createWindow: function(type, params) {
var Constructor = $.isFunction(type) ? type : $.String.getObject(type, AD.UI);
var $window = new Constructor($.extend({
parent: this
}, params));
return $window;
},
extend: function(name, definition, instanceMethods) {
// Determine the base model class to derive from based on the connectionType specified in the model definition
var BaseModel = null;
var staticProperties = $.extend(true, {
__adModule: definition._adModule,
__adModel: definition._adModel
}, ADModel.staticProperties, definition);
// Lookup the connection type name in the ConnectionTypes array and assign it the default value if it could not be found
var connectionTypes = AD.Defaults.Model.ConnectionTypes;
var connection = connectionTypes[staticProperties.connectionType || AD.Defaults.Model.defaultConnectionType];
if (connection === connectionTypes.local || connection === connectionTypes.synced) {
var LocalModel = null;
if (staticProperties.type === 'single') {
LocalModel = AD.Model.ModelSQL;
}
else if (staticProperties.type === 'multilingual') {
LocalModel = AD.Model.ModelSQLMultilingual;
}
else {
// Default to the basic ModelSQL
console.warn('Unknown model type: ['+staticProperties.type+']! Defaulting to single (AD.Model.ModelSQL)');
LocalModel = AD.Model.ModelSQL;
}
if (connection === connectionTypes.local) {
// Derive from the determined local model
BaseModel = LocalModel;
}
else if (connection === connectionTypes.synced) {
// Derive from the SyncedModel model
BaseModel = AD.Model.SyncedModel;
staticProperties.LocalModel = LocalModel;
}
}
else if (connection === connectionTypes.server) {
// Derive from the ServerModel model
BaseModel = AD.Model.ServerModel;
}
else {
console.error('Invalid connection type ['+connection+']!');
return null;
}
$.extend(instanceMethods, ADModel.prototypeProperties);
if (staticProperties.autoIncrementKey && staticProperties.autoIncrementKey !== staticProperties.primaryKey) {
// For classes whose autoincremented key is different from the primary key,
// create a getter for the class' primaryKey. This getter will create a
// unique key generated from the autoincremented key and the device id.
instanceMethods['get'+$.String.classize(staticProperties.primaryKey)] = instanceMethods.getGuid;
}
var Model = BaseModel.extend(name, staticProperties, instanceMethods);
// Create the cache only if the model's static 'cache' property equals true
if (definition.cache === true) {
// Create the cache class and save it to Model.Cache
var Cache = $.Model.Cache(Model.name+'.Cache', {
Model: Model
}, {});
// Create the cache, but do not actually build the cache until refreshCaches is called
// This overwrites the cache=true property
Model.cache = new Cache({ createCache: false });
}
// Store the model in AD.Models
AD.Models[Model.shortName] = Model;
return Model;
},