Merge pull request #121 from jgable/filterPriority

Filter priorities

core/frontend/filters/index.js

@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
     "use strict";
 
     var _ = require('underscore'),
+        defaultCoreFilterPriority = 4,
         coreFilters;
 
     coreFilters = function (ghost) {
-        ghost.registerFilter('ghostNavItems', function (args) {
+        ghost.registerFilter('ghostNavItems', defaultCoreFilterPriority, function (args) {
             var selectedItem;
 
             // Set the nav items based on the config

core/ghost.js

@@ -18,8 +18,18 @@
         ExampleFilter = require('../content/plugins/exampleFilters'),
         Ghost,
         instance,
+        defaults,
         statuses;
 
+    // ## Default values
+    /**
+     * A hash of default values to use instead of 'magic' numbers/strings.
+     * @type {Object}
+     */
+    defaults = {
+        filterPriority: 5,
+        maxPriority: 9
+    };
 
     // ## Article Statuses
     /**
@@ -121,14 +131,20 @@
 
     /**
      * @param  {string}   name
+     * @param  {integer}  priority
      * @param  {Function} fn
      */
-    Ghost.prototype.registerFilter = function (name, fn) {
-        if (!this.filterCallbacks.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
-            this.filterCallbacks[name] = [];
+    Ghost.prototype.registerFilter = function (name, priority, fn) {
+        // Curry the priority optional parameter to a default of 5
+        if (_.isFunction(priority)) {
+            fn = priority;
+            priority = defaults.filterPriority;
         }
-        console.log('registering filter for ', name);
-        this.filterCallbacks[name].push(fn);
+
+        this.filterCallbacks[name] = this.filterCallbacks[name] || {};
+        this.filterCallbacks[name][priority] = this.filterCallbacks[name][priority] || [];
+
+        this.filterCallbacks[name][priority].push(fn);
     };
 
     /**
@@ -138,17 +154,25 @@
      * @return {method} callback
      */
     Ghost.prototype.doFilter = function (name, args, callback) {
-        var fn;
+        var callbacks = this.filterCallbacks[name];
 
-        if (this.filterCallbacks.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
-            for (fn in this.filterCallbacks[name]) {
-                if (this.filterCallbacks[name].hasOwnProperty(fn)) {
-                    console.log('doing filter for ', name);
-                    args = this.filterCallbacks[name][fn](args);
-                }
+        // Bug out early if no callbacks by that name
+        if (!callbacks) {
+            return callback(args);
         }
+
+        _.times(defaults.maxPriority + 1, function (priority) {
+            // Bug out if no handlers on this priority
+            if (!_.isArray(callbacks[priority])) {
+                return;
             }
 
+            // Call each handler for this priority level
+            _.each(callbacks[priority], function (filterHandler) {
+                args = filterHandler(args);
+            });
+        });
+
         callback(args);
     };
 
@@ -180,5 +204,8 @@
         };
     };
 
+    // TODO: Expose the defaults for other people to see/manipulate as a static value?
+    // Ghost.defaults = defaults;
+
     module.exports = Ghost;
 }());

core/test/ghost/ghost_spec.js

@@ -46,6 +46,56 @@
 
         });
 
+        it("can register filters with specific priority", function () {
+            var ghost = new Ghost(),
+                filterName = 'test',
+                filterPriority = 9,
+                testFilterHandler = sinon.spy();
+
+            ghost.registerFilter(filterName, filterPriority, testFilterHandler);
+
+            should.exist(ghost.filterCallbacks[filterName]);
+            should.exist(ghost.filterCallbacks[filterName][filterPriority]);
+
+            ghost.filterCallbacks[filterName][filterPriority].should.include(testFilterHandler);
+        });
+
+        it("can register filters with default priority", function () {
+            var ghost = new Ghost(),
+                filterName = 'test',
+                defaultPriority = 5,
+                testFilterHandler = sinon.spy();
+
+            ghost.registerFilter(filterName, testFilterHandler);
+
+            should.exist(ghost.filterCallbacks[filterName]);
+            should.exist(ghost.filterCallbacks[filterName][defaultPriority]);
+
+            ghost.filterCallbacks[filterName][defaultPriority].should.include(testFilterHandler);
+        });
+
+        it("executes filters in priority order", function (done) {
+            var ghost = new Ghost(),
+                filterName = 'testpriority',
+                testFilterHandler1 = sinon.spy(),
+                testFilterHandler2 = sinon.spy(),
+                testFilterHandler3 = sinon.spy();
+
+            ghost.registerFilter(filterName, 0, testFilterHandler1);
+            ghost.registerFilter(filterName, 2, testFilterHandler2);
+            ghost.registerFilter(filterName, 9, testFilterHandler3);
+
+            ghost.doFilter(filterName, null, function () {
+
+                testFilterHandler1.calledBefore(testFilterHandler2).should.equal(true);
+                testFilterHandler2.calledBefore(testFilterHandler3).should.equal(true);
+
+                testFilterHandler3.called.should.equal(true);
+
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+
     });
 
 }());