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DataSource Utility  2.5.1

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Class YAHOO.util.DataSource - uses YAHOO.util.EventProvider

The DataSource class defines and manages a live set of data for widgets to interact with. Examples of live databases include in-memory local data such as a JavaScript array, a JavaScript function, or JSON, or remote data such as data retrieved through an XHR connection.

Constructor

YAHOO.util.DataSource ( oLiveData , oConfigs )
Parameters:
oLiveData <Object> Pointer to live database.
oConfigs <Object> (optional) Object literal of configuration values.

Properties

_aCache - private Object[]

Local cache of data result object literals indexed chronologically.

_aIntervals - private Array

Array of polling interval IDs that have been enabled, needed to clear all intervals.

_oQueue - private Object

Local queue of request connections, enabled if queue needs to be managed.

_sName - private String

Name of DataSource instance.

_xhrCallback - private object

Define Connection Manager callback object

connMethodPost - Boolean

If data is accessed over XHR via Connection Manager, true if data should be sent via POST, otherwise data will be sent via GET.
Default Value: false

connMgr - Object

Alias to YUI Connection Manager, to allow implementers to customize the utility.
Default Value: YAHOO.util.Connect

connTimeout - Number

If data is accessed over XHR via Connection Manager, the connection timeout defines how many milliseconds the XHR connection will wait for a server response. Any non-zero value will enable the Connection utility's Auto-Abort feature.
Default Value: 0

connXhrMode - String

If data is accessed over XHR via Connection Manager, this setting defines request/response management in the following manner:
queueRequests
If a request is already in progress, wait until response is returned before sending the next request.
cancelStaleRequests
If a request is already in progress, cancel it before sending the next request.
ignoreStaleResponses
Send all requests, but handle only the response for the most recently sent request.
allowAll
Send all requests and handle all responses.
Default Value: "allowAll"

DataSource._nIndex - private static Number

Internal class variable to index multiple DataSource instances.

DataSource._nTransactionId - private static Number

Internal class variable to assign unique transaction IDs.

dataType - Number

Where the live data is held.
Default Value: YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_UNKNOWN

ERROR_DATAINVALID - final String

Error message for invalid dataresponses.
Default Value: "Invalid data"

ERROR_DATANULL - final String

Error message for null data responses.
Default Value: "Null data"

liveData - Object

Pointer to live database.

maxCacheEntries - Number

Max size of the local cache. Set to 0 to turn off caching. Caching is useful to reduce the number of server connections. Recommended only for data sources that return comprehensive results for queries or when stale data is not an issue.
Default Value: 0

responseSchema - Object

Response schema object literal takes a combination of the following properties:
resultsList
Pointer to array of tabular data
resultNode
Pointer to node name of row data (XML data only)
recordDelim
Record delimiter (text data only)
fieldDelim
Field delimiter (text data only)
fields
Array of field names (aka keys), or array of object literals such as: {key:"fieldname",parser:YAHOO.util.DataSource.parseDate}
metaFields
Object literal of keys to include in the oParsedResponse.meta collection
metaNode
Name of the node under which to search for meta information in XML response data

responseType - Number

Format of response.
Default Value: YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_UNKNOWN

TYPE_HTMLTABLE - final Number

Type is an HTML TABLE element.
Default Value: 6

TYPE_JSARRAY - final Number

Type is a JavaScript Array.
Default Value: 0

TYPE_JSFUNCTION - final Number

Type is a JavaScript Function.
Default Value: 1

TYPE_JSON - final Number

Type is JSON.
Default Value: 3

TYPE_TEXT - final Number

Type is plain text.
Default Value: 5

TYPE_UNKNOWN - final Number

Type is unknown.
Default Value: -1

TYPE_XHR - final Number

Type is hosted on a server via an XHR connection.
Default Value: 2

TYPE_XML - final Number

Type is XML.
Default Value: 4

Properties inherited from YAHOO.util.EventProvider:

__yui_events, __yui_subscribers

Methods

_xhrFailure

private void _xhrFailure ( oResponse )
Define Connection Manager failure handler
Parameters:
oResponse <Object> HTTPXMLRequest object
Returns: void

_xhrSuccess

private void _xhrSuccess ( oResponse )
Define Connection Manager success handler
Parameters:
oResponse <Object> HTTPXMLRequest object
Returns: void

addToCache

void addToCache ( oRequest , oResponse )
Adds a new item to the cache. If cache is full, evicts the stalest item before adding the new item.
Parameters:
oRequest <Object> Request object.
oResponse <Object> Response object to cache.
Returns: void

clearAllIntervals

void clearAllIntervals ( )
Disables all known polling intervals.
Returns: void

clearInterval

void clearInterval ( nId )
Disables polling mechanism associated with the given interval ID.
Parameters:
nId <Number> Interval ID.
Returns: void

DataSource.parseDate

static Date DataSource.parseDate ( oData )
Converts data to type Date.
Parameters:
oData <Date | String | Number> Data to convert.
Returns: Date
A Date instance.

