"""AJAX page template class Written by John Dickinson based on ideas from Apple Developer Connection and DivMod Nevow. Some changes by Robert Forkel and Christoph Zwerschke. """ import traceback, time, random from MiscUtils import StringIO from ExamplePage import ExamplePage as BaseClass try: # for Python < 2.3 bool except NameError: bool = lambda x: x and 1 or 0 try: object except NameError: # fallback for Python < 2.2 class object: pass _isinstance = isinstance def isinstance(obj, cinf): if type(cinf) == type(()): for i in cinf: if type(obj) == type(object): if _isinstance(obj, i): return 1 else: if type(obj) == type(i): return 1 return 0 else: return _isinstance(obj, cinf) def quoteJs(what): """Return quoted JavaScript string corresponding to the Python object.""" if isinstance(what, bool): ret = str(what).lower() elif isinstance(what, (int, long, float, PyJs)): ret = str(what) else: ret = "'%s'" % str(what).replace('\\', '\\\\').replace('\'', '\\\'').replace('\n', '\\n') return ret class PyJs(object): """This class simply tanslates a Python expression into a JavaScript string.""" def __init__(self, name): self._name = name def __getattr__(self, aname): return self.__class__('%s.%s' % (self, aname)) def __str__(self): return self._name def __call__(self, *args, **kw): args = ','.join([quoteJs(i) for i in args]) kwArgs = ','.join(['%s=%s' % (k, quoteJs(v)) for k, v in kw.items()]) if args and kwArgs: allArgs = '%s,%s' % (args, kwArgs) elif not kwArgs: allArgs = args elif not args: allArgs = kwArgs return self.__class__('%s(%s)' % (self, allArgs)) def __getitem__(self, index): return self.__class__('%s[%s]' % (self, quoteJs(index))) def __repr__(self): return self.__str__() class AjaxPage(BaseClass): """A superclass for Webware servlets using Ajax techniques. AjaxPage can be used to make coding XMLHttpRequest() applications easier. Subclasses should override the method exposedMethods() which returns a list of method names. These method names refer to Webware Servlet methods that are able to be called by an Ajax-enabled web page. This is very similar in functionality to Webware's actions. A polling mechanism can be used for long running requests (e.g. generating reports) or if you want to send commands to the client without the client first triggering an event (e.g. for a chat application). In the first case, you should also specify a timeout after which polling shall be used. """ # Class level variables that can be overridden by servlet instances: _debug = 0 # set to True if you want to see debugging output _clientPolling = 1 # set to True if you want to use the polling mechanism _responseTimeout = 90 # timeout of client waiting for a response in seconds # Class level variables to help make client code simpler: window, document, alert, this = map(PyJs, 'window document alert this'.split()) setTag, setClass, setID, setValue, setReadonly = map(PyJs, 'setTag setClass setID setValue setReadonly'.split()) call, callForm = map(PyJs, ('ajax_call', 'ajax_call_form')) # Response Queue for timed out queries: _responseQueue = {} def writeJavaScript(self): BaseClass.writeJavaScript(self) s = '' self.writeln(s % 'call') if self._clientPolling: self.writeln(s % 'poll') def actions(self): actions = BaseClass.actions(self) actions.append('ajaxCall') if self._clientPolling: actions.append('ajaxPoll') return actions def exposedMethods(self): return [] def clientPollingInterval(self): """Set the interval for the client polling. You should always make it a little random to avoid synchronization. """ return random.choice(range(3, 8)) def ajaxCall(self): """Execute method with arguments on the server side. The method name is passed in the field _call_, the unique request number in the field _req_ and the arguments in the field _ (single underscore). Returns Javascript function to be executed by the client immediately. """ req = self.request() if req.hasField('_call_'): call = req.field('_call_') args = req.field('_', []) if type(args) != type([]): args = [args] if self._clientPolling and self._responseTimeout: startTime = time.time() if call in self.exposedMethods(): try: method = getattr(self, call) except AttributeError: cmd = self.alert('%s, although an approved method, ' 'was not found' % call) else: try: if self._debug: self.log("Ajax call %s(%s)" % (call, args)) cmd = str(method(*args)) except Exception: err = StringIO() traceback.print_exc(file=err) e = err.getvalue() cmd = self.alert('%s was called, ' 'but encountered an error: %s' % (call, e)) err.close() else: cmd = self.alert('%s is not an approved method' % call) else: cmd = self.alert('Ajax call missing call parameter.') if self._clientPolling and self._responseTimeout: inTime = time.time() - startTime < self._responseTimeout else: inTime = 1 if inTime: # If the computation of the method did not last very long, # deliver it immediately back to the client with this response: if self._debug: self.log("Ajax returns immediately: " + str(cmd)) self.write(cmd) else: # If the client request might have already timed out, # put the result in the queue and let client poll it: if self._debug: self.log("Ajax puts in queue: " + str(cmd)) sid = self.session().identifier() self._responseQueue.setdefault(sid, []).append(cmd) def ajaxPoll(self): """Return queued Javascript functions to be executed on the client side. This is polled by the client in random intervals in order to get results from long-running queries or push content to the client. """ if self._clientPolling: sid = self.session().identifier() # Set the timeout until the next time this method is called # by the client, using the Javascript wait variable: cmd = ['wait=%s' % self.clientPollingInterval()] if self._responseQueue.has_key(sid): # add in other commands cmd.extend(map(str, self._responseQueue[sid])) self._responseQueue[sid] = [] cmd = ';'.join(cmd) + ';' if self._debug: self.log("Ajax returns from queue: " + cmd) else: if self._debug: self.log("Ajax tells the client to stop polling.") cmd = 'dying=true;' self.write(cmd) # write out at least the wait variable def ajaxPush(self, cmd): """Push Javascript commands to be executed on the client side. Client polling must be activitated if you want to use this. """ if self._clientPolling: if self._debug: self.log("Ajax pushes in queue: " + cmd) sid = self.session().identifier() self._responseQueue.setdefault(sid, []).append(cmd) def preAction(self, actionName): if actionName not in ('ajaxCall', 'ajaxPoll'): BaseClass.preAction(self, actionName) def postAction(self, actionName): if actionName not in ('ajaxCall', 'ajaxPoll'): BaseClass.postAction(self, actionName)