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<h1 id="6801">Javascript in PRADO, Questions and Answers</h1>
<h2 id="6802">How do I include the Javascript libraries distributed with Prado?</h2>
<p id="880060" class="block-content">The javascript libraries distributed with Prado can be found in the
<tt>framework/Web/Javascripts/source</tt> directory. The <tt>packages.php</tt>
file in that directory defines a list of available package names available
to be loaded. They can be loaded as follows.
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<ul id="u1" class="block-content"><li>Adding libraries in the template
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&lt;com:TClientScript PradoScripts="effects" /&gt;
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    <li>Adding libraries in PHP code
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$this->getPage()->getClientScript()->registerPradoScript("effects");
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The available packaged libraries included in Prado are
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    <li><tt>prado</tt> : basic PRADO javascript framework based on Prototype</li>
    <li><tt>effects</tt> : visual effects from script.aculo.us</li>
    <li><tt>ajax</tt> : ajax and callback related based on Prototype</li>
    <li><tt>validator</tt> : validation</li>
    <li><tt>logger</tt> : javascript logger and object browser</li>
    <li><tt>datepicker</tt> : datepicker</li>
    <li><tt>colorpicker</tt> : colorpicker</li>
</ul>

<p id="850761" class="block-content">The dependencies for each library are automatically resolved. Components
that require a particular library will also automatically load the necessary libraries.
For example, if you add a <tt>TDatePicker</tt> component on the page, the <tt>datepicker</tt>
and its dependencies will be automatically included on the page.</p>

<p id="850762" class="block-content">See <a href="?page=Controls.ClientScript">TClientScript</a> for options of adding
	your custom Javascript code to the page.</p>

<h2 id="176028">Publishing Javascript Libraries as Assets</h2>
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<p class="block-content">Use <a href="?page=Controls.ClientScriptLoader">TClientScriptLoader</a> to publish and combine multiple existing javascript files (e.g. javascript libraries distributed with Prado or otherwise)
as packages.</p> For greater control on what and when to publish, use the 
<tt>registerJavascriptPackages($base, $packages, $debug=null, $gzip=true)</tt>
method in the <tt>TClientScriptManager</tt> class, which an instance can be obtained
using <tt>$this->getPage()->getClientScript()</tt> or its equivalents.
For example, if multiple controls will use the same set of javascript libraries,
write a class to handle the registration of packages required by those controls.
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class MyJavascriptLib extends TComponent
{
    private $_packages=array(); //keep track of all registrations

    private $_manager;

    protected function __construct(TPage $owner)
    {
        $this->_manager = $owner->getClientScript();
        $owner->onPreRenderComplete = array($this, 'registerScriptLoader');
    }

    public static function registerPackage(TControl $control, $name)
    {
        static $instance;
        if($instance===null)
            $instance=new self($control->getPage());
        $instance->_packages[$name]=true;
    }

    protected function registerScriptLoader()
    {
        $dir = dirname(__FILE__).'/myscripts'; //contains my javascript files
        $scripts = array_keys($this->_packages);
        $url = $this->_manager->registerJavascriptPackages($dir, $scripts);
        $this->_manager->registerScriptFile($url,$url);
    }
}

// example control class using the javascript packages
class TestComp extends TControl
{
    public function onPreRender($param)
    {
        parent::onPreRender($param);
        MyJavascriptLib::registerPackage($this,'package1');
    }
}
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