Namespace: GeneralFunctions

GeneralFunctions

This file contains the General Functions javascript namespace. It contains functions that apply both on the front and back end of the application.
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Methods

<static> centerElementOnPage(elementHandle)

This method centers a DOM element vertically and horizontally on the page.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
elementHandle object The object that is going to be centered.
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<static> clone(originalObject) → {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.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
originalObject object Object to be copied.
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Returns:
Returns an exact copy of the provided element.
Type
object

<static> displayMessageBox(title, message, messageButtons)

This functions displays a message box in the admin array. It is usefull when user decisions or verifications are needed.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
title string The title of the message box.
message string The message of the dialog.
messageButtons array Contains the dialog buttons along with their functions.
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<static> exceptionsToHtml(exceptions) → {String}

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.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
exceptions array Contains the exceptions to be displayed.
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Returns:
Returns the html markup for the exceptions.
Type
String

<static> getUrlParameter(url, name) → {String}

This function retrieves a parameter from a "GET" formed url.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
url string The selected url.
name string The parameter name.
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Returns:
Returns the parameter value.
Type
String

<static> ISODateString(dt) → {String}

This function creates a RFC 3339 date string. This string is needed by the Google Calendar API in order to pass dates as parameters.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
dt date The given date that will be transformed
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Returns:
Returns the transformed string.
Type
String

<static> parseExceptions(exceptions) → {Array}

This method parse the json encoded strings that are fetched by ajax calls.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
exceptions array Exception array returned by an ajax call.
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Returns:
Returns the parsed js objects.
Type
Array

<static> validateEmail(email) → {bool}

This method validates an email address. If the address is not on the proper form then the result is FALSE.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
email string The email address to be checked.
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Returns:
Returns the validation result.
Type
bool