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/**
* The DataSource utility provides a common configurable interface for widgets
* to access a variety of data, from JavaScript arrays to online servers over
* XHR.
*
* @module datasource
* @requires yahoo, event
* @optional xhr
* @title DataSource Utility
* @beta
*/
/****************************************************************************/
/****************************************************************************/
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/**
* The DataSource class defines and manages a live set of data for widgets to
* interact with. Examples of live databases include in-memory
* local data such as a JavaScript array, a JavaScript function, or JSON, or
* remote data such as data retrieved through an XHR connection.
*
* @class DataSource
* @uses YAHOO.util.EventProvider
* @constructor
* @param oLiveData {Object} Pointer to live database
* @param oConfigs {Object} (optional) Object literal of configuration values
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource = function(oLiveData, oConfigs) {
// Set any config params passed in to override defaults
if(oConfigs && (oConfigs.constructor == Object)) {
for(var sConfig in oConfigs) {
if(sConfig) {
this[sConfig] = oConfigs[sConfig];
}
}
}
if(!oLiveData) {
YAHOO.log("Could not instantiate DataSource due to invalid live database.","error",this.toString());
return;
}
if(YAHOO.lang.isArray(oLiveData)) {
this.dataType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSARRAY;
}
else if(YAHOO.lang.isString(oLiveData)) {
this.dataType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_XHR;
}
else if(YAHOO.lang.isFunction(oLiveData)) {
this.dataType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSFUNCTION;
}
else if(YAHOO.lang.isObject(oLiveData)) {
this.dataType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSON;
}
else {
this.dataType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_UNKNOWN;
}
this.liveData = oLiveData;
// Validate and initialize public configs
var maxCacheEntries = this.maxCacheEntries;
if(!YAHOO.lang.isNumber(maxCacheEntries) || (maxCacheEntries < 0)) {
maxCacheEntries = 0;
}
// Initialize local cache
if(maxCacheEntries > 0 && !this._aCache) {
this._aCache = [];
YAHOO.log("Cache initialized","info",this.toString());
}
this._sName = "instance" + YAHOO.util.DataSource._nIndex;
YAHOO.util.DataSource._nIndex++;
YAHOO.log("DataSource initialized", "info", this.toString());
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//
// Custom Events
//
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/**
* Fired when a request is made to the local cache.
*
* @event cacheRequestEvent
* @param oArgs.request {Object} The request object.
* @param oArgs.callback {Function} The callback function.
* @param oArgs.caller {Object} The parent object of the callback function.
*/
this.createEvent("cacheRequestEvent");
/**
* Fired when data is retrieved from the local cache.
*
* @event getCachedResponseEvent
* @param oArgs.request {Object} The request object.
* @param oArgs.response {Object} The response object.
* @param oArgs.callback {Function} The callback function.
* @param oArgs.caller {Object} The parent object of the callback function.
*/
this.createEvent("cacheResponseEvent");
/**
* Fired when a request is sent to the live data source.
*
* @event requestEvent
* @param oArgs.request {Object} The request object.
* @param oArgs.callback {Function} The callback function.
* @param oArgs.caller {Object} The parent object of the callback function.
*/
this.createEvent("requestEvent");
/**
* Fired when live data source sends response.
*
* @event responseEvent
* @param oArgs.request {Object} The request object.
* @param oArgs.response {Object} The raw response object.
* @param oArgs.callback {Function} The callback function.
* @param oArgs.caller {Object} The parent object of the callback function.
*/
this.createEvent("responseEvent");
/**
* Fired when response is parsed.
*
* @event responseParseEvent
* @param oArgs.request {Object} The request object.
* @param oArgs.response {Object} The parsed response object.
* @param oArgs.callback {Function} The callback function.
* @param oArgs.caller {Object} The parent object of the callback function.
*/
this.createEvent("responseParseEvent");
/**
* Fired when response is cached.
*
* @event responseCacheEvent
* @param oArgs.request {Object} The request object.
* @param oArgs.response {Object} The parsed response object.
* @param oArgs.callback {Function} The callback function.
* @param oArgs.caller {Object} The parent object of the callback function.
