# Yahoo! UI Library

### Charts Widget 2.5.1

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    /**
     * The Charts widget provides a Flash control for displaying data
     * graphically by series across A-grade browsers with Flash Player installed.
     *
     * @module charts
     * @requires yahoo, dom, event, datasource
     * @title Charts Widget
     * @beta
     */

    /**
     * Chart class for the YUI Charts widget.
     *
     * @namespace YAHOO.widget
     * @class Chart
     * @uses YAHOO.util.FlashAdapter
     * @constructor
     * @param type {String} The char type. May be "line", "column", "bar", or "pie"
     * @param containerId {HTMLElement} Container element for the Flash Player instance.
     * @param dataSource {YAHOO.util.DataSource} DataSource instance.
     * @param attributes {object} (optional) Object literal of configuration values.
     */
    YAHOO.widget.Chart = function(type, containerId, dataSource, attributes)
    {
    	YAHOO.widget.Chart.superclass.constructor.call(this, YAHOO.widget.Chart.SWFURL, containerId, attributes);

    	this._type = type;
    	this._dataSource = dataSource;

    	/**
    	 * Fires when the user moves the mouse over the bounds of an item renderer in the chart.
    	 *
    	 * @event itemMouseOverEvent
    	 * @param event.type {String} The event type
    	 * @param event.item {Object} The data displayed by the renderer
    	 * @param event.index {Number} The position within the series that the item appears.
    	 * @param event.seriesIndex {Number} The position within the series definition that the series appears.
    	 * @param event.x {Number} The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
    	 * @param event.y {Number} The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
    	 */
    	this.createEvent("itemMouseOverEvent");

    	/**
    	 * Fires when the user moves the mouse out of the bounds of an item renderer in the chart.
    	 *
    	 * @event itemMouseOutEvent
    	 * @param event.type {String} The event type
    	 * @param event.item {Object} The data displayed by the renderer
    	 * @param event.index {Number} The position within the series that the item appears.
    	 * @param event.seriesIndex {Number} The position within the series definition that the series appears.
    	 * @param event.x {Number} The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
    	 * @param event.y {Number} The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
    	 */
    	this.createEvent("itemMouseOutEvent");

    	/**
    	 * Fires when the user clicks an item renderer in the chart with the mouse.
    	 *
    	 * @event itemClickEvent
    	 * @param event.type {String} The event type
    	 * @param event.item {Object} The data displayed by the renderer
    	 * @param event.index {Number} The position within the series that the item appears.
    	 * @param event.seriesIndex {Number} The position within the series definition that the series appears.
    	 * @param event.x {Number} The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
    	 * @param event.y {Number} The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
    	 */
    	this.createEvent("itemClickEvent");

    	/**
    	 * Fires when the user double-clicks an item renderer in the chart with the mouse.
    	 *
    	 * @event itemDoubleClickEvent
    	 * @param event.type {String} The event type
    	 * @param event.item {Object} The data displayed by the renderer
    	 * @param event.index {Number} The position within the series that the item appears.
    	 * @param event.seriesIndex {Number} The position within the series definition that the series appears.
    	 * @param event.x {Number} The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
    	 * @param event.y {Number} The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
    	 */
    	this.createEvent("itemDoubleClickEvent");

    	/**
    	 * Fires when the user presses the mouse down on an item to initiate a drag action.
    	 *
    	 * @event itemDragStartEvent
    	 * @param event.type {String} The event type
    	 * @param event.item {Object} The data displayed by the renderer
    	 * @param event.index {Number} The position within the series that the item appears.
    	 * @param event.seriesIndex {Number} The position within the series definition that the series appears.
    	 * @param event.x {Number} The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
    	 * @param event.y {Number} The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
    	 */
    	this.createEvent("itemDragStartEvent");

    	/**
    	 * Fires when the user moves the mouse during a drag action.
    	 *
    	 * @event itemDragEvent
    	 * @param event.type {String} The event type
    	 * @param event.item {Object} The data displayed by the renderer
    	 * @param event.index {Number} The position within the series that the item appears.
    	 * @param event.seriesIndex {Number} The position within the series definition that the series appears.
    	 * @param event.x {Number} The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
    	 * @param event.y {Number} The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
    	 */
    	this.createEvent("itemDragEvent");

    	/**
    	 * Fires when the user releases the mouse during a drag action.
    	 *
    	 * @event itemDragEndEvent
    	 * @param event.type {String} The event type
    	 * @param event.item {Object} The data displayed by the renderer
    	 * @param event.index {Number} The position within the series that the item appears.
    	 * @param event.seriesIndex {Number} The position within the series definition that the series appears.
    	 * @param event.x {Number} The horizontal position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
    	 * @param event.y {Number} The vertical position of the mouse, relative to the SWF.
    	 */
    	this.createEvent("itemDragEndEvent");
    };

    YAHOO.extend(YAHOO.widget.Chart, YAHOO.widget.FlashAdapter,
    {
    	/**
    	 * The type of this chart instance.
    	 * @property _type
    	 * @type String
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_type: null,

