Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop

2010-04-18 Thread Juan Isern

Regarding the original problem, if anyone is interested in a workaround to
solve it just PM me.

Cheers!


Peter Stavrinides wrote:
> 
> Hi Robert,
> 
> Here is the new jira:
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TAP5-1102
> 
> Also its worth looking at https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TAP5-775.
> Although an unrelated issue, I thought that depending on what Howard was
> planning, this might provide some features to work off. The AjaxFormLoop
> is one of those components I can certainly see people using more and more
> of in future, so seems to me at least to be worth the effort.
> 
> Cheers,
> Peter
> 
> 
> - Original Message -
> From: "Robert Zeigler" 
> To: "Tapestry users" 
> Sent: Friday, 9 April, 2010 18:12:22 GMT +02:00 Athens, Beirut, Bucharest,
> Istanbul
> Subject: Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop
> 
> Not that I'm aware of.
> Feel free to search jira and create one. :)
> 
> Robert
> 
> On Apr 9, 2010, at 4/95:39 AM , Peter Stavrinides wrote:
> 
>> Nice post! and came at just the right time for me too... so thanks  
>> for the tips!
>>
>> +1 for feature addition, any Jira open?
>>
>> cheers,
>> Peter
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Juan Isern" 
>> To: users@tapestry.apache.org
>> Sent: Friday, 9 April, 2010 08:09:40 GMT +02:00 Athens, Beirut,  
>> Bucharest, Istanbul
>> Subject: Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop
>>
>>
>> Robert, following your recomendation finally implemented a component  
>> that
>> does basically nothing but register itself as a trigger and has an id
>> assigned by tap as well.
>>
>> On the client side, I have a global map and a
>> function triggerRowInjector(triggerId) so that I can inject rows
>> selectively.
>>
>> As for the effect thing, you can see that they're hardcoded in the  
>> function
>> Tapestry.Initializer.formLoopRemoveLink so I overrode it making them
>> consistent.
>>
>> I'm using tapestry 5.1.0.5, so I expect this "solution" to be broken  
>> by...
>> 5.2, maybe? :P
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Robert Zeigler wrote:
>>>
>>> That just sounds like you're asking for trouble down the road,
>>> though. ;)
>>> You're effectively relying on implementation details of the  
>>> component.
>>> It'll break if:
>>>   * AjaxFormLoop changes the id of the contained RowInjector  
>>> component
>>>   * You want more than one AjaxFormLoop on the page
>>>
>>> I'll grant you that it works... for now. :) And it's the sort of
>>> solution I might put in projects that I write for myself, but not a
>>> solution I would put into a project I write for clients.
>>>
>>> It's probably worth submitting a jira for a feature addition to make
>>> this sort of functionality easier/more robust.
>>>
>>> Robert
>>>
>>> On Apr 8, 2010, at 4/89:20 PM , Brian Heston wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've done something similar without much hacking.  In my case I have
>>>> an autocomplete field in each row, and when a selection is made I
>>>> needed to add a new row automatically so the user can enter the next
>>>> item.  I found that the row injector always has the same name, so I
>>>> just call the trigger function defined in tapestry.js when I want to
>>>> add the new row.  The addRow parameter is empty so the link doesn't
>>>> render, but the trigger still does.
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>>   
>>>>   >>> t:mixins="autocomplete2" t:afterUpdateElement="itemSelected"/>
>>>>   
>>>>   ...
>>>>   
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>> function itemSelected() {
>>>>   $("rowInjector").trigger();
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> You may notice that I'm using my own autocomplete mixin, which I had
>>>> to make to expose the afterUpdateElement event, but if you've got
>>>> some other logic that invokes the adding of a row the idea should be
>>>> the same.
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps,
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>> From: Juan Isern [juanis...@gmail.com]
>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:43 PM
>>>> To: users@tapestry.apache.org
>>>> Subject: Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop
>

Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop

2010-04-11 Thread P . Stavrinides
Hi Robert,

Here is the new jira:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TAP5-1102

Also its worth looking at https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TAP5-775. 
Although an unrelated issue, I thought that depending on what Howard was 
planning, this might provide some features to work off. The AjaxFormLoop is one 
of those components I can certainly see people using more and more of in 
future, so seems to me at least to be worth the effort.

