WebDialog - execute_script outside of add_action_callback?

[draftomatic]

Is using execute_script outside of an add_action_callback block allowed?

My code isn't working unless I do this, but if that's the case, then how do I send information to JavaScript without JavaScript asking for it?

i.e.
This doesn't work:

webDiag = UI;;WebDialog.new(...)
webDiag.set_html(...)
webDiag.show()

webDiag.execute_script("document.getElementById('myID').value = 'abc'")

But this does:

webDiag = UI;;WebDialog.new(...)
webDiag.set_html(...)
webDiag.add_action_callback('update') { |web_dialog, params|
  web_dialog.execute_script("document.getElementById('myID').value = 'abc'")
}
webDiag.show()
# Then JavaScript sends "update" back to Ruby...

[thomthom]

@draftomatic said:

Is using execute_script outside of an add_action_callback block allowed?

Yea, should be. Is that your actual test code that doesn't function? Or is it a representation of another script?

Are you calling webDiag.execute_script immediately after webDiag.show() ?
In which case that is your problem, the webdialog has not manage to initiate yet.
What I do is create a load callback, then in the javascript hook into the event that triggers when the DOM has loaded and send a message back to Ruby for the load callback. Then I do the Ruby initiation stuff from there.

[draftomatic]

@thomthom said:

@draftomatic said:

Is using execute_script outside of an add_action_callback block allowed?

In which case that is your problem, the webdialog has not manage to initiate yet.
What I do is create a load callback, then in the javascript hook into the event that triggers when the DOM has loaded and send a message back to Ruby for the load callback. Then I do the Ruby initiation stuff from there.

Cool thanks, I'll try that.

Follow-up question: Does WebDialog DOM stay loaded when you use WebDialog.close() and then WebDialog.show()? Or do I need to wait again?

[thomthom]

@draftomatic said:

Follow-up question: Does WebDialog DOM stay loaded when you use WebDialog.close() and then WebDialog.show()? Or do I need to wait again?

Good question. I don't know.

However, this can differ from Windows and OSX. As it does with the loading of the HTML.
From this thread: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=23445

@unknownuser said:

On Windows, the HTML document appear to be created when you call dialog.show. If you attach an event to window.onload which send a command back to ruby to print "Hello World" in the console you'll see "Hello World" printed as you call .show. But on OSX it seems that the HTML document is created as you use .set_file or .set_html - before calling .show.

[draftomatic]

@thomthom said:

From this thread: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=23445

Thanks a ton, thomthom - that thread just cured about 16 of my headaches (99 more to go!). The API documentation on WebDialogs is way too minimal...

[thomthom]

Another tip which I might not have mentioned in that article, I find using a javascript framework (like jQuery) takes the pain out of the cross-compatibility JS issues.