Interface JavaScriptSupport

All Known Implementing Classes:
JavaScriptSupportImpl

public interface JavaScriptSupport
The JavaScriptSupport environmental is very stateful, accumulating JavaScript stacks, libraries and initialization code until the end of the main page render; it then updates the rendered DOM (adding <script> tags to the <head> and <body>) before the document is streamed to the client. JavaScriptSupport is normally accessed within a component by using the Environmental annotation on a component field. In addition, JavaScriptSupport may also be accessed as a service (the service internally delegates to the current environmental instance), which is useful for service-layer objects. The term "import" is used on many methods to indicate that the indicated resource (stack, library or stylesheet) will only be added to the final cocument once, even when there are repeated calls. The name is slightly a misnomer, since there's a side-line of importStylesheet(StylesheetLink) as well. JavaScriptSupport works equally well inside an Ajax request that produces a JSON-formatted partial page update response.
Since:
5.2.0
See Also:
  • Method Details

    • allocateClientId

      Allocates a unique id based on the component's id. In some cases, the return value will not precisely match the input value (an underscore and a unique index value may be appended).
      Parameters:
      id - the component id from which a unique id will be generated
      Returns:
      a unique id for this rendering of the page
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    • allocateClientId

      As with allocateClientId(String) but uses the id of the component extracted from the resources.
      Parameters:
      resources - of the component which requires an id
      Returns:
      a unique id for this rendering of the page
    • addScript

      void addScript(String format, Object... arguments)
      Deprecated.
      Deprecated in 5.4; refactor to use JavaScript modules instead
      Adds initialization script at InitializationPriority.NORMAL priority.
      Parameters:
      format - format string (as per String.format(String, Object...)
      arguments - arguments referenced by format specifiers
    • addScript

      void addScript(InitializationPriority priority, String format, Object... arguments)
      Deprecated.
      Deprecated in 5.4; refactor to use JavaScript modules instead
      Adds initialization script at the specified priority.
      Parameters:
      priority - priority to use when adding the script
      format - format string (as per String.format(String, Object...)
      arguments - arguments referenced by format specifiers
    • addInitializerCall

      void addInitializerCall(String functionName, JSONObject parameter)
      Deprecated.
      Deprecated in 5.4; refactor to use JavaScript modules instead
      Adds a call to a client-side function inside the Tapestry.Initializer namespace. Calls to this method are aggregated into a call to the Tapestry.init() function. Initialization occurs at InitializationPriority.NORMAL priority.
      Parameters:
      functionName - name of client-side function (within Tapestry.Initializer namespace) to execute
      parameter - object to pass to the client-side function
    • addInitializerCall

      void addInitializerCall(String functionName, JSONArray parameter)
      Deprecated.
      Deprecated in 5.4; refactor to use JavaScript modules instead
      Adds a call to a client-side function inside the Tapestry.Initializer namespace. Calls to this method are aggregated into a call to the Tapestry.init() function. Initialization occurs at InitializationPriority.NORMAL priority.
      Parameters:
      functionName - name of client-side function (within Tapestry.Initializer namespace) to execute
      parameter - array of parameters to pass to the client-side function
      Since:
      5.3
    • addInitializerCall

      void addInitializerCall(InitializationPriority priority, String functionName, JSONArray parameter)
      Deprecated.
      Deprecated in 5.4; refactor to use JavaScript modules instead
      Adds a call to a client-side function inside the Tapestry.Initializer namespace. Calls to this method are aggregated into a call to the Tapestry.init() function. Initialization occurs at InitializationPriority.NORMAL priority.
      Parameters:
      functionName - name of client-side function (within Tapestry.Initializer namespace) to execute
      parameter - array of parameters to pass to the client-side function
      Since:
      5.3
    • addInitializerCall

      void addInitializerCall(InitializationPriority priority, String functionName, JSONObject parameter)
      Deprecated.
      Deprecated in 5.4; refactor to use JavaScript modules instead
      Adds a call to a client-side function inside the Tapestry.Initializer namespace. Calls to this method are aggregated into a call to the Tapestry.init() function. Initialization occurs at the specified priority.
      Parameters:
      priority - priority to use when adding the script
      functionName - name of client-side function (within Tapestry.Initializer namespace) to execute
      parameter - object to pass to the client-side function
    • addInitializerCall

