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openmct/platform/forms/src/MCTForm.js
Victor Woeltjen a04b30a383 [Forms] Add clarifying comments
Add in-line documentation to directives and
controller used for the Forms component. WTD-530.
2014-11-28 14:36:00 -08:00

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/*global define,Promise*/
/**
* Module defining MCTForm. Created by vwoeltje on 11/10/14.
*/
define(
[],
function () {
"use strict";
var MATCH_ALL = /^.*$/;
/**
* The mct-form directive allows generation of displayable
* forms based on a declarative description of the form's
* structure.
*
* This directive accepts three attributes:
*
* * `ng-model`: The model for the form; where user input
* where be stored.
* * `structure`: The declarative structure of the form.
* Describes what controls should be shown and where
* their values should be read/written in the model.
* * `name`: The name under which to expose the form's
* dirty/valid state. This is similar to ng-form's use
* of name, except this will be made available in the
* parent scope.
*
* @constructor
*/
function MCTForm() {
var templatePath = [
"platform/forms", //MCTForm.bundle.path,
"res", //MCTForm.bundle.resources,
"templates/form.html"
].join("/");
function controller($scope) {
var regexps = [],
matchAll = /.*/;
// ng-pattern seems to want a RegExp, and not a
// string (despite what documentation says) but
// we want form structure to be JSON-expressible,
// so we make RegExp's from strings as-needed
function getRegExp(pattern) {
// If undefined, don't apply a pattern
if (!pattern) {
return MATCH_ALL;
}
// Just echo if it's already a regexp
if (pattern instanceof RegExp) {
return pattern;
}
// Otherwise, assume a string
// Cache for easy lookup later (so we don't
// creat a new RegExp every digest cycle)
if (!regexps[pattern]) {
regexps[pattern] = new RegExp(pattern);
}
return regexps[pattern];
}
// Publish the form state under the requested
// name in the parent scope
$scope.$watch("mctForm", function (mctForm) {
if ($scope.name) {
$scope.$parent[$scope.name] = mctForm;
}
});
$scope.getRegExp = getRegExp;
}
return {
// Only show at the element level
restrict: "E",
// Load the forms template
templateUrl: templatePath,
// Use the controller defined above to
// populate/respond to changes in scope
controller: controller,
// Initial an isolate scope
scope: {
// The model: Where form input will actually go
ngModel: "=",
// Form structure; what sections/rows to show
structure: "=",
// Name under which to publish the form
name: "@"
}
};
}
return MCTForm;
}
);