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205        !function(){"use strict";var o=window.jstag||(window.jstag={}),r=[];function n(e){o[e]=function(){for(var n=arguments.length,t=new Array(n),i=0;i<n;i++)t[i]=arguments[i];r.push([e,t])}}n("send"),n("mock"),n("identify"),n("pageView"),n("unblock"),n("getid"),n("setid"),n("loadEntity"),n("getEntity"),n("on"),n("once"),n("call"),o.loadScript=function(n,t,i){var e=document.createElement("script");e.async=!0,e.src=n,e.onload=t,e.onerror=i;var o=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0],r=o&&o.parentNode||document.head||document.body,c=o||r.lastChild;return null!=c?r.insertBefore(e,c):r.appendChild(e),this},o.init=function n(t){return this.config=t,this.loadScript(t.src,function(){if(o.init===n)throw new Error("Load error!");o.init(o.config),function(){for(var n=0;n<r.length;n++){var t=r[n][0],i=r[n][1];o[t].apply(o,i)}r=void 0}()}),this}}();
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208        // custom init + lytics default install tag from https://activate.getlytics.com/connect?aid=2751
209        // see https://learn.lytics.com/understanding/product-docs/lytics-javascript-tag/configuration#configuration-options
210        
211            var lyticsCid = '44fda7674f94228540d8fba6786f9770';
212            console.log('You are using the Lytics Prod account');
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214
215        
216
217        jstag.init({
218            src: `https://c.lytics.io/api/tag/${lyticsCid}/latest.min.js`,
219            pageAnalysis: {
220                dataLayerPull: {
221                    disabled: true
222                }
223            }
224        });
225        jstag.pageView();
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227        
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246        
247        jstag.call('entityReady', () => waitToLoadAds.trigger());
248        setTimeout(() => waitToLoadAds.trigger(), 1000);  // also trigger lytics if it's taking too long
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250        
251        
252        waitToLoadAds.push(function (lytics_data) {
253            // lytics_data won't be defined if lytics failed to load correctly. In that case
254            // we don't need to set any segments.
255            if (lytics_data && lytics_data.segments) {
256                googletag.cmd.push(function() {
257                    googletag.pubads().setTargeting("LyticsSegments", lytics_data.segments);
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262        function getUID(id) {
263            window.dataLayer.push({'user_id': id});
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281<script>
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283    window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
284    window.dataLayer.push({
285        'site': 'Smart Cities Dive',
286    });
287    // wrapper function to push GTM events to dataLayer
288    pushGTMEvent = (eventObject) => {
289        // if window.datalayer is not defined, then set to an empty array
290        window.dataLayer.push(eventObject);
291    };
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296j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src=
297'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);
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302    let eventParams = {};
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305    const gtmEventObject  = {
306        event: 'page.content',
307        'page.content': {
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310        }
311    };
312    window.pushGTMEvent(gtmEventObject);
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2678  .captcha-container { display: none; }
2679</style>
2680<script>
2681  (function () {
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2686    if (!window._signupRecaptchaSharedConfig) {
2687      window._signupRecaptchaSharedConfig = {
2688        v2ContainerSelector: '.captcha-container',
2689        v2ElementSelector: '.g-recaptcha',
2690        submitAction: 'signup_submit',
2691        scoreThreshold: 0.5,
2692        v2SiteKey: '6LfnFggUAAAAAKaDTgN6vqjZtnNENIqa\u002D\u002DTCG9F4',
2693        v3SiteKey: '6Lc\u002DlpYsAAAAAMhweO3XD1__w\u002DvHSSOVRRpARwEM'
2694      };
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2698    window._signupRecaptchaConfigs = window._signupRecaptchaConfigs || [];
2699    
2700      // Multi-form mode: loop over the list supplied by the context processor.
