VeamsQuery

Represents a very simple DOM API for Veams-JS (incl. ajax support)

Getting started

Installation

npm

npm install veams-query --save

Bower

bower install veams-query --save

Usage

Documentation of all functions (Selector, support and DOM)

Selector function

VeamsQuery( selector:string|object, context:object )

/**
 * VeamsQuery selector function
 *
 * @param {String | Object} selector - selector (string, VeamsQuery object, element)
 * @param {Object} [context] - context (VeamsQuery object, element)
 */

Support functions

VeamsQuery.parseHTML( htmlString:string )

/**
 * Return DOM element created from given HTML string
 *
 * @param {String} htmlString - html string to parse
 * @return {Object} - DOM node
 */

VeamsQuery.ajax( opts:object )

/**
 * Send XMLHttpRequest
 *
 * @param {Object} opts - options
 * @param {String} [opts.type='GET'] - an alias for method
 * @param {String} opts.url - a string containing the URL to which the request is sent
 * @param {String} [opts.dataType='json'] - data type of response ('json' || 'html' || 'text')
 * @param {Object|String|Array} [opts.data] - data to be sent to the server
 */

DOM functions

.find( selector:string|object )

/**
 * Get the descendants of each element in the current set of matched elements, filtered by a selector,
 * VeamsQuery object, or element
 *
 * @param {String|Object} selector - selector (string, VeamsQuery object, element)
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.closest( selector:string )

/**
 * For each element in the set, get the first element that matches the selector by testing
 * the element itself and traversing up through its ancestors in the DOM tree
 *
 * @param {String} selector - selector
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.eq( index:number )

/**
 * Reduce the set of matched elements to the one at the specified index
 *
 * @param {Number} index - index of element in node list
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object containing node at given index of original node list
 */

.hasClass( className:string )

/**
 * Check if element has given class
 *
 * @param {String} className - name of class to check
 * @return {Boolean} - element has class (true/false)
 */

.is( selector:string )

/**
 * Check the current matched set of elements against a selector, element, or VeamsQuery object
 * and return true if at least one of these elements matches the given arguments
 *
 * @param {String} selector - a string containing a selector expression to match elements against
 * @return {Boolean} - at least one element matches selector (true/false)
 */

.addClass( classNames:string )

/**
 * Add the specified class(es) to each element in the set of matched elements
 *
 * @param {String} classNames - name(s) of class(es) to add
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.removeClass( [classNames:string] )

/**
 * Remove a single class, multiple classes, or all classes from each element in the set of matched elements.
 *
 * @param {String} [classNames] - name(s) of class(es) to remove
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.attr( attrName:string )

/**
 * Get the value of an attribute for the first element in the set of matched elements
 *
 * @param {String} attrName - attribute name
 * @return {String|Number|Boolean} - attribute value
 */

.attr( attrName:string, attrVal:string|number|boolean )

/**
 * Set value of an attribute for the set of matched elements
 *
 * @param {String} attrName - attribute name
 * @param {String|Number|Boolean} attrVal - attribute value
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.removeAttr( attrName:string )

/**
 * Remove an attribute from each element in the set of matched elements
 *
 * @param {String} attrName - attribute name
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.css( cssProp:string )

/**
 * Get the computed style properties for the first element in the set of matched elements
 *
 * @param {String} cssProp - css property
 * @return {String} - css value
 */

.css( cssProp:string|object, cssVal:string)

/**
 * Set the content of each element in the set of matched elements to the specified text
 *
 * @param {String|Object} cssProp - css property
 * @param {String} cssVal - css value
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.outerHeight( includeMargin:boolean)

/**
 *  Get the current computed height for the first element in the set of matched elements,
 *  including padding, border and optionally margin
 *
 * @param {Boolean} [includeMargin=false] - include element's margin in calculation (true/false)
 * @return {Number} - height
 */

.outerWidth( includeMargin:boolean)

/**
 * Get the current computed width for the first element in the set of matched elements,
 * including padding,border and optionally margin
 *
 * @param {Boolean} [includeMargin=false] - include element's margin in calculation (true/false)
 * @return {Number} - width
 */

