
/**
 * An autosuggest textbox control.
 * @class
 * @scope public
 */
function AutoSuggestControl(oTextbox /*:HTMLInputElement*/, 
                            oProvider /*:SuggestionProvider*/) {
       
    /**
     * Suggestion provider for the autosuggest feature.
     * @scope private.
     */
    this.provider /*:SuggestionProvider*/ = oProvider;
    
    /**
     * The textbox to capture.
     * @scope private
     */
    this.textbox /*:HTMLInputElement*/ = oTextbox;
    
    //initialize the control
    this.init();
    
}

/**
 * Autosuggests one or more suggestions for what the user has typed.
 * If no suggestions are passed in, then no autosuggest occurs.
 * @scope private
 * @param aSuggestions An array of suggestion strings.
 */
AutoSuggestControl.prototype.autosuggest = function (aSuggestions /*:Array*/) {
    
    //make sure there's at least one suggestion
    if (aSuggestions.length > 0) {
        this.typeAhead(aSuggestions[0]);
    }
};


/**
 * Handles keyup events.
 * @scope private
 * @param oEvent The event object for the keyup event.
 */
AutoSuggestControl.prototype.handleKeyUp = function (oEvent /*:Event*/) {

    var iKeyCode = oEvent.keyCode;

    //make sure not to interfere with non-character keys
    if (iKeyCode < 32 || (iKeyCode >= 33 && iKeyCode <= 46) || (iKeyCode >= 112 && iKeyCode <= 123)) {
        //ignore
    } else {
        //request suggestions from the suggestion provider
        this.provider.requestSuggestions(this);
    }
};

/**
 * Initializes the textbox with event handlers for
 * auto suggest functionality.
 * @scope private
 */
AutoSuggestControl.prototype.init = function () {

    //save a reference to this object
    var oThis = this;
    
    //assign the onkeyup event handler
    this.textbox.onkeyup = function (oEvent) {
    
        //check for the proper location of the event object
        if (!oEvent) {
            oEvent = window.event;
        }    
        
        //call the handleKeyUp() method with the event object
        oThis.handleKeyUp(oEvent);
    };
    
};

/**
 * Selects a range of text in the textbox.
 * @scope public
 * @param iStart The start index (base 0) of the selection.
 * @param iLength The number of characters to select.
 */
AutoSuggestControl.prototype.selectRange = function (iStart /*:int*/, iLength /*:int*/) {

    //use text ranges for Internet Explorer
    if (this.textbox.createTextRange) {
        var oRange = this.textbox.createTextRange(); 
        oRange.moveStart("character", iStart); 
        oRange.moveEnd("character", iLength - this.textbox.value.length);      
        oRange.select();
        
    //use setSelectionRange() for Mozilla
    } else if (this.textbox.setSelectionRange) {
        this.textbox.setSelectionRange(iStart, iLength);
    }     

    //set focus back to the textbox
    this.textbox.focus();      
}; 

/**
 * Inserts a suggestion into the textbox, highlighting the 
 * suggested part of the text.
 * @scope private
 * @param sSuggestion The suggestion for the textbox.
 */
AutoSuggestControl.prototype.typeAhead = function (sSuggestion /*:String*/) {

    //check for support of typeahead functionality
    if (this.textbox.createTextRange || this.textbox.setSelectionRange){
        var iLen = this.textbox.value.length; 
        this.textbox.value = sSuggestion; 
        this.selectRange(iLen, sSuggestion.length);
    }
};
