2 Copyright (c) 2007, Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
3 Code licensed under the BSD License:
4 http://developer.yahoo.net/yui/license.txt
8 * The DataSource utility provides a common configurable interface for widgets
9 * to access a variety of data, from JavaScript arrays to online servers over
12 * @namespace YAHOO.util
14 * @requires yahoo, event
15 * @optional connection
16 * @title DataSource Utility
20 /****************************************************************************/
21 /****************************************************************************/
22 /****************************************************************************/
25 * The DataSource class defines and manages a live set of data for widgets to
26 * interact with. Examples of live databases include in-memory
27 * local data such as a JavaScript array, a JavaScript function, or JSON, or
28 * remote data such as data retrieved through an XHR connection.
31 * @uses YAHOO.util.EventProvider
33 * @param oLiveData {Object} Pointer to live database.
34 * @param oConfigs {Object} (optional) Object literal of configuration values.
36 YAHOO.util.DataSource = function(oLiveData, oConfigs) {
37 // Set any config params passed in to override defaults
38 if(oConfigs && (oConfigs.constructor == Object)) {
39 for(var sConfig in oConfigs) {
41 this[sConfig] = oConfigs[sConfig];
47 YAHOO.log("Could not instantiate DataSource due to invalid live database",
48 "error", this.toString());
52 if(oLiveData.nodeType && oLiveData.nodeType == 9) {
53 this.dataType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_XML;
55 else if(YAHOO.lang.isArray(oLiveData)) {
56 this.dataType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSARRAY;
58 else if(YAHOO.lang.isString(oLiveData)) {
59 this.dataType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_XHR;
61 else if(YAHOO.lang.isFunction(oLiveData)) {
62 this.dataType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSFUNCTION;
64 else if(oLiveData.nodeName && (oLiveData.nodeName.toLowerCase() == "table")) {
65 this.dataType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_HTMLTABLE;
67 else if(YAHOO.lang.isObject(oLiveData)) {
68 this.dataType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSON;
71 this.dataType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_UNKNOWN;
74 this.liveData = oLiveData;
75 this._oQueue = {interval:null, conn:null, requests:[]};
78 // Validate and initialize public configs
79 var maxCacheEntries = this.maxCacheEntries;
80 if(!YAHOO.lang.isNumber(maxCacheEntries) || (maxCacheEntries < 0)) {
84 // Initialize local cache
85 if(maxCacheEntries > 0 && !this._aCache) {
87 YAHOO.log("Cache initialized", "info", this.toString());
90 this._sName = "DataSource instance" + YAHOO.util.DataSource._nIndex;
91 YAHOO.util.DataSource._nIndex++;
92 YAHOO.log("DataSource initialized", "info", this.toString());
95 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
99 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
102 * Fired when a request is made to the local cache.
104 * @event cacheRequestEvent
105 * @param oArgs.request {Object} The request object.
106 * @param oArgs.callback {Function} The callback function.
107 * @param oArgs.caller {Object} The parent object of the callback function.
109 this.createEvent("cacheRequestEvent");
112 * Fired when data is retrieved from the local cache.
114 * @event getCachedResponseEvent
115 * @param oArgs.request {Object} The request object.
116 * @param oArgs.response {Object} The response object.
117 * @param oArgs.callback {Function} The callback function.
118 * @param oArgs.caller {Object} The parent object of the callback function.
119 * @param oArgs.tId {Number} Transaction ID.
121 this.createEvent("cacheResponseEvent");
124 * Fired when a request is sent to the live data source.
126 * @event requestEvent
127 * @param oArgs.request {Object} The request object.
128 * @param oArgs.callback {Function} The callback function.
129 * @param oArgs.caller {Object} The parent object of the callback function.
131 this.createEvent("requestEvent");
134 * Fired when live data source sends response.
136 * @event responseEvent
137 * @param oArgs.request {Object} The request object.
138 * @param oArgs.response {Object} The raw response object.
139 * @param oArgs.callback {Function} The callback function.
140 * @param oArgs.caller {Object} The parent object of the callback function.
142 this.createEvent("responseEvent");
145 * Fired when response is parsed.
147 * @event responseParseEvent
148 * @param oArgs.request {Object} The request object.
149 * @param oArgs.response {Object} The parsed response object.
150 * @param oArgs.callback {Function} The callback function.
151 * @param oArgs.caller {Object} The parent object of the callback function.
153 this.createEvent("responseParseEvent");
156 * Fired when response is cached.
158 * @event responseCacheEvent
159 * @param oArgs.request {Object} The request object.
160 * @param oArgs.response {Object} The parsed response object.
161 * @param oArgs.callback {Function} The callback function.
162 * @param oArgs.caller {Object} The parent object of the callback function.
164 this.createEvent("responseCacheEvent");
166 * Fired when an error is encountered with the live data source.
168 * @event dataErrorEvent
169 * @param oArgs.request {Object} The request object.