Cheers,
Peter


- Original Message -
From: "Robert Zeigler" 
To: "Tapestry users" 
Sent: Friday, 9 April, 2010 18:12:22 GMT +02:00 Athens, Beirut, Bucharest, 
Istanbul
Subject: Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop

Not that I'm aware of.
Feel free to search jira and create one. :)

Robert

On Apr 9, 2010, at 4/95:39 AM , Peter Stavrinides wrote:

> Nice post! and came at just the right time for me too... so thanks  
> for the tips!
>
> +1 for feature addition, any Jira open?
>
> cheers,
> Peter
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Juan Isern" 
> To: users@tapestry.apache.org
> Sent: Friday, 9 April, 2010 08:09:40 GMT +02:00 Athens, Beirut,  
> Bucharest, Istanbul
> Subject: Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop
>
>
> Robert, following your recomendation finally implemented a component  
> that
> does basically nothing but register itself as a trigger and has an id
> assigned by tap as well.
>
> On the client side, I have a global map and a
> function triggerRowInjector(triggerId) so that I can inject rows
> selectively.
>
> As for the effect thing, you can see that they're hardcoded in the  
> function
> Tapestry.Initializer.formLoopRemoveLink so I overrode it making them
> consistent.
>
> I'm using tapestry 5.1.0.5, so I expect this "solution" to be broken  
> by...
> 5.2, maybe? :P
>
>
>
>
> Robert Zeigler wrote:
>>
>> That just sounds like you're asking for trouble down the road,
>> though. ;)
>> You're effectively relying on implementation details of the  
>> component.
>> It'll break if:
>>   * AjaxFormLoop changes the id of the contained RowInjector  
>> component
>>   * You want more than one AjaxFormLoop on the page
>>
>> I'll grant you that it works... for now. :) And it's the sort of
>> solution I might put in projects that I write for myself, but not a
>> solution I would put into a project I write for clients.
>>
>> It's probably worth submitting a jira for a feature addition to make
>> this sort of functionality easier/more robust.
>>
>> Robert
>>
>> On Apr 8, 2010, at 4/89:20 PM , Brian Heston wrote:
>>
>>> I've done something similar without much hacking.  In my case I have
>>> an autocomplete field in each row, and when a selection is made I
>>> needed to add a new row automatically so the user can enter the next
>>> item.  I found that the row injector always has the same name, so I
>>> just call the trigger function defined in tapestry.js when I want to
>>> add the new row.  The addRow parameter is empty so the link doesn't
>>> render, but the trigger still does.
>>>
>>> 
>>>   
>>>   >> t:mixins="autocomplete2" t:afterUpdateElement="itemSelected"/>
>>>   
>>>   ...
>>>   
>>> 
>>>
>>> function itemSelected() {
>>>   $("rowInjector").trigger();
>>> }
>>>
>>> You may notice that I'm using my own autocomplete mixin, which I had
>>> to make to expose the afterUpdateElement event, but if you've got
>>> some other logic that invokes the adding of a row the idea should be
>>> the same.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps,
>>> Brian
>>>
>>>
>>> 
>>> From: Juan Isern [juanis...@gmail.com]
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:43 PM
>>> To: users@tapestry.apache.org
>>> Subject: Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop
>>>
>>> Robert, I've got to say that you gave me the answer that I feared
>>> most.
>>>
>>> Hehe, REALLY thanks for your tips, I knew already that sooner or
>>> later I had
>>> to hack into tapestry.js
>>>
>>> Cheers!
>>>
>>>
>>> Robert Zeigler wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 8, 2010, at 4/81:48 PM , Juan Isern wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What I would like to do is to trigger an "addRow" event by  
>>>>> executing
>>>>> some
>>>>> javascript

Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop

2010-04-09 Thread Robert Zeigler

Not that I'm aware of.
Feel free to search jira and create one. :)

Robert

On Apr 9, 2010, at 4/95:39 AM , Peter Stavrinides wrote:

Nice post! and came at just the right time for me too... so thanks  
for the tips!


