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/*
 * Smart GWT (GWT for SmartClient)
 * Copyright 2008 and beyond, Isomorphic Software, Inc.
 *
 * Smart GWT is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation.  Smart GWT is also
 * available under typical commercial license terms - see
 * http://smartclient.com/license
 *
 * This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 */

package com.smartgwt.client.widgets;

import com.smartgwt.client.event.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.core.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.types.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.data.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.data.events.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.rpc.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.events.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.validator.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.tile.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.tile.events.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.grid.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.grid.events.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.chart.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.layout.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.layout.events.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.menu.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.tab.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.toolbar.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.tree.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.tree.events.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.viewer.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.calendar.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.calendar.events.*;
import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.cube.*;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.HashMap;

import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget;
import com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.Element;
import com.smartgwt.client.util.*;
import com.google.gwt.event.shared.*;
import com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers;

/**
 * The ViewLoader component can be used to load new Smart GWT-based user interfaces into a running application. <P>
 * <b>NOTE:</b> before using a ViewLoader, be sure that you have read about and understood the {@link
 * com.smartgwt.client.docs.SmartArchitecture Smart GWT Architecture}.  The most responsive and scalable application
 * architecture preloads views rather than using ViewLoaders. <P> A ViewLoader is a Canvas, and can be provided anywhere a
 * Canvas can be provided: as a Tab pane, and Layout member, etc.  When a ViewLoader draws, it shows a {@link
 * com.smartgwt.client.widgets.ViewLoader#getLoadingMessage loading message}, then performs an RPC to the {@link
 * com.smartgwt.client.widgets.ViewLoader#getViewURL viewURL} to load components. <P> The response from the viewURL should
 * be Smart GWT components defined in JavaScript, with no surrounding &lt;SCRIPT&gt; tags or other HTML framing.  The
 * returned script can be dynamically generated, for example, it may be the result of a JSP containing an XML view
 * description enclosed in {@link com.smartgwt.client.docs.XmlTag &lt;isomorphicXML&gt;} tags. <P> In the returned script,
 * the special variable "viewLoader" is available to refer to the ViewLoader instance that is loading components.  The
 * intended usage is that the returned script creates a view consisting of Smart GWT components, then calls
 * <code>viewLoader.setView(myView)</code> to place the loaded view into the ViewLoader. If the view does not call
 * setView() explicitly, the viewLoader will find the last top-level UI component (Canvas subclass) created by the view and
 * set that as the current view. Top-level in this case means that the UI component is not contained in another UI
 * component as a member or child. <p> The ViewLoader relies on the XMLHttpRequest object which can be disabled by
 * end-users in some supported browsers.  See {@link com.smartgwt.client.docs.PlatformDependencies} for more information.
 * @see com.smartgwt.client.rpc.RPCRequest#getEvalResult
 */
public class ViewLoader extends Label {

    public static ViewLoader getOrCreateRef(JavaScriptObject jsObj) {
        if (jsObj == null)
            return null;
        BaseWidget obj = BaseWidget.getRef(jsObj);
        if (obj != null) {
            return (ViewLoader) obj;
        } else {
            return new ViewLoader(jsObj);
        }
    }

    public ViewLoader() {
        scClassName = "ViewLoader";
    }

    public ViewLoader(JavaScriptObject jsObj) {
        super(jsObj);
    }

    protected native JavaScriptObject create()/*-{
                                              var config = this.@com.smartgwt.client.widgets.BaseWidget::getConfig()();
                                              var scClassName = this.@com.smartgwt.client.widgets.BaseWidget::scClassName;
                                              var widget = $wnd.isc[scClassName].create(config);
                                              this.@com.smartgwt.client.widgets.BaseWidget::doInit()();
                                              return widget;
                                              }-*/;
    // ********************* Properties / Attributes ***********************

    /**
     * By default a ViewLoader will explicitly prevent browser caching. <P> Set to true to allow browser caching <b>if the
     * browser would normally do so</b>, in other words, if the HTTP headers returned with the response indicate that the
     * response can be cached.
     *
     * @param allowCaching allowCaching Default value is false
     * @throws IllegalStateException this property cannot be changed after the component has been created
     */
    public void setAllowCaching(Boolean allowCaching) throws IllegalStateException {
        setAttribute("allowCaching", allowCaching, false);
    }

    /**
     * By default a ViewLoader will explicitly prevent browser caching. <P> Set to true to allow browser caching <b>if the
     * browser would normally do so</b>, in other words, if the HTTP headers returned with the response indicate that the
     * response can be cached.
     *
     *
     * @return Boolean
     */
    public Boolean getAllowCaching() {
        return getAttributeAsBoolean("allowCaching");
    }

