support.js

/* --- Accessing document elements ------------------------------------------ */

function element(id) {
  return document.getElementById(id);
}

/* --- JavaScript tricks ---------------------------------------------------- */

// To be able to use object methods that refer to "this" as callbacks
// See section 3.3 of https://github.com/spencertipping/js-in-ten-minutes/raw/master/js-in-ten-minutes.pdf
function bind(f, this_value) {
    return function () {return f.apply (this_value, arguments)};
};

// Implement Array.isArray for older browsers that lack it.
// https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/isArray
if(!Array.isArray) {
    Array.isArray = function (arg) {
        return Object.prototype.toString.call(arg) == '[object Array]';
    };
}

// Create a clone of an array
// http://davidwalsh.name/javascript-clone-array
if(!Array.clone) {
    Array.clone = function(arg) {
        return arg.slice(0);
    };
}

// Array Remove - By John Resig (MIT Licensed)
// http://ejohn.org/blog/javascript-array-remove/if(!Array.remove) {
if(!Array.remove) {
    Array.remove = function(arg, from, to) {
        var rest = arg.slice((to || from) + 1 || arg.length);
        arg.length = from < 0 ? arg.length + from : from;
        return arg.push.apply(arg, rest);
    };
}

/* --- JSONP ---------------------------------------------------------------- */

// Inspired by the function jsonp from
//          http://www.west-wind.com/Weblog/posts/107136.aspx
// See also http://niryariv.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/jsonp-quickly/
//          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSONP
function jsonp(url,callback)
{
    if (url.indexOf("?") > -1)
        url += "&jsonp="
    else
        url += "?jsonp="
    url += callback;
    //url += "&" + new Date().getTime().toString(); // prevent caching

    var script = empty("script");
    script.setAttribute("src",url);
    script.setAttribute("type","text/javascript");
    document.body.appendChild(script);
}

var json = {next:0};

// Like jsonp, but instead of passing the name of the callback function, you
// pass the callback function directly, making it possible to use anonymous
// functions.
function jsonpf(url,callback,errorcallback)
{
    var name="callback"+(json.next++);
    json[name]=function(x) { delete json[name]; callback(x); }
    jsonp(url,"json."+name);
}

/* --- AJAX ----------------------------------------------------------------- */

function GetXmlHttpObject(handler)
{
  var objXMLHttp=null
  if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
  {
    // See http://www.w3.org/TR/XMLHttpRequest/
    //     https://developer.mozilla.org/en/xmlhttprequest
    objXMLHttp=new XMLHttpRequest()
  }
  else if (window.ActiveXObject)
  {
    objXMLHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
  }
  return objXMLHttp
}

function ajax_http(method,url,body,callback,errorcallback) {
    var http=GetXmlHttpObject()
    if (!http) {
	var errortext="Browser does not support HTTP Request";
	if(errorcallback) errorcallback(errortext,500)
	else alert(errortext)
    }
    else {
	function statechange() {
	    if (http.readyState==4 || http.readyState=="complete") {
		if(http.status<300) callback(http.responseText,http.status);
		else if(errorcallback)
		    errorcallback(http.responseText,http.status,
				  http.getResponseHeader("Content-Type"));
		else alert("Request for "+url+" failed: "
			   +http.status+" "+http.statusText);
	    }
	}
	http.onreadystatechange=statechange;
	http.open(method,url,true)
	http.send(body)
    }
    return http
}

function ajax_http_get(url,callback,errorcallback) {
    ajax_http("GET",url,null,callback,errorcallback)
}

function ajax_http_post(url,formdata,callback,errorcallback) {
    ajax_http("POST",url,formdata,callback,errorcallback)
    // See https://developer.mozilla.org/En/XMLHttpRequest/Using_XMLHttpRequest#Using_FormData_objects
}

// JSON via AJAX
function ajax_http_get_json(url,cont,errorcallback) {
    ajax_http_get(url, with_json(cont), errorcallback);
}

function ajax_http_post_json(url,formdata,cont,errorcallback) {
    ajax_http_post(url, formdata, with_json(cont), errorcallback);
}

function with_json(cont) { return function(txt){cont(eval("("+txt+")"));} }

function sameOrigin(url) {
    var a=empty("a");
    a.href=url; // converts to an absolute URL
    return hasPrefix(a.href,location.protocol+"//"+location.host+"/");
}

// Use AJAX when possible, fallback to JSONP
function http_get_json(url,cont,errorcallback) {
    if(sameOrigin(url)) ajax_http_get_json(url,cont,errorcallback);
    else jsonpf(url,cont,errorcallback);
}

/* --- URL construction ----------------------------------------------------- */

function encodeArgs(args) {
    var q=""
    for(var arg in args)
	if(args[arg]!=undefined)
	    q+="&"+arg+"="+encodeURIComponent(args[arg]);
    return q;
}