*/
this.createEvent("responseCacheEvent");
/**
* Fired when an error is encountered with the live data source.
*
* @event dataErrorEvent
* @param oArgs.request {Object} The request object.
* @param oArgs.callback {Function} The callback function.
* @param oArgs.caller {Object} The parent object of the callback function.
* @param oArgs.message {String} The error message.
*/
this.createEvent("dataErrorEvent");
/**
* Fired when the local cache is flushed.
*
* @event cacheFlushEvent
*/
this.createEvent("cacheFlushEvent");
};
YAHOO.augment(YAHOO.util.DataSource, YAHOO.util.EventProvider);
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//
// Public constants
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
* Type is unknown.
*
* @property TYPE_UNKNOWN
* @type Number
* @final
* @default -1
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_UNKNOWN = -1;
/**
* Type is a JavaScript Array.
*
* @property TYPE_JSARRAY
* @type Number
* @final
* @default 0
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSARRAY = 0;
/**
* Type is a JavaScript Function.
*
* @property TYPE_JSFUNCTION
* @type Number
* @final
* @default 1
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSFUNCTION = 1;
/**
* Type is hosted on a server via an XHR connection.
*
* @property TYPE_XHR
* @type Number
* @final
* @default 2
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_XHR = 2;
/**
* Type is JSON.
*
* @property TYPE_JSON
* @type Number
* @final
* @default 3
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSON = 3;
/**
* Type is XML.
*
* @property TYPE_XML
* @type Number
* @final
* @default 4
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_XML = 4;
/**
* Type is plain text.
*
* @property TYPE_TEXT
* @type Number
* @final
* @default 5
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_TEXT = 5;
/**
* Error message for invalid data responses.
*
* @property ERROR_DATAINVALID
* @type String
* @final
* @default "Invalid data"
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATAINVALID = "Invalid data";
/**
* Error message for null data responses.
*
* @property ERROR_DATANULL
* @type String
* @final
* @default "Null data"
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATANULL = "Null data";
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//
// Private member variables
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
* Internal class variable to index multiple DataSource instances.
*
* @property _nIndex
* @type Number
* @private
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource._nIndex = 0;
/**
* Name of DataSource instance.
*
* @property _sName
* @type String
* @private
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype._sName = null;
/**
* Local cache of data result objects indexed chronologically.
*
* @property _aCache
* @type Object[]
* @private
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype._aCache = null;
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//
// Private methods
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Public member variables
//
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/**
* Max size of the local cache. Set to 0 to turn off caching. Caching is
* useful to reduce the number of server connections. Recommended only for data
* sources that return comprehensive results for queries or when stale data is
* not an issue.
*
* @property maxCacheEntries
* @type Number
* @default 0
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.maxCacheEntries = 0;
/**
* Pointer to live database.
*
* @property liveData
* @type Object
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.liveData = null;
/**
* If data is accessed over XHR via Connection Manager, the connection timeout is
* configurable in milliseconds the XHR connection will wait for a server
* response. A a value of zero indicates the XHR connection will wait forever.
* Any value greater than zero will use the Connection utility's Auto-Abort
* feature.
*
* @property connTimeout
* @type Number
* @default 0
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.connTimeout = null;
/**
* Alias to YUI Connection Manager. Allows implementers to specify their own
* subclasses of the YUI Connection Manager utility.
*
* @property connMgr
* @type Object
* @default YAHOO.util.Connect
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.connMgr = YAHOO.util.Connect || null;
/**
* Where the live data is held.
*
* @property dataType
* @type Number
* @default YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_UNKNOWN
*
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.dataType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_UNKNOWN;
/**
* Format of response.
*
* @property responseType
* @type Number
* @default YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_UNKNOWN
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.responseType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_UNKNOWN;
/**
* Response schema object literal takes a combination of the following properties:
*
* <dl>
* <dt>resultsList</dt> <dd>Pointer to array of tabular data</dd>
* <dt>resultNode</dt> <dd>Pointer to node name of row data (XML data only)</dd>
* <dt>recordDelim</dt> <dd>Record delimiter (text data only)</dd>
* <dt>fieldDelim</dt> <dd>Field delimiter (text data only)</dd>
* <dt>fields</dt> <dd>Array of field names (aka keys), or array of object literals
* such as: {key:"fieldname",converter:YAHOO.util.DataSource.convertDate}</dd>
* </dl>
*
* @property responseSchema
* @type Object
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.responseSchema = null;
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//
// Public static methods
//
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/**
* Converts data from String to Number objects.