+1 for feature addition, any Jira open?

cheers,
Peter

- Original Message -
From: "Juan Isern" 
To: users@tapestry.apache.org
Sent: Friday, 9 April, 2010 08:09:40 GMT +02:00 Athens, Beirut,  
Bucharest, Istanbul

Subject: Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop


Robert, following your recomendation finally implemented a component  
that

does basically nothing but register itself as a trigger and has an id
assigned by tap as well.

On the client side, I have a global map and a
function triggerRowInjector(triggerId) so that I can inject rows
selectively.

As for the effect thing, you can see that they're hardcoded in the  
function

Tapestry.Initializer.formLoopRemoveLink so I overrode it making them
consistent.

I'm using tapestry 5.1.0.5, so I expect this "solution" to be broken  
by...

5.2, maybe? :P




Robert Zeigler wrote:


That just sounds like you're asking for trouble down the road,
though. ;)
You're effectively relying on implementation details of the  
component.

It'll break if:
  * AjaxFormLoop changes the id of the contained RowInjector  
component

  * You want more than one AjaxFormLoop on the page

I'll grant you that it works... for now. :) And it's the sort of
solution I might put in projects that I write for myself, but not a
solution I would put into a project I write for clients.

It's probably worth submitting a jira for a feature addition to make
this sort of functionality easier/more robust.

Robert

On Apr 8, 2010, at 4/89:20 PM , Brian Heston wrote:


I've done something similar without much hacking.  In my case I have
an autocomplete field in each row, and when a selection is made I
needed to add a new row automatically so the user can enter the next
item.  I found that the row injector always has the same name, so I
just call the trigger function defined in tapestry.js when I want to
add the new row.  The addRow parameter is empty so the link doesn't
render, but the trigger still does.


  
  
  
  ...
  


function itemSelected() {
  $("rowInjector").trigger();
}

You may notice that I'm using my own autocomplete mixin, which I had
to make to expose the afterUpdateElement event, but if you've got
some other logic that invokes the adding of a row the idea should be
the same.

Hope this helps,
Brian



From: Juan Isern [juanis...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:43 PM
To: users@tapestry.apache.org
Subject: Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop

Robert, I've got to say that you gave me the answer that I feared
most.

Hehe, REALLY thanks for your tips, I knew already that sooner or
later I had
to hack into tapestry.js

Cheers!


Robert Zeigler wrote:



On Apr 8, 2010, at 4/81:48 PM , Juan Isern wrote:

What I would like to do is to trigger an "addRow" event by  
executing

some
javascript (that will be invoked when an upload finishes). I  
thought

of
simulating a click event on an invisible "add row" link but I'm  
sure

there's
a prettier solution out there.



There are other ways to do it, although I'm not sure I would call
them
"prettier". :)
AjaxFormLoop places an "AjaxFormLoopContext" object into the
environment when it renders.
You can access this object and add a call to "addAddRowTrigger".
That
part is pretty. The main issue (for you) is that tapestry then
assumes
that the trigger is going to be invoked on the "click" action,  
which

isn't what you want in this case.
There's a way around it, and that's where things get uglier. You  
can

monkey patch tapestry.js to override
Tapestry.Initializer.ajaxFormLoop, and make it behave how you want.
This is typically how I've implemented custom "add row"
functionality.

It might be a nifty change to enable a second form of the
"addAddRowTrigger" that takes, say, a js callback name as a 2nd
argument.  Or perhaps some flag triggering whether the first  
argument

is an id or a callback.  In any event, the initializer could then
check for the appropriate condition, and if the condition is met,  
the
initializer would delegate the setup to the callback, passing in  
the

row injector, rather than assuming a click.  If there's enough
interest in something like this, I would be willing to do the  
work to

add it to the framework (the exact api would need to be worked out,
though).


The same question could apply to any client-side ajax behavior,  
like

refreshing zones. Is there any way to do it programmatically via
javascript?



The best answer here is to take a look for yourself through  
(mainly)

the tapestry.js file.
But, yes, you can refresh 

Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop

2010-04-09 Thread Peter Stavrinides
Nice post! and came at just the right time for me too... so thanks for the tips!

