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/*!
 * Piwik - free/libre analytics platform
 *
 * @link http://piwik.org
 * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html GPL v3 or later
 */

/**
 *  broadcast object is to help maintain a hash for link clicks and ajax calls
 *  so we can have back button and refresh button working.
 *
 * @type {object}
 */
var broadcast = {

    /**
     * Initialisation state
     * @type {Boolean}
     */
    _isInit: false,

    /**
     * Last known hash url without popover parameter
     */
    currentHashUrl: false,

    /**
     * Last known popover parameter
     */
    currentPopoverParameter: false,

    /**
     * Callbacks for popover parameter change
     */
    popoverHandlers: [],

    /**
     * Force reload once
     */
    forceReload: false,

    /**
     * Suppress content update on hash changing
     */
    updateHashOnly: false,

    /**
     * Initializes broadcast object
     * @return {void}
     */
    init: function (noLoadingMessage) {
        if (broadcast._isInit) {
            return;
        }
        broadcast._isInit = true;

        angular.element(document).injector().invoke(function (historyService) {
            historyService.init();
        });

        if(noLoadingMessage != true) {
            piwikHelper.showAjaxLoading();
        }
    },

    /**
     * ========== PageLoad function =================
     * This function is called when:
     * 1. after calling $.history.init();
     * 2. after calling $.history.load();  //look at broadcast.changeParameter();
     * 3. after pushing "Go Back" button of a browser
     *
     * * Note: the method is manipulated in Overlay/javascripts/Piwik_Overlay.js - keep this in mind when making changes.
     *
     * @param {string}  hash to load page with
     * @return {void}
     */
    pageload: function (hash) {
        broadcast.init();

        // Unbind any previously attached resize handlers
        $(window).off('resize');

        // do not update content if it should be suppressed
        if (broadcast.updateHashOnly) {
            broadcast.updateHashOnly = false;
            return;
        }

        // hash doesn't contain the first # character.
        if (hash && 0 === (''+hash).indexOf('/')) {
            hash = (''+hash).substr(1);
        }

        if (hash) {

            if (/^popover=/.test(hash)) {
                var hashParts = [
                    '',
                    hash.replace(/^popover=/, '')
                ];
            } else {
                var hashParts = hash.split('&popover=');
            }
            var hashUrl = hashParts[0];
            var popoverParam = '';
            if (hashParts.length > 1) {
                popoverParam = hashParts[1];
                // in case the $ was encoded (e.g. when using copy&paste on urls in some browsers)
                popoverParam = decodeURIComponent(popoverParam);
                // revert special encoding from broadcast.propagateNewPopoverParameter()
                popoverParam = popoverParam.replace(/\$/g, '%');
                popoverParam = decodeURIComponent(popoverParam);
            }

            var pageUrlUpdated = (popoverParam == '' ||
                (broadcast.currentHashUrl !== false && broadcast.currentHashUrl != hashUrl));

            var popoverParamUpdated = (popoverParam != '' && hashUrl == broadcast.currentHashUrl);

            if (broadcast.currentHashUrl === false) {
                // new page load
                pageUrlUpdated = true;
                popoverParamUpdated = (popoverParam != '');
            }

            if (pageUrlUpdated || broadcast.forceReload) {
                Piwik_Popover.close();

                if (hashUrl != broadcast.currentHashUrl || broadcast.forceReload) {
                    // restore ajax loaded state
                    broadcast.loadAjaxContent(hashUrl);

                    // make sure the "Widgets & Dashboard" is deleted on reload
                    $('.top_controls .dashboard-manager').hide();
                    $('#dashboardWidgetsArea').dashboard('destroy');

                    // remove unused controls
                    require('piwik/UI').UIControl.cleanupUnusedControls();
                }
            }

            broadcast.forceReload = false;
            broadcast.currentHashUrl = hashUrl;
            broadcast.currentPopoverParameter = popoverParam;

            if (popoverParamUpdated && popoverParam == '') {
                Piwik_Popover.close();
            } else if (popoverParamUpdated) {
                var popoverParamParts = popoverParam.split(':');
                var handlerName = popoverParamParts[0];
                popoverParamParts.shift();
                var param = popoverParamParts.join(':');
                if (typeof broadcast.popoverHandlers[handlerName] != 'undefined' && !broadcast.isLoginPage()) {
                    broadcast.popoverHandlers[handlerName](param);
                }
            }

        } else {
            // start page
            Piwik_Popover.close();
            $('.pageWrap #content:not(.admin)').empty();
        }
    },

    /**
     * Returns if the current page is the login page
     * @return {boolean}
     */
    isLoginPage: function() {
        return !!$('body#loginPage').length;
    },