      void addInitializerCall(String functionName, String parameter)
      Deprecated.
      Deprecated in 5.4; refactor to use JavaScript modules instead
      Adds a call to a client-side function inside the Tapestry.Initializer namespace. Calls to this method are aggregated into a call to the Tapestry.init() function. Initialization occurs at InitializationPriority.NORMAL priority.
      Parameters:
      functionName - name of client-side function (within Tapestry.Initializer namespace) to execute
      parameter - string to pass to function (typically, a client id)
    • addInitializerCall

      void addInitializerCall(InitializationPriority priority, String functionName, String parameter)
      Deprecated.
      Deprecated in 5.4; refactor to use JavaScript modules instead
      Adds a call to a client-side function inside the Tapestry.Initializer namespace. Calls to this method are aggregated into a call to the Tapestry.init() function. Initialization occurs at the specified priority.
      Parameters:
      priority - priority to use when adding the script
      functionName - name of client-side function (within Tapestry.Initializer namespace) to execute
      parameter - string to pass to function (typically, a client id)
    • importJavaScriptLibrary

      Imports a JavaScript library as part of the rendered page. Libraries are added in the order they are first imported; duplicate imports are ignored. Libraries are added to the page serially (whereas modules may be loaded in parallel), and all libraries are added before any modules are loaded. Because of this, it is preferrable to organize your JavaScript into modules, rather than libraries.
      Returns:
      this JavaScriptSupport, for further configuration
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    • importStylesheet

      A convenience method that wraps the Asset as a StylesheetLink.
      Parameters:
      stylesheet - asset for the stylesheet
      Returns:
      this JavaScriptSupport, for further configuration
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    • importStylesheet

      Imports a Cascading Style Sheet file as part of the rendered page. Stylesheets are added in the order they are first imported; duplicate imports are ignored. Starting in 5.4, importing a stylesheet imports the core stack as well (with its stylesheets); this ensures that the imported stylesheet(s) can override rules from Tapestry's default stylesheets.
      Parameters:
      stylesheetLink - encapsulates the link URL plus any additional options
      Returns:
      this JavaScriptSupport, for further configuration
    • importStack

      Imports a JavaScriptStack by name, a related set of JavaScript libraries and stylesheets. Stacks are contributions to the JavaScriptStackSource service. When JavaScript aggregation in enabled, the stack will be represented by a single virtual URL; otherwise the individual asset URLs of the stack will be added to the document. Please refer to the notes about libraries vs. modules.
      Parameters:
      stackName - the name of the stack (case is ignored); the stack must exist
      Returns:
      this JavaScriptSupport, for further configuration
    • importJavaScriptLibrary

      Import a Javascript library with an arbitrary URL. Please refer to the notes about libraries vs. modules.
    • autofocus

      Invoked to set focus on a rendered field. Takes into account priority, meaning that a field with errors will take precedence over a merely required field, and over a field that is optional. The value FieldFocusPriority.OVERRIDE can be used to force a particular field to receive focus.
      Parameters:
      priority - focus is set only if the provided priority is greater than the current priority
      fieldId - id of client-side element to take focus
    • require

      Requires a JavaScript module by name. On the client, this will require() the module and (optionally) de-reference a function exported by the module (or, treat the module as exporting a single implicit function). The function will be invoked. Use the returned Initialization to specify the function name to invoke, and the parameters to pass to the function. In some cases, a module exports no functions, but performs some initialization (typically, adding document-level event handlers), in which case a call to require() is sufficient. In cases where the module, or a function within the module, are invoked with no parameters, the calls will be collapsed into a single invocation. If the module is part of a JavaScript stack, then the stack will be imported; this is important when JavaScript aggregation is enabled, but also ensures that libraries in the stack are loaded before the module (for cases where the module has dependencies on libraries not wrapped as AMD modules).
      Parameters:
      moduleName - the name of the module to require
      Returns:
      Initialization instance, used to configure function name, arguments, etc.
      Since:
      5.4
    • addModuleConfigurationCallback

      Adds a module configuration callback for this request.
      Parameters:
      callback - a ModuleConfigurationCallback. It cannot be null.
      Since:
      5.4
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