170 * @param oArgs.callback {Function} The callback function.
171 * @param oArgs.caller {Object} The parent object of the callback function.
172 * @param oArgs.message {String} The error message.
174 this.createEvent("dataErrorEvent");
177 * Fired when the local cache is flushed.
179 * @event cacheFlushEvent
181 this.createEvent("cacheFlushEvent");
184 YAHOO.augment(YAHOO.util.DataSource, YAHOO.util.EventProvider);
186 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
190 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
195 * @property TYPE_UNKNOWN
200 YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_UNKNOWN = -1;
203 * Type is a JavaScript Array.
205 * @property TYPE_JSARRAY
210 YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSARRAY = 0;
213 * Type is a JavaScript Function.
215 * @property TYPE_JSFUNCTION
220 YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSFUNCTION = 1;
223 * Type is hosted on a server via an XHR connection.
230 YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_XHR = 2;
235 * @property TYPE_JSON
240 YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSON = 3;
250 YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_XML = 4;
253 * Type is plain text.
255 * @property TYPE_TEXT
260 YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_TEXT = 5;
263 * Type is an HTML TABLE element.
265 * @property TYPE_HTMLTABLE
270 YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_HTMLTABLE = 6;
273 * Error message for invalid dataresponses.
275 * @property ERROR_DATAINVALID
278 * @default "Invalid data"
280 YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATAINVALID = "Invalid data";
283 * Error message for null data responses.
285 * @property ERROR_DATANULL
288 * @default "Null data"
290 YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATANULL = "Null data";
294 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
298 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
301 * Internal class variable to index multiple DataSource instances.
303 * @property DataSource._nIndex
308 YAHOO.util.DataSource._nIndex = 0;
311 * Internal class variable to assign unique transaction IDs.
313 * @property DataSource._nTransactionId
318 YAHOO.util.DataSource._nTransactionId = 0;
321 * Name of DataSource instance.
327 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype._sName = null;
330 * Local cache of data result object literals indexed chronologically.
336 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype._aCache = null;
339 * Local queue of request connections, enabled if queue needs to be managed.
345 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype._oQueue = null;
347 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
351 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
355 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
357 // Public member variables
359 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
362 * Max size of the local cache. Set to 0 to turn off caching. Caching is
363 * useful to reduce the number of server connections. Recommended only for data
364 * sources that return comprehensive results for queries or when stale data is
367 * @property maxCacheEntries
371 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.maxCacheEntries = 0;
374 * Pointer to live database.
379 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.liveData = null;
382 * Where the live data is held.
386 * @default YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_UNKNOWN
389 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.dataType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_UNKNOWN;
392 * Format of response.
394 * @property responseType
396 * @default YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_UNKNOWN
398 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.responseType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_UNKNOWN;
401 * Response schema object literal takes a combination of the following properties:
404 * <dt>resultsList</dt> <dd>Pointer to array of tabular data</dd>
405 * <dt>resultNode</dt> <dd>Pointer to node name of row data (XML data only)</dd>
406 * <dt>recordDelim</dt> <dd>Record delimiter (text data only)</dd>
407 * <dt>fieldDelim</dt> <dd>Field delimiter (text data only)</dd>
408 * <dt>fields</dt> <dd>Array of field names (aka keys), or array of object literals
409 * such as: {key:"fieldname",parser:YAHOO.util.DataSource.parseDate}</dd>
412 * @property responseSchema
415 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.responseSchema = null;
418 * Alias to YUI Connection Manager. Allows implementers to specify their own
419 * subclasses of the YUI Connection Manager utility.
423 * @default YAHOO.util.Connect
425 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.connMgr = null;
428 * If data is accessed over XHR via Connection Manager, this setting defines
429 * request/response management in the following manner:
431 * <dt>queueRequests</dt>
432 * <dd>If a request is already in progress, wait until response is returned
433 * before sending the next request.</dd>
435 * <dt>cancelStaleRequests</dt>
436 * <dd>If a request is already in progress, cancel it before sending the next
439 * <dt>ignoreStaleResponses</dt>
440 * <dd>Send all requests, but handle only the response for the most recently
444 * <dd>Send all requests and handle all responses.</dd>
448 * @property connXhrMode
450 * @default "allowAll"
452 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.connXhrMode = "allowAll";
455 * If data is accessed over XHR via Connection Manager, true if data should be
456 * sent via POST, otherwise data will be sent via GET.
458 * @property connMethodPost
462 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.connMethodPost = false;
465 * If data is accessed over XHR via Connection Manager, the connection timeout
466 * defines how many milliseconds the XHR connection will wait for a server
467 * response. Any non-zero value will enable the Connection utility's
468 * Auto-Abort feature.
470 * @property connTimeout
474 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.connTimeout = 0;
476 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
478 // Public static methods
480 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
483 * Converts data to type String.
