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### Logger Widget 2.8.2r1

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     /**
     * The Logger widget provides a simple way to read or write log messages in
     * JavaScript code. Integration with the YUI Library's debug builds allow
     * implementers to access under-the-hood events, errors, and debugging messages.
     * Output may be read through a LogReader console and/or output to a browser
     * console.
     *
     * @module logger
     * @requires yahoo, event, dom
     * @optional dragdrop
     * @namespace YAHOO.widget
     * @title Logger Widget
     */

    /****************************************************************************/
    /****************************************************************************/
    /****************************************************************************/

    // Define once
    if(!YAHOO.widget.Logger) {
        /**
         * The singleton Logger class provides core log management functionality. Saves
         * logs written through the global YAHOO.log function or written by a LogWriter
         * instance. Provides access to logs for reading by a LogReader instance or
         * native browser console such as the Firebug extension to Firefox or Safari's
         * JavaScript console through integration with the console.log() method.
         *
         * @class Logger
         * @static
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger = {
            // Initialize properties
            loggerEnabled: true,
            _browserConsoleEnabled: false,
            categories: ["info","warn","error","time","window"],
            sources: ["global"],
            _stack: [], // holds all log msgs
            maxStackEntries: 2500,
            _startTime: new Date().getTime(), // static start timestamp
            _lastTime: null, // timestamp of last logged message
            _windowErrorsHandled: false,
            _origOnWindowError: null
        };

        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        //
        // Public properties
        //
        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /**
         * True if Logger is enabled, false otherwise.
         *
         * @property loggerEnabled
         * @type Boolean
         * @static
         * @default true
         */

        /**
         * Array of categories.
         *
         * @property categories
         * @type String[]
         * @static
         * @default ["info","warn","error","time","window"]
         */

        /**
         * Array of sources.
         *
         * @property sources
         * @type String[]
         * @static
         * @default ["global"]
         */

        /**
         * Upper limit on size of internal stack.
         *
         * @property maxStackEntries
         * @type Number
         * @static
         * @default 2500
         */

        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        //
        // Private properties
        //
        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /**
         * Internal property to track whether output to browser console is enabled.
         *
         * @property _browserConsoleEnabled
         * @type Boolean
         * @static
         * @default false
         * @private
         */

        /**
         * Array to hold all log messages.
         *
         * @property _stack
         * @type Array
         * @static
         * @private
         */
        /**
         * Static timestamp of Logger initialization.
         *
         * @property _startTime
         * @type Date
         * @static
         * @private
         */
        /**
         * Timestamp of last logged message.
         *
         * @property _lastTime
         * @type Date
         * @static
         * @private
         */
        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        //
        // Public methods
        //
        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /**
         * Saves a log message to the stack and fires newLogEvent. If the log message is
         * assigned to an unknown category, creates a new category. If the log message is
         * from an unknown source, creates a new source.  If browser console is enabled,
         * outputs the log message to browser console.
         *
         * @method log
         * @param sMsg {String} The log message.
         * @param sCategory {String} Category of log message, or null.
         * @param sSource {String} Source of LogWriter, or null if global.
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger.log = function(sMsg, sCategory, sSource) {
            if(this.loggerEnabled) {
                if(!sCategory) {
                    sCategory = "info"; // default category
                }
                else {
                    sCategory = sCategory.toLocaleLowerCase();
                    if(this._isNewCategory(sCategory)) {
                        this._createNewCategory(sCategory);
                    }
                }
                var sClass = "global"; // default source
                var sDetail = null;
                if(sSource) {
                    var spaceIndex = sSource.indexOf(" ");
                    if(spaceIndex > 0) {
                        // Substring until first space
                        sClass = sSource.substring(0,spaceIndex);
                        // The rest of the source
                        sDetail = sSource.substring(spaceIndex,sSource.length);
                    }
                    else {
                        sClass = sSource;
                    }
                    if(this._isNewSource(sClass)) {
                        this._createNewSource(sClass);
                    }
                }

