egroupware/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_widget.ts

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/**
* EGroupware eTemplate2 - JS Widget base class
*
* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GPL - GNU General Public License
* @package etemplate
* @subpackage api
* @link https://www.egroupware.org
* @author Andreas Stöckel
*/
/*egw:uses
jsapi.egw;
et2_core_xml;
et2_core_common;
et2_core_inheritance;
et2_core_arrayMgr;
*/
import {ClassWithAttributes} from './et2_core_inheritance';
import {et2_arrayMgr, et2_readonlysArrayMgr} from "./et2_core_arrayMgr";
/**
* The registry contains all XML tag names and the corresponding widget
* constructor.
*/
var et2_registry = {};
var et2_attribute_registry = {};
/**
* Registers the widget class defined by the given constructor, registers all its class attributes, and associates it
* with the types in the _types array.
*
* @param {function} _constructor constructor
* @param {array} _types widget types _constructor wants to register for
*/
export function et2_register_widget(_constructor, _types)
{
"use strict";
et2_attribute_registry[_constructor.name] = ClassWithAttributes.buildAttributes(_constructor);
// Iterate over all given types and register those
for (var i = 0; i < _types.length; i++)
{
var type = _types[i].toLowerCase();
// Check whether a widget has already been registered for one of the
// types.
if (et2_registry[type])
{
egw.debug("warn", "Widget class registered for " + type +
" will be overwritten.");
}
et2_registry[type] = _constructor;
}
}
/**
* Creates a widget registered for the given tag-name. If "readonly" is listed
* inside the attributes, et2_createWidget will try to use the "_ro" type of the
* widget.
*
* @param _name is the name of the widget with which it is registered. If the
* widget is not found, an et2_placeholder will be created.
* @param _attrs is an associative array with attributes. If not passed, it will
* default to an empty object.
* @param _parent is the parent to which the element will be attached. If _parent
* is not passed, it will default to null. Then you have to attach the element
* to a parent using the addChild or insertChild method.
*/
export function et2_createWidget(_name : string, _attrs : object, _parent? : any) : et2_widget
{
"use strict";
if (typeof _attrs == "undefined")
{
_attrs = {};
}
if (typeof _attrs != "object")
{
_attrs = {};
}
if (typeof _parent == "undefined")
{
_parent = null;
}
// Parse the "readonly" and "type" flag for this element here, as they
// determine which constructor is used
var nodeName = _attrs["type"] = _name;
var readonly = _attrs["readonly"] =
typeof _attrs["readonly"] == "undefined" ? false : _attrs["readonly"];
// Get the constructor - if the widget is readonly, use the special "_ro"
// constructor if it is available
var constructor = typeof et2_registry[nodeName] == "undefined" ?
et2_placeholder : et2_registry[nodeName];
if (readonly && typeof et2_registry[nodeName + "_ro"] != "undefined")
{
constructor = et2_registry[nodeName + "_ro"];
}
// Do an sanity check for the attributes
ClassWithAttributes.generateAttributeSet(et2_attribute_registry[constructor.name], _attrs);
// Create the new widget and return it
return new constructor(_parent, _attrs);
}
export interface WidgetConfig {
type?: string;
readonly?: boolean;
width?: number;
[propName: string]: any;
}
/**
* The et2 widget base class.
*
* @augments ClassWithAttributes
*/
export class et2_widget extends ClassWithAttributes
{
static readonly _attributes: any = {
"id": {
"name": "ID",
"type": "string",
"description": "Unique identifier of the widget"
},
"no_lang": {
"name": "No translation",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "If true, no translations are made for this widget"
},
/**
* Ignore the "span" property by default - it is read by the grid and
* other widgets.
*/
"span": {
"ignore": true
},
/**
* Ignore the "type" tag - it is read by the "createElementFromNode"
* function and passed as second parameter of the widget constructor
*/
"type": {
"name": "Widget type",
"type": "string",
"ignore": true,
"description": "What kind of widget this is"
},
/**
* Ignore the readonly tag by default - its also read by the
* "createElementFromNode" function.