    /**
     * ONLY USED BY OVERLAY
     * propagateAjax -- update hash values then make ajax calls.
     *    example :
     *       1) <a href="javascript:broadcast.propagateAjax('module=Referrers&action=getKeywords')">View keywords report</a>
     *       2) Main menu li also goes through this function.
     *
     * Will propagate your new value into the current hash string and make ajax calls.
     *
     * NOTE: this method will only make ajax call and replacing main content.
     *
     * @param {string} ajaxUrl  querystring with parameters to be updated
     * @param {boolean} [disableHistory]  the hash change won't be available in the browser history
     * @return {void}
     */
    propagateAjax: function (ajaxUrl, disableHistory) {
        broadcast.init();

        // abort all existing ajax requests
        globalAjaxQueue.abort();

        // available in global scope
        var currentHashStr = broadcast.getHash();

        ajaxUrl = ajaxUrl.replace(/^\?|&#/, '');

        var params_vals = ajaxUrl.split("&");
        for (var i = 0; i < params_vals.length; i++) {
            currentHashStr = broadcast.updateParamValue(params_vals[i], currentHashStr);
        }

        // if the module is not 'Goals', we specifically unset the 'idGoal' parameter
        // this is to ensure that the URLs are clean (and that clicks on graphs work as expected - they are broken with the extra parameter)
        var action = broadcast.getParamValue('action', currentHashStr);
        if (action != 'goalReport'
            && action != 'ecommerceReport'
            && action != 'products'
            && action != 'sales'
            && (''+ ajaxUrl).indexOf('&idGoal=') === -1) {
            currentHashStr = broadcast.updateParamValue('idGoal=', currentHashStr);
        }
        // unset idDashboard if use doesn't display a dashboard
        var module = broadcast.getParamValue('module', currentHashStr);
        if (module != 'Dashboard') {
            currentHashStr = broadcast.updateParamValue('idDashboard=', currentHashStr);
        }

        if (module != 'CustomDimensions') {
            currentHashStr = broadcast.updateParamValue('idDimension=', currentHashStr);
        }

        if (disableHistory) {
            var newLocation = window.location.href.split('#')[0] + '#?' + currentHashStr;
            // window.location.replace changes the current url without pushing it on the browser's history stack
            window.location.replace(newLocation);
        }
        else {
            // Let history know about this new Hash and load it.
            broadcast.forceReload = true;
            angular.element(document).injector().invoke(function (historyService) {
                historyService.load(currentHashStr);
            });
        }
    },

    /**
     * Returns the current hash with updated parameters that were provided in ajaxUrl
     *
     * Parameters like idGoal and idDashboard will be automatically reset if the won't be relevant anymore
     *
     * NOTE: this method does not issue any ajax call, but returns the hash instead
     *
     * @param {string} ajaxUrl  querystring with parameters to be updated
     * @return {string} current hash with updated parameters
     */
    buildReportingUrl: function (ajaxUrl) {

        // available in global scope
        var currentHashStr = broadcast.getHash();

        ajaxUrl = ajaxUrl.replace(/^\?|&#/, '');

        var params_vals = ajaxUrl.split("&");
        for (var i = 0; i < params_vals.length; i++) {
            currentHashStr = broadcast.updateParamValue(params_vals[i], currentHashStr);
        }

        // if the module is not 'Goals', we specifically unset the 'idGoal' parameter
        // this is to ensure that the URLs are clean (and that clicks on graphs work as expected - they are broken with the extra parameter)
        var action = broadcast.getParamValue('action', currentHashStr);
        if (action != 'goalReport' && action != 'ecommerceReport' && action != 'products' && action != 'sales') {
            currentHashStr = broadcast.updateParamValue('idGoal=', currentHashStr);
        }
        // unset idDashboard if use doesn't display a dashboard
        var module = broadcast.getParamValue('module', currentHashStr);
        if (module != 'Dashboard') {
            currentHashStr = broadcast.updateParamValue('idDashboard=', currentHashStr);
        }

        return '#' + currentHashStr;
    },

    /**
     * propagateNewPage() -- update url value and load new page,
     * Example:
     *         1) We want to update idSite to both search query and hash then reload the page,
     *         2) update period to both search query and hash then reload page.
     *
     * ** If you'd like to make ajax call with new values then use propagateAjax ** *
     *
     * Expecting:
     *         str = "param1=newVal1&param2=newVal2";
     *
     * NOTE: This method will refresh the page with new values.
     *
     * @param {string} str  url with parameters to be updated
     * @param {boolean} [showAjaxLoading] whether to show the ajax loading gif or not.
     * @param {string} strHash additional parameters that should be updated on the hash
     * @return {void}
     */
    propagateNewPage: function (str, showAjaxLoading, strHash) {
        // abort all existing ajax requests
        globalAjaxQueue.abort();

        if (typeof showAjaxLoading === 'undefined' || showAjaxLoading) {
            piwikHelper.showAjaxLoading();
        }

        var params_vals = str.split("&");