*
* @method convertNumber
* @method sData {String} Number string.
* @return {Number} Number object.
* @static
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.convertNumber = function(sData) {
return sData * 1;
};
/**
* Converts data from String to Date objects.
*
* @method convertDate
* @method sData {String} Date string.
* @return {Date} Date object.
* @static
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.convertDate = function(sData) {
var mm = sMarkup.substring(0,sMarkup.indexOf("/"));
sMarkup = sMarkup.substring(sMarkup.indexOf("/")+1);
var dd = sMarkup.substring(0,sMarkup.indexOf("/"));
var yy = sMarkup.substring(sMarkup.indexOf("/")+1);
return new Date(yy, mm, dd);
};
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//
// Public methods
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
* Public accessor to the unique name of the DataSource instance.
*
* @method toString
* @return {String} Unique name of the DataSource instance.
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.toString = function() {
return "DataSource " + this._sName;
};
/**
* Overridable method passes request to cache and returns cached response if any,
* refreshing the hit in the cache as the newest item. Returns null if there is
* no cache hit.
*
* @method getCachedResponse
* @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
* @param oCallback {Function} Handler function to receive the response
* @param oCaller {Object} The Calling object that is making the request
* @return {Object} Cached response object or null.
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.getCachedResponse = function(oRequest, oCallback, oCaller) {
var aCache = this._aCache;
var nCacheLength = (aCache) ? aCache.length : 0;
var oResponse = null;
// If cache is enabled...
if((this.maxCacheEntries > 0) && aCache && (nCacheLength > 0)) {
this.fireEvent("cacheRequestEvent", {request:oRequest,callback:oCallback,caller:oCaller});
// Loop through each cached element
for(var i = nCacheLength-1; i >= 0; i--) {
var oCacheElem = aCache[i];
// Defer cache hit logic to a public overridable method
if(this.isCacheHit(oRequest,oCacheElem.request)) {
// Grab the cached response
oResponse = oCacheElem.response;
// The cache returned a hit!
// Remove element from its original location
aCache.splice(i,1);
// Add as newest
this.addToCache(oRequest, oResponse);
this.fireEvent("cacheResponseEvent", {request:oRequest,response:oResponse,callback:oCallback,caller:oCaller});
break;
}
}
}
YAHOO.log("The cached response for \"" + oRequest + "\" is " + oResponse,"info",this.toString());
return oResponse;
};
/**
* Default overridable method matches given request to given cached request.
* Returns true if is a hit, returns false otherwise. Implementers should
* override this method to customize the cache-matching algorithm.
*
* @method isCacheHit
* @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
* @param oCachedRequest {Object} Cached request object.
* @return {Boolean} True if given request matches cached request, false otherwise.
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.isCacheHit = function(oRequest, oCachedRequest) {
return (oRequest === oCachedRequest);
};
/**
* Adds a new item to the cache. If cache is full, evicts the stalest item
* before adding the new item.
*
* @method addToCache
* @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
* @param oResponse {Object} Response object to cache.
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.addToCache = function(oRequest, oResponse) {
var aCache = this._aCache;
if(!aCache) {
return;
}
//TODO: check for duplicate entries
// If the cache is full, make room by removing stalest element (index=0)
while(aCache.length >= this.maxCacheEntries) {
aCache.shift();
}
// Add to cache in the newest position, at the end of the array
var oCacheElem = {request:oRequest,response:oResponse};
aCache.push(oCacheElem);
this.fireEvent("responseCacheEvent",{request:oRequest,response:oResponse});
YAHOO.log("Cached response for \"" + oRequest + "\"","info",this.toString());
};
/**
* Flushes cache.
*
* @method flushCache
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.flushCache = function() {
if(this._aCache) {
this._aCache = [];
this.fireEvent("cacheFlushEvent");
YAHOO.log("Flushed cache","info",this.toString());
}
};
/**
* First looks for cached response, then sends request to live data.
