/**
* Wraps Flash embedding functionality and allows communication with SWF through
* attributes.
*
* @namespace YAHOO.widget
* @class FlashAdapter
* @uses YAHOO.util.AttributeProvider
*/
YAHOO.widget.FlashAdapter = function(swfURL, containerID, attributes)
{
// set up the initial events and attributes stuff
this._queue = this._queue || [];
this._events = this._events || {};
this._configs = this._configs || {};
attributes = attributes || {};
//the Flash Player external interface code from Adobe doesn't play nicely
//with the default value, yui-gen, in IE
this._id = attributes.id = attributes.id || YAHOO.util.Dom.generateId(null, "yuigen");
attributes.version = attributes.version || "9.0.45";
attributes.backgroundColor = attributes.backgroundColor || "#ffffff";
//we can't use the initial attributes right away
//so save them for once the SWF finishes loading
this._attributes = attributes;
this._swfURL = swfURL;
//embed the SWF file in the page
this._embedSWF(this._swfURL, containerID, attributes.id, attributes.version,
attributes.backgroundColor, attributes.expressInstall, attributes.wmode);
/**
* Fires when the SWF is initialized and communication is possible.
* @event contentReady
*/
this.createEvent("contentReady");
};
YAHOO.extend(YAHOO.widget.FlashAdapter, YAHOO.util.AttributeProvider,
{
/**
* The URL of the SWF file.
* @property _swfURL
* @type String
* @private
*/
_swfURL: null,
/**
* A reference to the embedded SWF file.
* @property _swf
* @private
*/
_swf: null,
/**
* The id of this instance.
* @property _id
* @type String
* @private
*/
_id: null,
/**
* The initializing attributes are stored here until the SWF is ready.
* @property _attributes
* @type Object
* @private
*/
_attributes: null, //the intializing attributes
/**
* Public accessor to the unique name of the FlashAdapter instance.
*
* @method toString
* @return {String} Unique name of the FlashAdapter instance.
*/
toString: function()
{
return "FlashAdapter " + this._id;
},
/**
* Embeds the SWF in the page and associates it with this instance.
*
* @method _embedSWF
* @private
*/
_embedSWF: function(swfURL, containerID, swfID, version, backgroundColor, expressInstall, wmode)
{
//standard SWFObject embed
var swfObj = new deconcept.SWFObject(swfURL, swfID, "100%", "100%", version, backgroundColor);
if(expressInstall)
{
swfObj.useExpressInstall(expressInstall);
}
//make sure we can communicate with ExternalInterface
swfObj.addParam("allowScriptAccess", "always");
if(wmode !== null)
{
swfObj.addParam("wmode", wmode);
}
//again, a useful ExternalInterface trick
swfObj.addVariable("allowedDomain", document.location.hostname);
//tell the SWF which HTML element it is in
swfObj.addVariable("elementID", swfID);
// set the name of the function to call when the swf has an event
swfObj.addVariable("eventHandler", "YAHOO.widget.FlashAdapter.eventHandler");
var container = YAHOO.util.Dom.get(containerID);
var result = swfObj.write(container);
if(result)
{
this._swf = YAHOO.util.Dom.get(swfID);
//if successful, let's add an owner property to the SWF reference
//this will allow the event handler to communicate with a YAHOO.widget.FlashAdapter
this._swf.owner = this;
}
else
{
YAHOO.log("Unable to load SWF " + swfURL);
}
},
/**
* Handles or re-dispatches events received from the SWF.
*
* @method _eventHandler
* @private
*/
_eventHandler: function(event)
{
var type = event.type;
switch(type)
{
case "swfReady":
this._loadHandler();
return;
case "log":
YAHOO.log(event.message, event.category, this.toString());
return;
}
//be sure to return after your case or the event will automatically fire!
this.fireEvent(type, event);
},
/**
* Called when the SWF has been initialized.
*
* @method _loadHandler
* @private
*/
_loadHandler: function()
{
this._initAttributes(this._attributes);
this.setAttributes(this._attributes, true);
this._attributes = null;
this.fireEvent("contentReady");
},
/**
* Initializes the attributes.
*
* @method _initAttributes
* @private
*/
_initAttributes: function(attributes)
{
//should be overridden if other attributes need to be set up
/**
* @attribute wmode
* @description Sets the window mode of the Flash Player control. May be
* "window", "opaque", or "transparent". Only available in the constructor
* because it may not be set after Flash Player has been embedded in the page.
* @type String
*/
/**
* @attribute expressInstall
* @description URL pointing to a SWF file that handles Flash Player's express
* install feature. Only available in the constructor because it may not be
* set after Flash Player has been embedded in the page.
* @type String
*/
/**
* @attribute version
* @description Minimum required version for the SWF file. Only available in the constructor because it may not be
* set after Flash Player has been embedded in the page.
* @type String
*/
/**
* @attribute backgroundColor
* @description The background color of the SWF. Only available in the constructor because it may not be
* set after Flash Player has been embedded in the page.
* @type String
*/
/**
* @attribute swfURL
* @description Absolute or relative URL to the SWF displayed by the FlashAdapter. Only available in the constructor because it may not be
* set after Flash Player has been embedded in the page.
* @type String
*/
this.getAttributeConfig("swfURL",
{
method: this._getSWFURL
});
},
/**
* Getter for swfURL attribute.
*
* @method _getSWFURL
* @private
*/
_getSWFURL: function()
{
return this._swfURL;
}
});
/**
* Receives event messages from SWF and passes them to the correct instance
* of FlashAdapter.
*
* @method YAHOO.widget.FlashAdapter.eventHandler
* @static
* @private
*/
YAHOO.widget.FlashAdapter.eventHandler = function(elementID, event)
{
var loadedSWF = YAHOO.util.Dom.get(elementID);
if(!loadedSWF.owner)
{
//fix for ie: if owner doesn't exist yet, try again in a moment
setTimeout(function() { YAHOO.widget.FlashAdapter.eventHandler( elementID, event ); }, 0);
}
else
{
loadedSWF.owner._eventHandler(event);
}
};