app/shell/static/shell.js
author Mario Ferraro <fadinlight@gmail.com>
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:12:20 +0100
changeset 3093 d1be59b6b627
parent 2335 366e64ecba91
permissions -rw-r--r--
GMaps related JS changed to use new google namespace. Google is going to change permanently in the future the way to load its services, so better stay safe. Also this commit shows uses of the new melange.js module. Fixes Issue 634.

// Copyright 2007 Google Inc.
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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/**
 * @fileoverview
 * Javascript code for the interactive AJAX shell.
 *
 * Part of http://code.google.com/p/google-app-engine-samples/.
 *
 * Includes a function (shell.runStatement) that sends the current python
 * statement in the shell prompt text box to the server, and a callback
 * (shell.done) that displays the results when the XmlHttpRequest returns.
 *
 * Also includes cross-browser code (shell.getXmlHttpRequest) to get an
 * XmlHttpRequest.
 */

/**
 * Shell namespace.
 * @type {Object}
 */
var shell = {}

/**
 * The shell history. history is an array of strings, ordered oldest to
 * newest. historyCursor is the current history element that the user is on.
 *
 * The last history element is the statement that the user is currently
 * typing. When a statement is run, it's frozen in the history, a new history
 * element is added to the end of the array for the new statement, and
 * historyCursor is updated to point to the new element.
 *
 * @type {Array}
 */
shell.history = [''];

/**
 * See {shell.history}
 * @type {number}
 */
shell.historyCursor = 0;

/**
 * A constant for the XmlHttpRequest 'done' state.
 * @type Number
 */
shell.DONE_STATE = 4;

/**
 * A cross-browser function to get an XmlHttpRequest object.
 *
 * @return {XmlHttpRequest?} a new XmlHttpRequest
 */
shell.getXmlHttpRequest = function() {
  if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
    return new XMLHttpRequest();
  } else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
    try {
      return new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.XMLHTTP');
    } catch(e) {
      return new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
    }
  }

  return null;
};

/**
 * This is the prompt textarea's onkeypress handler. Depending on the key that
 * was pressed, it will run the statement, navigate the history, or update the
 * current statement in the history.
 *
 * @param {Event} event the keypress event
 * @return {Boolean} false to tell the browser not to submit the form.
 */
shell.onPromptKeyPress = function(event) {
  var statement = document.getElementById('statement');

  if (this.historyCursor == this.history.length - 1) {
    // we're on the current statement. update it in the history before doing
    // anything.
    this.history[this.historyCursor] = statement.value;
  }

  // should we pull something from the history?
  if (event.shiftKey && event.keyCode == 38 /* up arrow */) {
    if (this.historyCursor > 0) {
      statement.value = this.history[--this.historyCursor];
    }
    return false;
  } else if (event.shiftKey && event.keyCode == 40 /* down arrow */) {
    if (this.historyCursor < this.history.length - 1) {
      statement.value = this.history[++this.historyCursor];
    }
    return false;
  } else if (!event.altKey) {
    // probably changing the statement. update it in the history.
    this.historyCursor = this.history.length - 1;
    this.history[this.historyCursor] = statement.value;
  }

  // should we submit?
  var ctrlEnter = (document.getElementById('submit_key').value == 'ctrl-enter');
  if (event.keyCode == 13 /* enter */ && !event.altKey && !event.shiftKey &&
      event.ctrlKey == ctrlEnter) {
    return this.runStatement();
  }
};

/**
 * The XmlHttpRequest callback. If the request succeeds, it adds the command
 * and its resulting output to the shell history div.
 *
 * @param {XmlHttpRequest} req the XmlHttpRequest we used to send the current
 *     statement to the server
 */
shell.done = function(req) {
  if (req.readyState == this.DONE_STATE) {
    var statement = document.getElementById('statement')
    statement.className = 'prompt';

    // add the command to the shell output
    var output = document.getElementById('output');

    output.value += '\n>>> ' + statement.value;
    statement.value = '';

    // add a new history element
    this.history.push('');
    this.historyCursor = this.history.length - 1;

    // add the command's result
    var result = req.responseText.replace(/^\s*|\s*$/g, '');  // trim whitespace
    if (result != '')
      output.value += '\n' + result;

    // scroll to the bottom
    output.scrollTop = output.scrollHeight;
    if (output.createTextRange) {
      var range = output.createTextRange();
      range.collapse(false);
      range.select();
    }
  }
};

/**
 * This is the form's onsubmit handler. It sends the python statement to the
 * server, and registers shell.done() as the callback to run when it returns.
 *
 * @return {Boolean} false to tell the browser not to submit the form.
 */
shell.runStatement = function() {
  var form = document.getElementById('form');

  // build a XmlHttpRequest
  var req = this.getXmlHttpRequest();
  if (!req) {
    document.getElementById('ajax-status').innerHTML =
        "<span class='error'>Your browser doesn't support AJAX. :(</span>";
    return false;
  }

  req.onreadystatechange = function() { shell.done(req); };

  // build the query parameter string
  var params = '';
  for (i = 0; i < form.elements.length; i++) {
    var elem = form.elements[i];
    if (elem.type != 'submit' && elem.type != 'button' && elem.id != 'caret') {
      var value = escape(elem.value).replace(/\+/g, '%2B'); // escape ignores +
      params += '&' + elem.name + '=' + value;
    }
  }

  // send the request and tell the user.
  document.getElementById('statement').className = 'prompt processing';
  req.open(form.method, form.action + '?' + params, true);
  req.setRequestHeader('Content-type',
                       'application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=UTF-8');
  req.send(null);

  return false;
};