false && e.Index > index && e.Repeat == true; }); if(!nextRHCSlotList.length) { // if no repeatable ads by indexed order then start from the beginning or just pick any existing nextRHCSlotList = storyRHCContent.filter(function(e) { return e.Used == false && e.Repeat == true; }); if(!nextRHCSlotList.length) { // no more ads to add finalizeRemainingEmptyRHCSlotContainers(parentRHCNode.classList, false); //updateRHCPlaceholderClasses(parentRHCNode, event.isEmpty, minHeight); updateRHCPlaceholderClasses(parentRHCNode, event.isEmpty); initRHCHeightCalc(); return; } } } var mapRHCAdItem = nextRHCSlotList[0]; var refresh = EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.Refresh; googletag.destroySlots([slot]); if(mapRHCAdItem.Refresh) { refresh = mapRHCAdItem.Refresh; } if(mapRHCAdItem.Repeat) { parentRHCNode.classList.remove('story-rhccontent-placeholder-repeat-false'); parentRHCNode.classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-repeat-true'); } else { parentRHCNode.classList.remove('story-rhccontent-placeholder-repeat-true'); parentRHCNode.classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-repeat-false'); } if(mapRHCAdItem.Type == 'customcontent'){ //Custom content (RSCCS-540) if(enhAdDebug) console.log('Next RHC config item is custom content'); adjustRHCHeightAndInitialAds(); } else if(mapRHCAdItem.AdUnit){ //Google ad var mapInlineAdItemSlot = googletag.defineSlot(mapRHCAdItem.AdUnit, isDesktopResolution ? mapRHCAdItem.AdUnitSizesInlineDesktop : mapRHCAdItem.AdUnitSizesInlineMobile, slotId); if(mapInlineAdItemSlot) { mapInlineAdItemSlot.defineSizeMapping( googletag.sizeMapping().build() ).setTargeting( 'refresh', (refresh ? 'true' : 'false') ).setTargeting( 'refreshdelayseconds', mapRHCAdItem.RefreshDelaySeconds || (isDesktopResolution ? EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.RefreshDelaySecondsDefaultDesktop : EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.RefreshDelaySecondsDefaultMobile) ).setCollapseEmptyDiv( EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.CollapseEmptyDivs, false ).addService( googletag.pubads() ); } else { console.warn('SlotRender: Something wrong with RHC ad slot \'' + slotId + '\', size(s) \'' + (isDesktopResolution ? mapRHCAdItem.AdUnitSizesInlineDesktop : mapRHCAdItem.AdUnitSizesInlineMobile).join('x') + '\', path \'' + mapRHCAdItem.AdUnit + '\''); } googletag.display(slotId); } el.classList.add(adRetryCssClass); parentRHCNode.setAttribute('data-index', mapRHCAdItem.Index); if(mapRHCAdItem.ExtraHTML) { var extraHTMLEl = parentRHCNode.querySelector('.story-rhccontent-placeholder-ad-extrahtml'); if(extraHTMLEl) { extraHTMLEl.innerHTML = mapRHCAdItem.ExtraHTML; } } else { var extraHTMLEl = parentRHCNode.querySelector('.story-rhccontent-placeholder-ad-extrahtml'); if(extraHTMLEl) { extraHTMLEl.innerHTML = ''; } } } else { // no slots to add.. finalizeRemainingEmptyRHCSlotContainers(parentRHCNode.classList, false); } } } if(parentInlineNode) { updateInlinePlaceholderClasses(parentInlineNode, event.isEmpty, minHeight); } else { //updateRHCPlaceholderClasses(parentRHCNode, event.isEmpty, minHeight); updateRHCPlaceholderClasses(parentRHCNode, event.isEmpty); } } } initRHCHeightCalc(); } googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRequested', function(event) { var slot = event.slot; var el = d.getElementById(slot.getSlotElementId()); if(el) { var parentInlineNode = getClosestParent(el, '.story-inlinecontent-placeholder'); var parentRHCNode = getClosestParent(el, '.story-rhccontent-placeholder'); if(parentInlineNode || parentRHCNode) { if(parentInlineNode) { parentInlineNode.classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-ad-init'); } else { parentRHCNode.classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-ad-init'); } } } }); googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { var sId = event.slot.getSlotElementId(); if( enhAdDebug && sId.includes('story-rhcad') || sId.includes('story-inlinead') ){ console.log(`%c Slot RENDER END (${sId})`, 'color: #FE2ACA'); console.log(event); //loadOrRender(sId, 'render', event); } slotRender(event); }); if(enhAdDebug){ //Track slot load events googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotOnload', (evLoad) => { var sId = evLoad.slot.getSlotElementId(); if( sId.includes('story-rhcad') || sId.includes('story-inlinead') ){ console.log(`%c Slot LOAD (${ evLoad.slot.getSlotElementId() })`, 'color: #C00;'); console.log(event); //loadOrRender(sId, 'load'); } }); } googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotVisibilityChanged', function(event) { var slot = event.slot; if(slot.getTargeting('refresh').indexOf('true') > -1 && event.inViewPercentage > 0) { var el = d.getElementById(slot.getSlotElementId()); var parentStoryInlineNode = getClosestParent(el, '.ad-story-inline'); var parentStoryRHCNode = getClosestParent(el, '.ad-story-rhc'); if(parentStoryInlineNode || parentStoryRHCNode) { if(parentStoryInlineNode) { var inlineEl = getClosestParent(el, '.story-inlinecontent-placeholder'); if(inlineEl) { if(inlineEl.hasAttribute('data-shouldrefresh')) { var shouldRefresh = inlineEl.getAttribute('data-shouldrefresh'); if(shouldRefresh && shouldRefresh == '1') { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.pubads().refresh([slot], { changeCorrelator: false }); }); var classList = parentStoryInlineNode.classList; var cssClassName = 'ad-story-inline-refreshed-'; var cssClassCounter = 1; for(var i = 0, c = parentStoryInlineNode.className.split(' '), iL = c.length; i < iL; i++) { var v = c[i]; if(v.indexOf(cssClassName) != -1) { cssClassCounter = parseInt(v.split(cssClassName).join(''), 10) + 1; classList.remove(v); break; } } classList.add(cssClassName + cssClassCounter); classList.add('ad-story-inline-refreshed'); inlineEl.setAttribute('data-shouldrefresh', '0'); } } } } else { var rhcEl = getClosestParent(el, '.story-rhccontent-placeholder'); if(rhcEl) { if(rhcEl.hasAttribute('data-shouldrefresh')) { var shouldRefresh = rhcEl.getAttribute('data-shouldrefresh'); if(shouldRefresh && shouldRefresh == '1') { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.pubads().refresh([slot], { changeCorrelator: false }); }); var classList = parentStoryRHCNode.classList; var cssClassName = 'ad-story-rhc-refreshed-'; var cssClassCounter = 1; for(var i = 0, c = parentStoryRHCNode.className.split(' '), iL = c.length; i < iL; i++) { var v = c[i]; if(v.indexOf(cssClassName) != -1) { cssClassCounter = parseInt(v.split(cssClassName).join(''), 10) + 1; classList.remove(v); break; } } classList.add(cssClassName + cssClassCounter); classList.add('ad-story-rhc-refreshed'); rhcEl.setAttribute('data-shouldrefresh', '0'); } } } } } } }); googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { var slot = event.slot; if(slot.getTargeting('refresh').indexOf('true') > -1) { var refreshdelayseconds = slot.getTargeting('refreshdelayseconds').length ? parseInt(slot.getTargeting('refreshdelayseconds')[0], 10) : 0; if(refreshdelayseconds) { setTimeout(function() { var el = d.getElementById(slot.getSlotElementId()); var parentStoryInlineNode = getClosestParent(el, '.ad-story-inline'); var parentStoryRHCNode = getClosestParent(el, '.ad-story-rhc'); if(parentStoryInlineNode) { var inlineEl = getClosestParent(el, '.story-inlinecontent-placeholder'); if(inlineEl) { if(inlineEl.classList.contains('item-in-viewport')) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.pubads().refresh([slot], { changeCorrelator: false }); }); var classList = parentStoryInlineNode.classList; var cssClassName = 'ad-story-inline-refreshed-'; var cssClassCounter = 1; for(var i = 0, c = parentStoryInlineNode.className.split(' '), iL = c.length; i < iL; i++) { var v = c[i]; if(v.indexOf(cssClassName) != -1) { cssClassCounter = parseInt(v.split(cssClassName).join(''), 10) + 1; classList.remove(v); break; } } classList.add(cssClassName + cssClassCounter); inlineEl.setAttribute('data-shouldrefresh', '0'); } else { inlineEl.setAttribute('data-shouldrefresh', '1'); } } } else if(parentStoryRHCNode) { var rhcEl = getClosestParent(el, '.story-rhccontent-placeholder'); if(rhcEl) { if(rhcEl.classList.contains('item-in-viewport')) { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.pubads().refresh([slot], { changeCorrelator: false }); }); var classList = parentStoryRHCNode.classList; var cssClassName = 'ad-story-rhc-refreshed-'; var cssClassCounter = 1; for(var i = 0, c = parentStoryRHCNode.className.split(' '), iL = c.length; i < iL; i++) { var v = c[i]; if(v.indexOf(cssClassName) != -1) { cssClassCounter = parseInt(v.split(cssClassName).join(''), 10) + 