485 * @method DataSource.parseString
486 * @param oData {String | Number | Boolean | Date | Array | Object} Data to parse.
487 * The special values null and undefined will return null.
488 * @return {Number} A string, or null.
491 YAHOO.util.DataSource.parseString = function(oData) {
492 // Special case null and undefined
493 if(!YAHOO.lang.isValue(oData)) {
498 var string = oData + "";
501 if(YAHOO.lang.isString(string)) {
505 YAHOO.log("Could not convert data " + YAHOO.lang.dump(oData) + " to type String", "warn", this.toString());
511 * Converts data to type Number.
513 * @method DataSource.parseNumber
514 * @param oData {String | Number | Boolean | Null} Data to convert. Beware, null
516 * @return {Number} A number, or null if NaN.
519 YAHOO.util.DataSource.parseNumber = function(oData) {
521 var number = oData * 1;
524 if(YAHOO.lang.isNumber(number)) {
528 YAHOO.log("Could not convert data " + YAHOO.lang.dump(oData) + " to type Number", "warn", this.toString());
532 // Backward compatibility
533 YAHOO.util.DataSource.convertNumber = function(oData) {
534 YAHOO.log("The method YAHOO.util.DataSource.convertNumber() has been" +
535 " deprecated in favor of YAHOO.util.DataSource.parseNumber()", "warn",
537 return YAHOO.util.DataSource.parseNumber(oData);
541 * Converts data to type Date.
543 * @method DataSource.parseDate
544 * @param oData {Date | String | Number} Data to convert.
545 * @return {Date} A Date instance.
548 YAHOO.util.DataSource.parseDate = function(oData) {
552 if(!(oData instanceof Date)) {
553 date = new Date(oData);
560 if(date instanceof Date) {
564 YAHOO.log("Could not convert data " + YAHOO.lang.dump(oData) + " to type Date", "warn", this.toString());
568 // Backward compatibility
569 YAHOO.util.DataSource.convertDate = function(oData) {
570 YAHOO.log("The method YAHOO.util.DataSource.convertDate() has been" +
571 " deprecated in favor of YAHOO.util.DataSource.parseDate()", "warn",
573 return YAHOO.util.DataSource.parseDate(oData);
576 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
580 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
583 * Public accessor to the unique name of the DataSource instance.
586 * @return {String} Unique name of the DataSource instance.
588 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.toString = function() {
593 * Overridable method passes request to cache and returns cached response if any,
594 * refreshing the hit in the cache as the newest item. Returns null if there is
597 * @method getCachedResponse
598 * @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
599 * @param oCallback {Function} Handler function to receive the response.
600 * @param oCaller {Object} The Calling object that is making the request.
601 * @return {Object} Cached response object or null.
603 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.getCachedResponse = function(oRequest, oCallback, oCaller) {
604 var aCache = this._aCache;
605 var nCacheLength = (aCache) ? aCache.length : 0;
606 var oResponse = null;
608 // If cache is enabled...
609 if((this.maxCacheEntries > 0) && aCache && (nCacheLength > 0)) {
610 this.fireEvent("cacheRequestEvent", {request:oRequest,callback:oCallback,caller:oCaller});
612 // Loop through each cached element
613 for(var i = nCacheLength-1; i >= 0; i--) {
614 var oCacheElem = aCache[i];
616 // Defer cache hit logic to a public overridable method
617 if(this.isCacheHit(oRequest,oCacheElem.request)) {
618 // Grab the cached response
619 oResponse = oCacheElem.response;
620 // The cache returned a hit!
621 // Remove element from its original location
624 this.addToCache(oRequest, oResponse);
625 this.fireEvent("cacheResponseEvent", {request:oRequest,response:oResponse,callback:oCallback,caller:oCaller});
630 YAHOO.log("The cached response for \"" + YAHOO.lang.dump(oRequest) +
631 "\" is " + YAHOO.lang.dump(oResponse), "info", this.toString());
636 * Default overridable method matches given request to given cached request.
637 * Returns true if is a hit, returns false otherwise. Implementers should
638 * override this method to customize the cache-matching algorithm.
641 * @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
642 * @param oCachedRequest {Object} Cached request object.
643 * @return {Boolean} True if given request matches cached request, false otherwise.
645 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.isCacheHit = function(oRequest, oCachedRequest) {
646 return (oRequest === oCachedRequest);
650 * Adds a new item to the cache. If cache is full, evicts the stalest item
651 * before adding the new item.
654 * @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
655 * @param oResponse {Object} Response object to cache.
657 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.addToCache = function(oRequest, oResponse) {
658 var aCache = this._aCache;
663 //TODO: check for duplicate entries
665 // If the cache is full, make room by removing stalest element (index=0)
666 while(aCache.length >= this.maxCacheEntries) {
670 // Add to cache in the newest position, at the end of the array
671 var oCacheElem = {request:oRequest,response:oResponse};
672 aCache.push(oCacheElem);
673 this.fireEvent("responseCacheEvent", {request:oRequest,response:oResponse});
674 YAHOO.log("Cached the response for \"" + oRequest + "\"", "info", this.toString());
682 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.flushCache = function() {
685 this.fireEvent("cacheFlushEvent");
686 YAHOO.log("Flushed the cache", "info", this.toString());
691 * First looks for cached response, then sends request to live data.
