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Remote controlled frontend framework for Phoenix.
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lib/drab.ex
defmodule Drab do
@moduledoc """
Drab allows to query and manipulate the User Interface directly from the Phoenix server backend.
To enable it on the specific page you must find its controller and
enable Drab by `use Drab.Controller` there:
defmodule DrabExample.PageController do
use Example.Web, :controller
use Drab.Controller
def index(conn, _params) do
render conn, "index.html"
end
end
Notice that it will enable Drab on all the pages generated by `DrabExample.PageController`.
All Drab functions (callbacks and event handlers) should be placed in a module called 'commander'. It is very
similar to controller, but it does not render any pages - it works with the live page instead. Each controller with
enabled Drab should have the corresponding commander.
defmodule DrabExample.PageCommander do
use Drab.Commander
onload :page_loaded
# Drab Callbacks
def page_loaded(socket) do
set_prop socket, "div.jumbotron h2", innerHTML: "This page has been DRABBED"
end
# Drab Events
def button_clicked(socket, sender) do
set_prop socket, this(sender), innerText: "already clicked"
end
end
Drab treats browser page as a database, allows you to read and change the data there. Please refer to `Drab.Query` documentation to
find out how `Drab.Query.select/2` or `Drab.Query.update/2` works.
## Debugging Drab in IEx
When started with iex (`iex -S mix phoenix.server`) Drab shows the helpful message on how to debug its functions:
Started Drab for /drab/docs, handling events in DrabPoc.DocsCommander
You may debug Drab functions in IEx by copy/paste the following:
import Drab.{Core, Query, Modal, Waiter}
socket = Drab.get_socket(pid("0.443.0"))
Examples:
socket |> select(:htmls, from: "h4")
socket |> exec_js("alert('hello from IEx!')")
socket |> alert("Title", "Sure?", buttons: [ok: "Azaliż", cancel: "Poniechaj"])
All you need to do is to copy/paste the line with `socket = ...` and now you can run Drab function directly
from IEx, observing the results on the running browser in the realtime.
## Handling Exceptions
Drab intercepts all exceptions from event handler function and let it die, but before it presents the error message
in the logs, and, for development environment, on the page. For production, it shows just an alert with
the generic error.
By default it is just an alert(), but you can easly override it by creating the template in the
`priv/templates/drab/drab.handler_error.prod.js` folder with your own javascript presenting the message.
## Modules
Drab is modular. You may choose which modules to use in the specific Commander by using `:module` option
in `use Drab.Commander` directive. By default, `Drab.Query` and `Drab.Modal` are loaded, but you may override it using
options with `use Drab.Commander` directive.
Every module must have the corresponding javascript template, which is added to the client code in case the module is loaded.
"""
require Logger
use GenServer
@type t :: %Drab{store: map, session: map, commander: atom, socket: Phoenix.Socket.t, priv: map}
defstruct store: %{}, session: %{}, commander: nil, socket: nil, priv: %{}
@doc false
def start_link(socket) do
GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__,
%Drab{commander: Drab.get_commander(socket)})
end
@doc false
def init(state) do
Process.flag(:trap_exit, true)
{:ok, state}
end
@doc false
def terminate(_reason, %Drab{store: store, session: session, commander: commander} = state) do
if commander.__drab__().ondisconnect do
# TODO: timeout
:ok = apply(commander,
commander_config(commander).ondisconnect,
[store, session])
end
{:noreply, state}
end
@doc false
def handle_info({:EXIT, pid, :normal}, state) when pid != self() do
# ignore exits of the subprocesses
# Logger.debug "************** #{inspect pid} process exit normal"
{:noreply, state}
end
@doc false
def handle_info({:EXIT, pid, :killed}, state) when pid != self() do
failed(state.socket, %RuntimeError{message: "Drab Process #{inspect(pid)} has been killed."})
{:noreply, state}
end
@doc false
def handle_info({:EXIT, pid, {reason, stack}}, state) when pid != self() do
# subprocess died
Logger.error """
Drab Process #{inspect(pid)} died because of #{inspect(reason)}
