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Monorail Hands-On

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In this article, I will present a sample application using the Monorail framework and provide the basic concepts of the design pattern known as MVC.
/*
 * Ext JS Library 2.0
 * Copyright(c) 2006-2007, Ext JS, LLC.
 * licensing@extjs.com
 * 
 * http://extjs.com/license
 */

/**
* @class Ext.Template
* Represents an HTML fragment template. Templates can be precompiled for greater performance.
* For a list of available format functions, see {@link Ext.util.Format}.<br />
* Usage:
<pre><code>
var t = new Ext.Template(
    '&lt;div name="{id}"&gt;',
        '&lt;span class="{cls}"&gt;{name:trim} {value:ellipsis(10)}&lt;/span&gt;',
    '&lt;/div&gt;'
);
t.append('some-element', {id: 'myid', cls: 'myclass', name: 'foo', value: 'bar'});
</code></pre>
* For more information see this blog post with examples: <a href="http://www.jackslocum.com/blog/2006/10/06/domhelper-create-elements-using-dom-html-fragments-or-templates/">DomHelper - Create Elements using DOM, HTML fragments and Templates</a>. 
* @constructor
* @param {String/Array} html The HTML fragment or an array of fragments to join("") or multiple arguments to join("")
*/
Ext.Template = function(html){
    var a = arguments;
    if(html instanceof Array){
        html = html.join("");
    }else if(a.length > 1){
        var buf = [];
        for(var i = 0, len = a.length; i < len; i++){
            if(typeof a[i] == 'object'){
                Ext.apply(this, a[i]);
            }else{
                buf[buf.length] = a[i];
            }
        }
        html = buf.join('');
    }
    /**@private*/
    this.html = html;
    if(this.compiled){
        this.compile();   
    }
};
Ext.Template.prototype = {
    /**
     * Returns an HTML fragment of this template with the specified values applied.
     * @param {Object/Array} values The template values. Can be an array if your params are numeric (i.e. {0}) or an object (i.e. {foo: 'bar'})
     * @return {String} The HTML fragment
     */
    applyTemplate : function(values){
        if(this.compiled){
            return this.compiled(values);
        }
        var useF = this.disableFormats !== true;
        var fm = Ext.util.Format, tpl = this;
        var fn = function(m, name, format, args){
            if(format && useF){
                if(format.substr(0, 5) == "this."){
                    return tpl.call(format.substr(5), values[name], values);
                }else{
                    if(args){
                        // quoted values are required for strings in compiled templates, 
                        // but for non compiled we need to strip them
                        // quoted reversed for jsmin
                        var re = /^\s*['"](.*)["']\s*$/;
                        args = args.split(',');
                        for(var i = 0, len = args.length; i < len; i++){
                            args[i] = args[i].replace(re, "$1");
                        }
                        args = [values[name]].concat(args);
                    }else{
                        args = [values[name]];
                    }
                    return fm[format].apply(fm, args);
                }
            }else{
                return values[name] !== undefined ? values[name] : "";
            }
        };
        return this.html.replace(this.re, fn);
    },
    
    /**
     * Sets the HTML used as the template and optionally compiles it.
     * @param {String} html
     * @param {Boolean} compile (optional) True to compile the template (defaults to undefined)
     * @return {Ext.Template} this
     */
    set : function(html, compile){
        this.html = html;
        this.compiled = null;
        if(compile){
            this.compile();
        }
        return this;
    },
    
    /**
     * True to disable format functions (defaults to false)
     * @type Boolean
     */
    disableFormats : false,
    
    /**
    * The regular expression used to match template variables 
    * @type RegExp
    * @property 
    */
    re : /\{([\w-]+)(?:\:([\w\.]*)(?:\((.*?)?\))?)?\}/g,
    
    /**
     * Compiles the template into an internal function, eliminating the RegEx overhead.
     * @return {Ext.Template} this
     */
    compile : function(){
        var fm = Ext.util.Format;
        var useF = this.disableFormats !== true;
        var sep = Ext.isGecko ? "+" : ",";
        var fn = function(m, name, format, args){
            if(format && useF){
                args = args ? ',' + args : "";
                if(format.substr(0, 5) != "this."){
                    format = "fm." + format + '(';
                }else{
                    format = 'this.call("'+ format.substr(5) + '", ';
                    args = ", values";
                }
            }else{
                args= ''; format = "(values['" + name + "'] == undefined ? '' : ";
            }
            return "'"+ sep + format + "values['" + name + "']" + args + ")"+sep+"'";
        };
        var body;
        // branched to use + in gecko and [].join() in others
        if(Ext.isGecko){
            body = "this.compiled = function(values){ return '" +
                   this.html.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/(\r\n|\n)/g, '\\n').replace(/'/g, "\\'").replace(this.re, fn) +
                    "';};";
        }else{
            body = ["this.compiled = function(values){ return ['"];
            body.push(this.html.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/(\r\n|\n)/g, '\\n').replace(/'/g, "\\'").replace(this.re, fn));
            body.push("'].join('');};");
            body = body.join('');
        }
        eval(body);
        return this;
    },
    
