Issue #3239Opened January 18, 2021by harsh2015 reactions

[Question] How to update attribute/properties dynamically from Component Script?

Question

We have a use case where we want to insert charts dynamically using Highcharts Editor. I have created a component, which on drag and drop, opens a modal based and based on user's selection, returns a SVG image. I am wondering how can I add it to the model's body. Right now I am using innerHTML to insert but the getHTML does not have the SVG image as part of div. Code for component:

domc.addType('charts-component', {
    model: {
      defaults: {
        tagName: 'div',
        script,
        js: '',
        svg: '',
        attributes: {
          class: 'highcharts',
        },
        'script-props': ['js', 'svg'],
      },
      init() {
        this.on('change:js', this.handleJSChange);
        this.on('change:svg', this.handleSVGChange);
        this.on('change:attributes', this.handleAttrChange);
      },
      handleJSChange() {
        console.log('JS Changed');
        this.addAttributes({ js: this.props().js });
      },
      handleSVGChange() {},
      handleAttrChange() {
        console.log(this.getAttributes());
      },
    },
    view: {},
  });

Also I want to set the JS output of highcharts editor as attribute to the div(or, is there a way, I can add it to component but not render it, but be able to retrieve it by getHTML), is there a way I can dynamically add it? Tried listening to the properties on change event but looks like it is not getting triggered if I change it from inside script.

My script method to call Highcharts:

const script = function (properties) {
    try {
      var modal = highed.ModalEditor(
        function (chart) {
          var html = chart.export.svg();
          var elements = document.getElementsByClassName('highcharts');
          elements[0].innerHTML = html;// I understand I have to do things a tad bit differently if I want to add multiple charts.
          elements[0].setAttribute('js', chart.export.js());
          properties.js = chart.export.js();
        }
      );
      modal.show();
    } catch (err) {
      console.log(err);
    }
  };

Answers (3)

artfFebruary 3, 20214 reactions

You don't need components with JS in this case (in your final code you don't execute any JS), is enough for you something like this:

domc.addType('charts-component', {
    view: {
      events: {
        dblclick: 'onActive', // in order to reopen the modal on double click
      },
      onActive() {
         const { model } = this; // model is the component
         const modal = highed.ModalEditor(({ export }) => {
          // use `content` for static stuff, the editor will render it without transforming the HTML/SVG in components
          model.set({ content: export.svg(), js: export.js()  });
         }).show();
         // I don't know the API but I guess you should recall the previous data somehow
         // eg. .show({ data: model.get('js') })
      }
    },
  });
harsh201January 20, 20210 reactions

@artf Any help here will be appreciated. I went through the docs again and nothing stands out, which I could be missing.

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