Spoiler Tag Question

[Willow]

FYI - I think this would have gone on  the old "coding" board but I don't know where to apply this because I don't know where if what I propose below is possible where one would do it.

So, is it possible to have a thread (if not a thread maybe a whole board?) that whenever anyone/everyone posts there, the entirety of the post is placed within the spoiler tags automatically?

If that isn't clear let me know.

Thank you!

[Nscalerr]

Hi Willow

I have a feeling having it happen automatically may not be allowed under the developer guidelines for plugins. Staff will be able to confirm either way.

[Chris]

If you use the submit event or the built-in validation process to modify the post before sending, then it would be within the rules since it was initiated by the user's action (clicking the Post Quick Reply or Create Post button);

Give the code posted below a try in the header(s) of the board where you want automatic spoiler tags added. You could alternatively add it to the header of a category in order to affect all the boards within that category.

<script>
/* automatically Add Spoiler Around Posts (Installation: Board Header) */
$(document).on('formcreate', (ev)=>{
if(ev.target.attributes['action']){
const validation = {
name : "spoiler_exists",
field : "message",
opts : {
area_of_effect : ""
},
message:""
}
let form = null;
if(/\/(post|thread)\//.test(ev.target.attributes['action'].value )){
const validations = $(ev.target).data('form').options.validations;
validations.push(validation);
form = ev.target;
}


jQuery['check_' + validation.name] = function(post_text, opts){
if(form && form.message && form.message_mode){
if(form.message_mode.value == 'visual' &&  (!/^\[spoiler\]/.test(post_text) && (!/^\<div /.test(post_text.trim()) && !/data\-tag=(['"]*)spoiler\1/.test(post_text.split(">")[0])))){
form.message.value = `[spoiler]${form.message.value}[/spoiler]`;
}else if(form.message_mode.value == 'bbcode' && !/^\[spoiler\]/.test(post_text)){
form.message.value = `[spoiler]${form.message.value}[/spoiler]`;
}
}
return true;
}
}
})
</script>


The usual caveats apply: it won't work on mobile or if javascript has been disabled or an error condition prevents code execution.
Let me know if you encounter any odd behavior that I did not catch.

Updates:

• A simple malformed BBCode tag can render this code ineffective, but as with all JavaScript codes, vulnerabilities are part of the package.