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+/*
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt.
+*/
+
+// OSRM Notifications
+// [handles notifications: timed tooltips and exclusive notifications]
+
+
+OSRM.GUI.extend( {
+	
+// tooltips
+tooltips: [
+	{	timeout:	4000,
+		header: 	"[Tooltip] Localization",
+		body: 		"You can use the pulldown menu in the upper left corner to select your favorite language. " +
+					"<br/><br/>" +
+					"Don't despair if you cannot find your language of choice. " +
+					"If you want, you can help to provide additional translations! " +
+					"Visit <a href='https://github.com/DennisSchiefer/Project-OSRM-Web'>here</a> for more information.",
+		_classes:	["Localization"],
+		_methods:	["setLanguageWrapper"]
+	},                
+	{	timeout:	6000,
+		header: 	"[Tooltip] Clicking to set markers",
+		body:		"You can click on the map with the left mouse button to set a source marker (green) or a target marker (red), " +
+					"if the source marker already exists. " +
+					"The address of the selected location will be displayed in the boxes to the left. " + 
+					"<br/><br/>" +
+					"You can delete a marker by clicking on it again with the left mouse button.",
+		_classes:	["Map"],
+		_methods:	["click"]
+	},
+	{	timeout:	8000,
+		header: 	"[Tooltip] Dragging markers",
+		body:		"You can drag a marker by clicking on it with the left mouse button and holding the button pressed. " +
+					"Then you can move the marker around the map and the route will be updated instantaneously. " +
+					"<br/><br/>" +
+					"You can even create additional markers by dragging them off of the main route! ",
+		_classes:	["Routing"],
+		_methods:	["getRoute_Dragging"]
+	}
+],
+
+
+// initialize notifications and tooltip timers
+init: function() {
+	// notifications
+	// [nothing to be done at the moment]
+	
+	// tooltip timers
+	var tooltips = OSRM.GUI.tooltips;
+	for( var id=0, idEnd=tooltips.length; id<idEnd; ++id) {
+		// start timer
+		tooltips[id]._timer = setTimeout(
+				function(_id){ return function(){OSRM.GUI._showTooltip(_id);}; }(id),
+				tooltips[id].timeout
+		);
+		
+		// create wrapper around each trigger function that will clear the timer
+		tooltips[id]._original_functions = [];
+		for(var tid=0, tidEnd=tooltips[id]._classes.length; tid<tidEnd; ++tid) {
+			tooltips[id]._original_functions[tid] = OSRM[tooltips[id]._classes[tid]][tooltips[id]._methods[tid]];
+			OSRM[tooltips[id]._classes[tid]][tooltips[id]._methods[tid]] = 
+				function(_id,_tid){ return function(){
+					var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0);
+					args.unshift(_tid);
+					args.unshift(_id);
+					OSRM.GUI._wrapTrigger.apply(this,args);
+				}; }(id,tid);
+		}
+	}
+},
+
+
+// wrapper around a trigger function that clears a pending timer
+_wrapTrigger: function(id, tid) {
+	console.log(id,tid);
+	var tooltips = OSRM.GUI.tooltips;
+	
+	// clear timer as very first action
+	clearTimeout( tooltips[id]._timer );
+	
+	// call original function
+	var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 2);	
+	tooltips[id]._original_functions[tid].apply(this, args);
+	
+	// remove all wrappers (reverse order!)
+	for(var j=tooltips[id]._classes.length-1; j>=0; --j) {
+		console.log("remove",j,id);
+		console.log(tooltips[id]._classes[j], tooltips[id]._methods[j]);
+		console.log(OSRM[tooltips[id]._classes[j]][tooltips[id]._methods[j]]);
+		console.log(tooltips[id]._original_functions[j]);
+		OSRM[tooltips[id]._classes[j]][tooltips[id]._methods[j]] = tooltips[id]._original_functions[j];
+	}
+},
+// show tooltip after timer expired
+_showTooltip: function(id) {
+	var tooltips = OSRM.GUI.tooltips;
+	
+	// if a notification is currently shown, restart timer
+	if( OSRM.GUI.isTooltipVisible() ) {
+		tooltips[id]._timer = setTimeout(
+				function(_id){ return function(){OSRM.GUI._showTooltip(_id);}; }(id),
+				tooltips[id].timeout
+		);		
+		return;
+	}
+	
+	// show notification
+	OSRM.GUI.tooltipNotify( tooltips[id].header, tooltips[id].body );
+	
+	// remove all wrappers (reverse order!)
+	for(var j=tooltips[id]._classes.length-1; j>=0; --j) {
+		OSRM[tooltips[id]._classes[j]][tooltips[id]._methods[j]] = tooltips[id]._original_functions[j];
+	}
+},
+
+
+// exclusive notification
+exclusiveNotify: function( header, text, closable ){
+	document.getElementById('exclusive-notification-blanket').style.display = "block";
+	document.getElementById('exclusive-notification-label').innerHTML = header;
+	document.getElementById('exclusive-notification-box').innerHTML = text;
+	if( closable )
+		document.getElementById('exclusive-notification-toggle').onclick = OSRM.GUI.exclusiveDenotify;
+	else
+		document.getElementById('exclusive-notification-toggle').style.display = "none";
+},
+exclusiveDenotify: function() {
+	document.getElementById('exclusive-notification-blanket').style.display = "none";
+},
+
+
+// tooltip notification
+tooltipNotify: function( header, text ){
+	document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-wrapper').style.display = "block";
+	document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-label').innerHTML = header;
+	document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-box').innerHTML = text;
+	document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-box').style.display = "block";		// simple trick to always start with a minimized tooltip
+	OSRM.GUI.tooltipResize();
+	
+	document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-toggle').onclick = OSRM.GUI.tooltipDenotify;
+	document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-resize').onclick = OSRM.GUI.tooltipResize;
+},
+tooltipResize: function() {
+	if( document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-box').style.display == "none" ) {	
+		document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-box').style.display = "block";
+		var height = document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-box').clientHeight;
+		document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-content').style.height = (height + 28) + "px";
+		document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-wrapper').style.height = (height + 48) + "px";
+		document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-resize').className = "iconic-button up-marker top-right-button";
+	} else {
+		document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-box').style.display = "none";
+		document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-content').style.height = "18px";
+		document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-wrapper').style.height = "38px";		
+		document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-resize').className = "iconic-button down-marker top-right-button";
+	}
+},
+tooltipDenotify: function() {
+	document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-wrapper').style.display = "none";
+},
+isTooltipVisible: function() {
+	return document.getElementById('tooltip-notification-wrapper').style.display == "block"; 
+}
+
+});