693 * @method sendRequest
694 * @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
695 * @param oCallback {Function} Handler function to receive the response.
696 * @param oCaller {Object} The Calling object that is making the request.
697 * @return {Number} Transaction ID, or null if response found in cache.
699 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.sendRequest = function(oRequest, oCallback, oCaller) {
700 // First look in cache
701 var oCachedResponse = this.getCachedResponse(oRequest, oCallback, oCaller);
702 if(oCachedResponse) {
703 oCallback.call(oCaller, oRequest, oCachedResponse);
707 // Not in cache, so forward request to live data
708 YAHOO.log("Making connection to live data for \"" + oRequest + "\"", "info", this.toString());
709 return this.makeConnection(oRequest, oCallback, oCaller);
713 * Overridable method provides default functionality to make a connection to
714 * live data in order to send request. The response coming back is then
715 * forwarded to the handleResponse function. This method should be customized
716 * to achieve more complex implementations.
718 * @method makeConnection
719 * @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
720 * @param oCallback {Function} Handler function to receive the response.
721 * @param oCaller {Object} The Calling object that is making the request.
722 * @return {Number} Transaction ID.
724 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.makeConnection = function(oRequest, oCallback, oCaller) {
725 this.fireEvent("requestEvent", {request:oRequest,callback:oCallback,caller:oCaller});
726 var oRawResponse = null;
727 var tId = YAHOO.util.DataSource._nTransactionId++;
729 // How to make the connection depends on the type of data
730 switch(this.dataType) {
731 // If the live data is a JavaScript Function
732 // pass the request in as a parameter and
733 // forward the return value to the handler
734 case YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSFUNCTION:
735 oRawResponse = this.liveData(oRequest);
736 this.handleResponse(oRequest, oRawResponse, oCallback, oCaller, tId);
738 // If the live data is over Connection Manager
739 // set up the callback object and
740 // pass the request in as a URL query and
741 // forward the response to the handler
742 case YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_XHR:
744 var oConnMgr = this.connMgr || YAHOO.util.Connect;
745 var oQueue = this._oQueue;
748 * Define Connection Manager success handler
750 * @method _xhrSuccess
751 * @param oResponse {Object} HTTPXMLRequest object
754 var _xhrSuccess = function(oResponse) {
755 // If response ID does not match last made request ID,
756 // silently fail and wait for the next response
757 if(oResponse && (this.connXhrMode == "ignoreStaleResponses") &&
758 (oResponse.tId != oQueue.conn.tId)) {
759 YAHOO.log("Ignored stale response", "warn", this.toString());
762 // Error if no response
763 else if(!oResponse) {
764 this.fireEvent("dataErrorEvent", {request:oRequest,
765 callback:oCallback, caller:oCaller,
766 message:YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATANULL});
767 YAHOO.log(YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATANULL, "error", this.toString());
769 // Send error response back to the caller with the error flag on
770 oCallback.call(oCaller, oRequest, oResponse, true);
774 // Forward to handler
776 this.handleResponse(oRequest, oResponse, oCallback, oCaller, tId);
781 * Define Connection Manager failure handler
783 * @method _xhrFailure
784 * @param oResponse {Object} HTTPXMLRequest object
787 var _xhrFailure = function(oResponse) {
788 this.fireEvent("dataErrorEvent", {request:oRequest,
789 callback:oCallback, caller:oCaller,
790 message:YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATAINVALID});
791 YAHOO.log(YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATAINVALID + ": " +
792 oResponse.statusText, "error", this.toString());
794 // Backward compatibility
795 if((this.liveData.lastIndexOf("?") !== this.liveData.length-1) &&
796 (oRequest.indexOf("?") !== 0)){
797 YAHOO.log("DataSources using XHR no longer supply a \"?\"" +
798 " between the host and query parameters" +
799 " -- please check that the request URL is correct", "warn", this.toString());
802 // Send failure response back to the caller with the error flag on
803 oCallback.call(oCaller, oRequest, oResponse, true);
808 * Define Connection Manager callback object
810 * @property _xhrCallback
811 * @param oResponse {Object} HTTPXMLRequest object
820 // Apply Connection Manager timeout
821 if(YAHOO.lang.isNumber(this.connTimeout)) {
822 _xhrCallback.timeout = this.connTimeout;
825 // Cancel stale requests
826 if(this.connXhrMode == "cancelStaleRequests") {
827 // Look in queue for stale requests
830 oConnMgr.abort(oQueue.conn);
832 YAHOO.log("Canceled stale request", "warn", this.toString());
835 YAHOO.log("Could not find Connection Manager abort() function", "error", this.toString());
840 // Get ready to send the request URL
841 if(oConnMgr && oConnMgr.asyncRequest) {
842 var sLiveData = this.liveData;
843 var isPost = this.connMethodPost;
844 var sMethod = (isPost) ? "POST" : "GET";
845 var sUri = (isPost) ? sLiveData : sLiveData+oRequest;
846 var sRequest = (isPost) ? oRequest : null;
848 // Send the request right away
849 if(this.connXhrMode != "queueRequests") {
850 oQueue.conn = oConnMgr.asyncRequest(sMethod, sUri, _xhrCallback, sRequest);
