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+/* Scripture Validator (Django static) — v1
+ Usage:
+ 1) Include this file in your template:
+
+ 2a) EITHER: add data attribute to any input/textarea to auto-enable:
+
+ (Auto-runs on DOMContentLoaded)
+ 2b) OR: call programmatically:
+ ScriptureValidator.attach('#id_scripture_raw');
+*/
+
+(function (global) {
+ const WOL = new Set([
+ // OT
+ "Ge","Ex","Le","Nu","De","Jos","Jg","Ru","1Sa","2Sa","1Ki","2Ki","1Ch","2Ch","Ezr","Ne","Es","Job","Ps","Pr","Ec","Ca","Isa","Jer","La","Eze","Da","Ho","Joe","Am","Ob","Jon","Mic","Na","Hab","Zep","Hag","Zec","Mal",
+ // NT
+ "Mt","Mr","Lu","Joh","Ac","Ro","1Co","2Co","Ga","Eph","Php","Col","1Th","2Th","1Ti","2Ti","Tit","Phm","Heb","Jas","1Pe","2Pe","1Jo","2Jo","3Jo","Jude","Re"
+ ]);
+
+ const FULL = new Map([
+ // OT
+ ["genesis","Ge"],["exodus","Ex"],["leviticus","Le"],["numbers","Nu"],["deuteronomy","De"],
+ ["joshua","Jos"],["judges","Jg"],["ruth","Ru"],
+ ["1 samuel","1Sa"],["2 samuel","2Sa"],["1 kings","1Ki"],["2 kings","2Ki"],
+ ["1 chronicles","1Ch"],["2 chronicles","2Ch"],
+ ["ezra","Ezr"],["nehemiah","Ne"],["esther","Es"],["job","Job"],["psalms","Ps"],["psalm","Ps"],
+ ["proverbs","Pr"],["ecclesiastes","Ec"],["song of solomon","Ca"],["song of songs","Ca"],
+ ["isaiah","Isa"],["jeremiah","Jer"],["lamentations","La"],["ezekiel","Eze"],["daniel","Da"],
+ ["hosea","Ho"],["joel","Joe"],["amos","Am"],["obadiah","Ob"],["jonah","Jon"],["micah","Mic"],
+ ["nahum","Na"],["habakkuk","Hab"],["zephaniah","Zep"],["haggai","Hag"],["zechariah","Zec"],["malachi","Mal"],
+ // NT
+ ["matthew","Mt"],["mark","Mr"],["luke","Lu"],["john","Joh"],["acts","Ac"],["romans","Ro"],
+ ["1 corinthians","1Co"],["2 corinthians","2Co"],["galatians","Ga"],["ephesians","Eph"],
+ ["philippians","Php"],["colossians","Col"],
+ ["1 thessalonians","1Th"],["2 thessalonians","2Th"],
+ ["1 timothy","1Ti"],["2 timothy","2Ti"],
+ ["titus","Tit"],["philemon","Phm"],["hebrews","Heb"],["james","Jas"],
+ ["1 peter","1Pe"],["2 peter","2Pe"],
+ ["1 john","1Jo"],["2 john","2Jo"],["3 john","3Jo"],
+ ["jude","Jude"],["revelation","Re"]
+ ]);
+
+ // Short full-name aliases (with/without trailing period, normalized below)
+ const ALIAS = new Map([
+ // OT
+ ["gen","Ge"],["exod","Ex"],["lev","Le"],["num","Nu"],["deut","De"],
+ ["josh","Jos"],["judg","Jg"],["ps","Ps"],["prov","Pr"],["eccl","Ec"],["song","Ca"],["cant","Ca"],
+ ["isa","Isa"],["jer","Jer"],["lam","La"],["ezek","Eze"],["dan","Da"],["hos","Ho"],["joel","Joe"],
+ ["amos","Am"],["obad","Ob"],["jon","Jon"],["mic","Mic"],["nah","Na"],["hab","Hab"],["zeph","Zep"],
+ ["hag","Hag"],["zech","Zec"],["mal","Mal"],
+ // NT
+ ["matt","Mt"],["mark","Mr"],["luke","Lu"],["john","Joh"],["acts","Ac"],["rom","Ro"],
+ ["gal","Ga"],["eph","Eph"],["phil","Php"],["col","Col"],["heb","Heb"],["jas","Jas"],
+ ["jude","Jude"],["rev","Re"]
+ ]);
+
+ // Numbered-series prose forms like "2 Sam.", "1 Chron.", "2 Cor.", "1 Thes.", "2 Tim.", "1 Pet.", "1 Jn."
