var Field = {
  clear: function() {
    for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++)
      $(arguments[i]).value = '';
  },

  focus: function(element) {
    $(element).focus();
  },
  
  present: function() {
    for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++)
      if ($(arguments[i]).value == '') return false;
    return true;
  },
  
  select: function(element) {
    $(element).select();
  },
   
  activate: function(element) {
    $(element).focus();
    $(element).select();
  }
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

var Form = {
  serialize: function(form) {
    var elements = Form.getElements($(form));
    var queryComponents = new Array();
    
    for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
      var queryComponent = Form.Element.serialize(elements[i]);
      if (queryComponent)
        queryComponents.push(queryComponent);
    }
    
    return queryComponents.join('&');
  },
  
  getElements: function(form) {
    var form = $(form);
    var elements = new Array();

    for (tagName in Form.Element.Serializers) {
      var tagElements = form.getElementsByTagName(tagName);
      for (var j = 0; j < tagElements.length; j++)
        elements.push(tagElements[j]);
    }
    return elements;
  },
  
  getInputs: function(form, typeName, name) {
    var form = $(form);
    var inputs = form.getElementsByTagName('input');
    
    if (!typeName && !name)
      return inputs;
      
    var matchingInputs = new Array();
    for (var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++) {
      var input = inputs[i];
      if ((typeName && input.type != typeName) ||
          (name && input.name != name)) 
        continue;
      matchingInputs.push(input);
    }

    return matchingInputs;
  },

  disable: function(form) {
    var elements = Form.getElements(form);
    for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
      var element = elements[i];
      element.blur();
      element.disabled = 'true';
    }
  },

  enable: function(form) {
    var elements = Form.getElements(form);
    for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
      var element = elements[i];
      element.disabled = '';
    }
  },

  focusFirstElement: function(form) {
    var form = $(form);
    var elements = Form.getElements(form);
    for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
      var element = elements[i];
      if (element.type != 'hidden' && !element.disabled) {
        Field.activate(element);
        break;
      }
    }
  },

  reset: function(form) {
    $(form).reset();
  }
}

Form.Element = {
  serialize: function(element) {
    var element = $(element);
    var method = element.tagName.toLowerCase();
    var parameter = Form.Element.Serializers[method](element);
    
    if (parameter)
      return encodeURIComponent(parameter[0]) + '=' + 
        encodeURIComponent(parameter[1]);                   
  },
  
  getValue: function(element) {
    var element = $(element);
    var method = element.tagName.toLowerCase();
    var parameter = Form.Element.Serializers[method](element);
    
    if (parameter) 
      return parameter[1];
  }
}

Form.Element.Serializers = {
  input: function(element) {
    switch (element.type.toLowerCase()) {
      case 'submit':
      case 'hidden':
      case 'password':
      case 'text':
        return Form.Element.Serializers.textarea(element);
      case 'checkbox':  
      case 'radio':
        return Form.Element.Serializers.inputSelector(element);
    }
    return false;
  },

  inputSelector: function(element) {
    if (element.checked)
      return [element.name, element.value];
  },

  textarea: function(element) {
    return [element.name, element.value];
  },
  
  select: function(element) {
    return Form.Element.Serializers[element.type == 'select-one' ? 
      'selectOne' : 'selectMany'](element);
  },
  
  selectOne: function(element) {
    var value = '', opt, index = element.selectedIndex;
    if (index >= 0) {
      opt = element.options[index];
      value = opt.value;
      if (!value && !('value' in opt))
        value = opt.text;
    }
    return [element.name, value];
  },
  
  selectMany: function(element) {
    var value = new Array();
    for (var i = 0; i < element.length; i++) {
      var opt = element.options[i];
      if (opt.selected) {
        var optValue = opt.value;
        if (!optValue && !('value' in opt))
          optValue = opt.text;
        value.push(optValue);
      }
    }
    return [element.name, value];
  }
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

var $F = Form.Element.getValue;

/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

Abstract.TimedObserver = function() {}
Abstract.TimedObserver.prototype = {
  initialize: function(element, frequency, callback) {
    this.frequency = frequency;
    this.element   = $(element);
    this.callback  = callback;
    
    this.lastValue = this.getValue();
    this.registerCallback();
  },
  
  registerCallback: function() {
    setInterval(this.onTimerEvent.bind(this), this.frequency * 1000);
  },
  
  onTimerEvent: function() {
    var value = this.getValue();
    if (this.lastValue != value) {
      this.callback(this.element, value);
      this.lastValue = value;
    }
  }
}

Form.Element.Observer = Class.create();
Form.Element.Observer.prototype = Object.extend(new Abstract.TimedObserver(), {
  getValue: function() {
    return Form.Element.getValue(this.element);
  }
});

Form.Observer = Class.create();
Form.Observer.prototype = Object.extend(new Abstract.TimedObserver(), {
  getValue: function() {
    return Form.serialize(this.element);
  }
});

/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

Abstract.EventObserver = function() {}
Abstract.EventObserver.prototype = {
  initialize: function(element, callback) {
    this.element  = $(element);
    this.callback = callback;
    
    this.lastValue = this.getValue();
    if (this.element.tagName.toLowerCase() == 'form')
      this.registerFormCallbacks();
    else
      this.registerCallback(this.element);
  },
  
  onElementEvent: function() {
    var value = this.getValue();
    if (this.lastValue != value) {
      this.callback(this.element, value);
      this.lastValue = value;
    }
  },
  
  registerFormCallbacks: function() {
    var elements = Form.getElements(this.element);
    for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++)
      this.registerCallback(elements[i]);
  },
  
  registerCallback: function(element) {
    if (element.type) {
      switch (element.type.toLowerCase()) {
        case 'checkbox':  
        case 'radio':
          element.target = this;
          element.prev_onclick = element.onclick || Prototype.emptyFunction;
          element.onclick = function() {
            this.prev_onclick(); 
            this.target.onElementEvent();
          }
          break;
        case 'password':
        case 'text':
        case 'textarea':
        case 'select-one':
        case 'select-multiple':
          element.target = this;
          element.prev_onchange = element.onchange || Prototype.emptyFunction;
          element.onchange = function() {
            this.prev_onchange(); 
            this.target.onElementEvent();
          }
          break;
      }
    }    
  }
}

Form.Element.EventObserver = Class.create();
Form.Element.EventObserver.prototype = Object.extend(new Abstract.EventObserver(), {
  getValue: function() {
    return Form.Element.getValue(this.element);
  }
});

Form.EventObserver = Class.create();
Form.EventObserver.prototype = Object.extend(new Abstract.EventObserver(), {
  getValue: function() {
    return Form.serialize(this.element);
  }
});

