orbit-4-1/app/assets/javascripts/orbitTimeline.js

//for timeline parent library, will be accessable by main library and API library for other people to use.. default inherits orbitDesktopAPI
// Harry Bomrah

var orbitTimeline = function(dom){
	t = this;
	this.dom = $("#"+dom);
	this.timelineHtml = $("<div class='t_bottom t_scale' id='timeline_scale'></div>");
	//this.marker = t.timelineHtml.find("#timline_marker");
	this.scale = t.timelineHtml.find("#timeline_scale");
	//this.container = t.timelineHtml.find("#t_container");
	this.events = new Array;
	this.monthList = ["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"];
	this.initialize = function(){
		t.dom.html(t.timelineHtml);
		$("div.scrollbar").hide();
		t.constructTimeScale(function(timelineScale){
			$("#timeline_scale").html(timelineScale);
			for(eve in t.events){

				t.makeBubble(t.events[eve]);
			}
		});		
	}
	this.constructTimeScale = function(callbackFn){
		var mon ="",year="";
		var scale = $("<div id='scale_wrapper'></div>");
		$.getJSON("desktop_orbit/getevents",{"event":"papers"},function(journals){
			$.each(journals,function(x,journal){
				$.each(journal.papers,function(i,paper){
					var dt = new Date(paper.created_at);
					var cur_mon = paper.created_at.substr(5,2);
					var cur_year = dt.getFullYear();
					var cdt = paper.created_at.substr(0,7).replace("-","");
					var bubbleData = {"fulldate" : t.monthList[parseInt(cur_mon)] +", " + dt.getDate() + ", " + cur_year,"title":paper.title,"jtitle":journal.title,"coauthors":paper.coauthors,"abstract":paper.abstract,"timestamp":cdt}
					t.events.push(bubbleData);
					if(cur_year != year){
						year = cur_year;
						scale.append($("<div class='scale_region year'>"+(year+1)+"</div>"));
					} 
					if(cur_mon != mon){
						mon = cur_mon;
						scale.append($("<div class='scale_region month' data-content='"+cdt+"'><div class='month_heading'>"+t.monthList[parseInt(mon)]+"</div><div class='bubble_list'></div></div>"))					
					}
				});
			})
			scale.append($("<div class='scale_region year'>"+year+"</div>"));
			if(typeof callbackFn == "function"){
				callbackFn.call(this,scale);
			}
			
		});
	}
	this.makeBubble = function(bubbleData){
		var totalul = $("#scale_wrapper").find("div[data-content="+bubbleData.timestamp+"] ul").length;
		var targetul =  $("#scale_wrapper div[data-content="+bubbleData.timestamp+"] div.bubble_list ul").eq(totalul-1);
		if(totalul == 0){
			var ul = $("<ul></ul>");
			$("#scale_wrapper").find("div[data-content="+bubbleData.timestamp+"] div.bubble_list").append(ul);
			targetul = ul;
		}else{
			var totalli = targetul.find("li").length;
			if(totalli >= 5){
				var ul = $("<ul></ul>");
				$("#scale_wrapper").find("div[data-content="+bubbleData.timestamp+"] div.bubble_list").append(ul);
				targetul = ul;
			}
		}
		var bt = (bubbleData.title.length > 70? bubbleData.title.substr(0,70) + "..." : bubbleData.title);
		var bubble = $("<li class='bubble'><span>"+bt+"<span class='date'> - "+bubbleData.fulldate+"</span></span></li>");
		bubble.css("margin-left","25px");
		targetul.prepend(bubble);
		bubble.show();
		bubble.click(function(){
			o.toolPopup({
				parent: $(this),
				html : "<div><h3>"+bubbleData.jtitle+"</h3><span><h2>Co-Authors: </h2>"+bubbleData.coauthors+"</span><span><h2>Abstract: </h2>"+bubbleData.abstract+"</span></div>",
				height: "auto",
				width:"300px"
			});
		})//.mouseout(function(){t.oapi.toolPopup("destroy");})
	}
}