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/**
 * Copyright 2012 A24Group
 *  
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License. 
 */

/**
 * Package for all input control elements and components.
 */
package org.ssgwt.client.ui;

import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.BlurEvent;
import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.BlurHandler;
import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.FocusEvent;
import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.FocusHandler;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.TextBox;

/**
 * AdvancedTextbox
 * 
 * A text box that allows the developer to set a placeholder label inside it.
 * When in focus, the placeholder text is removed, when the focus fades, the
 * placeholder text will be replaced if no value was supplied.
 * 
 * @author Jaco Nel <jaco.nel@a24group.com>
 * @since 05 June 2012
 */
public class AdvancedTextbox extends TextBox implements AdvancedInputField<String> {

    /**
     * The text to be used as place holder inside the textbox.
     */
    protected String placeholderText = "";

    /**
     * Style name to be applied to the textbox when the placeholder is being
     * displayed. Defaults to 'placeholder'.
     */
    protected String placeholderStyleName = "placeholder";

    /**
     * Indicates whether the value for the textbox is required to be filled in
     * when displayed on screen or not.
     */
    protected boolean required = false;

    /**
     * The style name to be added to the element if the element is marked as
     * required,
     */
    protected String requiredStyleName = "required";

    /**
     * Class constructor
     * 
     * @author Jaco Nel <jaco.nel@a24group.com>
     * @since 05 June 2012
     */
    public AdvancedTextbox() {
        this.attacheHanlders();
    }

    /**
     * Sets the place holder text to be displayed when no value is given in the
     * text input.
     * 
     * @param placeholderText
     *            The text to be used as the placeholder
     */
    public void setPlaceholder(String placeholderText) {
        this.placeholderText = placeholderText.trim();
        this.displayPlaceholder();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the place holder text to be displayed when no value is given in
     * the text input.
     * 
     * @author Jaco Nel <jaco.nel@a24group.com>
     * @since 05 June 2012
     * 
     * @return The text to be used as the placeholder
     */
    public String getPlaceholderText() {
        return this.placeholderText;
    }

    /**
     * Changes the style name for the placeholder text in the textbox.
     * 
     * @author Jaco Nel <jaco.nel@a24group.com>
     * @since 05 June 2012
     */
    public void setPlaceholderStyleName(String placeholderStyleName) {
        this.placeholderStyleName = placeholderStyleName.trim();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the placeholder style name set on the textbox.
     * 
     * @author Jaco Nel <jaco.nel@a24group.com>
     * @since 05 June 2012
     * 
     * @return The placeholder styleName
     */
    public String getPlaceholderStyleName() {
        return this.placeholderStyleName;
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether the field is required or not
     * 
     * @return required or not
     */
    public boolean isRequired() {
        return required;
    }

    /**
     * Set the field to be either required or not. Will apply or remove the
     * required style name from the element dependant on the value provided.
     * 
     * @param required
     *            Whether the field is required or not
     */
    public void setRequired(boolean required) {
        this.required = required;
        if (this.required) {
            this.addStyleName(this.getRequiredStyleName());
        } else {
            this.removeStyleName(this.getRequiredStyleName());
        }

    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the required style name
     * 
     * @return the requiredStyleName
     */
    public String getRequiredStyleName() {
        return requiredStyleName;
    }

    /**
     * Set the required style name
     * 
     * @param requiredStyleName
     *            the required style name to set
     */
    public void setRequiredStyleName(String requiredStyleName) {
        this.removeStyleName(this.getRequiredStyleName());

        this.requiredStyleName = requiredStyleName;
        if (this.required) {
            this.addStyleName(this.getRequiredStyleName());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Displays the placeholder text only if no other value was provided. It
     * also adds the placeholder style name to the textbox when adding the
     * placeholder text.
     * 
     * @author Jaco Nel <jaco.nel@a24group.com>
     * @since 05 June 2012
     */
    public void displayPlaceholder() {
        if ((super.getText().equals("")) && (!this.getPlaceholderText().equals(""))) {
            super.setText(this.getPlaceholderText());
            super.addStyleName(this.getPlaceholderStyleName());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Hides the placeholder by removing the placeholder text from the textbox
     * and also removing the placeholder style name from the textbox.
     * 
     * @author Jaco Nel <jaco.nel@a24group.com>
     * @since 05 June 2012
     */
    public void hidePlaceholder() {
        if (super.getText().equals(this.getPlaceholderText())) {
            super.setText("");
        }
        super.removeStyleName(this.getPlaceholderStyleName());
    }

    /**
     * Attach all handlers to the input textbox. Current handlers include @see
     * FocusHandler and @see BlurHandler. These handlers are responsible for
     * displaying and hiding the placeholder text at the right time.
     * 
     * @author Jaco Nel <jaco.nel@a24group.com>
     * @since 05 June 2012
     */
    public void attacheHanlders() {

        // hide the placeholder text on focus
        addFocusHandler(new FocusHandler() {
            public void onFocus(FocusEvent event) {
                hidePlaceholder();
            }
        });

        // display the placeholder text when focus is lost.
        addBlurHandler(new BlurHandler() {
            public void onBlur(BlurEvent event) {
                displayPlaceholder();
            }
        });
    }

    /**
     * Override the getText method to trim text before returning it.
     * 
     * @author Jaco Nel <jaco.nel@a24group.com>
     * @since 05 June 2012
     */
    @Override
    public String getText() {
        if (super.getText().trim().equals(this.getPlaceholderText().trim())) {
            return "";
        } else {
            return super.getText().trim();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Used to get the type of the input
     * 
     * @return The class type 
     */
    @Override
    public Class<String> getReturnType() {
        return String.class;
    }
}