System Notices

Edit the file notices.js in Documents -> Javascript to add, update or remove system notices.

siteNotice() allows a site notice to be set for a specific time range, on specific pages, and with a javascript callback if needed.

siteNotice(message, options, callback)

message: [required] Your message which will appear in an area above the main menu.

options: [object] [optional] An object that defines additional options. You may define any or all options:

priority: 'high', 'medium','low'. The are styled in red, yellow, and blue, respectively.
default/empty = 'high'.

startdate: Indicate the dates the message will appear.
default/empty = now.

enddate: Indicate the dates the message will disappear.
default/empty = forever.

(Dates are based on MST. Dates are in this form:
"January 1, 2012 23:30:00")

pages: "home" indicates home page only. Any other words, e.g. "students", will be matched to the URL. If that word in in the url, the message will display.
default/empty = all pages.

callback: a function that will be called after the message is displayed. The only built-in-function is "disableLogin." Do not use quote marks, and use the proper case (just like calling a normal function). If something is wrong with the function, a generic error is sent to the console.

Examples:

This puts a notice on every page during a certain time period, and runs a function called disableLogin which makes the login and apps.asrt.org links "non-interactive."

// simple (stays up until you remove/comment out this function) 

siteNotice('The ASRT website is temporarily down.'); 

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// set options object 
var opts = {
             priority:'medium',
             pages:'home',
             startdate:'Jan 01 2012 00:00:00',
             enddate: 'Jan 01 2040 00:00:00'
            }

// call function 
siteNotice('The ASRT website is temporarily down.', opts, disableLogin); 

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// object and callback within function 
siteNotice(
             "The ASRT website is undergoing routine maintenance.",
             {
                 priority:'high',
                 pages:'students',
                 startdate:'Jan 01 2012 00:00:00',
                 enddate: 'Jan 01 2040 00:00:00'
             },
             function() {
                 alert('it worked');
             }
           );