kendo grid template js with remote datasource - javascript

I got a table with remote datasource. in one cell I got the userID. Because I want to show the username instead of the user ID I made a custom template function:
function getUserName(pmcreator){
var user = '';
var data = ''
ds_userList.fetch(function(){
var data = this.data();
for(var i = 0, length = data.length; i < length; i++){
if(data[i].uID == pmcreator){
console.log(data[i].uLastname)
user = data[i].uLastname
}
}
});
return user
}
But its not working as it should, the cells stay empty. I got no errors but I see that the remote request to fetch the usernames is not completed before the grid is filled out. I thought the custom function of fetch is waiting for the results to return but it don't seems so.
Any Idea? I find thousends of examples but all with static local data. I need one with both remote, the grid conent and the template data.

This is probably due the fact that when yuo call the dataSource.fetch it fires off an async function, which causes the thread running the template to continue on. According to kendo you will need to return a control, then set the content of that control inside the callback.
Quick sample using Northwind categories...
Here is the template function
function getDetails(e) {
$.getJSON("http://services.odata.org/V3/Northwind/Northwind.svc/Categories", null, function(data) {
var category = data.value.filter(function(item, i) {
return item.CategoryID === e.CategoryID;
});
$("#async_" + e.CategoryID).html(category[0].Description);
});
return "<div id='async_" + e.CategoryID + "'></div>";
}
http://jsbin.com/ODENUBe/2/edit
I kept getting a recursive error maximum call stack when I just tried to fetch the dataSource, so I switched to a simple getJSON, but it should work pretty much the same.

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addPreSearch filter not applying

I am trying to use the addPreSearch function to add a custom filter to a lookup field, but the function does not seem to execute fully before the results of the lookup are displayed. The code for this looks something like this:
function onFieldChange(executionContext) {
var formContext = executionContext.getFormContext();
formContext.getControl("test_code").removePreSearch(testFunctionFilter);
formContext.getControl("test_code").addPreSearch(testFunctionFilter);
}
function testFunctionFilter(executionContext) {
var formContext = executionContext.getFormContext();
var record1 = formContext.getAttribute("test_record1_link").getValue(); //get linked record
var record1FullId, record1Id, stringRecordId, idLength, record1Guid = "0";
if (record1 != null) {
record1Id = record1[0].id;
record1Id = record1FullId.slice(1, -1);
stringRecordId = record1FullId.toString();
idLength = stringRecordId.length;
//Guid when retrieved from tablet does not have parenthesis on each end
if (idLength == 36) {
record1Guid = record1FullId;
} else {
record1Guid = recordId;
}
}
var fieldValue;
Xrm.WebApi.retrieveRecord("test_record1", record1Guid, "?$select=test_field1")
.then(function(result1) {
fieldValue = result1.test_field;
var options = generateOptions(executionContext, fieldValue); //creates option string using retrieved fieldValue
Xrm.WebApi.retrieveMultipleRecords("test_record2", options)
.then(function(result) {
var codes = getCodes(result2, fieldValue);
filter = generateFilter(codes, record1Guid); //creates custom filter using provided parameters
console.log(filter); //displays filter correctly
formContext.getControl("test_codelookup").addCustomFilter(filter, "test_coderecord"); //not working?
});
});
}
The filter is generated correctly using the functions used above whose definitions aren't shown. That isn't the issue. I've tried creating a separate test function where I hard coded one of the filters that the function above generated, and the lookup displayed the correct results. The testFunctionFilter should run to completion before the results of the lookup are displayed, correct? Because the filter is logged to the console after the results of the lookup appear. Are the nested asynchronous Xrm.WebApi calls somehow causing the issue? I'm not quite sure what is wrong. Please advise.
You are right. Xrm.WebApi calls are always Asynchronous, which is unusable in this case of adding dynamic filter using addCustomFilter.
You have to use XMLHttpRequest and make that call as Synchronous by setting third parameter as false like below:
var req = new XMLHttpRequest();
req.open("GET", Xrm.Utility.getGlobalContext().getClientUrl() +
"/api/data/v9.0/test_record1?$select=test_field1", false);
In order to work around the async delay, I think you're going to have to reorganise your code:
Add a form OnLoad event and execute the query to retrieve test_field1 and cache the results in a parameter
In the OnChange event, remove the presearch filter, re-execute the query to retrieve test_field1 and update the same parameter (from onload)
In testFunctionFilter use the cached results rather than building the presearch filter from scratch