*/
"readonly": {
"ignore": true
},
/**
* Widget's attributes
*/
attributes: {
"name": "Widget attributes",
"type": "any",
"ignore": true,
"description": "Object of widget attributes"
}
};
// Set the legacyOptions array to the names of the properties the "options"
// attribute defines.
public static readonly legacyOptions: string[] = [];
private _type: string;
id: string;
supportedWidgetClasses : any[];
options: WidgetConfig;
readonly: boolean;
/**
* Widget constructor
*
* To implement the attributes inheritance and overriding each extending class/widget needs to call:
*
* super(_parent, _attrs, ClassWithAttributes.extendAttributes(et2_DOMWidget._attributes, _child || {}));
*
* @param _parent is the parent object from the XML tree which contains this
* object. The default constructor always adds the new instance to the
* children list of the given parent object. _parent may be NULL.
* @param _attrs is an associative array of attributes.
* @param _child attributes object from the child
*/
constructor(_parent?, _attrs? : WidgetConfig, _child? : object)
{
super(); // because we in the top of the widget hierarchy
this.attributes = ClassWithAttributes.extendAttributes(et2_widget._attributes, _child || {});
// Check whether all attributes are available
if (typeof _parent == "undefined") {
_parent = null;
}
if (typeof _attrs == "undefined") {
_attrs = {};
}
if (_attrs.attributes) {
jQuery.extend(_attrs, _attrs.attributes);
}
// Initialize all important parameters
this._mgrs = {};
this._inst = null;
this._children = [];
this._type = _attrs["type"];
this.id = _attrs["id"];
// Add this widget to the given parent widget
if (_parent != null) {
_parent.addChild(this);
}
// The supported widget classes array defines a whitelist for all widget
// classes or interfaces child widgets have to support.
this.supportedWidgetClasses = [et2_widget];
if (_attrs["id"]) {
// Create a namespace for this object
if (this._createNamespace()) {
this.checkCreateNamespace(_attrs);
}
}
if (this.id) {
//this.id = this.id.replace(/\[/g,'&#x5B;').replace(/]/g,'&#x5D;');
}
// Add all attributes hidden in the content arrays to the attributes
// parameter
this.transformAttributes(_attrs);
// Create a local copy of the options object
this.options = et2_cloneObject(_attrs);
}
/**
* The destroy function destroys all children of the widget, removes itself
* from the parents children list.
* In all classes derrived from et2_widget ALWAYS override the destroy
* function and remove ALL references to other objects. Also remember to
* unbind ANY event this widget created and to remove all DOM-Nodes it
* created.
*/
destroy()
{
// Call the destructor of all children
for (var i = this._children.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
this._children[i].destroy();
}
// Remove this element from the parent, if it exists
if (typeof this._parent != "undefined" && this._parent !== null) {
this._parent.removeChild(this);
}
// Free the array managers if they belong to this widget
for (var key in this._mgrs) {
if (this._mgrs[key] && this._mgrs[key].owner == this) {
this._mgrs[key].destroy();
}
}
}
getType() : string
{
return this._type;
}
setType(_type : string)
{
this._type = _type;
}
/**
* Creates a copy of this widget. The parameters given are passed to the
* constructor of the copied object. If the parameters are omitted, _parent
* is defaulted to null
*
* @param {et2_widget} _parent parent to set for clone, default null
*/
clone(_parent)
{
// Default _parent to null
if (typeof _parent == "undefined") {
_parent = null;
}
// Create the copy
var copy = new (<typeof et2_widget>this.constructor)(_parent, this.options);
// Assign this element to the copy
copy.assign(this);
return copy;
}
assign(_obj)
{
if (typeof _obj._children == "undefined") {
this.egw().debug("log", "Foo!");
}
// Create a clone of all child elements of the given object
for (var i = 0; i < _obj._children.length; i++) {
_obj._children[i].clone(this);
}
// Copy a reference to the content array manager
this.setArrayMgrs(_obj.mgrs);
}
private _parent: et2_widget;
/**
* Returns the parent widget of this widget
*/
getParent() : et2_widget | null
{
return this._parent;
}
protected _children = [];
/**
* Returns the list of children of this widget.