852 // Queue up then send the request
854 // Found a request already in progress
856 // Add request to queue
857 oQueue.requests.push({request:oRequest, callback:_xhrCallback});
859 // Interval needs to be started
860 if(!oQueue.interval) {
861 oQueue.interval = setInterval(function() {
862 // Connection is in progress
863 if(oConnMgr.isCallInProgress(oQueue.conn)) {
868 if(oQueue.requests.length > 0) {
869 sUri = (isPost) ? sLiveData : sLiveData+oQueue.requests[0].request;
870 sRequest = (isPost) ? oQueue.requests[0].request : null;
871 oQueue.conn = oConnMgr.asyncRequest(sMethod, sUri, oQueue.requests[0].callback, sRequest);
873 // Remove request from queue
874 oQueue.requests.shift();
878 clearInterval(oQueue.interval);
879 oQueue.interval = null;
885 // Nothing is in progress
887 oQueue.conn = oConnMgr.asyncRequest(sMethod, sUri, _xhrCallback, sRequest);
892 YAHOO.log("Could not find Connection Manager asyncRequest() function", "error", this.toString());
893 // Send null response back to the caller with the error flag on
894 oCallback.call(oCaller, oRequest, null, true);
898 // Simply forward the entire data object to the handler
900 /* accounts for the following cases:
901 YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_UNKNOWN:
902 YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSARRAY:
903 YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSON:
904 YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_HTMLTABLE:
905 YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_XML:
907 oRawResponse = this.liveData;
908 this.handleResponse(oRequest, oRawResponse, oCallback, oCaller, tId);
915 * Handles raw data response from live data source. Sends a parsed response object
916 * to the callback function in this format:
918 * fnCallback(oRequest, oParsedResponse)
920 * where the oParsedResponse object literal with the following properties:
922 * <li>tId {Number} Unique transaction ID</li>
923 * <li>results {Array} Array of parsed data results</li>
924 * <li>error {Boolean} True if there was an error</li>
927 * @method handleResponse
928 * @param oRequest {Object} Request object
929 * @param oRawResponse {Object} The raw response from the live database.
930 * @param oCallback {Function} Handler function to receive the response.
931 * @param oCaller {Object} The calling object that is making the request.
932 * @param tId {Number} Transaction ID.
934 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.handleResponse = function(oRequest, oRawResponse, oCallback, oCaller, tId) {
935 this.fireEvent("responseEvent", {request:oRequest, response:oRawResponse,
936 callback:oCallback, caller:oCaller, tId: tId});
937 YAHOO.log("Received live data response for \"" + oRequest + "\"", "info", this.toString());
938 var xhr = (this.dataType == YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_XHR) ? true : false;
939 var oParsedResponse = null;
942 // Access to the raw response before it gets parsed
943 oRawResponse = this.doBeforeParseData(oRequest, oRawResponse);
945 switch(this.responseType) {
946 case YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSARRAY:
947 if(xhr && oRawResponse.responseText) {
948 oRawResponse = oRawResponse.responseText;
950 oParsedResponse = this.parseArrayData(oRequest, oRawResponse);
952 case YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSON:
953 if(xhr && oRawResponse.responseText) {
954 oRawResponse = oRawResponse.responseText;
956 oParsedResponse = this.parseJSONData(oRequest, oRawResponse);
958 case YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_HTMLTABLE:
959 if(xhr && oRawResponse.responseText) {
960 oRawResponse = oRawResponse.responseText;
962 oParsedResponse = this.parseHTMLTableData(oRequest, oRawResponse);
964 case YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_XML:
965 if(xhr && oRawResponse.responseXML) {
966 oRawResponse = oRawResponse.responseXML;
968 oParsedResponse = this.parseXMLData(oRequest, oRawResponse);
970 case YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_TEXT:
971 if(xhr && oRawResponse.responseText) {
972 oRawResponse = oRawResponse.responseText;
974 oParsedResponse = this.parseTextData(oRequest, oRawResponse);
977 //var contentType = oRawResponse.getResponseHeader["Content-Type"];
978 YAHOO.log("Could not parse data for request \"" + oRequest +
979 "\" due to unknown response type", "error", this.toString());
984 if(oParsedResponse) {
985 // Last chance to touch the raw response or the parsed response
986 oParsedResponse.tId = tId;
987 oParsedResponse = this.doBeforeCallback(oRequest, oRawResponse, oParsedResponse);
988 this.fireEvent("responseParseEvent", {request:oRequest,
989 response:oParsedResponse, callback:oCallback, caller:oCaller});
990 // Cache the response
991 this.addToCache(oRequest, oParsedResponse);
994 this.fireEvent("dataErrorEvent", {request:oRequest, callback:oCallback,
995 caller:oCaller, message:YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATANULL});
996 YAHOO.log(YAHOO.util.DataSource.ERROR_DATANULL, "error", this.toString());
998 // Send response back to the caller with the error flag on
999 oParsedResponse = {error:true};
1002 // Send the response back to the caller
1003 oCallback.call(oCaller, oRequest, oParsedResponse);
1007 * Overridable method gives implementers access to the original raw response
1008 * before the data gets parsed. Implementers should take care not to return an
1009 * unparsable or otherwise invalid raw response.
