WikiWalk

gistfile1.js

/* 

  1. Go to a random english wikipedia article
  2. Paste the code below in the console
  3. Take a WikiWalk. :D

*/




function wikiWalk(){
  var seeAlso = $.find("h2 span:contains('See also'):first"),
      related = $(seeAlso).parent().nextAll('ul:first').find('li a'),
      next = related[Math.floor(Math.random() * (related.length-1))];

  if(!next) {
    var ramdomLink = $('#bodyContent a');

    while(true){
      next = ramdomLink[Math.floor(Math.random() * (ramdomLink.length-1))];

      if(next.href && (next.href.indexOf('wikipedia.org') > -1)){
        break;
      } 
    }

  }
  
  //for you josh
  if(document.location.href == "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy"){
    alert('Philosophy!');
  }
  
  console.log("wikiwalking to: " + next.href);

  $.ajax(next.href)
    .complete(function(result){
      document.documentElement.innerHTML = result.responseText;
      setTimeout(function(){
        wikiWalk();
      }, 1000);
    })

}


wikiWalk();