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/**
* Enables or disables the dark-mode gadget.
*
* Authors: ], ]
*/
// 'Dark mode' and 'Light mode' messages must match the ::before content in
// ] and ], respectively.
// Don't overwrite existing messages, if already set on a foreign wiki prior to loading this file
if (!mw.messages.get('darkmode-turn-on-label')) {
mw.messages.set({
'darkmode-turn-on-label': 'Dark mode',
'darkmode-turn-on-tooltip': 'Turn dark mode on',
'darkmode-turn-off-label': 'Light mode',
'darkmode-turn-off-tooltip': 'Turn dark mode off',
});
}
$.when($.ready, mw.loader.using()).then(function () {
var isOn = !!mw.user.options.get('gadget-dark-mode');
if (isOn) {
// CSS class for externally styling elements in dark mode via TemplateStyles (or CSS from other gadgets or common.css)
// A brief flash of the original styles will occur, so this is only suitable for style changes for which flashes are tolerable.
// For others, update Gadget-dark-mode.css directly which is loaded without FOUCs
document.documentElement.classList.add('client-dark-mode');
// Update the initial mobile theme-color
$('meta').attr('content', '#000000');
}
var onOrOff = isOn ? 'off' : 'on';
var label = mw.msg('darkmode-turn-' + onOrOff + '-label');
var tooltip = mw.msg('darkmode-turn-' + onOrOff + '-tooltip');
var nextnode = mw.config.get('skin') !== 'minerva' && '#pt-watchlist';
var portletLink = mw.util.addPortletLink('p-personal', '#', label, 'pt-darkmode', tooltip, '', nextnode);
function toggleMode() {
var newState = Number(!mw.user.options.get('gadget-dark-mode'));
new mw.Api().saveOption('gadget-dark-mode', newState);
mw.user.options.set('gadget-dark-mode', newState);
$(document.documentElement).toggleClass('client-dark-mode', !!newState);
// In case the user navigates to another page too quickly
mw.storage.session.set('dark-mode-toggled', newState);
var onOrOff = ;
// Toggle portlet link label and tooltip
var labelSelector = .includes(mw.config.get('skin')) ? '#pt-darkmode span:not(.mw-ui-icon)' : '#pt-darkmode a';
$(labelSelector).text(mw.msg('darkmode-turn-' + onOrOff + '-label'));
$('#pt-darkmode a').attr('title', mw.msg('darkmode-turn-' + onOrOff + '-tooltip'));
// Update the mobile theme-color
$('meta').attr('content', newState ? '#000000' : '#eaecf0' );
// Modify the <link> element on the page to include/exclude dark-mode styles
// We can't use mw.loader as it doesn't work both ways (see talk page)
var scriptPath = mw.util.wikiScript('load');
var $gadgetsLink = $('link');
if ($gadgetsLink.length) {
var uri = new mw.Uri($gadgetsLink.prop('href'));
if (newState) {
uri.query.modules += ',dark-mode';
} else {
if (uri.query.modules === 'ext.gadget.dark-mode') {
// dark-mode is the only module in this link
$gadgetsLink.remove();
return;
}
uri.query.modules = uri.query.modules
.replace('ext.gadget.dark-mode,', 'ext.gadget.') // dark-mode is first in the gadget list
.replace(/,dark-mode(,|$)/, '$1'); // dark-mode is in middle or end of the list
}
$gadgetsLink.prop('href', uri.getRelativePath());
} else {
// No gadget-containing styles are enabled
$('<link>').attr({
rel: 'stylesheet',
href: scriptPath + '?lang=' + mw.config.get('wgUserLanguage') +
'&modules=ext.gadget.dark-mode&only=styles&skin=' + mw.config.get('skin')
}).appendTo(document.head);
}
}
$(portletLink).on('click', function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
toggleMode();
});
// Recover state if the navigation was too quick
var storageState = mw.storage.session.get('dark-mode-toggled');
if (storageState && Number(storageState) !== Number(isOn)) {
toggleMode();
}
if (window.wpDarkModeAutoToggle) {
var toggleBasedOnSystemColourScheme = function () {
var systemSchemeNow = matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;
var systemSchemeLast = mw.storage.get('dark-mode-system-scheme') === '1';
var wpSchemeNow = !!mw.user.options.get('gadget-dark-mode');
if (systemSchemeNow !== systemSchemeLast) {
if (systemSchemeNow !== wpSchemeNow) {
toggleMode();
}
mw.requestIdleCallback(function () {
mw.storage.set('dark-mode-system-scheme', Number(systemSchemeNow));
});
}
};
toggleBasedOnSystemColourScheme();
// If system colour scheme changes while user is viewing, toggle immediately
var mediaQuery = matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)');
if (mediaQuery.addEventListener) {
mediaQuery.addEventListener('change', toggleBasedOnSystemColourScheme);
} else if (mediaQuery.addListener) { // Safari 13 and older
mediaQuery.addListener(toggleBasedOnSystemColourScheme);
}
}
});