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Author: Bermi Ferrer
Author: Jerome Loyet
Copyright: Copyright (c) 2002-2006, Akelos Media, S.L. http://www.akelos.org
License: GNU Lesser General Public License
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 AkActionView/helpers/javascript_helper.php

Defines 1 class

PrototypeHelper:: (17 methods):
  getCallbacks()
  getAjaxOptions()
  link_to_remote()
  periodically_call_remote()
  form_remote_tag()
  remote_form_for()
  form_remote_for()
  submit_to_remote()
  update_element_function()
  evaluate_remote_response()
  remote_function()
  observe_field()
  observe_form()
  _buildObserver()
  _buildCallbacks()
  _optionsForAjax()
  _methodOptionToString()


Class: PrototypeHelper  - X-Ref

Provides a set of helpers for calling Prototype JavaScript functions,
including functionality to call remote methods using
Ajax[http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000385.php].
This means that you can call actions in your controllers without
reloading the page, but still update certain parts of it using
injections into the DOM. The common use case is having a form that adds
a new element to a list without reloading the page.

To be able to use these helpers, you must include the Prototype
JavaScript framework in your pages. See the documentation for
ActionView/helpers/javascript_helper.php for more information on including
the necessary JavaScript.

See link_to_remote for documentation of options common to all Ajax
helpers.

See also ActionView/helpers/scriptaculous_helper.php for helpers which work
with the Scriptaculous controls and visual effects library.

See JavaScriptGenerator for information on updating multiple elements
on the page in an Ajax response.
getCallbacks()   X-Ref
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getAjaxOptions()   X-Ref
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link_to_remote($name, $options = array()   X-Ref
Returns a link to a remote action defined by <tt>options['url']</tt>
(using the url_for format) that's called in the background using
XMLHttpRequest. The result of that request can then be inserted into a
DOM object whose id can be specified with <tt>options['update']</tt>.
Usually, the result would be a partial prepared by the controller with
either render_partial or render_partial_collection.

Examples:
$prototype_helper->link_to_remote('Delete this post', array('url' => array('action' => 'destroy', 'id' => $_POST['id']), 'update' => 'posts'));
$prototype_helper->link_to_remote(Asset$this->_controller->tag_helper->image_tag('refresh'), array('url' => array('action' => 'list_emails'), array('update => 'emails'));

You can also specify an array for <tt>options['update']</tt> to allow for
easy redirection of output to an other DOM element if a server-side
error occurs:

Example:
$prototype_helper->link_to_remote('Delete this post', array('url' => array('action' => 'destroy', 'id' => $_POST['id']), array('update' => array('success' => 'posts', 'failure' => 'error');

Optionally, you can use the <tt>options['position']</tt> parameter to
influence how the target DOM element is updated. It must be one of
<tt>'before'</tt>, <tt>'top'</tt>, <tt>'bottom'</tt>, or <tt>'after'</tt>.

By default, these remote requests are processed asynchronous during
which various JavaScript callbacks can be triggered (for progress
indicators and the likes). All callbacks get access to the
<tt>request</tt> object, which holds the underlying XMLHttpRequest.

To access the server response, use <tt>request.responseText</tt>, to
find out the HTTP status, use <tt>request.status</tt>.

Example:

$prototype_helper->link_to_remote($word, array('url' => array('action' => 'undo', 'n' => $word_counter) , 'complete' => 'undoRequestCompleted(request)');

The callbacks that may be specified are (in order):

<tt>'loading'</tt>::       Called when the remote document is being
loaded with data by the browser.
<tt>'loaded'</tt>::        Called when the browser has finished loading
the remote document.
<tt>'interactive'</tt>::   Called when the user can interact with the
remote document, even though it has not
finished loading.
<tt>'success'</tt>::       Called when the XMLHttpRequest is completed,
and the HTTP status code is in the 2XX range.
<tt>'failure'</tt>::       Called when the XMLHttpRequest is completed,
and the HTTP status code is not in the 2XX
range.
<tt>'complete'</tt>::      Called when the XMLHttpRequest is complete
(fires after success/failure if they are
present).

You can further refine <tt>'success'</tt> and <tt>'failure'</tt> by
adding additional callbacks for specific status codes.

Example:
$this->link_to_remote($word, array('url' => array('action' => 'action')), array('404' => "alert('Not found...? Wrong URL...?')"), array('failure' => "alert('HTTP Error ' + request.status + '!')"));

A status code callback overrides the success/failure handlers if present.

If you for some reason or another need synchronous processing (that'll
block the browser while the request is happening), you can specify
<tt>options['type'] = 'synchronous'</tt>.

You can customize further browser side call logic by passing in
JavaScript code snippets via some optional parameters. In their order
of use these are:

<tt>'confirm'</tt>::      Adds confirmation dialog.
<tt>'condition'</tt>::    Perform remote request conditionally
by this expression. Use this to
describe browser-side conditions when
request should not be initiated.
<tt>'before'</tt>::       Called before request is initiated.
<tt>'after'</tt>::        Called immediately after request was
initiated and before <tt>'loading'</tt>.
<tt>'submit'</tt>::       Specifies the DOM element ID that's used
as the parent of the form elements. By
default this is the current form, but
it could just as well be the ID of a
table row or any other DOM element.

periodically_call_remote($options = array()   X-Ref
Periodically calls the specified url (<tt>options[:url]</tt>) every
<tt>options['frequency']</tt> seconds (default is 10). Usually used to
update a specified div (<tt>options['update']</tt>) with the results
of the remote call. The options for specifying the target with 'url'
and defining callbacks is the same as link_to_remote.


form_remote_tag($options = array()   X-Ref
Returns a form tag that will submit using XMLHttpRequest in the
background instead of the regular reloading POST arrangement. Even
though it's using JavaScript to serialize the form elements, the form
submission will work just like a regular submission as viewed by the
receiving side (all elements available in @params). The options for
specifying the target with 'url' and defining callbacks is the same as
link_to_remote.