*
* @method sendRequest
* @param oRequest {Object} Request object
* @param oCallback {Function} Handler function to receive the response
* @param oCaller {Object} The Calling object that is making the request
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.sendRequest = function(oRequest, oCallback, oCaller) {
// First look in cache
var oCachedResponse = this.getCachedResponse(oRequest, oCallback, oCaller);
if(oCachedResponse) {
oCallback.call(oCaller, oRequest, oCachedResponse);
return;
}
// Not in cache, so forward request to live data
YAHOO.log("Making connection to live data for \"" + oRequest + "\"","info",this.toString());
this.makeConnection(oRequest, oCallback, oCaller);
};
/**
* Overridable method provides default functionality to make a connection to
* live data in order to send request. The response coming back is then
* forwarded to the handleResponse function. This method should be customized
* for more complex implementations.
*
* @method makeConnection
* @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
* @param oCallback {Function} Handler function to receive the response
* @param oCaller {Object} The Calling object that is making the request
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.makeConnection = function(oRequest, oCallback, oCaller) {
this.fireEvent("requestEvent", {request:oRequest,callback:oCallback,caller:oCaller});
var oRawResponse = null;
// How to make the connection depends on the type of data
switch(this.dataType) {
// If the live data is a JavaScript Array
// simply forward the entire array to the handler
case YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSARRAY:
case YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSON:
oRawResponse = this.liveData;
this.handleResponse(oRequest, oRawResponse, oCallback, oCaller);
break;
// If the live data is a JavaScript Function
// pass the request in as a parameter and
// forward the return value to the handler
case YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSFUNCTION:
oRawResponse = this.liveData(oRequest);
this.handleResponse(oRequest, oRawResponse, oCallback, oCaller);
break;
// If the live data is over Connection Manager
// set up the callback object and
// pass the request in as a URL query and
// forward the response to the handler
case YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_XHR:
/**
* Connection Manager success handler
*
* @method _xhrSuccess
* @param oResponse {Object} HTTPXMLRequest object
* @private
*/
var _xhrSuccess = function(oResponse) {
// If response ID does not match last made request ID,
// silently fail and wait for the next response
if(oResponse && (!this._oConn || (oResponse.tId != this._oConn.tId))) {
this.fireEvent("dataErrorEvent", {request:oRequest,callback:oCallback,caller:oCaller,message:YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATAINVALID});
YAHOO.log(YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATAINVALID, "error", this.toString());
return null;
}
// Error if no response
else if(!oResponse) {
this.fireEvent("dataErrorEvent", {request:oRequest,callback:oCallback,caller:oCaller,message:YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATANULL});
YAHOO.log(YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATANULL, "error", this.toString());
// Send error response back to the caller with the error flag on
oCallback.call(oCaller, oRequest, oResponse, true);
return null;
}
// Forward to handler
else {
this.handleResponse(oRequest, oResponse, oCallback, oCaller);
}
};
/**
* Connection Manager failure handler
*
* @method _xhrFailure
* @param oResponse {Object} HTTPXMLRequest object
* @private
*/
var _xhrFailure = function(oResponse) {
this.fireEvent("dataErrorEvent", {request:oRequest,callback:oCallback,caller:oCaller,message:YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATAINVALID});
YAHOO.log(YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATAINVALID + ": " + oResponse.statusText, "error", this.toString());
// Send failure response back to the caller with the error flag on
oCallback.call(oCaller, oRequest, oResponse, true);
return null;
};
/**
* Connection Manager callback object
*
* @property _xhrCallback
* @param oResponse {Object} HTTPXMLRequest object
* @private
*/
var _xhrCallback = {
success:_xhrSuccess,
failure:_xhrFailure,
scope: this
};
//TODO: connTimeout config
if(YAHOO.lang.isNumber(this.connTimeout) && (this.connTimeout > 0)) {
_xhrCallback.timeout = this.connTimeout;
}
//TODO: oConn config
if(this._oConn && this.connMgr) {
this.connMgr.abort(this._oConn);
}
var sUri = this.liveData+"?"+oRequest;
if(this.connMgr) {
this._oConn = this.connMgr.asyncRequest("GET", sUri, _xhrCallback, null);
}
else {
YAHOO.log("Could not find a valid Connection Manager","error",this.toString());
// Send null response back to the caller with the error flag on
oCallback.call(oCaller, oRequest, null, true);
}
break;
default:
//TODO: any default?
break;
}
};
/**
* Handles raw data response from live data source.
