From 7c1fcb6cd827d0b84e2fbee7268ddbc4fab1b692 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: George Michael Brower Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:57:12 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated README and fleshed out gui.js --- README | 33 +-------------------------------- gui.js | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 85a5cdd..f9d6d2d 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,33 +1,2 @@ GUI-DAT is a controller library for JavaScript. - -var controllableObject = - { - numberProperty: 20, - anotherNumberProperty: 0, - textProperty: "a string", - booleanProperty: false, - functionProperty: function() { - alert("I am a function!"); - } - }; - -window.onload = function() { - - GUI.start(); - - // Creates a number box - GUI.add(controllableObject, "numberProperty"); - - // Creates a slider (min, max) - GUI.add(controllableObject, "anotherNumberProperty", -100, 100); - - // Creates a text field - GUI.add(controllableObject, "textProperty"); - - // Creates a checkbox - GUI.add(controllableObject, "booleanProperty"); - - // Creates a button - GUI.add(controllableObject, "functionProperty"); - -} \ No newline at end of file +Refer to [this gist](https://gist.github.com/792496) for basic usage. diff --git a/gui.js b/gui.js index 683ce73..d4dc7dc 100644 --- a/gui.js +++ b/gui.js @@ -1,23 +1,37 @@ var GUI = new function() { - // Contains list of properties we've add to the GUI in the following format: - // [object, propertyName, controllerDomElement] + // [object, propertyName, controllerObject] var registeredProperties = []; var domElement; + var controllerContainer; var started = false; + this.start = function() { domElement = document.createElement('div'); domElement.setAttribute('id', 'guidat'); + controllerContainer = document.createElement('div'); + controllerContainer.setAttribute('id', 'guidat-controllers'); + + toggleButton = document.createElement('a'); + toggleButton.setAttribute('id', 'guidat-toggle'); + toggleButton.innerHTML = "Show Controls"; + + + domElement.appendChild(controllerContainer); + + + document.body.appendChild(domElement); started = true; } this.add = function() { + // We need to call GUI.start() before .add() if (!started) { error("Make sure to call GUI.start() in the window.onload function"); return; @@ -26,6 +40,12 @@ var GUI = new function() { var object = arguments[0]; var propertyName = arguments[1]; + // Have we already added this? + if (registeredPropertiesContains(object, propertyName)) { + error("Controller for \"" + propertyName+"\" already added."); + return; + } + var value = object[propertyName]; // Does this value exist? Is it accessible? @@ -43,16 +63,17 @@ var GUI = new function() { return; } - var controllerDomElement = handler.apply(this, arguments); + var controllerObject = handler.apply(this, arguments); // Were we able to make the controller? - if (!controllerDomElement) { + if (!controllerObject) { error("Error creating controller for \""+propertyName+"\"."); return; } // Success. - registeredProperties.push([object, propertyName, controllerDomElement]); + controllerContainer.appendChild(controllerObject.domElement); + registeredProperties.push([object, propertyName, controllerObject]); } @@ -76,10 +97,15 @@ var GUI = new function() { }; + var registeredPropertiesContains = function(object, property) { + // TODO: + return false; + }; + var error = function(str) { if (typeof console.log == 'function') { console.error("[GUI ERROR] " + str); } - } + }; };