AppSuite:Wizard framework

Wizard/Tour framework

App Suite UI provides a simple but flexible framework to implement wizards and guided tours. The essence of both a wizard and a tour is a set of steps the end-user walks through. Usually a step is a smaller modal popup.

Simple example

The starting point is the "Wizard" (or "Tour") class defined in io.ox/core/tk/wizard.js. A simple example:

 
require(['io.ox/core/tk/wizard'], function (Tour) {
   new Tour()
   .step()
       .title('Welcome')
       .content('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr')
       .end()
   .start();
}); 

The function step() adds a new step. Each step is separate Backbone view instance (DisposableView to be more precise). The following function calls title() and content() both work on that view; end() just returns to the tour (same idea as in jQuery's end()). This allows long definition chains.

API

Function	Description
step(options)	Add a new wizard/tour step.
start()	Start the wizard/tour
title()	Append content to the popup title. Handed over to jQuery's append; can be String, DOM element, jQuery set, a function.
content()	Append content the popup body. Handed over to jQuery's append; can be String, DOM element, jQuery set, a function.
footer()	Append content to the popup footer. Handed over to jQuery's append; can be String, DOM element, jQuery set, a function.
mandatory()	Makes a step mandatory. The "close" icon gets removed; escape key no longer works.
toggleNext(state)	Enables (true) or disables (false) the "Next" button
toggleBack(state)	Enables (true) or disables (false) the "Back" button
isFirst()	Returns true if the current step is the first one
isLast()	Returns true if the current step is the last one
pointAt(selector)	Affects the dialogs location (alignment happens automatically).
spotlight(selector)	Sets a spotlight on a given element
modal([state])	Shows a darker backdrop. Default is true.
waitFor(selector)	The step waits for a certain element to exist before showing the popup.
navigateTo(id, [options])	The step launches given app (id) before showing the popup. "options" are optional; handed over to ox.launch().
scrollIntoView(selector)	This element will be scrolled into view before the popup is shown
beforeShow(callback)	Registers for the "before:show" event using once(). The callback's context is the step, i.e. "this" is a backbone view.
end()	Go back to parent element, i.e. the Wizard or the Tour.

Using the registry

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