2701      
2702      window._signupRecaptchaConfigs.push({
2703        key: 'generic_signup',
2704        formSelector: 'form.js\u002Dform\u002Demail\u002Dvalidate[name\u003D\u0022signup\u0022]'
2705      });
2706      
2707      window._signupRecaptchaConfigs.push({
2708        key: 'signup_interstitial',
2709        formSelector: '#signup\u002Dinter\u002Dform'
2710      });
2711      
2712    
2713
2714    // If we've already initialized once, skip doing it again.
2715    if (window._signupRecaptchaBootstrapped) {
2716      return;
2717    }
2718    window._signupRecaptchaBootstrapped = true;
2719
2720    // Strip odd characters so this is safe for dataset keys/callback names.
2721    function safeKey(str) {
2722      return String(str || 'default').replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_]/g, '');
2723    }
2724
2725    // Load only the v3 script — it covers both v3 scoring and v2 widget rendering.
2726    // Avoid the plain api.js, which auto-renders all .g-recaptcha elements on load.
2727    function loadRecaptchaScripts(v3SiteKey) {
2728      if (!document.getElementById('signup-recaptcha-v3-script')) {
2729        var v3Script = document.createElement('script');
2730        v3Script.id = 'signup-recaptcha-v3-script';
2731        v3Script.src = 'https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?render=' + encodeURIComponent(v3SiteKey);
2732        document.head.appendChild(v3Script);
2733      }
2734    }
2735
2736    // Get a v3 token, then let our backend verify and score it.
2737    function runV3AndScore(v3SiteKey, actionName) {
2738      return grecaptcha.execute(v3SiteKey, { action: actionName })
2739        .then(function(token) {
2740          return fetch('/signup/recaptcha-v3-score/', {
2741            method: 'POST',
2742            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
2743            body: JSON.stringify({ token: token, action: actionName })
2744          });
2745        })
2746        .then(function(res) { return res.json(); });
2747    }
2748
2749    // Wire recaptcha behavior to each form, merging shared constants with the per-form unique config.
2750    function wireConfig(formConfig, configIndex) {
2751      var shared = window._signupRecaptchaSharedConfig;
2752      var config = {
2753        key: formConfig.key,
2754        formSelector: formConfig.formSelector,
2755        v2ContainerSelector: shared.v2ContainerSelector,
2756        v2ElementSelector: shared.v2ElementSelector,
2757        submitAction: shared.submitAction,
2758        scoreThreshold: shared.scoreThreshold,
2759        v2SiteKey: shared.v2SiteKey,
2760        v3SiteKey: shared.v3SiteKey
2761      };
2762      var forms = document.querySelectorAll(config.formSelector);
2763      forms.forEach(function(form, formIndex) {
2764        // Keep track of whether this form is wired/passed/already waiting on v2.
2765        var key = safeKey(config.key + '_' + configIndex + '_' + formIndex);
2766        var wiredFlag = 'recaptchaWired' + key;
2767        var passedFlag = 'recaptchaPassed' + key;
2768        var awaitingFlag = 'awaitingV2Challenge' + key;
2769
2770        if (form.dataset[wiredFlag] === 'true') {
2771          return;
2772        }
2773        form.dataset[wiredFlag] = 'true';
2774
2775        var recaptchaElement = form.querySelector(config.v2ElementSelector);
2776        var widgetId = null;
2777        var v2WatcherInterval = null;
2778
2779        // Read the v2 response via widgetId, falling back to this form's textarea.
2780        function getV2Response() {
2781          var response = '';
2782          try {
2783            response = widgetId !== null ? grecaptcha.getResponse(widgetId) : '';
2784          } catch (e) {
2785            response = '';
2786          }
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2789            if (textarea && textarea.value) {
2790              response = textarea.value;
2791            }
2792          }
2793          return response;
2794        }
2795
2796        // Once verified, mark the form so the submit handler lets it pass.
