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Charts Widget  2.5.1

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/**
 * The Charts widget provides a Flash control for displaying data
 * graphically by series across A-grade browsers with Flash Player installed.
 *
 * @module charts
 * @requires yahoo, dom, event, datasource
 * @title Charts Widget
 * @beta
 */

/**
 * Chart class for the YUI Charts widget.
 *
 * @namespace YAHOO.widget
 * @class Chart
 * @uses YAHOO.util.FlashAdapter
 * @constructor
 * @param type {String} The char type. May be "line", "column", "bar", or "pie"
 * @param containerId {HTMLElement} Container element for the Flash Player instance.
 * @param dataSource {YAHOO.util.DataSource} DataSource instance.
 * @param attributes {object} (optional) Object literal of configuration values.
 */
YAHOO.widget.Chart = function(type, containerId, dataSource, attributes)
{
	YAHOO.widget.Chart.superclass.constructor.call(this, YAHOO.widget.Chart.SWFURL, containerId, attributes);
	
	this._type = type;
	this._dataSource = dataSource;
	
	/**
	 * Fires when the user moves the mouse over the bounds of an item renderer in the chart.
	 *
	 * @event itemMouseOverEvent
	 * @param event.type {String} The event type
	 * @param event.item {Object} The data displayed by the renderer
	 * @param event.index {Number} The position within the series that the item appears.
	 * @param event.seriesIndex {Number} The position within the series definition that the series appears.
	 * @param event.x {Number} The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
	 * @param event.y {Number} The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
	 */
	this.createEvent("itemMouseOverEvent");
	
	/**
	 * Fires when the user moves the mouse out of the bounds of an item renderer in the chart.
	 *
	 * @event itemMouseOutEvent
	 * @param event.type {String} The event type
	 * @param event.item {Object} The data displayed by the renderer
	 * @param event.index {Number} The position within the series that the item appears.
	 * @param event.seriesIndex {Number} The position within the series definition that the series appears.
	 * @param event.x {Number} The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
	 * @param event.y {Number} The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
	 */
	this.createEvent("itemMouseOutEvent");
	
	/**
	 * Fires when the user clicks an item renderer in the chart with the mouse.
	 *
	 * @event itemClickEvent
	 * @param event.type {String} The event type
	 * @param event.item {Object} The data displayed by the renderer
	 * @param event.index {Number} The position within the series that the item appears.
	 * @param event.seriesIndex {Number} The position within the series definition that the series appears.
	 * @param event.x {Number} The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
	 * @param event.y {Number} The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
	 */
	this.createEvent("itemClickEvent");
	
	/**
	 * Fires when the user double-clicks an item renderer in the chart with the mouse.
	 *
	 * @event itemDoubleClickEvent
	 * @param event.type {String} The event type
	 * @param event.item {Object} The data displayed by the renderer
	 * @param event.index {Number} The position within the series that the item appears.
	 * @param event.seriesIndex {Number} The position within the series definition that the series appears.
	 * @param event.x {Number} The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
	 * @param event.y {Number} The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
	 */
	this.createEvent("itemDoubleClickEvent");
	
	/**
	 * Fires when the user presses the mouse down on an item to initiate a drag action.
	 *
	 * @event itemDragStartEvent
	 * @param event.type {String} The event type
	 * @param event.item {Object} The data displayed by the renderer
	 * @param event.index {Number} The position within the series that the item appears.
	 * @param event.seriesIndex {Number} The position within the series definition that the series appears.
	 * @param event.x {Number} The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
	 * @param event.y {Number} The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
	 */
	this.createEvent("itemDragStartEvent");
	
	/**
	 * Fires when the user moves the mouse during a drag action.
	 *
	 * @event itemDragEvent
	 * @param event.type {String} The event type
	 * @param event.item {Object} The data displayed by the renderer
	 * @param event.index {Number} The position within the series that the item appears.
	 * @param event.seriesIndex {Number} The position within the series definition that the series appears.
	 * @param event.x {Number} The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
	 * @param event.y {Number} The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
	 */
	this.createEvent("itemDragEvent");

