IndexedDB error in FireFox when calling createObjectStore - firefox

I'm trying to call createObjectStore on a newly credited indexedDB and getting this error in FireFox: InvalidStateError: A mutation operation was attempted on a database that did not allow mutations.
Here is my code:
var indexed_db = window.indexedDB || window.webkitIndexedDB || window.mozIndexedDB;
if (indexed_db) {
var request = indexed_db.open("Map Tiles", 1);
request.onerror = function(event) { };
request.onsuccess = function(event) {
var tile_store = event.target.result.createObjectStore("map", {keyPath: ["zoom_level", "tile_column", "tile_row"]});
};
request.onupgradeneeded = function(event) { };
}
The error is happening when I call createObjectStore. Any help would be appreciated.

There are basically three types of transactions with indexedDB: readonly, readwrite, and versionchange. You can add/remove objects to/from an object store in a transaction that is the readwrite type. Technically you can also add/remove objects in versionchange but it is not what I consider a best practice. However, you cannot create/remove object stores or indices in a readwrite/readonly type transaction (you get this error). You can only do objectstore/index create/remove in a versionchange transaction.
You can directly create transactions of the type readonly and readwrite, but you cannot create versionchange. versionchange only happens within an upgradeneeded event callback. Effectively you can only make changes in the onupgradeneeded callback. So, as your comment says, doing schema changes (add/remove stores/indices) outside of a versionchange transaction triggers this error, which is basically every transaction outside of the specially typed one provided inside onupgradeneeded.

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Fabric.js - Sync object:modified event to another client

Collaboration Mode:
What is the best way to propagate changes from Client #1's canvas to client #2's canvas? Here's how I capture and send events to Socket.io.
$scope.canvas.on('object:modified',function(e) {
Socket.whiteboardMessage({
eventId:'object:modified',
event:e.target.toJSON()
});
});
On the receiver side, this code works splendidly for adding new objects to the screen, but I could not find documentation on how to select and update an existing object in the canvas.
fabric.util.enlivenObjects([e.event], function(objects) {
objects.forEach(function(o) {
$scope.canvas.add(o);
});
});
I did see that Objects have individual setters and one bulk setter, but I could not figure out how to select an existing object based on the event data.
Ideally, the flow would be:
Receive event with targeted object data.
Select the existing object in the canvas.
Perform bulk update.
Refresh canvas.
Hopefully someone with Fabric.JS experience can help me figure this out. Thanks!
UPDATED ANSWER - Thanks AJM!
AJM was correct in suggesting a unique ID for every newly created element. I was also able to create a new ID for all newly created drawing paths as well. Here's how it worked:
var t = new fabric.IText('Edit me...', {
left: $scope.width/2-100,
top: $scope.height/2-50
});
t.set('id',randomHash());
$scope.canvas.add(t);
I also captured newly created paths and added an id:
$scope.canvas.on('path:created',function(e) {
if (e.target.id === undefined) {
e.target.set('id',randomHash());
}
});
However, I encountered an issue where my ID was visible in console log, but it was not present after executing object.toJSON(). This is because Fabric has its own serialization method which trims down the data to a standardized list of properties. To include additional properties, I had to serialize the data for transport like so:
$scope.canvas.on('object:modified',function(e) {
Socket.whiteboardMessage({
object:e.target.toJSON(['id']) // includes "id" in output.
})
});
Now each object has a unique ID with which to perform updates. On the receiver's side of my code, I added AJM's object-lookup function. I placed this code in the "startup" section of my application so it would only run once (after Fabric.js is loaded, of course!)
fabric.Canvas.prototype.getObjectById = function (id) {
var objs = this.getObjects();
for (var i = 0, len = objs.length; i < len; i++) {
if (objs[i].id == id) {
return objs[i];
}
}
return 0;
};
Now, whenever a new socket.io message is received with whiteboard data, I am able to find it in the canvas via this line:
var obj = $scope.canvas.getObjectById(e.object.id);
Inserting and removing are easy, but for updating, this final piece of code did the trick:
obj.set(e.object); // Updates properties
$scope.canvas.renderAll(); // Redraws canvas
$scope.canvas.calcOffset(); // Updates offsets
All of this required me to handle the following events. Paths are treated as objects once they're created.
$scope.canvas.on('object:added',function(e) { });
$scope.canvas.on('object:modified',function(e) { });
$scope.canvas.on('object:moving',function(e) { });
$scope.canvas.on('object:removed',function(e) { });
$scope.canvas.on('path:created',function(e) { });
I did something similar involving a single shared canvas between multiple users and ran into this exact issue.
To solve this problem, I added unique IDs (using a javascript UUID generator) to each object added to the canvas (in my case, there could be many users working on a canvas at a time, thus I needed to avoid collisions; in your case, something simpler could work).
Fabric objects' set method will let you add an arbitrary property, like an id: o.set('id', yourid). Before you add() a new Fabric object to your canvas (and send that across the wire), tack on an ID property. Now, you'll have a unique key by which you can pick out individual objects.
From there, you'd need a method to retrieve an object by ID. Here's what I used:
fabric.Canvas.prototype.getObjectById = function (id) {
var objs = this.getObjects();
for (var i = 0, len = objs.length; i < len; i++) {
if (objs[i].id == id) {
return objs[i];
}
}
return null;
};
When you receive data from your socket, grab that object from the canvas by ID and mutate it using the appropriate set methods or copying properties wholesale (or, if getObjectById returns null, create it).