2797        function submitVerifiedForm() {
2798          if (form.dataset[passedFlag] === 'true') {
2799            return;
2800          }
2801          form.dataset[passedFlag] = 'true';
2802          if (form.closest('.inline-signup')) {
2803            form.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('recaptcha:verified', { bubbles: false }));
2804            var inlineContainer = form.querySelector(config.v2ContainerSelector);
2805            if (inlineContainer) inlineContainer.style.display = 'none';
2806          }
2807          form.submit();
2808        }
2809
2810        // Show the v2 challenge and poll until we see a response token.
2811        function beginV2Challenge() {
2812          form.dataset[awaitingFlag] = 'true';
2813          var container = form.querySelector(config.v2ContainerSelector);
2814          if (container) container.style.display = 'block';
2815
2816          // Render the v2 widget on first challenge, not on page load.
2817          if (widgetId === null && recaptchaElement) {
2818            try {
2819              widgetId = grecaptcha.render(recaptchaElement, {
2820                sitekey: config.v2SiteKey,
2821                callback: submitVerifiedForm
2822              });
2823            } catch (e) {}
2824          }
2825
2826          if (v2WatcherInterval) {
2827            clearInterval(v2WatcherInterval);
2828          }
2829          v2WatcherInterval = setInterval(function() {
2830            if (form.dataset[passedFlag] === 'true') {
2831              clearInterval(v2WatcherInterval);
2832              return;
2833            }
2834            var response = getV2Response();
2835            if (response) {
2836              clearInterval(v2WatcherInterval);
2837              submitVerifiedForm();
2838            }
2839          }, 250);
2840        }
2841
2842        // Main flow: validation first, then v3 score check, then v2 fallback if needed.
2843        form.addEventListener('submit', function(event) {
2844          if (form.dataset[passedFlag] === 'true') {
2845            return;
2846          }
2847
2848          // If a prior handler (e.g. email/checkbox validation) already stopped submission, bail out.
2849          if (event.defaultPrevented) {
2850            return;
2851          }
2852
2853          event.preventDefault();
2854
2855          if (form.dataset[awaitingFlag] === 'true') {
2856            if (getV2Response()) {
2857              submitVerifiedForm();
2858            } else {
2859              beginV2Challenge();
2860            }
2861            return;
2862          }
2863
2864          grecaptcha.ready(function() {
2865            runV3AndScore(config.v3SiteKey, config.submitAction)
2866              .then(function(data) {
2867                var score = Number(data && data.score);
2868                var recaptchaSuccess = Boolean(data && (data.recaptcha_success || data.success));
2869                var scorePass = !Number.isNaN(score) && score > config.scoreThreshold;
2870
2871                if (recaptchaSuccess && scorePass) {
2872                  submitVerifiedForm();
2873                  return;
2874                }
2875                beginV2Challenge();
2876              })
2877              .catch(function() {
2878                // If v3 fails (network/API), still let real users complete v2.
2879                beginV2Challenge();
2880              });
2881          });
2882        });
2883      });
2884    }
2885
2886    // Wire everything once grecaptcha is available.
2887    function setupAllConfigs() {
2888      if (typeof grecaptcha === 'undefined') {
2889        return false;
2890      }
2891      window._signupRecaptchaConfigs.forEach(function(formConfig, index) {
2892        wireConfig(formConfig, index);
2893      });
2894      return true;
2895    }
2896
2897    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
2898      var v3SiteKey = window._signupRecaptchaSharedConfig.v3SiteKey;
2899      if (v3SiteKey) {
2900        loadRecaptchaScripts(v3SiteKey);
2901      }
2902
2903      if (setupAllConfigs()) {
2904        return;
2905      }
2906
2907      // Retry briefly while external recaptcha scripts finish loading.
2908      var attempts = 0;
2909      var interval = setInterval(function() {
2910        attempts += 1;
2911        if (typeof grecaptcha !== 'undefined') {
2912          clearInterval(interval);
2913          setupAllConfigs();
2914        } else if (attempts > 50) {
2915          clearInterval(interval);
2916        }
2917      }, 100);
2918    });
2919  })();
2920</script>
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