    // private function used to call members
    call : function(fnName, value, allValues){
        return this[fnName](value, allValues);
    },
    
    /**
     * Applies the supplied values to the template and inserts the new node(s) as the first child of el.
     * @param {Mixed} el The context element
     * @param {Object/Array} values The template values. Can be an array if your params are numeric (i.e. {0}) or an object (i.e. {foo: 'bar'})
     * @param {Boolean} returnElement (optional) true to return a Ext.Element (defaults to undefined)
     * @return {HTMLElement/Ext.Element} The new node or Element
     */
    insertFirst: function(el, values, returnElement){
        return this.doInsert('afterBegin', el, values, returnElement);
    },

    /**
     * Applies the supplied values to the template and inserts the new node(s) before el.
     * @param {Mixed} el The context element
     * @param {Object/Array} values The template values. Can be an array if your params are numeric (i.e. {0}) or an object (i.e. {foo: 'bar'})
     * @param {Boolean} returnElement (optional) true to return a Ext.Element (defaults to undefined)
     * @return {HTMLElement/Ext.Element} The new node or Element
     */
    insertBefore: function(el, values, returnElement){
        return this.doInsert('beforeBegin', el, values, returnElement);
    },

    /**
     * Applies the supplied values to the template and inserts the new node(s) after el.
     * @param {Mixed} el The context element
     * @param {Object/Array} values The template values. Can be an array if your params are numeric (i.e. {0}) or an object (i.e. {foo: 'bar'})
     * @param {Boolean} returnElement (optional) true to return a Ext.Element (defaults to undefined)
     * @return {HTMLElement/Ext.Element} The new node or Element
     */
    insertAfter : function(el, values, returnElement){
        return this.doInsert('afterEnd', el, values, returnElement);
    },
    
    /**
     * Applies the supplied values to the template and appends the new node(s) to el.
     * @param {Mixed} el The context element
     * @param {Object/Array} values The template values. Can be an array if your params are numeric (i.e. {0}) or an object (i.e. {foo: 'bar'})
     * @param {Boolean} returnElement (optional) true to return a Ext.Element (defaults to undefined)
     * @return {HTMLElement/Ext.Element} The new node or Element
     */
    append : function(el, values, returnElement){
        return this.doInsert('beforeEnd', el, values, returnElement);
    },

    doInsert : function(where, el, values, returnEl){
        el = Ext.getDom(el);
        var newNode = Ext.DomHelper.insertHtml(where, el, this.applyTemplate(values));
        return returnEl ? Ext.get(newNode, true) : newNode;
    },

    /**
     * Applies the supplied values to the template and overwrites the content of el with the new node(s).
     * @param {Mixed} el The context element
     * @param {Object/Array} values The template values. Can be an array if your params are numeric (i.e. {0}) or an object (i.e. {foo: 'bar'})
     * @param {Boolean} returnElement (optional) true to return a Ext.Element (defaults to undefined)
     * @return {HTMLElement/Ext.Element} The new node or Element
     */
    overwrite : function(el, values, returnElement){
        el = Ext.getDom(el);
        el.innerHTML = this.applyTemplate(values);
        return returnElement ? Ext.get(el.firstChild, true) : el.firstChild;
    }
};
/**
 * Alias for {@link #applyTemplate}
 * @method
 */
Ext.Template.prototype.apply = Ext.Template.prototype.applyTemplate;

// backwards compat
Ext.DomHelper.Template = Ext.Template;

/**
 * Creates a template from the passed element's value (<i>display:none</i> textarea, preferred) or innerHTML.
 * @param {String/HTMLElement} el A DOM element or its id
 * @param {Object} config A configuration object
 * @return {Ext.Template} The created template
 * @static
 */
Ext.Template.from = function(el, config){
    el = Ext.getDom(el);
    return new Ext.Template(el.value || el.innerHTML, config || '');
};

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