A base class which objects requiring attributes and custom event support can extend. Base also handles the chaining of initializer and destructor methods across the hierarchy as part of object construction and destruction. Additionally, attributes configured through the static ATTRS property for each class in the hierarchy will be initialized by Base.
NOTE: Prior to version 3.11.0, ATTRS would get added a class at a time. That is,
Base would loop through each class in the hierarchy, and add the class' ATTRS, and
then call it's initializer, and move on to the subclass' ATTRS and initializer. As of
3.11.0, ATTRS from all classes in the hierarchy are added in one addAttrs call before
any initializers are called. This fixes subtle edge-case issues with subclass ATTRS overriding
superclass setter, getter or valueFn definitions and being unable to get/set attributes
defined by the subclass. This order of operation change may impact setter, getter or valueFn
code which expects a superclass' initializer to have run. This is expected to be rare, but to support
it, Base supports a _preAddAttrs(), method hook (same signature as addAttrs). Components can
implement this method on their prototype for edge cases which do require finer control over
the order in which attributes are added (see widget-htmlparser).
The static NAME property of each class extending from Base will be used as the identifier for the class, and is used by Base to prefix all events fired by instances of that class.
Baseconfig
config
Object
Object with configuration property name/value pairs. The object can be used to provide default values for the objects published attributes.
The config object can also contain the following non-attribute properties, providing a convenient way to configure events listeners and plugins for the instance, as part of the constructor call:
_addAttrscfgs
values
lazy
Implementation behind the public addAttrs method.
This method is invoked directly by get if it encounters a scenario in which an attribute's valueFn attempts to obtain the value an attribute in the same group of attributes, which has not yet been added (on demand initialization).
cfgs
Object
An object with attribute name/configuration pairs.
values
Object
An object with attribute name/value pairs, defining the initial values to apply. Values defined in the cfgs argument will be over-written by values in this argument unless defined as read only.
lazy
Boolean
Whether or not to delay the intialization of these attributes until the first call to get/set. Individual attributes can over-ride this behavior by defining a lazyAdd configuration property in their configuration. See addAttr.
_addLazyAttrname
[lazyCfg]
Finishes initializing an attribute which has been lazily added.
_addOutOfOrdername
cfg
Utility method used by get/set to add attributes encountered out of order when calling addAttrs().
For example, if:
this.addAttrs({
foo: {
setter: function() {
// make sure this bar is available when foo is added
this.get("bar");
}
},
bar: {
value: ...
}
});_aggregateAttrsallAttrs
A helper method, used by _initHierarchyData to aggregate attribute configuration across the instances class hierarchy.
The method will protect the attribute configuration value to protect the statically defined default value in ATTRS if required (if the value is an object literal, array or the attribute configuration has cloneDefaultValue set to shallow or deep).
allAttrs
Array
An array of ATTRS definitions across classes in the hierarchy (subclass first, Base last)
The aggregate set of ATTRS definitions for the instance
_attrCfgHashUtility method to define the attribute hash used to filter/whitelist property mixes for this class for iteration performance reasons.
_baseDestroyInternal destroy implementation for BaseCore
_baseInitInternal initialization implementation for BaseCore
_cloneDefaultValuecfg
This method assumes that the value has already been checked to be an object. Since it's on a critical path, we don't want to re-do the check.
cfg
Object
_defAttrChangeFne
eventFastPath
Default function for attribute change events.
e
EventFacade
The event object for attribute change events.
eventFastPath
Boolean
Whether or not we're using this as a fast path in the case of no listeners or not
_defInitFne
Default init event handler
e
EventFacade
Event object, with a cfg property which refers to the configuration object passed to the constructor.
_destroyHierarchyDestroys the class hierarchy for this instance by invoking the destructor method on the prototype of each class in the hierarchy.
_filterAdHocAttrsallAttrs
userVals
allAttrs
Object
The set of all attribute configurations for this instance. Attributes will be removed from this set, if they belong to the filtered class, so that by the time all classes are processed, allCfgs will be empty.
userVals
Object
The config object passed in by the user, from which adhoc attrs are to be filtered.
The set of adhoc attributes passed in, in the form of an object with attribute name/configuration pairs.