Understanding JavaScript for TFS widget

I've been trying to modify the sample dashboard widget at this location
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/vsts/extend/develop/add-dashboard-widget?view=vsts#part-2-hello-world-with-vsts-rest-api
However, reluctantly have to admit I simply can't understand the structure required to extend it
Near the end, it uses "load: function" and returns the outputs of a REST API call, which I can consume however I want
However, I need to make more than one different REST call, and I simply cannot figure out how to get that info usable in my function
I modified the code so it starts like this:
VSS.require(["TFS/Dashboards/WidgetHelpers", "TFS/Work/RestClient","VSS/Service", "TFS/WorkItemTracking/RestClient" ],
I then created a handle for the other call I want to make like this:
var queryClient = VSS_Service.getCollectionClient(TFS_Wit_QueryAPI.WorkItemTrackingHttpClient);
var queryResults = queryClient.getQuery(projectId, "Shared Queries/My Bugs");
However, I cannot consume the contents of queryResults - I know it's working up to a point as if I put in an invalid URL it will error as it knows it can't access anything there. If the URL is correct, no matter what I've tried - even stringify just to see what comes back - I get 'undefined' or something similar (it's definitely a valid JavaScript object)
The key seems to be right at the end when you have "load: function" except that only allows one thing to be returned? The reason I know this is if I change the function that it returns to be the one I've written rather than the one from the sample, it works fine - but the problem remains the same in that I can only process the results of one API call.
You can call more than one APIs, the code in that article is just the simple sample.
For Widget extension, you just need to return the status (e.g. Success()) in load function, so you can return status at the end of the function. For example:
var getQueryInfo = function (widgetSettings) {
// Get a WIT client to make REST calls to VSTS
return TFS_Wit_WebApi.getClient().getQuery(projectId, "Shared Queries/Feedback")
.then(function (query) {
// Create a list with query details
var $list = $('<ul>');
$list.append($('<li>').text("Query ID: " + query.id));
$list.append($('<li>').text("Query Name: " + query.name));
$list.append($('<li>').text("Created By: " + (query.createdBy ? query.createdBy.displayName: "<unknown>") ));
// Append the list to the query-info-container
var $container = $('#query-info-container');
$container.empty();
$container.append($list);
// Use the widget helper and return success as Widget Status
return true;
}, function (error) {
// Use the widget helper and return failure as Widget Status
console.log(error);
return false;
});
}
var getAnOhterQueryInfo = function (widgetSettings) {
// Get a WIT client to make REST calls to VSTS
return TFS_Wit_WebApi.getClient().getQuery(projectId, "Shared Queries/Bug")
.then(function (query) {
// Create a list with query details
var $list = $('<ul>');
$list.append($('<li>').text("Query ID: " + query.id));
$list.append($('<li>').text("Query Name: " + query.name));
$list.append($('<li>').text("Created By: " + (query.createdBy ? query.createdBy.displayName: "<unknown>") ));
// Append the list to the query-info-container
var $container = $('#query-info-container');
$container.empty();
$container.append($list);
// Use the widget helper and return success as Widget Status
return true;
}, function (error) {
// Use the widget helper and return failure as Widget Status
console.log(error);
return false;
});
}
return {
load: function (widgetSettings) {
// Set your title
var $title = $('h2.title');
$title.text('Hello World');
var r1= getQueryInfo(widgetSettings);
var r2=getAnOhterQueryInfo(widgetSettings);
if(r1==true && r2==true){
return WidgetHelpers.WidgetStatusHelper.Success();
}else{
return WidgetHelpers.WidgetStatusHelper.Failure("failed, check error in console");
}
}

