Sneaking structure into your DOM-based application

sneaking structure into your DOM-based applicationSunday, April 17, 2011

ohai ☛ Garann Means ☛ Vast ☛ Austin All-Girl Hack Night ☛ @garannm / garann.comSunday, April 17, 2011

$(document).ready(function() { ! $.get("pages/title.html",function(r) { ! ! $(".page_text").html(r); ! }, "html"); ! setInterval(function() { ! ! var currentpage = parseInt($("#currentpage").val()), ! ! ! num = window.location.hash.substring(1) || 0; ! ! if (currentpage != num) { ! ! ! goToPage(num); ! ! } ! }, 100); ! $(".continue a").click(function(e) { ! ! e.preventDefault(); ! ! goToPage(parseInt($("#currentpage").val())+1); ! });! ! $(".choose a").click(function(e) { ! ! e.preventDefault(); ! ! var newpage = $(this).attr("rel"); ! ! goToPage(newpage); ! });! ! $(document).bind("keydown",function(e) {! ! ! ! clearTimeout(typingPause);! ! ! ! var currentpage = parseInt($("#currentpage").val()); ! ! var k = keys[e.keyCode]; ! ! if (k == "left") { ! ! ! currentpage--; ! ! ! goToPage(currentpage); ! ! } else if (k == "right") { ! ! ! currentpage++; ! ! ! goToPage(currentpage); ! ! } else if (k) { ! ! ! newpage += "" + k; ! ! ! typingPause = setTimeout( ! ! ! ! function() { ! ! ! ! ! goToPage(newpage); ! ! ! ! }, 500); ! ! }! ! ! });! ! $(.pan-container).each(function(){ ! ! var $this=$(this).css({position:relative, overflow:hidden, cursor:move}) ! ! var $img=$this.children().eq(0) //image to pan ! ! var options={$pancontainer:$this, pos:$this.attr(data-orient), curzoom:1, canzoom:$this.attr(data-canzoom), wrappersize:[$this.width(), ! ! $img.imgmover(options) ! }) }); var newpage = ""; var typingPause; function goToPage(pagenum, pagetext, pageimg) {! ! $("#currentpage").val(pagenum); ! window.location.hash = pagenum;! ! newpage = ""; ! parseInt(pagenum) ? $("h3 span").text(pagenum) : $("h3 span").text("");! ! ! $.get("pages/" + pagetext,function(r) { ! ! $(".page_text").html(r);! ! ! ! pageimg ? $(".page_image").html(<img src="img/ + pageimg + " />) : $(".page_image").html(""); ! ! if ($(".page_image").children().length) { ! ! ! $(".page_image").children().each(function() { ! ! ! ! $(this).zoomin({ ! ! ! ! ! bgcolor: "#999" ! ! ! ! }); ! ! ! }); ! ! }! ! ! ! $(".continue a").click(function(e) { ! ! ! e.preventDefault(); ! ! ! goToPage(parseInt($("#currentpage").val())+1); ! ! });! ! ! ! $(".choose a").click(function(e) { ! ! ! e.preventDefault(); ! ! ! var newpage = $(this).attr("rel"); ! ! ! goToPage(newpage); ! ! });Sunday, April 17, 2011

you have a problem. ☛ old code ☛ other people’s code ☛ written too fast ☛ scope creepSunday, April 17, 2011

but.. http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/vintagechica/5597949576/Sunday, April 17, 2011

your baby is ugly. http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/quinnanya/2885102816/in/photostream/Sunday, April 17, 2011

your baby is ugly. ☛ window.everything ☛ data in HTML ☛ all the plugins ever!! ☛ $(...).click(manageState) ☛ jQuery 1.oldAndBustedSunday, April 17, 2011

wontfix? ☛ performance gets worse ☛ hacks beget hacks ☛ unmaintainable ☛ un-upgradableSunday, April 17, 2011

rewrite from scratch? ☛ undocumented business logic ☛ new bugs for old bugs ☛ business people will freak out ☛ users will be impatient ☛ how long you got?Sunday, April 17, 2011

code written under duress is probably what got you hereSunday, April 17, 2011

why ‘sneaky’ ☛ business people see their features ☛ users see bugs fixed ☛ you see something other than the back of a giant boulderSunday, April 17, 2011

it’s gonna get dirty http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/johnpaulgoguen/3359392738/Sunday, April 17, 2011

it’s gonna get ridiculous http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/mhaithaca/447863503/Sunday, April 17, 2011

where you want to beSunday, April 17, 2011

where you want to be ☛ namespacing ☛ data separate from DOM ☛ not dependent on plugins ☛ state management separate from DOM ☛ jQuery 1.newHotnessSunday, April 17, 2011