DataSource.parseNumber

static Number DataSource.parseNumber ( oData )
Converts data to type Number.
Parameters:
oData <String | Number | Boolean | Null> Data to convert. Beware, null returns as 0.
Returns: Number
A number, or null if NaN.

DataSource.parseString

static Number DataSource.parseString ( oData )
Converts data to type String.
Parameters:
oData <String | Number | Boolean | Date | Array | Object> Data to parse. The special values null and undefined will return null.
Returns: Number
A string, or null.

doBeforeCallback

Object doBeforeCallback ( oRequest , oFullResponse , oParsedResponse )
Overridable method gives implementers access to the original full response and the parsed response (parsed against the given schema) before the data is added to the cache (if applicable) and then sent back to callback function. This is your chance to access the raw response and/or populate the parsed response with any custom data.
Parameters:
oRequest <Object> Request object.
oFullResponse <Object> The full response from the live database.
oParsedResponse <Object> The parsed response to return to calling object.
Returns: Object
Parsed response object.

doBeforeParseData

Object doBeforeParseData ( oRequest , oFullResponse )
Overridable method gives implementers access to the original full response before the data gets parsed. Implementers should take care not to return an unparsable or otherwise invalid response.
Parameters:
oRequest <Object> Request object.
oFullResponse <Object> The full response from the live database.
Returns: Object
Full response for parsing.

flushCache

void flushCache ( )
Flushes cache.
Returns: void

getCachedResponse

Object getCachedResponse ( oRequest , oCallback , oCaller )
Overridable method passes request to cache and returns cached response if any, refreshing the hit in the cache as the newest item. Returns null if there is no cache hit.
Parameters:
oRequest <Object> Request object.
oCallback <Function> Handler function to receive the response.
oCaller <Object> The Calling object that is making the request.
Returns: Object
Cached response object or null.

handleResponse

void handleResponse ( oRequest , oRawResponse , oCallback , oCaller , tId )
Receives raw data response and type converts to XML, JSON, etc as necessary. Forwards oFullResponse to appropriate parsing function to get turned into oParsedResponse. Calls doBeforeCallback() and adds oParsedResponse to the cache when appropriate before calling issueCallback(). The oParsedResponse object literal has the following properties:
tId {Number}
Unique transaction ID
results {Array}
Array of parsed data results
error {Boolean}
True if there was an error
totalRecords {Number}
Total number of records (if available)
Parameters:
oRequest <Object> Request object
oRawResponse <Object> The raw response from the live database.
oCallback <Object> Callback object literal.
oCaller <Object> (deprecated) Use oCallback.scope.
tId <Number> Transaction ID.
Returns: void

isCacheHit

Boolean isCacheHit ( oRequest , oCachedRequest )
Default overridable method matches given request to given cached request. Returns true if is a hit, returns false otherwise. Implementers should override this method to customize the cache-matching algorithm.
Parameters:
oRequest <Object> Request object.
oCachedRequest <Object> Cached request object.
Returns: Boolean
True if given request matches cached request, false otherwise.

issueCallback

void issueCallback ( callback , params , error , scope )
Executes a configured callback. For object literal callbacks, the third param determines whether to execute the success handler or failure handler.
Parameters:
callback <Function|Object> the callback to execute
params <Array> params to be passed to the callback method
error <Boolean> whether an error occurred
scope <Object> the scope from which to execute the callback (deprecated - use an object literal callback)
Returns: void

makeConnection

Number makeConnection ( oRequest , oCallback , oCaller )
Overridable method provides default functionality to make a connection to live data in order to send request. The response coming back is then forwarded to the handleResponse function. This method should be customized to achieve more complex implementations.
Parameters:
oRequest <Object> Request object.
oCallback <Object> Callback object literal.
oCaller <Object> (deprecated) Use oCallback.scope.
Returns: Number
Transaction ID.

parseArrayData

Object parseArrayData ( oRequest , oFullResponse )
Overridable method parses Array data into a response object.
Parameters:
oRequest <Object> Request object.
oFullResponse <Object> The full Array from the live database.
Returns: Object
Parsed response object with the following properties:
- results (Array) Array of parsed data results
- error (Boolean) True if there was an error
- totalRecords (Number) Total number of records (if available)

parseHTMLTableData

Object parseHTMLTableData ( oRequest , oFullResponse )
Overridable method parses an HTML TABLE element reference into a response object.
Parameters:
oRequest <Object> Request object.
oFullResponse <Object> The full HTML element reference from the live database.
Returns: Object
Parsed response object with the following properties
- results (Array) Array of parsed data results
- error (Boolean) True if there was an error
- totalRecords (Number) Total number of records (if available)