1; classList.remove(v); break; } } classList.add(cssClassName + cssClassCounter); rhcEl.setAttribute('data-shouldrefresh', '0'); } else { rhcEl.setAttribute('data-shouldrefresh', '1'); } } } }, refreshdelayseconds * 1000); } else { console.log('Ad refresh delay in seconds is incorrect (slot: ' + slot.getSlotElementId() + '): ', refreshdelayseconds); } } }); }); function isBoolean(n) { return !!n === n; } function isNumber(n) { return +n === n; } function isString(n) { return '' + n === n; } function isNumberPositive(n) { return +n === n && n > 0; } function isNumberPositiveOrZero(n) { return +n === n && n >= 0; } function isArrayOfArrays(a) { return a.every(function(x) { return Array.isArray(x); }); } function getAbsoluteHeight(element) { if(!element) return 0; var styles = w.getComputedStyle(element); var margin = parseFloat(styles['margin-top']) + parseFloat(styles['margin-bottom']); var minHeight = element.clientHeight; return Math.ceil(minHeight ? minHeight + margin : element.offsetHeight + margin); } function updateRHCContainerState() { var classList = d.body.classList; if(!d.querySelectorAll('#rhcreflow-extra .story-rhccontent-placeholder.story-rhccontent-placeholder-completed').length) { d.body.classList.add('enhanced-advertising-rhc-empty'); } else { d.body.classList.remove('enhanced-advertising-rhc-empty'); } } function insertRHCSlot(el) { if(el) { el.classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-processing'); } if(el && storyRHCContent.some(function(e) { return e.Used == false; })) { var classList = el.classList; var placeholder = el.querySelector('[data-id]'); var tempFilteredRHCAds = storyRHCContent; if(placeholder) { var elemsIndexes = d.querySelectorAll('.story-rhccontent-placeholder.story-rhccontent-placeholder-completed[data-index]'); var slotIndex = elemsIndexes.length ? parseInt(elemsIndexes[elemsIndexes.length - 1].getAttribute('data-index'), 10) : -1; tempFilteredRHCAds = storyRHCContent.filter(function(e) { return slotIndex < e.Index && e.Used == false; }); if(!tempFilteredRHCAds.length) { tempFilteredRHCAds = storyRHCContent.filter(function(e) { return e.Used == false && slotIndex < e.Index && e.Repeat == true; }); } if(!tempFilteredRHCAds.length) { tempFilteredRHCAds = storyRHCContent.filter(function(e) { return e.Used == false && e.Repeat == true; }); } if(!tempFilteredRHCAds.length) { finalizeRemainingEmptyRHCSlotContainers(classList, false); return; } var mapRHCAdItem = tempFilteredRHCAds[0]; classList.remove('story-rhccontent-placeholder-init'); classList.remove('story-rhccontent-placeholder-processing'); classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-completed'); if(mapRHCAdItem.CSSClass) { mapRHCAdItem.CSSClass.split(' ').forEach(function(elem) { if(elem) { classList.add(elem); } }); } if(mapRHCAdItem.Type == 'gamadvert') { if(placeholder) { var refresh = EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.Refresh; el.setAttribute('data-storycustomcontent', '0'); if(mapRHCAdItem.Sticky) { classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-canbesticky'); placeholder.classList.add('sticky'); } if(mapRHCAdItem.NoBackfill) { el.setAttribute('data-nobackfill', '1'); } else { el.setAttribute('data-nobackfill', '0'); } if(mapRHCAdItem.Refresh) { refresh = mapRHCAdItem.Refresh; } var mapRHCAdItemSlot = googletag.defineSlot(mapRHCAdItem.AdUnit, mapRHCAdItem.AdUnitSizesRHC, 'story-rhcad-' + rhcAdCounter); if(mapRHCAdItemSlot) { mapRHCAdItemSlot.defineSizeMapping(googletag.sizeMapping().build()).setTargeting('refresh', (refresh ? 'true' : 'false')).setTargeting('refreshdelayseconds', mapRHCAdItem.RefreshDelaySeconds || (isDesktopResolution ? EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.RefreshDelaySecondsDefaultDesktop : EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.RefreshDelaySecondsDefaultMobile)).setCollapseEmptyDiv(EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.CollapseEmptyDivs, false).addService(googletag.pubads()); } else { console.warn('Something wrong with rhc ad slot \'' + 'story-rhcad-' + rhcAdCounter + '\', size(s) \'' + mapRHCAdItem.AdUnitSizesRHC.join('x') + '\', path \'' + mapRHCAdItem.AdUnit + '\''); } if(refresh) { el.setAttribute('data-shouldrefresh', '0'); classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-refresh-true'); } else { classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-refresh-false'); } classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-ad'); placeholder.id = 'story-rhcad-' + rhcAdCounter; placeholder.outerHTML = '<div class="story-rhccontent-placeholder-ad-extrahtml">' + mapRHCAdItem.ExtraHTML + '</div>' + placeholder.outerHTML; el.setAttribute('data-slot', mapRHCAdItem.AdUnit); googletag.display('story-rhcad-' + rhcAdCounter); $(w).trigger("wvcfe:storyrhcaditeminit", [$(el), $(placeholder), mapRHCAdItem, rhcAdCounter, rhcCounter, false, 'rhc', mapRHCAdItem.Type]); if(mapRHCAdItem.CustomEventName) { $(w).trigger(mapRHCAdItem.CustomEventName, [el, placeholder, mapRHCAdItem, rhcAdCounter, rhcCounter, false, 'rhc', mapRHCAdItem.Type]); } if(mapRHCAdItem.Javascript) { if(typeof mapRHCAdItem.Javascript === 'function') { mapRHCAdItem.Javascript.call(this, el, placeholder, mapRHCAdItem, rhcAdCounter, rhcCounter, false, 'rhc', mapRHCAdItem.Type); } } rhcAdCounter++; } } else if(mapRHCAdItem.Type == 'customcontent') { el.setAttribute('data-storycustomcontent', '1'); classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-customcontent'); if(placeholder) { placeholder.innerHTML = mapRHCAdItem.HTML; classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-notempty'); $(w).trigger("wvcfe:storyrhcitemajaxinit", [$(el), $(placeholder), mapRHCAdItem, rhcCounter, false, 'rhc', mapRHCAdItem.Type]); if(mapRHCAdItem.CustomEventName) { $(w).trigger(mapRHCAdItem.CustomEventName, [$(el), $(placeholder), mapRHCAdItem, rhcCounter, false, 'rhc', mapRHCAdItem.Type]); } if(mapRHCAdItem.Javascript) { if(typeof mapRHCAdItem.Javascript === 'function') { mapRHCAdItem.Javascript.call(this, el, placeholder, mapRHCAdItem, rhcCounter, false, 'rhc', mapRHCAdItem.Type); } } el.classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-finished'); } } el.setAttribute('data-index', mapRHCAdItem.Index); rhcCounter++; } else { console.log('Missing placeholder: [data-id="story-rhc-item-' + rhcCounter + '"]'); } } else if(el) { // All slots are used, mark current slot placeholder and the rest ones as completed and used var classList = el.classList; finalizeRemainingEmptyRHCSlotContainers(classList, false); } else { console.log('Missing RHC element'); } } function insertInlineSlot(el) { if(el) { el.classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-processing'); } if(el && storyInlineContent.some(function(e) { return e.Used == false; })) { var classList = el.classList; var placeholder = el.querySelector('[data-id]'); var tempFilteredInlineAds = storyInlineContent; if(placeholder) { var elemsIndexes = d.querySelectorAll('.story-inlinecontent-placeholder.story-inlinecontent-placeholder-completed[data-index]'); var slotIndex = elemsIndexes.length ? parseInt(elemsIndexes[elemsIndexes.length - 1].getAttribute('data-index'), 10) : -1; tempFilteredInlineAds = storyInlineContent.filter(function(e){ return slotIndex < e.Index && e.Used == false; }); if(!tempFilteredInlineAds.length) { tempFilteredInlineAds = storyInlineContent.filter(function(e) { return e.Used == false && slotIndex < e.Index && e.Repeat == true; }); if(!tempFilteredInlineAds.length) { // start from the first repeatable ad index tempFilteredInlineAds = storyInlineContent.filter(function(e) { return e.Used == false && e.Repeat == true; }); if(!tempFilteredInlineAds.length) { finalizeRemainingEmptyInlineSlotContainers(classList, true); return; } } } var mapInlineAdItem = tempFilteredInlineAds[0]; classList.remove('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-init'); classList.remove('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-processing'); classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-completed'); if(mapInlineAdItem.CSSClass) { mapInlineAdItem.CSSClass.split(' ').forEach(function(elem) { if(elem) { classList.add(elem); } }); } if(mapInlineAdItem.Type == 'gamadvert') { var refresh = EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.Refresh; el.setAttribute('data-storycustomcontent', '0'); el.classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-ad'); if(mapInlineAdItem.Sticky) { classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-sticky'); placeholder.classList.add('sticky'); } if(mapInlineAdItem.NoBackfill) { el.setAttribute('data-nobackfill', '1'); } else { el.setAttribute('data-nobackfill', '0'); } if(mapInlineAdItem.Repeat) { classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-repeat-true'); } else { classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-repeat-false'); } if(mapInlineAdItem.Refresh) { refresh = mapInlineAdItem.Refresh; } var mapInlineAdItemSlot = googletag.defineSlot(mapInlineAdItem.AdUnit, isDesktopResolution ? mapInlineAdItem.AdUnitSizesInlineDesktop : mapInlineAdItem.AdUnitSizesInlineMobile, 'story-inlinead-' + inlineAdCounter); if(mapInlineAdItemSlot) { mapInlineAdItemSlot.defineSizeMapping(googletag.sizeMapping().build()).setTargeting('refresh', (refresh ? 'true' : 'false')).setTargeting('refreshdelayseconds', mapInlineAdItem.RefreshDelaySeconds || (isDesktopResolution ? EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.RefreshDelaySecondsDefaultDesktop : EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.RefreshDelaySecondsDefaultMobile)).setCollapseEmptyDiv(EnhancedAdvertisingConfig.CollapseEmptyDivs, false).addService(googletag.pubads()); } else { console.warn('Something wrong with inline ad slot \'' + 'story-inlinead-' + inlineAdCounter + '\', size(s) \'' + (isDesktopResolution ? mapInlineAdItem.AdUnitSizesInlineDesktop : mapInlineAdItem.AdUnitSizesInlineMobile).join('x') + '\', path \'' + mapInlineAdItem.AdUnit + '\''); } if(refresh) { el.setAttribute('data-shouldrefresh', '0'); classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-refresh-true'); } else { classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-refresh-false'); } placeholder.id = 'story-inlinead-' + inlineAdCounter; placeholder.outerHTML = '<div class="story-inlinecontent-placeholder-ad-extrahtml">' + mapInlineAdItem.ExtraHTML + '</div>' + placeholder.outerHTML; el.setAttribute('data-slot', mapInlineAdItem.AdUnit); googletag.display('story-inlinead-' + inlineAdCounter); $(w).trigger("wvcfe:storyinlineaditeminit", [$(el), $(placeholder), mapInlineAdItem, inlineAdCounter, inlineCounter, false, 'inline', mapInlineAdItem.Type]); if(mapInlineAdItem.CustomEventName) { $(w).trigger(mapInlineAdItem.CustomEventName, [el, placeholder, mapInlineAdItem, inlineAdCounter, inlineCounter, false, 'inline', mapInlineAdItem.Type]); } if(mapInlineAdItem.Javascript) { if(typeof mapInlineAdItem.Javascript === 'function') { mapInlineAdItem.Javascript.call(this, el, placeholder, mapInlineAdItem, inlineAdCounter, inlineCounter, false, 'inline', mapInlineAdItem.Type); } } inlineAdCounter++; } else if(mapInlineAdItem.Type == 'customcontent') { el.setAttribute('data-storycustomcontent', '1'); el.classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-customcontent'); placeholder.innerHTML = mapInlineAdItem.HTML; $(w).trigger("wvcfe:storyinlineitemajaxinit", [$(el), $(placeholder), mapInlineAdItem, inlineCounter, false, 'inline', mapInlineAdItem.Type]); if(mapInlineAdItem.CustomEventName) { $(w).trigger(mapInlineAdItem.CustomEventName, [$(el), $(placeholder), mapInlineAdItem, inlineCounter, false, 'inline', mapInlineAdItem.Type]); } if(mapInlineAdItem.Javascript) { if(typeof mapInlineAdItem.Javascript === 'function') { mapInlineAdItem.Javascript.call(this, el, placeholder, mapInlineAdItem, inlineCounter, false, 'inline', mapInlineAdItem.Type.toLowerCase()); } } el.classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-finished'); var inlineCustomEvent = { dataId: (mapInlineAdItem.Index+1), slot: { getSlotElementId: function(){ return 'custom-inline'; }, getAdUnitPath: function(){return 'custom-inline'} }, isEmpty: false, size:[0,0] }; el.setAttribute('data-index', mapInlineAdItem.Index); slotRender(inlineCustomEvent); //$(w).trigger('abacus:inlinecontentrender', inlineCustomEvent); } el.setAttribute('data-index', mapInlineAdItem.Index); //el.setAttribute('data-index', inlineCounter); inlineCounter++; } else { console.log('Missing placeholder: [data-id="story-inline-item-' + inlineCounter + '"]'); } } else if(el) { // All slots are used, mark current slot placeholder and the rest ones as completed and used var classList = el.classList; finalizeRemainingEmptyInlineSlotContainers(classList, true); } else { console.log('Missing inline element'); } } function finalizeRemainingEmptyRHCSlotContainers(classList, processremaining) { classList.remove('story-rhccontent-placeholder-init'); classList.remove('story-rhccontent-placeholder-processing'); classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-completed'); classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-isempty'); classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-runoutofslots'); classList.