Editing Javascript Image Gallery

[Cryon]

Hi

I've been using this gallery/slideshow for a while:
Dynamic Drive DHTML Scripts- Simple Controls Gallery

This uses Jquery and an simplegallery.js that contains the code. I've also put the variables (image locations) in an externally referenced file called variables.js

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="simplegallery.js">
<script type="text/javascript" src="variables-spring.js">

var mygallery=new simpleGallery({
	wrapperid: "simplegallery1", //ID of main gallery container,
	dimensions: [250, 180], //width/height of gallery in pixels. Should reflect dimensions of the images exactly
	imagearray: [
		["http://i26.tinypic.com/11l7ls0.jpg", "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming_pool", "_new", "There's nothing like a nice swim in the Summer."],
		["http://i29.tinypic.com/xp3hns.jpg", "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave", "", ""],
		["http://i30.tinypic.com/531q3n.jpg", "", "", "Eat your fruits, it's good for you!"],
		["http://i31.tinypic.com/119w28m.jpg", "", "", ""]
	]

I have four variable files 'variables-spring.js', 'variables-summer.js', 'variables-fall.js', 'variables-winter.js'. Currently I change the <script type="text/javascript" src="variables-spring.js"> manually depending on the time of year.

What I would like to have is this done automatically. I guess this is more involved than a small bit of editing to the current code. Can anyone help?

[Old Pedant]

Is the code you show there, that starts with var mygallery=new simpleGallery(, an example of one of your "seasonal" files?

If so, I'd just combine the 4 seasonal files into 1.

Something like this:

var spring = [
    ... images for spring...
];
var summer = [ ... ];
var fall = [ ... ];
var winter = [ ... ];

var season = null;
var month = ( new Date() ).getMonth(); // remember: January is 0, December is 11
var day = ( new Date() ).getDate();

// simplistic way to calculate the season:
if ( ( month == 11 && day >= 21 ) || month == 0 || month == 1 || ( month == 2 && day < 21 ) 
{
    season = winter;
} 
else if ( ( month == 2 && day >= 21 ) || month == 3 || month == 4 || ( month == 5 && day < 20 ) 
{
    season = spring;
}
else if ( ( month == 5 && day >= 20 ) || month == 6 || month == 7 || ( month == 9 && day < 20 ) 
{
    season = summer;
}
else
{
    season = fall;
}
var mygallery=new simpleGallery({
	wrapperid: "simplegallery1", //ID of main gallery container,
	dimensions: [250, 180], //width/height of gallery in pixels. Should reflect dimensions of the images exactly
	imagearray: season
  });

If you want something more sophisticated to calculate the season, you can slip it in there, of course.

[Cryon]

Thanks for your response.

This is the final working code. The only real change I made to your code was adding a ')' to the if statements as I was getting a syntax error. As far as I can see this is the only gallery/slideshow that can now change the contents of the slideshow depending on the time of year.

var winter = [["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/winter/Slideshow1.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/winter/Slideshow2.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/winter/Slideshow3.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/winter/Slideshow4.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/winter/Slideshow5.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/winter/Slideshow6.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/winter/Slideshow7.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/winter/Slideshow8.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/winter/Slideshow9.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/winter/Slideshow10.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/winter/Slideshow11.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/winter/Slideshow12.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/winter/Slideshow13.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/winter/Slideshow14.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/winter/Slideshow15.jpg","","",""]];
		
var spring = [["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/spring/Slideshow1.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/spring/Slideshow2.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/spring/Slideshow3.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/spring/Slideshow4.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/spring/Slideshow5.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/spring/Slideshow6.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/spring/Slideshow7.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/spring/Slideshow8.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/spring/Slideshow9.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/spring/Slideshow10.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/spring/Slideshow11.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/spring/Slideshow12.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/spring/Slideshow13.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/spring/Slideshow14.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/spring/Slideshow15.jpg","","",""]];
		
var summer = [["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/summer/Slideshow1.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/summer/Slideshow2.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/summer/Slideshow3.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/summer/Slideshow4.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/summer/Slideshow5.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/summer/Slideshow6.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/summer/Slideshow7.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/summer/Slideshow8.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/summer/Slideshow9.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/summer/Slideshow10.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/summer/Slideshow11.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/summer/Slideshow12.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/summer/Slideshow13.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/summer/Slideshow14.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/summer/Slideshow15.jpg","","",""]];
		
var fall =  [["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/fall/Slideshow1.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/fall/Slideshow2.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/fall/Slideshow3.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/fall/Slideshow4.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/fall/Slideshow5.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/fall/Slideshow6.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/fall/Slideshow7.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/fall/Slideshow8.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/fall/Slideshow9.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/fall/Slideshow10.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/fall/Slideshow11.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/fall/Slideshow12.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/fall/Slideshow13.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/fall/Slideshow14.jpg","","",""],
		["http://www.mydomain.com/images/Slideshow/fall/Slideshow15.jpg","","",""]];

// the season variables
var season = null;
var month = ( new Date() ).getMonth(); // remember: January is 0, December is 11
var day = ( new Date() ).getDate();

// simplistic way to calculate the season:
if (( month == 11 && day >= 21 ) || month == 0 || month == 1 || ( month == 2 && day < 21 )) 
{
season = winter;
} 
else if ( ( month == 2 && day >= 21 ) || month == 3 || month == 4 || ( month == 5 && day < 20 )) 
{
    season = spring;
}
else if ( ( month == 5 && day >= 20 ) || month == 6 || month == 7 || ( month == 9 && day < 20 )) 
{
    season = summer;
}
else
{
    season = fall;
}


var mygallery=new simpleGallery({
	wrapperid: "simplegallery1", //ID of main gallery container,
	dimensions: [568, 375], //width/height of gallery in pixels. Should reflect dimensions of the images exactly
	imagearray: season, //variable that contains the image links
 	autoplay: [true, 8500, 2], //[auto_play_boolean, delay_btw_slide_millisec, cycles_before_stopping_int]
	persist: false,
 	preloadfirst:true, //v1.4 option on whether slideshow should only start after all images have preloaded
 	fadeduration: 500, //transition duration (milliseconds)
 	oninit:function(){ //event that fires when gallery has initialized/ ready to run
 	//Keyword "this": references current gallery instance (ie: try this.navigate("play/pause")
 	},
 	onslide:function(curslide, i){ //event that fires after each slide is shown
   	//Keyword "this": references current gallery instance
   	//curslide: returns DOM reference to current slide's DIV (ie: try alert(curslide.innerHTML)
   	//i: integer reflecting current image within collection being shown (0=1st image, 1=2nd etc)
 	}
})

You can view the code working here