	/**
	 * Fires when the user releases the mouse during a drag action.
	 *
	 * @event itemDragEndEvent
	 * @param event.type {String} The event type
	 * @param event.item {Object} The data displayed by the renderer
	 * @param event.index {Number} The position within the series that the item appears.
	 * @param event.seriesIndex {Number} The position within the series definition that the series appears.
	 * @param event.x {Number} The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
	 * @param event.y {Number} The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
	 */
	this.createEvent("itemDragEndEvent");
};

YAHOO.extend(YAHOO.widget.Chart, YAHOO.widget.FlashAdapter,
{
	/**
	 * The type of this chart instance.
	 * @property _type
	 * @type String
	 * @private
	 */
	_type: null,

	/**
	 * The id returned from the DataSource's setInterval function.
	 * @property _pollingID
	 * @type Number
	 * @private
	 */
	_pollingID: null,

	/**
	 * The time, in ms, between requests for data.
	 * @property _pollingInterval
	 * @type Number
	 * @private
	 */
	_pollingInterval: null,
	
	/**
	 * Indicates whether all attributes have been set and
	 * the dataSource may be passed to the SWF.
	 * @property _initialized
	 * @type Boolean
	 * @private
	 */
	_initialized: false,

	/**
	 * Public accessor to the unique name of the Chart instance.
	 *
	 * @method toString
	 * @return {String} Unique name of the Chart instance.
	 */
	toString: function()
	{
		return "Chart " + this._id;
	},
	
	/**
	 * Sets a single style value on the Chart instance.
	 *
	 * @method setStyle
	 * @param name {String} Name of the Chart style value to change.
	 * @param value {Object} New value to pass to the Chart style.
	 */
	setStyle: function(name, value)
	{
		//we must jsonify this because Flash Player versions below 9.0.60 don't handle
		//complex ExternalInterface parsing correctly
		value = YAHOO.lang.JSON.stringify(value);
		this._swf.setStyle(name, value);
	},
	
	/**
	 * Resets all styles on the Chart instance.
	 *
	 * @method setStyles
	 * @param styles {Object} Initializer for all Chart styles.
	 */
	setStyles: function(styles)
	{
		//we must jsonify this because Flash Player versions below 9.0.60 don't handle
		//complex ExternalInterface parsing correctly
		styles = YAHOO.lang.JSON.stringify(styles);
		this._swf.setStyles(styles);
	},
	
	/**
	 * Sets the styles on all series in the Chart.
	 *
	 * @method setSeriesStyles
	 * @param styles {Array} Initializer for all Chart series styles.
	 */
	setSeriesStyles: function(styles)
	{
		//we must jsonify this because Flash Player versions below 9.0.60 don't handle
		//complex ExternalInterface parsing correctly
		for(var i = 0; i < styles.length; i++)
		{
			styles[i] = YAHOO.lang.JSON.stringify(styles[i]);	
		}
		this._swf.setSeriesStyles(styles);
	},
	
	/**
	 * Initializes the attributes.
	 *
	 * @method _initAttributes
	 * @private
	 */
	_initAttributes: function(attributes)
	{
		YAHOO.widget.Chart.superclass._initAttributes.call(this, attributes);

		/**
		 * @attribute request
		 * @description Request to be sent to the Chart's DataSource.
		 * @type String
		 */
		this.getAttributeConfig("request",
		{
			method: this._getRequest
		});
		
		this.setAttributeConfig("request",
		{
			method: this._setRequest
		});
		
		/**
		 * @attribute dataSource
		 * @description The DataSource instance to display in the Chart.
		 * @type DataSource
		 */
		this.getAttributeConfig("dataSource",
		{
			method: this._getDataSource
		});
		
		this.setAttributeConfig("dataSource",
		{
			method: this._setDataSource
		});
		