+1 for feature addition, any Jira open?

cheers,
Peter 
 
- Original Message -
From: "Juan Isern" 
To: users@tapestry.apache.org
Sent: Friday, 9 April, 2010 08:09:40 GMT +02:00 Athens, Beirut, Bucharest, 
Istanbul
Subject: Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop


Robert, following your recomendation finally implemented a component that
does basically nothing but register itself as a trigger and has an id
assigned by tap as well.

On the client side, I have a global map and a
function triggerRowInjector(triggerId) so that I can inject rows
selectively.

As for the effect thing, you can see that they're hardcoded in the function
Tapestry.Initializer.formLoopRemoveLink so I overrode it making them
consistent.

I'm using tapestry 5.1.0.5, so I expect this "solution" to be broken by...
5.2, maybe? :P




Robert Zeigler wrote:
> 
> That just sounds like you're asking for trouble down the road,  
> though. ;)
> You're effectively relying on implementation details of the component.  
> It'll break if:
>* AjaxFormLoop changes the id of the contained RowInjector component
>* You want more than one AjaxFormLoop on the page
> 
> I'll grant you that it works... for now. :) And it's the sort of  
> solution I might put in projects that I write for myself, but not a  
> solution I would put into a project I write for clients.
> 
> It's probably worth submitting a jira for a feature addition to make  
> this sort of functionality easier/more robust.
> 
> Robert
> 
> On Apr 8, 2010, at 4/89:20 PM , Brian Heston wrote:
> 
>> I've done something similar without much hacking.  In my case I have  
>> an autocomplete field in each row, and when a selection is made I  
>> needed to add a new row automatically so the user can enter the next  
>> item.  I found that the row injector always has the same name, so I  
>> just call the trigger function defined in tapestry.js when I want to  
>> add the new row.  The addRow parameter is empty so the link doesn't  
>> render, but the trigger still does.
>>
>> 
>>
>>> t:mixins="autocomplete2" t:afterUpdateElement="itemSelected"/>
>>
>>...
>>
>> 
>>
>> function itemSelected() {
>>$("rowInjector").trigger();
>> }
>>
>> You may notice that I'm using my own autocomplete mixin, which I had  
>> to make to expose the afterUpdateElement event, but if you've got  
>> some other logic that invokes the adding of a row the idea should be  
>> the same.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Brian
>>
>>
>> 
>> From: Juan Isern [juanis...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:43 PM
>> To: users@tapestry.apache.org
>> Subject: Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop
>>
>> Robert, I've got to say that you gave me the answer that I feared  
>> most.
>>
>> Hehe, REALLY thanks for your tips, I knew already that sooner or  
>> later I had
>> to hack into tapestry.js
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>>
>> Robert Zeigler wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 8, 2010, at 4/81:48 PM , Juan Isern wrote:
>>>
>>>> What I would like to do is to trigger an "addRow" event by executing
>>>> some
>>>> javascript (that will be invoked when an upload finishes). I thought
>>>> of
>>>> simulating a click event on an invisible "add row" link but I'm sure
>>>> there's
>>>> a prettier solution out there.
>>>>
>>>
>>> There are other ways to do it, although I'm not sure I would call  
>>> them
>>> "prettier". :)
>>> AjaxFormLoop places an "AjaxFormLoopContext" object into the
>>> environment when it renders.
>>> You can access this object and add a call to "addAddRowTrigger".   
>>> That
>>> part is pretty. The main issue (for you) is that tapestry then  
>>> assumes
>>> that the trigger is going to be invoked on the "click" action, which
>>> isn't what you want in this case.
>>> There's a way around it, and that's where things get uglier. You can
>>> monkey patch tapestry.js to override
>>> Tapestry.Initializer.ajaxFormLoop, and make it behave how you want.
>>> This is typically how I've implemented custom "add row"  
>>> functionality.
>>>
>>> It might be a nifty ch

Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop

2010-04-08 Thread Juan Isern

Robert, following your recomendation finally implemented a component that
does basically nothing but register itself as a trigger and has an id
assigned by tap as well.

On the client side, I have a global map and a
function triggerRowInjector(triggerId) so that I can inject rows
selectively.

