Edge.Tools is mainly a namespace that contains some helper functions and classes to improve productivity
* Compatibility: IE7/PC, IE6/PC, FireFox 2.0,
* Not tested: IE5.5/PC and below, FireFox 1.5, IE5.2/Mac, Opera 8.0, Safari, Camino
* Breaks on
*
* var timer = toolkit.Timer.create(seconds * 1000, 25);
* timer.execute = function() {
* $('some_div').setStyle({width: timer.progress*100 + '%'}); //scale animation
* };
* timer.callBack = function() { this.someAction(); }.bindAsEventListener(this);
*
* As with event observation, if you want to use the this scope, you have to bind it to the function
*/
Timer : {
/**
* @method create creates a Timer object at the window level
* @param {Number} duration duration of the timer in milliseconds
* @param {Number} fps animation speed in frames per second
*/
create: function(duration, fps) {
window.timerObj = new Object();
window.timerObj.duration = window.timerObj.countdown = window.timerObj.progress = duration;
window.timerObj.interval = 1000/fps;
window.timerObj.timer = setInterval('Edge.Tools.Timer.update()', window.timerObj.interval);
return window.timerObj;
},
/**
* @method update
* updates the Timer object periodically until duration has expired execute(), a function you have to define yourself callBack(), a function you have to define yourself
*/
update: function() {
window.timerObj.countdown -= window.timerObj.interval;
window.timerObj.progress = window.timerObj.countdown/window.timerObj.duration;
window.timerObj.execute();
if (window.timerObj.countdown <= 0) {
window.timerObj.callBack();
clearInterval(window.timerObj.timer);
}
}
},
/**
* @namespace Format
* all data formatting helper functions
*/
Format : {
/**
* @method todayString
* Returns the actual date as string [yyyymmdd]
* @return {String}
*/
todayString: function() {
var today = new Date();
return String(today.getFullYear()) + Edge.Tools.Format.addLeadingZeros(today.getMonth()+1) + Edge.Tools.Format.addLeadingZeros(today.getDate());
},
/**
* adds a 0 in front of a number smaller than 10 and returns it as a String
* @param {Number} nr
* @return {String}
*/
addLeadingZeros: function(nr) {
return String(nr).length < 2 ? "0" + nr : nr;
}
},
/**
* @namespace Gfx
* all graphics helper functions
*/
Gfx : {
/**
* @method makeTransparent
* makes a given element transparent through CSS
* @param {Element,String} elem the element to apply the transparency to
* @param {Number} value the opacity value to set
*/
makeTransparent: function(elem, value) {
$(elem).setStyle({
'filter': 'alpha(opacity='+(value*100)+')',
'-moz-opacity': value,
'opacity': value
});
}
},
/**
* @namespace Error
* debugging helpers
*/
Debug : {
ajaxError: function(msg) {
console.error("Ajax error " + msg.status + "(" + msg.statusText + "): " + msg.responseText);
}
},
Browser: {
/**
* @method versionRange
* Returns whether the users browser version is within a given range
* @param {Number} low the low version limit
* @param {Number} high the high version limit
* @return {Boolean}
*/
IErange: function(low, high){
if (!Prototype.Browser.IE)
return false;
var regex = navigator.appVersion.match(/MSIE (\d+\.\d+)/, '');
return regex != null && Number(regex[1]) >= low && Number(regex[1]) <= high;
}
}
}
/** Crossbrowser debug */
if (!console) {
var console = window.log && nitobi.Debug ? {
trace: function(msg) {
nitobi.Debug.log(msg); log.info(msg);
},
log: function(msg) {
nitobi.Debug.log(msg); log.info(msg);
},
warn: function(msg) {
nitobi.Debug.log(msg); log.warn(msg);
},
error: function(msg) {
nitobi.Debug.log(msg); log.error(msg);
},
profile: function(msg) {
nitobi.Debug.log(msg); log.profile(msg);
}
} : {
trace: function() {},
log: function() {},
warn: function() {},
error: function(msg) {
throw new Error(msg);
}
}
}
/** Prototype extensions */
$F = $F.wrap(function(proceed, list) {
try {
return proceed(list);
}
catch (e) {
return Edge.Tools.Form.getListValue(list);
}
});
var $E = console.error;
Prototype.Browser.IErange = Edge.Tools.Browser.IErange;