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+
+// UTILS + MISC  ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// retrieves parameter from the URL?query=string.
+window.getURLParam = function(param) {
+  var v = document.URL;
+  var i = v.indexOf(param);
+  if(i <= -1) return '';
+  v = v.substr(i);
+  i = v.indexOf("&");
+  if(i >= 0) v = v.substr(0, i);
+  return v.replace(param+"=","");
+}
+
+// read cookie by name.
+// http://stackoverflow.com/a/5639455/1684530 by cwolves
+var cookies;
+window.readCookie = function(name,c,C,i){
+  if(cookies) return cookies[name];
+  c = document.cookie.split('; ');
+  cookies = {};
+  for(i=c.length-1; i>=0; i--){
+    C = c[i].split('=');
+    cookies[C[0]] = unescape(C[1]);
+  }
+  return cookies[name];
+}
+
+window.writeCookie = function(name, val) {
+  document.cookie = name + "=" + val + '; expires=Thu, 31 Dec 2020 23:59:59 GMT; path=/';
+}
+
+// add thousand separators to given number.
+// http://stackoverflow.com/a/1990590/1684530 by Doug Neiner.
+window.digits = function(d) {
+  return (d+"").replace(/(\d)(?=(\d\d\d)+(?!\d))/g, "$1 ");
+}
+
+// posts AJAX request to Ingress API.
+// action: last part of the actual URL, the rpc/dashboard. is
+//         added automatically
+// data: JSON data to post. method will be derived automatically from
+//       action, but may be overridden. Expects to be given Hash.
+//       Strings are not supported.
+// success: method to call on success. See jQuery API docs for avail-
+//          able arguments: http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.ajax/
+// error: see above. Additionally it is logged if the request failed.
+window.postAjax = function(action, data, success, error) {
+  data = JSON.stringify($.extend({method: 'dashboard.'+action}, data));
+  return $.ajax({
+    url: 'rpc/dashboard.'+action,
+    type: 'POST',
+    data: data,
+    dataType: 'json',
+    success: success,
+    error: [
+      function(jqXHR) { window.failedRequestCount++; window.requests.remove(jqXHR); },
+      error || null
+    ],
+    contentType: 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
+    beforeSend: function(req) {
+      req.setRequestHeader('X-CSRFToken', readCookie('csrftoken'));
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+// converts unix timestamps to HH:mm:ss format if it was today;
+// otherwise it returns YYYY-MM-DD
+window.unixTimeToString = function(time) {
+  if(!time) return null;
+  var d = new Date(typeof time === 'string' ? parseInt(time) : time);
+  if(d.toDateString() == new Date().toDateString())
+    return d.toLocaleTimeString();
+  else
+    return d.getFullYear()+'-'+(d.getMonth()+1)+'-'+d.getDate();
+}
+
+
+
+window.rangeLinkClick = function() {
+  if(window.portalRangeIndicator)
+    window.map.fitBounds(window.portalRangeIndicator.getBounds());
+}
+
+window.reportPortalIssue = function(info) {
+  var t = 'Redirecting you to a Google Help Page. Once there, click on “Contact Us” in the upper right corner.\n\nThe text box contains all necessary information. Press CTRL+C to copy it.';
+  //codename, approx addr, portalname
+  if(prompt(t, info) !== null)
+    location.href = 'https://support.google.com/ingress?hl=en';
+}