View source for Javascript examples/LiveClock

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/**
 * Adds a live UTC clock after the personal links
 * 
 * @source https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-UTCLiveClock.js
 * @version 05.04.2018
 * @author [[wpen:User:AzaToth]], [[wpen:User:Amalthea]], [[wpen:User:TheDJ]], and others on https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Gadget-UTCLiveClock.js&action=history
 *  [[med:User:Krinkle]], [[med:User:Mr. Stradivarius]] and others on https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Gadget-UTCLiveClock.js&action=history
 */
mw.loader.using( ['mediawiki.util', 'mediawiki.api', 'user'] ).then( function () {

function padWithZeroes( num ) {
	// Pad a number with zeroes. The number must be an integer where
	// 0 <= num < 100.
	return num < 10 ? '0' + num.toString() : num.toString(); 
}

function showTime( $target ) {
	var now = new Date();

	// Set the time.
	var hh = now.getUTCHours();
	var mm = now.getUTCMinutes();
	var ss = now.getUTCSeconds();
	var time = padWithZeroes( hh ) + ':' + padWithZeroes( mm ) + ':' + padWithZeroes( ss );
	$target.text( time );

	// Schedule the next time change.
	// 
	// We schedule the change for 100 ms _after_ the next clock tick. The delay
	// from setTimeout is not precise, and if we aim exactly for the tick, there
	// is a chance that the function will run slightly before it. If this
	// happens, we will display the same time for two seconds in a row - not
	// good. By scheduling 100 ms after the tick, we will always be about 100 ms
	// late, but we are also very likely to display a new time every second.
	var ms = now.getUTCMilliseconds();
	setTimeout( function () {
		showTime( $target );
	}, 1100 - ms );
}

function liveClock() {
	// Set CSS styles. We do this here instead of on the CSS page because some
	// wikis load this page directly, without loading the accompanying CSS.
	mw.util.addCSS( '#utcdate a { font-weight:bolder; font-size:120%; }' );

	// Reset whitespace that was set in the peer CSS gadget; this prevents the
	// effect of the p-personal menu jumping to the left when the JavaScript
	// loads.
	$( '.client-js > body.skin-vector #p-personal ul' ).css( 'margin-right', 'initial' );
	$( '.client-js > body.skin-monobook #p-personal ul' ).css( 'margin-right', 'initial' );

	// Add the portlet link.
	var node = mw.util.addPortletLink(
		'p-personal',
		mw.util.getUrl( null, { action: 'purge' } ),
		'',
		'utcdate'
	);
	if ( !node ) {
		return;
	}

	// Purge the page when the clock is clicked. We have to do this through the
	// API, as purge URLs now make people click through a confirmation screen.
	$( node ).on( 'click', function ( e ) {
		new mw.Api().post( { action: 'purge', titles: mw.config.get( 'wgPageName' ) } ).then( function () {
			location.reload();
		}, function () {
			mw.notify( 'Purge failed', { type: 'error' } );
		} );
		e.preventDefault();
	} );

	// Show the clock.
	showTime( $( node ).find( 'a' ).first() );
}

$( liveClock );
} );
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