IMplementing savePropertyAtNodeConfig

ChartsSpace/TimeMachine.js

@@ -340,9 +340,9 @@ function newTimeMachine () {
 
   function panelPhysics () {
     if (thisObject.container.frame.isInViewPort()) {
-      canvas.panelsSpace.makeVisible(thisObject.payload.node.id)
+      canvas.panelsSpace.makeVisible(thisObject.payload.node.id, 'Layers Panel')
     } else {
-      canvas.panelsSpace.makeInvisible(thisObject.payload.node.id)
+      canvas.panelsSpace.makeInvisible(thisObject.payload.node.id, 'Layers Panel')
     }
   }
 

Panels/Layer.js

@@ -316,17 +316,11 @@ function newLayer () {
           if (thisObject.panels.length > 0) {
             panelsVisibleButton = newPanelsVisibleButton()
 
-            try {
-              let code = JSON.parse(thisObject.payload.node.code)
-              if (code.showPanels !== undefined) {
-                if (code.showPanels === true || code.showPanels === false) {
-                  panelsVisibleButton.showPanels = code.showPanels
-                }
+            let storedValue = loadPropertyFromNodeConfig(thisObject.payload, 'showPanels')
+            if (storedValue !== undefined) {
+              if (storedValue === true || storedValue === false) {
+                panelsVisibleButton.showPanels = storedValue
               }
-
-              thisObject.payload.node.code = JSON.stringify(code)
-            } catch (err) {
-               // we ignore errors here since most likely they will be parsing errors.
             }
 
             panelsVisibleButton.initialize(thisObject.panels)
@@ -334,14 +328,7 @@ function newLayer () {
           }
         }
       } else {
-        /* Saving the new status at the node config */
-        try {
-          let code = JSON.parse(thisObject.payload.node.code)
-          code.showPanels = panelsVisibleButton.showPanels
-          thisObject.payload.node.code = JSON.stringify(code)
-        } catch (err) {
-           // we ignore errors here since most likely they will be parsing errors.
-        }
+        savePropertyAtNodeConfig(thisObject.payload, 'showPanels', panelsVisibleButton.showPanels)
       }
     }
   }
@@ -349,8 +336,7 @@ function newLayer () {
   function statusPhysics () {
   /* We retrieve the stored status at the config. */
     try {
-      let code = JSON.parse(thisObject.payload.node.code)
-      let storedValue = code.status
+      let storedValue = loadPropertyFromNodeConfig(thisObject.payload, 'status')
 
       if (storedValue !== undefined) {
         if (storedValue !== thisObject.status) {
@@ -392,15 +378,7 @@ function newLayer () {
         }
       }
 
-      /* Saving the new status at the node config */
-      try {
-        let code = JSON.parse(thisObject.payload.node.code)
-        code.status = thisObject.status
-        thisObject.payload.node.code = JSON.stringify(code)
-      } catch (err) {
-         // we ignore errors here since most likely they will be parsing errors.
-      }
-
+      savePropertyAtNodeConfig(thisObject.payload, 'status', thisObject.status)
       let eventData = thisObject
       thisObject.container.eventHandler.raiseEvent('Status Changed', eventData)
     }

Panels/LayersPanel.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function newProductsPanel () {
+function newLayersPanel () {
   let thisObject = {
     name: 'Layers Panel',
     fitFunction: undefined,

Spaces/PanelsSpace.js

@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ function newPanelsSpace () {
 
       case 'Layers Panel':
         {
-          panel = newProductsPanel()
+          panel = newLayersPanel()
           panel.fitFunction = canvas.chartSpace.fitFunction
           panel.container.isVisibleFunction = canvas.chartSpace.isThisPointVisible
+          panel.type = 'Layers Panel'
           break
         }
       case 'Plotter Panel':
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ function newPanelsSpace () {
             panel.session = pSession
             panel.initialize()
           }
-
+          panel.type = 'Plotter Panel'
           break
         }
     }
@@ -75,19 +76,19 @@ function newPanelsSpace () {
     return panel.handle
   }
 
-  function makeVisible (owner) {
+  function makeVisible (owner, type) {
     for (let i = 0; i < thisObject.panels.length; i++) {
       let panel = thisObject.panels[i]
-      if (panel.owner === owner) {
+      if (panel.owner === owner && panel.type === type) {
         panel.isVisible = true
       }
     }
   }
 
-  function makeInvisible (owner) {
+  function makeInvisible (owner, type) {
     for (let i = 0; i < thisObject.panels.length; i++) {
       let panel = thisObject.panels[i]
-      if (panel.owner === owner) {
+      if (panel.owner === owner && panel.type === type) {
         panel.isVisible = false
       }
     }

Utilities.js

@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+function savePropertyAtNodeConfig (payload, propertyName, value) {
+  try {
+    let code = JSON.parse(payload.node.code)
+    code[propertyName] = value
+    payload.node.code = JSON.stringify(code)
+  } catch (err) {
+     // we ignore errors here since most likely they will be parsing errors.
+  }
+}
+
+function loadPropertyFromNodeConfig (payload, propertyName) {
+  try {
+    let code = JSON.parse(payload.node.code)
+    return code[propertyName]
+  } catch (err) {
+     // we ignore errors here since most likely they will be parsing errors.
+  }
+}
 
 function saveFrame (payload, frame) {
   payload.frame = {