yjs/Examples/Chat/index.js
2016-04-26 14:39:49 +02:00

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JavaScript

/* @flow */
/* global Y */
// initialize a shared object. This function call returns a promise!
Y({
db: {
name: 'memory'
},
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 () {
var len
while ((len = y.share.chat.length) > 7) {
y.share.chat.delete(0)
}
}
// 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 (var i = 0; i < event.length; i++) {
appendMessage(event.values[i], event.index + i)
}
} else if (event.type === 'delete') {
for (var 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
}
})