        // available in global scope
        var currentSearchStr = window.location.search;
        var currentHashStr = broadcast.getHashFromUrl();
        var oldUrl = currentSearchStr + currentHashStr;

        for (var i = 0; i < params_vals.length; i++) {
            // update both the current search query and hash string
            currentSearchStr = broadcast.updateParamValue(params_vals[i], currentSearchStr);

            if (currentHashStr.length != 0) {
                currentHashStr = broadcast.updateParamValue(params_vals[i], currentHashStr);
            }
        }

        var updatedUrl = new RegExp('&updated=([0-9]+)');
        var updatedCounter = updatedUrl.exec(currentSearchStr);
        if (!updatedCounter) {
            currentSearchStr += '&updated=1';
        } else {
            updatedCounter = 1 + parseInt(updatedCounter[1]);
            currentSearchStr = currentSearchStr.replace(new RegExp('(&updated=[0-9]+)'), '&updated=' + updatedCounter);
        }

        if (strHash && currentHashStr.length != 0) {
            var params_hash_vals = strHash.split("&");
            for (var i = 0; i < params_hash_vals.length; i++) {
                currentHashStr = broadcast.updateParamValue(params_hash_vals[i], currentHashStr);
            }
        }

        // Now load the new page.
        var newUrl = currentSearchStr + currentHashStr;

        var $rootScope = piwikHelper.getAngularDependency('$rootScope');
        if ($rootScope) {
            $rootScope.$on('$locationChangeStart', function (event) {
                if (event) {
                    event.preventDefault();
                }
            })
        }

        if (oldUrl == newUrl) {
            window.location.reload();
        } else {
            this.forceReload = true;
            window.location.href = newUrl;
        }
        return false;
    },

    /*************************************************
     *
     *      Broadcast Supporter Methods:
     *
     *************************************************/

    /**
     * updateParamValue(newParamValue,urlStr) -- Helping propagate functions to update value to url string.
     * eg. I want to update date value to search query or hash query
     *
     * Expecting:
     *        urlStr : A Hash or search query string. e.g: module=whatever&action=index=date=yesterday
     *        newParamValue : A param value pair: e.g: date=2009-05-02
     *
     * Return module=whatever&action=index&date=2009-05-02
     *
     * @param {string} newParamValue   param to be updated
     * @param {string} urlStr          url to be updated
     * @return {string}  urlStr with updated param
     */
    updateParamValue: function (newParamValue, urlStr) {
        var p_v = newParamValue.split("=");

        var paramName = p_v[0];
        var valFromUrl = broadcast.getParamValue(paramName, urlStr);
        // if set 'idGoal=' then we remove the parameter from the URL automatically (rather than passing an empty value)
        var paramValue = p_v[1];
        if (paramValue == '') {
            newParamValue = '';
        }
        var getQuotedRegex = function(str) {
            return (str+'').replace(/([.?*+^$[\]\\(){}|-])/g, "\\$1");
        };

        if (valFromUrl != '') {
            // replacing current param=value to newParamValue;
            valFromUrl = getQuotedRegex(valFromUrl);
            var regToBeReplace = new RegExp(paramName + '=' + valFromUrl, 'ig');
            if (newParamValue == '') {
                // if new value is empty remove leading &, as well
                regToBeReplace = new RegExp('[\&]?' + paramName + '=' + valFromUrl, 'ig');
            }
            urlStr = urlStr.replace(regToBeReplace, newParamValue);
        } else if (newParamValue != '') {
            urlStr += (urlStr == '') ? newParamValue : '&' + newParamValue;
        }

        return urlStr;
    },

    /**
     * Loads a popover by adding a 'popover' query parameter to the current URL and
     * indirectly executing the popover handler.
     *
     * This function should be called to open popovers that can be opened by URL alone.
     * That is, if you want users to be able to copy-paste the URL displayed when a popover
     * is open into a new browser window/tab and have the same popover open, you should
     * call this function.
     *
     * In order for this function to open a popover, there must be a popover handler
     * associated with handlerName. To associate one, call broadcast.addPopoverHandler.
     *
     * @param {String} handlerName The name of the popover handler.
     * @param {String} value The String value that should be passed to the popover
     *                       handler.
     */
    propagateNewPopoverParameter: function (handlerName, value) {
        // init broadcast if not already done (it is required to make popovers work in widgetize mode)
        //broadcast.init(true);

        var $location = angular.element(document).injector().get('$location');

        var popover = '';
        if (handlerName) {
            popover = handlerName + ':' + value;