*
* @method handleResponse
* @param oRequest {Object} Request object
* @param oRawResponse {Object} The raw response from the live database
* @param oCallback {Function} Handler function to receive the response
* @param oCaller {Object} The calling object that is making the request
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.handleResponse = function(oRequest, oRawResponse, oCallback, oCaller) {
this.fireEvent("responseEvent", {request:oRequest,response:oRawResponse,callback:oCallback,caller:oCaller});
YAHOO.log("The live data response for \"" + oRequest + "\" is " + oRawResponse,"info",this.toString());
var xhr = (this.dataType == YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_XHR) ? true : false;
var oParsedResponse = null;
var bError = false;
//TODO: break out into overridable methods
switch(this.responseType) {
case YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSARRAY:
if(xhr && oRawResponse.responseText) {
oRawResponse = oRawResponse.responseText;
}
oParsedResponse = this.parseArrayData(oRequest, oRawResponse);
break;
case YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSON:
if(xhr && oRawResponse.responseText) {
oRawResponse = oRawResponse.responseText;
}
oParsedResponse = this.parseJSONData(oRequest, oRawResponse);
break;
case YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_XML:
if(xhr && oRawResponse.responseXML) {
oRawResponse = oRawResponse.responseXML;
}
oParsedResponse = this.parseXMLData(oRequest, oRawResponse);
break;
case YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_TEXT:
if(xhr && oRawResponse.responseText) {
oRawResponse = oRawResponse.responseText;
}
oParsedResponse = this.parseTextData(oRequest, oRawResponse);
break;
default:
//TODO: pass off to custom function
//var contentType = oRawResponse.getResponseHeader["Content-Type"];
YAHOO.log("Unknown response type","warn",this.toString());
break;
}
// Last chance to touch the raw response or the parsed response
oParsedResponse = this.doBeforeCallback(oRequest, oRawResponse, oParsedResponse);
if(oParsedResponse) {
this.fireEvent("responseParseEvent", {request:oRequest,response:oParsedResponse,callback:oCallback,caller:oCaller});
// Cache the response
this.addToCache(oRequest, oParsedResponse);
}
else {
this.fireEvent("dataErrorEvent", {request:oRequest,callback:oCallback,caller:oCaller,message:YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATANULL});
YAHOO.log(YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATANULL, "error", this.toString());
// Send response back to the caller with the error flag on
oParsedResponse.error = true;
}
// Send the response back to the caller
oCallback.call(oCaller, oRequest, oParsedResponse);
};
/**
* Overridable method gives implementers access to the original raw response and
* the parsed response (parsed against the given schema) before the data
* is added to the cache (if applicable) and then sent back to callback function.
* This is your chance to access the raw response and/or populate the parsed
* response with any custom data.
*
* @method doBeforeCallback
* @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
* @param oRawResponse {Object} The raw response from the live database.
* @param oParsedResponse {Object} The parsed response to return to calling object.
* @return {Object} Parsed response object
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.doBeforeCallback = function(oRequest, oRawResponse, oParsedResponse) {
return oParsedResponse;
};
/**
* Overridable method parses raw array data into a response object.
*
* @method parseArrayData
* @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
* @param oRawResponse {Object} The raw response from the live database.
* @return {Object} Parsed response object.
