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      // Lotame initialization
      var lotameConfig = lotameTagInput.config || {};
      var namespace = window['lotame_' + lotameClientId] = {};
      namespace.config = lotameConfig;
      namespace.data = lotameTagInput.data || {};
      namespace.cmd = namespace.cmd || [];

     // Handle Identity
      if(isUserLoggedIn) {
         var currentUserEmail = TNCMS.User.getEmail().trim().toLowerCase();
         window['lotame_' + lotameClientId].cmd.push(function() {
             window['lotame_' + lotameClientId].setIdentity(
                 { id: currentUserEmail, type: 'EMAIL'}
             );
          });
      }   
      
    } ();
    </script>
    <script async src="https://tags.crwdcntrl.net/lt/c/17837/lt.min.js"></script><script type="text/javascript">
        /* Image Resizer */
        window.addEventListener('message', receiveMessage, false)
        function receiveMessage(event) {
            var origin = event.origin || event.originalEvent.origin
            if (origin !== 'https://misc.thestar.com')
                return
            var data = event.data.resize
            if (data) {
                const {height, iframe} = data;
                if (height && iframe) {
                    const iframeElement = document.getElementById(iframe)
                    if (iframeElement) {
                        iframeElement.height = height
                    }
                    var elem = height
                }
            }
        }
    </script><script>
            /** Added for TSP-2941 - Sponsorship on weather widget  */
            window.weatherHeaderSponsorship = false;
        </script><script>
bDebug = false;
if(document.location.hash.includes("swg.debug=1") || document.location.hash.includes("swg.deventitlement=DEV_MODE_SCENARIO_METER_ACCESS_GRANTED") || document.location.hash.includes("swg.deventitlement=DEV_MODE_SCENARIO_METER_ACCESS_DENIED")){ bDebug = true }
if(bDebug){ console.log("SWG+GEA - CS-4864 - 2023/11/10 - 11:54") }

window.__tnt || (window.__tnt = {});
window.__tnt.subscription || (__tnt.subscription = {});
window.__tnt.subscription.bp || (__tnt.subscription.bp = []); // array of functions run before the custom access method promises
window.__tnt.subscription.ap || (__tnt.subscription.ap = []); // array of functions run after custom access method promises
window.__tnt.subscription.d || (__tnt.subscription.d = []); // array of functions run on access denied
window.__tnt.subscription.a || (__tnt.subscription.a = []); // array of functions run on access granted

window.__tnt.subscription.access || (window.__tnt.subscription.access = {});
window.__tnt.subscription.access.promises || (window.__tnt.subscription.access.promises = []);
window.__tnt.subscription.access.promisesStageTwo || (window.__tnt.subscription.access.promisesStageTwo = []);
window.__tnt.subscription.access.manifest || (window.__tnt.subscription.access.manifest = {
    denied: {
        promise: null,
        resolve: function(){ }
    }, 
    granted: {
        promise: null,
        resolve: function(){ }
    }
});
window.__tnt.subscription.offers || (window.__tnt.subscription.offers = {});
window.__tnt.subscription.offers.swgData || (window.__tnt.subscription.offers.swgData = null);if(bDebug){ console.log("GEA - GEA Asset Mode Enabled"); }
window.__tnt.subscription.geaLoaded = null;
window.__tnt.subscription.geaPromise = new Promise(function(resolve, reject){
    __tnt.subscription.geaLoaded = resolve;
}).then(function(){
if(bDebug){ console.log("GEA - Loaded Promise"); }
    InitGaaMetering();
});
__tnt.subscription.access.promises.push(__tnt.subscription.geaPromise);

try{
    var searchParams = new URL(document.location).searchParams,
        gaaSig = null,
        promiseWaitForGeaPos = __tnt.subscription.access.promises.length;

    __tnt.subscription.resolveWaitForGea = null;
    __tnt.subscription.access.promises[promiseWaitForGeaPos] = new Promise(function(resolve, reject){ 
        __tnt.subscription.resolveWaitForGea = resolve;
    }).then(function(){
        if(bDebug){ console.log("GEA - Waited for GEA Initialization") }
    });
            
            
    window.__tnt.subscription.bp.push(function(oResp){
        if(bDebug){ 
            console.log("GEA - Checking for race condition");
            console.log(oResp);
        }
            