As for the effect thing, you can see that they're hardcoded in the function
Tapestry.Initializer.formLoopRemoveLink so I overrode it making them
consistent.

I'm using tapestry 5.1.0.5, so I expect this "solution" to be broken by...
5.2, maybe? :P




Robert Zeigler wrote:
> 
> That just sounds like you're asking for trouble down the road,  
> though. ;)
> You're effectively relying on implementation details of the component.  
> It'll break if:
>* AjaxFormLoop changes the id of the contained RowInjector component
>* You want more than one AjaxFormLoop on the page
> 
> I'll grant you that it works... for now. :) And it's the sort of  
> solution I might put in projects that I write for myself, but not a  
> solution I would put into a project I write for clients.
> 
> It's probably worth submitting a jira for a feature addition to make  
> this sort of functionality easier/more robust.
> 
> Robert
> 
> On Apr 8, 2010, at 4/89:20 PM , Brian Heston wrote:
> 
>> I've done something similar without much hacking.  In my case I have  
>> an autocomplete field in each row, and when a selection is made I  
>> needed to add a new row automatically so the user can enter the next  
>> item.  I found that the row injector always has the same name, so I  
>> just call the trigger function defined in tapestry.js when I want to  
>> add the new row.  The addRow parameter is empty so the link doesn't  
>> render, but the trigger still does.
>>
>> 
>>
>>> t:mixins="autocomplete2" t:afterUpdateElement="itemSelected"/>
>>
>>...
>>
>> 
>>
>> function itemSelected() {
>>$("rowInjector").trigger();
>> }
>>
>> You may notice that I'm using my own autocomplete mixin, which I had  
>> to make to expose the afterUpdateElement event, but if you've got  
>> some other logic that invokes the adding of a row the idea should be  
>> the same.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Brian
>>
>>
>> 
>> From: Juan Isern [juanis...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:43 PM
>> To: users@tapestry.apache.org
>> Subject: Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop
>>
>> Robert, I've got to say that you gave me the answer that I feared  
>> most.
>>
>> Hehe, REALLY thanks for your tips, I knew already that sooner or  
>> later I had
>> to hack into tapestry.js
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>>
>> Robert Zeigler wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 8, 2010, at 4/81:48 PM , Juan Isern wrote:
>>>
>>>> What I would like to do is to trigger an "addRow" event by executing
>>>> some
>>>> javascript (that will be invoked when an upload finishes). I thought
>>>> of
>>>> simulating a click event on an invisible "add row" link but I'm sure
>>>> there's
>>>> a prettier solution out there.
>>>>
>>>
>>> There are other ways to do it, although I'm not sure I would call  
>>> them
>>> "prettier". :)
>>> AjaxFormLoop places an "AjaxFormLoopContext" object into the
>>> environment when it renders.
>>> You can access this object and add a call to "addAddRowTrigger".   
>>> That
>>> part is pretty. The main issue (for you) is that tapestry then  
>>> assumes
>>> that the trigger is going to be invoked on the "click" action, which
>>> isn't what you want in this case.
>>> There's a way around it, and that's where things get uglier. You can
>>> monkey patch tapestry.js to override
>>> Tapestry.Initializer.ajaxFormLoop, and make it behave how you want.
>>> This is typically how I've implemented custom "add row"  
>>> functionality.
>>>
>>> It might be a nifty change to enable a second form of the
>>> "addAddRowTrigger" that takes, say, a js callback name as a 2nd
>>> argument.  Or perhaps some flag triggering whether the first argument
>>> is an id or a callback.  In any event, the initializer could then
>>> check for the appropriate condition, and if the condit

Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop

2010-04-08 Thread Robert Zeigler
That just sounds like you're asking for trouble down the road,  
though. ;)
You're effectively relying on implementation details of the component.  
It'll break if:

  * AjaxFormLoop changes the id of the contained RowInjector component
  * You want more than one AjaxFormLoop on the page

I'll grant you that it works... for now. :) And it's the sort of  
solution I might put in projects that I write for myself, but not a  
solution I would put into a project I write for clients.


It's probably worth submitting a jira for a feature addition to make  
this sort of functionality easier/more robust.


