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"use strict"; var $onboardingScope = angular.element(document.getElementById("onboarding")).scope(); pipelineRequest('gtm_set_commercial_checkout', { step: '1', option: $onboardingScope.flags.selectedPaymentMethod.identifier }); sendCommercialPurchase($onboardingScope);

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"use strict"; function sendGtmSelectItem(term) { setDataLayerForGTM({ ecommerce: null }); setDataLayerForGTM({ ecommerce: { currencyCode: "AUD", click: { products: [{ name: "Special Offer", id: term.termId, price: term.billingPlanTable[1].priceValue, brand: $scope.params.offerId, category: "Subscription", variant: "Monthly", list: "Subscribe page", position: 1 }] } } }); sendToGTM({ action: "select_item", label: "product_selected", trigger: "select_item" }); } var specialOfferScope = angular.element(document.getElementById('specialoffer__button')).scope().sendGtmSelectItem = sendGtmSelectItem;
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"use strict"; function ownKeys(object, enumerableOnly) { var keys = Object.keys(object); if (Object.getOwnPropertySymbols) { var symbols = Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(object); if (enumerableOnly) { symbols = symbols.filter(function (sym) { return Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(object, sym).enumerable; }); } keys.push.apply(keys, symbols); } return keys; } function _objectSpread(target) { for (var i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++) { var source = arguments[i] != null ? arguments[i] : {}; if (i % 2) { ownKeys(Object(source), true).forEach(function (key) { _defineProperty(target, key, source[key]); }); } else if (Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptors) { Object.defineProperties(target, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptors(source)); } else { ownKeys(Object(source)).forEach(function (key) { Object.defineProperty(target, key, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(source, key)); }); } } return target; } function _defineProperty(obj, key, value) { if (key in obj) { Object.defineProperty(obj, key, { value: value, enumerable: true, configurable: true, writable: true }); } else { obj[key] = value; } return obj; } sendToGTM({ label: "xStep3", pipelineEvent: "gtm_set_template" }); pipelineRequest("set_abandoned_term", { id: null }); var PAGES = { THANK_YOU: 0, NEWSLETTERS: 1, APP: 2, DPE: 3, PUZZLES: 4, SOCIAL_MEDIA: 5, SPECIAL_OFFER: 6, WELCOME: 7 }; var appImages = { 'thecanberratimes': { "src": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/151263300/74fbd4cd-b126-4cae-9a56-361b26bb8d3e.png/w177_h321_fmax.jpg", "2x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/151263300/74fbd4cd-b126-4cae-9a56-361b26bb8d3e.png/w350_h636_fmax.jpg", "3x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/151263300/74fbd4cd-b126-4cae-9a56-361b26bb8d3e.png/w525_h953_fmax.jpg" }, 'newcastleherald': { "src": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/151263300/71b3f87c-baf3-42a4-a7f7-f2821faa0f15.png/w177_h321_fmax.jpg", "2x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/151263300/71b3f87c-baf3-42a4-a7f7-f2821faa0f15.png/w350_h636_fmax.jpg", "3x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/151263300/71b3f87c-baf3-42a4-a7f7-f2821faa0f15.png/w525_h953_fmax.jpg" }, 'thecourier': { "src": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/151263300/ffad370a-c70b-4cf9-b365-ddbb04809f41.png/w177_h321_fmax.jpg", "2x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/151263300/ffad370a-c70b-4cf9-b365-ddbb04809f41.png/w350_h636_fmax.jpg", "3x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/151263300/ffad370a-c70b-4cf9-b365-ddbb04809f41.png/w525_h953_fmax.jpg" }, 'illawarramercury': { "src": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/151263300/a5664f0c-8831-4fd7-856e-1d338d3e89d8.png/w177_h321_fmax.jpg", "2x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/151263300/a5664f0c-8831-4fd7-856e-1d338d3e89d8.png/w350_h636_fmax.jpg", "3x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/151263300/a5664f0c-8831-4fd7-856e-1d338d3e89d8.png/w525_h953_fmax.jpg" }, 