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/* IVLE - Informatics Virtual Learning Environment
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 * Copyright (C) 2007-2008 The University of Melbourne
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 *
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 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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 * (at your option) any later version.
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 *
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 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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 * GNU General Public License for more details.
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 *
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 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
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 *
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 * Module: JavaScript Utilities
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 * Author: Matt Giuca
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 * Date: 11/1/2008
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 *
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 * Defines some generic JavaScript utility functions.
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 */
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/* Expects the following variables to have been declared by JavaScript in
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 * the HTML generated by the server:
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 * - root_dir
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 * - username
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 */
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/** Removes all children of a given DOM element
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 * \param elem A DOM Element. Will be modified.
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 */
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function dom_removechildren(elem)
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{
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    while (elem.lastChild != null)
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        elem.removeChild(elem.lastChild);
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}
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/** Creates a DOM element with simple text inside it.
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 * \param tagname String. Name of the element's tag (eg. "p").
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 * \param text String. Text to be placed inside the element.
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 * \param title String, optional. Tooltip for the text.
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 *  (Note, title creates a span element around the text).
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 * \return DOM Element object.
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 */
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function dom_make_text_elem(tagname, text, title)
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{
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    if (text == null) text = "";
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    var elem = document.createElement(tagname);
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    var textnode;
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    if (title == null)
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        textnode = document.createTextNode(text);
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    else
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    {
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        textnode = document.createElement("span");
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        textnode.setAttribute("title", title);
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        textnode.appendChild(document.createTextNode(text));
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    }
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    elem.appendChild(textnode);
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    return elem;
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}
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/** Creates a DOM element with hyperlinked text inside it.
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 * \param tagname String. Name of the element's tag (eg. "p").
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 * \param text String. Text to be placed inside the element.
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 * \param title String, optional. Sets a tooltip for the link.
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 * \param href String. URL the text will link to. This is a raw string,
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 *  it will automatically be URL-encoded.
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 * \param onclick Optional string. Will be set as the "onclick" attribute
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 *  of the "a" element.
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 * \param dontencode Optional boolean. If true, will not encode the href.
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 *  if including query strings, you must set this to true and use build_url
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 *  to escape the URI correctly.
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 * \return DOM Element object.
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 */
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function dom_make_link_elem(tagname, text, title, href, onclick, dontencode)
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{
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    if (text == null) text = "";
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    if (href == null) href = "";
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    var elem = document.createElement(tagname);
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    var link = document.createElement("a");
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    if (dontencode != true)
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        href = urlencode_path(href);
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    link.setAttribute("href", href);
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    if (title != null)
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        link.setAttribute("title", title);
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    if (onclick != null)
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        link.setAttribute("onclick", onclick);
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    link.appendChild(document.createTextNode(text));
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    elem.appendChild(link);
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    return elem;
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}
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/** Creates a DOM img element. All parameters are optional except src.
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 * If alt (compulsory in HTML) is omitted, will be set to "".
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 */
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function dom_make_img(src, width, height, title, alt)
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{
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    var img = document.createElement("img");
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    img.setAttribute("src", urlencode_path(src));
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    if (width != null)
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        img.setAttribute("width", width);
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    if (height != null)
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        img.setAttribute("height", height);
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    if (title != null)
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        img.setAttribute("title", title);
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    if (alt == null) alt = "";
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    img.setAttribute("alt", alt);
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    return img;
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}
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/** Given a number of bytes, returns a string representing the file size in a
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 * human-readable format.
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 * eg. nice_filesize(6) -> "6 bytes"
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 *     nice_filesize(81275) -> "79.4 kB"
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 *     nice_filesize(13498346) -> "12.9 MB"
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 * \param bytes Number of bytes. Must be an integer.
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 * \return String.
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 */
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function nice_filesize(bytes)
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{
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    if (bytes == null) return "";
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    var size;
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    if (bytes < 1024)
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        return bytes.toString() + " B";
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    size = bytes / 1024;
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    if (size < 1024)
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        return size.toFixed(1) + " kB";
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    size = size / 1024;
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    if (size < 1024)
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        return size.toFixed(1) + " MB";
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    size = size / 1024;
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    return size.toFixed(1) + " GB";
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}
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/** Given a URL, returns an object containing a number of attributes
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 * describing the components of the URL, similar to CGI request variables.
