refactor the whole damn thing

examples/chat/index.html

@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
       <input type="submit" value="Send">
     </form>
     <script src="../../y.js"></script>
-    <script src="../../../y-array/y-array.js"></script>
-    <script src="../../../y-map/dist/y-map.js"></script>
-    <script src="../../../y-text/dist/y-text.js"></script>
-    <script src="../../../y-memory/y-memory.js"></script>
     <script src="../../../y-websockets-client/dist/y-websockets-client.js"></script>
     <script src="./index.js"></script>
   </body>

examples/chat/index.js

@@ -1,73 +1,71 @@
-/* global Y, chat */
+/* global Y */
 
 // initialize a shared object. This function call returns a promise!
-Y({
-  db: {
-    name: 'memory'
-  },
+var y = new Y({
   connector: {
     name: 'websockets-client',
     room: 'chat-example'
-  },
-  sourceDir: '/bower_components',
-  share: {
-    chat: 'Array'
-  }
-}).then(function (y) {
-  window.yChat = y
-  // This functions inserts a message at the specified position in the DOM
-  function appendMessage (message, position) {
-    var p = document.createElement('p')
-    var uname = document.createElement('span')
-    uname.appendChild(document.createTextNode(message.username + ': '))
-    p.appendChild(uname)
-    p.appendChild(document.createTextNode(message.message))
-    document.querySelector('#chat').insertBefore(p, chat.children[position] || null)
-  }
-  // This function makes sure that only 7 messages exist in the chat history.
-  // The rest is deleted
-  function cleanupChat () {
-    if (y.share.chat.length > 7) {
-      y.share.chat.delete(0, y.chat.length - 7)
-    }
-  }
-  // Insert the initial content
-  y.share.chat.toArray().forEach(appendMessage)
-  cleanupChat()
-
-  // whenever content changes, make sure to reflect the changes in the DOM
-  y.share.chat.observe(function (event) {
-    if (event.type === 'insert') {
-      for (let i = 0; i < event.length; i++) {
-        appendMessage(event.values[i], event.index + i)
-      }
-    } else if (event.type === 'delete') {
-      for (let i = 0; i < event.length; i++) {
-        chat.children[event.index].remove()
-      }
-    }
-    // concurrent insertions may result in a history > 7, so cleanup here
-    cleanupChat()
-  })
-  document.querySelector('#chatform').onsubmit = function (event) {
-    // the form is submitted
-    var message = {
-      username: this.querySelector('[name=username]').value,
-      message: this.querySelector('[name=message]').value
-    }
-    if (message.username.length > 0 && message.message.length > 0) {
-      if (y.share.chat.length > 6) {
-        // If we are goint to insert the 8th element, make sure to delete first.
-        y.share.chat.delete(0)
-      }
-      // Here we insert a message in the shared chat type.
-      // This will call the observe function (see line 40)
-      // and reflect the change in the DOM
-      y.share.chat.push([message])
-      this.querySelector('[name=message]').value = ''
-    }
-    // Do not send this form!
-    event.preventDefault()
-    return false
   }
 })
+
+window.yChat = y
+
+let chatprotocol = y.get('chatprotocol', Y.Array)
+
+let chatcontainer = document.querySelector('#chat')
+
+// This functions inserts a message at the specified position in the DOM
+function appendMessage (message, position) {
+  var p = document.createElement('p')
+  var uname = document.createElement('span')
+  uname.appendChild(document.createTextNode(message.username + ': '))
+  p.appendChild(uname)
+  p.appendChild(document.createTextNode(message.message))
+  chatcontainer.insertBefore(p, chatcontainer.children[position] || null)
+}
+// This function makes sure that only 7 messages exist in the chat history.
+// The rest is deleted
+function cleanupChat () {
+  if (chatprotocol.length > 7) {
+    chatprotocol.delete(0, chatprotocol.length - 7)
+  }
+}
+// Insert the initial content
+chatprotocol.toArray().forEach(appendMessage)
+cleanupChat()
+
+// whenever content changes, make sure to reflect the changes in the DOM
+chatprotocol.observe(function (event) {
+  if (event.type === 'insert') {
+    for (let i = 0; i < event.length; i++) {
+      appendMessage(event.values[i], event.index + i)
+    }
+  } else if (event.type === 'delete') {
+    for (let i = 0; i < event.length; i++) {
+      chatcontainer.children[event.index].remove()
+    }
+  }
+  // concurrent insertions may result in a history > 7, so cleanup here
+  cleanupChat()
+})
+document.querySelector('#chatform').onsubmit = function (event) {
+  // the form is submitted
+  var message = {
+    username: this.querySelector('[name=username]').value,
+    message: this.querySelector('[name=message]').value
+  }
+  if (message.username.length > 0 && message.message.length > 0) {
+    if (chatprotocol.length > 6) {
+      // If we are goint to insert the 8th element, make sure to delete first.
+      chatprotocol.delete(0)
+    }
+    // Here we insert a message in the shared chat type.
+    // This will call the observe function (see line 40)
+    // and reflect the change in the DOM
+    chatprotocol.push([message])
+    this.querySelector('[name=message]').value = ''
+  }
+  // Do not send this form!
+  event.preventDefault()
+  return false
+}