_fireAttrChangeattrName
subAttrName
currVal
newVal
opts
[cfg]
Utility method to help setup the event payload and fire the attribute change event.
attrName
String
The name of the attribute
subAttrName
String
The full path of the property being changed, if this is a sub-attribute value being change. Otherwise null.
currVal
Any
The current value of the attribute
newVal
Any
The new value of the attribute
opts
Object
Any additional event data to mix into the attribute change event's event facade.
[cfg]
Object
optional
The attribute config stored in State, if already available.
_getAttrname
Provides the common implementation for the public get method, allowing Attribute hosts to over-ride either method.
See get for argument details.
name
String
The name of the attribute.
The value of the attribute.
_getAttrCfgname
Returns an object with the configuration properties (and value) for the given attribute. If attrName is not provided, returns the configuration properties for all attributes.
name
String
Optional. The attribute name. If not provided, the method will return the configuration for all attributes.
The configuration properties for the given attribute, or all attributes.
_getAttrCfgsReturns an aggregated set of attribute configurations, by traversing the class hierarchy.
The hash of attribute configurations, aggregated across classes in the hierarchy This value is cached the first time the method, or _getClasses, is invoked. Subsequent invocations return the cached value.
_getAttrInitValattr
cfg
initValues
Returns the initial value of the given attribute from either the default configuration provided, or the over-ridden value if it exists in the set of initValues provided and the attribute is not read-only.
The initial value of the attribute.
_getAttrsattrs
Implementation behind the public getAttrs method, to get multiple attribute values.
An object with attribute name/value pairs.
_getClassesReturns the class hierarchy for this object, with BaseCore being the last class in the array.
An array of classes (constructor functions), making up the class hierarchy for this object. This value is cached the first time the method, or _getAttrCfgs, is invoked. Subsequent invocations return the cached value.
_getFullTypetype
Returns the fully qualified type, given a short type string. That is, returns "foo:bar" when given "bar" if "foo" is the configured prefix.
NOTE: This method, unlike _getType, does no checking of the value passed in, and is designed to be used with the low level _publish() method, for critical path implementations which need to fast-track publish for performance reasons.
type
String
The short type to prefix
The prefixed type, if a prefix is set, otherwise the type passed in
_getInstanceAttrCfgsallCfgs
A helper method used to isolate the attrs config for this instance to pass to addAttrs,
from the static cached ATTRS for the class.
allCfgs
Object
The set of all attribute configurations for this instance. Attributes will be removed from this set, if they belong to the filtered class, so that by the time all classes are processed, allCfgs will be empty.
The set of attributes to be added for this instance, suitable
for passing through to addAttrs.
_getStateValname
[cfg]
Gets the stored value for the attribute, from either the internal state object, or the state proxy if it exits
The stored value of the attribute
_getTypeIf the instance has a prefix attribute and the event type is not prefixed, the instance prefix is applied to the supplied type.
_hasPotentialSubscribersfullType
fullType
String
The fully prefixed type name
Whether the event has potential subscribers or not
_initAttrHostattrs
values
lazy
Constructor logic for attributes. Initializes the host state, and sets up the inital attributes passed to the constructor.
attrs
Object
The attributes to add during construction (passed through to addAttrs). These can also be defined on the constructor being augmented with Attribute by defining the ATTRS property on the constructor.
values
Object
The initial attribute values to apply (passed through to addAttrs). These are not merged/cloned. The caller is responsible for isolating user provided values if required.
lazy
Boolean
Whether or not to add attributes lazily (passed through to addAttrs).
_initAttributeInitializes AttributeCore
_initAttrsattrs
values
lazy
Utility method to set up initial attributes defined during construction, either through the constructor.ATTRS property, or explicitly passed in.
attrs
Object
The attributes to add during construction (passed through to addAttrs). These can also be defined on the constructor being augmented with Attribute by defining the ATTRS property on the constructor.
values
Object
The initial attribute values to apply (passed through to addAttrs). These are not merged/cloned. The caller is responsible for isolating user provided values if required.
lazy
Boolean
Whether or not to add attributes lazily (passed through to addAttrs).