'bordermail': { "src": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/f474416e-f904-4343-8120-015983963d57.png/w177_h321_fmax.jpg", "2x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/a596b3ad-ca3a-402e-ac48-bd2624d8bca2.png/w350_h636_fmax.jpg", "3x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/fa602192-d9ca-4f7d-9864-ce10a9d77869.png/w525_h953_fmax.jpg" }, 'theexaminer': { "src": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/f1c22219-89e4-49cc-a36b-51ef22bf82ab.png/w177_h321_fmax.jpg", "2x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/0ea505f4-10a7-436b-b39a-c04e507b2d34.png/w350_h636_fmax.jpg", "3x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/5bd4706b-9b5a-4f55-9ab4-b257aafe3feb.png/w525_h953_fmax.jpg" }, 'bendigoadvertiser': { "src": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/47c0349e-448b-4f0a-b9ba-cecda041a250.png/w177_h321_fmax.jpg", "2x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/cd6b4abb-6431-44f6-9715-9ee4a20a9ab1.png/w350_h636_fmax.jpg", "3x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/c1f92eb7-1c0b-494a-9171-e007c0b001bc.png/w525_h953_fmax.jpg" }, 'theadvocateburnie': { "src": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/a3b05264-70b8-4c93-a13d-74078b6b37f9.png/w177_h321_fmax.jpg", "2x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/a76441dc-f95f-4c45-92df-88c12971d599.png/w350_h636_fmax.jpg", "3x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/0e73e465-1bad-4edd-9f40-8e912fe1f2bb.png/w525_h953_fmax.jpg" }, 'thedailyadvertiser': { "src": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/a84e219e-9642-40c9-87f4-6402786d849b.png/w177_h321_fmax.jpg", "2x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/872998c6-51c1-418b-beee-30f36a6cf54b.png/w350_h636_fmax.jpg", "3x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/141d177d-9a31-4afc-9bd5-599d74e08af8.png/w525_h953_fmax.jpg" }, 'warrnamboolstandard': { "src": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/caad0ae6-976b-4189-8ce8-cc11846e581d.png/w177_h321_fmax.jpg", "2x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/97224a8f-4e08-4e16-b518-2650bd166480.png/w350_h636_fmax.jpg", "3x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/46f2e868-c125-4d3c-af45-32a2cc5a7c06.png/w525_h953_fmax.jpg" }, 'northerndailyleader': { "src": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/c62a6f17-3907-4d15-b587-c4ae879942cd.png/w177_h321_fmax.jpg", "2x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/2a2c359a-6cb3-415a-aa15-ee160b608740.png/w350_h636_fmax.jpg", "3x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/a3954bdc-9a8e-4e90-bfcc-f557c543acf5.png/w525_h953_fmax.jpg" }, 'westernadvocate': { "src": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/2823c973-4f52-4f43-8fbf-380e759d5647.png/w177_h321_fmax.jpg", "2x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/71cea57d-b335-4d77-abff-c58b7c0a9a64.png/w350_h636_fmax.jpg", "3x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/faded43c-e162-460e-bf26-32715e60a968.png/w525_h953_fmax.jpg" }, 'centralwesterndaily': { "src": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/14b76711-8b4b-4f63-b605-198a44f33caa.png/w177_h321_fmax.jpg", "2x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/b185a48f-9868-4dd8-a61a-377a9ab1544f.png/w350_h636_fmax.jpg", "3x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/169eb279-329a-487c-9b9a-6fe28dbb7537.png/w525_h953_fmax.jpg" }, 'dailyliberal': { "src": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/af373e40-ae20-4a89-99c6-fb07abe6123b.png/w177_h321_fmax.jpg", "2x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/1ab26870-bbe4-45c0-8210-34aff39ef6fc.png/w350_h636_fmax.jpg", "3x": "https://transform.newsnow.io/transform/v1/resize/frm/209997574/bf1fc3de-6a01-4438-b3a2-c554c4d03975.png/w525_h953_fmax.jpg" } }; var $onboardingScope = angular.element(document.getElementById("onboarding")).scope(); $onboardingScope.originUrl = function () { var findOrigin = document.createElement("a"); findOrigin.href = $onboardingScope.params.url; return findOrigin.origin; }(); $onboardingScope.appImages = $onboardingScope.custom.has_app ? appImages[$onboardingScope.custom.publication] : {}; $onboardingScope.applePlayStoreLink = $onboardingScope.custom.has_app ? "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/".concat($onboardingScope.custom.app_store_id) : ''; $onboardingScope.googlePlayStoreLink = $onboardingScope.custom.has_app ? "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=".concat($onboardingScope.custom.google_play_id) : ''; $onboardingScope.lastScreen = false; $onboardingScope.