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+/* This state provider keeps part of the state inside
+ * the browser history.
+ *
+ * We compress (shorten) url using dictionary based compression
+ * i.e. use column separated list instead of url encoded hash:
+ * #v\d*       version/format
+ * :=          indicates string values
+ * :\d+        lookup value in dictionary hash
+ * #v1:=value1:5:=value2:=value3:...
+*/
+
+Ext.define('PVE.StateProvider', {
+    extend: 'Ext.state.LocalStorageProvider',
+
+    // private
+    setHV: function(name, newvalue, fireEvents) {
+	var me = this;
+
+	var changes = false;
+	var oldtext = Ext.encode(me.UIState[name]);
+	var newtext = Ext.encode(newvalue);
+	if (newtext != oldtext) {
+	    changes = true;
+	    me.UIState[name] = newvalue;
+	    //console.log("changed old " + name + " " + oldtext);
+	    //console.log("changed new " + name + " " + newtext);
+	    if (fireEvents) {
+		me.fireEvent("statechange", me, name, { value: newvalue });
+	    }
+	}
+	return changes;
+    },
+
+    // private
+    hslist: [
+	// order is important for notifications
+	// [ name, default ]
+	['view', 'server'],
+	['rid', 'root'],
+	['ltab', 'tasks'],
+	['nodetab', ''],
+	['storagetab', ''],
+	['pooltab', ''],
+	['kvmtab', ''],
+	['ovztab', ''],
+	['dctab', '']
+    ],
+
+    hprefix: 'v1',
+
+    compDict: {
+	snapshot: 29,
+	ha: 28,
+	support: 27,
+	pool: 26,
+	syslog: 25,
+	ubc: 24,
+	initlog: 23,
+	openvz: 22,
+	backup: 21,
+	ressources: 20,
+	content: 19,
+	root: 18,
+	domains: 17,
+	roles: 16,
+	groups: 15,
+	users: 14,
+	time: 13,
+	dns: 12,
+	network: 11,
+	services: 10,
+	options: 9,
+	console: 8,
+	hardware: 7,
+	permissions: 6,
+	summary: 5,
+	tasks: 4,
+	clog: 3,
+	storage: 2,
+	folder: 1,
+	server: 0
+    },
+
+    decodeHToken: function(token) {
+	var me = this;
+
+	var state = {};
+	if (!token) {
+	    Ext.Array.each(me.hslist, function(rec) {
+		state[rec[0]] = rec[1];
+	    });
+	    return state;
+	}
+
+	// return Ext.urlDecode(token);
+
+	var items = token.split(':');
+	var prefix = items.shift();
+
+	if (prefix != me.hprefix) {
+	    return me.decodeHToken();
+	}
+
+	Ext.Array.each(me.hslist, function(rec) {
+	    var value = items.shift();
+	    if (value) {
+		if (value[0] === '=') {
+		    value = decodeURIComponent(value.slice(1));
+		} else {
+		    Ext.Object.each(me.compDict, function(key, cv) {
+			if (value == cv) {
+			    value = key;
+			    return false;
+			}
+		    });
+		}
+	    }
+	    state[rec[0]] = value;
+	});
+
+	return state;
+    },
+
+    encodeHToken: function(state) {
+	var me = this;
+
+	// return Ext.urlEncode(state);
+
+	var ctoken = me.hprefix;
+	Ext.Array.each(me.hslist, function(rec) {
+	    var value = state[rec[0]];
+	    if (!Ext.isDefined(value)) {
+		value = rec[1];
+	    }
+	    value = encodeURIComponent(value);
+	    if (!value) {
+		ctoken += ':';
+	    } else {
+		var comp = me.compDict[value];
+		if (Ext.isDefined(comp)) {
+		    ctoken += ":" + comp;
+		} else {
+		    ctoken += ":=" + value;
+		}
+	    }
+	});
+
+	return ctoken;
+    },
+
+    constructor: function(config){
+	var me = this;
+
+	me.callParent([config]);
+
+	me.UIState = me.decodeHToken(); // set default
+
+	var history_change_cb = function(token) {
+	    //console.log("HC " + token);
+	    if (!token) {
+		var res = window.confirm(gettext('Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page?'));
+		if (res){
+		    // process text value and close...
+		    Ext.History.back();
+		} else {
+		    Ext.History.forward();
+		}
+		return;
+	    }
+
+	    var newstate = me.decodeHToken(token);
+	    Ext.Array.each(me.hslist, function(rec) {
+		if (typeof newstate[rec[0]] == "undefined") {
+		    return;
+		}
+		me.setHV(rec[0], newstate[rec[0]], true);
+	    });
+	};
+
+	var start_token = Ext.History.getToken();
+	if (start_token) {
+	    history_change_cb(start_token);
+	} else {
+	    var htext = me.encodeHToken(me.UIState);
+	    Ext.History.add(htext);
+	}
+
+	Ext.History.on('change', history_change_cb);
+    },
+
+    get: function(name, defaultValue){
+	/*jslint confusion: true */
+	var me = this;
+	var data;
+
+	if (typeof me.UIState[name] != "undefined") {
+	    data = { value: me.UIState[name] };
+	} else {
+	    data = me.callParent(arguments);
+	    if (!data && name === 'GuiCap') {
+		data = { vms: {}, storage: {}, access: {}, nodes: {}, dc: {} };
+	    }
+	}
+
+	//console.log("GET " + name + " " + Ext.encode(data));
+	return data;
+    },
+
+    clear: function(name){
+	var me = this;
+
+	if (typeof me.UIState[name] != "undefined") {
+	    me.UIState[name] = null;
+	}
+
+	me.callParent(arguments);
+    },
+
+    set: function(name, value){
+        var me = this;
+
+	//console.log("SET " + name + " " + Ext.encode(value));
+	if (typeof me.UIState[name] != "undefined") {
+	    var newvalue = value ? value.value : null;
+	    if (me.setHV(name, newvalue, false)) {
+		var htext = me.encodeHToken(me.UIState);
+		Ext.History.add(htext);
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    me.callParent(arguments);
+	}
+    }
+});