_initBaseconfig
Internal construction logic for BaseCore.
config
Object
The constructor configuration object
_initHierarchyuserVals
Initializes the class hierarchy for the instance, which includes initializing attributes for each class defined in the class's static ATTRS property and invoking the initializer method on the prototype of each class in the hierarchy.
userVals
Object
Object with configuration property name/value pairs
_initHierarchyDataA helper method used by _getClasses and _getAttrCfgs, which determines both the array of classes and aggregate set of attribute configurations across the class hierarchy for the instance.
_isLazyAttrname
Checks whether or not the attribute is one which has been added lazily and still requires initialization.
name
String
The name of the attribute
true if it's a lazily added attribute, false otherwise.
_monitorwhat
eventType
o
This is the entry point for the event monitoring system. You can monitor 'attach', 'detach', 'fire', and 'publish'. When configured, these events generate an event. click -> click_attach, click_detach, click_publish -- these can be subscribed to like other events to monitor the event system. Inividual published events can have monitoring turned on or off (publish can't be turned off before it it published) by setting the events 'monitor' config.
what
String
'attach', 'detach', 'fire', or 'publish'
eventType
String | CustomEvent
The prefixed name of the event being monitored, or the CustomEvent object.
o
Object
Information about the event interaction, such as fire() args, subscription category, publish config
_normAttrValsvalueHash
Utility method to normalize attribute values. The base implementation simply merges the hash to protect the original.
valueHash
Object
An object with attribute name/value pairs
An object literal with 2 properties - "simple" and "complex", containing simple and complex attribute values respectively keyed by the top level attribute name, or null, if valueHash is falsey.
_parseTypeReturns an array with the detach key (if provided), and the prefixed event name from _getType Y.on('detachcategory| menu:click', fn)
_preInitEventCfgconfig
Handles the special on, after and target properties which allow the user to easily configure on and after listeners as well as bubble targets during construction, prior to init.
config
Object
The user configuration object
_protectAttrsattrs
Utility method to protect an attribute configuration hash, by merging the entire object and the individual attr config objects.
attrs
Object
A hash of attribute to configuration object pairs.
A protected version of the attrs argument.
_publishfullType
etOpts
ceOpts
The low level event publish implementation. It expects all the massaging to have been done
outside of this method. e.g. the type to fullType conversion. It's designed to be a fast
path publish, which can be used by critical code paths to improve performance.
The published event. If called without etOpts or ceOpts, this will
be the default CustomEvent instance, and can be configured independently.
_setname
val
[opts]
Allows setting of readOnly/writeOnce attributes. See set for argument details.
A reference to the host object.
_setAttrname
value
[opts]
force
Provides the common implementation for the public set and protected _set methods.
See set for argument details.
A reference to the host object.
_setAttrsattrs
[opts]
Implementation behind the public setAttrs method, to set multiple attribute values.
A reference to the host object.
_setAttrValattrName
subAttrName
prevVal
newVal
[opts]
[attrCfg]
Updates the stored value of the attribute in the privately held State object, if validation and setter passes.
attrName
String
The attribute name.
subAttrName
String
The sub-attribute name, if setting a sub-attribute property ("x.y.z").
prevVal
Any
The currently stored value of the attribute.
newVal
Any
The value which is going to be stored.
[opts]
Object
optional
Optional data providing the circumstances for the change.
[attrCfg]
Object
optional
Optional config hash for the attribute. This is added for performance along the critical path, where the calling method has already obtained the config from state.
true if the new attribute value was stored, false if not.
_setStateValname
value
Sets the stored value for the attribute, in either the internal state object, or the state proxy if it exits
name
String
The name of the attribute
value
Any
The value of the attribute
addAttrname
config
lazy
Adds an attribute with the provided configuration to the host object.
The config argument object supports the following properties:
A function, which will return the initial value to set on the attribute. This is useful for cases where the attribute configuration is defined statically, but needs to reference the host instance ("this") to obtain an initial value. If both the value and valueFn properties are defined, the value returned by the valueFn has precedence over the value property, unless it returns undefined, in which case the value property is used.
valueFn can also be set to a string, representing the name of the instance method to be used to retrieve the value.