(and then you can think about..) ☛ MVC ☛ AMD ☛ unit tests ☛ event delegation ☛ deferreds ☛ etc.Sunday, April 17, 2011

keep it simple ☛ one release at a time ☛ stick to the plan ☛ don’t get scaredSunday, April 17, 2011

let’s get crackingSunday, April 17, 2011

release 0 ☛ take stock ☛ add TODOs ☛ basic reuseSunday, April 17, 2011

TODO ! // TODO: find something less icky ! setInterval(function() { ! ! var currentpage = parseInt($("#currentpage").val()), ! ! ! num = window.location.hash.substring(1) || 0; ! ! if (currentpage != num) { ! ! ! goToPage(num); ! ! } ! }, 100); ! ! // TODO: rethink this whole thing ! $(document).bind("keydown",function(e) { ! ! ! ! clearTimeout(typingPause); ! ! ... ! ! var currentpage = parseInt($("#currentpage").val()); ! ! var k = keys[e.keyCode];Sunday, April 17, 2011

cache/improve selectors ! newpage = ""; ! parseInt(pagenum) ? ! ! $("h3 span").text(pagenum) : ! ! $("h3 span").text("");! ! $.get("pages/" + pagetext,function(r) { ! ! $(".page_text").html(r);! ! ! ! pageimg ? ! ! ! $(".page_image").html(<img src="img/ + pageimg + " ! ! ! $(".page_image").html(""); ! ! if ($(".page_image").children().length) { ! ! ! $(".page_image").children().each(function() { ! ! ! ! $(this).zoomin({ ! ! ! ! ! bgcolor: "#999" ! ! ! ! }); ! ! ! }); ! ! } ! ! ...Sunday, April 17, 2011

cache/improve selectors ! // r0: saved .page_image selector ! var $h = $("h3 span"), ! ! $p = $("div.page_image"); ! newpage = ""; ! parseInt(pagenum) ? $h.text(pagenum) : $h.text("");! ! $.get("pages/" + pagetext,function(r) { ! ! $(".page_text").html(r);! ! ! ! pageimg ? ! ! ! $p.html(<img src="img/ + pageimg + " />) : ! ! ! $p.html(""); ! ! var imgs = $p.children(); ! ! if (imgs.length) { ! ! ! $.each(imgs,function() { ! ! ! ! $(this).zoomin({ ! ! ! ! ! bgcolor: "#999" ! ! ! ! }); ! ! ! });Sunday, April 17, 2011

avoid repetition $(document).ready(function() { ! $.get("pages/title.html",function(r) { ! ! $(".page_text").html(r); ! }, "html"); ! ! $(".continue a").click(function(e) { ! ! e.preventDefault(); ! ! goToPage(parseInt($("#currentpage").val())+1); ! }); ! ! $(".choose a").click(function(e) { ! ! e.preventDefault(); ! ! var newpage = $(this).attr("rel"); ! ! goToPage(newpage); ! }); });Sunday, April 17, 2011

avoid repetition $(document).ready(function() { ! ! // r0: removed repeated code (+ link wireups) ! goToPage(0); });Sunday, April 17, 2011

now you have.. ☛ tasks defined ☛ reuse ☛ abstractionSunday, April 17, 2011

release 1 ☛ all your code under one namespace ☛ that’s it. ☛ find, replace, test ☛ memory laneSunday, April 17, 2011

leave window alone var newpage = ""; // TODO: is this necessary? var keys = { ! "37": "left", ! "39": "right" }; var typingPause; // TODO: fewer arguments function goToPage(pagenum, pagetext, pageimg) { ! ...Sunday, April 17, 2011

leave window alone // r1: added this namespace var cyoa = cyoa || { ! ! newpage: "", ! ! // TODO: is this necessary? ! ! keys: { ! ! ! "37": "left", ! ! ! "39": "right" ! ! }, ! ! typingPause: null ! }; // TODO: fewer arguments cyoa.goToPage = function(pagenum, pagetext, pageimg) {Sunday, April 17, 2011

check for inline JS <a href=”javascript:goToPage(9)”>click here!!1</a> <script type=”text/javascript”> if (newpage == “”) document.write(“no new page to load”); </script>Sunday, April 17, 2011

check external code // r1: added this namespace var cyoa = cyoa || { ! ! newpage: "", ! ! ... ! ! typingPause: null ! }; // r1: well it would have been cool, anyway.. var newpage = function() { ! return cyoa.newpage; };Sunday, April 17, 2011