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 * The object has the following attributes:
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 * - scheme
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 * - server_name
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 * - server_port
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 * - path
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 * - query_string
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 * - args
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 * The first five of these are strings, which comprise the URL as follows:
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 * <scheme> "://" <server_name> ":" <server_port> <path> "?" <query_string>
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 * Any of these strings may be set to null if not found.
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 * "args" is an object whose attributes are the query_string arguments broken
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 * up.
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 * Args values are strings for single values, arrays of strings for values
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 * whose names appear multiple times.
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 * args is never null, though it may be empty.
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 *
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 * All strings are decoded/unescaped. Reserved characters
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 * (; , / ? : @ & = + * $) are not decoded except in args and path.
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 *
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 * \param url String. A URL. To read from the current browser window, use
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 *  window.location.href.
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 * \return The above described object.
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 */
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function parse_url(url)
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{
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    var obj = {};
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    var index;
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    var serverpart;
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    var args;
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    /* Split scheme from rest */
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    index = url.indexOf("://");
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    if (index < 0)
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        obj.scheme = null;
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    else
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    {
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        obj.scheme = url.substr(0, index);
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        url = url.substr(index+3);
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    }
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    /* Split server name/port from rest */
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    index = url.indexOf("/");
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    if (index < 0)
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    {
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        serverpart = url;
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        url = null;
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    }
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    else
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    {
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        serverpart = url.substr(0, index);
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        url = url.substr(index);
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    }
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    /* Split server name from port */
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    index = serverpart.indexOf(":");
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    if (index < 0)
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    {
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        obj.server_name = serverpart;
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        obj.server_port = null;
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    }
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    else
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    {
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        obj.server_name = serverpart.substr(0, index);
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        obj.server_port = serverpart.substr(index+1);
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    }
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    /* Split path from query string */
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    if (url == null)
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    {
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        obj.path = null;
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        obj.query_string = null;
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    }
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    else
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    {
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        index = url.indexOf("?");
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        if (index < 0)
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        {
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            obj.path = url;
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            obj.query_string = null;
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        }
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        else
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        {
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            obj.path = url.substr(0, index);
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            obj.query_string = url.substr(index+1);
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        }
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    }
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    obj.path = decodeURIComponent(obj.path);
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    /* Split query string into arguments */
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    args = {};
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    if (obj.query_string != null)
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    {
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        var args_strs = obj.query_string.split("&");
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        var arg_str;
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        var arg_key, arg_val;
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        for (var i=0; i<args_strs.length; i++)
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        {
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            arg_str = args_strs[i];
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            index = arg_str.indexOf("=");
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            /* Ignore malformed args */
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            if (index >= 0)
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            {
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                arg_key = decodeURIComponent(arg_str.substr(0, index));
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                arg_val = decodeURIComponent(arg_str.substr(index+1));
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                if (arg_key in args)
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                {
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                    /* Collision - make an array */
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                    if (args[arg_key] instanceof Array)
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                        args[arg_key][args[arg_key].length] = arg_val;
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                    else
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                        args[arg_key] = [args[arg_key], arg_val];
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                }
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                else
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                    args[arg_key] = arg_val;
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            }
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        }
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    }
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    obj.args = args;
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    return obj;
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}
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/** Builds a query_string from an args object. Encodes the arguments.
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 * \param args Args object as described in parse_url.
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 * \return Query string portion of a URL.
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function make_query_string(args)
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{
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    var query_string = "";
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    var arg_val;
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    for (var arg_key in args)
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    {
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        arg_val = args[arg_key];
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        if (arg_val instanceof Array)
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            for (var i=0; i<arg_val.length; i++)
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                query_string += "&" + encodeURIComponent(arg_key) + "=" +
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                    encodeURIComponent(arg_val[i]);
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        else
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            query_string += "&" + encodeURIComponent(arg_key) + "=" +
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                encodeURIComponent(arg_val);
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    }
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    if (query_string == "")
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        query_string = null;
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    else
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        /* Drop the first "&" */
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        query_string = query_string.substr(1);
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    return query_string;
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}
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/** Given an object exactly of the form described for the output of parseurl,
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 * returns a URL string built from those parameters. The URL is properly
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 * parseurl and buildurl are strict inverses of each other.
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 * Note that either query_string or args may be supplied. If both are
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 * \return String, a URL.
