LoadAttribute

declaration

LoadAttribute

milo.attributes.load
LoadAttribute class parses/validates/etc. an attribute that loads sub-views into the page.
Attribute value should be URL of the file to load subview from.
See loader for more information.

var LoadAttribute = _.createSubclass(Attribute, 'LoadAttribute', true);

####LoadAttribute instance methods####

attrName
parse
validate
render

_.extendProto(LoadAttribute, {
    attrName: attrName,
    parse: parse,
    validate: validate,
    render: render
});

module.exports = LoadAttribute;

attrName

function

attrName()

BindAttribute instance method that returns attribute name, by default - 'ml-load'.
To configure load attribute name use:

milo.config({ attrs: { load: 'cc-load' } }); // will set bind attribute to 'cc-load'

function attrName() {
    return config.attrs.load;
}

parse

function

parse()

LoadAttribute instance method that parses load attribute if it is present on the element.
It defines property loadUrl on LoadAttribute instance.
Returns the instance for method chaining.

function parse() {
    if (! this.node) return;

    this.loadUrl = this.get();
    return this;
}

validate

function

validate()

LoadAttribute instance method that should validate load attribute and throw if it has an invalid value.
TODO - implement url validation.
Returns the instance for method chaining.

function validate() {
    // TODO url validation
    return this;
}

render

function

render()

LoadAttribute instance method - returns URL

function render() {
    return this.loadUrl;
}