+ const NUMBERED = [
+ { prefixes: ["sam","samu","samuel"], codes: {1:"1Sa",2:"2Sa"} },
+ { prefixes: ["ki","king","kings","kgs"], codes: {1:"1Ki",2:"2Ki"} },
+ { prefixes: ["chron","chr","ch","chronicles"], codes: {1:"1Ch",2:"2Ch"} },
+ { prefixes: ["cor","corin","corinth","corinthians","co","c"], codes: {1:"1Co",2:"2Co"} },
+ { prefixes: ["thes","thess","thessalon","thessalonians","th"], codes: {1:"1Th",2:"2Th"} },
+ { prefixes: ["tim","ti","timothy","t"], codes: {1:"1Ti",2:"2Ti"} },
+ { prefixes: ["pet","pe","peter","pt","p"], codes: {1:"1Pe",2:"2Pe"} },
+ { prefixes: ["jo","jn","joh","john","jno","jhn"], codes: {1:"1Jo",2:"2Jo",3:"3Jo"} },
+ ];
+
+ // Chapter only | chapter:verses list | ranges | cross-chapter range
+ const versesRe =
+ /^(\d{1,3})$|^(\d{1,3}):\s*(\d{1,3}(?:\s*-\s*(?:\d{1,3}|\d{1,3}:\d{1,3}))?(?:\s*,\s*\d{1,3}(?:\s*-\s*(?:\d{1,3}|\d{1,3}:\d{1,3}))?)*)$/;
+
+ function splitBookAndRest(s) {
+ const m = s.match(/^(.+?)\s+(\d{1,3}(?:\s*:\s*.*)?)$/);
+ return m ? {book: m[1], rest: m[2]} : null;
+ }
+
+ function lookupBookCode(bookRaw) {
+ // Trim, drop trailing periods (any count), collapse spaces
+ let b = bookRaw.trim().replace(/\.+$/, "").replace(/\s+/g, " ");
+ const lower = b.toLowerCase();
+
+ // 1) Full-name match
+ if (FULL.has(lower)) return FULL.get(lower);
+
+ // 2) Short full-name alias (un-numbered)
+ if (ALIAS.has(lower)) return ALIAS.get(lower);
+
+ // 3) Numbered series, prose short forms (e.g., "2 Sam", "1 Chron", "1 Jn")
+ const m = lower.match(/^([1-3])\s*([a-z]+)$/);
+ if (m) {
+ const num = parseInt(m[1], 10);
+ const base = m[2];
+ for (const series of NUMBERED) {
+ if (series.prefixes.some(p => base.startsWith(p))) {
+ const code = series.codes[num];
+ if (code) return code;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ // 4) WOL abbreviations (allow optional space after number)
+ const abbr = b.replace(/^([1-3])\s+([A-Za-z]+)/, (_, n, letters) => n + letters);
+ if (WOL.has(abbr)) return abbr;
+ const abbrTight = b.replace(/\s+/g, "");
+ if (WOL.has(abbrTight)) return abbrTight;
+
+ return null;
+ }
+
+ function isValidSingleRef(ref) {
+ const s = ref.trim();
+ if (!s) return false;
+
+ const parts = splitBookAndRest(s);
+ if (!parts) return false;
+
+ const code = lookupBookCode(parts.book);
+ if (!code) return false;
+
+ const rest = (parts.rest || "").trim();
+ if (!rest) return false;
+
+ return versesRe.test(rest);
+ }
+
+ function validateElement(el) {
+ const raw = el.value || "";
+ const parts = raw.split(";").map(t => t.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+ if (parts.length === 0) {
+ el.classList.remove("scripture-valid","scripture-invalid");
+ return;
+ }
+ const allValid = parts.every(isValidSingleRef);
+ el.classList.toggle("scripture-valid", allValid);
+ el.classList.toggle("scripture-invalid", !allValid);
+ }
+
+ function attach(target) {
+ const el = typeof target === "string" ? document.querySelector(target) : target;
+ if (!el) return;
+ const handler = () => validateElement(el);
+ el.addEventListener("input", handler);
+ el.addEventListener("change", handler);
+ validateElement(el);
+ }
+
+ // Auto-enable for any element with data-scripture-validate
+ function autoscan() {
+ document.querySelectorAll("[data-scripture-validate]").forEach(attach);
+ }
+
+ // Export public API
+ global.ScriptureValidator = { attach };
+
+ if (document.readyState === "loading") {
+ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", autoscan);
+ } else {
+ autoscan();
+ }
+})(window);
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