*/
getChildren() : et2_widget[]
{
return this._children;
}
/**
* Returns the base widget
*/
getRoot() : et2_widget
{
if (this._parent != null) {
return this._parent.getRoot();
} else {
return this;
}
}
/**
* Inserts an child at the end of the list.
*
* @param _node is the node which should be added. It has to be an instance
* of et2_widget
*/
addChild(_node : et2_widget)
{
this.insertChild(_node, this._children.length);
}
/**
* Inserts a child at the given index.
*
* @param _node is the node which should be added. It has to be an instance
* of et2_widget
* @param _idx is the position at which the element should be added.
*/
insertChild(_node : et2_widget, _idx: number)
{
// Check whether the node is one of the supported widget classes.
if (this.isOfSupportedWidgetClass(_node)) {
// Remove the node from its original parent
if (_node._parent) {
_node._parent.removeChild(_node);
}
_node._parent = this;
this._children.splice(_idx, 0, _node);
} else {
this.egw().debug("error", "Widget " + _node._type + " is not supported by this widget class", this);
// throw("Widget is not supported by this widget class!");
}
}
/**
* Removes the child but does not destroy it.
*
* @param {et2_widget} _node child to remove
*/
removeChild(_node)
{
// Retrieve the child from the child list
var idx = this._children.indexOf(_node);
if (idx >= 0) {
// This element is no longer parent of the child
_node._parent = null;
this._children.splice(idx, 1);
}
}
/**
* Searches an element by id in the tree, descending into the child levels.
*
* @param _id is the id you're searching for
*/
getWidgetById(_id) : et2_widget | null
{
if (this.id == _id) {
return this;
}
if (!this._children) return null;
for (var i = 0; i < this._children.length; i++) {
var elem = this._children[i].getWidgetById(_id);
if (elem != null) {
return elem;
}
}
if (this.id && _id.indexOf('[') > -1 && this._children.length) {
var ids = (new et2_arrayMgr()).explodeKey(_id);
var widget : et2_widget = this;
for (var i = 0; i < ids.length && widget !== null; i++) {
widget = widget.getWidgetById(ids[i]);
}
return widget;
}
return null;
}
/**
* Function which allows iterating over the complete widget tree.
*
* @param _callback is the function which should be called for each widget
* @param _context is the context in which the function should be executed
* @param _type is an optional parameter which specifies a class/interface
* the elements have to be instanceOf.
*/
iterateOver(_callback, _context, _type?)
{
if (typeof _type == "undefined") {
_type = et2_widget;
}
if (this.isInTree() && this.instanceOf(_type)) {
_callback.call(_context, this);
}
for (var i = 0; i < this._children.length; i++) {
this._children[i].iterateOver(_callback, _context, _type);
}
}
/**
* Returns true if the widget currently resides in the visible part of the
* widget tree. E.g. Templates which have been cloned are not in the visible
* part of the widget tree.
*
* @param _sender
* @param {boolean} _vis can be used by widgets overwriting this function - simply
* write
* return this._super(inTree);
* when calling this function the _vis parameter does not have to be supplied.
*/
isInTree(_sender?, _vis? : boolean)
{
if (typeof _vis == "undefined") {
_vis = true;
}
if (this._parent) {
return _vis && this._parent.isInTree(this);
}
return _vis;
}
isOfSupportedWidgetClass(_obj)
{
for (var i = 0; i < this.supportedWidgetClasses.length; i++) {
if (_obj instanceof this.supportedWidgetClasses[i]) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
/**
* The parseXMLAttrs function takes an XML DOM attributes object
* and adds the given attributes to the _target associative array. This
* function also parses the legacyOptions.
*
* @param _attrsObj is the XML DOM attributes object
* @param {object} _target is the object to which the attributes should be written.