    });
} catch(e){ console.log("GEA - An error occurred", e) }


window.userStatus = document.createEvent('Event');
    userStatus.initEvent('tnt-user-status', true, true);
    userStatus.version = 3;
    userStatus.hasAccess = false;
    userStatus.accessMethod = 'none';
    userStatus.accessError = null;

/*
 * SwG Checkout Started
 * 
 * @event #SWGSubscriptionCheckoutStarted
 */
logSWGSubscriptionCheckoutStarted = new CustomEvent('SWGSubscriptionCheckoutStarted', { detail: {} });

/*
 * SwG Checkout Started
 * 
 * @event #SWGSubscriptionOrderCompleted
 */
logSWGSubscriptionOrderCompleted = new CustomEvent('SWGSubscriptionOrderCompleted', { detail: {} });

// Init GEA User State
window.__tnt.subscription.gea || (window.__tnt.subscription.gea = {});
__tnt.subscription.gea.configured = false;
window.userState = { granted: false };window.__tnt.subscription.gea.getUserData = function(){
    try{
        const sJWT = Cookies.get('tncms-user');
        if(sJWT){
            const sBase64URL = sJWT.split('.')[1];
            const sBase64 = sBase64URL.replace(/-/g, '+').replace(/_/g, '/');
            const sJSON = decodeURIComponent(atob(sBase64).split('').map(function(sChar){
                return '%' + ('00' + sChar.charCodeAt(0).toString(16)).slice(-2);
            }).join(''));
            return JSON.parse(sJSON);
        }
    }catch(e){ console.log(e) }
};

window.__tnt.googleLogin = function(){
    if(bDebug){ console.log("SWG - Google Login") }
    var googleLoginForm = document.getElementById('tn-google-login'),
        inputReferer = document.createElement('input'),
        inputUsername = document.createElement('input');

    if(!googleLoginForm){
        googleLoginForm = document.createElement('form');
        googleLoginForm.id = "tn-google-login";
        googleLoginForm.action = window.location.origin + "/users/login/";
        googleLoginForm.method = "POST";

        inputReferer.type = 'hidden';
        inputReferer.name = 'referer_url';
        inputReferer.value = "https://thestar.com/subscribe/success/?itm_source=swg";

        inputUsername.type = 'hidden';
        inputUsername.name = 'username';
        inputUsername.value = "provider:google";

        googleLoginForm.appendChild(inputReferer);
        googleLoginForm.appendChild(inputUsername);

        document.body.append(googleLoginForm);
    }

    googleLoginForm.submit();
};try{
    var searchParams = new URL(document.location).searchParams,
        gaaSig = null,
        promiseWaitForGeaPos = __tnt.subscription.access.promises.length;
} catch(e){ console.log("GEA - An error occurred", e) }

function InitGaaMetering() {
if(bDebug){ console.log("GEA - Initializing GEA Metering", userState) }

    var articleBody = document.getElementById('article-body'),
        paywallEl = null;
              
    if(articleBody){
        paywallEl = articleBody.querySelector('.access-offers-in-page');
if(bDebug){
    console.log("GEA - found article body", articleBody);
    console.log("GEA - paywall el", paywallEl);
}
        if(paywallEl){ paywallEl.classList.add('hide') }
    }

    window.__tnt.subscription.ap.push(function(oResp){
if(bDebug){ console.log("GEA - Running promise setup") }
        var promisePos = __tnt.subscription.access.promises.length;
        __tnt.subscription.access.promisesStageTwo[promisePos] = new Promise(function(resolve, reject){
if(bDebug){ console.log("GEA - In main promise") }

            function unlockArticle(entResp){
if(bDebug){ console.log("GEA - unlockArticle", entResp) }
                if(paywallEl){ paywallEl.classList.add('gea-unlocked') }resolve({
                    has_access:true,
                    data:{
                        type:'custom_javascript',
                        name:'Google Extended Access',
                        class_name: '',
                        description: ''
                    }
                });
            }
        