Robert

On Apr 8, 2010, at 4/89:20 PM , Brian Heston wrote:

I've done something similar without much hacking.  In my case I have  
an autocomplete field in each row, and when a selection is made I  
needed to add a new row automatically so the user can enter the next  
item.  I found that the row injector always has the same name, so I  
just call the trigger function defined in tapestry.js when I want to  
add the new row.  The addRow parameter is empty so the link doesn't  
render, but the trigger still does.



   
   t:mixins="autocomplete2" t:afterUpdateElement="itemSelected"/>

   
   ...
   


function itemSelected() {
   $("rowInjector").trigger();
}

You may notice that I'm using my own autocomplete mixin, which I had  
to make to expose the afterUpdateElement event, but if you've got  
some other logic that invokes the adding of a row the idea should be  
the same.


Hope this helps,
Brian



From: Juan Isern [juanis...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:43 PM
To: users@tapestry.apache.org
Subject: Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop

Robert, I've got to say that you gave me the answer that I feared  
most.


Hehe, REALLY thanks for your tips, I knew already that sooner or  
later I had

to hack into tapestry.js

Cheers!


Robert Zeigler wrote:



On Apr 8, 2010, at 4/81:48 PM , Juan Isern wrote:


What I would like to do is to trigger an "addRow" event by executing
some
javascript (that will be invoked when an upload finishes). I thought
of
simulating a click event on an invisible "add row" link but I'm sure
there's
a prettier solution out there.



There are other ways to do it, although I'm not sure I would call  
them

"prettier". :)
AjaxFormLoop places an "AjaxFormLoopContext" object into the
environment when it renders.
You can access this object and add a call to "addAddRowTrigger".   
That
part is pretty. The main issue (for you) is that tapestry then  
assumes

that the trigger is going to be invoked on the "click" action, which
isn't what you want in this case.
There's a way around it, and that's where things get uglier. You can
monkey patch tapestry.js to override
Tapestry.Initializer.ajaxFormLoop, and make it behave how you want.
This is typically how I've implemented custom "add row"  
functionality.


It might be a nifty change to enable a second form of the
"addAddRowTrigger" that takes, say, a js callback name as a 2nd
argument.  Or perhaps some flag triggering whether the first argument
is an id or a callback.  In any event, the initializer could then
check for the appropriate condition, and if the condition is met, the
initializer would delegate the setup to the callback, passing in the
row injector, rather than assuming a click.  If there's enough
interest in something like this, I would be willing to do the work to
add it to the framework (the exact api would need to be worked out,
though).



The same question could apply to any client-side ajax behavior, like
refreshing zones. Is there any way to do it programmatically via
javascript?



The best answer here is to take a look for yourself through (mainly)
the tapestry.js file.
But, yes, you can refresh zones in non-default ways; the trick (as
with AjaxFormLoop above) is getting a handle to the runtime js  
objects.



Another thing: the javascript effect displayed when a row is added/
removed
behaves in a somewhat weird fashion. Can be this effect be  
disabled or

configured?



http://tapestry.apache.org/tapestry5.1/tapestry-core/ref/org/apache/tapestry5/corelib/components/AjaxFormLoop.html
Check out the "show" parameter.


Thanks a lot!
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RE: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop

2010-04-08 Thread Brian Heston
I've done something similar without much hacking.  In my case I have an 
autocomplete field in each row, and when a selection is made I needed to add a 
new row automatically so the user can enter the next item.  I found that the 
row injector always has the same name, so I just call the trigger function 
defined in tapestry.js when I want to add the new row.  The addRow parameter is 
empty so the link doesn't render, but the trigger still does.





...



function itemSelected() {
$("rowInjector").trigger();
}

You may notice that I'm using my own autocomplete mixin, which I had to make to 
expose the afterUpdateElement event, but if you've got some other logic that 
invokes the adding of a row the idea should be the same.

Hope this helps,
Brian



From: Juan Isern [juanis...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:43 PM
To: users@tapestry.apache.org
Subject: Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop

Robert, I've got to say that you gave me the answer that I feared most.