1011 * @method doBeforeParseData
1012 * @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
1013 * @param oRawResponse {Object} The raw response from the live database.
1014 * @return {Object} Raw response for parsing.
1016 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.doBeforeParseData = function(oRequest, oRawResponse) {
1017 return oRawResponse;
1021 * Overridable method gives implementers access to the original raw response and
1022 * the parsed response (parsed against the given schema) before the data
1023 * is added to the cache (if applicable) and then sent back to callback function.
1024 * This is your chance to access the raw response and/or populate the parsed
1025 * response with any custom data.
1027 * @method doBeforeCallback
1028 * @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
1029 * @param oRawResponse {Object} The raw response from the live database.
1030 * @param oParsedResponse {Object} The parsed response to return to calling object.
1031 * @return {Object} Parsed response object.
1033 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.doBeforeCallback = function(oRequest, oRawResponse, oParsedResponse) {
1034 return oParsedResponse;
1038 * Overridable method parses raw array data into a response object.
1040 * @method parseArrayData
1041 * @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
1042 * @param oRawResponse {Object} The raw response from the live database.
1043 * @return {Object} Parsed response object.
1045 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.parseArrayData = function(oRequest, oRawResponse) {
1046 if(YAHOO.lang.isArray(oRawResponse) && YAHOO.lang.isArray(this.responseSchema.fields)) {
1047 var oParsedResponse = {results:[]};
1048 var fields = this.responseSchema.fields;
1049 for(var i=oRawResponse.length-1; i>-1; i--) {
1051 for(var j=fields.length-1; j>-1; j--) {
1052 var field = fields[j];
1053 var key = (YAHOO.lang.isValue(field.key)) ? field.key : field;
1054 var data = (YAHOO.lang.isValue(oRawResponse[i][j])) ? oRawResponse[i][j] : oRawResponse[i][key];
1055 // Backward compatibility
1056 if(!field.parser && field.converter) {
1057 field.parser = field.converter;
1058 YAHOO.log("The field property converter has been deprecated" +
1059 " in favor of parser", "warn", this.toString());
1062 data = field.parser.call(this, data);
1065 if(data === undefined) {
1068 oResult[key] = data;
1070 oParsedResponse.results.unshift(oResult);
1072 YAHOO.log("Parsed array data is " +
1073 YAHOO.lang.dump(oParsedResponse), "info", this.toString());
1074 return oParsedResponse;
1077 YAHOO.log("Array data could not be parsed: " +
1078 YAHOO.lang.dump(oRawResponse), "error", this.toString());
1084 * Overridable method parses raw plain text data into a response object.
1086 * @method parseTextData
1087 * @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
1088 * @param oRawResponse {Object} The raw response from the live database.
1089 * @return {Object} Parsed response object.