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 */
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function build_url(obj)
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{
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    var url = "";
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    var query_string = null;
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    if (("scheme" in obj) && obj.scheme != null)
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        url = obj.scheme.toString() + "://";
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    if (("server_name" in obj) && obj.server_name != null)
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        url += obj.server_name.toString();
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    if (("server_port" in obj) && obj.server_port != null)
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        url += ":" + obj.server_port.toString();
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    if (("path" in obj) && obj.path != null)
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    {
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        var path = urlencode_path(obj.path.toString());
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        if (url.length > 0 && path.length > 0 && path[0] != "/")
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            path = "/" + path;
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        url += path;
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    }
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    if (("query_string" in obj) && obj.query_string != null)
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        query_string = encodeURI(obj.query_string.toString());
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    else if (("args" in obj) && obj.args != null)
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        query_string = make_query_string(obj.args);
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        url += "?" + query_string;
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    return url;
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}
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/** URL-encodes a path. This is a special case of URL encoding as all
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function urlencode_path(path)
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{
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    /* Split up the path, URLEncode each segment with encodeURIComponent,
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    var split = path.split('/');
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    for (var i=0; i<split.length; i++)
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        split[i] = encodeURIComponent(split[i]);
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    path = path_join.apply(null, split);
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    if (split[0] == "" && split.length > 1) path = "/" + path;
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    return path;
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}
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/** Given an argument map, as output in the args parameter of the return of
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 * parseurl, gets the first occurence of an argument in the URL string.
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 * If there was a single argument, returns the argument.
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 * \param arg String. Argument name.
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function arg_getfirst(args, arg)
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{
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        return null;
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    var r = args[arg];
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        return r[0];
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        return r;
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}
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/** Given an argument map, as output in the args parameter of the return of
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 * parseurl, gets all occurences of an argument in the URL string, as an
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 * \param arg String. Argument name.
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function arg_getlist(args, arg)
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{
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        return [];
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    var r = args[arg];
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        return r;
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        return [r];
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}
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/** Joins one or more paths together. Accepts 1 or more arguments.
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function path_join(path1 /*, path2, ... */)
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{
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    var arg;
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    var path = "";
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    for (var i=0; i<arguments.length; i++)
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    {
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        arg = arguments[i];
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        if (arg.length == 0) continue;
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        if (arg[0] == '/')
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            path = arg;
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        else
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        {
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            if (path.length > 0 && path[path.length-1] != '/')
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                path += '/';
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            path += arg;
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    return path;
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}
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/** Builds a multipart_formdata string from an args object. Similar to
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 * All fields are sent with a Content-Type of text/plain.
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 * \param args Args object as described in parse_url.
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 * \param boundary Random "magic" string which DOES NOT appear in any of
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function make_multipart_formdata(args, boundary)
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{
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    var data = "";
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    var arg_val;
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    /* Mutates data */
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    var extend_data = function(arg_key, arg_val)
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    {
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        /* FIXME: Encoding not supported here (should not matter if we
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         * only use ASCII names */
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        data += "--" + boundary + "\r\n"
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            + "Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"" + arg_key
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            + "\"\r\n\r\n"
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            + arg_val + "\r\n";
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    }
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    for (var arg_key in args)
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    {
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        arg_val = args[arg_key];
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        if (arg_val instanceof Array)
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            for (var i=0; i<arg_val.length; i++)
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            {
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                extend_data(arg_key, arg_val[i]);
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            }
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        else
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            extend_data(arg_key, arg_val);
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    }
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    /* End boundary */
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    data += "--" + boundary + "--\r\n";
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}
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/** Converts a list of directories into a path name, with a slash at the end.
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 * \param pathlist List of strings.
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 * \return String.
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function pathlist_to_path(pathlist)
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{
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    ret = path_join.apply(null, pathlist);
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    if (ret[ret.length-1] != '/')
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        ret += '/';
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    return ret;
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}
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/** Given a path relative to the IVLE root, gives a path relative to
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 * the site root.
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function make_path(path)
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{
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    return path_join(root_dir, path);
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}
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/** Shorthand for make_path(path_join(app, ...))
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 * Creates an absolute path for a given path within a given app.
223 by mattgiuca
util.js: Added "urlencode_path" which is specially designed to encode paths.
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 */
224 by mattgiuca
util.js: Removed urlencoding support from "encoded_app_path" (now called
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function app_path(app /*,...*/)
223 by mattgiuca
util.js: Added "urlencode_path" which is specially designed to encode paths.
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{
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util.js: Removed urlencoding support from "encoded_app_path" (now called
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    return make_path(path_join.apply(null, arguments));
223 by mattgiuca
util.js: Added "urlencode_path" which is specially designed to encode paths.
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}
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208 by mattgiuca
dispatch.html, ivle.css: "apptabs" is now an ID, not a class.
