DOMutil.js

// DOM utility methods

/**
 * this prepares the JSON container for allocating SVG elements
 * @param JSONcontainer
 * @private
 */
exports.prepareElements = function(JSONcontainer) {
  // cleanup the redundant svgElements;
  for (var elementType in JSONcontainer) {
    if (JSONcontainer.hasOwnProperty(elementType)) {
      JSONcontainer[elementType].redundant = JSONcontainer[elementType].used;
      JSONcontainer[elementType].used = [];
    }
  }
};

/**
 * this cleans up all the unused SVG elements. By asking for the parentNode, we only need to supply the JSON container from
 * which to remove the redundant elements.
 *
 * @param JSONcontainer
 * @private
 */
exports.cleanupElements = function(JSONcontainer) {
  // cleanup the redundant svgElements;
  for (var elementType in JSONcontainer) {
    if (JSONcontainer.hasOwnProperty(elementType)) {
      if (JSONcontainer[elementType].redundant) {
        for (var i = 0; i < JSONcontainer[elementType].redundant.length; i++) {
          JSONcontainer[elementType].redundant[i].parentNode.removeChild(JSONcontainer[elementType].redundant[i]);
        }
        JSONcontainer[elementType].redundant = [];
      }
    }
  }
};

/**
 * Allocate or generate an SVG element if needed. Store a reference to it in the JSON container and draw it in the svgContainer
 * the JSON container and the SVG container have to be supplied so other svg containers (like the legend) can use this.
 *
 * @param elementType
 * @param JSONcontainer
 * @param svgContainer
 * @returns {*}
 * @private
 */
exports.getSVGElement = function (elementType, JSONcontainer, svgContainer) {
  var element;
  // allocate SVG element, if it doesnt yet exist, create one.
  if (JSONcontainer.hasOwnProperty(elementType)) { // this element has been created before
    // check if there is an redundant element
    if (JSONcontainer[elementType].redundant.length > 0) {
      element = JSONcontainer[elementType].redundant[0];
      JSONcontainer[elementType].redundant.shift();
    }
    else {
      // create a new element and add it to the SVG
      element = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', elementType);
      svgContainer.appendChild(element);
    }
  }
  else {
    // create a new element and add it to the SVG, also create a new object in the svgElements to keep track of it.
    element = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', elementType);
    JSONcontainer[elementType] = {used: [], redundant: []};
    svgContainer.appendChild(element);
  }
  JSONcontainer[elementType].used.push(element);
  return element;
};


/**
 * Allocate or generate an SVG element if needed. Store a reference to it in the JSON container and draw it in the svgContainer
 * the JSON container and the SVG container have to be supplied so other svg containers (like the legend) can use this.
 *
 * @param elementType
 * @param JSONcontainer
 * @param DOMContainer
 * @returns {*}
 * @private
 */
exports.getDOMElement = function (elementType, JSONcontainer, DOMContainer, insertBefore) {
  var element;
  // allocate DOM element, if it doesnt yet exist, create one.
  if (JSONcontainer.hasOwnProperty(elementType)) { // this element has been created before
    // check if there is an redundant element
    if (JSONcontainer[elementType].redundant.length > 0) {
      element = JSONcontainer[elementType].redundant[0];
      JSONcontainer[elementType].redundant.shift();
    }
    else {
      // create a new element and add it to the SVG
      element = document.createElement(elementType);
      if (insertBefore !== undefined) {
        DOMContainer.insertBefore(element, insertBefore);
      }
      else {
        DOMContainer.appendChild(element);
      }
    }
  }
  else {
    // create a new element and add it to the SVG, also create a new object in the svgElements to keep track of it.
    element = document.createElement(elementType);
    JSONcontainer[elementType] = {used: [], redundant: []};
    if (insertBefore !== undefined) {
      DOMContainer.insertBefore(element, insertBefore);
    }
    else {
      DOMContainer.appendChild(element);
    }
  }
  JSONcontainer[elementType].used.push(element);
  return element;
};




/**
 * draw a point object. this is a seperate function because it can also be called by the legend.
 * The reason the JSONcontainer and the target SVG svgContainer have to be supplied is so the legend can use these functions
 * as well.
 *
 * @param x
 * @param y
 * @param group
 * @param JSONcontainer
 * @param svgContainer
 * @returns {*}
 */
exports.drawPoint = function(x, y, group, JSONcontainer, svgContainer) {
  var point;
  if (group.options.drawPoints.style == 'circle') {
    point = exports.getSVGElement('circle',JSONcontainer,svgContainer);
    point.setAttributeNS(null, "cx", x);
    point.setAttributeNS(null, "cy", y);
    point.setAttributeNS(null, "r", 0.5 * group.options.drawPoints.size);
  }
  else {
    point = exports.getSVGElement('rect',JSONcontainer,svgContainer);
    point.setAttributeNS(null, "x", x - 0.5*group.options.drawPoints.size);
    point.setAttributeNS(null, "y", y - 0.5*group.options.drawPoints.size);
    point.setAttributeNS(null, "width", group.options.drawPoints.size);
    point.setAttributeNS(null, "height", group.options.drawPoints.size);
  }

  if(group.options.drawPoints.styles !== undefined) {
    point.setAttributeNS(null, "style", group.group.options.drawPoints.styles);
  }
  point.setAttributeNS(null, "class", group.className + " point");
  return point;
};

/**
 * draw a bar SVG element centered on the X coordinate
 *
 * @param x
 * @param y
 * @param className
 */
exports.drawBar = function (x, y, width, height, className, JSONcontainer, svgContainer) {
  if (height != 0) {
    if (height < 0) {
      height *= -1;
      y -= height;
    }
    var rect = exports.getSVGElement('rect',JSONcontainer, svgContainer);
    rect.setAttributeNS(null, "x", x - 0.5 * width);
    rect.setAttributeNS(null, "y", y);
    rect.setAttributeNS(null, "width", width);
    rect.setAttributeNS(null, "height", height);
    rect.setAttributeNS(null, "class", className);
  }
};