Enhancements in the general_functions.js comments.

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Alex Tselegidis 2016-05-14 12:25:20 +02:00
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@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ window.GeneralFunctions = window.GeneralFunctions || {};
* This functions displays a message box in the admin array. It is usefull when user
* decisions or verifications are needed.
*
* @param {string} title The title of the message box.
* @param {string} message The message of the dialog.
* @param {array} messageButtons Contains the dialog buttons along with their functions.
* @param {String} title The title of the message box.
* @param {String} message The message of the dialog.
* @param {Array} messageButtons Contains the dialog buttons along with their functions.
*/
exports.displayMessageBox = function(title, message, messageButtons) {
// Check arguments integrity.
@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ window.GeneralFunctions = window.GeneralFunctions || {};
/**
* This method centers a DOM element vertically and horizontally on the page.
*
* @param {object} elementHandle The object that is going to be centered.
* @param {Object} elementHandle The object that is going to be centered.
*/
exports.centerElementOnPage = function(elementHandle) {
// Center main frame vertical middle
@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ window.GeneralFunctions = window.GeneralFunctions || {};
/**
* This function retrieves a parameter from a "GET" formed url.
*
* @link http://www.netlobo.com/url_query_string_javascript.html
* {@link http://www.netlobo.com/url_query_string_javascript.html}
*
* @param {string} url The selected url.
* @param {string} name The parameter name.
* @param {String} url The selected url.
* @param {String} name The parameter name.
* @return {string} Returns the parameter value.
* @return {String} Returns the parameter value.
*/
exports.getUrlParameter = function(url, parameterName) {
parameterName = parameterName.replace(/[\[]/,'\\\[').replace(/[\]]/,'\\\]');
@ -122,37 +122,39 @@ window.GeneralFunctions = window.GeneralFunctions || {};
};
/**
* This function creates a RFC 3339 date string. This string is needed by the Google Calendar API
in order to pass dates as parameters.
* Convert date to ISO date string.
*
* @param {date} dt The given date that will be transformed.
* This function creates a RFC 3339 date string. This string is needed by the Google Calendar API
* in order to pass dates as parameters.
*
* @param {Date} date The given date that will be transformed.
* @return {String} Returns the transformed string.
*/
exports.ISODateString = function(dt) {
exports.ISODateString = function(date) {
function pad(n) {
return n<10 ? '0'+n : n;
return n < 10 ? '0' + n : n;
}
return dt.getUTCFullYear()+'-'
+ pad(dt.getUTCMonth()+1)+'-'
+ pad(dt.getUTCDate())+'T'
+ pad(dt.getUTCHours())+':'
+ pad(dt.getUTCMinutes())+':'
+ pad(dt.getUTCSeconds())+'Z';
return date.getUTCFullYear()+'-'
+ pad(date.getUTCMonth()+1)+'-'
+ pad(date.getUTCDate())+'T'
+ pad(date.getUTCHours())+':'
+ pad(date.getUTCMinutes())+':'
+ pad(date.getUTCSeconds())+'Z';
};
/**
* This method creates and returns an exact copy of the provided object.
* It is very usefull whenever changes need to be made to an object without
* modyfing the original data.
* Clone JS Object
*
* @link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/728360/most-elegant-way-to-clone-a-javascript-object
* This method creates and returns an exact copy of the provided object. It is very usefull whenever
* changes need to be made to an object without modyfing the original data.
*
* @param {object} originalObject Object to be copied.
* {@link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/728360/most-elegant-way-to-clone-a-javascript-object}
*
* @param {Object} originalObject Object to be copied.
* @return {object} Returns an exact copy of the provided element.
* @return {Object} Returns an exact copy of the provided element.
*/
exports.clone = function(originalObject) {
// Handle the 3 simple types, and null or undefined
@ -189,14 +191,16 @@ window.GeneralFunctions = window.GeneralFunctions || {};
};
/**
* Validate Email Address
*
* This method validates an email address. If the address is not on the proper
* form then the result is FALSE.
