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Bible Verse Lookup

Posted by jayray, Last update over 6 years ago

A simple JavaScript action to get selected verse and output the full text from bible-api.com (WEB translation). If no text is selected, the action prompts for text entry. I have recently updated the script to allow for a Random verse option and a Verse of the Day, both provided by OurManna.com (NIV translation).

Steps

  • script

    var verse = editor.getSelectedText(); //get selected verse
    
    if (!verse || verse.length == 0) { // if there was no selection, ask for one
    	var newVerse = Prompt.create();
    	newVerse.title = "Enter Verse Information";
    	newVerse.message = "No text was selected. Please enter the verse(s) below.";
    	newVerse.addTextField("verseName","Verse Name","");
    	newVerse.addButton("OK");
    	
    	var newSelection = newVerse.show();
    
    	var newVerseContents = newVerse.fieldValues["verseName"];
    
    	if (newVerse.buttonPressed == "OK" && newVerseContents != 0){
    		var verse = newVerseContents;
    		editor.setSelectedText(verse);
    		var votd = false;
    		var random = false;
    	} else {
    		var elseVerse = Prompt.create();
    		elseVerse.title = "Error: No Verse Provided";
    		elseVerse.message = "What would you like to do instead?";
    		
    		elseVerse.addButton("Verse of the Day");
    		elseVerse.addButton("Random");
    	
    		var elseSelection = elseVerse.show();
    
    		if (elseVerse.buttonPressed == "Verse of the Day"){
    	   	var votd = true;
    	  	} else if (elseVerse.buttonPressed == "Random"){
    	  		var random = true;
    	  	}	
    	}
    }
    
    if (votd){
    	var url = "https://beta.ourmanna.com/api/v1/get/?format=json";
    } else if (random) {
    	var url = "https://beta.ourmanna.com/api/v1/get/?format=json&order=random";
    } else {
    	var url = "http://bible-api.com/"+encodeURIComponent(verse)+"?verse_numbers=true"; //define url for parsing
    }
    
    var http = HTTP.create(); //create HTTP object
    
    var response = http.request({
    	"url": url,
    	"method": "GET",
    });
    
    var jsonObj = JSON.parse(response.responseText);
    
    if (votd || random){
    	var verse = jsonObj.verse.details.reference;
    	editor.setSelectedText(verse);
    	var text = jsonObj.verse.details.text;
    } else {
    	var text = jsonObj.text;
    }
    
    var verseRange = editor.getSelectedRange(); // retrieve range of that selection
    
    editor.setSelectedText("\n**"+verse+"**");
    editor.setTextInRange(verseRange[0]+verseRange[1]+5,0,"\n"+text);

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