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/* * Wave Framework <http://github.com/kristovaher/Wave-Framework> * JavaScript Factory Class * * JavaScript factory has very minimal use compared to the Wave Framework's own internal PHP * Factory, but this class is still useful for dynamically loading JavaScript objects from * /resources/classes/ folder or libraries from /resources/libraries/ subfolder. * * @package Factory * @author Kristo Vaher <kristo@waher.net> * @copyright Copyright (c) 2012, Kristo Vaher * @license GNU Lesser General Public License Version 3 * @tutorial /doc/pages/factory_js.htm * @since 3.3.0 * @version 3.4.8 */ /* * Factory class takes only one variable 'base' which defines the root folder where the * Factory looks for the script files. Default location is base URI subfolders in * /resources/ folder. * * @param string $base Root address for loading files * @return object */ function WWW_Factory(base){ /* * These are the is the base URLs where class and library files are loaded from. Factory * attempts to load classes and libraries from that folder. This base value can be * overwritten when defining a different URL when initializing Factory class. */ if(base==null){ var baseURI=''; if('baseURI' in document){ baseURI=document.baseURI; } else { var baseTags=document.getElementsByTagName('base'); if(baseTags.length>0) { baseURI=baseTags[0].href; } else { baseURI=window.location.href; } } var classBase=baseURI+'resources/classes/'; var libraryBase=baseURI+'resources/libraries/'; } else { var classBase=base; var libraryBase=base; } /* * This variable simply holds information about which files have been already loaded to * make sure that the same classes and libraries are not loaded multiple times. */ window['WWW_Factory_loaded']=new Object(); /* * This method loads and returns a new object for a class 'className'. Factory attempts * to load this class definition from a file in /resources/classes/ and file name should * be written in class.[className].js format in that folder. If 'methodName' is set, then * this method will also automatically call that method and return result of that method * instead of the view object itself. If 'methodData' is also set, then this is the input * variable sent to methodName. * * @param string $className name of the class * @param string $methodName name of the method called once the object is loaded * @param string $methodData input variable for the method that is called * @return array or string, depending on implode setting */ this.getObject=function(className,methodName,methodData){ // Testing if the class does not exist and needs to be loaded if(window[className]==null){ // Loading the class through AJAX if(!loadFile(classBase+'class.'+className+'.js')){ // Throwing an error if failed throw 'could not load a file for '+className; } } // Making sure that the object name is defined if(window[className]!=null){ // Has to be an object if(typeof(window[className])=='function'){ // Creating a temporary object var newObject=new window[className]; // Calling the object function with parameters, if requested if(methodName!=null && methodName!=false && methodData!=null){ var result=newObject.methodName(methodData); } else if(methodName!=null && methodName!=false){ var result=newObject.methodName; } else { // Object itself is returned since function call was not requested return newObject; } // Removing the temporary object delete newObject; // Returning the result return result; } else { // Throwing an error if failed throw className+' is not a class or a function'; } } else { // Throwing an error if failed throw className+' is not a defined'; } } /* * This method is used to dynamically load a library from /resources/libaries/ subfolder. * If additional parameters are set, then this method can also automatically call one * of the functions in the library. * * @param string $name library filename (without the extension) * @param string $functionName optional function name to be called * @param mixed $functionData data array to be sent to optional function call * @return array or string, depending on implode setting */ this.loadLibrary=function(libraryName,functionName,functionData){ // Multiple libraries can also be requested with a single request var libraries=libraryName.split(','); // If more than single library is requested if(libraries.length>1){ for(var i in libraries){ libraries[i]=libraries[i]+'.js'; } // New request URL var requestUrl=libraryBase+(libraries.join('&')); } else { // Single request URL var requestUrl=libraryBase+libraryName+'.js'; } // Attempting to load the contents of the file if(loadFile(requestUrl)){ // If custom function is also requested if(functionName!=null){ // Making sure that the functionName parameter is an actual function if(window[functionName]!=null && typeof(window[functionName])=='function'){ // Sending parameters, if they are defined if(functionData!=null){ return window[functionName](functionData); } else { return window[functionName](); } } else { throw functionName+' is not a defined function'; } } else { // Library is loaded return true; } } else { throw 'Cannot load library '+libraryName; } } /* * This private function is used to load contents of a script file and initialize these * contents in the browser for use as classes, functions or other scripts. * * @param string $address address of the file to load * @return boolean if success or failure */ var loadFile=function(address){ // File is only loaded if this file has not already been requested if(window['WWW_Factory_loaded'][address]==null){ // Required for AJAX connections var XMLHttp=new XMLHttpRequest(); // Making the non-async request to the file XMLHttp.open('GET',address,false); XMLHttp.send(null); // Result based on response status if(XMLHttp.status===200 || XMLHttp.status===304){ // Getting the contents of the script var data=XMLHttp.responseText; // Loading the script contents to the browser (window.execScript || function(data){ window['eval'].call(window,data); })(data); // Deleting the response content delete data; // Changing the flag to true so this file is not loaded again window['WWW_Factory_loaded'][address]=true; } else { // Request has failed window['WWW_Factory_loaded'][address]=false; throw 'Cannot load resource '+address; } } // Returning whether this file has been successfully loaded or not return window['WWW_Factory_loaded'][address]; } }