+        selectionEnd = cursor.getSelectionEnd(),
+        wlxmlNode, caretTo, wrapperCanvasElement;
+
+    var insertNode = function(insertion, callback) {
+        var doc = canvas.wlxmlDocument,
+            metadata, creator, dialog;
+
+        var execCallback = function(node) {
+            if(callback) {
+                callback(node);
+            }
+        };
+
+        if(params.wlxmlTag === 'aside' && params.wlxmlClass === 'comment') {
+            doc.transaction(function() {
+                var node = insertion();
+                if(user) {
+                    creator = user.name;
+                    if(user.email) {
+                        creator += ' (' + user.email + ')';
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    creator = 'anonymous';
+                }
+
+                metadata = node.getMetadata();
+                metadata.add({key: 'creator', value: creator});
+                metadata.add({key: 'date', value: datetime.currentStrfmt()});
+                return node;
+            }, {
+                success: execCallback
+            });
+        } else if(params.wlxmlClass === 'link') {
+            dialog = Dialog.create({
+                title: gettext('Create link'),
+                executeButtonText: gettext('Apply'),
+                cancelButtonText: gettext('Cancel'),
+                fields: [
+                    {label: gettext('Link'), name: 'href', type: 'input'}
+                ]
+            });
+            dialog.on('execute', function(event) {
+                doc.transaction(function() {
+                    var node = insertion();
+                    node.setAttr('href', event.formData.href);
+                    event.success();
+                    return node;
+                }, {
+                    success: execCallback
+                });
+            });
+            dialog.show();
+        } else {
+            doc.transaction(function() {
+                return insertion();
+            }, {success: execCallback});
+        }
+    };