Implement some basic client-side validation (required)

etemplate/js/et2_core_baseWidget.js

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ var et2_baseWidget = et2_DOMWidget.extend(et2_IAligned,
 			.addClass("message")
 			.addClass(_type)
 			.addClass(_floating ? "floating" : "")
-			.text(_text);
+			.text(_text.valueOf() + "");
 
 		// Decide whether to prepend or append the div
 		if (_prepend)
@@ -152,10 +152,11 @@ var et2_baseWidget = et2_DOMWidget.extend(et2_IAligned,
 		{
 			var surr = this.getSurroundings();
 			var self = this;
+			var messageDiv = this._messageDiv;
+			self._messageDiv = null;
 
 			var _done = function() {
-				surr.removeDOMNode(self._messageDiv[0]);
-				self._messageDiv = null;
+				surr.removeDOMNode(messageDiv[0]);
 
 				// Update the surroundings manager
 				if (!_noUpdate)
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ var et2_baseWidget = et2_DOMWidget.extend(et2_IAligned,
 			// Either fade out or directly call the function which removes the div
 			if (_fade)
 			{
-				this._messageDiv.fadeOut("fast", _done);
+				messageDiv.fadeOut("fast", _done);
 			}
 			else
 			{

etemplate/js/et2_core_inputWidget.js

@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
  * 
  * @augments et2_valueWidget
  */
-var et2_inputWidget = et2_valueWidget.extend(et2_IInput, 
+var et2_inputWidget = et2_valueWidget.extend([et2_IInput,et2_ISubmitListener], 
 {
 	attributes: {
-		"required": {
+		"needed": {
 			"name":	"Required",
 			"default": false,
 			"type": "boolean",
@@ -124,10 +124,17 @@ var et2_inputWidget = et2_valueWidget.extend(et2_IInput,
 	},
 
 	change: function(_node) {
-		if (this.onchange)
+		var messages = [];
+		var valid = this.isValid(messages);
+		
+		// Passing false will clear any set messages
+		this.set_validation_error(valid ? false : messages);
+		
+		if (valid && this.onchange)
 		{
 			return et2_compileLegacyJS(this.onchange, this, _node)();
 		}
+		return valid;
 	},
 
 	set_value: function(_value) {
@@ -218,7 +225,7 @@ var et2_inputWidget = et2_valueWidget.extend(et2_IInput,
 		this.label = _value;
 	},
 
-	set_required: function(_value) {
+	set_needed: function(_value) {
 		var node = this.getInputNode();
 		if (node)
 		{
@@ -281,7 +288,34 @@ var et2_inputWidget = et2_valueWidget.extend(et2_IInput,
 
 	resetDirty: function() {
 		this._oldValue = this.getValue();
-	}
+	},
+		
+	isValid: function(messages) {
+		var ok = true;
+		
+		// Check for required
+		if(this.options.needed && (this.getValue() == null || this.getValue().valueOf() == ''))
+		{
+			messages.push(this.egw().lang('input required'));
+			ok = false;
+		}
+		return ok;
+	},
 
+	/**
+	 * Called whenever the template gets submitted. We return false if the widget
+	 * is not valid, which cancels the submission.
+	 * 
+	 * @param _values contains the values which will be sent to the server.
+	 * 	Listeners may change these values before they get submitted.
+	 */
+	submit: function(_values) {
+		var messages = [];
+		var valid = this.isValid(messages);
+		
+		// Passing false will clear any set messages
+		this.set_validation_error(valid ? false : messages);
+		return valid;
+	}
 });
 

etemplate/js/et2_core_interfaces.js

@@ -57,7 +57,23 @@ var et2_IInput = new Interface({
 	/**
 	 * Causes the dirty flag to be reseted.
 	 */
-	resetDirty: function() {}
+	resetDirty: function() {},
+	
+	/**
+	 * Checks the data to see if it is valid, as far as the client side can tell.
+	 * Return true if it's not possible to tell on the client side, because the server
+	 * will have the chance to validate also.
+	 * 
+	 * The messages array is to be populated with everything wrong with the data,
+	 * so don't stop checking after the first problem unless it really makes sense
+	 * to ignore other problems.
+	 * 
+	 * @param {String[]} messages List of messages explaining the failure(s). 
+	 *	messages should be fairly short, and already translated.
+	 * 
+	 * @return {boolean} True if the value is valid (enough), false to fail
+	 */
+	isValid: function(messages) {}
 });
 