A 'fall-through' target for browsers that doesn't do JavaScript can be
specified with the 'action'/'method' options on 'html'.

Example:
$prototype_helper->form_remote_tag('html' => array('action' => $this->_controller->url_helper->url_for(array('controller' => 'some', 'action' => 'place')));
$prototype_helper->form_remote_tag('url' => array('controller' => 'foo', 'action' => 'bar'), 'update' => 'div_to_update', html => array('id' => 'form_id'));

The Hash passed to the 'html' key is equivalent to the options (2nd)
argument in the FormTagHelper.form_tag method.

By default the fall-through action is the same as the one specified in
the 'url' (and the default method is 'post').

remote_form_for($object_name, $object, $options = array()   X-Ref
Works like form_remote_tag, but uses form_for semantics.


form_remote_for($object_name, $object, $options = array()   X-Ref
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submit_to_remote($name, $value, $options = array()   X-Ref
Returns a button input tag that will submit form using XMLHttpRequest
in the background instead of regular reloading POST arrangement.
<tt>options</tt> argument is the same as in <tt>form_remote_tag</tt>.


update_element_function($element_id, $options = array()   X-Ref
Returns a JavaScript function (or expression) that'll update a DOM
element according to the options passed.

* <tt>'content'</tt>: The content to use for updating. Can be left out if using block, see example.
* <tt>'action'</tt>: Valid options are 'update' (assumed by default), 'empty', 'remove'
* <tt>'position'</tt> If the 'action' is 'update', you can optionally
specify one of the following positions: 'before', 'top', 'bottom', 'after'.

Examples:
<?= $javascript_helper->javascript_tag($prototype_helper->update_element_function('products', array('position' => 'bottom'), array('content' => '<p>New product!</p>')) ?>

<% replacement_function = update_element_function("products") do %>
<p>Product 1</p>
<p>Product 2</p>
<% end %>
<%= javascript_tag(replacement_function) %>

This method can also be used in combination with remote method call
where the result is evaluated afterwards to cause multiple updates on
a page. Example:

* Calling view
<?= $this->_controller->form_helper->form_remote_tag(array('url' => array('action' => 'buy')), array('complete' => evaluate_remote_response)) ?>
all the inputs here...

* Controller action
function buy(){
$this->_controller->product = $this->_controller->Product->find(1);
}

* Returning view
<?= $prototype_helper->update_element_function('cart', array('action' => 'update', 'position' => 'bottom', 'content' => "<p>New Product: {$product.name}</p>")) ?>

<% update_element_function("status", :binding => binding) do %>
You've bought a new product!
<% end %>

Notice how the second call doesn't need to be in an ERb output block
since it uses a block and passes in the binding to render directly.
This trick will however only work in ERb (not Builder or other
template forms).

See also JavaScriptGenerator and update_page.

evaluate_remote_response()   X-Ref
Returns 'eval(request.responseText)' which is the JavaScript function
that form_remote_tag can call in 'complete' to evaluate a multiple
update return document using update_element_function calls.


remote_function($options = array()   X-Ref
Returns the JavaScript needed for a remote function.
Takes the same arguments as link_to_remote.

Example:
<select id="options" onchange="<?= $prototype_helper->remote_function(array('update' => 'options',  'url' => array('action' => 'update_options' )) ?>">
<option value="0">Hello</option>
<option value="1">World</option>
</select>

observe_field($field_id, $options = array()   X-Ref
Observes the field with the DOM ID specified by +field_id+ and makes
an Ajax call when its contents have changed.

Required +options+ are:
<tt>'url</tt>::       +url_for+-style options for the action to call
when the field has changed.

Additional options are:
<tt>frequency</tt>:: The frequency (in seconds) at which changes to
this field will be detected. Not setting this
option at all or to a value equal to or less than
zero will use event based observation instead of
time based observation.
<tt>update</tt>::    Specifies the DOM ID of the element whose
innerHTML should be updated with the
XMLHttpRequest response text.
<tt>with</tt>::      A JavaScript expression specifying the
parameters for the XMLHttpRequest. This defaults
to 'value', which in the evaluated context
refers to the new field value.
<tt>on</tt>::        Specifies which event handler to observe. By default,
it's set to "changed" for text fields and areas and
"click" for radio buttons and checkboxes. With this,
you can specify it instead to be "blur" or "focus" or
any other event.

Additionally, you may specify any of the options documented in
link_to_remote.

observe_form($form_id, $options = array()   X-Ref
Like +observe_field+, but operates on an entire form identified by the
DOM ID +form_id+. +options+ are the same as +observe_field+, except
the default value of the <tt>with</tt> option evaluates to the
serialized (request string) value of the form.


_buildObserver($class, $name, $options = array()   X-Ref
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_buildCallbacks($options)   X-Ref
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_optionsForAjax($options)   X-Ref
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_methodOptionToString($method)   X-Ref
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