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+"use strict";
+/**
+ * EGroupware eTemplate2 - JS Widget base class
+ *
+ * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GPL - GNU General Public License
+ * @package etemplate
+ * @subpackage api
+ * @link http://www.egroupware.org
+ * @author Andreas Stöckel
+ */
+var __extends = (this && this.__extends) || (function () {
+    var extendStatics = function (d, b) {
+        extendStatics = Object.setPrototypeOf ||
+            ({ __proto__: [] } instanceof Array && function (d, b) { d.__proto__ = b; }) ||
+            function (d, b) { for (var p in b) if (b.hasOwnProperty(p)) d[p] = b[p]; };
+        return extendStatics(d, b);
+    };
+    return function (d, b) {
+        extendStatics(d, b);
+        function __() { this.constructor = d; }
+        d.prototype = b === null ? Object.create(b) : (__.prototype = b.prototype, new __());
+    };
+})();
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+/*egw:uses
+    /vendor/bower-asset/jquery/dist/jquery.js;
+    lib/tooltip;
+    et2_core_DOMWidget;
+*/
+require("./et2_core_interfaces");
+require("./et2_core_common");
+var et2_core_DOMWidget_1 = require("./et2_core_DOMWidget");
+var et2_core_inheritance_1 = require("./et2_core_inheritance");
+/**
+ * Class which manages the DOM node itself. The simpleWidget class is derrived
+ * from et2_DOMWidget and implements the getDOMNode function. A setDOMNode
+ * function is provided, which attatches the given node to the DOM if possible.
+ *
+ * @augments et2_DOMWidget
+ */
+var et2_baseWidget = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
+    __extends(et2_baseWidget, _super);
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     */
+    function et2_baseWidget(_parent, _attrs, _child) {
+        var _this = 
+        // Call the inherited constructor
+        _super.call(this, _parent, _attrs, et2_core_inheritance_1.ClassWithAttributes.extendAttributes(et2_core_DOMWidget_1.et2_DOMWidget._attributes, _child || {})) || this;
+        _this.align = 'left';
+        _this.node = null;
+        _this.statustext = '';
+        _this._messageDiv = null;
+        _this._tooltipElem = null;
+        return _this;
+    }
+    et2_baseWidget.prototype.destroy = function () {
+        _super.prototype.destroy.call(this);
+        this.node = null;
+        this._messageDiv = null;
+    };
+    /**
+     * The setMessage function can be used to attach a small message box to the
+     * widget. This is e.g. used to display validation errors or success messages
+     *
+     * @param _text is the text which should be displayed as a message
+     * @param _type is an css class which is attached to the message box.
+     * 	Currently available are "hint", "success" and "validation_error", defaults
+     * 	to "hint"
+     * @param _floating if true, the object will be in one row with the element,
+     * 	defaults to true
+     * @param _prepend if set, the message is displayed behind the widget node
+     * 	instead of before. Defaults to false.
+     */
+    et2_baseWidget.prototype.showMessage = function (_text, _type, _floating, _prepend) {
+        // Preset the parameters
+        if (typeof _type == "undefined") {
+            _type = "hint";
+        }
+        if (typeof _floating == "undefined") {
+            _floating = true;
+        }
+        if (typeof _prepend == "undefined") {
+            _prepend = false;
+        }
+        var surr = this.getSurroundings();
+        // Remove the message div from the surroundings before creating a new
+        // one
+        this.hideMessage(false, true);
+        // Create the message div and add it to the "surroundings" manager
+        this._messageDiv = jQuery(document.createElement("div"))
+            .addClass("message")
+            .addClass(_type)
+            .addClass(_floating ? "floating" : "")
+            .text(_text.valueOf() + "");
+        // Decide whether to prepend or append the div
+        if (_prepend) {
+            surr.prependDOMNode(this._messageDiv[0]);
+        }
+        else {
+            surr.appendDOMNode(this._messageDiv[0]);
+        }
+        surr.update();
+    };
+    /**
+     * The hideMessage function can be used to hide a previously shown message.
+     *
+     * @param _fade if true, the message div will fade out, otherwise the message
+     * 	div is removed immediately. Defaults to true.
