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+/* Based on jspsych-text.js
+ *
+ * Display HTML text with navigation and timeout.
+ *
+ */
+
+jsPsych.plugins.reading = (function() {
+
+  var plugin = {};
+
+  plugin.trial = function(display_element, trial) {
+
+    trial.key_forward = trial.key_forward || 'rightarrow';
+    trial.key_backward = trial.key_backward || 'leftarrow';
+    trial.allow_backward = (typeof trial.allow_backward === 'undefined') ? true : trial.allow_backward;
+    trial.allow_keys = (typeof trial.allow_keys === 'undefined') ? true : trial.allow_keys;
+    trial.show_clickable_nav = (typeof trial.show_clickable_nav === 'undefined') ? false : trial.show_clickable_nav;
+
+    // if any trial variables are functions
+    // this evaluates the function and replaces
+    // it with the output of the function
+    trial = jsPsych.pluginAPI.evaluateFunctionParameters(trial);
+
+    var current_page = 0;
+    var furthest_page = current_page;
+
+    var view_history = [];
+
+    var start_time = (new Date()).getTime();
+
+    var last_page_update_time = start_time;
+
+    function show_current_page() {
+      display_element.html(trial.pages[current_page]);
+
+      if (trial.show_clickable_nav) {
+
+        var nav_html = "<div class='jspsych-reading-nav'>";
+        if (current_page != 0 && trial.allow_backward) {
+          nav_html += "<button id='jspsych-reading-back' class='jspsych-btn'>&lt; Previous</button>";
+        }
+        nav_html += "<button id='jspsych-reading-next' class='jspsych-btn'>Next &gt;</button></div>"
+        
+        nav_html += "</div>"
+
+        display_element.append(nav_html);
+
+        if (current_page != 0 && trial.allow_backward) {
+          $('#jspsych-reading-back').on('click', function() {
+            clear_button_handlers();
+            back();
+          });
+        }
+
+        $('#jspsych-reading-next').on('click', function() {
+          clear_button_handlers();
+          next();
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    function clear_button_handlers() {
+      $('#jspsych-reading-next').off('click');
+      $('#jspsych-reading-back').off('click');
+    }
+
+    function next() {
+      // FIXME: page count :)
+
+      add_current_page_to_view_history()
+
+      current_page++;
+
+
+      // if done, finish up...
+      if (current_page >= trial.pages.length) {
+        end_trial();
+      } else {
+        furthest_page = current_page;
+        show_current_page();
+      }
+
+    }
+
+    function back() {
+
+      add_current_page_to_view_history()
+
+      current_page--;
+
+      show_current_page();
+    }
+
+    function add_current_page_to_view_history() {
+
+      var current_time = (new Date()).getTime();
+
+      var page_view_time = current_time - last_page_update_time;
+
+      view_history.push({
+        page_index: current_page,
+        viewing_time: page_view_time
+      });
+
+      last_page_update_time = current_time;
+    }
+
+    var after_response = function(info) {
+
+      // have to reinitialize this instead of letting it persist to prevent accidental skips of pages by holding down keys too long
+      keyboard_listener = jsPsych.pluginAPI.getKeyboardResponse({
+        callback_function: after_response,
+        valid_responses: [trial.key_forward, trial.key_backward],
+        rt_method: 'date',
+        persist: false,
+        allow_held_key: false
+      });
+      // check if key is forwards or backwards and update page
+      if (info.key === trial.key_backward || info.key === jsPsych.pluginAPI.convertKeyCharacterToKeyCode(trial.key_backward)) {
+        if (current_page !== 0 && trial.allow_backward) {
+          back();
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (info.key === trial.key_forward || info.key === jsPsych.pluginAPI.convertKeyCharacterToKeyCode(trial.key_forward)) {
+        next();
+      }
+    };
+
+    function end_trial() {
+      clearTimeout(t1);
+      display_element.html(''); // clear the display
+
+      if (trial.allow_keys) {
+        jsPsych.pluginAPI.cancelKeyboardResponse(keyboard_listener);
+      }
+
+      // FIXME: this is always the maximum (rather than actual) duration
+      var block_duration = trial.timing_response
+
+      var trialdata = {
+        "text": trial.text,
+        "rt": (new Date()).getTime() - start_time,
+        "block_duration": block_duration,
+        "timing_post_trial": trial.timing_post_trial,
+        "furthest_page": furthest_page,
+        "view_history": JSON.stringify(view_history)
+      }
+
+      jsPsych.finishTrial(trialdata);
+    };
+
+    show_current_page();
+
+    if (trial.allow_keys) {
+      var keyboard_listener = jsPsych.pluginAPI.getKeyboardResponse({
+        callback_function: after_response,
+        valid_responses: [trial.key_forward, trial.key_backward],
+        rt_method: 'date',
+        persist: false
+      });
+    }
+  
+  // end trial if time limit is set
+    if (trial.timing_response > 0) {
+      var t1 = setTimeout(function() {
+        end_trial();
+      }, trial.timing_response);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return plugin;
+})();
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