Sidecar API Reference

Class: View/AlertView

View/AlertView

new View/AlertView()

Base class for alerts.

Extend this class to provide custom alert behavior:

const AlertView = require('view/alert-view');
const TemplateManager = require('view/template');
let PortalAlertView = AlertView.extend({
   initialize: function(options) {
      AlertView.prototype.initialize.call(this, options);

      // You may override and/or pre-compile alert template
      this.tpl = 'my-alert';
      TemplateManager.compile('my-alert', 'handlebars code...');
   },

   render: function(options) {
       // Provide your custom rendering logic.
       // For example, switch between different templates
       this.tpl = 'alert2';
       AlertView.prototype.render.call(this, options);
   },

   close: function() {
       // Provide your custom dismiss logic: animation, fade effects, etc.
   }
});

Extends

Members

collection :Data/BeanCollection

Reference to the collection this component is bound to.

Type:
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context :Core/Context

Reference to the context (required).

Type:
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meta :Object

Component metadata (optional).

Type:
  • Object
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model :Data/Bean

Reference to the model this component is bound to.

Type:
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module :string

Module name (optional).

Type:
  • string
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options :Object

Backbone view options.

Type:
  • Object
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Deprecated:
  • Deprecated since 7.8.0 since this is no longer supported by Backbone.

tpl :string

The default alert template.

Type:
  • string

Methods

<protected> _dispose()

Disposes this component.

This method:

  • unbinds this component from model and collection
  • removes all event callbacks registered within this component
  • removes this component from the DOM

Override this method to provide custom logic:

const ViewManager = require('view/view-manager');
ViewManager.views.MyView = ViewManager.View.extend({
     _dispose: function() {
         // Perform custom clean-up. For example, clear timeout handlers, etc.
         ...
         // Call super
         ViewManager.View.prototype._dispose.call(this);
     }
});
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<protected> _hide()

Override this method to provide custom show logic.

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<protected> _render()

Renders this component.

Override this method to provide custom logic. The default implementation does nothing. See Backbone.View#render for details. The convention is for #_render to always return this.

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Returns:

Instance of this component.

Type
View/Component

<protected> _show()

Override this method to provide custom show logic.

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<protected> _super(method [, args])

Retrieves and invokes parent prototype functions.

Requires a method parameter to function. The method called should be named the same as the function being called from.

Examples:

  • Good:
({
    initialize: function(options) {
        // extend the base meta with some custom meta
        options.meta = _.extend({}, myMeta, options.meta || {});
        // Only call parent initialize from initialize
        this._super('initialize', [options]);
        this.buildFoo(options);
    }
});
  • Bad:
({
    initialize: function(options) {
        // extend the base meta with some custom meta
        options.meta = _.extend({}, myMeta, options.meta || {});
        // Calling a function like buildFoo from initialize is incorrect. Should call directly on this
        this._super('buildFoo',[options]);
    }
});
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
method string

The name of the method to call (e.g. initialize, _renderHtml).
args Array <optional>

Arguments to pass to the parent method.
Inherited From:
Returns:

The result of invoking the parent method.

Type
*

<protected> _wrapInitialize(options)

Wraps the initialize method to delegate the events on the element, after it initializes.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options Object

The Backbone.View initialization options.
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before(name, callback [, context])

Adds a callback/hook to be fired before an action is taken. If that callback returns false, the action should not be taken.

The following example binds a callback function and passes the scope from the view component to use in that callback:

model.before('save', this.doSomethingBeforeSave, this);

Multiple space-separated event names can be bound to a single callback:

view.before('save dispose', this.callback, this);

This method also supports an event map syntax, as an alternative to positional arguments:

this.before({
    render: this.doSomethingBeforeRender,
    dispose: this.doSomethingBeforeDispose,
});
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
name string | Object

Event(s) to trigger before. Accepts multiple space-separated event names or an event map.
callback function

Function to be called.
context Object <optional>

Value to be assigned to this when the callback is fired.
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Mixes In:
Returns:

Instance of this class.

Type
Object

<abstract> bindDataChange()

Binds data changes to this component.