* @param {et2_widget} _proto prototype with attributes and legacyOptions attribute
*/
parseXMLAttrs(_attrsObj, _target, _proto)
{
// Check whether the attributes object is really existing, if not abort
if (typeof _attrsObj == "undefined") {
return;
}
// Iterate over the given attributes and parse them
var mgr = this.getArrayMgr("content");
for (var i = 0; i < _attrsObj.length; i++) {
var attrName = _attrsObj[i].name;
var attrValue = _attrsObj[i].value;
// Special handling for the legacy options
if (attrName == "options" && _proto.constructor.legacyOptions && _proto.constructor.legacyOptions.length > 0) {
let legacy = _proto.constructor.legacyOptions || [];
let attrs = et2_attribute_registry[Object.getPrototypeOf(_proto).constructor.name] || {};
// Check for modifications on legacy options here. Normal modifications
// are handled in widget constructor, but it's too late for legacy options then
if (_target.id && this.getArrayMgr("modifications").getEntry(_target.id)) {
var mod : any = this.getArrayMgr("modifications").getEntry(_target.id);
if (typeof mod.options != "undefined") attrValue = _attrsObj[i].value = mod.options;
}
// expand legacyOptions with content
if (attrValue.charAt(0) == '@' || attrValue.indexOf('$') != -1) {
attrValue = mgr.expandName(attrValue);
}
// Parse the legacy options (as a string, other types not allowed)
var splitted = et2_csvSplit(attrValue + "");
for (var j = 0; j < splitted.length && j < legacy.length; j++) {
// Blank = not set, unless there's more legacy options provided after
if (splitted[j].trim().length === 0 && legacy.length >= splitted.length) continue;
// Check to make sure we don't overwrite a current option with a legacy option
if (typeof _target[legacy[j]] === "undefined") {
attrValue = splitted[j];
/**
If more legacy options than expected, stuff them all in the last legacy option
Some legacy options take a comma separated list.
*/
if (j == legacy.length - 1 && splitted.length > legacy.length) {
attrValue = splitted.slice(j);
}
var attr = et2_attribute_registry[_proto.constructor.name][legacy[j]] || {};
// If the attribute is marked as boolean, parse the
// expression as bool expression.
if (attr.type == "boolean") {
attrValue = mgr.parseBoolExpression(attrValue);
} else if (typeof attrValue != "object") {
attrValue = mgr.expandName(attrValue);
}
_target[legacy[j]] = attrValue;
}
}
} else if (attrName == "readonly" && typeof _target[attrName] != "undefined") {
// do NOT overwrite already evaluated readonly attribute
} else {
let attrs = et2_attribute_registry[_proto.constructor.name] || {};
if (mgr != null && typeof attrs[attrName] != "undefined") {
var attr = attrs[attrName];
// If the attribute is marked as boolean, parse the
// expression as bool expression.
if (attr.type == "boolean") {
attrValue = mgr.parseBoolExpression(attrValue);
} else {
attrValue = mgr.expandName(attrValue);
}
}
// Set the attribute
_target[attrName] = attrValue;
}
}
}
/**
* Apply the "modifications" to the element and translate attributes marked
* with "translate: true"
*
* @param {object} _attrs
*/
transformAttributes(_attrs)
{
// Apply the content of the modifications array
if (this.id) {
if (typeof this.id != "string") {
console.log(this.id);
}
if (this.getArrayMgr("modifications")) {
var data = this.getArrayMgr("modifications").getEntry(this.id);
// Check for already inside namespace
if (this._createNamespace() && this.getArrayMgr("modifications").perspectiveData.owner == this) {
data = this.getArrayMgr("modifications").data;
}
if (typeof data === 'object') {
for (var key in data) {
_attrs[key] = data[key];
}
}
}
}
// Translate the attributes
for (var key in _attrs) {
if (_attrs[key] && typeof this.attributes[key] != "undefined") {
if (this.attributes[key].translate === true ||
(this.attributes[key].translate === "!no_lang" && !_attrs["no_lang"])) {
_attrs[key] = this.egw().lang(_attrs[key]);
}
}
}
}
/**
* Create a et2_widget from an XML node.