The writeOnce attribute can also be set to the string "initOnly", in which case the attribute can only be set during initialization (when used with Base, this means it can only be set during construction)
The setter function used to massage or normalize the value passed to the set method for the attribute. The value returned by the setter will be the final stored value. Returning Attribute.INVALID_VALUE, from the setter will prevent the value from being stored.
setter can also be set to a string, representing the name of the instance method to be used as the setter function.
The getter function used to massage or normalize the value returned by the get method for the attribute. The value returned by the getter function is the value which will be returned to the user when they invoke get.
getter can also be set to a string, representing the name of the instance method to be used as the getter function.
The validator function invoked prior to setting the stored value. Returning false from the validator function will prevent the value from being stored.
validator can also be set to a string, representing the name of the instance method to be used as the validator function.
The setter, getter and validator are invoked with the value and name passed in as the first and second arguments, and with the context ("this") set to the host object.
Configuration properties outside of the list mentioned above are considered private properties used internally by attribute, and are not intended for public use.
name
String
The name of the attribute.
config
Object
An object with attribute configuration property/value pairs, specifying the configuration for the attribute.
NOTE: The configuration object is modified when adding an attribute, so if you need to protect the original values, you will need to merge the object.
lazy
Boolean
(optional) Whether or not to add this attribute lazily (on the first call to get/set).
A reference to the host object.
addAttrscfgs
values
lazy
Configures a group of attributes, and sets initial values.
NOTE: This method does not isolate the configuration object by merging/cloning. The caller is responsible for merging/cloning the configuration object if required.
cfgs
Object
An object with attribute name/configuration pairs.
values
Object
An object with attribute name/value pairs, defining the initial values to apply. Values defined in the cfgs argument will be over-written by values in this argument unless defined as read only.
lazy
Boolean
Whether or not to delay the intialization of these attributes until the first call to get/set. Individual attributes can over-ride this behavior by defining a lazyAdd configuration property in their configuration. See addAttr.
A reference to the host object.
addTargeto
Registers another EventTarget as a bubble target. Bubble order is determined by the order registered. Multiple targets can be specified.
Events can only bubble if emitFacade is true.
Included in the event-custom-complex submodule.
o
EventTarget
the target to add
aftertype
fn
[context]
[arg*]
Subscribe to a custom event hosted by this object. The supplied callback will execute after any listeners add via the subscribe method, and after the default function, if configured for the event, has executed.
A subscription handle capable of detaching the subscription
attrAddedname
Checks if the given attribute has been added to the host
name
String
The name of the attribute to check.
true if an attribute with the given name has been added, false if it hasn't. This method will return true for lazily added attributes.
beforeExecutes the callback before a DOM event, custom event or method. If the first argument is a function, it is assumed the target is a method. For DOM and custom events, this is an alias for Y.on.
For DOM and custom events: type, callback, context, 0-n arguments
For methods: callback, object (method host), methodName, context, 0-n arguments
detach handle
bubbleevt
Propagate an event. Requires the event-custom-complex module.
evt
CustomEvent
the custom event to propagate
the aggregated return value from Event.Custom.fire
buildname
main
extensions
cfg
Builds a custom constructor function (class) from the main function, and array of extension functions (classes) provided. The NAME field for the constructor function is defined by the first argument passed in.
The cfg object supports the following properties
If true (default), a completely new class is created which extends the main class, and acts as the host on which the extension classes are augmented.
If false, the extensions classes are augmented directly to the main class, modifying the main class' prototype.
name
Function
The name of the new class. Used to define the NAME property for the new class.
main
Function
The main class on which to base the built class
extensions
Function[]
The set of extension classes which will be augmented/aggregated to the built class.
cfg
Object
Optional. Build configuration for the class (see description).
A custom class, created from the provided main and extension classes
createname
main
extensions
px
sx
Creates a new class (constructor function) which extends the base class passed in as the second argument, and mixes in the array of extensions provided.
Prototype properties or methods can be added to the new class, using the px argument (similar to Y.extend).
Static properties or methods can be added to the new class, using the sx argument (similar to Y.extend).
NOTE FOR COMPONENT DEVELOPERS: Both the base class, and extensions can define static a _buildCfg
property, which acts as class creation meta-data, and drives how special static properties from the base
class, or extensions should be copied, aggregated or (custom) mixed into the newly created class.