                var timestamp = new Date();
                var logEntry = new YAHOO.widget.LogMsg({
                    msg: sMsg,
                    time: timestamp,
                    category: sCategory,
                    source: sClass,
                    sourceDetail: sDetail
                });

                var stack = this._stack;
                var maxStackEntries = this.maxStackEntries;
                if(maxStackEntries && !isNaN(maxStackEntries) &&
                    (stack.length >= maxStackEntries)) {
                    stack.shift();
                }
                stack.push(logEntry);
                this.newLogEvent.fire(logEntry);

                if(this._browserConsoleEnabled) {
                    this._printToBrowserConsole(logEntry);
                }
                return true;
            }
            else {
                return false;
            }
        };

        /**
         * Resets internal stack and startTime, enables Logger, and fires logResetEvent.
         *
         * @method reset
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger.reset = function() {
            this._stack = [];
            this._startTime = new Date().getTime();
            this.loggerEnabled = true;
            this.log("Logger reset");
            this.logResetEvent.fire();
        };

        /**
         * Public accessor to internal stack of log message objects.
         *
         * @method getStack
         * @return {Object[]} Array of log message objects.
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger.getStack = function() {
            return this._stack;
        };

        /**
         * Public accessor to internal start time.
         *
         * @method getStartTime
         * @return {Date} Internal date of when Logger singleton was initialized.
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger.getStartTime = function() {
            return this._startTime;
        };

        /**
         * Disables output to the browser's global console.log() function, which is used
         * by the Firebug extension to Firefox as well as Safari.
         *
         * @method disableBrowserConsole
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger.disableBrowserConsole = function() {
            YAHOO.log("Logger output to the function console.log() has been disabled.");
            this._browserConsoleEnabled = false;
        };

        /**
         * Enables output to the browser's global console.log() function, which is used
         * by the Firebug extension to Firefox as well as Safari.
         *
         * @method enableBrowserConsole
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger.enableBrowserConsole = function() {
            this._browserConsoleEnabled = true;
            YAHOO.log("Logger output to the function console.log() has been enabled.");
        };

        /**
         * Surpresses native JavaScript errors and outputs to console. By default,
         * Logger does not handle JavaScript window error events.
         * NB: Not all browsers support the window.onerror event.
         *
         * @method handleWindowErrors
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger.handleWindowErrors = function() {
            if(!YAHOO.widget.Logger._windowErrorsHandled) {
                // Save any previously defined handler to call
                if(window.error) {
                    YAHOO.widget.Logger._origOnWindowError = window.onerror;
                }
                window.onerror = YAHOO.widget.Logger._onWindowError;
                YAHOO.widget.Logger._windowErrorsHandled = true;
                YAHOO.log("Logger handling of window.onerror has been enabled.");
            }
            else {
                YAHOO.log("Logger handling of window.onerror had already been enabled.");
            }
        };

        /**
         * Unsurpresses native JavaScript errors. By default,
         * Logger does not handle JavaScript window error events.
         * NB: Not all browsers support the window.onerror event.
         *
         * @method unhandleWindowErrors
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger.unhandleWindowErrors = function() {
            if(YAHOO.widget.Logger._windowErrorsHandled) {
                // Revert to any previously defined handler to call
                if(YAHOO.widget.Logger._origOnWindowError) {
                    window.onerror = YAHOO.widget.Logger._origOnWindowError;
                    YAHOO.widget.Logger._origOnWindowError = null;
                }
                else {
                    window.onerror = null;
                }
                YAHOO.widget.Logger._windowErrorsHandled = false;
                YAHOO.log("Logger handling of window.onerror has been disabled.");
            }
            else {
                YAHOO.log("Logger handling of window.onerror had already been disabled.");
            }
        };

        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        //
        // Public events
        //
        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

         /**
         * Fired when a new category has been created.
         *
         * @event categoryCreateEvent
         * @param sCategory {String} Category name.
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger.categoryCreateEvent =
            new YAHOO.util.CustomEvent("categoryCreate", this, true);