$$phase || $onboardingScope.$apply(); var $scope = angular.element(document.getElementById("view-state2")).scope(); var uid = $scope.user.uid; var aid = $scope.params.aid; var pageManager = new function () { var _this = this; this.giftRedemption = $scope.giftRedemption; this.register = $scope.registrationOnboarding; this.basic = this.giftRedemption || !$onboardingScope.selectedTerm.name ? false : $onboardingScope.selectedTerm.name.toLowerCase().indexOf('basic') !== -1; $onboardingScope.isBasic = this.basic; this.sharedSubscription = $scope.input.sharedAccountCount; this.pages = [PAGES.NEWSLETTERS]; this.current = -1; var spliceIdx = 1; if ($onboardingScope.custom.has_social_screen) { this.pages.push(PAGES.SOCIAL_MEDIA); } if (this.register && !$onboardingScope.custom.registration_only) { this.pages.unshift(PAGES.SPECIAL_OFFER); } else if (this.giftRedemption) { this.pages.unshift(PAGES.WELCOME); } else { if (!this.sharedSubscription) { // In premium "Thank you" screen is showed // inside "Shared subscription components.html" this.pages.unshift(PAGES.THANK_YOU); spliceIdx += 1; } } if (!this.register || $onboardingScope.custom.registration_only) { if (!this.basic && !this.sharedSubscription) { // Don't show in basic: CT Basic subscription // Don't show when new onboarding for premium (dailies). // The way to identify Premium dailies is check if // if user has access to share subscription if (!this.register && $onboardingScope.custom.has_puzzles) { this.pages.splice(spliceIdx, 0, PAGES.PUZZLES); } if ($onboardingScope.custom.has_dpe) { this.pages.splice(spliceIdx, 0, PAGES.DPE); } } if ($onboardingScope.custom.has_app) { this.pages.splice(spliceIdx, 0, PAGES.APP); } } this.nextPage = function () { _this.current++; $onboardingScope.selectedPage = _this.pages[_this.current]; if (_this.current === _this.pages.length - 1) { $onboardingScope.lastScreen = true; } $onboardingScope.$$phase || $onboardingScope.$apply(); sendToGTM({ label: "onboardingPage" + $onboardingScope.selectedPage }); setTimeout(function () { var height = document.querySelector(".page--".concat($onboardingScope.selectedPage)).offsetHeight; document.querySelector(".onboarding__content").style.height = "".concat(height, "px"); }, 50); requestAnimationFrame(function () { var returnUrlLink = document.querySelector("#returnUrlLink"); if (returnUrlLink) { returnUrlLink.setAttribute('target', '_top'); } }); $(".progress__over").css('width', 66.6 + _this.current / _this.pages.length * 33.4 + "%"); }; this.nextPage(); }(); $onboardingScope.updateHeight = function () { // Delay slightly to account for height after merge fields are // hidden/shown setTimeout(function () { var height = document.querySelector(".page--".concat($onboardingScope.selectedPage)).offsetHeight; document.querySelector(".onboarding__content").style.height = "".concat(height, "px"); }, 50); }; getHostName(function (HOSTNAME) { request("".concat(HOSTNAME, "api/mail/groups/"), 'GET', { uid: uid, aid: aid }, undefined, function (data) { if (data == null || !data.success) { $onboardingScope.error = true; $scope.loaded = true; $onboardingScope.$$phase || $onboardingScope.$apply(); } else { $onboardingScope.newsletters = _objectSpread({}, data); Object.keys($onboardingScope.newsletters.groups).forEach(function (key) { var name = $onboardingScope.newsletters.groups[key]; if (name.toLowerCase().indexOf('breaking') !== -1) { // Check breaking by default $onboardingScope.newsletters.subscribedGroups[key] = true; } else if (name === "Today's Paper Alert") { $onboardingScope.newsletters.dpe = key; delete $onboardingScope.newsletters.groups[key]; delete $onboardingScope.newsletters.subscribedGroups[key]; } else if (name === 'Daily Puzzles Alert') { $onboardingScope.newsletters.puzzles = key; delete $onboardingScope.newsletters.groups[key]; delete $onboardingScope.newsletters.subscribedGroups[key]; } }); $scope.loaded = true; $onboardingScope.$$phase || $onboardingScope.$apply(); } if ($onboardingScope.selectedPage === 1 || $onboardingScope.selectedPage === 2) { var height = document.querySelector(".page--".concat($onboardingScope.selectedPage)).offsetHeight; document.querySelector('.onboarding__content').style.height = "".concat(height, "px"); } requestAnimationFrame(function () { $scope.showNewsletters = true; $scope.