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} } }]); tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutSelectTerm", function (termDetails) { if (typeof termDetails.termId !== 'undefined') { window.selectedTermId = termDetails.termId; } }]); tp.push(["addHandler", "showOffer", function (offerParams) { handleOfferShow(offerParams); window.shownOffer = true; trackLocation(); // Store some data we might need later. if (typeof offerParams.offerId !== 'undefined') { window.selectedOfferId = offerParams.offerId; } if ($(offerParams.containerSelector).length > 0) { if ($(offerParams.containerSelector).length > 0) { $(offerParams.containerSelector).addClass('shown'); if (offerParams.containerSelector === '#po-inline-article-inside') { $('#piano-container-inside-article').addClass('shown').removeAttr('style'); } if (!$(offerParams.containerSelector).hasClass('mar-block-ad')) { $(offerParams.containerSelector).show(); } if (offerParams.containerSelector === '#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-scroll-below') { handleFullWidthBanner(); } if ( $(offerParams.containerSelector) === '#subscription-content' || $(offerParams.containerSelector) === '#po-inline-subscribe-page' ) { $(offerParams.containerSelector).show(); 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} if (hasBecomeVisible) { if (window.scrollY > startRect.top) { block.style.position = 'fixed'; block.style.setProperty('top', '0px'); block.style.setProperty('bottom', 'initial'); } else if (window.scrollY < startRect.bottom - window.innerHeight) { block.style.position = 'fixed'; block.style.setProperty('bottom', '0px'); block.style.setProperty('top', 'initial'); } else { block.style.removeProperty('position'); block.style.removeProperty('bottom'); block.style.removeProperty('top'); } } } // position the article gate immediately updateArticleGatePositionBasedOnScroll(); // update article gate position on scroll events document.addEventListener('scroll', updateArticleGatePositionBasedOnScroll); } function trackLocation(forceValidLocation = false) { var currentLocation = window.location.pathname; let valid = false; if (currentLocation.indexOf('puzzles') > -1) { valid = true; } if (currentLocation.indexOf('pagesuite') > -1) { valid = true; } var articleMatch = currentLocation.match(/(\d+)\.[^\/]+\/(r\/)?$/); if (articleMatch != null) { valid = true; } if (forceValidLocation) { valid = true; } if (currentLocation.indexOf('subscribe') > -1) { valid = false; } if (!valid) { return; } $.cookie('last-piano-page-interacted-with', currentLocation, {path: '/', domain: window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain}); } function trackPianoWithNewRelic(templateName) { if (this.newrelic && typeof this.newrelic === 'object') { newrelic.setCustomAttribute('user_was_shown_piano_experience', templateName); } } function handleOfferShow(params) { console.log('Piano params', params); // If on the subscription page and the URL has a term ID and offer ID, show the relevant offer. if (typeof location.pathname !== 'undefined' && location.pathname === '/subscribe/') { var offerId = location.search.match(/offer_id=([A-Z0-9]+)/); if (offerId !== null && offerId.length > 1) { offerId = offerId[1]; } var termId = location.search.match(/term_id=([A-Z0-9]+)/); if (termId !== null && termId.length > 1) { termId = termId[1]; } if (offerId !== null && termId !== null) { tp.offer.show({'termId': termId, 'offerId': offerId}); 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s.tl(document, 'o', 'Piano Template'); } function raiseLaunchEvent(name) { var e = new Event('launch:piano:' + name); window.dispatchEvent(e); } function removePianoToast() { setTimeout(() => { document.getElementById('po-overlay-toast-left').remove() }, 30000) } /** * Posts the Piano conversion data to the student beans API if the site is either * Herald ScotlanD or The National. * * @param {Object} conversion */ async function subscriptionComplete(conversion) { if (data_layer.site.id !== '308' && data_layer.site.id !== '1106') { return; } await fetch('/ws/public/student-beans/', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify(conversion) }); } tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutComplete", function(conversion) { subscriptionComplete(conversion); var s = window.s; s.events = s.apl(s.events, "event4", ",", 1); // Set the subscription counter event. s.events = s.apl(s.events, "purchase", ",", 1); // Set the purchase event. s.products = "Subscription : Metered Access;" + conversion.termId + ";1;"+conversion.chargeAmount; 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