    	/**
    	 * The id returned from the DataSource's setInterval function.
    	 * @property _pollingID
    	 * @type Number
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_pollingID: null,

    	/**
    	 * The time, in ms, between requests for data.
    	 * @property _pollingInterval
    	 * @type Number
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_pollingInterval: null,

    	/**
    	 * Indicates whether all attributes have been set and
    	 * the dataSource may be passed to the SWF.
    	 * @property _initialized
    	 * @type Boolean
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_initialized: false,

    	/**
    	 * Public accessor to the unique name of the Chart instance.
    	 *
    	 * @method toString
    	 * @return {String} Unique name of the Chart instance.
    	 */
    	toString: function()
    	{
    		return "Chart " + this._id;
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Sets a single style value on the Chart instance.
    	 *
    	 * @method setStyle
    	 * @param name {String} Name of the Chart style value to change.
    	 * @param value {Object} New value to pass to the Chart style.
    	 */
    	setStyle: function(name, value)
    	{
    		//we must jsonify this because Flash Player versions below 9.0.60 don't handle
    		//complex ExternalInterface parsing correctly
    		value = YAHOO.lang.JSON.stringify(value);
    		this._swf.setStyle(name, value);
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Resets all styles on the Chart instance.
    	 *
    	 * @method setStyles
    	 * @param styles {Object} Initializer for all Chart styles.
    	 */
    	setStyles: function(styles)
    	{
    		//we must jsonify this because Flash Player versions below 9.0.60 don't handle
    		//complex ExternalInterface parsing correctly
    		styles = YAHOO.lang.JSON.stringify(styles);
    		this._swf.setStyles(styles);
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Sets the styles on all series in the Chart.
    	 *
    	 * @method setSeriesStyles
    	 * @param styles {Array} Initializer for all Chart series styles.
    	 */
    	setSeriesStyles: function(styles)
    	{
    		//we must jsonify this because Flash Player versions below 9.0.60 don't handle
    		//complex ExternalInterface parsing correctly
    		for(var i = 0; i < styles.length; i++)
    		{
    			styles[i] = YAHOO.lang.JSON.stringify(styles[i]);
    		}
    		this._swf.setSeriesStyles(styles);
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Initializes the attributes.
    	 *
    	 * @method _initAttributes
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_initAttributes: function(attributes)
    	{
    		YAHOO.widget.Chart.superclass._initAttributes.call(this, attributes);

    		/**
    		 * @attribute request
    		 * @description Request to be sent to the Chart's DataSource.
    		 * @type String
    		 */
    		this.getAttributeConfig("request",
    		{
    			method: this._getRequest
    		});

    		this.setAttributeConfig("request",
    		{
    			method: this._setRequest
    		});

    		/**
    		 * @attribute dataSource
    		 * @description The DataSource instance to display in the Chart.
    		 * @type DataSource
    		 */
    		this.getAttributeConfig("dataSource",
    		{
    			method: this._getDataSource
    		});

    		this.setAttributeConfig("dataSource",
    		{
    			method: this._setDataSource
    		});

    		/**
    		 * @attribute series
    		 * @description Defines the series to be displayed by the Chart.
    		 * @type Array
    		 */
    		this.getAttributeConfig("series",
    		{
    			method: this._getSeriesDefs
    		});

    		this.setAttributeConfig("series",
    		{
    			method: this._setSeriesDefs
    		});

    		/**
    		 * @attribute categoryNames
    		 * @description Defines the names of the categories to be displayed in the Chart..
    		 * @type Array
    		 */
    		this.getAttributeConfig("categoryNames",
    		{
    			method: this._getCategoryNames
    		});

    		this.setAttributeConfig("categoryNames",
    		{
    			validator: YAHOO.lang.isArray,
    			method: this._setCategoryNames
    		});

    		/**
    		 * @attribute dataTipFunction
    		 * @description The string representation of a globally-accessible function
    		 * that may be called by the SWF to generate the datatip text for a Chart's item.
    		 * @type String
    		 */
    		this.getAttributeConfig("dataTipFunction",
    		{
    			method: this._getDataTipFunction
    		});

    		this.setAttributeConfig("dataTipFunction",
    		{
    			method: this._setDataTipFunction
    		});

    		/**
    		 * @attribute polling
    		 * @description A numeric value indicating the number of milliseconds between
    		 * polling requests to the DataSource.
    		 * @type Number
    		 */
    		this.getAttributeConfig("polling",
    		{
    			method: this._getPolling
    		});

    		this.setAttributeConfig("polling",
    		{
    			method: this._setPolling
    		});
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Called when the SWF is ready for communication. Sets the type, initializes
    	 * the styles, and sets the DataSource.
    	 *
    	 * @method _loadHandler
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_loadHandler: function()
    	{
    		this._swf.setType(this._type);

    		//set initial styles
    		if(this._attributes.style)
    		{
    			var style = this._attributes.style;
    			this.setStyles(style);
    		}