*
* First the type and attributes are read from the node. Then the readonly & modifications
* arrays are checked for changes specific to the loaded data. Then the appropriate
* constructor is called. After the constructor returns, the widget has a chance to
* further initialize itself from the XML node when the widget's loadFromXML() method
* is called with the node.
*
* @param _node XML node to read
* @param _name XML node name
*
* @return et2_widget
*/
createElementFromNode(_node, _name?)
{
var attributes = {};
// Parse the "readonly" and "type" flag for this element here, as they
// determine which constructor is used
var _nodeName = attributes["type"] = _node.getAttribute("type") ?
_node.getAttribute("type") : _node.nodeName.toLowerCase();
var readonly = attributes["readonly"] = this.getArrayMgr("readonlys") ?
(<any>this.getArrayMgr("readonlys")).isReadOnly(
_node.getAttribute("id"), _node.getAttribute("readonly"),
typeof this.readonly !== 'undefined' ? this.readonly : this.options.readonly) : false;
// Check to see if modifications change type
var modifications = this.getArrayMgr("modifications");
if (modifications && _node.getAttribute("id")) {
var entry : any = modifications.getEntry(_node.getAttribute("id"));
if (entry == null) {
// Try again, but skip the fancy stuff
// TODO: Figure out why the getEntry() call doesn't always work
var entry = modifications.data[_node.getAttribute("id")];
if (entry) {
this.egw().debug("warn", "getEntry(" + _node.getAttribute("id") + ") failed, but the data is there.", modifications, entry);
} else {
// Try the root, in case a namespace got missed
entry = modifications.getRoot().getEntry(_node.getAttribute("id"));
}
}
if (entry && entry.type && typeof entry.type === 'string') {
_nodeName = attributes["type"] = entry.type;
}
entry = null;
}
// if _nodeName / type-attribute contains something to expand (eg. type="@${row}[type]"),
// we need to expand it now as it defines the constructor and by that attributes parsed via parseXMLAttrs!
if (_nodeName.charAt(0) == '@' || _nodeName.indexOf('$') >= 0) {
_nodeName = attributes["type"] = this.getArrayMgr('content').expandName(_nodeName);
}
// Get the constructor - if the widget is readonly, use the special "_ro"
// constructor if it is available
var constructor = typeof et2_registry[_nodeName] == "undefined" ?
et2_placeholder : et2_registry[_nodeName];
if (readonly === true && typeof et2_registry[_nodeName + "_ro"] != "undefined") {
constructor = et2_registry[_nodeName + "_ro"];
}
// Parse the attributes from the given XML attributes object
this.parseXMLAttrs(_node.attributes, attributes, constructor.prototype);
// Do an sanity check for the attributes
ClassWithAttributes.generateAttributeSet(et2_attribute_registry[constructor.name], attributes);
// Creates the new widget, passes this widget as an instance and
// passes the widgetType. Then it goes on loading the XML for it.
var widget = new constructor(this, attributes);
// Load the widget itself from XML
widget.loadFromXML(_node);
return widget;
}
/**
* Loads the widget tree from an XML node
*
* @param _node xml node
*/
loadFromXML(_node)
{
// Load the child nodes.
for (var i = 0; i < _node.childNodes.length; i++) {
var node = _node.childNodes[i];
var widgetType = node.nodeName.toLowerCase();
if (widgetType == "#comment") {
continue;
}
if (widgetType == "#text") {
if (node.data.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '')) {
this.loadContent(node.data);
}
continue;
}
// Create the new element
this.createElementFromNode(node);
}
}
/**
* Called whenever textNodes are loaded from the XML tree
*
* @param _content
*/
loadContent(_content)
{
}
/**
* Called when loading the widget (sub-tree) is finished. First when this
* function is called, the DOM-Tree is created. loadingFinished is
* recursively called for all child elements. Do not directly override this
* function but the doLoadingFinished function which is executed before
* descending deeper into the DOM-Tree.
