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15 * Author: Steffen Meschkat <mesch@google.com>
17 * @fileoverview This class is used to evaluate expressions in a local
18 * context. Used by JstProcessor.
23 * Names of special variables defined by the jstemplate evaluation
24 * context. These can be used in js expression in jstemplate
27 var VAR_index = '$index';
28 var VAR_count = '$count';
29 var VAR_this = '$this';
30 var VAR_context = '$context';
35 * The name of the global variable which holds the value to be returned if
36 * context evaluation results in an error.
37 * Use JsEvalContext.setGlobal(GLOB_default, value) to set this.
39 var GLOB_default = '$default';
43 * Un-inlined literals, to avoid object creation in IE6. TODO(mesch):
44 * So far, these are only used here, but we could use them thoughout
45 * the code and thus move them to constants.js.
48 var REGEXP_semicolon = /\s*;\s*/;
53 * @param {Object|null} opt_data
54 * @param {Object} opt_parent
57 function JsEvalContext(opt_data, opt_parent) {
58 this.constructor_.apply(this, arguments);
62 * Context for processing a jstemplate. The context contains a context
63 * object, whose properties can be referred to in jstemplate
64 * expressions, and it holds the locally defined variables.
66 * @param {Object|null} opt_data The context object. Null if no context.
68 * @param {Object} opt_parent The parent context, from which local
69 * variables are inherited. Normally the context object of the parent
70 * context is the object whose property the parent object is. Null for the
71 * context of the root object.
73 JsEvalContext.prototype.constructor_ = function(opt_data, opt_parent) {
77 * The context for variable definitions in which the jstemplate
78 * expressions are evaluated. Other than for the local context,
79 * which replaces the parent context, variable definitions of the
80 * parent are inherited. The special variable $this points to data_.
82 * If this instance is recycled from the cache, then the property is
83 * already initialized.
91 // If there is a parent node, inherit local variables from the
93 copyProperties(me.vars_, opt_parent.vars_);
95 // If a root node, inherit global symbols. Since every parent
96 // chain has a root with no parent, global variables will be
97 // present in the case above too. This means that globals can be
98 // overridden by locals, as it should be.
99 copyProperties(me.vars_, JsEvalContext.globals_);
103 * The current context object is assigned to the special variable
104 * $this so it is possible to use it in expressions.
107 me.vars_[VAR_this] = opt_data;
110 * The entire context structure is exposed as a variable so it can be
111 * passed to javascript invocations through jseval.
113 me.vars_[VAR_context] = me;
116 * The local context of the input data in which the jstemplate
117 * expressions are evaluated. Notice that this is usually an Object,
118 * but it can also be a scalar value (and then still the expression
119 * $this can be used to refer to it). Notice this can even be value,
120 * undefined or null. Hence, we have to protect jsexec() from using
121 * undefined or null, yet we want $this to reflect the true value of
122 * the current context. Thus we assign the original value to $this,
123 * above, but for the expression context we replace null and
124 * undefined by the empty string.
126 * @type {Object|null}
128 me.data_ = getDefaultObject(opt_data, STRING_empty);
131 // If this is a top-level context, create a variable reference to the data
132 // to allow for accessing top-level properties of the original context
133 // data from child contexts.
134 me.vars_[VAR_top] = me.data_;
140 * A map of globally defined symbols. Every instance of JsExprContext
141 * inherits them in its vars_.
144 JsEvalContext.globals_ = {}
148 * Sets a global symbol. It will be available like a variable in every
149 * JsEvalContext instance. This is intended mainly to register
150 * immutable global objects, such as functions, at load time, and not
151 * to add global data at runtime. I.e. the same objections as to
152 * global variables in general apply also here. (Hence the name
153 * "global", and not "global var".)
154 * @param {string} name
155 * @param {Object|null} value
157 JsEvalContext.setGlobal = function(name, value) {
158 JsEvalContext.globals_[name] = value;
163 * Set the default value to be returned if context evaluation results in an
164 * error. (This can occur if a non-existent value was requested).
166 JsEvalContext.setGlobal(GLOB_default, null);
170 * A cache to reuse JsEvalContext instances. (IE6 perf)
172 * @type Array.<JsEvalContext>
174 JsEvalContext.recycledInstances_ = [];
178 * A factory to create a JsEvalContext instance, possibly reusing
179 * one from recycledInstances_. (IE6 perf)
181 * @param {Object} opt_data
182 * @param {JsEvalContext} opt_parent
183 * @return {JsEvalContext}
185 JsEvalContext.create = function(opt_data, opt_parent) {
186 if (jsLength(JsEvalContext.recycledInstances_) > 0) {
187 var instance = JsEvalContext.recycledInstances_.pop();
188 JsEvalContext.call(instance, opt_data, opt_parent);
191 return new JsEvalContext(opt_data, opt_parent);
197 * Recycle a used JsEvalContext instance, so we can avoid creating one
198 * the next time we need one. (IE6 perf)
200 * @param {JsEvalContext} instance
202 JsEvalContext.recycle = function(instance) {
203 for (var i in instance.vars_) {
204 // NOTE(mesch): We avoid object creation here. (IE6 perf)
205 delete instance.vars_[i];
207 instance.data_ = null;
208 JsEvalContext.recycledInstances_.push(instance);
213 * Executes a function created using jsEvalToFunction() in the context
214 * of vars, data, and template.