            // between jquery.history and different browser bugs, it's impossible to ensure
            // that the parameter is en- and decoded the same number of times. in order to
            // make sure it doesn't change, we have to manipulate the url encoding a bit.
            popover = encodeURIComponent(popover);
            popover = popover.replace(/%/g, '\$');
        }

        if ('' == value || 'undefined' == typeof value) {
            $location.search('popover', '');
        } else {
            $location.search('popover', popover);
        }

        setTimeout(function () {
            angular.element(document).injector().get('$rootScope').$apply();
        }, 1);
    },

    /**
     * Adds a handler for the 'popover' query parameter.
     *
     * @see broadcast#propagateNewPopoverParameter
     *
     * @param {String} handlerName The handler name, eg, 'visitorProfile'. Should identify
     *                             the popover that the callback will open up.
     * @param {Function} callback This function should open the popover. It should take
     *                            one string parameter.
     */
    addPopoverHandler: function (handlerName, callback) {
        broadcast.popoverHandlers[handlerName] = callback;
    },

    /**
     * Loads the given url with ajax and replaces the content
     *
     * Note: the method is replaced in Overlay/javascripts/Piwik_Overlay.js - keep this in mind when making changes.
     *
     * @param {string} urlAjax  url to load
     * @return {Boolean}
     */
    loadAjaxContent: function (urlAjax) {
        if(broadcast.getParamValue('module', urlAjax) == 'API') {
            broadcast.lastUrlRequested = null;
            $('#content').html("Loading content from the API and displaying it within Piwik is not allowed.");
            piwikHelper.hideAjaxLoading();
            return false;
        }

        piwikHelper.hideAjaxError('loadingError');
        piwikHelper.showAjaxLoading();
        $('#content').empty();
        $("object").remove();

        urlAjax = urlAjax.match(/^\?/) ? urlAjax : "?" + urlAjax;
        broadcast.lastUrlRequested = urlAjax;

        function sectionLoaded(content, status, request) {
            if (request) {
                var responseHeader = request.getResponseHeader('Content-Type');
                if (responseHeader && 0 <= responseHeader.toLowerCase().indexOf('json')) {
                    var message = 'JSON cannot be displayed for';
                    if (this.getParams && this.getParams['module']) {
                        message += ' module=' +  this.getParams['module'];
                    }
                    if (this.getParams && this.getParams['action']) {
                        message += ' action=' +  this.getParams['action'];
                    }
                    $('#content').text(message);
                    piwikHelper.hideAjaxLoading();
                    return;
                }
            }

            // if content is whole HTML document, do not show it, otherwise recursive page load could occur
            var htmlDocType = '<!DOCTYPE';
            if (content.substring(0, htmlDocType.length) == htmlDocType) {
                // if the content has an error message, display it
                if ($(content).filter('title').text() == 'Piwik › Error') {
                    content = $(content).filter('#contentsimple');
                } else {
                    return;
                }
            }

            if (urlAjax == broadcast.lastUrlRequested) {
                $('#content').html(content).show();
                $(broadcast).trigger('locationChangeSuccess', {element: $('#content'), content: content});
                piwikHelper.hideAjaxLoading();
                broadcast.lastUrlRequested = null;

                piwikHelper.compileAngularComponents('#content');
            }

            initTopControls();
        }

        var ajax = new ajaxHelper();
        ajax.setUrl(urlAjax);
        ajax._getDefaultPostParams = function () {
            return {};
        };
        ajax.setErrorCallback(broadcast.customAjaxHandleError);
        ajax.setCallback(sectionLoaded);
        ajax.setFormat('html');
        ajax.send();

        return false;
    },

    /**
     * Method to handle ajax errors
     * @param {XMLHttpRequest} deferred
     * @param {string} status
     * @return {void}
     */
    customAjaxHandleError: function (deferred, status) {
        broadcast.lastUrlRequested = null;

        piwikHelper.hideAjaxLoading();

        // do not display error message if request was aborted
        if(status == 'abort') {
            return;
        }

        $('#loadingError').show();
    },

    /**
     * Return hash string if hash exists on address bar.
     * else return false;
     *
     * @return {string|boolean}  current hash or false if it is empty
     */
    isHashExists: function () {
        var hashStr = broadcast.getHashFromUrl();

        if (hashStr != "") {
            return hashStr;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    },

