WordPress/wp-includes/js/autosave.js

var autosaveLast = '';
var autosavePeriodical;
var autosaveOldMessage = '';
var autosaveDelayPreview = false;
var autosaveFirst = true;

jQuery(function($) {
	autosaveLast = $('#post #title').val()+$('#post #content').val();
	autosavePeriodical = $.schedule({time: autosaveL10n.autosaveInterval * 1000, func: function() { autosave(); }, repeat: true, protect: true});

	//Disable autosave after the form has been submitted
	$("#post").submit(function() { $.cancel(autosavePeriodical); });
});

function autosave_parse_response(response) {
	var res = wpAjax.parseAjaxResponse(response, 'autosave'); // parse the ajax response
	var message = '';

	if ( res && res.responses && res.responses.length ) {
		message = res.responses[0].data; // The saved message or error.
		// someone else is editing: disable autosave, set errors
		if ( res.responses[0].supplemental ) {
			if ( 'disable' == res.responses[0].supplemental['disable_autosave'] ) {
				autosave = function() {};
				res = { errors: true };
			}
			jQuery.each(res.responses[0].supplemental, function(selector, value) {
				if ( selector.match(/^replace-/) ) {
					jQuery('#'+selector.replace('replace-', '')).val(value);
				}
			});
		}

		// if no errors: add slug UI
		if ( !res.errors ) {
			var postID = parseInt( res.responses[0].id );
			if ( !isNaN(postID) && postID > 0 ) {
				autosave_update_slug(postID);
			}
		}
	}
	if ( message ) { jQuery('#autosave').html(message); } // update autosave message
	else if ( autosaveOldMessage && res ) { jQuery('#autosave').html( autosaveOldMessage ); }
	return res;
}

// called when autosaving pre-existing post
function autosave_saved(response) {
	autosave_parse_response(response); // parse the ajax response
	autosave_enable_buttons(); // re-enable disabled form buttons
}

// called when autosaving new post
function autosave_saved_new(response) {
	var res = autosave_parse_response(response); // parse the ajax response
	// if no errors: update post_ID from the temporary value, grab new save-nonce for that new ID
	if ( res && res.responses.length && !res.errors ) {
		var tempID = jQuery('#post_ID').val();
		var postID = parseInt( res.responses[0].id );
		autosave_update_post_ID( postID ); // disabled form buttons are re-enabled here
		if ( tempID < 0 && postID > 0 ) // update media buttons
			jQuery('#media-buttons a').each(function(){
				this.href = this.href.replace(tempID, postID);
			});
		// activate preview
		autosaveFirst = false;
		if ( autosaveDelayPreview )
			jQuery('#post-preview').click();
	} else {
		autosave_enable_buttons(); // re-enable disabled form buttons
	}
}

function autosave_update_post_ID( postID ) {
	if ( !isNaN(postID) && postID > 0 ) {
		if ( postID == parseInt(jQuery('#post_ID').val()) ) { return; } // no need to do this more than once
		jQuery('#post_ID').attr({name: "post_ID"});
		jQuery('#post_ID').val(postID);
		// We need new nonces
		jQuery.post(autosaveL10n.requestFile, {
			action: "autosave-generate-nonces",
			post_ID: postID,
			autosavenonce: jQuery('#autosavenonce').val(),
			post_type: jQuery('#post_type').val()
		}, function(html) {
			jQuery('#_wpnonce').val(html);
			autosave_enable_buttons(); // re-enable disabled form buttons
		});
		jQuery('#hiddenaction').val('editpost');
	}
}

function autosave_update_slug(post_id) {
	// create slug area only if not already there
	if ( jQuery.isFunction(make_slugedit_clickable) && !jQuery('#edit-slug-box > *').size() ) {
		jQuery.post(
			slugL10n.requestFile,
			{
				action: 'sample-permalink',
				post_id: post_id,
				new_title: jQuery('#title').val(),
				samplepermalinknonce: jQuery('#samplepermalinknonce').val()
			},
			function(data) {
				jQuery('#edit-slug-box').html(data);
				make_slugedit_clickable();
			}
		);
	}
}

