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importScript('User:Lupin/popups.js');
importScript('User:AzaToth/twinkle.js');
//////////STATUS CHANGER
// Creator: Misza13
// Credits: Voyagerfan5761 for some minor improvements
// Modified by Xenocidic to simply use /Status as a one word indicator,
// compatible with {{Statustop}} for display
addOnloadHook(function (){
//Check if the config is defined
if (typeof(statusChangerConfig) == 'undefined') {
statusChangerConfig = {}
}
if (typeof(statusChangerConfig.statusList) == 'undefined') {
statusChangerConfig.statusList = ;
}
if (typeof(statusChangerConfig.statusPage) == 'undefined') {
statusChangerConfig.statusPage = 'User:' + wgUserName + '/Status';
}
//Add the links
for (var i=0; i<statusChangerConfig.statusList.length; i++) {
var stat = statusChangerConfig.statusList;
addPortletLink(
"p-personal", //target tab - personal links
wgServer + wgScript + "?title=" + statusChangerConfig.statusPage + "&action=edit&newstatus=" + stat, //link URL
stat, //link text
"pt-status-" + stat, //id of new button
"I'm " + stat + "!", //hover text
"", //???
document.getElementById("pt-logout")); //add before logout button
}
if (location.href.indexOf("&action=edit&newstatus=") == -1) return; //Are we here to auto-edit the status?
//Get new status
statusRegExp = /&action=edit&newstatus=(.*)/;
status = statusRegExp.exec(location.href);
//Modify the form
document.getElementById('wpTextbox1').value = status;
document.getElementById('wpSummary').value = wgUserName + " is now " + status +".";
document.getElementById('wpMinoredit').checked = true;
//Submit it!
document.getElementById('editform').submit();
});
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