now you have.. ☛ your stuff is isolated ☛ group pieces of app ☛ good overviewSunday, April 17, 2011

release 2 ☛ hidden fields ☛ attributes ☛ add new objects at the right level ☛ stay out of display code.. for nowSunday, April 17, 2011

val() // TODO: fewer arguments cyoa.goToPage = function(pagenum, pagetext, pageimg) { ! ... ! $("#currentpage").val(pagenum); ! window.location.hash = pagenum;Sunday, April 17, 2011

val() // TODO: fewer arguments cyoa.goToPage = function(pagenum, pagetext, pageimg) { ! ... ! cyoa.currentPage = pagenum; ! window.location.hash = pagenum;Sunday, April 17, 2011

attr() <a rel="4">If you decide to refactor, turn to page 4.</a> $("div.choose a").click(function(e) { ! e.preventDefault(); ! var newpage = $(this).attr("rel"); ! cyoa.goToPage(newpage); });Sunday, April 17, 2011

attr() <a href="#4">If you decide to refactor, turn to page 4.</a> (or) // TODO: add to state object $("div.choose a").click(function(e) { ! e.preventDefault(); ! var newpage = $(this).attr("rel"); ! cyoa.goToPage(newpage); });Sunday, April 17, 2011

now you have.. ☛ DOM data vs. non-DOM data ☛ access data more quickly ☛ change HTML without breaking appSunday, April 17, 2011

release 3 ☛ isolate existing plugins ☛ formalize widgets ☛ my.plugin = function($t) or $.fn.pluginSunday, April 17, 2011

wrapping plugins ! ! var imgs = $p.children(); ! ! if (imgs.length) { ! ! ! $.each(imgs,function() { ! ! ! ! $(this).zoomin({ ! ! ! ! ! bgcolor: "#999" ! ! ! ! }); ! ! ! }); ! ! }Sunday, April 17, 2011

wrapping plugins ! ! // r3: removed plugin setup code ! ! cyoa.setUpZoom($p.children()); ... cyoa = { ! ! setUpZoom: function($t) { ! ! ! if ($t.length) { ! ! ! ! $t.each(function() { ! ! ! ! ! cyoa.zoomin($(this), { ! ! ! ! ! ! bgcolor: "#999" ! ! ! ! ! }); ! ! ! ! }); ! ! ! } ! ! } }Sunday, April 17, 2011

not $.fn.everything ☛ known element type? ☛ known class? ☛ known properties? ☛ known length? ☛ that’s a widget, y’allSunday, April 17, 2011

now you have.. ☛ easy plugin swap/upgrade ☛ app-specific stock of widgets ☛ your junk out of $.fn.* ☛ widgets within relevant state in...Sunday, April 17, 2011

release 4 ☛ state objects ☛ steps in arrays ☛ non-linear states: myApp.states[“thisState”] ☛ state functions ☛ init ☛ change state ☛ errorSunday, April 17, 2011

confine state info // TODO: fewer arguments cyoa.goToPage = function(pagenum, pagetext, pageimg) { ! // TODO: put this logic someplace else ! if (!pagetext) { ! ! switch (parseInt(pagenum)) { ! ! ! case 0: ! ! ! ! cyoa.goToPage0(); ! ! ! ! break; ! ! ! case 1: ! ! ! ! cyoa.goToPage1(); ! ! ! ! break; ! ! ! case 2: ! ! ! ! cyoa.goToPage2(); ! ! ! ! break; ! ! ! ...Sunday, April 17, 2011

confine state info // r4: added more structured state management cyoa.state = { ! init: function() { ! ! var num = window.location.hash.substring(1) || 0; ! ! cyoa.state.goToPage(num); ! }, ! ! goToPage: function(pagenum) { ! ! ! ! // r4: check that page is valid ! ! pagenum = parseInt(pagenum); ! ! if (pagenum < 0 || pagenum >= cyoa.states.length) ! ! ! return; ! ! ! ! cyoa.currentPage = pagenum; ! ! window.location.hash = pagenum;Sunday, April 17, 2011

confine state info // TODO: NOT THIS. cyoa.goToPage0 = function() { ! cyoa.goToPage(0,"title.html"); } cyoa.goToPage1 = function() { ! cyoa.goToPage(1,"whatToDo.html"); } cyoa.goToPage2 = function() { ! cyoa.goToPage(2,"youHaveDied.html","explosion.jpg"); } cyoa.goToPage3 = function() { ! cyoa.goToPage(3,"youHaveDied.html","sisyphus.jpg"); } cyoa.goToPage4 = function() { ! cyoa.goToPage(4,"sellIt.html"); }Sunday, April 17, 2011