*
* @link http://badsyntax.co/post/javascript-email-validation-rfc822
* {@link http://badsyntax.co/post/javascript-email-validation-rfc822}
*
* @param {string} email The email address to be checked.
* @param {String} email The email address to be checked.
* @return {bool} Returns the validation result.
* @return {Boolean} Returns the validation result.
*/
exports.validateEmail = function (email) {
var re = /^([^\x00-\x20\x22\x28\x29\x2c\x2e\x3a-\x3c\x3e\x40\x5b-\x5d\x7f-\xff]+|\x22([^\x0d\x22\x5c\x80-\xff]|\x5c[\x00-\x7f])*\x22)(\x2e([^\x00-\x20\x22\x28\x29\x2c\x2e\x3a-\x3c\x3e\x40\x5b-\x5d\x7f-\xff]+|\x22([^\x0d\x22\x5c\x80-\xff]|\x5c[\x00-\x7f])*\x22))*\x40([^\x00-\x20\x22\x28\x29\x2c\x2e\x3a-\x3c\x3e\x40\x5b-\x5d\x7f-\xff]+|\x5b([^\x0d\x5b-\x5d\x80-\xff]|\x5c[\x00-\x7f])*\x5d)(\x2e([^\x00-\x20\x22\x28\x29\x2c\x2e\x3a-\x3c\x3e\x40\x5b-\x5d\x7f-\xff]+|\x5b([^\x0d\x5b-\x5d\x80-\xff]|\x5c[\x00-\x7f])*\x5d))*$/;
@ -204,14 +208,14 @@ window.GeneralFunctions = window.GeneralFunctions || {};
};
/**
* This method returns the exception HTML display for javascript ajax calls.
* It uses the Bootstrap collapse module to show exception messages when the
* user opens the "Details" collapse component.
* Convert AJAX exceptions to HTML.
*
* @param {array} exceptions Contains the exceptions to be displayed.
* This method returns the exception HTML display for javascript ajax calls. It uses the Bootstrap collapse
* module to show exception messages when the user opens the "Details" collapse component.
*
* @return {string} Returns the html markup for the exceptions.
* @param {Array} exceptions Contains the exceptions to be displayed.
*
* @return {String} Returns the html markup for the exceptions.
*/
exports.exceptionsToHtml = function(exceptions) {
var html =
@ -239,10 +243,13 @@ window.GeneralFunctions = window.GeneralFunctions || {};
};
/**
* This method parse the json encoded strings that are fetched by ajax calls.
* Parse AJAX Exceptions
*
* @param {array} exceptions Exception array returned by an ajax call.
* @returns {array} Returns the parsed js objects.
* This method parse the JSON encoded strings that are fetched by AJAX calls.
*
* @param {Array} exceptions Exception array returned by an ajax call.
*
* @return {Array} Returns the parsed js objects.
*/
exports.parseExceptions = function(exceptions) {
var parsedExceptions = new Array();
@ -257,21 +264,24 @@ window.GeneralFunctions = window.GeneralFunctions || {};
/**
* Makes the first letter of the string upper case.
*
* @param {string} str The string to be converted.
* @returns {string} Returns the capitalized string.
* @param {String} str The string to be converted.
*
* @return {String} Returns the capitalized string.
*/
exports.ucaseFirstLetter = function(str){
return str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
};
/**
* Handle AJAX Exceptions Callback
*
* All backend js code has the same way of dislaying exceptions that are raised on the
* server during an ajax call.
*
* @param {object} response Contains the server response. If exceptions or warnings are
* @param {Object} response Contains the server response. If exceptions or warnings are
* found, user friendly messages are going to be displayed to the user.4
*
* @return {bool} Returns whether the the ajax callback should continue the execution or
* @return {Boolean} Returns whether the the ajax callback should continue the execution or
* stop, due to critical server exceptions.
