ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ TODO CLIENT STUFF
 TODO NEXT
 
 IMMEDIATE ISSUES:
-Now clearing server error box thanks to some last minute changes, but those chagnes need to be looked at and start with **THIS** in gzvalidate and move on
+How and where to display form errors that are unhandled on form and not related to notification, i.e. ErrorServerUnresponsive when attempting to use a form that was already open
 
 See server project widget validation code which will now give server errors on certain values so can proceed with work.
 Current issue is where to put notifications, code is to help test,
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ Issues:
 ISSUE: need to display multiple types of messages, best way to do that??
 	- DONE: Local validation errors - this works and is done
 	- DONE: Server errors - This works and is done
-	- Important transient application messages, equivalent of dialog boxes that popup in apps, i.e. "This object has broken rules, fix them to be able to save" or "Insufficient rights" or whatever
-		- Dialogs suck in web ui, so this should be right on the page itself in an alert probably
+	- Application errors 
+		- Make them show with the server error box, rejig it as a generic error box
+		- App errors don't need to survive page reload or api call, if they are that serious then they would be notifications instead
 	- Notifications, stuff that you want to know is there and can go and look at but isn't urgent enough to put in the users face
 		- Used for notification system, non-urgent system messages, direct messages from users etc, anything that isn't immediately important
 		- This seems like an application wide thing so maybe a bell icon that takes to another area of the program, or opens a div at the top or bottom of the page??

ayanova/src/api/gzvalidate.js

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 //  GZVALIDATE
 //
 // provides form validation services
+// and also general error display in forms
+//probably should be broken up more
 // All locale keys for validation *MUST* be fetched prior to this being used as it assumes all keys are fetched first
 // Add any new keys used to the block in locale.js=>commonKeysEditForm
 
@@ -92,17 +94,29 @@ function getErrorsForField(v, ref) {
 ///////////////////////////////
 // ERROR BOX ERRORS
 // gathers any messages for error box on form which is the generic catch all for non field specific errors from server
+// and application itself locally
 function GetErrorBoxErrors(v, errs) {
-  if (errs.length < 1) {
-    return null;
+  var hasErrors = false;
+  var ret = "";
+  if (errs.length > 0) {
+    hasErrors = true;
+    //loop array and append each error to a return string
+    for (var i = 0; i < errs.length; i++) {
+      ret += errs[i] + "\r\n";
+    }
   }
 
-  var ret = "";
-  //loop array and append each error to a return string
-  for (var i = 0; i < errs.length; i++) {
-    ret += errs[i] + "\r\n";
+  //any application errors?
+  if (v.appError) {
+    hasErrors = true;
+    ret = v.appError + "\r\n----------\r\n" + ret;
+  }
+
+  if (!hasErrors) {
+    return null;
+  } else {
+    return ret;
   }
-  return ret;
 }
 
 export default {
@@ -265,6 +279,11 @@ export default {
         throw "DEV ERROR gzvalidate::ServerErrors -> serverError seems to be missing from form's vue data object";
       }
 
+      //make sure appError is defined on data
+      if (!v.$_.has(v, "appError")) {
+        throw "DEV ERROR gzvalidate::ServerErrors -> appError seems to be missing from form's vue data object";
+      }
+
       //make sure errorBoxMessage is defined on data
       if (!v.$_.has(v, "errorBoxMessage")) {
         throw "DEV ERROR gzvalidate::ServerErrors -> errorBoxMessage seems to be missing from form's vue data object";
@@ -330,17 +349,19 @@ export default {
 
   ///////////////////////////////
   // ClearServerErrors
-  // Clear all server errors and ensure error box doesn't show and validation is triggered
-  ClearServerErrors(v) {
+  // Clear all server errors and app errors and ensure error box doesn't show
+  DeleteAllErrorBoxErrors(v) {
     //clear all keys from server error
     v.$gzutil.RemoveAllPropertiesFromObject(v.serverError);
+    //clear app errors
+    v.appError = null;
+    //clear out actual message box display
     v.errorBoxMessage = null;
   },
   ///////////////////////////////
   // SetErrorBoxErrors
   // Gather server errors and set the appropriate keys
   SetErrorBoxErrors(v) {
-    //maybe just put all the code in here and don't call geterrorboxerrors at all as no one else will need to call it anyway
     var errs = this.ServerErrors(v, "errorbox");
     var ret = GetErrorBoxErrors(v, errs);
     v.errorBoxMessage = ret;
@@ -363,7 +384,8 @@ export default {
     //If there are no more errors in details then remove the whole thing as it's no longer required
     if (v.serverError.details && v.serverError.details.length < 1) {
       if (v.serverError.code == "2200") {
-        this.ClearServerErrors(v);
+        //clear all keys from server error
+        v.$gzutil.RemoveAllPropertiesFromObject(v.serverError);
       }
     }
 

ayanova/src/views/inventory-widget-edit.vue

@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ export default {
       obj: {},
       serverError: {},
       errorBoxMessage: null,
+      appError:null,      
       formReady: false
     };
   },
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ export default {
     getDataFromApi() {
       var url = "Widget/" + this.$route.params.id;
       var that = this;
+       this.$gzv.DeleteAllErrorBoxErrors(this);
       this.$gzapi
         .get(url)
         .then(res => {
@@ -202,7 +204,7 @@ export default {
         var url = "Widget/" + this.$route.params.id;
 
         //clear any errors that might be around from previous submit
-        this.$gzv.ClearServerErrors(this);
+        this.$gzv.DeleteAllErrorBoxErrors(this);
         //this.$gzutil.RemoveAllPropertiesFromObject(this.serverError);
 
         this.$gzapi
@@ -225,9 +227,6 @@ export default {
           .catch(function(error) {
             that.$gzHandleFormError(error, true);
           });
-      } else {
-        //say something so the user knows there is an issue
-        alert("STUB: You can't do that, there are broken rules");
       }
     } //end of submit()
   }