confine state info // r4: created array with page/state info cyoa.states = [ ! {page: "title.html"},! ! {page: "whatToDo.html"},! ! {page: "youHaveDied.html", image: "explosion.jpg"},! ! {page: "youHaveDied.html", image: "sisyphus.jpg"},! ! {page: "sellIt.html"} ]; // extra credit: routing infoSunday, April 17, 2011

now you have.. ☛ state differences encapsulated ☛ single place to switch state ☛ clear definitions ☛ add states cleanly ☛ add in routing with less riskSunday, April 17, 2011

release 5 ☛ pub/sub instead of event handlers ☛ reduce anonymous functions ☛ event handlers manage $(this) ☛ onreadystatechange publishesSunday, April 17, 2011

publish/subscribe ! ! $.get("pages/" + state.page,function(r) { ! ! ! $("div.page_text").html(r); ! ! ! ! ! ! img ? ! ! ! ! $p.html(<img src="img/ + img + " />) : ! ! ! ! $p.html(""); ! ! ! // r3: removed plugin setup code ! ! ! cyoa.setUpZoom($p.children()); ! ! ! ! ! ! $("div.continue a").click(function(e) { ! ! ! ! e.preventDefault(); ! ! ! ! cyoa.state.goToPage(cyoa.currentPage+1); ! ! ! }); ! ! ! ! ! ! ...! ! ! ! ! ! }, "html");Sunday, April 17, 2011

publish/subscribe ! ! $.get("pages/" + state.page,function(r) {! ! ! ! ! ! cyoa.event.publish("pageLoaded", [r]);! ! ! }, "html"); ... ! cyoa.event.subscribe("pageLoaded", function(r) {! ! ! ! ! $("div.page_text").html(r); ! ! ! ! $("div.continue a").click(function(e) { ! ! ! e.preventDefault(); ! ! ! cyoa.currentPage += 1; ! ! }); ! ! ! ! });Sunday, April 17, 2011

pub/sub and get/set cyoa = { ! ! _currentPage: 0, ! ! // r5: getter and setter for currentPage ! ! get currentPage() { return this._currentPage; }, ! ! set currentPage(n) { ! ! ! if (n < 0 || n >= cyoa.states.length) return; ! ! ! this._currentPage = n; ! ! ! cyoa.event.publish("pageChanged"); ! ! } } ... cyoa.event.subscribe("pageChanged", function(r) {!! ! cyoa.state.goToPage(); });Sunday, April 17, 2011

now you have.. ☛ application events vs. DOM events ☛ no manual callback chains ☛ easily add features that observe events ☛ control state through propertiesSunday, April 17, 2011

release 6 ☛ upgrade ☛ regression test ☛ swap out non-forward-compatible plugins ☛ regression test ☛ maybe roll back (sorries :( )Sunday, April 17, 2011

upgrade and test ! cyoa.event.subscribe("pageLoaded", function(r) {! ! ! ! ! $("div.page_text").html(r); ! ! ! ! $("div.continue a").click(function(e) { ! ! ! e.preventDefault(); ! ! ! cyoa.currentPage += 1; ! ! }); ! ! ! ! });Sunday, April 17, 2011

upgrade and test ! // r6: dont keep binding this every time ! $("div.page_text") ! ! .delegate("div.continue a","click",function(e) { ! ! e.preventDefault(); ! ! cyoa.currentPage += 1; ! });Sunday, April 17, 2011

when you can’t upgrade ☛ bugs should be easier to find ☛ fix them ☛ keep trying ☛ ala carte featuresSunday, April 17, 2011

but once you do.. !! ☛ dependency management ☛ event delegation ☛ deferreds ☛ unit tests ☛ documentation ☛ ..framework? maybe?Sunday, April 17, 2011

nobody saw a thing ☛ business people: “Oh I thought you finished that five releases ago?” ☛ users: less “It’s too slow,” more “Why can’t I make this have polka dots?”Sunday, April 17, 2011

you: ☛ “:D” ☛ can develop faster ☛ can fix easier ☛ can get hit by all the buses you wantSunday, April 17, 2011

hey, since you did such a super job on that refactor...Sunday, April 17, 2011

thanks! ☛ who’s got questions? ☛ shy questions: ☛ @garannm ☛ garann@gmail.comSunday, April 17, 2011

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