Use inherited mixins

viewer/js/config/app.js

@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
         'viewer/_ConfigMixin', // manage the Configuration
         'viewer/_LayoutMixin', // build and manage the Page Layout and User Interface
         'viewer/_MapMixin', // build and manage the Map
-        'viewer/_WidgetsMixin', // build and manage the Widgets
+        'viewer/_WidgetsMixin' // build and manage the Widgets
 
-        'viewer/_WebMapMixin' // for WebMaps
+        // 'viewer/_WebMapMixin' // for WebMaps
         //'config/_customMixin'
 
     ], function (
@@ -43,21 +43,34 @@
         _ConfigMixin,
         _LayoutMixin,
         _MapMixin,
-        _WidgetsMixin,
+        _WidgetsMixin
 
-        _WebMapMixin
+        // _WebMapMixin
         //_MyCustomMixin
 
     ) {
-        var controller = new (declare([
-            _ControllerBase,
-            _ConfigMixin,
+        var App = declare([
+
+            // add custom mixins here...note order may be important and
+            // overriding certain methods incorrectly may break the app
+            // First on the list are last called last, for instance the startup
+            // method on _ControllerBase is called FIRST, and _LayoutMixin is called LAST
+            // for the most part they are interchangeable, except _ConfigMixin
+            // and _ControllerBase
+            //
             _LayoutMixin,
-            _MapMixin,
             _WidgetsMixin,
+            // _WebMapMixin,
+            _MapMixin,
+
+            // configMixin should be right before _ControllerBase so it is
+            // called first to initialize the config object
+            _ConfigMixin,
 
-            _WebMapMixin
-        ]))();
-        controller.startup();
+            // controller base needs to be last
+            _ControllerBase
+        ]);
+        var app = new App();
+        app.startup();
     });
 })();

viewer/js/viewer/_ConfigMixin.js

@@ -9,6 +9,42 @@ define([
 ) {
 
     return declare(null, {
+        loadConfig: function (wait) {
+
+            // this will be used to make any inherited methods 'wait'
+            var waitDeferred;
+
+            if (wait) {
+                waitDeferred = new Deferred();
+
+                // if we need to wait for a previous deferred
+                // wait for it,
+                wait.then(lang.hitch(this, function () {
+
+                    // load the config
+                    this.initConfigAsync().then(lang.hitch(this, function () {
+
+                        // do some stuff
+                        this.initConfigSuccess(arguments);
+
+                        // resolve
+                        waitDeferred.resolve();
+                    }),
+                        lang.hitch(this, 'initConfigError')
+                    );
+
+                }));
+            } else {
+
+                waitDeferred = this.initConfigAsync();
+                waitDeferred.then(
+                    lang.hitch(this, 'initConfigSuccess'),
+                    lang.hitch(this, 'initConfigError')
+                );
+            }
+            // call any inherited methods or return a deferred
+            return this.inherited(arguments, [waitDeferred]) || waitDeferred;
+        },
 
         initConfigAsync: function () {
             var returnDeferred = new Deferred();
@@ -30,10 +66,6 @@ define([
 
         initConfigSuccess: function (config) {
             this.config = config;
-
-            // in _WidgetsMixin
-            this.createWidgets(['loading']);
-
             if (config.isDebug) {
                 window.app = this; //dev only
             }
@@ -43,18 +75,6 @@ define([
                 current: config.defaultMapClickMode,
                 defaultMode: config.defaultMapClickMode
             };
-
-            // in _LayoutMixin
-            this.initLayout();
-
-            // in _WidgetsMixin
-            this.createWidgets(['layout']);
-
-            // in _MapMixin
-            this.initMapAsync().then(
-                lang.hitch(this, 'initMapComplete'),
-                lang.hitch(this, 'initMapError')
-            );
         },
 
         initConfigError: function (err) {
@@ -64,4 +84,4 @@ define([
             });
         }
     });
-});
+});

viewer/js/viewer/_ControllerBase.js

@@ -1,27 +1,86 @@
 /*eslint no-console: 0*/
 define([
     'dojo/_base/declare',
-    'dojo/_base/lang'
+    'dojo/_base/lang',
+    'dojo/Deferred'
 ], function (
-    declare,
-    lang
+    declare, lang, Deferred
 ) {
     return declare(null, {
 
