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Reminders.wdgt/UserCalendarPreferences.js
/* |
File: UserCalendarPreferences.js |
Abstract: Defines JavaScript functionalities for the back of the |
Reminders widget. Calls the Cocoa RemindersPlugIn plug-in |
to fetch all iCal calendars. Updates or retrieves the |
widget's custom preferredCalendars key. |
Version: <1.0> |
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*/ |
/* Indicate whether the back of the widget is showing some calendars */ |
var noCalendars = false; |
/* |
Returns the value of the preferredCalendarKey key. |
*/ |
function retrievePreferredCalendarKey() |
{ |
var retrievedKey = widget.preferenceForKey("preferredCalendars"); |
var value = (retrievedKey && retrievedKey.length > 0) ? retrievedKey : ""; |
return value; |
} |
/* |
Retrieves the user's calendar preferences. Returns an array that contains |
the uids of calendars selected by users; the array will be empty if the |
user never chooses any calendars. |
*/ |
function userCalendarPreferences() |
{ |
/* Get the user's preferred calendars */ |
preferredCalendars = retrievePreferredCalendarKey(); |
/* calendarUIDs is empty if the user did not previously select any calendars on the widget's back */ |
/* All preferred calendars'uids are separated by a "&", break and place them into an array */ |
var calendarUIDs = (preferredCalendars.length > 0) ? preferredCalendars.split(" & ") : new Array(); |
return calendarUIDs; |
} |
/* |
Lists all available calendars on the back of the widget. By default all calendars are selected. |
Calls the plug-in's calendars method to fetch these calendars. |
*/ |
function displayUserCalendarPreferences() |
{ |
/* Clear the widget back's scroll area */ |
clearResults("backContent","backScrollArea"); |
/* Call the plug-in, check for available calendars if RemindersPlugIn exists and show an error message otherwise */ |
if (RemindersPlugIn) |
{ |
/* Get all available calendars */ |
var calendars = RemindersPlugIn.calendars(""); |
/* Get the user's preferred calendars */ |
var calendarUIDs = userCalendarPreferences(); |
/* Display all iCal calendars if calendars is not empty and an error message otherwise */ |
if (calendars && calendars.length!=0) |
{ |
var scrollAreaDiv = document.getElementById("backContent"); |
/* Iterate through calendars, which is an array of CalendarItems objects */ |
for(var i=0; i<calendars.length; i++) |
{ |
/* Create a checkbox */ |
var color = createAnHTMLElement("input","input"+i,"",""); |
color.setAttribute("type","checkbox"); |
color.setAttribute("name","calendars"); |
color.setAttribute("size","1"); |
color.setAttribute("value",calendars[i].uid); |
/* Check all checkboxes on the widget's back if the user did not select any */ |
if (calendarUIDs.length==0) |
{ |
color.checked = true; |
} |
else if ((calendarUIDs.length >0) & (contains(calendarUIDs,calendars[i].uid))) |
{ |
/* Check this box if its associated calendar was previuously selected */ |
color.checked = true; |
} |
else if ((calendarUIDs.length >0) & (!contains(calendarUIDs,calendars[i].uid))) |
{ |
/* Uncheck this box if its associated calendar was not previuously selected */ |
color.checked = false; |
} |
var container = createAnHTMLElement("div","","container",""); |
container.appendChild(color); |
var title = document.createTextNode(calendars[i].title); |
container.appendChild(title); |
scrollAreaDiv.appendChild(container); |
} |
document.getElementById("backScrollArea").object.refresh(); |
} |
else |
{ |
/* Indicate iCal does not contain any calendars */ |
noCalendars = true; |
showErrorMessage(CALENDAR_ERR,"","backContent","backScrollArea"); |
} |
} |
else |
{ |
showErrorMessage(PLUGIN_ERR,"","backContent","backScrollArea"); |
} |
} |
/* |
Fetches all calendars selected by the user. It returns false and shows a warning message and icon if |
the user left all calendar preferences unchecked. It updates the preferredCalendars key and returns |
true if the user checked at least one calendar preference on the back of the widget. |
*/ |
function retrieveSelectedCalendars() |
{ |
var preferences = new Array(); |
/* Warning message and icon are shown whenever all calendar preferences are left unchecked on the widget's back */ |
var warning = document.getElementById("warning"); |
var indicator = document.getElementById("indicator"); |
/* Reference to all checkboxes */ |
var checkboxes = document.getElementsByName("calendars"); |
var j = 0; |
/* Loop through all checkboxes */ |
for(i=0; i<checkboxes.length; i++) |
{ |
/* If this checkbox is selected, get its associated uid */ |
if(checkboxes[i].checked==true) |
{ |
preferences[j] = checkboxes[i].value; |
j++; |
} |
} |
/* Update the preferredCalendars key and return true if users selected some calendars. |
Show a warning message and icon and return false if users left all options unchecked. |
Users must choose at least one of the calendar options before switching back to the front |
of the widget. |
*/ |
if (preferences.length>0) |
{ |
/* Join all selected calendars'uids using a "&" */ |
var preferredCalendarValues = preferences.join(" & "); |
if(window.widget) |
{ |
/* Update the preferredCalendars key */ |
widget.setPreferenceForKey(preferredCalendarValues,"preferredCalendars"); |
/* Hide the warning message and icon if they are visible */ |
warning.style.display = "none"; |
indicator.style.display = "none"; |
return true; |
} |
} |
else |
{ |
/* Show the warning message and icon, users did not select any calendars (all checkboxes were left unchecked) */ |
warning.style.display = "block"; |
indicator.style.display = "block"; |
} |
return false; |
} |
/* |
Determines whether an array structure contains a given parameter. |
Returns true if the array contains the specified element and false otherwise. |
*/ |
function contains(array,element) |
{ |
/* Iterate through all objects in array */ |
for (var index in array) |
{ |
/* Compare each array's object with the specified element and return true if they are equal */ |
if (array[index]==element) |
{ |
return true; |
} |
} |
return false; |
} |
/* |
Called when the done button is clicked from the back of the widget. |
Calls the flipToFront function to take users to the front of the widget. |
*/ |
function showFront(event) |
{ |
/* If noCalendars is true, then there are no calendars on the back of the widget. |
So, do not show the warning message and icon and let users go to the front of the widget. */ |
if (noCalendars) |
{ |
flipToFront(); |
} |
else |
{ |
/* noCalendars is set to false, so the back of the widget must be showing one or more calendars. |
Let's make sure that users did not leave all options unchecked. */ |
if (retrieveSelectedCalendars()) |
{ |
flipToFront(); |
} |
} |
} |
/* |
Takes users from the back of the widget to its front. |
Calls the retrieveSelectedCalendars function to check whether users |
chose at least one option from the back of the widget. |
*/ |
function flipToFront() |
{ |
var front = document.getElementById("front"); |
var back = document.getElementById("back"); |
if (window.widget) |
{ |
widget.prepareForTransition("ToFront"); |
} |
/* Show the front of the widget and hide its back */ |
front.style.display = "block"; |
back.style.display = "none"; |
if (window.widget) |
{ |
/* Show events when the widget switches to its front */ |
showEvents(); |
setTimeout('widget.performTransition();', 0); |
} |
} |
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