*
* Some widgets (template) do not load immediately because they request
* additional resources via AJAX. They will return a Deferred Promise object.
* If you call loadingFinished(promises) after creating such a widget
* programmatically, you might need to wait for it to fully complete its
* loading before proceeding. In that case use:
* <code>
* var promises = [];
* widget.loadingFinished(promises);
* jQuery.when.apply(null, promises).done( doneCallback );
* </code>
* @see {@link http://api.jquery.com/category/deferred-object/|jQuery Deferred}
*
* @param {Promise[]} promises List of promises from widgets that are not done. Pass an empty array, it will be filled if needed.
*/
loadingFinished(promises?)
{
// Call all availble setters
this.initAttributes(this.options);
// Make sure promises is defined to avoid errors.
// We'll warn (below) if programmer should have passed it.
if (typeof promises == "undefined") {
promises = [];
var warn_if_deferred = true;
}
var loadChildren = function () {
// Descend recursively into the tree
for (var i = 0; i < this._children.length; i++) {
try {
this._children[i].loadingFinished(promises);
} catch (e) {
egw.debug("error", "There was an error with a widget:\nError:%o\nProblem widget:%o", e.valueOf(), this._children[i], e.stack);
}
}
};
var result = this.doLoadingFinished();
if (typeof result == "boolean" && result) {
// Simple widget finishes nicely
loadChildren.apply(this, arguments);
} else if (typeof result == "object" && result.done) {
// Warn if list was not provided
if (warn_if_deferred) {
// Might not be a problem, but if you need the widget to be really loaded, it could be
egw.debug("warn", "Loading was deferred for widget %o, but creator is not checking. Pass a list to loadingFinished().", this);
}
// Widget is waiting. Add to the list
promises.push(result);
// Fihish loading when it's finished
result.done(jQuery.proxy(loadChildren, this));
}
}
/**
* The initAttributes function sets the attributes to their default
* values. The attributes are not overwritten, which means, that the
* default is only set, if either a setter exists or this[propName] does
* not exist yet.
*
* Overwritten here to compile legacy JS code in attributes of type "js"
*
* @param {object} _attrs
*/
initAttributes(_attrs)
{
for (var key in _attrs) {
if (typeof this.attributes[key] != "undefined" && !this.attributes[key].ignore && !(_attrs[key] == undefined)) {
var val = _attrs[key];
// compile string values of attribute type "js" to functions
if (this.attributes[key].type == 'js' && typeof _attrs[key] == 'string') {
val = et2_compileLegacyJS(val, this,
this.instanceOf(et2_inputWidget) ? (<et2_inputWidget><unknown>this).getInputNode() :
(this.implements(et2_IDOMNode) ? (<et2_IDOMNode><unknown>this).getDOMNode() : null));
}
this.setAttribute(key, val, false);
}
}
}
/**
* Does specific post-processing after the widget is loaded. Most widgets should not
* need to do anything here, it should all be done before.
*
* @return {boolean|Promise} True if the widget is fully loaded, false to avoid procesing children,
* or a Promise if loading is not actually finished (eg. waiting for AJAX)
*
* @see {@link http://api.jquery.com/deferred.promise/|jQuery Promise}
*/
doLoadingFinished() : JQueryPromise<any> | boolean
{
return true;
}
private _egw: IegwAppLocal;
/**
* The egw function returns the instance of the client side api belonging
* to this widget tree. The api instance can be set in the "container"
* widget using the setApiInstance function.
*/
egw() : IegwAppLocal
{
// The _egw property is not set
if (typeof this._egw === 'undefined') {
if (this._parent != null) {
return this._parent.egw();
}
// Get the window this object belongs to
var wnd = null;
if (this.implements(et2_IDOMNode)) {
var node = (<et2_IDOMNode><unknown>this).getDOMNode();
if (node && node.ownerDocument) {
wnd = node.ownerDocument.parentNode || node.ownerDocument.defaultView;
}
}
// If we're the root object, return the phpgwapi API instance
return egw('phpgwapi', wnd);
}
return this._egw;
}
/**
* Sets the client side api instance. It can be retrieved by the widget tree
* by using the "egw()" function.