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-finished'); if(processremaining) { for(var i = 0, elems = d.querySelectorAll('.story-rhccontent-placeholder.story-rhccontent-placeholder-init:not(.story-rhccontent-placeholder-processing)'), iL = elems.length; i < iL; i++) { var e = elems[i]; if(e) { var c = e.classList; c.remove('story-rhccontent-placeholder-init'); c.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-completed'); c.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-isempty'); c.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-runoutofslots'); c.add('story-rhccontent-placeholder-finished'); } } } } function finalizeRemainingEmptyInlineSlotContainers(classList, processremaining) { classList.remove('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-init'); classList.remove('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-processing'); classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-completed'); classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-isempty'); classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-runoutofslots'); classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-finished'); if(processremaining) { for(var i = 0, elems = d.querySelectorAll('.story-inlinecontent-placeholder.story-inlinecontent-placeholder-init:not(.story-inlinecontent-placeholder-processing)'), iL = elems.length; i < iL; i++) { var e = elems[i]; if(e) { var c = e.classList; c.remove('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-init'); c.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-completed'); c.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-isempty'); c.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-runoutofslots'); c.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-finished'); } } } } function updateInlinePlaceholderClasses(node, status, minHeight) { node.classList.remove('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-isempty'); node.classList.remove('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-notempty'); node.classList.add((status ? 'story-inlinecontent-placeholder-isempty' : 'story-inlinecontent-placeholder-notempty')); node.classList.add('story-inlinecontent-placeholder-ad-completed'); if(!status) { var computedMinHeightValue = w.getComputedStyle(node).minHeight || 0; var computedMinHeight = parseInt(computedMinHeightValue, 10); if(minHeight > computedMinHeight) { node.style.minHeight = minHeight + 'px'; } } } function updateRHCPlaceholderClasses(node, status) { node.classList.remove('story-rhccontent-placeholder-ad-init'); node.classList.remove('story-rhccontent-placeholder-isempty'); node.classList.remove('story-rhccontent-placeholder-notempty'); node.classList.add((status ? 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data-url="/160907/bookmark"> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="articleWrapper"> <div class="articleContent"> <div class="storytext"><p>The US Air Force is looking for a new regional airlifter that would not require traditional ground infrastructure such as a maintained runway.</p> <p>Dubbed the<strong> </strong>Runway Independent Mobility/Next Generation Intra-theatre Airlift (NGIA), the programme aims to enhance the air force’s existing airlift capability “with an intra-theatre platform that can fight through damaged infrastructure on responsive timelines”, according to the service.</p> <p>The effort is still in nascent stages, with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) having in September released a formal solicitation for industry proposals. The solicitation period closed on 16 November.</p> <p>The request for information (RFI) does not launch a contracting process, but responses will help the AFRL determine the project’s feasibility and inform possible requirements for a future procurement programme.</p> <div class="inline_image image_size_full" data-attachment="106516" data-sequence="2"> <p class="picture"><img alt="C-130J paratrooper loading c USAF" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/480xany/5/1/6/106516_c130jparatrooperloadingcusaf_454237.