When to use asObservable() in rxjs?

I am wondering what is the use of asObservable:
As per docs:
An observable sequence that hides the identity of the
source sequence.
But why would you need to hide the sequence?
When to use Subject.prototype.asObservable()
The purpose of this is to prevent leaking the "observer side" of the Subject out of an API. Basically to prevent a leaky abstraction when you don't want people to be able to "next" into the resulting observable.
Example
(NOTE: This really isn't how you should make a data source like this into an Observable, instead you should use the new Observable constructor, See below).
const myAPI = {
getData: () => {
const subject = new Subject();
const source = new SomeWeirdDataSource();
source.onMessage = (data) => subject.next({ type: 'message', data });
source.onOtherMessage = (data) => subject.next({ type: 'othermessage', data });
return subject.asObservable();
}
};
Now when someone gets the observable result from myAPI.getData() they can't next values in to the result:
const result = myAPI.getData();
result.next('LOL hax!'); // throws an error because `next` doesn't exist
You should usually be using new Observable(), though
In the example above, we're probably creating something we didn't mean to. For one, getData() isn't lazy like most observables, it's going to create the underlying data source SomeWeirdDataSource (and presumably some side effects) immediately. This also means if you retry or repeat the resulting observable, it's not going to work like you think it will.
It's better to encapsulate the creation of your data source within your observable like so:
const myAPI = {
getData: () => return new Observable(subscriber => {
const source = new SomeWeirdDataSource();
source.onMessage = (data) => subscriber.next({ type: 'message', data });
source.onOtherMessage = (data) => subscriber.next({ type: 'othermessage', data });
return () => {
// Even better, now we can tear down the data source for cancellation!
source.destroy();
};
});
}
With the code above, any behavior, including making it "not lazy" can be composed on top of the observable using RxJS's existing operators.
A Subject can act both as an observer and an observable.
An Obervable has 2 methods.
subscribe
unsubscribe
Whenever you subscribe to an observable, you get an observer which has next, error and complete methods on it.
You'd need to hide the sequence because you don't want the stream source to be publicly available in every component. You can refer to #BenLesh's example, for the same.
P.S. : When I first-time came through Reactive Javascript, I was not able to understand asObservable. Because I had to make sure I understand the basics clearly and then go for asObservable. :)
In addition to this answer I would mention that in my opinion it depends on the language in use.
For untyped (or weakly typed) languages like JavaScript it might make sense to conceal the source object from the caller by creating a delegate object like asObservable() method does. Although if you think about it it won't prevent a caller from doing observable.source.next(...). So this technique doesn't prevent the Subject API from leaking, but it indeed makes it more hidden form the caller.
On the other hand, for strongly typed languages like TypeScript the method asObservable() doesn't seem to make much sense (if any).
Statically typed languages solve the API leakage problem by simply utilizing the type system (e.g. interfaces). For example, if your getData() method is defined as returning Observable<T> then you can safely return the original Subject, and the caller will get a compilation error if attempting to call getData().next() on it.
Think about this modified example:
let myAPI: { getData: () => Observable<any> }
myAPI = {
getData: () => {
const subject = new Subject()
// ... stuff ...
return subject
}
}
myAPI.getData().next() // <--- error TS2339: Property 'next' does not exist on type 'Observable<any>'
Of course, since it all compiles to JavaScript in the end of the day there might still be cases when you want to create a delegate. But my point is that the room for those cases is much smaller then when using vanilla JavaScript , and probably in majority of cases you don't need that method.
(Typescript Only) Use Types Instead of asObservable()
I like what Alex Vayda is saying about using types instead, so I'm going to add some additional information to clarify.
If you use asObservable(), then you are running the following code.
/**
* Creates a new Observable with this Subject as the source. You can do this
* to create customize Observer-side logic of the Subject and conceal it from
* code that uses the Observable.
* #return {Observable} Observable that the Subject casts to
*/
asObservable(): Observable<T> {
const observable = new Observable<T>();
(<any>observable).source = this;
return observable;
}
This is useful for Javascript, but not needed in Typescript. I'll explain why below.
Example
export class ExampleViewModel {
// I don't want the outside codeworld to be able to set this INPUT
// so I'm going to make it private. This means it's scoped to this class
// and only this class can set it.
private _exampleData = new BehaviorSubject<ExampleData>(null);
// I do however want the outside codeworld to be able to listen to
// this data source as an OUTPUT. Therefore, I make it public so that
// any code that has reference to this class can listen to this data
// source, but can't write to it because of a type cast.
// So I write this
public exampleData$ = this._exampleData as Observable<ExampleData>;
// and not this
// public exampleData$ = this._exampleData.asObservable();
}
Both do the samething, but one doesn't add additional code calls or memory allocation to your program.
❌this._exampleData.asObservable();❌
Requires additional memory allocation and computation at runtime.
✅this._exampleData as Observable<ExampleData>;✅
Handled by the type system and will NOT add additional code or memory allocation at runtime.
Conclusion
If your colleagues try this, referenceToExampleViewModel.exampleData$.next(new ExampleData());, then it will be caught at compile time and the type system won't let them, because exampleData$ has been casted to Observable<ExampleData> and is no longer of type BehaviorSubject<ExampleData>, but they will be able to listen (.subscribe()) to that source of data or extend it (.pipe()).
This is useful when you only want a particular service or class to be setting the source of information. It also helps with separating the input from the output, which makes debugging easier.

