// list : array of objects to create a list of links for
// start : index to start at, if null then 0
// end : index to end at, if null then all
// sidParam : what sid to add into url params
function buildNewsList(headlineList, start, end, sidParam) {

    if (!start) { start = 0; }
    if (!end)   { end = headlineList.length; }

    var html = "<ul class=\"headlines\" style=\"margin: 7px 10px 0px 10px;\">";
    for (var i=start; i<end; i++) {
        try {
            var item = headlineList[i];
            var headline;
            if (item.alt_headline)  {
                headline = item.alt_headline;
            } else {
                headline = item.headline;
            }
            
            if ((item) && (headline) && (item.url.url)) {
                html += createListItem(headline, item.url.url, sidParam);
            }
        } catch (e) { }
    }
    html += "</ul>";
    return html;
}

function createListItem(text, url, sidParam) {
    var html = "<li><a href=\"";
    html += url;
    if (sidParam) {
        if (url.indexOf("?") > -1) {
            html += "&sid=" + sidParam;
        } else {
            html += "?sid=" + sidParam;
        }
    }
    html += "\">" + text + "</a></li>";
    return html;
}

function buildLargePhoto(headline, sidParam) {

    if (sidParam) { } else { sidParam = "milb"; }
    
    // pluck the image out of the first member of the news index
    // and display it with a caption/credit
    var html = "";
    try {
        
        // headline may come in data as "headline" or
        // "alt_headline" property.  check for both.
        var main_headline;
        if (headline.kicker)  {
            main_headline = headline.kicker;
        } else {
            main_headline = headline.headline;
        }
        
        // the main 275x235 image can be programmed to be different for the
        // news index than the article - if its there, use it, if its not, try
        // and use the article photo image instead
        var photoData;
        if (headline.photo275x235) {
            photoData = headline.photo275x235;
        } else if (headline.article_photo) {
            photoData = headline.article_photo;
        }
        
        // if we have a photo then wrap it with a div, link, add
        // caption and credit and alt text as available
        if (photoData) {
            html += "<div class=\"articlePhoto\"><div class=\"articlePhoto2\">";
            
            html += "<img src=\"" + photoData.path + "\" width=\"275\" height=\"235\" ";
            if (photoData.caption) { 
                html += " alt=\"" + photoData.caption + "\"";
            }
            html += " /></a><div class=\"articlePhotoCaption\">";
            
            if (photoData.caption) { 
                html += photoData.caption;
            }
            
            if (photoData.credit) { 
                html += " (" + photoData.credit + ")";
            }
            
            html += "</div></div></div><br />";
        }
        
    } catch(e) { }
    
    return html;      
}

            
function buildLargeBlurb(headline, sidParam) {

    if (sidParam) { } else { sidParam = "milb"; }

    var html = "";

    try { 
        var main_headline;
        if (headline.kicker) {
            main_headline = headline.kicker;
        } else {
            main_headline = headline.alt_headline;
        }
        
        if (main_headline && headline.url.url ) { 

            if (headline.url.url.indexOf("?") > -1) {
                html += "<a class=\"hlMd\" href=\"" + headline.url.url + "&sid=" + sidParam + "\" style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none;\">";
            } else {
                html += "<a class=\"hlMd\" href=\"" + headline.url.url + "?sid=" + sidParam + "\" style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none;\">";
            }

            html += main_headline + "</a>";
        }
        if (headline.blurb) { 
            html += "<span class=\"blurb\">" + headline.blurb;
        }
		
		try {
			if (headline.media_type != "content_short") {
		        if (headline.url.url.indexOf("?") > -1) {
		            html += "&nbsp;<a href=\"" + headline.url.url + "&sid=" + sidParam + "\">Full&nbsp;story&nbsp;&gt;</a>";
		        } else {
		            html += "&nbsp;<a href=\"" + headline.url.url + "?sid=" + sidParam + "\">Full&nbsp;story&nbsp;&gt;</a>";
		        }
			}
		} catch (e) {
	        if (headline.url.url.indexOf("?") > -1) {
	            html += "&nbsp;<a href=\"" + headline.url.url + "&sid=" + sidParam + "\">Full&nbsp;story&nbsp;&gt;</a>";
	        } else {
	            html += "&nbsp;<a href=\"" + headline.url.url + "?sid=" + sidParam + "\">Full&nbsp;story&nbsp;&gt;</a>";
	        }
		}

        html += "</span><br clear=\"all\" /><br />";
        
    } catch (e) { }

    return html;
}