/* --- HTML construction ---------------------------------------------------- */
function text(s) { return document.createTextNode(s); }

function node(tag,as,ds) {
    var n=attr(as,document.createElement(tag));
    if(ds) for(var i in ds) n.appendChild(ds[i]);
    return n;
}

function attr(as,n) {
    for(var a in as) n.setAttribute(a,as[a]);
    return n
}

function empty(tag,name,value) {
    var el=node(tag,{},[])
    if(name && value) el.setAttribute(name,value);
    return el;
}

function empty_id(tag,id) { return empty(tag,"id",id); }
function empty_class(tag,cls) { return empty(tag,"class",cls); }

function div_id(id,cs) { return node("div",{id:id},cs); }
function span_id(id) { return empty_id("span",id); }

function wrap(tag,contents) {
    return node(tag,{},Array.isArray(contents) ? contents : [contents]);
}

function wrap_class(tag,cls,contents) {
    return node(tag,{"class":cls},
		contents ? Array.isArray(contents) ?
		contents : [contents] : [])
}

function span_class(cls,contents) { return wrap_class("span",cls,contents); }
function div_class(cls,contents)  { return wrap_class("div",cls,contents); }

function p(contents) { return wrap("p",contents); }
function dt(contents) { return wrap("dt",contents); }
function dd(contents) { return wrap("dd",contents); }
function li(contents) { return wrap("li",contents); }

function th(contents) { return wrap("th",contents); }
function td(contents) { return wrap("td",contents); }

function tr(cells)    { return wrap("tr",cells); }

function button(label,action,key) {
    var el=node("input",{"type":"button","value":label},[]);
    if(typeof action=="string") el.setAttribute("onclick",action);
    else el.onclick=action;
    if(key) el.setAttribute("accesskey",key);
    return el;
}

function option(label,value) {
    return node("option",{"value":value},[text(label)]);
}

function hidden(name,value) {
    return node("input",{type:"hidden",name:name,value:value},[])
}

function tda(cs) { return node("td",{},cs); }

function img(src) { return empty("img","src",src); }

function title(t,n) { return attr({title:t},n) }

/* --- Document modification ------------------------------------------------ */

function clear(el) { replaceInnerHTML(el,""); }
function replaceInnerHTML(el,html) { if(el) el.innerHTML=html; }
function replaceChildren(el,newchild) { clear(el); el.appendChild(newchild); }

function appendChildren(el,ds) {
    for(var i in ds) el.appendChild(ds[i]);
    return el;
}

function replaceNode(el,ref) {
    ref.parentNode.replaceChild(el,ref)
}

function insertFirst(parent,child) {
    parent.insertBefore(child,parent.firstChild);
}

function insertBefore(el,ref) { ref.parentNode.insertBefore(el,ref); }

function insertAfter(el,ref) {
    ref.parentNode.insertBefore(el,ref.nextSibling);
}

function toggleHidden(el) {
    if (el.classList.contains("hidden"))
        el.classList.remove("hidden")
    else
        el.classList.add("hidden")
}

// Update the selected options in a menu that allow multiple selections
function updateMultiMenu(menu,selection) {
    var set=toSet(selection)
    var os=menu.options
    for(var i=0;i<os.length;i++)
	os[i].selected=set[os[i].value] || false
}

/* --- Document data extraction --------------------------------------------- */

// List the selected options in a menu that allows multiple selections
function multiMenuSelections(menu) {
    var selection=[]
    var os=menu.options;
    for(var i=0;i<os.length;i++)
	if(os[i].selected) selection.push(os[i].value)
    return selection
}

/* --- Debug ---------------------------------------------------------------- */

function debug(s) {
    var d=element("debug");
    if(d) d.appendChild(text(s+"\n"))
}

function show_props(obj, objName) {
   var result = "";
   for (var i in obj) {
      result += objName + "." + i + " = " + obj[i] + "<br>";
   }
   return result;
}

function field_names(obj) {
   var result = "";
   for (var i in obj) {
      result += " " + i;
   }
   return result;
}

/* --- Data manipulation ---------------------------------------------------- */
function swap(a,i,j) { // Note: this doesn't work on strings.
  var tmp=a[i];
  a[i]=a[j];
  a[j]=tmp;
  return a;
}

function sort(a) {
// https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Reference/Global_Objects/Array/sort
  return a.sort();
  /* // Note: this doesn't work on strings.
  for(var i=0;i<a.length-1;i++) {
    var min=i;
    for(var j=i+1;j<a.length;j++)
      if(a[j]<a[min]) min=j;
    if(min!=i) swap(a,i,min);
  }
  return a;
  */
}

function filter(p,xs) {
  var ys=[];
  for(var i=0;i<xs.length;i++)
    if(p(xs[i])) ys[ys.length]=xs[i];
  return ys;
}

function implode(cs) { // array of strings to string
  /*
  var s="";
  for(var i=0;i<cs.length;i++)
    s+=cs[i];
  return s;
  */
  return cs.join("");
}

function hasPrefix(s,pre) { return s.substr(0,pre.length)==pre; }

function commonPrefix(s1,s2) {
    for(var i=0;i<s1.length && i<s2.length && s1[i]==s2[i];i++);
    return s1.substr(0,i);
}

/*
function all(p,xs) {
  for(var i=0;i<xs.length;i++)
    if(!p(xs[i])) return false;
  return true;
}
*/

function map(f,xs) {
  var ys=[];
  for(var i=0;i<xs.length;i++) ys[i]=f(xs[i]);
  return ys;
}

// map in continuation passing style
function mapc(f,xs,cont) { mapc_from(f,xs,0,[],cont); }

function mapc_from(f,xs,i,ys,cont) {
  if(i<xs.length)
    f(xs[i],function(y){ys[i]=y;mapc_from(f,xs,i+1,ys,cont)});
  else
    cont(ys);
}

function overlaps(as,bs) {
    for(var i=0;i<as.length;i++)
	if(elem(as[i],bs)) return true;
    return false;
}

function elem(a,as) {
    if (!as) return false;
    for(var i=0;i<as.length;i++)
	if(a==as[i]) return true;
    return false;
}

function shuffle(a) {
    for(i=0;i<a.length;i++) swap(a,i,Math.floor(Math.random()*a.length))
    return a;
}

// Convert an array of strings to a set (for quick & easy membership tests)
function toSet(a) {
    var set={}
    for(var i=0;i<a.length;i++) set[a[i]]=true
    return set
}