Meteor how to synchronize Client session variable with Server data

I have some data stored on Client side by Session.set(...) (which then is rendered into a template).
This data is changing dynamically... on Server side, how can i synchronize it, so client would update templates any time data is changing on the server? Best method would be Publish/Subscribe, but it's designed for use with database.
this is what i end up so far:
if (Meteor.isClient) {
Session.setDefault('dynamicArray', [{text: "item1"},{text: "item2"}]);
Template.body.helpers({
dynamicData: function(){
return Session.get('dynamicArray');
}
});
// place for code to sync dynamicArray with server
}
if (Meteor.isServer) {
Meteor.startup(function () {
var dynamicArray = [{text: "item3"},{text: "item4"},{text: "item5"}];
// place for code to publish dynamicArray for client
});
}
Regarding your comment, you will need to creata a DynamicData Collection first, located outside the .isClient and .isServer conditionals. From there, .find() will allow you to collect data from the server in the form of a cursor, which can be iterated through using {{#each dynamicData}}. An example of how you might set up the collection and the helper is as follows:
DynamicData = new Collection('dynamicData'); //Sets up new Collection
if (Meteor.isClient) {
Template.body.helpers({
dynamicData: function(){
return DynamicData.find({}, {fields: {dynamicArray: [item1, item2, item3]})
}
});
}
Of course, this depends on how the document(s) you are retrieving are structured and what you are using them for. For instance, if you're only looking to return a single dynamicArray you might be better off using:
return DynamicData.findOne({}, {fields: {dynamicArray: [item1, item2, item3]}).dynamicArray;
...since this will return the array [item1, item2, item3] directly. This seems to be what you're looking for, since I had used the same method to replace an initial over-reliance on session data to sync information. Rather, the key point is to make server info available to the client through the helpers, which will bypass the need to sync via session data. Hope this helps.