1091 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.parseTextData = function(oRequest, oRawResponse) {
1092 var oParsedResponse = {};
1093 if(YAHOO.lang.isString(oRawResponse) &&
1094 YAHOO.lang.isArray(this.responseSchema.fields) &&
1095 YAHOO.lang.isString(this.responseSchema.recordDelim) &&
1096 YAHOO.lang.isString(this.responseSchema.fieldDelim)) {
1097 oParsedResponse.results = [];
1098 var recDelim = this.responseSchema.recordDelim;
1099 var fieldDelim = this.responseSchema.fieldDelim;
1100 var fields = this.responseSchema.fields;
1101 if(oRawResponse.length > 0) {
1102 // Delete the last line delimiter at the end of the data if it exists
1103 var newLength = oRawResponse.length-recDelim.length;
1104 if(oRawResponse.substr(newLength) == recDelim) {
1105 oRawResponse = oRawResponse.substr(0, newLength);
1107 // Split along record delimiter to get an array of strings
1108 var recordsarray = oRawResponse.split(recDelim);
1109 // Cycle through each record, except the first which contains header info
1110 for(var i = recordsarray.length-1; i>-1; i--) {
1112 for(var j=fields.length-1; j>-1; j--) {
1113 // Split along field delimter to get each data value
1114 var fielddataarray = recordsarray[i].split(fieldDelim);
1116 // Remove quotation marks from edges, if applicable
1117 var data = fielddataarray[j];
1118 if(data.charAt(0) == "\"") {
1119 data = data.substr(1);
1121 if(data.charAt(data.length-1) == "\"") {
1122 data = data.substr(0,data.length-1);
1124 var field = fields[j];
1125 var key = (YAHOO.lang.isValue(field.key)) ? field.key : field;
1126 // Backward compatibility
1127 if(!field.parser && field.converter) {
1128 field.parser = field.converter;
1129 YAHOO.log("The field property converter has been deprecated" +
1130 " in favor of parser", "warn", this.toString());
1133 data = field.parser.call(this, data);
1136 if(data === undefined) {
1139 oResult[key] = data;
1141 oParsedResponse.results.unshift(oResult);
1144 YAHOO.log("Parsed text data is " +
1145 YAHOO.lang.dump(oParsedResponse), "info", this.toString());
1148 YAHOO.log("Text data could not be parsed: " +
1149 YAHOO.lang.dump(oRawResponse), "error", this.toString());
1150 oParsedResponse.error = true;
1152 return oParsedResponse;
1156 * Overridable method parses raw XML data into a response object.
1158 * @method parseXMLData
1159 * @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
1160 * @param oRawResponse {Object} The raw response from the live database.
1161 * @return {Object} Parsed response object.
1163 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.parseXMLData = function(oRequest, oRawResponse) {
1165 var oParsedResponse = {};
1166 var xmlList = (this.responseSchema.resultNode) ?
1167 oRawResponse.getElementsByTagName(this.responseSchema.resultNode) :
1169 if(!xmlList || !YAHOO.lang.isArray(this.responseSchema.fields)) {
1172 // Loop through each result
1174 oParsedResponse.results = [];
1175 for(var k = xmlList.length-1; k >= 0 ; k--) {
1176 var result = xmlList.item(k);
1178 // Loop through each data field in each result using the schema
1179 for(var m = this.responseSchema.fields.length-1; m >= 0 ; m--) {
1180 var field = this.responseSchema.fields[m];
1181 var key = (YAHOO.lang.isValue(field.key)) ? field.key : field;
1183 // Values may be held in an attribute...
1184 var xmlAttr = result.attributes.getNamedItem(key);
1186 data = xmlAttr.value;
1190 var xmlNode = result.getElementsByTagName(key);
1191 if(xmlNode && xmlNode.item(0) && xmlNode.item(0).firstChild) {
1192 data = xmlNode.item(0).firstChild.nodeValue;
1198 // Backward compatibility
1199 if(!field.parser && field.converter) {
1200 field.parser = field.converter;
1201 YAHOO.log("The field property converter has been deprecated" +
1202 " in favor of parser", "warn", this.toString());
1205 data = field.parser.call(this, data);
1208 if(data === undefined) {
1211 oResult[key] = data;
1213 // Capture each array of values into an array of results
1214 oParsedResponse.results.unshift(oResult);
1218 YAHOO.log("XML data could not be parsed: " +
1219 YAHOO.lang.dump(oRawResponse), "error", this.toString());
1220 oParsedResponse.error = true;
1223 YAHOO.log("Parsed XML data is " +
1224 YAHOO.lang.dump(oParsedResponse), "info", this.toString());
1226 return oParsedResponse;
1230 * Overridable method parses raw JSON data into a response object.
1232 * @method parseJSONData
1233 * @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
1234 * @param oRawResponse {Object} The raw response from the live database.
1235 * @return {Object} Parsed response object.
1237 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.parseJSONData = function(oRequest, oRawResponse) {
1238 var oParsedResponse = {};
1239 if(oRawResponse && YAHOO.lang.isArray(this.responseSchema.fields)) {
1240 var fields = this.responseSchema.fields;
1242 oParsedResponse.results = [];
1243 var jsonObj,jsonList;
1245 // Parse JSON object out if it's a string
1246 if(YAHOO.lang.isString(oRawResponse)) {
1247 // Check for latest JSON lib but divert KHTML clients
1248 var isNotMac = (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf('khtml')== -1);
1249 if(oRawResponse.parseJSON && isNotMac) {
1250 // Use the new JSON utility if available
1251 jsonObj = oRawResponse.parseJSON();
1256 // Check for older JSON lib but divert KHTML clients
1257 else if(window.JSON && JSON.parse && isNotMac) {
1258 // Use the JSON utility if available
1259 jsonObj = JSON.parse(oRawResponse);
1264 // No JSON lib found so parse the string
1267 // Trim leading spaces
1268 while (oRawResponse.length > 0 &&
1269 (oRawResponse.charAt(0) != "{") &&
1270 (oRawResponse.charAt(0) != "[")) {
1271 oRawResponse = oRawResponse.substring(1, oRawResponse.length);
1274 if(oRawResponse.length > 0) {
1275 // Strip extraneous stuff at the end
1276 var objEnd = Math.max(oRawResponse.lastIndexOf("]"),oRawResponse.lastIndexOf("}"));
1277 oRawResponse = oRawResponse.substring(0,objEnd+1);
1279 // Turn the string into an object literal...