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.parseArrayData = function(oRequest, oRawResponse) {
if(YAHOO.lang.isArray(oRawResponse) && YAHOO.lang.isArray(this.responseSchema.fields)) {
var oParsedResponse = {results:[]};
var fields = this.responseSchema.fields;
for(var i=oRawResponse.length-1; i>-1; i--) {
var oResult = {};
for(var j=fields.length-1; j>-1; j--) {
var field = fields[j];
var key = field.key || field;
var data = oRawResponse[i][j] || oRawResponse[i][key];
if(field.converter) {
data = field.converter(data);
}
oResult[key] = data;
}
oParsedResponse.results.unshift(oResult);
}
YAHOO.log("Parsed array data = " + oParsedResponse,"info",this.toString());
return oParsedResponse;
}
else {
YAHOO.log("Array data could not be parsed" + oRawResponse,"error",this.toString());
return null;
}
};
/**
* Overridable method parses raw plain text data into a response object.
*
* @method parseTextData
* @param oRequest {Object} Request object
* @param oRawResponse {Object} The raw response from the live database
* @return {Object} Parsed response object
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.parseTextData = function(oRequest, oRawResponse) {
var oParsedResponse = {};
if(YAHOO.lang.isString(oRawResponse) &&
YAHOO.lang.isArray(this.responseSchema.fields) &&
YAHOO.lang.isString(this.responseSchema.recordDelim) &&
YAHOO.lang.isString(this.responseSchema.fieldDelim)) {
oParsedResponse.results = [];
var recDelim = this.responseSchema.recordDelim;
var fieldDelim = this.responseSchema.fieldDelim;
var fields = this.responseSchema.fields;
if(oRawResponse.length > 0) {
// Delete the last line delimiter at the end of the data if it exists
var newLength = oRawResponse.length-recDelim.length;
if(oRawResponse.substr(newLength) == recDelim) {
oRawResponse = oRawResponse.substr(0, newLength);
}
// Split along record delimiter to get an array of strings
var recordsarray = oRawResponse.split(recDelim);
// Cycle through each record, except the first which contains header info
for(var i = recordsarray.length-1; i>-1; i--) {
var oResult = {};
for(var j=fields.length-1; j>-1; j--) {
// Split along field delimter to get each data value
var fielddataarray = recordsarray[i].split(fieldDelim);
// Remove quotation marks from edges, if applicable
var data = fielddataarray[j];
if(data.charAt(0) == "\"") {
data = data.substr(1);
}
if(data.charAt(data.length-1) == "\"") {
data = data.substr(0,data.length-1);
}
var field = fields[j];
var key = field.key || field;
if(field.converter) {
data = field.converter(data);
}
oResult[key] = data;
}
oParsedResponse.results.unshift(oResult);
}
}
YAHOO.log("Parsed text data = " + oParsedResponse,"info",this.toString());
}
else {
YAHOO.log("Text data could not be parsed" + oRawResponse,"error",this.toString());
oParsedResponse.error = true;
}
return oParsedResponse;
};
/**
* Overridable method parses raw XML data into a response object.
*
* @method parseXMLData
* @param oRequest {Object} Request object
* @param oRawResponse {Object} The raw response from the live database
* @return {Object} Parsed response object
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.parseXMLData = function(oRequest, oRawResponse) {
var bError = false;
var oParsedResponse = {};
var xmlList = (this.responseSchema.resultNode) ?
oRawResponse.getElementsByTagName(this.responseSchema.resultNode) :
null;
if(!xmlList || !YAHOO.lang.isArray(this.responseSchema.fields)) {
bError = true;
}
// Loop through each result
else {
oParsedResponse.results = [];
for(var k = xmlList.length-1; k >= 0 ; k--) {
var result = xmlList.item(k);
var oResult = {};
// Loop through each data field in each result using the schema
for(var m = this.responseSchema.fields.length-1; m >= 0 ; m--) {
var field = this.responseSchema.fields[m];
var key = field.key || field;
var data = null;
// Values may be held in an attribute...
var xmlAttr = result.attributes.getNamedItem(key);
if(xmlAttr) {
data = xmlAttr.value;
}
// ...or in a node
else {
var xmlNode = result.getElementsByTagName(key);
if(xmlNode && xmlNode.item(0) && xmlNode.item(0).firstChild) {
data = xmlNode.item(0).firstChild.nodeValue;
}
else {
data = "";
}
}
if(field.converter) {
data = field.converter(data);
}
// Capture the schema-mapped data field values into an array
oResult[key] = data;
}
// Capture each array of values into an array of results
oParsedResponse.results.unshift(oResult);
}
}
if(bError) {
YAHOO.log("JSON data could not be parsed" + oRawResponse,"error",this.toString());
oParsedResponse.error = true;
}
else {
YAHOO.log("Parsed XML data = " + oParsedResponse,"info",this.toString());
}
return oParsedResponse;
};
/**
* Overridable method parses raw JSON data into a response object.
