datalets/base-ajax-json-jsonpath-datalet/static/js/AjaxJsonJsonPathBehavior.js

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/**
 * Developed by :
 * ROUTE-TO-PA Project - grant No 645860. - www.routetopa.eu
 *
*/


var AjaxJsonJsonPathBehavior = {

    properties: {

        /**
         * It contains the json data from async xhr call returned from core-ajax core component
         *
         * @attribute json_results
         * @type object
         * @default 'null'.
         */
        json_results: {
            type: Object,
            value: {}
        }
    },

    /**
     * Make an AJAX call to the dataset URL
     *
     * @method requestData
     */
    requestData: function(){

        var comp = this;

        $.ajax({
            url: this._component.dataUrl,
            dataType: "json",
            success: function(e){
                comp.handleResponse(e);
            }
        });
    },

    /**
     * Called when core-ajax component receive the json data from called url.
     *
     * @method handleResponse
     */
    handleResponse: function(e) {
        this.properties.json_results.value = e;
        this.runWorkcycle();
    },
    /**
     * Check if input field(passed as an array of separated value that mach with field path in received object) is an array of objet.
     * The field is checked on current json object retrieved from the async request.
     *
     * @param field
     */
    isFieldArray : function(field){
       if(field.length == 0) return false;

       var obj = this.properties.json_results.value[field[0]];
       for(var i=1; i < field.length; i++){
          obj = (obj.constructor == Array) ? obj[0][field[i]] : obj[field[i]];
       }

       if(obj == null) return false;
       return (obj.constructor === Array && obj[0].constructor == Object) ? true : false;
    },

    /**
     * selectData built a JSONPATH query based on the user selected fields then extract data from the JSON response.
     * This method built an objects <name, data> for every user selected field and push it into the data array.
     *
     * @method selectData
     */
    selectData : function() {

        this.data = [];

        //Deal the fields with "'" char
        //this._component.fields = this._component.fields.replace(/#/g,"'");

        this._component.fields = JSON.parse(this._component.fields);

        for (var i = 0; i < this._component.fields.length; i++) {
            var query = "$";
            var query_elements = this._component.fields[i].split(',');
            for (var j = 0; j < query_elements.length; j++) {
                query += "['" + query_elements[j] + "']";
                if (this.isFieldArray(query_elements.slice(0, j + 1))) {
                    query += "[*]";
                }
            }
            this.data.push({
                name: query_elements[query_elements.length - 1],
                data: jsonPath(this.properties.json_results.value, query)
            });
        }
        this.deleteWaitImage();
    },

    /**
     * Delete a image after loading a datalet
     */
    deleteWaitImage : function() {
        $("img[src$='spin.svg']").remove();
    }
};