User:Quarl/shortcuts.js

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// [[User:Quarl/shortcuts.js]] - shortcut utilities

// <pre><nowiki>

function shortcut_msg(shortcuts) {
    var msg = 'Shortcuts available:\n';
    for (var key in shortcuts) {
        if (shortcuts[key].match(/ $/)) continue;
        msg += key + ': ' + shortcuts[key] + '\n';
    }
    return msg;
}

/* This version replaces only the first word and doesn't require uppercase */
function subst_shortcut1(msg,shortcuts) {
    if (!msg) return msg;
    var m = msg.match(/^([a-zA-Z]+)(.*)$/);
    if (m) {
        return subst_word(m[1],shortcuts) + m[2];
    }
    return msg;
}

function subst_word(word,shortcuts) {
    return trimspaces(shortcuts[word.toUpperCase()]) || word;
}

/* This version replaces all uppercase words */
function subst_shortcut(msg,shortcuts) {
    if (!msg) return msg;
    var ret = '';
    var m;
    while (msg && (m = msg.match(/^(.*?)\b([A-Z]+)\b(.*)$/)) ) {
        ret += m[1] + subst_word(m[2],shortcuts);
        msg = m[3];
    }

    ret += msg;
    return ret;
}

// </nowiki></pre>