// *****************************
// * Popup What's New Function *
// *****************************

var siteUpdatedOn = new Date("18 Apr 2003")
var informWhenSiteUpdated = getAlertCookie("OutpostGuideInformWhenSiteUpdated");
var checkStatus = getCheckedCookie("OutpostGuideAlertCheckboxStatus")
	
if (informWhenSiteUpdated != null)
{
	informWhenSiteUpdated = new Date(informWhenSiteUpdated);
	if (informWhenSiteUpdated < siteUpdatedOn && checkStatus == "showPopup")
	{
		alert("The Guide has been updated since your last visit!\nSee the 'What's New' page in the 'About this guide' section for more details.");
	}
}

var nowDate = siteUpdatedOn
setAlertCookie("OutpostGuideInformWhenSiteUpdated", nowDate.toGMTString(),365)

// Checked Status Cookie functions.
function getCheckedCookie(checkedCookieName)
{
	var checkedCookieValue = document.cookie;
	var cookieStartsAt = checkedCookieValue.indexOf(" " + checkedCookieName + "=");
	
	if (cookieStartsAt == -1)
	{
		cookieStartsAt = checkedCookieValue.indexOf(checkedCookieName + "=");
	}
	
	if (cookieStartsAt == -1)
	{
		checkedCookieValue = null;
	}
	else
	{
		cookieStartsAt = checkedCookieValue.indexOf("=", cookieStartsAt) +1;
		var cookieEndsAt = checkedCookieValue.indexOf(";", cookieStartsAt);

		if (cookieEndsAt == -1)
		{
			cookieEndsAt = checkedCookieValue.length;
		}
		checkedCookieValue = checkedCookieValue.substring(cookieStartsAt,cookieEndsAt);
	}
	return checkedCookieValue;
}

function setCheckedCookie(checkedCookieName, checkedCookieValue, checkedCookieExpires)
{
	if (checkedCookieExpires)
	{
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(checkedCookieExpires*24*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
	else expires = "";
	
    document.cookie = checkedCookieName + "=" + checkedCookieValue + "; expires" + expires + "; path=/";
}

// Alert Popup Cookie functions.
function getAlertCookie(alertCookieName)
{
	var alertCookieValue = document.cookie;
	var cookieStartsAt = alertCookieValue.indexOf(" " + alertCookieName + "=");
	
	if (cookieStartsAt == -1)
	{
		cookieStartsAt = alertCookieValue.indexOf(alertCookieName + "=");
	}
	
	if (cookieStartsAt == -1)
	{
		alertCookieValue = null;
	}
	else
	{
		cookieStartsAt = alertCookieValue.indexOf("=", cookieStartsAt) +1;
		var cookieEndsAt = alertCookieValue.indexOf(";", cookieStartsAt);

		if (cookieEndsAt == -1)
		{
			cookieEndsAt = alertCookieValue.length;
		}
		alertCookieValue = alertCookieValue.substring(cookieStartsAt,cookieEndsAt);
	}
	return alertCookieValue;
}

function setAlertCookie(alertCookieName, alertCookieValue, alertCookieExpires)
{
	if (alertCookieExpires)
	{
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(alertCookieExpires*24*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
	else expires = "";
	
    document.cookie = alertCookieName + "=" + alertCookieValue + "; expires" + expires + "; path=/";
}