Utils

    Framework7 utils is a set of helper methods that used internally and can be handy during development as well.

    It is avaialable as a utils property of Framework7 class (Framework7.utils) and same property on initialized app instance (app.utils):

    // If we need it in place where we don't have access to app instance or before we init the app
    var now = Framework7.utils.now();
    
    
    // After we init the app we can access it as app instance property
    var app = new Framework7({ /*...*/ });
    var now = app.utils.now();
    

    Utils Methods

    parseUrlQuery

    app.utils.parseUrlQuery(url)- parse url query get parameters

    • url - string - url with GET parameters. Required.

    Method returns object with query parameters

    var query = app.utils.parseUrlQuery('http://google.com/?id=5&foo=bar');
    console.log(query); // { id: 5, foo: 'bar' }
    

    serializeObject

    app.utils.serializeObject(object)- Create a serialized representation of a plain object suitable for use in a URL query string

    • object - object - Object to serialize

    returns a new unique array

    var params = { foo: 'bar', id: 5 };
    console.log(app.utils.serializeObject(params)); // 'foo=bar&id=5'
    

    requestAnimationFrame

    app.utils.requestAnimationFrame(callback)- Cross-browser implementation on requestAnimationFrame

    • callback - function - function to call when it's time to update your animation for the next repaint

    returns animation request id, that uniquely identifies the entry in the callback list

    var animId;
    function anim() {
      var left = parseInt($$('#anim').css('left'), 10) + 1;
      $$('#anim').css({left: left + 'px'})
      animId = app.utils.requestAnimationFrame(anim);
    }
    animId = app.utils.requestAnimationFrame(anim);
    

    cancelAnimationFrame

    app.utils.cancelAnimationFrame(requestID)- Cancels an animation frame request

    • requestID - number - The ID value returned by the call to app.utils.requestAnimationFrame() that requested the callback
    app.utils.cancelAnimationFrame(animId);
    

    removeDiacritics

    app.utils.removeDiacritics(text)- Replace diacritics in specified text string with standard latin characters

    • text - string - Text string
    var text = app.utils.removeDiacritics('ÁÓL');
    console.log(text); //-> 'AOL'
    

    nextFrame

    app.utils.nextFrame(callback)- Executes code on next available animation frame.

    • callback - string - function to call when it's time to update your animation for the next repaint.
    app.utils.nextFrame(function() {
      // do something on next frame
    });
    

    nextTick

    app.utils.nextTick(callback, delay)- executes code after required delay. Basically alias for setTimeout

    • callback - string - function to call after specified delay
    • delay - number - delay in ms. Optional, by deault is 0

    returns timeout ID

    app.utils.nextTick(function() {
      // do something on next tick
    });
    

    now

    app.utils.now()- returns current timestamp in ms

    var now = app.utils.now();
    setTimeout(function () {
      var timeDiff = app.utils.now() - now;
      console.log(timeDiff + 'ms past');
    }, 2000);

    extend

    app.utils.extend(target, ...from)- extends target object with properties and methods from from objects

    • target - object - target object to extend
    • from - object - objects to copy properties and methods from

    returns target object with extended properties and methods

    This method becomes very handy if you need to extend one object with properties of others or when you need a deep copy of an object.

    var a = {
      apple: 0,
      cherry: 97
    };
    // Pass as empty object as target to copy a into b
    var b = app.utils.extend({}, a);
    
    console.log(b); // { apple: 0, cherry: 97 }
    console.log(a === b); // false
    var a = {
      apple: 0,
      cherry: 97
    };
    var b = {
      banana: 10,
      pineapple: 20,
    }
    
    // Extends a with b
    app.utils.extend(a, b);
    
    console.log(a); // { apple: 0, cherry: 97, banana: 10, pineapple: 20 }
    var a = {
      apple: 0,
      cherry: 97
    };
    var b = {
      banana: 10,
      pineapple: 20,
    }
    
    // Create new object c from the merge of a and b
    var c = app.utils.extend({}, a, b);
    
    console.log(c); // { apple: 0, cherry: 97, banana: 10, pineapple: 20 }
    var a = {
      apple: 0,
      cherry: 97
    };
    var b = {
      apple: 10,
      pineapple: 20,
    }
    
    // Extend a with b
    app.utils.extend(a, b);
    
    console.log(a); // { apple: 10, cherry: 97, pineapple: 20 }
    

    uniqueNumber

    app.utils.uniqueNumber()- returns unique number, increased by 1 with every call

    app.utils.uniqueNumber(); // -> 2
    
    app.utils.uniqueNumber(); // -> 3
    
    app.utils.uniqueNumber(); // -> 4
    

    id

    app.utils.id(mask, map)- generates random ID-like string

    • mask - string - ID string mask, by default is xxxxxxxxxx
    • map - string - characters that will be used for generation, by default is 0123456789abcdef

    returns randomly generated string

    app.utils.id() // -> ffe28ab56e
    
    app.utils.id('xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx') // -> 1ea3-f127-dc67-627d
    
    app.utils.id('xxxx-xxxx', 'abcd') // -> aabc-ccda