#{Exception.format_stacktrace(stack)}
"""
{:noreply, state}
end
@doc false
def handle_cast({:onconnect, socket, payload}, %Drab{commander: commander} = state) do
# TODO: there is an issue when the below failed and client tried to reconnect again and again
# tasks = [Task.async(fn -> Drab.Core.save_session(socket, Drab.Core.session(socket)) end),
# Task.async(fn -> Drab.Core.save_store(socket, Drab.Core.store(socket)) end)]
# Enum.each(tasks, fn(task) -> Task.await(task) end)
# Logger.debug "******"
# Logger.debug inspect(Drab.Core.session(socket))
# IO.inspect payload
socket = transform_socket(payload, socket, state)
Drab.Core.save_session(socket, Drab.Core.session(socket))
Drab.Core.save_store(socket, Drab.Core.store(socket))
Drab.Core.save_socket(socket)
onconnect = commander_config(commander).onconnect
handle_callback(socket, commander, onconnect)
{:noreply, state}
end
@doc false
def handle_cast({:onload, socket}, %Drab{commander: commander} = state) do
# {_, socket} = transform_payload_and_socket(payload, socket, commander_module)
# IO.inspect state
onload = commander_config(commander).onload
handle_callback(socket, commander, onload) #returns socket
{:noreply, state}
end
# casts for update values from the state
Enum.each([:store, :session, :socket, :priv], fn name ->
msg_name = "set_#{name}" |> String.to_atom()
@doc false
def handle_cast({unquote(msg_name), value}, state) do
new_state = Map.put(state, unquote(name), value)
{:noreply, new_state}
end
end)
@doc false
# any other cast is an event handler
def handle_cast({event_name, socket, payload, event_handler_function, reply_to}, state) do
handle_event(socket, event_name, event_handler_function, payload, reply_to, state)
end
# calls for get values from the state
Enum.each([:store, :session, :socket, :priv], fn name ->
msg_name = "get_#{name}" |> String.to_atom()
@doc false
def handle_call(unquote(msg_name), _from, state) do
value = Map.get(state, unquote(name))
{:reply, value, state}
end
end)
defp handle_callback(socket, commander, callback) do
if callback do
# TODO: rethink the subprocess strategies - now it is just spawn_link
spawn_link fn ->
try do
apply(commander, callback, [socket])
rescue e ->
failed(socket, e)
end
end
end
socket
end
defp transform_payload(payload, state) do
all_modules = DrabModule.all_modules_for(state.commander.__drab__().modules)
# transform payload via callbacks in DrabModules
Enum.reduce(all_modules, payload, fn(m, p) ->
m.transform_payload(p, state)
end)
end
defp transform_socket(payload, socket, state) do
all_modules = DrabModule.all_modules_for(state.commander.__drab__().modules)
# transform socket via callbacks
Enum.reduce(all_modules, socket, fn(m, s) ->
m.transform_socket(s, payload, state)
end)
end
defp handle_event(socket, _event_name, event_handler_function, payload, reply_to,
%Drab{commander: commander_module} = state) do
# TODO: rethink the subprocess strategies - now it is just spawn_link
spawn_link fn ->
try do
check_handler_existence!(commander_module, event_handler_function)
event_handler = String.to_existing_atom(event_handler_function)
payload = Map.delete(payload, "event_handler_function")
payload = transform_payload(payload, state)
socket = transform_socket(payload, socket, state)
commander_cfg = commander_config(commander_module)
# run before_handlers first
returns_from_befores = Enum.map(callbacks_for(event_handler, commander_cfg.before_handler),
fn callback_handler ->
apply(commander_module, callback_handler, [socket, payload])
end)
# if ANY of them fail (return false or nil), do not proceed
unless Enum.any?(returns_from_befores, &(!&1)) do
# run actuall event handler
returned_from_handler = apply(commander_module, event_handler, [socket, payload])
Enum.map(callbacks_for(event_handler, commander_cfg.after_handler),
fn callback_handler ->
apply(commander_module, callback_handler, [socket, payload, returned_from_handler])
end)
end
rescue e ->
failed(socket, e)
after
# push reply to the browser, to re-enable controls
push_reply(socket, reply_to, commander_module, event_handler_function)
end
end
{:noreply, state}
end
defp check_handler_existence!(commander_module, handler) do
unless function_exists?(commander_module, handler) do
raise "Drab can't find the handler: \"#{commander_module}.#{handler}/2\"."
