MediaWiki:Common.js

/* Any JavaScript here will be loaded for all users on every page load. <script>*/

//check for visualeditor textareas
var vetextarea = document.querySelectorAll('.ve-area-wrapper textarea');
  
if(vetextarea){
     //load veforall
     mw.loader.using('ext.veforall.main').then(function(data){
  
     vetextarea.forEach(function(el){
        //un-escape pipes
        var text = $(el).val();
        var esc = text.replace(/{{!}}/gmi, "|");
        $(el).val(esc);
        //apply visualeditor(s)
        $(el).applyVisualEditor();
     })
  
    })
 }

//save visualeditor form
function veToText(){
         //find active visualeditors
  		var visualEditors = $.fn.getVEInstances();
		if( visualEditors.length > 0 ) {
			var savingQueue = [];
			$(visualEditors).each( function( i, ve ) {
                //update textareas
				savingQueue.push( ve.target.updateContent() );
              
			});
			$.when.apply( $, savingQueue ).then( function () {
				$(visualEditors).each( function( i, ve ) {
                  //escape pipes
                  var text = ve.$node.val();
                  var esc = text.replace(/\|/gmi, "{{!}}");  
                  ve.$node.val(esc);
                  
                  
                 });
               //submit form
               $('#real-submit').click();
			});
		}

}