The _buildCfg property is a hash with 3 supported properties: statics, aggregates and custom, e.g:
// If the Base/Main class is the thing introducing the property:
MyBaseClass._buildCfg = {
// Static properties/methods to copy (Alias) to the built class.
statics: ["CopyThisMethod", "CopyThisProperty"],
// Static props to aggregate onto the built class.
aggregates: ["AggregateThisProperty"],
// Static properties which need custom handling (e.g. deep merge etc.)
custom: {
"CustomProperty" : function(property, Receiver, Supplier) {
...
var triggers = Receiver.CustomProperty.triggers;
Receiver.CustomProperty.triggers = triggers.concat(Supplier.CustomProperty.triggers);
...
}
}
};
MyBaseClass.CopyThisMethod = function() {...};
MyBaseClass.CopyThisProperty = "foo";
MyBaseClass.AggregateThisProperty = {...};
MyBaseClass.CustomProperty = {
triggers: [...]
}
// Or, if the Extension is the thing introducing the property:
MyExtension._buildCfg = {
statics : ...
aggregates : ...
custom : ...
}This way, when users pass your base or extension class to Y.Base.create or Y.Base.mix, they don't need to
know which properties need special handling. Y.Base has a buildCfg which defines ATTRS for custom mix handling
(to protect the static config objects), and Y.Widget has a buildCfg which specifies HTML_PARSER for
straight up aggregation.
name
String
The name of the newly created class. Used to define the NAME property for the new class.
main
Function
The base class which the new class should extend. This class needs to be Base or a class derived from base (e.g. Widget).
extensions
Function[]
The list of extensions which will be mixed into the built class.
px
Object
The set of prototype properties/methods to add to the built class.
sx
Object
The set of static properties/methods to add to the built class.
The newly created class.
destroyDestroy lifecycle method. Invokes destructors for the class hierarchy.
A reference to this object
detachtype
fn
context
Detach one or more listeners the from the specified event
type
String | Object
Either the handle to the subscriber or the type of event. If the type is not specified, it will attempt to remove the listener from all hosted events.
fn
Function
The subscribed function to unsubscribe, if not supplied, all subscribers will be removed.
context
Object
The custom object passed to subscribe. This is optional, but if supplied will be used to disambiguate multiple listeners that are the same (e.g., you subscribe many object using a function that lives on the prototype)
the host
detachAlltype
Removes all listeners from the specified event. If the event type is not specified, all listeners from all hosted custom events will be removed.
type
String
The type, or name of the event
firetype
arguments
Fire a custom event by name. The callback functions will be executed from the context specified when the event was created, and with the following parameters.
The first argument is the event type, and any additional arguments are passed to the listeners as parameters. If the first of these is an object literal, and the event is configured to emit an event facade, that object is mixed into the event facade and the facade is provided in place of the original object.
If the custom event object hasn't been created, then the event hasn't been published and it has no subscribers. For performance sake, we immediate exit in this case. This means the event won't bubble, so if the intention is that a bubble target be notified, the event must be published on this object first.
type
String | Object
The type of the event, or an object that contains a 'type' property.
arguments
Object*
an arbitrary set of parameters to pass to the handler. If the first of these is an object literal and the event is configured to emit an event facade, the event facade will replace that parameter after the properties the object literal contains are copied to the event facade.
True if the whole lifecycle of the event went through, false if at any point the event propagation was halted.
getname
Returns the current value of the attribute. If the attribute has been configured with a 'getter' function, this method will delegate to the 'getter' to obtain the value of the attribute.
name
String
The name of the attribute. If the value of the attribute is an Object,
dot notation can be used to obtain the value of a property of the object (e.g. get("x.y.z"))
The value of the attribute
getAttrsattrs
Gets multiple attribute values.
An object with attribute name/value pairs.
getEventtype
prefixed
Returns the custom event of the provided type has been created, a falsy value otherwise
the custom event or null
getTargetsReturns an array of bubble targets for this object.