*
* @method parseJSONData
* @param oRequest {Object} Request object
* @param oRawResponse {Object} The raw response from the live database
* @return {Object} Parsed response object
*/
YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.parseJSONData = function(oRequest, oRawResponse) {
var oParsedResponse = {};
if(oRawResponse && YAHOO.lang.isArray(this.responseSchema.fields)) {
var fields = this.responseSchema.fields;
var bError = false;
oParsedResponse.results = [];
var jsonObj,jsonList;
// Parse JSON object out if it's a string
if(YAHOO.lang.isString(oRawResponse)) {
// Check for latest JSON lib but divert KHTML clients
var isNotMac = (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf('khtml')== -1);
if(oRawResponse.parseJSON && isNotMac) {
// Use the new JSON utility if available
jsonObj = oRawResponse.parseJSON();
if(!jsonObj) {
bError = true;
}
}
// Check for older JSON lib but divert KHTML clients
else if(window.JSON && JSON.parse && isNotMac) {
// Use the JSON utility if available
jsonObj = JSON.parse(oRawResponse);
if(!jsonObj) {
bError = true;
}
}
// No JSON lib found so parse the string
else {
try {
// Trim leading spaces
while (oRawResponse.length > 0 &&
(oRawResponse.charAt(0) != "{") &&
(oRawResponse.charAt(0) != "[")) {
oRawResponse = oRawResponse.substring(1, oResponse.length);
}
if(oRawResponse.length > 0) {
// Strip extraneous stuff at the end
var objEnd = Math.max(oRawResponse.lastIndexOf("]"),oRawResponse.lastIndexOf("}"));
oRawResponse = oRawResponse.substring(0,objEnd+1);
// Turn the string into an object literal...
// ...eval is necessary here
jsonObj = eval("(" + oRawResponse + ")");
if(!jsonObj) {
bError = true;
}
}
}
catch(e) {
bError = true;
}
}
}
// Response must already be a JSON object
else if(oRawResponse.constructor == Object) {
jsonObj = oRawResponse;
}
// Not a string or an object
else {
bError = true;
}
// Now that we have a JSON object, parse a jsonList out of it
if(jsonObj && jsonObj.constructor == Object) {
try {
// eval is necessary here since schema can be of unknown depth
jsonList = eval("jsonObj." + this.responseSchema.resultsList);
}
catch(e) {
bError = true;
}
}
if(bError || !jsonList) {
YAHOO.log("JSON data could not be parsed" + oRawResponse,"error",this.toString());
oParsedResponse.error = true;
}
else if(!YAHOO.lang.isArray(jsonList)) {
jsonList = [jsonList];
}
// Loop through the array of all responses...
for(var i = jsonList.length-1; i >= 0 ; i--) {
var oResult = {};
var jsonResult = jsonList[i];
// ...and loop through each data field value of each response
for(var j = fields.length-1; j >= 0 ; j--) {
var field = fields[j];
var key = field.key || field;
// ...and capture data into an array mapped according to the schema...
// eval is necessary here since schema can be of unknown depth
var data = eval("jsonResult." + key);
if((typeof data == "undefined") || (data === null)) {
data = "";
}
//YAHOO.log("data: " + i + " value:" +j+" = "+dataFieldValue,"debug",this.toString());
if(field.converter) {
data = field.converter(data);
}
oResult[key] = data;
}
// Capture the array of data field values in an array of results
oParsedResponse.results.unshift(oResult);
}
YAHOO.log("Parsed JSON data = " + oParsedResponse,"info",this.toString());
}
else {
YAHOO.log("JSON data could not be parsed" + oRawResponse,"error",this.toString());
oParsedResponse.error = true;
}
return oParsedResponse;
};