+        /**
+         * A method run before anything else, can be inherited by mixins to
+         * load and process the config sync or async
+         * @return {undefined | Deferred} If the operation is async it should return
+         * a deferred, otherwise it should return the value of `this.inherited(arguments)`
+         */
+        loadConfig: function () {
+            return this.inherited(arguments);
+        },
+        /**
+         * A method run after the config is loaded but before startup is called
+         * on mixins
+         * @return {undefined | Deferred} If the operation is async it should return
+         * a deferred, otherwise it should return the value of `this.inherited(arguments)`
+         */
+        postConfig: function () {
+            return this.inherited(arguments);
+        },
+        /**
+         * Start the application mixin chain, once the
+         * startupDeferred is resolved
+         * @return {undefined}
+         */
         startup: function () {
-            this.inherited(arguments);
 
-            // in _ConfigMixin
-            this.initConfigAsync().then(
-                lang.hitch(this, 'initConfigSuccess'),
-                lang.hitch(this, 'initConfigError')
-            );
+            // cache the inherited
+            var inherited = this.getInherited(arguments);
+
+            // load config and process it
+            this.startupDeferred = this.executeSync([
+                this.loadConfig,
+                this.postConfig
+            ]);
+
+            // wait for any loading to complete
+            this.startupDeferred.then(lang.hitch(this, function () {
+
+                // start up the mixin chain
+                inherited.apply(this);
+            }));
+        },
+        /**
+         * executes an array of asynchronous methods synchronously
+         * @param  {Array<function>} methods  The array of functions to execute
+         * @param {Deferred} deferred A deferred created inside the method and resolved once all methods are complete
+         * @return {Deferred}          A deferred resolved once all methods are executed
+         */
+        executeSync: function (methods, deferred) {
+            deferred = deferred || new Deferred();
+
+            // if our list is empty, resolve the deferred and quit
+            if (!methods || !methods.length) {
+                deferred.resolve();
+                return deferred;
+            }
+
+            // execute and remove the method from the list
+            var result = lang.hitch(this, methods.splice(0, 1)[0])();
+
+            // execute our next function once this one completes
+            if (result) {
+                result.then(lang.hitch(this, 'executeSync', methods, deferred));
+            } else {
+                this.executeSync(methods, deferred);
+            }
+            return deferred;
+
         },
 
         //centralized error handler
         handleError: function (options) {
             if (this.config.isDebug) {
-                if (typeof (console) === 'object') {
+                if (typeof(console) === 'object') {
                     for (var option in options) {
                         if (options.hasOwnProperty(option)) {
                             console.log(option, options[option]);
@@ -54,4 +113,4 @@ define([
             return dest;
         }
     });
-});
+});

viewer/js/viewer/_LayoutMixin.js

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ define([
     'dojo/dom-class',
     'dojo/dom-geometry',
     'dojo/sniff',
+    'dojo/Deferred',
+    'dojo/promise/all',
 
     'put-selector',
 
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ define([
     domClass,
     domGeom,
     has,
+    Deferred,
+    promiseAll,
 
     put,
 
@@ -61,14 +65,24 @@ define([
             }
         },
         collapseButtons: {},
+        postConfig: function () {
+            this.layoutDeferred = new Deferred();
+            return this.inherited(arguments);
+        },
 
-        initLayout: function () {
+        startup: function () {
             this.config.layout = this.config.layout || {};
 
             this.addTopics();
             this.addTitles();
             this.detectTouchDevices();
             this.initPanes();
+
+            this.mapDeferred.then(lang.hitch(this, 'createPanes'));
+
+            // resolve the layout deferred
+            this.layoutDeferred.resolve();
+            this.inherited(arguments);
         },
 
         // add topics for subscribing and publishing
@@ -171,7 +185,7 @@ define([
                     panes[key] = lang.mixin(this.defaultPanes[key], panes[key]);
                 }
             }
-                        // where to place the buttons
+            // where to place the buttons
             // either the center map pane or the outer pane?
             this.collapseButtonsPane = this.config.collapseButtonsPane || 'outer';
 
@@ -251,7 +265,10 @@ define([
                     }
 
                     if (!suppressEvent) {
-                        topic.publish('viewer/onTogglePane', {pane: id, show: show});
+                        topic.publish('viewer/onTogglePane', {
+                            pane: id,
+                            show: show
+                        });
                     }
                 }
             }