1280 // ...eval is necessary here
1281 jsonObj = eval("(" + oRawResponse + ")");
1297 // Response must already be a JSON object
1298 else if(oRawResponse.constructor == Object) {
1299 jsonObj = oRawResponse;
1301 // Not a string or an object
1305 // Now that we have a JSON object, parse a jsonList out of it
1306 if(jsonObj && jsonObj.constructor == Object) {
1308 // eval is necessary here since schema can be of unknown depth
1309 jsonList = eval("jsonObj." + this.responseSchema.resultsList);
1316 if(bError || !jsonList) {
1317 YAHOO.log("JSON data could not be parsed: " +
1318 YAHOO.lang.dump(oRawResponse), "error", this.toString());
1319 oParsedResponse.error = true;
1321 if(jsonList && !YAHOO.lang.isArray(jsonList)) {
1322 jsonList = [jsonList];
1324 else if(!jsonList) {
1328 // Loop through the array of all responses...
1329 for(var i = jsonList.length-1; i >= 0 ; i--) {
1331 var jsonResult = jsonList[i];
1332 // ...and loop through each data field value of each response
1333 for(var j = fields.length-1; j >= 0 ; j--) {
1334 var field = fields[j];
1335 var key = (YAHOO.lang.isValue(field.key)) ? field.key : field;
1336 // ...and capture data into an array mapped according to the schema...
1337 // eval is necessary here since schema can be of unknown depth
1338 var data = eval("jsonResult." + key);
1339 //YAHOO.log("data: " + i + " value:" +j+" = "+dataFieldValue,"debug",this.toString());
1341 // Backward compatibility
1342 if(!field.parser && field.converter) {
1343 field.parser = field.converter;
1344 YAHOO.log("The field property converter has been deprecated" +
1345 " in favor of parser", "warn", this.toString());
1348 data = field.parser.call(this, data);
1351 if(data === undefined) {
1354 oResult[key] = data;
1356 // Capture the array of data field values in an array of results
1357 oParsedResponse.results.unshift(oResult);
1359 YAHOO.log("Parsed JSON data is " +
1360 YAHOO.lang.dump(oParsedResponse), "info", this.toString());
1363 YAHOO.log("JSON data could not be parsed: " +
1364 YAHOO.lang.dump(oRawResponse), "error", this.toString());
1365 oParsedResponse.error = true;
1367 return oParsedResponse;
1371 * Overridable method parses raw HTML TABLE element data into a response object.
1373 * @method parseHTMLTableData
1374 * @param oRequest {Object} Request object.
1375 * @param oRawResponse {Object} The raw response from the live database.
1376 * @return {Object} Parsed response object.
1378 YAHOO.util.DataSource.prototype.parseHTMLTableData = function(oRequest, oRawResponse) {
1380 var elTable = oRawResponse;
1381 var fields = this.responseSchema.fields;
1382 var oParsedResponse = {};
1383 oParsedResponse.results = [];
1385 // Iterate through each TBODY
1386 for(var i=0; i<elTable.tBodies.length; i++) {
1387 var elTbody = elTable.tBodies[i];
1389 // Iterate through each TR
1390 for(var j=elTbody.rows.length-1; j>-1; j--) {
1391 var elRow = elTbody.rows[j];
1394 for(var k=fields.length-1; k>-1; k--) {
1395 var field = fields[k];
1396 var key = (YAHOO.lang.isValue(field.key)) ? field.key : field;
1397 var data = elRow.cells[k].innerHTML;
1399 // Backward compatibility
1400 if(!field.parser && field.converter) {
1401 field.parser = field.converter;
1402 YAHOO.log("The field property converter has been deprecated" +
1403 " in favor of parser", "warn", this.toString());
1406 data = field.parser.call(this, data);
1409 if(data === undefined) {
1412 oResult[key] = data;
1414 oParsedResponse.results.unshift(oResult);
1419 YAHOO.log("HTML TABLE data could not be parsed: " +
1420 YAHOO.lang.dump(oRawResponse), "error", this.toString());
1421 oParsedResponse.error = true;
1424 YAHOO.log("Parsed HTML TABLE data is " +
1425 YAHOO.lang.dump(oParsedResponse), "info", this.toString());
1427 return oParsedResponse;
1430 YAHOO.register("datasource", YAHOO.util.DataSource, {version: "2.3.0", build: "442"});