+     * @param _noUpdate is used internally to prevent an update of the surroundings
+     * 	manager.
+     */
+    et2_baseWidget.prototype.hideMessage = function (_fade, _noUpdate) {
+        if (typeof _fade == "undefined") {
+            _fade = true;
+        }
+        if (typeof _noUpdate == "undefined") {
+            _noUpdate = false;
+        }
+        // Remove the message from the surroundings manager and remove the
+        // reference to it
+        if (this._messageDiv != null) {
+            var surr = this.getSurroundings();
+            var self = this;
+            var messageDiv = this._messageDiv;
+            self._messageDiv = null;
+            var _done = function () {
+                surr.removeDOMNode(messageDiv[0]);
+                // Update the surroundings manager
+                if (!_noUpdate) {
+                    surr.update();
+                }
+            };
+            // Either fade out or directly call the function which removes the div
+            if (_fade) {
+                messageDiv.fadeOut("fast", _done);
+            }
+            else {
+                _done();
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    et2_baseWidget.prototype.detachFromDOM = function () {
+        // Detach this node from the tooltip node
+        if (this._tooltipElem) {
+            this.egw().tooltipUnbind(this._tooltipElem);
+            this._tooltipElem = null;
+        }
+        // Remove the binding to the click handler
+        if (this.node) {
+            jQuery(this.node).unbind("click.et2_baseWidget");
+        }
+        return _super.prototype.detachFromDOM.call(this);
+    };
+    et2_baseWidget.prototype.attachToDOM = function () {
+        var ret = _super.prototype.attachToDOM.call(this);
+        // Add the binding for the click handler
+        if (this.node) {
+            jQuery(this.node).bind("click.et2_baseWidget", this, function (e) {
+                return e.data.click.call(e.data, e, this);
+            });
+            if (typeof this.onclick == 'function')
+                jQuery(this.node).addClass('et2_clickable');
+        }
+        // Update the statustext
+        this.set_statustext(this.statustext);
+        return ret;
+    };
+    et2_baseWidget.prototype.setDOMNode = function (_node) {
+        if (_node != this.node) {
+            // Deatch the old node from the DOM
+            this.detachFromDOM();
+            // Set the new DOM-Node
+            this.node = _node;
+            // Attatch the DOM-Node to the tree
+            return this.attachToDOM();
+        }
+        return false;
+    };
+    et2_baseWidget.prototype.getDOMNode = function (_sender) {
+        return this.node;
+    };
+    et2_baseWidget.prototype.getTooltipElement = function () {
+        return this.getDOMNode(this);
+    };
+    /**
+     * Click handler calling custom handler set via onclick attribute to this.onclick
+     *
+     * @param _ev
+     * @returns
+     */
+    et2_baseWidget.prototype.click = function (_ev) {
+        if (typeof this.onclick == 'function') {
+            // Make sure function gets a reference to the widget, splice it in as 2. argument if not
+            var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
+            if (args.indexOf(this) == -1)
+                args.splice(1, 0, this);
+            return this.onclick.apply(this, args);
+        }
+        return true;
+    };
+    et2_baseWidget.prototype.set_statustext = function (_value) {
+        // Tooltip should not be shown in mobile view
+        if (egwIsMobile())
+            return;
+        // Don't execute the code below, if no tooltip will be attached/detached
+        if (_value == "" && !this._tooltipElem) {
+            return;
+        }
+        // allow statustext to contain multiple translated sub-strings eg: {Firstname}.{Lastname}
+        if (_value.indexOf('{') !== -1) {
+            var egw = this.egw();
+            _value = _value.replace(/{([^}]+)}/g, function (str, p1) {
+                return egw.lang(p1);
+            });
+        }
+        this.statustext = _value;
+        //Get the domnode the tooltip should be attached to
+        var elem = jQuery(this.getTooltipElement());
+        if (elem) {
+            //If a tooltip is already attached to the element, remove it first
+            if (this._tooltipElem) {
+                this.egw().tooltipUnbind(this._tooltipElem);
+                this._tooltipElem = null;
+            }
+            if (_value && _value != '') {
+                this.egw().tooltipBind(elem, _value, this.options.statustext_html);
+                this._tooltipElem = elem;
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    et2_baseWidget.prototype.set_align = function (_value) {
+        this.align = _value;
+    };
+    et2_baseWidget.prototype.get_align = function () {
+        return this.align;
+    };
+    et2_baseWidget._attributes = {
+        "statustext": {
+            "name": "Tooltip",
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Tooltip which is shown for this element",
+            "translate": true
+        },
+        "statustext_html": {
+            "name": "Tooltip is html",
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "description": "Flag to allow html content in tooltip",
+            "default": false
+        },
+        "align": {
+            "name": "Align",
+            "type": "string",
+            "default": "left",
+            "description": "Position of this element in the parent hbox"
+        },
+        "onclick": {
+            "name": "onclick",
+            "type": "js",
+            "default": et2_no_init,
+            "description": "JS code which is executed when the element is clicked."