		/**
		 * @attribute series
		 * @description Defines the series to be displayed by the Chart.
		 * @type Array
		 */
		this.getAttributeConfig("series",
		{
			method: this._getSeriesDefs
		});
		
		this.setAttributeConfig("series",
		{
			method: this._setSeriesDefs
		});
		
		/**
		 * @attribute categoryNames
		 * @description Defines the names of the categories to be displayed in the Chart..
		 * @type Array
		 */
		this.getAttributeConfig("categoryNames",
		{
			method: this._getCategoryNames
		});
		
		this.setAttributeConfig("categoryNames",
		{
			validator: YAHOO.lang.isArray,
			method: this._setCategoryNames
		});
		
		/**
		 * @attribute dataTipFunction
		 * @description The string representation of a globally-accessible function
		 * that may be called by the SWF to generate the datatip text for a Chart's item.
		 * @type String
		 */
		this.getAttributeConfig("dataTipFunction",
		{
			method: this._getDataTipFunction
		});
		
		this.setAttributeConfig("dataTipFunction",
		{
			method: this._setDataTipFunction
		});

		/**
		 * @attribute polling
		 * @description A numeric value indicating the number of milliseconds between
		 * polling requests to the DataSource.
		 * @type Number
		 */
		this.getAttributeConfig("polling",
		{
			method: this._getPolling
		});

		this.setAttributeConfig("polling",
		{
			method: this._setPolling
		});
	},
	
	/**
	 * Called when the SWF is ready for communication. Sets the type, initializes
	 * the styles, and sets the DataSource.
	 *
	 * @method _loadHandler
	 * @private
	 */
	_loadHandler: function()
	{
		this._swf.setType(this._type);
		
		//set initial styles
		if(this._attributes.style)
		{
			var style = this._attributes.style;
			this.setStyles(style);		
		}
		
		YAHOO.widget.Chart.superclass._loadHandler.call(this);
		
		this._initialized = true;
		
		if(this._dataSource)
		{
			this.set("dataSource", this._dataSource);
		}
	},

	/**
	 * Sends the request to the DataSource.
	 *
	 * @method _refreshData
	 * @private
	 */
	_refreshData: function()
	{
		if(!this._initialized)
		{
			return;
		}
		
		if(this._dataSource !== null)
		{
			if(this._pollingID !== null)
			{
				this._dataSource.clearInterval(this._pollingID);
				this._pollingID = null;
			}
			
			if(this._pollingInterval > 0)
			{
				this._pollingID = this._dataSource.setInterval(this._pollingInterval, this._request, this._loadDataHandler, this);
			}
			else
			{
				this._dataSource.sendRequest(this._request, this._loadDataHandler, this);
			}
		}
	},

	/**
	 * Called when the DataSource receives new data. The series definitions are used
	 * to build a data provider for the SWF chart.
	 *
	 * @method _loadDataHandler
	 * @private
	 */
	_loadDataHandler: function(request, response, error)
	{
		if(error)
		{
			YAHOO.log("Unable to load data.", "error");
		}
		else
		{
			var styleChanged = false;
			
			//make a copy of the series definitions so that we aren't
			//editing them directly.
			var dataProvider = [];	
			var seriesCount = 0;
			var currentSeries = null;
			var i = 0;
			if(this._seriesDefs !== null)
			{
				seriesCount = this._seriesDefs.length;
				for(i = 0; i < seriesCount; i++)
				{
					currentSeries = this._seriesDefs[i];
					var clonedSeries = {};
					for(var prop in currentSeries)
					{
						if(prop == "style" && currentSeries.style !== null)
						{
							clonedSeries.style = YAHOO.lang.JSON.stringify(currentSeries.style);
							styleChanged = true;
							