    /**
     * Get Hash from given url or from current location.
     * return empty string if no hash present.
     *
     * @param {string}  [url]  url to get hash from (defaults to current location)
     * @return {string} the hash part of the given url
     */
    getHashFromUrl: function (url) {
        var hashStr = "";
        // If url provided, give back the hash from url, else get hash from current address.
        if (url && url.match('#')) {
            hashStr = url.substring(url.indexOf("#"), url.length);
        }
        else {
            locationSplit = location.href.split('#');
            if(typeof locationSplit[1] != 'undefined') {
                hashStr = '#' + locationSplit[1];
            }
        }

        return hashStr;
    },

    /**
     * Get search query from given url or from current location.
     * return empty string if no search query present.
     *
     * @param {string} url
     * @return {string}  the query part of the given url
     */
    getSearchFromUrl: function (url) {
        var searchStr = "";
        // If url provided, give back the query string from url, else get query string from current address.
        if (url && url.match(/\?/)) {
            searchStr = url.substring(url.indexOf("?"), url.length);
        } else {
            searchStr = location.search;
        }

        return searchStr;
    },

    /**
     * Extracts from a query strings, the request array
     * @param queryString
     * @returns {object}
     */
    extractKeyValuePairsFromQueryString: function (queryString) {
        var pairs = queryString.split('&');
        var result = {};
        for (var i = 0; i != pairs.length; ++i) {
            // attn: split with regex has bugs in several browsers such as IE 8
            // so we need to split, use the first part as key and rejoin the rest
            var pair = pairs[i].split('=');
            var key = pair.shift();
            result[key] = pair.join('=');
        }
        return result;
    },

    /**
     * Returns all key-value pairs in query string of url.
     *
     * @param {string} url url to check. if undefined, null or empty, current url is used.
     * @return {object} key value pair describing query string parameters
     */
    getValuesFromUrl: function (url) {
        var searchString = this._removeHashFromUrl(url).split('?')[1] || '';
        return this.extractKeyValuePairsFromQueryString(searchString);
    },

    /**
     * help to get param value for any given url string with provided param name
     * if no url is provided, it will get param from current address.
     * return:
     *   Empty String if param is not found.
     *
     * @param {string} param   parameter to search for
     * @param {string} [url]     url to check, defaults to current location
     * @return {string} value of the given param within the given url
     */
    getValueFromUrl: function (param, url) {
        var searchString = this._removeHashFromUrl(url);
        return broadcast.getParamValue(param, searchString);
    },

    /**
     * NOTE: you should probably be using broadcast.getValueFromUrl instead!
     *
     * @param {string} param   parameter to search for
     * @param {string} [url]   url to check
     * @return {string} value of the given param within the hash part of the given url
     */
    getValueFromHash: function (param, url) {
        var hashStr = broadcast.getHashFromUrl(url);
        if (hashStr.substr(0, 1) == '#') {
            hashStr = hashStr.substr(1);
        }
        hashStr = hashStr.split('#')[0];

        return broadcast.getParamValue(param, hashStr);
    },

    /**
     * return value for the requested param, will return the first match.
     * out side of this class should use getValueFromHash() or getValueFromUrl() instead.
     * return:
     *   Empty String if param is not found.
     *
     * @param {string} param   parameter to search for
     * @param {string} url     url to check
     * @return {string} value of the given param within the given url
     */
    getParamValue: function (param, url) {
        var lookFor = param + '=';
        var startStr = url.indexOf(lookFor);

        if (startStr >= 0) {
            var endStr = url.indexOf("&", startStr);
            if (endStr == -1) {
                endStr = url.length;
            }
            var value = url.substring(startStr + param.length + 1, endStr);

            // we sanitize values to add a protection layer against XSS
            // &segment= value is not sanitized, since segments are designed to accept any user input
            if(param != 'segment') {
                value = value.replace(/[^_%~\*\+\-\<\>!@\$\.()=,;0-9a-zA-Z]/gi, '');
            }
            return value;
        } else {
            return '';
        }
    },

    /**
     * Returns the hash without the starting #
     * @return {string} hash part of the current url
     */
    getHash: function () {
        return broadcast.getHashFromUrl().replace(/^#/, '').split('#')[0];
    },

    /**
     * Removes the hash portion of a URL and returns the rest.
     *
     * @param {string} url
     * @return {string} url w/o hash
     */
    _removeHashFromUrl: function (url) {
        var searchString = '';
        if (url) {
            var urlParts = url.split('#');
            searchString = urlParts[0];
        } else {
            searchString = location.search;
        }
        return searchString;
    }
};