EventTarget[]
initcfg
Init lifecycle method, invoked during construction. Sets up attributes and invokes initializers for the class hierarchy.
cfg
Object
Object with configuration property name/value pairs
A reference to this object
mixmain
extensions
Mixes in a list of extensions to an existing class.
main
Function
The existing class into which the extensions should be mixed. The class needs to be Base or a class derived from Base (e.g. Widget)
extensions
Function[]
The set of extension classes which will mixed into the existing main class.
The modified main class, with extensions mixed in.
modifyAttrname
config
Updates the configuration of an attribute which has already been added.
The properties which can be modified through this interface are limited to the following subset of attributes, which can be safely modified after a value has already been set on the attribute:
Note: New attributes cannot be added using this interface. New attributes must be added using addAttr, or an appropriate manner for a class which utilises Attributes (e.g. the ATTRS property in Base).
modifyAttrs[ctor]
configs
Provides a way to safely modify a Y.Base subclass' static ATTRS after
the class has been defined or created.
Base-based classes cache information about the class hierarchy in order to
efficiently create instances. This cache includes includes the aggregated
ATTRS configs. If the static ATTRS configs need to be modified after the
class has been defined or create, then use this method which will make sure
to clear any cached data before making any modifications.
ontype
fn
[context]
[arg*]
Subscribe a callback function to a custom event fired by this object or from an object that bubbles its events to this object.
this.on("change", this._onChange, this);Callback functions for events published with emitFacade = true will
receive an EventFacade as the first argument (typically named "e").
These callbacks can then call e.preventDefault() to disable the
behavior published to that event's defaultFn. See the EventFacade
API for all available properties and methods. Subscribers to
non-emitFacade events will receive the arguments passed to fire()
after the event name.
To subscribe to multiple events at once, pass an object as the first argument, where the key:value pairs correspond to the eventName:callback.
this.on({
"attrChange" : this._onAttrChange,
"change" : this._onChange
});You can also pass an array of event names as the first argument to subscribe to all listed events with the same callback.
this.on([ "change", "attrChange" ], this._onChange);Returning false from a callback is supported as an alternative to
calling e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation();. However, it is
recommended to use the event methods whenever possible.
A subscription handle capable of detaching that subscription
oncetype
fn
[context]
[arg*]
Listen to a custom event hosted by this object one time.
This is the equivalent to on except the
listener is immediatelly detached when it is executed.
A subscription handle capable of detaching the subscription
onceAftertype
fn
[context]
[arg*]
Listen to a custom event hosted by this object one time.
This is the equivalent to after except the
listener is immediatelly detached when it is executed.
A subscription handle capable of detaching that subscription
parseTypetype
[pre]
Takes the type parameter passed to 'on' and parses out the various pieces that could be included in the type. If the event type is passed without a prefix, it will be expanded to include the prefix one is supplied or the event target is configured with a default prefix.
an array containing:
plugAlias for Plugin.Host.plug. See aliased method for argument and return value details.
publishtype
opts
Creates a new custom event of the specified type. If a custom event by that name already exists, it will not be re-created. In either case the custom event is returned.
type
String
the type, or name of the event
opts
Object
optional config params. Valid properties are:
[broadcast=false]
Boolean
optional
whether or not the YUI instance and YUI global are notified when the event is fired.
[bubbles=true]
Boolean
optional
Whether or not this event bubbles. Events can
only bubble if emitFacade is true.
[context=this]
Object
optional
the default execution context for the listeners.
[defaultFn]
Function
optional
the default function to execute when this event fires if preventDefault was not called.
[emitFacade=false]
Boolean
optional
whether or not this event emits a facade.
[prefix]
String
optional
the prefix for this targets events, e.g., 'menu' in 'menu:click'.
[fireOnce=false]
Boolean
optional
if an event is configured to fire once, new subscribers after the fire will be notified immediately.
[async=false]
Boolean
optional
fireOnce event listeners will fire synchronously
if the event has already fired unless async is true.
[preventable=true]
Boolean
optional
whether or not preventDefault() has an effect.
[preventedFn]
Function
optional
a function that is executed when preventDefault() is called.
[queuable=false]
Boolean
optional
whether or not this event can be queued during bubbling.
[silent]
Boolean
optional
if silent is true, debug messages are not provided for this event.
