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}); return } // If user is already logged in, Do nothing with response_id or redirect_uri // else if (window.tp && window.tp.pianoId.isUserValid()) return; const options = { method: 'POST', headers: getHeaders(), body: JSON.stringify({ "response_id": response_id, "pubId": "TH" }) } fetch(response_ep, options) .then(function(res) { if (!res.ok) throw new Error(res.statusText) return res.json() }) .then(function(res) { console.log(res) // return if response is not ok OR no access token is present if (!res.data.status === "ok" || !res.data.access_token) return if(window.tp.pianoId) tp.push(['init', function() { try { let parsedToken = parseJwt(res.data.access_token) dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; dataLayer.push ({ 'event' : 'login_successful', 'data' : { 'onetap_signin': 'yes', 'email': parsedToken.email, 'uid': parsedToken.sub, 'platform': 'WEB' } }); } catch (error) { console.log("onetap-signin-err", error); } tp.pianoId.loginByToken(res.data.access_token) setTimeout(function() { window.location.replace(res.data.redirect_uri) }, 1000); }]) else window.location.replace(res.data.redirect_uri) }) .catch(err => console.error("Error: ", err)); } function getHeaders() { return { "Accept": "application/json, text/plain, */*", "Authorization": "Basic dGhlaGluZHU6a251cl9DSC1BNVBZVSU4Vw==", "Content-Type": "application/json", } } </script><script> window.tp.push([ "init", function () { if (window.tp.pianoId.isUserValid()) loadScript("https://www.thehindu.com/theme/js/vue-petite.min.js?ver=1742377262") } ]) </script><style> .link a { color: white !important; } .device-info { margin-right: 4px; } .popup-background { background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); position: fixed; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 15; } [v-cloak] { display: none; } .popup { width: 100%; max-width: 800px; height: auto; background: #000000; padding: 35px 75px 35px 110px; color: #ffffff; position: relative; } .popup .popup-close { border: none; background: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; position: absolute; top: 15px; right: 15px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 200; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none; } .popup .title { font-family: "Merriweather", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; display: flex; align-items: center; position: relative; min-height: 50px; } .popup .title::before { content: ""; width: 50px; height: 50px; background: url(../../../theme/images/th-online/th-circle-white.svg) no-repeat center; background-size: 50px 50px; display: block; position: absolute; left: -65px; } .popup .sub-text { font-family: "Merriweather", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: normal; margin: 5px 0 15px; } .popup .popup-btn { background-color: #ffffff !important; color: #000000 !important; font-weight: bold; width: max-content; min-width: 130px; height: 34px; text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; border-radius: 4px; border: none; cursor: pointer; font-family: "Merriweather Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; padding: 0px 10px 0px 20px; text-transform: uppercase; 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align-items: center; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1333333333); } .popup .device-list li:first-child { padding-top: 0; } .popup .device-list li:last-child { border-bottom: none; padding-bottom: 0; } .popup .device-list li > div { display: flex; justify-content: left; align-items: flex-start; } .popup .device-list li .s-no { font-family: "Merriweather Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: right; width: 15px; position: relative; top: 3px; } .popup .device-list li .icon { content: ""; width: 20px; height: 20px; background: url(../../../theme/images/th-online/device-user-icon.svg) no-repeat center; background-size: contain; display: block; margin: 0px 10px 0; position: relative; top: 2px; } .popup .device-list li .device { font-family: "Merriweather Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; line-height: normal; } .popup .device-list li .device span { display: block; font-family: inherit; } .popup .device-list li .popup-btn { margin: 0 0; } .popup p.link { font-family: "Merriweather Sans", sans-serif; font-weight: 200; text-align: center; font-size: 14px; margin: 20px auto 0; } .popup p.link a { font-weight: inherit; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; transition: all 0.3s; } .popup p.link a:hover { text-decoration: none; } .popup p.link span { color: #555555; font-size: 18px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: 3px; } @media screen and (max-width: 700px) { .popup { padding: 40px 40px 40px 90px; } } @media screen and(max-width: 570px) { .popup { width: 100%; max-width: 100%; padding: 35px 25px; } .popup .popup-close { font-size: 17px; line-height: 17px; } .popup .title { font-size: 14px; min-height: auto; padding-left: 60px; margin-bottom: 15px; line-height: 24px; } .popup .title::before { left: 0; } .popup .sub-text { font-size: 14px; margin: 5px 0 15px; line-height: normal; } .popup .popup-btn { min-width: 90px; height: 30px; font-size: 10px; margin: 15px auto; } .popup .popup-btn:hover { padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; } .popup .device-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; padding-right: 10px; } .popup .device-list::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 5px; } .popup .device-list li { padding: 7px 0; } .popup .device-list li .s-no { font-size: 13px; width: 5px; } .popup .device-list li .icon { width: 15px; height: 15px; background-size: 15px 15px; margin: 2px 7px 0; } .popup .device-list li .device { font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; } .popup p.link { font-size: 12px; margin: 15px auto 0; } .popup p.link a { text-underline-offset: 2px; } .popup p.link span { color: #555555; font-size: 18px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: 3px; } } </style><div class="popup-background" id="user-session-popup" v-show="store.session_limit_exceeded === true" v-scope v-cloak><div class="popup"><button class="popup-close" onclick="window.tp.pianoId.logout()">✕</button><div class="title">Looks like you are already logged in from more than 3 devices!</div><div class="sub-text">To continue logging in, remove at least one device from the below list</div><ul class="device-list"><li v-for="device_detail, index in store.device_info" :key="index"><div class="device-info" v-scope="DeviceInfoComponent({index, ...device_detail})"></div><button class="btn popup-btn" @click="sendDeleteRequest([device_detail.payload], 'single')">Log out</button></li></ul><button class="btn popup-btn" @click="sendDeleteRequest(store.device_info.map(di => di.payload), 'all')">Log Out from all devices</button><p class="link"><a href="https://www.thehindugroup.com/privacy.html" target="_blank">Terms & conditions</a><span>  |  </span><a href="https://forms.office.com/r/tz7UETzxUs" target="_blank">Institutional Subscriber</a></p></div></div><template id="device-info"><span class="s-no">${ ind + 1 }</span><span class="icon"></span><span class="device"> ${ device }<span class="duration">Last active - ${ la }</span></span></template><script>const us_api_domain = "/";</script><script src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/js/user_session.min.js?ver=1742377438"></script></body></html>

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