.offset()

/**
 *  Get the current coordinates of the first element in the set of matched elements,
 *  relative to the document
 *
 * @return {Object} - offset (offset.top, offset.left)
 */

.html()

/**
 * Get the HTML contents of the first element in the set of matched elements
 *
 * @return {String} - html contents
 */

.html( htmlStr:string )

/**
 * Set the HTML contents of each element in the set of matched elements
 *
 * @param {String} htmlStr - html string
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.text()

/**
 * Get the combined text contents of each element in the set of matched elements
 *
 * @return {String} - text
 */

.text( text:string )

/**
 * Set the content of each element in the set of matched elements to the specified text
 *
 * @param {String} text - text
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.prepend( element:string|object )

/**
 * Insert content, specified by the parameter, to the beginning of each element in the set
 * of matched elements
 *
 * @param {String|Object} element - html string | VeamsQuery object | element
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.append( element:string|object )

/**
 * Insert content, specified by the parameter, to the end of each element in the set of matched elements
 *
 * @param {String|Object} element - html string | VeamsQuery object | element
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.before( element:string|object )

/**
 * Insert content, specified by the parameter, before each element in the set of matched elements
 *
 * @param {String|Object} element - html string | VeamsQuery object | element
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.after( element:string|object )

/**
 * Insert content, specified by the parameter, after each element in the set of matched elements
 *
 * @param {String|Object} element - html string | VeamsQuery object | element
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.remove()

/**
 * Remove the set of matched elements from the DOM
 *
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.empty()

/**
 * Remove all child nodes of the set of matched elements from the DOM
 *
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.clone( [withChildren:boolean] )

/**
 * Create a deep copy of the first element in the set of matched elements (without data and events)
 *
 * @param {Boolean} [withChildren=false] - clone with children (true/false)
 * @return {Object} - clone of dom node
 */

.index()

/**
 * Return an integer indicating the position of the first element in the set of matched elements relative
 * to its sibling elements
 *
 * @return {Number} - index of element among its siblings
 */

.prop( propName:string )

/**
 * Get the value of a property for the first element in the set of matched elements
 *
 * @param {String} propName - property name
 * @return {String|Number|Boolean|Object} - property value
 */

.prop( propName:string, propVal:string|number|boolean|object )

/**
 * Set value of a property for the set of matched elements
 *
 * @param {String} propName - property name
 * @param {String|Number|Boolean|Object} propVal - property value
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.val()

/**
 * Get the current value of the first element in the set of matched elements.
 *
 * @return {String|Number|Array} - value
 */

.val( val:string )

/**
 * Set the value of each element in the set of matched elements
 *
 * @param {String} val - value
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.serialize()

/**
 * Encode a set of form elements as a string for submission.
 *
 * @return {String} - serialized form data
 */

.on( eventNames:string[, selector:string] ,handler:function[, useCapture:boolean])

/**
 * Attach an event handler function for one or more events to the selected elements
 *
 * @param {String} eventNames - name(s) of event(s) to be registered for matched set of elements
 * @param {String} [selector] - selector string to filter descendants of selected elements triggering the event
 * @param {Function} handler - event handler function
 * @param {Boolean} [useCapture] - dispatch event to registered listeners before dispatching it to event target
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.off( eventNames:string[, selector:string])

/**
 * Detach all event handlers for one or more event types from the selected elements
 *
 * @param {String} eventNames - name(s) of event(s) to be unregistered for matched set of elements
 * @param {String} [selector] - selector string to filter descendants of selected elements triggering the event
 * @param {Function} [handler] - event handler
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */

.trigger( eventNames:string[, customData:object])

/**
 * Execute all handlers and behaviors attached to the matched elements for the given event type
 *
 * @param {String} eventNames - name(s) of event(s) which will be trigger on the set of matched elements
 * @param {Object} [customData] - custom data to pass with the event (accessible via event.detail)
 * @return {Object} - VeamsQuery object
 */