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/** Given a path, gets the "basename" (the last path segment).
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 */
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function path_basename(path)
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{
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    segments = path.split("/");
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    if (segments[segments.length-1].length == 0)
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        return segments[segments.length-2];
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    else
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        return segments[segments.length-1];
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}
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/** Given a string str, determines whether it ends with substr */
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function endswith(str, substring)
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{
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    if (str.length < substring.length) return false;
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    return str.substr(str.length - substring.length) == substring;
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}
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util.js: Added 'repr' function.
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/** Equivalent to Python's repr.
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 * Gets the JavaScript string representation.
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 * Actually just calls JSON.stringify.
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 */
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function repr(str)
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{
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    return JSON.stringify(str);
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}
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238 by mattgiuca
util.js: Added Array method "removeall".
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/** Removes all occurences of a value from an array.
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 */
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Array.prototype.removeall = function(val)
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{
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    var i, j;
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browser.js: Fixed array loop, made normal for loop (for each loops break
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    var arr = this;
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util.js: Added Array method "removeall".
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    j = 0;
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    for (i=0; i<arr.length; i++)
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    {
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        arr[j] = arr[i];
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        if (arr[i] != val) j++;
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    }
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    arr.splice(j, i-j);
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}
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176 by mattgiuca
util: Rewrote pathlist_to_path in terms of path_join (more robust and
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/** Makes an XMLHttpRequest call to the server. Waits (synchronously) for a
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 * response, and returns an XMLHttpRequest object containing the completed
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 * response.
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 *
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 * \param app IVLE app to call (such as "fileservice").
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 * \param path URL path to make the request to, within the application.
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 * \param args Argument object, as described in parse_url and friends.
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 * \param method String; "GET" or "POST"
178 by mattgiuca
util: Added multipart/form-data option for ajax calls.
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 * \param content_type String, optional. Only applies if method is "POST".
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 *      May be "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" or "multipart/form-data".
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 *      Defaults to "application/x-www-form-urlencoded".
176 by mattgiuca
util: Rewrote pathlist_to_path in terms of path_join (more robust and
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 * \return An XMLHttpRequest object containing the completed response.
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 */
178 by mattgiuca
util: Added multipart/form-data option for ajax calls.
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function ajax_call(app, path, args, method, content_type)
176 by mattgiuca
util: Rewrote pathlist_to_path in terms of path_join (more robust and
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{
178 by mattgiuca
util: Added multipart/form-data option for ajax calls.
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    if (content_type != "multipart/form-data")
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        content_type = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
225 by mattgiuca
util.js: Yet more fixes for encoding/decoding URIs. build_url and parse_url
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    path = app_path(app, path);
176 by mattgiuca
util: Rewrote pathlist_to_path in terms of path_join (more robust and
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    var url;
178 by mattgiuca
util: Added multipart/form-data option for ajax calls.
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    /* A random string, for multipart/form-data
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     * (This is not checked against anywhere else, it is solely defined and
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     * used within this function) */
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    var boundary = "48234n334nu7n4n2ynonjn234t683jyh80j";
176 by mattgiuca
util: Rewrote pathlist_to_path in terms of path_join (more robust and
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    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
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    if (method == "GET")
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    {
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        /* GET sends the args in the URL */
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        url = build_url({"path": path, "args": args});
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        /* open's 3rd argument = false -> SYNCHRONOUS (wait for response)
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         * (No need for a callback function) */
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        xhr.open(method, url, false);
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browser.js: Now correctly implements do_action and navigate. Able to perform
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        xhr.send(null);
176 by mattgiuca
util: Rewrote pathlist_to_path in terms of path_join (more robust and
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    }
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    else
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    {
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        /* POST sends the args in application/x-www-form-urlencoded */
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        url = encodeURI(path);
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        xhr.open(method, url, false);
178 by mattgiuca
util: Added multipart/form-data option for ajax calls.
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        var message;
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        if (content_type == "multipart/form-data")
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        {
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            xhr.setRequestHeader("Content-Type",
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                "multipart/form-data, boundary=" + boundary);
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            message = make_multipart_formdata(args, boundary);
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        }
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        else
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        {
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            xhr.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", content_type);
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            message = make_query_string(args);
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        }
176 by mattgiuca
util: Rewrote pathlist_to_path in terms of path_join (more robust and
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        xhr.send(message);
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    }
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    return xhr;
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}
178 by mattgiuca
util: Added multipart/form-data option for ajax calls.
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