         /**
         * Fired when a new source has been named.
         *
         * @event sourceCreateEvent
         * @param sSource {String} Source name.
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger.sourceCreateEvent =
            new YAHOO.util.CustomEvent("sourceCreate", this, true);

         /**
         * Fired when a new log message has been created.
         *
         * @event newLogEvent
         * @param sMsg {String} Log message.
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger.newLogEvent = new YAHOO.util.CustomEvent("newLog", this, true);

        /**
         * Fired when the Logger has been reset has been created.
         *
         * @event logResetEvent
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger.logResetEvent = new YAHOO.util.CustomEvent("logReset", this, true);

        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        //
        // Private methods
        //
        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

        /**
         * Creates a new category of log messages and fires categoryCreateEvent.
         *
         * @method _createNewCategory
         * @param sCategory {String} Category name.
         * @private
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger._createNewCategory = function(sCategory) {
            this.categories.push(sCategory);
            this.categoryCreateEvent.fire(sCategory);
        };

        /**
         * Checks to see if a category has already been created.
         *
         * @method _isNewCategory
         * @param sCategory {String} Category name.
         * @return {Boolean} Returns true if category is unknown, else returns false.
         * @private
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger._isNewCategory = function(sCategory) {
            for(var i=0; i < this.categories.length; i++) {
                if(sCategory == this.categories[i]) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
            return true;
        };

        /**
         * Creates a new source of log messages and fires sourceCreateEvent.
         *
         * @method _createNewSource
         * @param sSource {String} Source name.
         * @private
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger._createNewSource = function(sSource) {
            this.sources.push(sSource);
            this.sourceCreateEvent.fire(sSource);
        };

        /**
         * Checks to see if a source already exists.
         *
         * @method _isNewSource
         * @param sSource {String} Source name.
         * @return {Boolean} Returns true if source is unknown, else returns false.
         * @private
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger._isNewSource = function(sSource) {
            if(sSource) {
                for(var i=0; i < this.sources.length; i++) {
                    if(sSource == this.sources[i]) {
                        return false;
                    }
                }
                return true;
            }
        };

        /**
         * Outputs a log message to global console.log() function.
         *
         * @method _printToBrowserConsole
         * @param oEntry {Object} Log entry object.
         * @private
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger._printToBrowserConsole = function(oEntry) {
            if(window.console && console.log) {
                var category = oEntry.category;
                var label = oEntry.category.substring(0,4).toUpperCase();

                var time = oEntry.time;
                var localTime;
                if (time.toLocaleTimeString) {
                    localTime  = time.toLocaleTimeString();
                }
                else {
                    localTime = time.toString();
                }

                var msecs = time.getTime();
                var elapsedTime = (YAHOO.widget.Logger._lastTime) ?
                    (msecs - YAHOO.widget.Logger._lastTime) : 0;
                YAHOO.widget.Logger._lastTime = msecs;

                var output =
                    localTime + " (" +
                    elapsedTime + "ms): " +
                    oEntry.source + ": ";

                // for bug 1987607
                if (YAHOO.env.ua.webkit) {
                    output += oEntry.msg;
                }

                console.log(output, oEntry.msg);
            }
        };

        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        //
        // Private event handlers
        //
        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

        /**
         * Handles logging of messages due to window error events.
         *
         * @method _onWindowError
         * @param sMsg {String} The error message.
         * @param sUrl {String} URL of the error.
         * @param sLine {String} Line number of the error.
         * @private
         */
        YAHOO.widget.Logger._onWindowError = function(sMsg,sUrl,sLine) {
            // Logger is not in scope of this event handler
            try {
                YAHOO.widget.Logger.log(sMsg+' ('+sUrl+', line '+sLine+')', "window");
                if(YAHOO.widget.Logger._origOnWindowError) {
                    YAHOO.widget.Logger._origOnWindowError();
                }
            }
            catch(e) {
                return false;
            }
        };

        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        //
        // First log
        //
        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

        YAHOO.widget.Logger.log("Logger initialized");
    }

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