function autosave_loading() {
	jQuery('#autosave').html(autosaveL10n.savingText);
}

function autosave_enable_buttons() {
	jQuery("#submitpost :button:disabled, #submitpost :submit:disabled").attr('disabled', '');
}

function autosave_disable_buttons() {
	jQuery("#submitpost :button:enabled, #submitpost :submit:enabled").attr('disabled', 'disabled');
	setTimeout(autosave_enable_buttons, 5000); // Re-enable 5 sec later.  Just gives autosave a head start to avoid collisions.
}

var autosave = function() {
	// (bool) is rich editor enabled and active
	var rich = (typeof tinyMCE != "undefined") && tinyMCE.activeEditor && !tinyMCE.activeEditor.isHidden();
	var post_data = {
		action: "autosave",
		post_ID:  jQuery("#post_ID").val() || 0,
		post_title: jQuery("#title").val() || "",
		autosavenonce: jQuery('#autosavenonce').val(),
		tags_input: jQuery("#tags-input").val() || "",
		post_type: jQuery('#post_type').val() || "",
		autosave: 1
	};

	// We always send the ajax request in order to keep the post lock fresh.
	// This (bool) tells whether or not to write the post to the DB during the ajax request.
	var doAutoSave = true;

	// No autosave while thickbox is open (media buttons)
	if ( jQuery("#TB_window").css('display') == 'block' )
		doAutoSave = false;

	/* Gotta do this up here so we can check the length when tinyMCE is in use */
	if ( rich ) {
		var ed = tinyMCE.activeEditor;
		if ( 'mce_fullscreen' == ed.id )
			tinyMCE.get('content').setContent(ed.getContent({format : 'raw'}), {format : 'raw'});
		tinyMCE.get('content').save();
	}

	post_data["content"] = jQuery("#content").val();
	if ( jQuery('#post_name').val() )
		post_data["post_name"] = jQuery('#post_name').val();

	// Nothing to save or no change.
	if( (post_data["post_title"].length==0 && post_data["content"].length==0) || post_data["post_title"] + post_data["content"] == autosaveLast) {
		doAutoSave = false
	}

	autosave_disable_buttons();

	var origStatus = jQuery('#original_post_status').val();

	autosaveLast = jQuery("#title").val()+jQuery("#content").val();
	goodcats = ([]);
	jQuery("[@name='post_category[]']:checked").each( function(i) {
		goodcats.push(this.value);
	} );
	post_data["catslist"] = goodcats.join(",");

	if ( jQuery("#comment_status").attr("checked") )
		post_data["comment_status"] = 'open';
	if ( jQuery("#ping_status").attr("checked") )
		post_data["ping_status"] = 'open';
	if ( jQuery("#excerpt").size() )
		post_data["excerpt"] = jQuery("#excerpt").val();
	if ( jQuery("#post_author").size() )
		post_data["post_author"] = jQuery("#post_author").val();

	// Don't run while the TinyMCE spellcheck is on.  Why?  Who knows.
	if ( rich && tinyMCE.activeEditor.plugins.spellchecker && tinyMCE.activeEditor.plugins.spellchecker.active ) {
		doAutoSave = false;
	}

	if(parseInt(post_data["post_ID"]) < 1) {
		post_data["temp_ID"] = post_data["post_ID"];
		var successCallback = autosave_saved_new; // new post
	} else {
		var successCallback = autosave_saved; // pre-existing post
	}

	if ( !doAutoSave ) {
		post_data['autosave'] = 0;
	}

	autosaveOldMessage = jQuery('#autosave').html();

	jQuery.ajax({
		data: post_data,
		beforeSend: doAutoSave ? autosave_loading : null,
		type: "POST",
		url: autosaveL10n.requestFile,
		success: successCallback
	});
}