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 780px" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/480xany/5/1/6/106516_c130jparatrooperloadingcusaf_454237.jpg 480w,https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/600xany/5/1/6/106516_c130jparatrooperloadingcusaf_454237.jpg 600w,https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/780xany/5/1/6/106516_c130jparatrooperloadingcusaf_454237.jpg 780w" loading="eager" class="lazyloaded" width="6048" height="4024"></p> <div class="inline_meta"><p class="inline_source"><cite>Source: US Air Force</cite></p><p class="inline_caption">While the US Air Force’s fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules tactical transports can operate from rugged and austere airstrips, the four-engined turboprop still needs about 945m of runway to take-off</p></div></div> <p>While such RFIs are by design somewhat vague (so as not to limit industry innovation), the NGIA solicitation offers clues about potential capabilities of any future aircraft.</p> <p>In using the phrase “responsive timelines”, the AFRL likely means it seeks an aircraft with the speed and range typical of traditional fixed-wing aircraft. “Runway independence” is Pentagon-speak for a platform not bound by the physical and logistical constraints of a conventional take-off and landing aircraft.</p> <p>Examples of existing fixed-wing aircraft considered runway independent include the vertical-take-off-and-landing (VTOL) Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor and the short take-off and vertical landing Lockheed Martin F-35B jump jet.</p> <p>The “blown-lift” technology behind Electra’s experimental hybrid-electric <strong><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/electra-shares-video-of-its-first-piloted-ultra-short-take-off-and-landing-with-goldfinch-demonstrator/158523.article">Goldfinch demonstrator</a></strong> could also be a contender, with the prototype showing ability to take-off using as little as 52m (170ft) of runway and to land with a ground roll of less than 35m. The US Army has <strong><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/us-army-entertains-short-take-off-and-landing-capabilities-of-electras-aircraft/157888.article">provided</a></strong> Electra with funding to support development of the fixed-wing Goldfinch. </p> <p>By contrast, the air force’s existing Lockheed C-130J tactical transport can operate from rugged and austere airstrips and has a minimum 945m take-off roll, <strong><a href="https://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/aero/documents/C-130J/C130JPocketGuide.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according to Lockheed</a></strong>.</p> <p>The NGIA solicitation says the envisioned aircraft is intended to be used in contested logistics roles, with delivery of a prototype expected in the early 2030s.</p> <p>Specific capabilities listed include airlift capability, speed, range, survivability in a contested environment and “attributes for agility in the objective area”.</p> <p>As its name implies, the NGIA would be an “intra-theatre” platform, meaning it would likely only need to operate over regional distances, rather than the inter-continental capability of long-range lifters like Lockheed’s C-5 Galaxy and Boeing’s C-17 Globemaster III.</p> <p>The air force envisions a platform that can support its concept of distributed operations across many small outposts and forward operating locations. “The primary mission will include intra-theatre airlift to support Agile Combat Employment for both cluster-to-cluster and intra-cluster movement of cargo and personnel to/from unimproved surfaces and/or damaged runways,” the AFRL says of the NGIA concept.</p> <p>Secondarily, the aircraft would support rapid-force projection, forward-area refuelling and “non-traditional base defence”.</p> <div class="inline_image image_size_full" data-attachment="106515" data-sequence="1"> <p class="picture"><img alt="C-17 back ramp loading airlift c USAF" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/480xany/5/1/5/106515_c17backramploadingairliftcusaf_780826.