NHibernate IPreUpdateEventListener doesn't insert to second table

I'm prototyping some simple audit logging functionality. I have a mid sized entity model (~50 entities) and I'd like to implement audit logging on about 5 or 6. Ultimately I'd like to get this working on Inserts & Deletes as well, but for now I'm just focusing on the updates.
The problem is, when I do session.Save (or SaveOrUpdate) to my auditLog table from within the EventListener, the original object is persisted (updated) correctly, but my AuditLog object never gets inserted.
I think it's a problem with both the Pre and Post event listeners being called to late in the NHibernate save life cycle for the session to still be used.
//in my ISessionFactory Build method
nHibernateConfiguration.EventListeners.PreUpdateEventListeners =
new IPreUpdateEventListener[]{new AuditLogListener()};
//in my AuditLogListener
public class AuditLogListener : IPreUpdateEventListener
{
public bool OnPreUpdate(PreUpdateEvent #event)
{
string message = //code to look at #event.Entity & build message - this works
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(message))
AuditLogHelper.Log(message, #event.Session); //Session is an IEventSource
return false; //Don't veto the change
}
}
//In my helper
public static void Log(string message, IEventSource session)
{
var user = session.QueryOver<User>()
.Where(x => x.Name == "John")
.SingleOrDefault();
//have confirmed a valid user is found
var logItem = new AdministrationAuditLog
{
LogDate = DateTime.Now,
Message = message,
User = user
};
(session as ISession).SaveOrUpdate(logItem);
}
When it hits the session.SaveOrUpdate() in the last method, no errors occur. No exceptions are thrown. it seems to succeed and moves on. But nothing happens. The audit log entry never appears in the database.
The only way I've been able to get this to work it to create a completely new Session & Transaction inside this method, but this isn't really ideal, as the code proceeds back out of the listener method, hits the session.Transaction.Commit() in my main app, and if that transaction fails, then I've got an orphaned log message in my audit table for somethign that never happened.
Any pointers where I might be going wrong ?
EDIT
I've also tried to SaveOrUpdate the LogItem using a child session from the events based on some comments in this thread. http://ayende.com/blog/3987/nhibernate-ipreupdateeventlistener-ipreinserteventlistener
var childSession = session.GetSession(EntityMode.Poco);
var logItem = new AdministrationAuditLog
{
LogDate = DateTime.Now,
Message = message,
User = databaseLogin.User
};
childSession.SaveOrUpdate(logItem);
Still nothing appears in my Log table in the db. No errors or exceptions.
You need to create a child session, currentSession.GetSession(EntityMode.Poco), in your OnPreUpdate method and use this in your log method. Depending on your flushmode setting, you might need to flush the child session as well.
Also, any particular reason you want to roll out your own solution? FYI, NHibernate Envers is now a pretty mature library.

Refreshing a Tapestry zone on a regular basis

What is the best way to refresh a Tapestry zone on a regular basis to pull changes of a dataset from a server?
You could use Prototype's PeriodicalExecuter, and have that call Tapestry's ZoneManager to update the zone:
new PeriodicalExecuter(function(pe) {
var zoneObject = Tapestry.findZoneManager(element);
zoneObject.updateFromUrl(updateUrl);
}, 5);
Firstly, you'll need to expose the url for your event handler:
public String getModeChangedUrl()
{
// will call the onModeChanged method
return resources.createEventLink("ModeChanged").toAbsoluteURI();
}
Then, in a javascript block in your tml assign the url to a variable:
var modeChangedUrl = "${modeChangedUrl}";
Then you need to get a handle to a ZoneManager javascript object:
var zm = Tapestry.findZoneManagerForZone(zoneId);
It's not important which zone you get the ZoneManager for, all this does is facilitate the ajax callback. If the event listener returns a MultiZoneUpdate or an update for a different zone, it will be handled correctly.
I use a dummy zone for marshalling and always return a MultiZoneUpdate even if I'm only updating one zone. Since more often than not I need to update multiple zones, I find it easier to be consistent in my approach. anyway, that is a little off topic for your question.
if you have additional parameters for the event handler, you can append them to the url separated by '/' ie "http://www.host.com/app/page/event/param1/param2"
now that you have the url and a ZoneManager, you can initialise the request-response loop:
zm.updateFromURL(url);
as henning suggested, combining this with the PeriodicalExecuter in prototype will achieve what you want:
new PeriodicalExecuter(function(pe)
{
var zm = Tapestry.findZoneManagerForZone("anyZoneId");
zm.updateFromUrl(url);
}, 5);

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