function formatdates() {
var txt = document.editform.wpTextbox1;
//as of
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[(as of \d{1,4})\]\]/gi, '$1');
// century
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[(\d{1,2}(?:st|nd|rd|th))[ -](century)\]\]/gi, '$1 century');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[\d{1,2}(?:st|nd|rd|th)[ -]century\|(\d{1,2}(?:st|nd|rd|th))\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[\d{1,2}(?:st|nd|rd|th)[ -]century\|(\d{1,2}(?:st|nd|rd|th)[ -]century)\]\]/gi, '$1 century');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[\d{1,2}(?:st|nd|rd|th)[ -]century\|(\d{1,2}(?:st|nd|rd|th))[ -](centuries)\]\]/gi, '$1 centuries');
// decades
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[(\d{1,4}s)\]\]/gi, '$1');
// months
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[(January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[January\|(Jan)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[February\|(Feb)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[March\|(Mar)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[April\|(Apr)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[May\|(May)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[June\|(Jun)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[July\|(Jul)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[August\|(Aug)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[September\|(Sep)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[October\|(Oct)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[November\|(Nov)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[December\|(Dec)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[((?:January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December) \d{3,4})\]\]/gi, '$1');
// days of the week including optional plurals
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[(Mondays?|Tuesdays?|Wednesdays?|Thursdays?|Fridays?|Saturdays?|Sundays?)\]\]/gi, '$1');
// days of the week but leave out 'Sun' as potentially valid link to the Sun
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[(Mon|Tue|Tues|Wed|Thu|Thur|Thurs|Fri|Sat)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[Mondays?\|(Mondays?)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[Tuesdays?\|(Tuesdays?)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[Wednesdays?\|(Wednesdays?)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[Thursdays?\|(Thursdays?)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[Fridays?\|(Fridays?)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[Saturdays?\|(Saturdays?)\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[Sundays?\|(Sundays?)\]\]/gi, '$1');
// ranked days
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[(\d{1,2}(?:st|nd|rd|th))\]\]/gi, '$1');
// misconfigured
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[((?:January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December) \d{1,2}(?:st|nd|rd|th))\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[(?:January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December) \d{1,2}\|(\d{1,2})\]\]/gi, '$1');
//BC etc
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[(\d{1,4} (?:AD|BC|CE|BCE))\]\]/gi, '$1');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[\d{1,4} (?:AD|BC|CE|BCE)\|(\d{1,4})\]\]/gi, '$1');
//4 digit years piped into 2
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/\[\[\d{1,4}\|(\d{1,2})\]\]/gi, '$1');
//year: last character in link on left is not month or digit, first character in link on right is not month or digit
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/([^yhletr\d]\]\]\s?,?\-?\s?)\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\](\s?,?\-?\s?\[\[[^jfmasond\d])/gi, '$1$2$3');
//year pair: last character in link on left is not month or digit, first character in link on right is not month or digit
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/([^yhletr\d]\]\]\s?,?\-?\s?)\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\](.?.?.?.?.?.?)\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\](\s?,?\-?\s?\[\[[^jfmasond\d])/gi, '$1$2$3$4$5');
//year: last character in link on left is not month or digit, avoid links on right
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/([^yhletr\d]\]\]\s?,?\-?\s?)\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\]([^\[]{4})/gi, '$1$2$3');
//year pair: last character in link on left is not month or digit, avoid links on right
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/([^yhletr\d]\]\]\s?,?\-?\s?)\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\](.?.?.?.?.?.?)\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\]([^\[]{4})/gi, '$1$2$3$4$5');
//year: check for line-ends, text on left, avoid links on right. Run twice to deal better with lists.
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/([\w\(\);:.\*\|\&]\s?,?\-?\s?|\n)\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\]([^\[]{4}|\n)/gi, '$1$2$3');
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/([\w\(\);:.\*\|\&]\s?,?\-?\s?|\n)\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\]([^\[]{4}|\n)/gi, '$1$2$3');
//year: avoid links on left, first character in link on right is not month or digit
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/([^\]]{4})\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\](\s?,?\-?\s?\[\[[^jfmasond\d])/gi, '$1$2$3');
//year pair: avoid links on left, first character in link on right is not month or digit
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/([^\]]{4})\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\](.?.?.?.?.?.?)\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\](\s?,?\-?\s?\[\[[^jfmasond\d])/gi, '$1$2$3$4$5');
//year pair: text on left, avoid links on right
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/([\w\(\);:.\*\|\&]\s?,?\-?\s?)\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\](.?.?.?.?.?.?)\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\]([^\[]{4})/gi, '$1$2$3$4$5');
//year:avoid links on left, text on right
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/([^\]]{4})\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\](\s?,?\-?\s?[\w\(\);:.\*\|\&])/gi, '$1$2$3');
//year pair: avoid links on left, text on right
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/([^\]]{4})\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\](.?.?.?.?.?.?)\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\](\s?,?\-?\s?[\w\(\);:.\*\|\&])/gi, '$1$2$3$4$5');
//year:avoid links on both sides
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/([^\]]{4})\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\]([^\[]{4})/gi, '$1$2$3');
//year pair: avoid links on both sides
txt.value = txt.value.replace(/([^\]]{4})\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\](.?.?.?.?.?.?)\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\]([^\[]{4})/gi, '$1$2$3$4$5');
// Add a tag to the summary box
var txt = document.editform.wpSummary;
var summary = "Removing unnecessary date links per \[\[WP:DATE\]\]";
if (txt.value.indexOf(summary) == -1) {
if (txt.value.match(/[^\*\/\s][^\/\s]?\s*$/)) {
txt.value += " | ";
}
txt.value += summary;
}
// Press the diff button to check it
document.editform.wpDiff.click()
}
addOnloadHook(function () {
if(document.forms.editform) {
addLink('p-cactions', 'javascript:formatdates()', 'dates2', 'ca-datefixer', 'Fixes some date formatting', '', '');
}
});