end
end
defp failed(socket, e) do
error = """
Drab Handler failed with the following exception:
#{Exception.format_banner(:error, e)}
#{Exception.format_stacktrace(System.stacktrace())}
"""
Logger.error error
if socket do
js = Drab.Template.render_template(
"drab.handler_error.#{Atom.to_string(Mix.env)}.js",
message: Drab.Core.encode_js(error))
{:ok, _} = Drab.Core.exec_js(socket, js)
end
end
defp push_reply(socket, reply_to, _, _) do
Phoenix.Channel.push(socket, "event", %{
finished: reply_to
})
end
@doc false
# Returns the list of callbacks (before_handler, after_handler) defined in handler_config
def callbacks_for(_, []) do
[]
end
@doc false
def callbacks_for(event_handler_function, handler_config) do
#:uppercase, [{:run_before_each, []}, {:run_before_uppercase, [only: [:uppercase]]}]
Enum.map(handler_config, fn {callback_name, callback_filter} ->
case callback_filter do
[] -> callback_name
[only: handlers] ->
if event_handler_function in handlers, do: callback_name, else: false
[except: handlers] ->
if event_handler_function in handlers, do: false, else: callback_name
_ -> false
end
end) |> Enum.filter(&(&1))
end
# setter and getter functions
Enum.each([:store, :session, :socket, :priv], fn name ->
get_name = "get_#{name}" |> String.to_atom()
update_name = "set_#{name}" |> String.to_atom()
@doc false
def unquote(get_name)(pid) do
GenServer.call(pid, unquote(get_name))
end
@doc false
def unquote(update_name)(pid, new_value) do
GenServer.cast(pid, {unquote(update_name), new_value})
end
end)
@doc false
def function_exists?(module_name, function_name) do
module_name.__info__(:functions)
|> Enum.map(fn {f, _} -> Atom.to_string(f) end)
|> Enum.member?(function_name)
end
@doc false
def push_and_wait_for_response(socket, pid, message, payload \\ [], options \\ []) do
ref = make_ref()
push(socket, pid, ref, message, payload)
timeout = options[:timeout] || Drab.Config.get(:browser_response_timeout)
receive do
{:got_results_from_client, status, ^ref, reply} ->
{status, reply}
after timeout ->
#TODO: message is still in a queue
{:error, "timed out after #{timeout} ms."}
end
end
@doc false
def push_and_wait_forever(socket, pid, message, payload \\ []) do
push(socket, pid, nil, message, payload)
receive do
{:got_results_from_client, status, _, reply} ->
{status, reply}
end
end
@doc false
def push(socket, pid, ref, message, payload \\ []) do
do_push_or_broadcast(socket, pid, ref, message, payload, &Phoenix.Channel.push/3)
end
@doc false
def broadcast(subject, pid, message, payload \\ [])
def broadcast(%Phoenix.Socket{} = socket, pid, message, payload) do
do_push_or_broadcast(socket, pid, nil, message, payload, &Phoenix.Channel.broadcast/3)
end
def broadcast(subject, _pid, message, payload) when is_binary(subject) do
Phoenix.Channel.Server.broadcast Drab.Config.pubsub(), "__drab:#{subject}", message, Map.new(payload)
end
@doc false
def broadcast(topics, _pid, _ref, message, payload) when is_list(topics) do
for topic <- topics do
broadcast(topic, nil, message, payload)
end
:ok
end
defp do_push_or_broadcast(socket, pid, ref, message, payload, function) do
m = payload |> Enum.into(%{}) |> Map.merge(%{sender: tokenize(socket, {pid, ref})})
function.(socket, message, m)
end
@doc false
def tokenize(socket, what, salt \\ "drab token") do
Phoenix.Token.sign(socket, salt, what)
end
@doc false
def detokenize(socket, token, salt \\ "drab token") do
case Phoenix.Token.verify(socket, salt, token) do
{:ok, detokenized} ->
detokenized
{:error, reason} ->
raise "Can't verify the token `#{salt}`: #{inspect(reason)}" # let it die
end
end
# returns the commander name for the given controller (assigned in socket)
@doc false
def get_commander(socket) do
controller = socket.assigns.__controller
controller.__drab__()[:commander]
end
# returns the controller name used with the socket
@doc false
def get_controller(socket) do
socket.assigns.__controller
end
# returns the view name used with the socket
@doc false
def get_view(socket) do
controller = socket.assigns.__controller
controller.__drab__()[:view]
end
# returns the drab_pid from socket
@doc "Extract Drab PID from the socket"
def pid(socket) do
socket.assigns.__drab_pid
end
# if module is commander or controller with drab enabled, it has __drab__/0 function with Drab configuration
defp commander_config(module) do
module.__drab__()
end
# @doc false
# def config() do
# Drab.Config.config()
# end
end