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 780px" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/480xany/5/1/5/106515_c17backramploadingairliftcusaf_780826.jpg 480w,https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/600xany/5/1/5/106515_c17backramploadingairliftcusaf_780826.jpg 600w,https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/780xany/5/1/5/106515_c17backramploadingairliftcusaf_780826.jpg 780w" loading="lazy" class="lazyloaded" width="5752" height="3827"></p> <div class="inline_meta"><p class="inline_source"><cite>Source: US Air Force</cite></p><p class="inline_caption">The Air Force Research Lab envisions the Next Generation Intra-theatre Airlift as able to be rapidly loaded and unloaded in austere operating sites with minimal handling equipment</p></div></div> <p>The NGIA effort bears some similarity to another high-profile runway-independent aviation initiative, one that is much farther along in development.</p> <p>Managed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and US Special Operations Command, the <strong><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/darpa-selects-competitors-for-high-speed-vertical-take-off-and-landing-aircraft/155817.article">Speed and Runway Independent Technologies</a></strong> – or Sprint – project aims to develop a VTOL aircraft that is also capable of achieving fixed-wing jet speeds. DARPA has set an airspeed target of 400-450kt (740-830km/h) for the prototype Sprint aircraft.</p> <p>Rotorcraft manufacturer Bell and Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences have both advanced into the second stage of the Sprint X-plane competition, proposing radically different designs.</p> <p>Aurora submitted a blended-wing-body <strong><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/aurora-reveals-new-details-of-experimental-fan-in-wing-design/158369.article">concept that incorporates</a></strong> three fan-in-wing rotors integrated into the airframe to provide vertical lift. Without offering specifics, Aurora says the design “leverages existing engine solutions”, which the company says will shorten the development timeline and reduce engineering risk.</p> <p>Bell opted for an evolutionary approach that builds on its success with the tiltrotor configuration. The company’s Sprint proposal takes the technology pioneered for the V-22 – and refined for the US Army’s forthcoming Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) – and adds a jet-powered flight mode.</p> <p>In addition to the rotor-driven vertical and horizontal flight modes found on the V-22 and FLRAA, Bell’s<strong> <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/next-generation-bell-tiltrotor-advances-in-darpa-x-plane-competition/158495.article">tiltrotor Sprint concept</a></strong> would have rotorblades capable of folding into the engine nacelles for a third flight configuration optimised for long-distance and high-altitude travel.</p> <p>DARPA expects to conduct a preliminary review of the two designs in the latter half of 2025, with the possibility of additional funding to support fabrication and flight testing if the concepts show feasibility.</p></div><div id="storytext-end" class="storytext-end"></div><div class="storyAuthorComponent"><div class="storyAuthor"><div class="storyAuthorContainer"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/ryan-finnerty/1104.bio" rel="author" class="authorPicture"><img alt="Ryan Finnerty" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:767px) 74px, 112px" src="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/112x112/P/Pictures%2Fweb%2Fl%2Fp%2Fg%2Ffgteamportraits014_153790.jpg" srcset="https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/74x74/P/Pictures%2Fweb%2Fl%2Fp%2Fg%2Ffgteamportraits014_153790.jpg 74w,https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.net/Pictures/112x112/P/Pictures%2Fweb%2Fl%2Fp%2Fg%2Ffgteamportraits014_153790.jpg 112w" width="74" height="74" class="lazyloaded" /></a><div class="storyAuthorDetails"><span class="author"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/ryan-finnerty/1104.bio" rel="author">Ryan Finnerty</a></span><span class="description">Ryan Finnerty is the Americas defence reporter for FlightGlobal.com and Flight International magazine, covering military aviation and the defence industry. 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