element-web/src/components/views/elements/PersistedElement.js

/*
Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
import {throttle} from "lodash";
import ResizeObserver from 'resize-observer-polyfill';

import dis from '../../../dispatcher/dispatcher';
import MatrixClientContext from "../../../contexts/MatrixClientContext";
import {MatrixClientPeg} from "../../../MatrixClientPeg";

// Shamelessly ripped off Modal.js.  There's probably a better way
// of doing reusable widgets like dialog boxes & menus where we go and
// pass in a custom control as the actual body.

function getContainer(containerId) {
    return document.getElementById(containerId);
}

function getOrCreateContainer(containerId) {
    let container = getContainer(containerId);

    if (!container) {
        container = document.createElement("div");
        container.id = containerId;
        document.body.appendChild(container);
    }

    return container;
}

/*
 * Class of component that renders its children in a separate ReactDOM virtual tree
 * in a container element appended to document.body.
 *
 * This prevents the children from being unmounted when the parent of PersistedElement
 * unmounts, allowing them to persist.
 *
 * When PE is unmounted, it hides the children using CSS. When mounted or updated, the
 * children are made visible and are positioned into a div that is given the same
 * bounding rect as the parent of PE.
 */
export default class PersistedElement extends React.Component {
    static propTypes = {
        // Unique identifier for this PersistedElement instance
        // Any PersistedElements with the same persistKey will use
        // the same DOM container.
        persistKey: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
    };

    constructor() {
        super();
        this.collectChildContainer = this.collectChildContainer.bind(this);
        this.collectChild = this.collectChild.bind(this);
        this._repositionChild = this._repositionChild.bind(this);
        this._onAction = this._onAction.bind(this);

        this.resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(this._repositionChild);
        // Annoyingly, a resize observer is insufficient, since we also care
        // about when the element moves on the screen without changing its
        // dimensions. Doesn't look like there's a ResizeObserver equivalent
        // for this, so we bodge it by listening for document resize and
        // the timeline_resize action.
        window.addEventListener('resize', this._repositionChild);
        this._dispatcherRef = dis.register(this._onAction);
    }

    /**
     * Removes the DOM elements created when a PersistedElement with the given
     * persistKey was mounted. The DOM elements will be re-added if another
     * PeristedElement is mounted in the future.
     *
     * @param {string} persistKey Key used to uniquely identify this PersistedElement
     */
    static destroyElement(persistKey) {
        const container = getContainer('mx_persistedElement_' + persistKey);
        if (container) {
            container.remove();
        }
    }

    static isMounted(persistKey) {
        return Boolean(getContainer('mx_persistedElement_' + persistKey));
    }

    collectChildContainer(ref) {
        if (this.childContainer) {
            this.resizeObserver.unobserve(this.childContainer);
        }
        this.childContainer = ref;
        if (ref) {
            this.resizeObserver.observe(ref);
        }
    }

    collectChild(ref) {
        this.child = ref;
        this.updateChild();
    }

    componentDidMount() {
        this.updateChild();
        this.renderApp();
    }

    componentDidUpdate() {
        this.updateChild();
        this.renderApp();
    }

    componentWillUnmount() {
        this.updateChildVisibility(this.child, false);
        this.resizeObserver.disconnect();
        window.removeEventListener('resize', this._repositionChild);
        dis.unregister(this._dispatcherRef);
    }

    _onAction(payload) {
        if (payload.action === 'timeline_resize') {
            this._repositionChild();
        }
    }

    _repositionChild() {
        this.updateChildPosition(this.child, this.childContainer);
    }

    updateChild() {
        this.updateChildPosition(this.child, this.childContainer);
        this.updateChildVisibility(this.child, true);
    }

    renderApp() {
        const content = <MatrixClientContext.Provider value={MatrixClientPeg.get()}>
            <div ref={this.collectChild} style={this.props.style}>
                {this.props.children}
            </div>
        </MatrixClientContext.Provider>;

        ReactDOM.render(content, getOrCreateContainer('mx_persistedElement_'+this.props.persistKey));
    }

    updateChildVisibility(child, visible) {
        if (!child) return;
        child.style.display = visible ? 'block' : 'none';
    }

    updateChildPosition = throttle((child, parent) => {
        if (!child || !parent) return;

        const parentRect = parent.getBoundingClientRect();
        Object.assign(child.style, {
            zIndex: 10,
            position: 'absolute',
            top: parentRect.top + 'px',
            left: parentRect.left + 'px',
            width: parentRect.width + 'px',
            height: parentRect.height + 'px',
        });
    }, 100, {trailing: true, leading: true});

    render() {
        return <div ref={this.collectChildContainer} />;
    }
}

export const getPersistKey = (appId: string) => 'widget_' + appId;