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closestComponent(name)

Traverses upwards from the current component to find the first component that matches the name.

The default implementation does nothing. See View/Layout#closestComponent, View/View#closestComponent and View/Field#closestComponent methods.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string

The name of the component to find.
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Returns:

The component or undefined if not found.

Type
View/Component

constructor(options)

Constructor for sidecar components, currently used to define the order of event delegation on this component's events, after Backbone changed the order in which events are delegated from 0.9.10 to 1.2.0. Also temporarily defines #options on the component, as Backbone no longer does this by default.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options Object

The Backbone.View initialization options.
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Returns:

The created Backbone.View.

Type
Backbone.View

delegateEvents()

Proxies the parent method on Backbone.View, but only called after this view instance initializes.

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Returns:

Instance of this component.

Type
View/Component

dispose()

Disposes a component.

Once the component gets disposed it can not be rendered. Do not override this method. Instead override View/Component#_dispose method if you need custom disposal logic.

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getPlaceholder()

Gets the HTML placeholder for this component.

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Returns:

HTML placeholder to be used in a Handlebars template.

Type
Handlebars.SafeString

hide()

Pass through function to jQuery's hide to hide view.

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Returns:

false if the BeforeEvent for hide fails; undefined otherwise.

Type
boolean | undefined

initialize(options)

Initializes this component.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options Object

The Backbone.View initialization options.

Properties
Name Type Argument Description
context Core/Context

Reference to the context.
meta Object <optional>

Component metadata.
module string <optional>

Module name.
model Data/Bean <optional>

Reference to the model this component is bound to.
collection Data/BeanCollection <optional>

Reference to the collection this component is bound to.
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isVisible()

Checks if this component is visible on the page.

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Returns:

true if this component is visible on the page; false otherwise.

Type
boolean

loadData()

Fetches data for layout's model or collection.

The default implementation does nothing. See View/Layout#loadData and View/View#loadData methods.

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offBefore( [name] [, callback] [, context])

Removes a previously-bound callback function from a before event.

If no context is given, all of the versions of the callback with different contexts will be removed:

this.offBefore('render', this.onRenderBefore);

If no callback is given, all callbacks for the before event will be removed:

this.offBefore('render');

If no event is specified, all callbacks for all before events will be removed from the object:

this.offBefore();
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
name string <optional>

Event(s) to remove the listeners for.
callback function <optional>

Callback to remove specifically for a given event.
context Object <optional>

Context to use when determining which callback to remove.
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Mixes In:
Returns:

Instance of this class.

Type
Object

render()

Renders an alert.

The method executes a pre-compiled template and replaces the inner HTML of this view root DOM element. Additionally, alert-[level] class is added to the root element.

Overrides:

setTemplateOption(key, option)

Sets template option.

If the given option already exists it is augmented by the value of the given option parameter.

See the Handlebars.js documentation for details.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
key string

Option key.
option Object

Option value.
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show()

Pass through function to jQuery's show to show view.

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Returns:

false if the BeforeEvent for show fails; undefined otherwise.

Type
boolean | undefined

toString()

Gets a string representation of this component.

Inherited From:
Returns:

String representation of this component.

Type
string

triggerBefore(name)

Triggers the before callback for the given event name or list of events.

The following example triggers the callback bound to the before save event given:

this.triggerBefore('save');

Multiple events can be triggered as well:

this.triggerBefore('save render dispose');

Custom arguments (e.g. a, b, c) can be passed to the callback:

this.triggerBefore('save', a, b, c);
Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string

The before event(s) to trigger.
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Mixes In:
Returns:

Returns true if the event should be triggered, false otherwise.

Type
boolean

unbind()

Removes all event callbacks registered within this component and undelegates Backbone events.

Override this method to provide custom logic.

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unbindData()

Removes this component's event handlers from model and collection.

Performs the opposite of what View/Component#bindDataChange method does.

Override this method to provide custom logic.

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updateVisibleState(visible)

Updates this component's visibility state.

Note: This does not show/hide the component. Please use View/Component#show and View/Component#hide to do this.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
visible boolean

Visibility state of this component.
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