Hehe, REALLY thanks for your tips, I knew already that sooner or later I had
to hack into tapestry.js

Cheers!


Robert Zeigler wrote:
>
>
> On Apr 8, 2010, at 4/81:48 PM , Juan Isern wrote:
>
>> What I would like to do is to trigger an "addRow" event by executing
>> some
>> javascript (that will be invoked when an upload finishes). I thought
>> of
>> simulating a click event on an invisible "add row" link but I'm sure
>> there's
>> a prettier solution out there.
>>
>
> There are other ways to do it, although I'm not sure I would call them
> "prettier". :)
> AjaxFormLoop places an "AjaxFormLoopContext" object into the
> environment when it renders.
> You can access this object and add a call to "addAddRowTrigger".  That
> part is pretty. The main issue (for you) is that tapestry then assumes
> that the trigger is going to be invoked on the "click" action, which
> isn't what you want in this case.
> There's a way around it, and that's where things get uglier. You can
> monkey patch tapestry.js to override
> Tapestry.Initializer.ajaxFormLoop, and make it behave how you want.
> This is typically how I've implemented custom "add row" functionality.
>
> It might be a nifty change to enable a second form of the
> "addAddRowTrigger" that takes, say, a js callback name as a 2nd
> argument.  Or perhaps some flag triggering whether the first argument
> is an id or a callback.  In any event, the initializer could then
> check for the appropriate condition, and if the condition is met, the
> initializer would delegate the setup to the callback, passing in the
> row injector, rather than assuming a click.  If there's enough
> interest in something like this, I would be willing to do the work to
> add it to the framework (the exact api would need to be worked out,
> though).
>
>
>> The same question could apply to any client-side ajax behavior, like
>> refreshing zones. Is there any way to do it programmatically via
>> javascript?
>>
>
> The best answer here is to take a look for yourself through (mainly)
> the tapestry.js file.
> But, yes, you can refresh zones in non-default ways; the trick (as
> with AjaxFormLoop above) is getting a handle to the runtime js objects.
>
>> Another thing: the javascript effect displayed when a row is added/
>> removed
>> behaves in a somewhat weird fashion. Can be this effect be disabled or
>> configured?
>>
>
> http://tapestry.apache.org/tapestry5.1/tapestry-core/ref/org/apache/tapestry5/corelib/components/AjaxFormLoop.html
> Check out the "show" parameter.
>
>> Thanks a lot!
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Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop

2010-04-08 Thread Juan Isern

Robert, I've got to say that you gave me the answer that I feared most.

Hehe, REALLY thanks for your tips, I knew already that sooner or later I had
to hack into tapestry.js

Cheers!


Robert Zeigler wrote:
> 
> 
> On Apr 8, 2010, at 4/81:48 PM , Juan Isern wrote:
> 
>> What I would like to do is to trigger an "addRow" event by executing  
>> some
>> javascript (that will be invoked when an upload finishes). I thought  
>> of
>> simulating a click event on an invisible "add row" link but I'm sure  
>> there's
>> a prettier solution out there.
>>
> 
> There are other ways to do it, although I'm not sure I would call them  
> "prettier". :)
> AjaxFormLoop places an "AjaxFormLoopContext" object into the  
> environment when it renders.
> You can access this object and add a call to "addAddRowTrigger".  That  
> part is pretty. The main issue (for you) is that tapestry then assumes  
> that the trigger is going to be invoked on the "click" action, which  
> isn't what you want in this case.
> There's a way around it, and that's where things get uglier. You can  
> monkey patch tapestry.js to override  
> Tapestry.Initializer.ajaxFormLoop, and make it behave how you want.  
> This is typically how I've implemented custom "add row" functionality.
> 
> It might be a nifty change to enable a second form of the  
> "addAddRowTrigger" that takes, say, a js callback name as a 2nd  
> argument.  Or perhaps some flag triggering whether the first argument  
> is an id or a callback.  In any event, the initializer could then  
> check for the appropriate condition, and if the condition is met, the  
> initializer would delegate the setup to the callback, passing in the  
> row injector, rather than assuming a click.  If there's enough  
> interest in something like this, I would be willing to do the work to  
> add it to the framework (the exact api would need to be worked out,  
> though).
> 
> 
>> The same question could apply to any client-side ajax behavior, like
>> refreshing zones. Is there any way to do it programmatically via  
>> javascript?
>>
> 
> The best answer here is to take a look for yourself through (mainly)  
> the tapestry.js file.
> But, yes, you can refresh zones in non-default ways; the trick (as  
> with AjaxFormLoop above) is getting a handle to the runtime js objects.
> 
>> Another thing: the javascript effect displayed when a row is added/ 
>> removed
>> behaves in a somewhat weird fashion. Can be this effect be disabled or
>> configured?
>>
> 
> http://tapestry.apache.org/tapestry5.1/tapestry-core/ref/org/apache/tapestry5/corelib/components/AjaxFormLoop.html
> Check out the "show" parameter.
> 
>> Thanks a lot!
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>> http://old.nabble.com/Tweaking-an-AjaxFormLoop-tp28182870p28182870.html
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Re: Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop

2010-04-08 Thread Robert Zeigler


On Apr 8, 2010, at 4/81:48 PM , Juan Isern wrote:

What I would like to do is to trigger an "addRow" event by executing  
some
javascript (that will be invoked when an upload finishes). I thought  
of
simulating a click event on an invisible "add row" link but I'm sure  
there's

a prettier solution out there.



There are other ways to do it, although I'm not sure I would call them  
"prettier". :)
AjaxFormLoop places an "AjaxFormLoopContext" object into the  
environment when it renders.
You can access this object and add a call to "addAddRowTrigger".  That  
part is pretty. The main issue (for you) is that tapestry then assumes  
that the trigger is going to be invoked on the "click" action, which  
isn't what you want in this case.
There's a way around it, and that's where things get uglier. You can  
monkey patch tapestry.js to override  
Tapestry.Initializer.ajaxFormLoop, and make it behave how you want.  
This is typically how I've implemented custom "add row" functionality.


It might be a nifty change to enable a second form of the  
"addAddRowTrigger" that takes, say, a js callback name as a 2nd  
argument.  Or perhaps some flag triggering whether the first argument  
is an id or a callback.  In any event, the initializer could then  
check for the appropriate condition, and if the condition is met, the  
initializer would delegate the setup to the callback, passing in the  
row injector, rather than assuming a click.  If there's enough  
interest in something like this, I would be willing to do the work to  
add it to the framework (the exact api would need to be worked out,  
though).




The same question could apply to any client-side ajax behavior, like
refreshing zones. Is there any way to do it programmatically via  
javascript?




The best answer here is to take a look for yourself through (mainly)  
the tapestry.js file.
But, yes, you can refresh zones in non-default ways; the trick (as  
with AjaxFormLoop above) is getting a handle to the runtime js objects.


Another thing: the javascript effect displayed when a row is added/ 
removed

behaves in a somewhat weird fashion. Can be this effect be disabled or
configured?



http://tapestry.apache.org/tapestry5.1/tapestry-core/ref/org/apache/tapestry5/corelib/components/AjaxFormLoop.html
Check out the "show" parameter.


Thanks a lot!
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Tweaking an AjaxFormLoop

2010-04-08 Thread Juan Isern

Hi people, I hope you're doing okay.

I'd like to compliment the people that designed Tapestry, it's just great.
It turns out that when I'm thinking of a possible solution to a complex
problem, it's already implemented as a component or part of the framework.
So, kudos to them. (as a suggestion: if the documentation were a little more
complete/centralized it'd have an enormous positive impact)

So, regarding my question, I was implementing an image upload component
based on Uploadify (http://www.uploadify.com/) and an ajaxformloop fits
almost perfectly.

What I would like to do is to trigger an "addRow" event by executing some
javascript (that will be invoked when an upload finishes). I thought of
simulating a click event on an invisible "add row" link but I'm sure there's
a prettier solution out there.

The same question could apply to any client-side ajax behavior, like
refreshing zones. Is there any way to do it programmatically via javascript? 

Another thing: the javascript effect displayed when a row is added/removed
behaves in a somewhat weird fashion. Can be this effect be disabled or
configured?

Thanks a lot! 
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