            function showPaywall(){
            if(bDebug){ console.log("GEA - showPaywall") }
            
                window.sessionStorage.setItem("tncms-paymentPathReferrer",window.location.href);var articleBody = document.getElementById('article-body'),
                  paywallEl = null;
              
              if(articleBody){
                  paywallEl = articleBody.querySelector('.access-offers-in-page');
              
                  if(paywallEl && paywallEl.classList.contains('hide')){ 
                      paywallEl.classList.remove('hide');
                      //paywallEl.scrollIntoView(true);
                  } 
              }
                 
                resolve({
                    has_access:false,
                    data:{
                        type:'custom_javascript',
                        name:'Google Extended Access',
                        class_name: '',
                        description: ''
                    }
                });
            }

            // Site Url
            var siteUrl = "thestar.com",
                redirectUri = encodeURIComponent(window.location.href),
                aAllowedReferrers = ['google.com', 'www.google.com', 'play.google.com', 'accounts.google.com', 'accounts.youtube.com', 'thestar.com', 'www.thestar.com'];

if(bDebug){
    console.log("GEA - Checking Users Log-in Status");
    console.log("GEA - Allowed Referrers", aAllowedReferrers);
    if(__tnt && __tnt.user && __tnt.user.authToken){
        console.log("GEA - User Logged In: ", __tnt.user);
    }else{
        aAllowedReferrers.push(document.location.host);
    }
}

            try{
                var gaaConfig = {
                /*            
                 * Google API Client ID
                 * googleApiClientID uses Google's register user flow
                 *
                 *
                 * googleApiClientId: 'API CLIENT ID HERE',
                 *
                 * authorizationUrl redirects a user for registration */
                    authorizationUrl: `https://thestar.com/users/login?referer_url=${redirectUri}&itm_source=gea`,

                // userState object
                    userState: window.userState,

                // allowedReferrers list
                    allowedReferrers: aAllowedReferrers,
                
                /*
                 * handleLoginPromise
                 * Runs when the user chooses to log in within the Google provided pop up
                 */
                    handleLoginPromise: new Promise(function(resolve, reject){
if(bDebug){ console.log("GEA - handleLoginPromise", this) }
                        GaaMetering.getLoginPromise().then(() => {
if(bDebug){ console.log("GEA - getLoginPromise", this) }
                            window.location = `/users/login?referer_url=${redirectUri}`;
                        });
                    }),

                /*
                 * registerUserPromise
                 * Runs when the user signs up for a new account (not sure what triggers this)
                 */
                    registerUserPromise: new Promise(function(resolve, reject){ 
                        GaaMetering.getGaaUserPromise().then((gaaUser) => {
                            fetch('https://thestar.com/tncms/user/google/register',
                                {
                                    method: 'POST',
                                    headers: {
                                        'Content-type': 'application/json'
                                    },
                                    body: JSON.stringify(gaaUser)
                                })
                                .then(response => response.json())
                                .then(userState => { resolve(userState); });
                            });
                        }),

                    /*
                     * publisherEntitlementPromise
                     * Reports user status to GEA, whether the user has access granted by the site, or needs GEA to grant it
                     */
                        publisherEntitlementPromise: new Promise(function(resolve, reject){
                            var accessStatus = {'granted': false };

                            if(__tnt && __tnt.user && __tnt.user.authToken){
                                 var userData = __tnt.subscription.gea.getUserData(),
                                     unixTimeStamp = TNCMS.User.getCreateTimestamp(),
                                     userId = null;

                                 if(userData && userData.sub){ userId = userData.sub }

                                // user is a subscriber and has access
                                if(!oResp.required && __tnt.user.services && userId){
                                    accessStatus = {
                                        'id': userId,
                                        'registrationTimestamp': unixTimeStamp,
                                        'subscriptionTimestamp': unixTimeStamp,
                                        'granted': true, 
                                        'grantReason': "SUBSCRIBER"
                                    }

                                // user is logged in and has access from metering
                                }else if(!oResp.required && userId){
                                    accessStatus = {
                                        'id': userId,
                                        'registrationTimestamp': unixTimeStamp,
                                        'granted': true, 
                                        'grantReason': "METERING"
                                    }

