User:Polygnotus/Scripts/VEinsertandparse.js: Difference between revisions

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// Add a custom reference button to Wikipedia's Visual Editor that inserts a pre-formatted source citation

// Add this code to your common.js page on Wikipedia

// (e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:YourUsername/common.js)

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// Function to create and register the reference command and tool

function makeRefTool() {

// Create a reference content structure that Visualwith Editorthe willsource recognizetemplate

// Using Parsoid-style structure to ensure proper template parsing

var refContent = [{

type: 'mwReference',

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id: 'body-' + Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 8), // Generate a unique ID

type: 'mwReferenceContents',

// This is the key part - using proper Parsoid structure for the template

html: 'Your reference content here'

html: '<span typeof="mw:Transclusion" data-mw=\'{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"source","href":"./Template:Source"},"params":{"url":{"wt":"https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/04/07/questions-remain-after-dead-horse-found-downtown-atlanta/"},"title":{"wt":"Questions remain after dead horse found in downtown Atlanta"},"author":{"wt":"Adam Murphy"},"date":{"wt":"April 7, 2025"},"pub":{"wt":"Atlanta News First"}},"i":0}}]}\'></span>'

}

}

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RefTool.static.name = 'reftool';

RefTool.static.group = 'insert';

RefTool.static.title = 'Insert Atlanta News Reference';

RefTool.static.commandName = 'myrefcommand';

RefTool.static.icon = 'reference'; // Using built-in reference icon

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.attr('role', 'button')

.attr('tabindex', '0')

.attr('title', 'Insert Atlanta News Reference')

.appendTo($button);

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$('<span>')

.addClass('oo-ui-tool-title')

.text('Atlanta Ref')

.appendTo($link);

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var surface = ve.init.target.getSurface();

// Create reference content structure with uniquethe IDstemplate using Parsoid structure

var refContent = [{

type: 'mwReference',

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id: 'body-' + Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 8),

type: 'mwReferenceContents',

html:// 'YourUsing referenceproper contentParsoid here'structure for the template

html: '<span typeof="mw:Transclusion" data-mw=\'{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"source","href":"./Template:Source"},"params":{"url":{"wt":"https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/04/07/questions-remain-after-dead-horse-found-downtown-atlanta/"},"title":{"wt":"Questions remain after dead horse found in downtown Atlanta"},"author":{"wt":"Adam Murphy"},"date":{"wt":"April 7, 2025"},"pub":{"wt":"Atlanta News First"}},"i":0}}]}\'></span>'

}

}

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var fragment = surface.getModel().getFragment();

fragment.insertContent(refContent, true);

// Optionally, you can add a notification to confirm the reference was added

if (ve.init.target.showNotifications) {

ve.init.target.showNotifications([

{ type: 'success', message: 'Atlanta News reference added' }

]);

}

});