User:Galobtter/scripts/WatchlistLinksNewTab.js: Difference between revisions

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/* Make links in watchlist open in a new tab. */

$.ready.then( function main() {

if ( mw.config.get( 'wgCanonicalSpecialPageName' ) === 'Watchlist' ) {

var prevPostRequest;

$.ready.then( function () {

var fixLinks = function () {

console.log( 'watchlish fixing starting');

// target = "_blank" means open in new context (usually new tab)

$( '.mw-changeslist a' ).each( function () {

var href = $( this'.mw-changeslist a' ).prop( 'hreftarget', '_blank' );

};

$( this ).on( 'click', function ( e ) {

e.preventDefault();

if ( mw.config.get( 'wgCanonicalSpecialPageName' ) === 'Watchlist' ) {

window.open( href, '_blank' );

$.ready.then( fixLinks() );

} );

/* Rerun every time update watchlist */

$( document ).ajaxSend( function ( event, request, settings ) {

/**

* Should not update on regular pings by the watchlist checking for an update

* Wait for the next ping after a post request

* (which is involved in updating watchlist)

} );*/

if ( settings.type === 'POST' ) {

prevPostRequest = true;

return;

}

if (

prevPostRequest &&

settings.url.indexOf( 'Special:Watchlist' ) === -1 &&

settings.type === 'GET'

) {

fixLinks();

prevPostRequest = false;

}

} );

}

console.log( 'watchlish fixing completed');

}() );

}