$$phase || $scope.$apply(); }); }); }); function addNewsletters(subscribedGroups, subscribedNational) { $onboardingScope.processing = true; $onboardingScope.$$phase || $onboardingScope.$apply(); getHostName(function (HOSTNAME) { var postData = { isSubscribed: true, setGroups: JSON.stringify(subscribedGroups) }; if (subscribedNational) { postData.setNational = JSON.stringify(subscribedNational); } request("".concat(HOSTNAME, "api/mail/groups/"), 'POST', { aid: aid, uid: uid }, postData, function (data) { if (!data || !data.success) { $onboardingScope.error = true; $onboardingScope.$$phase || $onboardingScope.$apply(); } $onboardingScope.processing = false; if (pageManager.current === pageManager.pages.length - 1) { $onboardingScope.close(); } else { pageManager.nextPage(); } }); }); } function submitSpecialOffer() { sendToGTM({ label: 'specialOfferButton' }); pageManager.nextPage(); } function submitThankYou() { sendToGTM({ label: 'paymentNextButton' }); pageManager.nextPage(); } function submitWelcome() { sendToGTM({ label: 'paymentNextButton' }); pageManager.nextPage(); } function submitNewsletters() { sendToGTM({ label: "newslettersNextButton" }); if ($onboardingScope.error) { if (pageManager.current === pageManager.pages.length - 1) { $onboardingScope.close(); } else { pageManager.nextPage(); } } else { var _$onboardingScope$new = $onboardingScope.newsletters, subscribedGroups = _$onboardingScope$new.subscribedGroups, subscribedNational = _$onboardingScope$new.subscribedNational; addNewsletters(subscribedGroups, subscribedNational); } } function submitApp() { sendToGTM({ label: "appNextButton" }); pageManager.nextPage(); } function submitDPE() { sendToGTM({ label: "dpeNextButton" }); if ($onboardingScope.error || !$onboardingScope.newsletters.dpe) { pageManager.nextPage(); } else { var selected = {}; var checkbox = $(".dpe__inputs #interest-dpe"); selected[$onboardingScope.newsletters.dpe] = checkbox.length > 0 && checkbox.prop("checked"); addNewsletters(selected); } } function submitPuzzles() { sendToGTM({ label: "puzzlesNextButton" }); if ($onboardingScope.error || !$onboardingScope.newsletters.puzzles) { pageManager.nextPage(); } else { var selected = {}; var checkbox = $(".puzzles__inputs #interest-puzzles"); selected[$onboardingScope.newsletters.puzzles] = checkbox.length > 0 && checkbox.prop("checked"); addNewsletters(selected); } } function onReady() { var $scope = angular.element(document.getElementById("onboarding")).scope(); if ($scope.registrationOnboarding) { setModalDetails('registrationOnboarding', { state: 'registered' }); } $scope.$watch("params", function () { try { var queryParams = function (pairs) { if (!pairs) return {}; var params = {}; for (var i = 0; i < pairs.length; ++i) { var pair = pairs[i].split("=", 2); if (pair.length == 1) { params[pair[0]] = ""; } else { params[pair[0]] = decodeURIComponent(pair[1].replace(/\+/g, " ")); } } return params; }($scope.params.url.split("?").slice(1).join("?").split("&")); sendToGTM({ label: queryParams["referrer"], trigger: "piano_last_touch" }); } catch (e) { console.log(e); } }); } if (document.readyState === "complete") { onReady(); } else { document.addEventListener("readystatechange", function () { if (document.readyState === "complete") { onReady(); } }); }
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"use strict"; var offerSummary = document.getElementById("offer-summary"); var $scope = angular.element(offerSummary).scope(); var selectedTerm = $scope.selectedTerm; function trimBillingText(text) { return text.startsWith('every 1') ? 'per ' + text.split(' ')[2].replace(/[()s]/g, '') : text.replace(/[()]/g, ''); } $scope.selectedTerm.billingPeriodText = trimBillingText(selectedTerm.billingPlanTable[0].billingPeriod); $scope.selectedTerm.billingPeriodTextAfterTrial = trimBillingText(selectedTerm.billingPlanTable[1].billingPeriod); var termDuration = $scope.selectedTerm.billingPlanTable[0].duration; $scope.selectedTerm.billingPlanTable[0].duration = termDuration.split(' ')[0] === '1' ? termDuration.split(' ')[1].replace(/[()s]/g, '') : termDuration.replace(/[()]/g, '');

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