    		YAHOO.widget.Chart.superclass._loadHandler.call(this);

    		this._initialized = true;

    		if(this._dataSource)
    		{
    			this.set("dataSource", this._dataSource);
    		}
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Sends the request to the DataSource.
    	 *
    	 * @method _refreshData
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_refreshData: function()
    	{
    		if(!this._initialized)
    		{
    			return;
    		}

    		if(this._dataSource !== null)
    		{
    			if(this._pollingID !== null)
    			{
    				this._dataSource.clearInterval(this._pollingID);
    				this._pollingID = null;
    			}

    			if(this._pollingInterval > 0)
    			{
    				this._pollingID = this._dataSource.setInterval(this._pollingInterval, this._request, this._loadDataHandler, this);
    			}
    			else
    			{
    				this._dataSource.sendRequest(this._request, this._loadDataHandler, this);
    			}
    		}
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Called when the DataSource receives new data. The series definitions are used
    	 * to build a data provider for the SWF chart.
    	 *
    	 * @method _loadDataHandler
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_loadDataHandler: function(request, response, error)
    	{
    		if(error)
    		{
    			YAHOO.log("Unable to load data.", "error");
    		}
    		else
    		{
    			var styleChanged = false;

    			//make a copy of the series definitions so that we aren't
    			//editing them directly.
    			var dataProvider = [];
    			var seriesCount = 0;
    			var currentSeries = null;
    			var i = 0;
    			if(this._seriesDefs !== null)
    			{
    				seriesCount = this._seriesDefs.length;
    				for(i = 0; i < seriesCount; i++)
    				{
    					currentSeries = this._seriesDefs[i];
    					var clonedSeries = {};
    					for(var prop in currentSeries)
    					{
    						if(prop == "style" && currentSeries.style !== null)
    						{
    							clonedSeries.style = YAHOO.lang.JSON.stringify(currentSeries.style);
    							styleChanged = true;

    							//we don't want to modify the styles again next time
    							//so null out the style property.
    							currentSeries.style = null;
    						}
    						else
    						{
    							clonedSeries[prop] = currentSeries[prop];
    						}
    					}
    					dataProvider.push(clonedSeries);
    				}
    			}

    			if(seriesCount > 0)
    			{
    				for(i = 0; i < seriesCount; i++)
    				{
    					currentSeries = dataProvider[i];
    					if(!currentSeries.type)
    					{
    						currentSeries.type = this._type;
    					}
    					currentSeries.dataProvider = response.results;
    				}
    			}
    			else
    			{
    				var series = {type: this._type, dataProvider: response.results};
    				dataProvider.push(series);
    			}
    			this._swf.setDataProvider(dataProvider, styleChanged);
    		}
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Storage for the request attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @property _request
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_request: "",

    	/**
    	 * Getter for the request attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @method _getRequest
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_getRequest: function()
    	{
    		return this._request;
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Setter for the request attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @method _setRequest
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_setRequest: function(value)
    	{
    		this._request = value;
    		this._refreshData();
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Storage for the dataSource attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @property _dataSource
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_dataSource: null,

    	/**
    	 * Getter for the dataSource attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @method _getDataSource
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_getDataSource: function()
    	{
    		return this._dataSource;
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Setter for the dataSource attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @method _setDataSource
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_setDataSource: function(value)
    	{
    		this._dataSource = value;
    		this._refreshData();
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Storage for the series attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @property _seriesDefs
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_seriesDefs: null,

    	/**
    	 * Getter for the series attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @method _getSeriesDefs
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_getSeriesDefs: function()
    	{
    		return this._seriesDefs;
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Setter for the series attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @method _setSeriesDefs
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_setSeriesDefs: function(value)
    	{
    		this._seriesDefs = value;
    		this._refreshData();
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Getter for the categoryNames attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @method _getCategoryNames
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_getCategoryNames: function()
    	{
    		return this._swf.getCategoryNames();
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Setter for the categoryNames attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @method _setCategoryNames
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_setCategoryNames: function(value)
    	{
    		this._swf.setCategoryNames(value);
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Storage for the dataTipFunction attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @property _dataTipFunction
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_dataTipFunction: null,

    	/**
    	 * Getter for the dataTipFunction attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @method _getDataTipFunction
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_getDataTipFunction: function()
    	{
    		return this._dataTipFunction;
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Setter for the dataTipFunction attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @method _setDataTipFunction
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_setDataTipFunction: function(value)
    	{
    		this._dataTipFunction = value;
    		this._swf.setDataTipFunction(value);
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Getter for the polling attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @method _getPolling
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_getPolling: function()
    	{
    		return this._pollingInterval;
    	},

    	/**
    	 * Setter for the polling attribute.
    	 *
    	 * @method _setPolling
    	 * @private
    	 */
    	_setPolling: function(value)
    	{
    		this._pollingInterval = value;
    		this._refreshData();
    	}
    });

    /**
     * Storage for the dataTipFunction attribute.
     *
     * @property Chart.SWFURL
     * @private
     * @static
     * @final
     * @default "assets/charts.swf"
     */
    YAHOO.widget.Chart.SWFURL = "assets/charts.swf";

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