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New way to "parametrise" my bookmarklets now that E4X is dead everywhere.
/**
* Search Google Maps for a bicycle route.
*
* @title Google Maps (for cyclists)
*/
(function ride() {
/* Try to get the parameter string from the bookmarklet/search query. */
/* Fall back to the current text selection, if any. If those options
/* both fail, prompt the user. */
var s = (function () { /*%s*/ }).toString()
.replace(/^function\s*\(\s*\)\s*\{\s*\/\*/, '')
.replace(/\*\/\s*\;?\s*\}\s*$/, '')
.replace(/\u0025s/, '');
if (s === '') {
s = getSelection() + '' || prompt('Please enter your URL:', location);
}
if (s) {
if (s.match(/\sto[\s:]/) && !s.match(/^\s*from[\s:]/)) {
s = 'from:' + s;
}
s = s.replace(/^\s*from\s+/g, 'from:');
s = s.replace(/\s+to\s+/g, ' to:');
location = 'https://maps.google.com/?dirflg=b&q=' + encodeURIComponent(s);
}
})();
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