                                // user is logged in, but does not have access
                                }else if(userId){
                                    accessStatus = {
                                        'id': userId,
                                        'registrationTimestamp': unixTimeStamp,
                                        'granted': false
                                    }
                                }

                            // user not logged in, but access not required
                            } else if (!oResp.required){
                                accessStatus = {
                                    'granted': true, 
                                    'grantReason': "METERING"
                                }
                            }
if(bDebug){ console.log("GEA - publisherEntitlement", accessStatus) }
                        resolve(accessStatus);
                    }),
                
                /*
                 * handleSwGEntitlement
                 *
                 */
                    handleSwGEntitlement: function(entResp){
if(bDebug){ console.log("GEA - handleSwgEntitlement", entResp) }
                    },

                    unlockArticle: unlockArticle,
                    showPaywall: showPaywall
                }
            }catch(e){ console.log("GEA - ERROR in Config", e) }

            try{
                var searchParams = new URL(document.location).searchParams,
                    gaaSig = null;

                if(searchParams.get('gaa_sig')){
                    gaaSig = searchParams.get('gaa_sig');
if(bDebug){ console.log("GEA - found gaa_sig", gaaSig) }
                }

                if(gaaSig && !__tnt.subscription.gea.configured){
if(bDebug){ console.log("GEA - not configured, running init", gaaConfig) }
                    __tnt.subscription.gea.configured = true;

                    GaaMetering.init(gaaConfig);
                }else{
if(bDebug){ console.log("GEA - signature not found or already configured, showing paywall") }
                    showPaywall()
                }

            }catch(e){
                console.log("GEA - ERROR in Init ", e);
    
                showPaywall()
            }
        });
        
        return oResp;
    });

        if(typeof(__tnt.subscription.resolveWaitForGea)=="function"){ __tnt.subscription.resolveWaitForGea() }
};

var offerData = [
    {
        'blox_id': "80b4e5f6-4806-11ee-9693-ab1cbb2290f2", // id of the blox offer (individual offer, not the offer group)
        'swg_id': "basic" // id of the offer within the SwG setup
    },
    {
        'blox_id': "44992db4-4e57-11ee-abc4-ff7681ffe761",
        'swg_id': "basic_annual"
    },
    {
        'blox_id': "efa61084-4806-11ee-9693-6b4367f71b58",
        'swg_id': "basic_annual"
    },
    {
        'blox_id': "67ed98ba-6eb7-11ee-b04e-4bfdb0aa194b",
        'swg_id': "basic_annual"
    },
    {
        'blox_id': "6061021e-aa6a-11ee-8a91-b7e5ebb0cc5c",
        'swg_id': "basic_annual"
    },
    {
        'blox_id': "1a0fb21c-bee5-11ee-b5ca-ab9e76134ea6",
        'swg_id': "basic_annual"
    },
    {
        'blox_id': "1ac91a04-fe5a-11ee-ac1f-fb76ea8a7542",
        'swg_id': "basic_annual"
    },
    {
        'blox_id': "08317b5a-0d57-11ef-8d8f-8b278ef2ab4d",
        'swg_id': "basic"
    },
    {
        'blox_id': "be052cc4-4529-11ef-92df-9376d5c2ff13",
        'swg_id': "basic"
    },
    {
        'blox_id': "36206994-8003-11ef-a503-27a6b936f934",
        'swg_id': "basic_annual"
    }
];
__tnt.subscription.offers.customizeOffers = function(t, offer){
    var footer = null,
        siteNameEl = document.head.querySelector('meta[property="og:site_name"]'),
        siteName = "";

    if(siteNameEl){ siteName = siteNameEl.content }

    if(t && offer && __tnt.subscription.swg && offerData && offerData.length){
        try{
            footer = t.querySelector('.method-footer');
            offerData.forEach(function(thisOffer){ 
                if(offer.id == thisOffer.blox_id){
                    var buttonArea = document.createElement('div'),
                        orContainer = document.createElement('div'),
                        orEl = document.createElement('span'),
                        textElement = document.createElement('p');

                    buttonArea.classList.add('offer-custom-purchase-container');
                    buttonArea.style = "margin:auto;" // style modification should be moved to site css

