source: Dev/trunk/src/client/dojox/wire/_base.js

dojo.provide("dojox.wire._base");

dojox.wire._defaultWireClass = "dojox.wire.Wire";

dojox.wire._wireClasses = {
        "attribute": "dojox.wire.DataWire",
        "path": "dojox.wire.XmlWire",
        "children": "dojox.wire.CompositeWire",
        "columns": "dojox.wire.TableAdapter",
        "nodes": "dojox.wire.TreeAdapter",
        "segments": "dojox.wire.TextAdapter"
};

dojox.wire.register = function(/*Function||String*/wireClass, /*String*/key){
        // summary:
        //              Register a Wire class
        // description:
        //              The specified Wire class or a class name is registered with
        //              a key property of arguments to create a Wire
        // wireClass:
        //              A class or full qualified class name
        // key:
        //              A key property of arguments to create a Wire
        if(!wireClass || !key){
                return; //undefined
        }
        if(dojox.wire._wireClasses[key]){ // key already in use
                return; //undefined
        }
        dojox.wire._wireClasses[key] = wireClass;
};

dojox.wire._getClass = function(/*String*/name){
        // summary:
        //              Returns a class
        // description:
        //              The class is loaded by dojo.require() and returned
        //              by dojo.getObject().
        // name:
        //              A class name
        // returns:
        //              A class
        dojo["require"](name); // use dojo["require"] instead of dojo.require to avoid a build problem
        return dojo.getObject(name); //Function
};

dojox.wire.create = function(/*Object*/args){
        // summary:
        //              Create a Wire from arguments
        // description:
        //              If 'args' specifies 'wireClass', it is used as a class or full
        //              qualified class name to create a Wire with 'args' as arguments.
        //              Otherwise, a Wire class is determined by other proeprties of 'args'
        //              checking if 'args' specifies a key property for a Wire class.
        //              If no key property found, the default Wire class is used.
        // args:
        //              Arguments to create a Wire
        // returns:
        //              A Wire
        if(!args){
                args = {};
        }
        var wireClass = args.wireClass;
        if(wireClass){
                if(dojo.isString(wireClass)){
                        wireClass = dojox.wire._getClass(wireClass);
                }
        }else{
                for(var key in args){
                        if(!args[key]){
                                continue;
                        }
                        wireClass = dojox.wire._wireClasses[key];
                        if(wireClass){
                                if(dojo.isString(wireClass)){
                                        wireClass = dojox.wire._getClass(wireClass);
                                        dojox.wire._wireClasses[key] = wireClass;
                                }
                                break;
                        }
                }
        }
        if(!wireClass){
                if(dojo.isString(dojox.wire._defaultWireClass)){
                        dojox.wire._defaultWireClass = dojox.wire._getClass(dojox.wire._defaultWireClass);
                }
                wireClass = dojox.wire._defaultWireClass;
        }
        return new wireClass(args); //Object
};

dojox.wire.isWire = function(/*Object*/wire){
        // summary:
        //              Check if an object is a Wire
        // description:
        //              If the specified object is a Wire, true is returned.
        //              Otherwise, false is returned.
        // wire:
        //              An object to check
        // returns:
        //              True if the object is a Wire, otherwise false
        return (wire && wire._wireClass); //Boolean
};

dojox.wire.transfer = function(/*Wire||Object*/source, /*Wire||Object*/target, /*Object?*/defaultObject, /*Object?*/defaultTargetObject){
        // summary:
        //              Transfer a source value to a target value
        // description:
        //              If 'source' and/or 'target' are not Wires, Wires are created with
        //              them as arguments.
        //              A value is got through the source Wire and set through the target
        //              Wire.
        //              'defaultObject' is passed to Wires as a default root object.
        //              If 'defaultTargetObject' is specified, it is passed to the target
        //              Wire as a default root object, instead of 'defaultObject'.
        // source:
        //              A Wire or arguments to create a Wire for a source value
        // target:
        //              A Wire or arguments to create a Wire for a target value
        // defaultObject:
        //              Optional default root object passed to Wires
        // defaultTargetObject:
        //              Optional default root object passed to Wires
        if(!source || !target){
                return; //undefined
        }
        if(!dojox.wire.isWire(source)){
                source = dojox.wire.create(source);
        }
        if(!dojox.wire.isWire(target)){
                target = dojox.wire.create(target);
        }

        var value = source.getValue(defaultObject);
        target.setValue(value, (defaultTargetObject || defaultObject));
};

dojox.wire.connect = function(/*Object*/trigger, /*Wire||Object*/source, /*Wire||Object*/target){
        // summary:
        //              Transfer a source value to a target value on a trigger event or
        //              topic
        // description:
        //              If 'trigger' specifies 'topic', the topic is subscribed to transer
        //              a value on the topic.
        //              Otherwise, the event specified to 'event' of 'trigger' is listened
        //              to transfer a value.
        //              On the specified event or topic, transfer() is called with
        //              'source', 'target' and the arguments of the event or topic (as
        //              default root objects).
        // trigger:
        //              An event or topic to trigger a transfer
        // source:
        //              A Wire or arguments to create a Wire for a source value
        // target:
        //              A Wire or arguments to create a Wire for a target value
        // returns:
        //              A connection handle for disconnect()
        if(!trigger || !source || !target){
                return; //undefined
        }

        var connection = {topic: trigger.topic};
        if(trigger.topic){
                connection.handle = dojo.subscribe(trigger.topic, function(){
                        dojox.wire.transfer(source, target, arguments);
                });
        }else if(trigger.event){
                connection.handle = dojo.connect(trigger.scope, trigger.event, function(){
                        dojox.wire.transfer(source, target, arguments);
                });
        }
        return connection; //Object
};

dojox.wire.disconnect = function(/*Object*/connection){
        // summary:
        //              Remove a connection or subscription for transfer
        // description:
        //              If 'handle' has 'topic', the topic is unsubscribed.
        //              Otherwise, the listener to an event is removed.
        // connection:
        //              A connection handle returned by connect()
        if(!connection || !connection.handle){
                return; //undefined
        }

        if(connection.topic){
                dojo.unsubscribe(connection.handle);
        }else{
                dojo.disconnect(connection.handle);
        }
};