    /**
     * Selects the HTTP method that will be used when fetching content.  Valid values are "POST" and "GET".
     *
     * @param httpMethod httpMethod Default value is "GET"
     */
    public void setHttpMethod(String httpMethod) {
        setAttribute("httpMethod", httpMethod, true);
    }

    /**
     * Selects the HTTP method that will be used when fetching content.  Valid values are "POST" and "GET".
     *
     *
     * @return String
     */
    public String getHttpMethod() {
        return getAttributeAsString("httpMethod");
    }

    /**
     * Message to show while the view is loading. Use <code>"\${loadingImage}"</code> to include {@link
     * com.smartgwt.client.widgets.Canvas#loadingImageSrc a loading image}.
     *
     * @param loadingMessage loadingMessage Default value is "Loading View...&amp;nbsp;\${loadingImage}"
     * @throws IllegalStateException this property cannot be changed after the component has been created
     */
    public void setLoadingMessage(String loadingMessage) throws IllegalStateException {
        setAttribute("loadingMessage", loadingMessage, false);
    }

    /**
     * Message to show while the view is loading. Use <code>"\${loadingImage}"</code> to include {@link
     * com.smartgwt.client.widgets.Canvas#loadingImageSrc a loading image}.
     *
     *
     * @return String
     */
    public String getLoadingMessage() {
        return getAttributeAsString("loadingMessage");
    }

    /**
     * URL to load components from.
     *
     * <br><br>If this method is called after the component has been drawn/initialized:
     * Change the URL this component loads a view from.  Triggers a fetch from the new URL. <P> Can also be called with no arguments to reload the view from the existing {@link com.smartgwt.client.widgets.ViewLoader#getViewURL viewURL}.
     *
     * @param viewURL URL to retrieve view from. Default value is null
     * @throws IllegalStateException this property cannot be changed after the component has been created
     * 
     */
    public void setViewURL(String viewURL) throws IllegalStateException {
        setAttribute("viewURL", viewURL, false);
    }

    /**
     * URL to load components from.
     *
     *
     * @return String
     * 
     */
    public String getViewURL() {
        return getAttributeAsString("viewURL");
    }

    // ********************* Methods ***********************

    /**
     * Retrieve the current view.  May be null if the view has not yet been loaded, or has been explicitly set to null.
     *
     * @return the current view
     */
    public native Canvas getView() /*-{
                                   var self = this.@com.smartgwt.client.widgets.BaseWidget::getOrCreateJsObj()();
                                   var ret = self.getView();
                                   if(ret == null || ret === undefined) return null;
                                   var retVal = @com.smartgwt.client.widgets.BaseWidget::getRef(Lcom/google/gwt/core/client/JavaScriptObject;)(ret);
                                   if(retVal == null) {
                                   retVal = @com.smartgwt.client.widgets.Canvas::new(Lcom/google/gwt/core/client/JavaScriptObject;)(ret);
                                   }
                                   return retVal;
                                   }-*/;

    /**
     * StringMethod fired when the view has been loaded.  Has no default implementation.  May be observed or overridden to fire
     * custom logic when loading completes.
     * @param view the view that was loaded
     */
    public native void viewLoaded(Canvas view) /*-{
                                               var self = this.@com.smartgwt.client.widgets.BaseWidget::getOrCreateJsObj()();
                                               self.viewLoaded(view.@com.smartgwt.client.widgets.BaseWidget::getOrCreateJsObj()());
                                               }-*/;

    // ********************* Static Methods ***********************
    /**
     * Class level method to set the default properties of this class. If set, then all subsequent instances of this
     * class will automatically have the default properties that were set when this method was called. This is a powerful
     * feature that eliminates the need for users to create a separate hierarchy of subclasses that only alter the default
     * properties of this class. Can also be used for skinning / styling purposes.
     * <P>
     * <b>Note:</b> This method is intended for setting default attributes only and will effect all instances of the
     * underlying class (including those automatically generated in JavaScript). 
     * This method should not be used to apply standard EventHandlers or override methods for
     * a class - use a custom subclass instead.
     *
     * @param viewLoaderProperties properties that should be used as new defaults when instances of this class are created
     */
    public static native void setDefaultProperties(ViewLoader viewLoaderProperties) /*-{
                                                                                    var properties = $wnd.isc.addProperties({},viewLoaderProperties.@com.smartgwt.client.widgets.BaseWidget::getConfig()());
                                                                                    delete properties.ID;
                                                                                    $wnd.isc.ViewLoader.addProperties(properties);
                                                                                    }-*/;

    // ***********************************************************        

}