*/
exports.handleAjaxExceptions = function(response) {
@ -292,11 +302,13 @@ window.GeneralFunctions = window.GeneralFunctions || {};
};
/**
* Enable Language Selection
*
* Enables the language selection functionality. Must be called on every page has a
* language selection button. This method requires the global variable 'availableLanguages'
* to be initialized before the execution.
*
* @param {object} $element Selected element button for the language selection.
* @param {Object} $element Selected element button for the language selection.
*/
exports.enableLanguageSelection = function($element) {
// Select Language
@ -308,16 +320,16 @@ window.GeneralFunctions = window.GeneralFunctions || {};
html += '</ul>';
$element.popover({
'placement': 'top',
'title': 'Select Language',
'content': html,
'html': true,
'container': 'body',
'trigger': 'manual'
placement: 'top',
title: 'Select Language',
content: html,
html: true,
container: 'body',
trigger: 'manual'
});
$element.click(function() {
if ($('#language-list').length == 0) {
if ($('#language-list').length === 0) {
$(this).popover('show');
} else {
$(this).popover('hide');
@ -328,13 +340,15 @@ window.GeneralFunctions = window.GeneralFunctions || {};
$(document).on('click', 'li.language', function() {
// Change language with ajax call and refresh page.
var postUrl = GlobalVariables.baseUrl + '/index.php/backend_api/ajax_change_language';
var postData = {
'csrfToken': GlobalVariables.csrfToken,
'language': $(this).attr('data-language'),
};
var postUrl = GlobalVariables.baseUrl + '/index.php/backend_api/ajax_change_language',
postData = {
csrfToken: GlobalVariables.csrfToken,
language: $(this).attr('data-language'),
};
$.post(postUrl, postData, function(response) {
if (!GeneralFunctions.handleAjaxExceptions(response)) return;
if (!GeneralFunctions.handleAjaxExceptions(response)) {
return;
}
document.location.reload(true);
}, 'json').fail(GeneralFunctions.ajaxFailureHandler);
@ -342,11 +356,11 @@ window.GeneralFunctions = window.GeneralFunctions || {};
};
/**
* Use this method for common error handling between
* AJAX Failure Handler
*
* @param {object} jqxhr
* @param {string} textStatus
* @param {object} errorThrown
* @param {jqXHR} jqxhr
* @param {String} textStatus
* @param {Object} errorThrown
*/
exports.ajaxFailureHandler = function(jqxhr, textStatus, errorThrown) {
var exceptions = [
@ -354,16 +368,16 @@ window.GeneralFunctions = window.GeneralFunctions || {};
message: 'AJAX Error: ' + errorThrown
}
];
GeneralFunctions.displayMessageBox(GeneralFunctions.EXCEPTIONS_TITLE,
GeneralFunctions.EXCEPTIONS_MESSAGE);
GeneralFunctions.displayMessageBox(GeneralFunctions.EXCEPTIONS_TITLE, GeneralFunctions.EXCEPTIONS_MESSAGE);
$('#message_box').append(GeneralFunctions.exceptionsToHtml(exceptions));
};
/**
* Escape JS HTML string values for XSS prevention.
*
* @param {string} str String to be escaped.
* @returns {string} Returns the escaped string.
* @param {String} str String to be escaped.
*
* @return {String} Returns the escaped string.
*/
exports.escapeHtml = function(str) {
return $('<div/>').text(str).html();
@ -373,11 +387,11 @@ window.GeneralFunctions = window.GeneralFunctions || {};
* Format a given date according to the date format setting.
*
* @param {Date} date The date to be formatted.
* @param {string} dateFormatSetting The setting provided by PHP must be one of
* @param {String} dateFormatSetting The setting provided by PHP must be one of
* the "DMY", "MDY" or "YMD".
* @param {bool} addHours (optional) Whether to add hours to the result.
* @param {Boolean} addHours (optional) Whether to add hours to the result.
* @return {string} Returns the formatted date string.
* @return {String} Returns the formatted date string.
*/
exports.formatDate = function(date, dateFormatSetting, addHours) {
var format, result,