Twitch TV JSON API Issue

So,I am trying to use the twitch API:
https://codepen.io/sterg/pen/yJmzrN
If you check my codepen page you'll see that each time I refresh the page the status order changes and I can't figure out why is this happening.
Here is my javascript:
$(document).ready(function(){
var ur="";
var tw=["freecodecamp","nightblue3","imaqtpie","bunnyfufuu","mushisgosu","tsm_dyrus","esl_sc2"];
var j=0;
for(var i=0;i<tw.length;i++){
ur="https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/streams/"+tw[i];
$.getJSON(ur,function(json) {
$(".tst").append(JSON.stringify(json));
$(".name").append("<li> "+tw[j]+"<p>"+""+"</p></li>");
if(json.stream==null){
$(".stat").append("<li>"+"Offline"+"</li>");
}
else{
$(".stat").append("<li>"+json.stream.game+"</li>");
}
j++;
})
}
});
$.getJSON() works asynchronously. The JSON won't be returned until the results come back. The API can return in different orders than the requests were made, so you have to handle this.
One way to do this is use the promise API, along with $.when() to bundle up all requests as one big promise, which will succeed or fail as one whole block. This also ensures that the response data is returned to your code in the expected order.
Try this:
var channelIds = ['freecodecamp', 'nightblue3', 'imaqtpie', 'bunnyfufuu', 'mushisgosu', 'tsm_dyrus', 'esl_sc2'];
$(function () {
$.when.apply(
$,
$.map(channelIds, function (channelId) {
return $.getJSON(
'https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/streams/' + encodeURIComponent(channelId)
).then(function (res) {
return {
channelId: channelId,
stream: res.stream
}
});
})
).then(function () {
console.log(arguments);
var $playersBody = $('table.players tbody');
$.each(arguments, function (index, data) {
$playersBody.append(
$('<tr>').append([
$('<td>'),
$('<td>').append(
$('<a>')
.text(data.channelId)
.attr('href', 'https://www.twitch.tv/' + encodeURIComponent(data.channelId))
),
$('<td>').text(data.stream ? data.stream.game : 'Offline')
])
)
})
})
});
https://codepen.io/anon/pen/KrOxwo
Here, I'm using $.when.apply() to use $.when with an array, rather than list of parameters. Next, I'm using $.map() to convert the array of channel IDs into an array of promises for each ID. After that, I have a simple helper function with handles the normal response (res), pulls out the relevant stream data, while attaching the channelId for use later on. (Without this, we would have to go back to the original array to get the ID. You can do this, but in my opinion, that isn't the best practice. I'd much prefer to keep the data with the response so that later refactoring is less likely to break something. This is a matter of preference.)
Next, I have a .then() handler which takes all of the data and loops through them. This data is returned as arguments to the function, so I simply use $.each() to iterate over each argument rather than having to name them out.
I made some changes in how I'm handling the HTML as well. You'll note that I'm using $.text() and $.attr() to set the dynamic values. This ensures that your HTML is valid (as you're not really using HTML for the dynamic bit at all). Otherwise, someone might have the username of <script src="somethingEvil.js"></script> and it'd run on your page. This avoids that problem entirely.
It looks like you're appending the "Display Name" in the same order every time you refresh, by using the j counter variable.
However, you're appending the "Status" as each request returns. Since these HTTP requests are asynchronous, the order in which they are appended to the document will vary each time you reload the page.
If you want the statuses to remain in the same order (matching the order of the Display Names), you'll need to store the response data from each API call as they return, and order it yourself before appending it to the body.
At first, I changed the last else condition (the one that prints out the streamed game) as $(".stat").append("<li>"+jtw[j]+": "+json.stream.game+"</li>"); - it was identical in meaning to what you tried to achieve, yet produced the same error.
There's a discrepancy in the list you've created and the data you receive. They are not directly associated.
It is a preferred way to use $(".stat").append("<li>"+json.stream._links.self+": "+json.stream.game+"</li>");, you may even get the name of the user with regex or substr in the worst case.
As long as you don't run separate loops for uploading the columns "DisplayName" and "Status", you might even be able to separate them, in case you do not desire to write them into the same line, as my example does.
Whatever way you're choosing, in the end, the problem is that the "Status" column's order of uploading is not identical to the one you're doing in "Status Name".
This code will not preserve the order, but will preserve which array entry is being processed
$(document).ready(function() {
var ur = "";
var tw = ["freecodecamp", "nightblue3", "imaqtpie", "bunnyfufuu", "mushisgosu", "tsm_dyrus", "esl_sc2"];
for (var i = 0; i < tw.length; i++) {
ur = "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/streams/" + tw[i];
(function(j) {
$.getJSON(ur, function(json) {
$(".tst").append(JSON.stringify(json));
$(".name").append("<li> " + tw[j] + "<p>" + "" + "</p></li>");
if (json.stream == null) {
$(".stat").append("<li>" + "Offline" + "</li>");
} else {
$(".stat").append("<li>" + json.stream.game + "</li>");
}
})
}(i));
}
});
This code will preserve the order fully - the layout needs tweaking though
$(document).ready(function() {
var ur = "";
var tw = ["freecodecamp", "nightblue3", "imaqtpie", "bunnyfufuu", "mushisgosu", "tsm_dyrus", "esl_sc2"];
for (var i = 0; i < tw.length; i++) {
ur = "https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/streams/" + tw[i];
(function(j) {
var name = $(".name").append("<li> " + tw[j] + "<p>" + "" + "</p></li>");
var stat = $(".stat").append("<li></li>")[0].lastElementChild;
console.log(stat);
$.getJSON(ur, function(json) {
$(".tst").append(JSON.stringify(json));
if (json.stream == null) {
$(stat).text("Offline");
} else {
$(stat).text(json.stream.game);
}
}).then(function(e) {
console.log(e);
}, function(e) {
console.error(e);
});
}(i));
}
});