216 * @param {Function} exprFunction A javascript function created from
217 * a jstemplate attribute value.
219 * @param {Element} template DOM node of the template.
221 * @return {Object|null} The value of the expression from which
222 * exprFunction was created in the current js expression context and
223 * the context of template.
225 JsEvalContext.prototype.jsexec = function(exprFunction, template) {
227 return exprFunction.call(template, this.vars_, this.data_);
229 log('jsexec EXCEPTION: ' + e + ' at ' + template +
230 ' with ' + exprFunction);
231 return JsEvalContext.globals_[GLOB_default];
237 * Clones the current context for a new context object. The cloned
238 * context has the data object as its context object and the current
239 * context as its parent context. It also sets the $index variable to
240 * the given value. This value usually is the position of the data
241 * object in a list for which a template is instantiated multiply.
243 * @param {Object} data The new context object.
245 * @param {number} index Position of the new context when multiply
246 * instantiated. (See implementation of jstSelect().)
248 * @param {number} count The total number of contexts that were multiply
249 * instantiated. (See implementation of jstSelect().)
251 * @return {JsEvalContext}
253 JsEvalContext.prototype.clone = function(data, index, count) {
254 var ret = JsEvalContext.create(data, this);
255 ret.setVariable(VAR_index, index);
256 ret.setVariable(VAR_count, count);
262 * Binds a local variable to the given value. If set from jstemplate
263 * jsvalue expressions, variable names must start with $, but in the
264 * API they only have to be valid javascript identifier.
266 * @param {string} name
268 * @param {Object?} value
270 JsEvalContext.prototype.setVariable = function(name, value) {
271 this.vars_[name] = value;
276 * Returns the value bound to the local variable of the given name, or
277 * undefined if it wasn't set. There is no way to distinguish a
278 * variable that wasn't set from a variable that was set to
279 * undefined. Used mostly for testing.
281 * @param {string} name
283 * @return {Object?} value
285 JsEvalContext.prototype.getVariable = function(name) {
286 return this.vars_[name];
291 * Evaluates a string expression within the scope of this context
292 * and returns the result.
294 * @param {string} expr A javascript expression
295 * @param {Element} opt_template An optional node to serve as "this"
297 * @return {Object?} value
299 JsEvalContext.prototype.evalExpression = function(expr, opt_template) {
300 var exprFunction = jsEvalToFunction(expr);
301 return this.jsexec(exprFunction, opt_template);
306 * Uninlined string literals for jsEvalToFunction() (IE6 perf).
310 var STRING_with = 'with (a_) with (b_) return ';
314 * Cache for jsEvalToFunction results.
317 JsEvalContext.evalToFunctionCache_ = {};
321 * Evaluates the given expression as the body of a function that takes
322 * vars and data as arguments. Since the resulting function depends
323 * only on expr, we cache the result so we save some Function
324 * invocations, and some object creations in IE6.
326 * @param {string} expr A javascript expression.
328 * @return {Function} A function that returns the value of expr in the
329 * context of vars and data.
331 function jsEvalToFunction(expr) {
332 if (!JsEvalContext.evalToFunctionCache_[expr]) {
334 // NOTE(mesch): The Function constructor is faster than eval().
335 JsEvalContext.evalToFunctionCache_[expr] =
336 new Function(STRING_a, STRING_b, STRING_with + expr);
338 log('jsEvalToFunction (' + expr + ') EXCEPTION ' + e);
341 return JsEvalContext.evalToFunctionCache_[expr];
346 * Evaluates the given expression to itself. This is meant to pass
347 * through string attribute values.
349 * @param {string} expr
353 function jsEvalToSelf(expr) {
359 * Parses the value of the jsvalues attribute in jstemplates: splits
360 * it up into a map of labels and expressions, and creates functions
361 * from the expressions that are suitable for execution by
362 * JsEvalContext.jsexec(). All that is returned as a flattened array
363 * of pairs of a String and a Function.
365 * @param {string} expr
369 function jsEvalToValues(expr) {
370 // TODO(mesch): It is insufficient to split the values by simply
371 // finding semi-colons, as the semi-colon may be part of a string
372 // constant or escaped.
374 var values = expr.split(REGEXP_semicolon);
375 for (var i = 0, I = jsLength(values); i < I; ++i) {
376 var colon = values[i].indexOf(CHAR_colon);
380 var label = stringTrim(values[i].substr(0, colon));
381 var value = jsEvalToFunction(values[i].substr(colon + 1));
382 ret.push(label, value);
389 * Parses the value of the jseval attribute of jstemplates: splits it
390 * up into a list of expressions, and creates functions from the
391 * expressions that are suitable for execution by
392 * JsEvalContext.jsexec(). All that is returned as an Array of
395 * @param {string} expr
397 * @return {Array.<Function>}
399 function jsEvalToExpressions(expr) {
401 var values = expr.split(REGEXP_semicolon);
402 for (var i = 0, I = jsLength(values); i < I; ++i) {
404 var value = jsEvalToFunction(values[i]);