*
* @param {IegwAppLocal} _egw egw object to set
*/
setApiInstance(_egw : IegwAppLocal)
{
this._egw = _egw;
}
protected _mgrs = {};
/**
* Sets all array manager objects - this function can be used to set the
* root array managers of the container object.
*
* @param {object} _mgrs
*/
setArrayMgrs(_mgrs)
{
this._mgrs = et2_cloneObject(_mgrs);
}
/**
* Returns an associative array containing the top-most array managers.
*
* @param _mgrs is used internally and should not be supplied.
*/
getArrayMgrs(_mgrs? : object)
{
if (typeof _mgrs == "undefined") {
_mgrs = {};
}
// Add all managers of this object to the result, if they have not already
// been set in the result
for (var key in this._mgrs) {
if (typeof _mgrs[key] == "undefined") {
_mgrs[key] = this._mgrs[key];
}
}
// Recursively applies this function to the parent widget
if (this._parent) {
this._parent.getArrayMgrs(_mgrs);
}
return _mgrs;
}
/**
* Sets the array manager for the given part
*
* @param {string} _part which array mgr to set
* @param {object} _mgr
*/
setArrayMgr(_part : string, _mgr : et2_arrayMgr)
{
this._mgrs[_part] = _mgr;
}
/**
* Returns the array manager object for the given part
*
* @param {string} managed_array_type name of array mgr to return
*/
getArrayMgr(managed_array_type : string) : et2_arrayMgr | null
{
if (this._mgrs && typeof this._mgrs[managed_array_type] != "undefined") {
return this._mgrs[managed_array_type];
} else if (this._parent) {
return this._parent.getArrayMgr(managed_array_type);
}
return null;
}
/**
* Checks whether a namespace exists for this element in the content array.
* If yes, an own perspective of the content array is created. If not, the
* parent content manager is used.
*
* Constructor attributes are passed in case a child needs to make decisions
*/
checkCreateNamespace(_attrs? : any)
{
// Get the content manager
var mgrs = this.getArrayMgrs();
for (var key in mgrs) {
var mgr = mgrs[key];
// Get the original content manager if we have already created a
// perspective for this node
if (typeof this._mgrs[key] != "undefined" && mgr.perspectiveData.owner == this) {
mgr = mgr.parentMgr;
}
// Check whether the manager has a namespace for the id of this object
var entry = mgr.getEntry(this.id);
if (typeof entry === 'object' && entry !== null || this.id) {
// The content manager has an own node for this object, so
// create an own perspective.
this._mgrs[key] = mgr.openPerspective(this, this.id);
} else {
// The current content manager does not have an own namespace for
// this element, so use the content manager of the parent.
delete (this._mgrs[key]);
}
}
}
/**
* Widgets that do support a namespace should override and return true.
*
* Since a private attribute doesn't get instanciated properly before it's needed,
* we use a method so we can get what we need while still in the constructor.
*
* @private
*/
protected _createNamespace() : boolean
{
return false;
}
/**
* This is used and therefore it we can not (yet) make it private
*
* @deprecated use this.getInstanceMgr()
*/
_inst = null;
/**
* Sets the instance manager object (of type etemplate2, see etemplate2.js)
*
* @param {etemplate2} _inst
*/
setInstanceManager(_inst)
{
this._inst = _inst;
}
/**
* Returns the instance manager
*
* @return {etemplate2}
*/
getInstanceManager()
{
if (this._inst != null) {
return this._inst;
} else if (this._parent) {
return this._parent.getInstanceManager();
}
return null;
}
/**
* Returns the path into the data array. By default, array manager takes care of
* this, but some extensions need to override this
*/
getPath()
{
var path = this.getArrayMgr("content").getPath();
// Prevent namespaced widgets with value from going an extra layer deep
if (this.id && this._createNamespace() && path[path.length - 1] == this.id) path.pop();
return path;
}
}