hp-library/static/js/library.js

$(document).ready(function() {

///////URLS/////////////

    // setting up variables that we will use for the url later
    var existing_path = window.location.href;
    existing_start = existing_path.indexOf('/?');
    var address = existing_path.slice(existing_start);


    // generating the url with librarian names
    $(".librarian-names").click(function(event){
      var theid = $(this).attr('id');
      var test = "librarian=" + theid;
      if(address.includes(test)!=true){
        if(address.slice(address.length - 1)!='/'){
          address = address + "&librarian=" + theid;
         } else {
           address = address + "?librarian=" + theid;
         }
         location.href = address;
      } else {
          var start = "?librarian=" + theid;
          var addition = "&librarian=" + theid;
          if(address.includes(start)==true && address.charAt(start.length+1)=='&'){
            var begin = address.indexOf(start)+1;
            address = address.replace(address.substr(begin,start.length),'');
          } else if(address.includes(start)==true) {
            address = address.replace(start,'');
          } else {
            address = address.replace(addition,'');
          };
        location.href = address;
      };
    });

    // generating the url with method names
    $(".nav-button").click(function(event){
      var theid = $(this).attr('id');
      var test = "method=" + theid;
      if(address.includes(test)!=true){
        if(address.slice(address.length - 1)!='/'){
          address = address + "&method=" + theid;
         } else {
           address = address + "?method=" + theid;
         }
         location.href = address;
      } else {
          var start = "?method=" + theid;
          var addition = "&method=" + theid;
          if(address.includes(start)==true && address.charAt(start.length+1)=='&'){
            var begin = address.indexOf(start)+1;
            address = address.replace(address.substr(begin,start.length),'');
          } else if(address.includes(start)==true) {
            address = address.replace(start,'');
          } else {
            address = address.replace(addition,'');
          };
        location.href = address;
      };
    });
/////DISPLAY FILES/////////////
   $(".file-names").click(function(event){

      // alert(listofselecteddocs);
      // if classname in listselecteddocs, checkbox is checked;

     var thefile = $(this).text();
     $.getJSON('{{ url_for('static', filename='js/mergedjson.json') }}', function(test) {
       $(".name-elements").empty();
       // iterate in test[i].librarian to find where the name is present
       //to get the test[i].debris that goes with it


       var allpeeps = [];
       var category = null;
       for (var i = 0; i < test.length; ++i) {
         var item = test[i];
         if(item.debrisname.includes(thefile)){
           ledocument = item.debrispath;
           // allpeeps.push(ledocument);
           var extension = ledocument.replace(/^.*\./, '');
           // var classname = ledocument.substring(ledocument.lastIndexOf('/')+1);
           // classname = classname.substr(0, classname.lastIndexOf('.')) || classname;
           var classname = ledocument;
           console.log(ledocument);

// check or unchecked checkbox if classname in array
          var checkboite;
          if(jQuery.inArray(classname, listofselecteddocs) != -1) {
              console.log("is in array");
              checkboite = "<br /><input type='checkbox' class='addtoprint' id='"+classname+"' name='"+classname+"' value='print' checked><label for='"+classname+"'> Add to print</label>";
            } else {
              checkboite = "<br /><input type='checkbox' class='addtoprint' id='"+classname+"' name='"+classname+"' value='print'><label for='"+classname+"'> Add to print</label>";
          }


           if ((extension=="jpg") || (extension=="jpeg") || (extension=="png") || (extension=="gif") || (extension=="tiff")) {
             $(".name-elements").append("<li><img class='listed-images' src='/files/"+ledocument+"'>"+checkboite+"</li>");
           }
           else if (extension=="pdf") {
             $(".name-elements").append("<li><object class='listed-pdf' data='files/"+ledocument+"'/>"+checkboite+"</li>");
           }
           else if (extension=="epub") {
             $(".name-elements").append("<li>"+ledocument+"</li>");
           }
           else if ((extension=="mp3") || (extension=="wav") || (extension=="m4a")) {
             $(".name-elements").append("<li><audio class='listed-audio' controls><source src='files/"+ledocument+"'></audio>"+checkboite+"</li>");
           }
           else if ((extension=="mov") || (extension=="mp4")) {
             $(".name-elements").append("<li><video class='listed-videos' controls><source src='files/"+ledocument+"'></video>"+checkboite+"</li>");
           }
           else if ((extension=="odt") || (extension=="docx")) {
           // something for odt and docx
             $(".name-elements").append("<li>"+ledocument+"</li>");
           };
         };
         category = item.method;
       };

     });
   });

///////////CHECKBOXES////////////////

var listofselecteddocs = [];

$(document.body).on("click", "input[type='checkbox']", function() {
  var self=$(this);
  if(self.is(":checked")){
    theid = self.attr("id");
    alert("checkbox  id ="+theid +"is checked ");
    listofselecteddocs.push(theid);
    alert(listofselecteddocs.length);
  }else {
    theid = self.attr("id");
    alert("id = "+theid +"is Unchecked ");
    listofselecteddocs = $.grep(listofselecteddocs, function(value) {
      return value != theid;
    });
      alert(listofselecteddocs.length);

    }
  });


//THE SENDING OF THE LIST TO PYTHON ///////////////////

$("#listoffiles").click(function(){
console.log(listofselecteddocs)
$.ajax({
type : 'POST',
url : "{{url_for('test')}}",
data : JSON.stringify(listofselecteddocs),
success: function(response){
alert("yesss")
},
contentType: "application/json",
    dataType: 'json'
});
});


 });