parseJSONData

Object parseJSONData ( oRequest , oFullResponse )
Overridable method parses JSON data into a response object.
Parameters:
oRequest <Object> Request object.
oFullResponse <Object> The full JSON from the live database.
Returns: Object
Parsed response object with the following properties
- results (Array) Array of parsed data results
- error (Boolean) True if there was an error
- totalRecords (Number) Total number of records (if available)

parseTextData

Object parseTextData ( oRequest , oFullResponse )
Overridable method parses plain text data into a response object.
Parameters:
oRequest <Object> Request object.
oFullResponse <Object> The full text response from the live database.
Returns: Object
Parsed response object with the following properties:
- results (Array) Array of parsed data results
- error (Boolean) True if there was an error
- totalRecords (Number) Total number of records (if available)

parseXMLData

Object parseXMLData ( oRequest , oFullResponse )
Overridable method parses XML data into a response object.
Parameters:
oRequest <Object> Request object.
oFullResponse <Object> The full XML response from the live database.
Returns: Object
Parsed response object with the following properties
- results (Array) Array of parsed data results
- error (Boolean) True if there was an error
- totalRecords (Number) Total number of records (if available)

sendRequest

Number sendRequest ( oRequest , oCallback , oCaller )
First looks for cached response, then sends request to live data.
Parameters:
oRequest <Object> Request object.
oCallback <Object> An object literal with the following properties:
success
The function to call when the data is ready.
failure
The function to call upon a response failure condition.
scope
The object to serve as the scope for the success and failure handlers.
argument
Arbitrary data that will be passed back to the success and failure handlers.
oCaller <Object> (deprecated) Use oCallback.scope.
Returns: Number
Transaction ID, or null if response found in cache.

setInterval

Number setInterval ( nMsec , oRequest , oCallback , oCaller )
Sets up a polling mechanism to send requests at set intervals and forward responses to given callback.
Parameters:
nMsec <Number> Length of interval in milliseconds.
oRequest <Object> Request object.
oCallback <Function> Handler function to receive the response.
oCaller <Object> (deprecated) Use oCallback.scope.
Returns: Number
Interval ID.

toString

String toString ( )
Public accessor to the unique name of the DataSource instance.
Returns: String
Unique name of the DataSource instance.

Methods inherited from YAHOO.util.EventProvider:

createEvent, fireEvent, hasEvent, subscribe, unsubscribe, unsubscribeAll

Events

cacheFlushEvent

cacheFlushEvent ( )
Fired when the local cache is flushed.

cacheRequestEvent

cacheRequestEvent ( oArgs.request , oArgs.callback , oArgs.caller )
Fired when a request is made to the local cache.
Parameters:
oArgs.request <Object> The request object.
oArgs.callback <Function> The callback function.
oArgs.caller <Object> (deprecated) Use callback.scope.

cacheResponseEvent

cacheResponseEvent ( oArgs.request , oArgs.response , oArgs.callback , oArgs.caller , oArgs.tId )
Fired when data is retrieved from the local cache.
Parameters:
oArgs.request <Object> The request object.
oArgs.response <Object> The response object.
oArgs.callback <Function> The callback function.
oArgs.caller <Object> (deprecated) Use callback.scope.
oArgs.tId <Number> Transaction ID.

dataErrorEvent

dataErrorEvent ( oArgs.request , oArgs.callback , oArgs.caller , oArgs.message )
Fired when an error is encountered with the live data source.
Parameters:
oArgs.request <Object> The request object.
oArgs.callback <Function> The callback function.
oArgs.caller <Object> (deprecated) Use callback.scope.
oArgs.message <String> The error message.

requestEvent

requestEvent ( oArgs.request , oArgs.callback , oArgs.caller )
Fired when a request is sent to the live data source.
Parameters:
oArgs.request <Object> The request object.
oArgs.callback <Function> The callback function.
oArgs.caller <Object> (deprecated) Use callback.scope.

responseCacheEvent

responseCacheEvent ( oArgs.request , oArgs.response , oArgs.callback , oArgs.caller )
Fired when response is cached.
Parameters:
oArgs.request <Object> The request object.
oArgs.response <Object> The parsed response object.
oArgs.callback <Function> The callback function.
oArgs.caller <Object> (deprecated) Use callback.scope.

responseEvent

responseEvent ( oArgs.request , oArgs.response , oArgs.callback , oArgs.caller )
Fired when live data source sends response.
Parameters:
oArgs.request <Object> The request object.
oArgs.response <Object> The raw response object.
oArgs.callback <Function> The callback function.
oArgs.caller <Object> (deprecated) Use callback.scope.

responseParseEvent

responseParseEvent ( oArgs.request , oArgs.response , oArgs.callback , oArgs.caller )
Fired when response is parsed.
Parameters:
oArgs.request <Object> The request object.
oArgs.response <Object> The parsed response object.
oArgs.callback <Function> The callback function.
oArgs.caller <Object> (deprecated) Use callback.scope.

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