/* ************************************************************************** */
/* HELPER SECTION                                                             */
/* ************************************************************************** */

/*global ActiveXObject BROKER XMLHttpRequest document setTimeout              */


if ( document.implementation.createDocument ) {
  var getXMLDoc = function() { return document.implementation.createDocument("","browserData",null) };
} else if ( ActiveXObject ) {
  var getXMLDoc = function() {
                    var XMLDOC = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
                    var root   = XMLDOC.createElement("browserData");
                    XMLDOC.appendChild(root);
                    return XMLDOC;
                  }
}

/* Handle Forms                                                               */

function $() {
  var elements = new Array();

  for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
    var element = arguments[i];
    if (typeof element == 'string')
      element = document.getElementById(element);

    if (arguments.length == 1)
      return element;

    elements.push(element);
  }

  return elements;
}

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.getValue(elements[i]);
      if (queryComponent)
        queryComponents[Form.Element.getName(elements[i])] = queryComponent;
    }

    return queryComponents;
  },

  getElements: function(form) {
    var form = $(form);
    var elements = new Array();

    for (tagName in Form.Element.Serializers) {
      if ( tagName != "extend" ) {
        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];
  },

  getName: function(element) {
    var element = $(element);
    return element.getAttribute("name");
  }

}

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) {
    var value = '';
    if (element.type == 'select-one') {
      var index = element.selectedIndex;
      if (index >= 0)
        value = element.options[index].value || element.options[index].text;
    } else {
      value = new Array();
      for (var i = 0; i < element.length; i++) {
        var opt = element.options[i];
        if (opt.selected)
          value.push(opt.value || opt.text);
      }
    }
    return [element.name, value];
  }
}