							//we don't want to modify the styles again next time
							//so null out the style property.
							currentSeries.style = null;
						}
						else
						{
							clonedSeries[prop] = currentSeries[prop];
						}
					}
					dataProvider.push(clonedSeries);
				}
			}
			
			if(seriesCount > 0)
			{
				for(i = 0; i < seriesCount; i++)
				{
					currentSeries = dataProvider[i];
					if(!currentSeries.type)
					{
						currentSeries.type = this._type;
					}
					currentSeries.dataProvider = response.results;
				}
			}
			else
			{
				var series = {type: this._type, dataProvider: response.results};
				dataProvider.push(series);
			}
			this._swf.setDataProvider(dataProvider, styleChanged);
		}
	},

	/**
	 * Storage for the request attribute.
	 * 
	 * @property _request
	 * @private
	 */
	_request: "",
	
	/**
	 * Getter for the request attribute.
	 *
	 * @method _getRequest
	 * @private
	 */
	_getRequest: function()
	{
		return this._request;
	},
	
	/**
	 * Setter for the request attribute.
	 *
	 * @method _setRequest
	 * @private
	 */
	_setRequest: function(value)
	{
		this._request = value;
		this._refreshData();
	},

	/**
	 * Storage for the dataSource attribute.
	 * 
	 * @property _dataSource
	 * @private
	 */
	_dataSource: null,
	
	/**
	 * Getter for the dataSource attribute.
	 *
	 * @method _getDataSource
	 * @private
	 */
	_getDataSource: function()
	{
		return this._dataSource;
	},

	/**
	 * Setter for the dataSource attribute.
	 *
	 * @method _setDataSource
	 * @private
	 */
	_setDataSource: function(value)
	{	
		this._dataSource = value;
		this._refreshData();
	},
	
	/**
	 * Storage for the series attribute.
	 * 
	 * @property _seriesDefs
	 * @private
	 */
	_seriesDefs: null,
	
	/**
	 * Getter for the series attribute.
	 *
	 * @method _getSeriesDefs
	 * @private
	 */
	_getSeriesDefs: function()
	{
		return this._seriesDefs;
	},
	
	/**
	 * Setter for the series attribute.
	 *
	 * @method _setSeriesDefs
	 * @private
	 */
	_setSeriesDefs: function(value)
	{
		this._seriesDefs = value;
		this._refreshData();
	},

	/**
	 * Getter for the categoryNames attribute.
	 *
	 * @method _getCategoryNames
	 * @private
	 */
	_getCategoryNames: function()
	{
		return this._swf.getCategoryNames();
	},

	/**
	 * Setter for the categoryNames attribute.
	 *
	 * @method _setCategoryNames
	 * @private
	 */
	_setCategoryNames: function(value)
	{
		this._swf.setCategoryNames(value);
	},
	
	/**
	 * Storage for the dataTipFunction attribute.
	 *
	 * @property _dataTipFunction
	 * @private
	 */
	_dataTipFunction: null,
	
	/**
	 * Getter for the dataTipFunction attribute.
	 *
	 * @method _getDataTipFunction
	 * @private
	 */
	_getDataTipFunction: function()
	{
		return this._dataTipFunction;
	},
	
	/**
	 * Setter for the dataTipFunction attribute.
	 *
	 * @method _setDataTipFunction
	 * @private
	 */
	_setDataTipFunction: function(value)
	{
		this._dataTipFunction = value;
		this._swf.setDataTipFunction(value);
	},

	/**
	 * Getter for the polling attribute.
	 *
	 * @method _getPolling
	 * @private
	 */
	_getPolling: function()
	{
		return this._pollingInterval;
	},

	/**
	 * Setter for the polling attribute.
	 *
	 * @method _setPolling
	 * @private
	 */
	_setPolling: function(value)
	{
		this._pollingInterval = value;
		this._refreshData();
	}
});

/**
 * Storage for the dataTipFunction attribute.
 *
 * @property Chart.SWFURL
 * @private
 * @static
 * @final
 * @default "assets/charts.swf"
 */
YAHOO.widget.Chart.SWFURL = "assets/charts.swf";

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