+        }
+    };
+    return et2_baseWidget;
+}(et2_core_DOMWidget_1.et2_DOMWidget));
+exports.et2_baseWidget = et2_baseWidget;
+/**
+ * Simple container object
+ */
+var et2_container = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
+    __extends(et2_container, _super);
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     */
+    function et2_container(_parent, _attrs, _child) {
+        // Call the inherited constructor
+        return _super.call(this, _parent, _attrs, et2_core_inheritance_1.ClassWithAttributes.extendAttributes(et2_core_DOMWidget_1.et2_DOMWidget._attributes, _child || {})) || this;
+    }
+    /**
+     * The destroy function destroys all children of the widget, removes itself
+     * from the parents children list.
+     * Overriden to not try to remove self from parent, as that's not possible.
+     */
+    et2_container.prototype.destroy = function () {
+        // Call the destructor of all children
+        for (var i = this._children.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            this._children[i].destroy();
+        }
+        // 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();
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    return et2_container;
+}(et2_baseWidget));
+/**
+ * Container object for not-yet supported widgets
+ *
+ * @augments et2_baseWidget
+ */
+var et2_placeholder = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
+    __extends(et2_placeholder, _super);
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     */
+    function et2_placeholder(_parent, _attrs, _child) {
+        var _this = 
+        // Call the inherited constructor
+        _super.call(this, _parent, _attrs, et2_core_inheritance_1.ClassWithAttributes.extendAttributes(et2_core_DOMWidget_1.et2_DOMWidget._attributes, _child || {})) || this;
+        _this.visible = false;
+        _this.attrNodes = {};
+        // Create the placeholder div
+        _this.placeDiv = jQuery(document.createElement("span"))
+            .addClass("et2_placeholder");
+        var headerNode = jQuery(document.createElement("span"))
+            .text(_this.getType() || "")
+            .addClass("et2_caption")
+            .appendTo(_this.placeDiv);
+        var attrsCntr = jQuery(document.createElement("span"))
+            .appendTo(_this.placeDiv)
+            .hide();
+        headerNode.click(_this, function (e) {
+            e.data.visible = !e.data.visible;
+            if (e.data.visible) {
+                attrsCntr.show();
+            }
+            else {
+                attrsCntr.hide();
+            }
+        });
+        for (var key in _this.options) {
+            if (typeof _this.options[key] != "undefined") {
+                if (typeof _this.attrNodes[key] == "undefined") {
+                    _this.attrNodes[key] = jQuery(document.createElement("span"))
+                        .addClass("et2_attr");
+                    attrsCntr.append(_this.attrNodes[key]);
+                }
+                _this.attrNodes[key].text(key + "=" + _this.options[key]);
+            }
+        }
+        _this.setDOMNode(_this.placeDiv[0]);
+        return _this;
+    }
+    et2_placeholder.prototype.getDetachedAttributes = function (_attrs) {
+        _attrs.push("value");
+    };
+    et2_placeholder.prototype.getDetachedNodes = function () {
+        return [this.placeDiv[0]];
+    };
+    et2_placeholder.prototype.setDetachedAttributes = function (_nodes, _values) {
+        this.placeDiv = jQuery(_nodes[0]);
+    };
+    return et2_placeholder;
+}(et2_baseWidget));
+//# sourceMappingURL=et2_core_baseWidget.js.map
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