 /**

etemplate/js/et2_extension_customfields.js

@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ var et2_customfields_list = et2_valueWidget.extend([et2_IDetachedDOM, et2_IInput
 				var attrs = {
 					'id': 		id,
 					'statustext':	field.help,
-					'required':	field.needed,
+					'needed':	field.needed,
 					'readonly':	this.options.readonly,
 					'value':	this.options.value[this.prefix+field_name]
 				};
@@ -370,6 +370,11 @@ var et2_customfields_list = et2_valueWidget.extend([et2_IDetachedDOM, et2_IInput
 			}
 		}
 	},
+		
+	isValid: function() {
+		// Individual customfields will handle themselves
+		return true;
+	},
 
 	/**
 	 * Adapt provided attributes to match options for widget

etemplate/js/et2_widget_button.js

@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ var et2_button = et2_baseWidget.extend([et2_IInput, et2_IDetachedDOM],
 		// array.
 		return null;
 	},
+	isValid: function() {
+		return true;
+	},
 
 	/**
 	 * et2_IDetachedDOM

etemplate/js/et2_widget_link.js

@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ var et2_link = et2_valueWidget.extend([et2_IDetachedDOM],
 			description: "Array with keys app, id, and optionally title",
 			type: "any"
 		},
-		"required": {
+		"needed": {
 			"ignore": true
 		}
 	},

etemplate/js/et2_widget_radiobox.js

@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ var et2_radioGroup = et2_valueWidget.extend([et2_IDetachedDOM],
 			"default": {},
 			"description": "Options for radio buttons.  Should be {value: label, ...}"
 		},
-		"required": {
+		"needed": {
 			"name":	"Required",
 			"default": false,
 			"type": "boolean",
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ var et2_radioGroup = et2_valueWidget.extend([et2_IDetachedDOM],
 		this.node = $j(document.createElement("div"))
 			.addClass("et2_vbox")
 			.addClass("et2_box_widget");
-		if(this.options.required)
+		if(this.options.needed)
 		{
 			// This isn't strictly allowed, but it works
 			this.node.attr("required","required");
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ var et2_radioGroup = et2_valueWidget.extend([et2_IDetachedDOM],
 				ro_true: this.options.ro_true,
 				ro_false: this.options.ro_false,
 				readonly: this.options.readonly,
-				required: this.options.required
+				needed: this.options.needed
 			};
 			var radio = et2_createWidget("radio", attrs, this);
 		}

etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectAccount.js

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ var et2_selectAccount = et2_selectbox.extend(
 		}
 		
 		// If not required, make sure there's an empty label
-		if(_attrs['rows'] == 1 && !_attrs['empty_label'] && !_attrs['required'])
+		if(_attrs['rows'] == 1 && !_attrs['empty_label'] && !_attrs['needed'])
 		{
 			_attrs['empty_label'] = 'None';
 		}

etemplate/js/et2_widget_tabs.js

@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@ var et2_tabbox = et2_valueWidget.extend([et2_IInput],
 	resetDirty: function() 
 	{
 		this.value = this.selected_index;
+	},
+	isValid: function(messages) {
+		return true;
 	}
 });
 et2_register_widget(et2_tabbox, ["tabbox"]);

etemplate/js/et2_widget_textbox.js

@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ var et2_textbox_ro = et2_valueWidget.extend([et2_IDetachedDOM],
 		"size": {
 			"ignore": true
 		},
-		"required": {
+		"needed": {
 			"ignore": true
 		}
 	},

etemplate/js/etemplate2.js

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function etemplate2(_container, _menuaction)
 
 	// List of templates (XML) that are known, but not used.  Indexed by id.
 	this.templates = {};
-
+	
 	// Connect to the window resize event
 	$j(window).resize(this, function(e) {e.data.resize();});
 }
@@ -115,11 +115,10 @@ etemplate2.prototype.clear = function()
 {
 	if (this.widgetContainer != null)
 	{
-//		$j(':input',this.DOMContainer).validator().data("validator").destroy();
 		this.widgetContainer.free();
 		this.widgetContainer = null;
 	}
-
+	
 	// Remove self from the index
 	for(name in this.templates)
 	{
@@ -262,15 +261,6 @@ etemplate2.prototype.load = function(_name, _url, _data, _callback)
 
 etemplate2.prototype.submit = function(button)
 {
-	// Validator
-	/*var valid = true;
-	var inputs = $j(':input',this.DOMContainer).each(function() {
-		if(typeof $j(this).data("validator") == "undefined") return true;
-		valid = valid && $j(this).data("validator").checkValidity();
-		return true;
-	});
-	if(!valid) return false;*/
-
 	// Get the form values
 	var values = this.getValues(this.widgetContainer);