[stoppedFn]
Function
optional
a function that is executed when stopPropagation is called.
[monitored]
Boolean
optional
specifies whether or not this event should send notifications about when the event has been attached, detached, or published.
[type]
String
optional
the event type (valid option if not provided as the first parameter to publish).
the custom event
removeAttrname
Removes an attribute from the host object
name
String
The name of the attribute to be removed.
resetname
Resets the attribute (or all attributes) to its initial value, as long as the attribute is not readOnly, or writeOnce.
name
String
Optional. The name of the attribute to reset. If omitted, all attributes are reset.
A reference to the host object.
setname
value
[opts]
Sets the value of an attribute.
name
String
The name of the attribute. If the
current value of the attribute is an Object, dot notation can be used
to set the value of a property within the object (e.g. set("x.y.z", 5)).
value
Any
The value to set the attribute to.
[opts]
Object
optional
Optional data providing the circumstances for the change.
A reference to the host object.
setAttrsattrs
[opts]
Sets multiple attribute values.
A reference to the host object.
subscribesubscribe to an event
toStringDefault toString implementation. Provides the constructor NAME and the instance guid, if set.
String representation for this object
unplugAlias for Plugin.Host.unplug. See the aliased method for argument and return value details.
unsubscribedetach a listener
unsubscribeAlltype
Removes all listeners from the specified event. If the event type is not specified, all listeners from all hosted custom events will be removed.
type
String
The type, or name of the event
_allowAdHocAttrsThis property controls whether or not instances of this class should allow users to add ad-hoc attributes through the constructor configuration hash.
AdHoc attributes are attributes which are not defined by the class, and are not handled by the MyClass._NON_ATTRS_CFG
Default: undefined (false)
_ATTR_CFGThe list of properties which can be configured for each attribute (e.g. setter, getter, writeOnce, readOnly etc.)
_buildCfgThe build configuration for the Base class.
Defines the static fields which need to be aggregated when the Base class is used as the main class passed to the Base.build method.
_NON_ATTRS_CFGThe array of non-attribute configuration properties supported by this class.
Base supports "on", "after", "plugins" and "bubbleTargets" properties,
which are not set up as attributes.
This property is primarily required so that when
_allowAdHocAttrs is enabled by
a class, non-attribute configurations don't get added as ad-hoc attributes.
ATTRSThe default set of attributes which will be available for instances of this class, and their configuration. In addition to the configuration properties listed by Attribute's addAttr method, the attribute can also be configured with a "cloneDefaultValue" property, which defines how the statically defined value field should be protected ("shallow", "deep" and false are supported values).
By default if the value is an object literal or an array it will be "shallow" cloned, to protect the default value.
NAMEThe string to be used to identify instances of this class, for example in prefixing events.
Classes extending Base, should define their own static NAME property, which should be camelCase by convention (e.g. MyClass.NAME = "myClass";).
destroyedFlag indicating whether or not this object has been through the destroy lifecycle phase.
Default: false
destroyedChange
Fires when the value for the configuration attribute destroyed is
changed. You can listen for the event using the on method if you
wish to be notified before the attribute's value has changed, or
using the after method if you wish to be notified after the
attribute's value has changed.
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EventFacade
initializedFlag indicating whether or not this object has been through the init lifecycle phase.
Default: false
initializedChange
Fires when the value for the configuration attribute initialized is
changed. You can listen for the event using the on method if you
wish to be notified before the attribute's value has changed, or
using the after method if you wish to be notified after the
attribute's value has changed.
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EventFacade
destroyLifecycle event for the destroy phase, fired prior to destruction. Invoking the preventDefault method on the event object provided to subscribers will prevent destruction from proceeding.
Subscribers to the "after" moment of this event, will be notified after destruction is complete (and as a result cannot prevent destruction).
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EventFacade
Event object
initLifecycle event for the init phase, fired prior to initialization. Invoking the preventDefault() method on the event object provided to subscribers will prevent initialization from occuring.
Subscribers to the "after" momemt of this event, will be notified after initialization of the object is complete (and therefore cannot prevent initialization).
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EventFacade
Event object, with a cfg property which refers to the configuration object passed to the constructor.