Trying to call a function inside a for loop in javascript

Ill post the code in a second. I am making a call to a service to pull data back. I get the data in an array and each one needs to make another call to another service. so I set my code up like so:
Services.getHelo({
assetSurfaceId: $scope.assetSurfaceId
}).then(function (resp) {
delete resp["$promise"];
delete resp["$resolved"];
$scope.entity.helo = resp;
for (var i = 0; i < $scope.entity.helo.length; i++) {
heloCall($scope.entity.helo, i);
initHelo($scope.entity.helo, i);
}
});
After I delete the promise and $resolved I start my for loop to call to my other functions. the initHelo function just builds a list for me and gets the vars ready for the next call into it. the heloCall makes the other calls i need.
Here is the helocall code:
var heloCall = function (r, i) {
jQuery("#helo").mask("Loading Surface Asset Helos...");
Services.getStatus({
toEntityId: r[i].assetHeloId,
toEntityTypeId: widget_consts.ASSET_HELICOPTER
}).then(function (s) {
delete s["$promise"];
delete s["$resolved"];
$scope.entity.helo[i].status = [];
$scope.entity.helo[i].status = s;
if (s[0].statusLkupShortDesc === "PMC" || s[0].statusLkupShortDesc === "NMC") {
Services.getReason({
toEntityId: s[0].statusId
}).then(function (reason) {
delete reason["$promise"];
delete reason["$resolved"];
if (reason) {
$scope.entity.helo[i].status.reason = [];
$scope.entity.helo[i].status.reason = reason;
initHelo($scope.entity.helo, i);
}
});
Services.getComment({
toEntityId: r[i].assetHeloId
}).then(function (info) {
delete info["$promise"];
delete info["$resolved"];
if (info) {
$scope.entity.helo[i].status.remark = {};
$scope.entity.helo[i].status.remark = info;
initHelo($scope.entity.helo, i);
}
});
}
initHelo($scope.entity.helo, i);
jQuery("#helo").unmask();
});
};
I do a check after the status call is made to make sure it is a status that Would have reasons with it and if it is i make the calls i need.
My issue is this only works when it wants to. I am not sure what i screwed up. I have been trying to get it to work right all day.
It has worked many times for me but I need it to work all the time.
Is there a better way to do this?
I actually have another call in this same file that is set up the same way and works each time with no issues
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
I figured it out. I needed to run a check to make sure that the length of the array returned from the service was not 0. it would cause issues depending on witch call was returned first. after I put this check it in runs fine.

Passing result from .getJSON() to another function results in undefined

Good day everyone,
I am pulling back some data from a database (via a PHP script) using jQuery's .getJSON() method. This is all well and good, the data comes back just fine and as expected. The problem occurs when I try to pass the data to a secondary function, no matter how I try to access the values of that data they come back as undefined. I have a feeling I am overlooking something very simple but after a lot of trial and error I come to SO asking for an extra set of eyes.
Here is a simple example of the JavaScript code.
function fnCheck_Vis(Row, sField, sMode)
{
sField = sField+"_vis";
sTest = Row.sField.val();
alert(sTest); // Comes back as undefined.
}
$(document).ready(function()
{
$("#btnSearch").click(function()
{
$("#divResults").empty();
var ssearch = $("#ssearch").val();
var i = 0;
$.getJSON("get_results.php?keywords=" + ssearch,
function(Data)
{
var iRec = 0;
$.each(Data, function(i, Row)
{
fnCheck_Vis(Row, "slinkpic1", "Int");
var content = Row.slast;
$("#divResults").append(content);
iRec++;
});
alert(iRec + " records retrieved using AJAX.");
});
});
});
The first piece of the fnCheck_Vis() function works fine and "_vis" is appended to the field name, this is proper behavior. No matter how I try to access that member in the dataset (Row) I can not get a value back.
I really appreciate any insight that can be given on this issue.
Thanks,
Nicholas
It looks like you want to access the property of Row whose name is stored in sField, not its actual sField property. Try:
function fnCheck_Vis(Row, sField, sMode)
{
sField = sField + "_vis";
var sTest = Row[sField];
alert(sTest);
}

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