                    orEl.innerHTML = "or";
                    orEl.classList.add("user-option-or", "text-muted");
                    orEl.style = "background: #ffffff;padding:0 10px;";
                    
                    orContainer.style = "width: 100%; text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid #999; line-height: 0.1em; margin: 30px 0px;";
                    orContainer.appendChild(orEl);

                    textElement.innerHTML = "Pay with Subscribe with Google";
                    textElement.classList.add("swg-text");
                    textElement.style="margin-bottom:20px;";

                    var subscriptions = __tnt.subscription.swg;

                    subscriptions.setOnLoginRequest(function() {
                        __tnt.googleLogin();
                    });

                    subscriptions.setOnPaymentResponse(function(paymentResponse){
                        paymentResponse.then(function(resp){
                            var swgData = null,
                                respRawParsed = null,
                                respPurchaseData = null;

                            try{
                                if(!__tnt.subscription.offers.swgData){ JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem('__tnt.subscription.offers.swgData')) }
                            }catch(error){ console.log("SWG error", error) }

                            Object.assign(logSWGSubscriptionOrderCompleted.detail, __tnt.subscription.offers.swgData);

                            if(resp && resp.raw){
                                respRawParse = JSON.parse(resp.raw);
                                if(respRawParse && respRawParse.purchaseData){ respPurchaseData = JSON.parse(respRawParse.purchaseData) }
                                if(respPurchaseData){
                                    logSWGSubscriptionOrderCompleted.detail.order_id = respPurchaseData.orderId;
                                    logSWGSubscriptionOrderCompleted.detail.package_name = respPurchaseData.packageName;
                                }
                            }

                            window.dispatchEvent(logSWGSubscriptionOrderCompleted);

                            resp.complete().then(function(){
                                if(bDebug){ console.log("SWG - logging user in") }
                                __tnt.googleLogin();
                            });
                        });
                    });

                    var swgButton = subscriptions.createButton(function(){
                        var price = Number(offer.rate_price)/100;

                        if(bDebug){ console.log("SWG - offer data", offer) }
                        __tnt.subscription.offers.swgData = {
                            checkout_id: crypto.randomUUID(),
                            products: [{
                                brand: siteName,
                                category: "Subscribe with Google",
                                payment_type: "Subscribe with Google",
                                name: offer.service_name,
                                product_id: offer.service_id,
                                sku: offer.rate_id,
                                price: price,
                                position: 1,
                                swg_product_id: thisOffer.swg_id,
                                quantity: 1,
                            }]
                        }

                        sessionStorage.setItem('__tnt.subscription.offers.swgData', JSON.stringify(__tnt.subscription.offers.swgData));
                        subscriptions.subscribe(thisOffer.swg_id);
                    });
                    buttonArea.appendChild(swgButton);

                    offerContainer = t.querySelector('.subscription-service');
                    if(offerContainer){ offerContainer.setAttribute('data-swg-id', thisOffer.swg_id) }

                    offerButton = footer.querySelector('.method-link');
                    if(offerButton){ offerButton.setAttribute('data-swg-id', thisOffer.swg_id) }

                    footer.appendChild(orContainer);
                    footer.appendChild(textElement);
                    footer.appendChild(buttonArea);
                }
            });
        } catch(e){ console.log("SwG Button - An error occurred", e) }
    }
}</script>

<script async src="https://accounts.google.com/gsi/client" defer></script>
<script async subscriptions-control="manual" src="https://news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg.js"></script>
<script async src="https://news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg-gaa.js" onload="__tnt.subscription.geaLoaded()"></script><script>
    window.__tnt || (window.__tnt = {});
    window.__tnt.subscription || (__tnt.subscription = {});
    window.__tnt.subscription.a || (__tnt.subscription.a = []);
    window.__tnt.subscription.d || (__tnt.subscription.d = []);
    
    /** Added for Adobe Analytics - Access Granted */
    __tnt.subscription.a.push(function(oResp){
        window.adobeAccessTokens = oResp;
    });
    
    /** Added for Adobe Analytics - Access Denied */
    __tnt.subscription.d.push(function(oResp){
        window.adobeAccessTokens = oResp;
    });
    </script>
        
