Force

The 6th generation of my works, project F (foxtrot).

See also Eday for the 5th generation of my works.

Usage

It's very simple

// app namespace website as https://github.com/force-website
const app=(new Force).app('website','https://9r3i.github.io/force-website');
app.init();

The Function

Force is defined as constant function in global scope. Force must be called as class to use its methods and properties, just like this sample.

const force = new Force();

Properies

• version string of Force release version (readonly)
• host string of ForceServer host to fetch API
• pkey string of privilage key, given by ForceServer as logged in
• loadedApp object of loaded app, after app commit init
• plugin object of Force app plugins set, See plugin object section

Methods

• app function of app initialization, See app method section

• get promise function to fetch data without host, parameters:

  • url string of url
  • upl function of upload progress callback
  • dnl function of download progress callback
  • dta object of data to be queried in url

• fetch function of xhr to fetch some data from initial host with ForceServer default method, parameters:

  • mt string of method of object class; *required
  • dt object of data request
  • cf object of other configs, as the following:
    • method string of request method; default: POST
    • host string of host (overwrite this.host)
    • headers object of headers
    • upload function of upload callback
    • download function of download callback
    • underfour function of underfour callback

• post function of xhr stream, parameters:

  • mt string of method of object class; *required
  • cb function of callback
  • dt object of data request
  • cf object of other configs, as the following:
    • method string of request method; default: POST
    • host string of host
    • headers object of headers
    • upload function of upload callback
    • download function of download callback
    • underfour function of underfour callback

• alert promise function of alert dialog. This is just like window.alert but in DOM scope. *requires dialogCSS to initialize the style, parameters:

  • text string of text to print in alert dialog

• confirm promise function of confirm, see alert, parameters:

  • text string of text to print in alert dialog

• prompt promise function of prompt, see alert, parameters:

  • text string of text to print in alert dialog
  • def string of default text value

• dialogAlert function of alert, this is non-promise version of the alert method, parameters:

  • text string of text to print in alert dialog
  • cb function of callback

• dialogConfirm function of confirm, this is non-promise version of the confirm method, parameters:

  • text string of text to print in alert dialog
  • cb function of callback

• dialogPrompt function of prompt, this is non-promise version of the prompt method, parameters:

  • text string of text to print in alert dialog
  • cb function of callback
  • def string of default text value
  • type string of input type; default: text
  • holder string of input placeholder

• virtualFileClearance function of clearance. This method is an event-listener to touchmove of 3 fingers. Then it's gonna ask to confirm the clearance of all virtual files.

• dialog function of tiny dialog, parameters:

  • text string of text message; *required
  • hold bool of holding to show; default: false
  • title string of dialog title; default: Alert
  • oktext string of ok text button; default: OK
  • bgtap bool of background tap to close; default: false

  This dialog method will return the dialog element with special methods:

  • close function of close the dialog

  • show function of show the dialog, it wouldn't be necessary if parameter hold set to false

  • addButton function of adding a button, parameters:

    • cb function of callback when the button clicked
    • btext string of button text; default: Submit
    • clr string of button color, available in dialogCSS; default: blue

  • addInput function of adding input, parameters:

    • cb function of callback when the button clicked
    • def string of default input text
    • type string of input type; default: text
    • holder string of input placeholder

    Note: This addInput method will automatically use addButton as submit, that's why the callback parameter is needed.

• splash function of splash message, this method requires loaderCSS, parameters:

  • str mixed of splash message
  • t int of time message appears in second; default: 3
  • limit int of nested parseJSON limit; default: 1

• parseJSON function of json parse to string, parameters:

  • obj mixed of object to be parsed to the string
  • limit int of nested limit; default: 1
  • space int of space white-break; auto; default: 0
  • pad int of white-break padding per line; default: 2

• stream function of basic xhr stream, parameters:

  • url string of url
  • cb function of success callback of response code 200
  • er function of error callback
  • dt object of data form
  • hd object of headers
  • ul function of upload progress
  • dl function of download progress
  • mt string of method
  • ud4 function of under-four ready-state

Stand-Alone Methods

• onFunctionReady function of ready callback, parameters:

  • fn string of function name
  • cb function of callback
  • cr int of auto-generate progress

• virtualFile function of storing virtual file, parameters:

  • f string of filename, or false to clear all virtual files
  • c string of content, or false to delete it

  This virtualFile method is working different,

  • clear wipe all virtual files

    this.virtualFile(false);

  • get get a virtual file content

    this.virtualFile('filename.txt');

  • set set a virtual file with content

    this.virtualFile('filename.txt','content');

  • delete delete a virtual file

    this.virtualFile('filename.txt',false);

• isScriptLoaded function of checking script that was loaded by loadScript or loadScriptFile, parameters:

  • f string of file ID

• loadScriptFile function of script loading, parameters:

  • f string of file, full with path

• loadScript function of script loading by string, parameters:

  • s string of script content
  • i string of script ID

• loadStyleFile function of style loading, parameters:

  • f string of file, full with path

• loadStyle function of style loading by string, parameters:

  • s string of style content
  • i string of style ID

• loadModuleFile function of module loading, parameters:

  • f string of file, full with path

• loadModule function of module loading by string, parameters:

  • s string of module content
  • i string of module ID

• clearElement function of clearing element, parameters:

  • el object of DOM element

• buildElement function of element building, parameters:

  • tag string of tag name
  • text string of text used by innerText
  • attr object of attribute used by setAttribute
  • children array of children elements
  • html string of html used by innerHTML
  • content string of content used by textContent

• buildQuery function of url query builer, parameters:

  • data object of data
  • key string of key; auto-generate

• parseQuery function of url query parser, parameters:

  • t string of url query

• objectLength function of object length counter, parameters:

  • obj object of data to be counted

• loader function of loader, this method requires loaderCSS, parameters:

  • text string of loader text, or false to turn it off
  • info string of loader information
  • value int of current value of progress
  • max int of maximum value of progress

• loaderCSS function of loader and splash style builder

• dialogCSS function of dialog style builder

• fontCSS function of font style string output

• absorbEvent function of absorbing event, parameters:

  • event object of event itself

• temp function of temporary callback, parameters:

  • cb function of the callback

app method

This method is to initialize an app, parameters:

• ns string of app namespace (required)
• root string of app root; default: apps (local)
• config mixed of config for inner app (optional)

This app method has an output as object, properties:

• root string of app root
• namespace string of app namespace
• config string of app config
• Force object of Force object

And methods:

• init async function of initialize of app object
• cacheExpired function of cache expiration checking

Some of app is very simple to call, like this sample:

const app=(new Force).app(<app_namespace>);
await app.init();

plugin object

This property is special, object plugin to help loaded app fulfill its goal.

plugin properties

• root string of plugin root; default: plugins (local)
• plug array of namespaces that has been registered
• param object of registered plugin parameter
• hosts object of registered plugin host
• Force object of Force object
• config object of Force config of cache

plugin methods

• register function of registering a plugin or more to be registered, return this self plugin object, parameters:
  • ns string of plugin namespace, or array of plugins set
  • pr mixed of plugin parameters
  • host string of plugin host
• cacheExpired function of cache expiration checking
• prepare async function of plugins preparation to prepare all registered plugins with process, return this self plugin object, parameters:
  • root string of plugin root or host
  • cb function of progress callback
• init function of initialization to initialize all prepared plugins, return this self plugin object

Closing

That's all there is to it. Alhamdulillaah...