    
<script>
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
    // Function to add event listener

    let starDomain = true   
    let preProd = false

    function addLoginToggleListener() {
        var loginToggle = document.querySelector('.login-toggle');
        if (loginToggle) {
            loginToggle.addEventListener('click', function(ev) {
                ev.preventDefault();
                ev.stopPropagation();

                if(starDomain){                
                    var newLink = 'https://www.thestar.com/users/login?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thestar.com%2Fsite%2Fstatic-pages%2Frss-feeds.html';                  
                    window.location.href = newLink;
                }else{
                const genericLoginForm = document.getElementById('user-login-form-generic');
                    try{
                        genericLoginForm.submit();
                        return false;
                    } catch(err){
                    }
                }

                return false;
            }, true);
        }
    }

    // Check initially if the element exists
    addLoginToggleListener();

    // Use MutationObserver to monitor the DOM for changes
    var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {
        mutations.forEach(function(mutation) {
            if (mutation.addedNodes) {
                for (var i = 0; i < mutation.addedNodes.length; i++) {
                    var node = mutation.addedNodes[i];
                    if (node.nodeType === 1) { // Check if the added node is an element
                        if (node.matches('.login-toggle') || node.querySelector('.login-toggle')) {
                            addLoginToggleListener();
                            observer.disconnect(); // Stop observing once the element is found and the listener is added
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        });
    });

    // Start observing the body for changes
    observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
    
    function nameFixer() {
        const firstNameHolders = document.querySelectorAll('strong.tn-user-screenname[class="tn-user-screenname"]');
        if (firstNameHolders.length > 0 && TNCMS.User.getScreenName()) {
            nameFixObserver.disconnect(); // Disconnect observer if only needed once
    
            let fName = "Reader";
            try {
                fName = TNCMS.User.getFirstName();
            } catch (e) {
                //console.error("Error getting first name:", e);
            }
    
            firstNameHolders.forEach(holder => {
                holder.innerHTML = fName;
            });
        }
    }
    
    setTimeout(() => {
      nameFixer(); // Because sometimes the paywall is slow to load even though it is already on the dom.
    }, 3000);
    
    var nameFixObserver = new MutationObserver(function (mutations) {
        //nameFixer(); // Call nameFixer at the start to check initial state
        mutations.forEach(function (mutation) {
            if (mutation.addedNodes) {
                for (var i = 0; i < mutation.addedNodes.length; i++) {
                    var node = mutation.addedNodes[i];
                    if (node.nodeType === 1) { // Check if the added node is an element
                        if (node.matches('.subscriber-offers.access-offers-in-page.access-offers-wrapper') || node.querySelector('.subscriber-offers.access-offers-in-page.access-offers-wrapper')) {
                            nameFixer();
                            nameFixObserver.disconnect(); // Stop observing if only needed once
                            return; // Exit loop early if node is found
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        });
    });
    
    // Start observing the body for changes
    nameFixObserver.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
   

});
</script>

    
    
<script>
new ResizeObserver(() => {
        let vw = document.documentElement.clientWidth / 100;
        document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--vw', `${vw}px`);
      }).observe(document.documentElement);
</script>
<!-- tsHeadScripts Loader -->
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">window.OOVVUU_RUNTIME_AUTORUN_DISABLED = false;function initDomLoadedHandler() {
    
    
    try{
        window.__tnt.subscription.a.push(function(oResp){
            const eventData = {
                  event_timestamp:Date.now(),
                  action:'paywall',
                  displayed: false
              }
              const event = new CustomEvent("BloxPaywallStatus", {detail:eventData});
              window.dispatchEvent(event);
        });
    } catch(err){}
    
        //console.log("Firing star asset code 2");
        
        const debugMode = false;
        
        window.addEventListener("BLOXSubscriptionProductListViewed", function () {
            //console.log("Firing BLOXSubscriptionProductListViewed v051202");
            //let us see if one or more of the offers are "featured" and if so, add a featured class to the subscription service div
            try{
                let offerEls = document.querySelectorAll(".access-methods-list .subscription-service .method-featured");
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