Examples and Code

System Object Reference (JSON)

{
	name: 'tld.domain.optional.module.objectName', // Unique system name
	version: 1,			// A positive whole number.
	taxa: { 
		title: '', 		// Name of this class
		item: '' 		// Name of an individual instance of this class
	},
	source: '',
	field: [
		{	
			name: '',			// The database field name in the table
			type: 0,			// Constants will be available
			default: null,
			contraint: {
				maxLength: 0, 	// In number of digits or characters
				minLength: 1, 	// In number of digits or characters
				maxSize: 32000, // For numerics only
				minSize: 1,		// For numerics only
				regex: ''		// A regular expression
			},
			event: {
				// See event reference below; 
				// Only server events are applicable.
			}
		}
	],
	
	layout: [
		{
			name: 'default',	// Name of this form layout
			field: [			
				{
					for: 'Parent',		// DB field to link to
					name: 'Parent',		// Display name on form
					description: 'Parent Menu Item',
					type: 'strictlookup', // The component type
					visible: true,		// Physical visibility
					pos: { 				// Absolute positioning by default
						x: 450, 
						y: 20, 
						w: 230, 
						h: 0 
					},
					style: {
						class: '',		// Maps to a CSS class (or java LAF/subclass)
						enabled: true	// duh
					},
					remote: {			// For Ajax or dynamic fields
						uri: '',		// System object that will provide data
						procedure: 'menu', // Which stream of information?
						args: []		// Arguments to filter or direct data
					},
					inherit: {			// Data may be inherited from a parent form
						source: '',		// For web: [Postback or Parent]
						name: ''		// Name of the attribute to inherit
					},
					event: {
						// See event reference below; 
						// Most events are applicable to a form component.
					},
					field: []			// Fields may be heirarchially structured
				}
			]
		}
	],
	
	filter: [	
		// Still to be designed... Different layouts 
		//   may want to only be applied to certain records.
	],
	
	event: {
		// See event reference below; 
		// Most events are applicable to a form.
	},
	
}


/* ------------- Event Reference ------------- 
 * Each event object should have a set of string objects named after the
 *   language they support. 
 */
	event: {
		server: [
			beforeNew: {},
			afterNew: {},
			beforeSave: {},
			afterSave: {},
			beforeLoad: {},
			afterLoad: {},
			beforeDelete: {},
			afterDelete: {},
			beforeRender: {},
			afterRender: {}
		],
		client: [
			beforeInit: {},
			afterInit: {},
			mouseEnter: {},
			mouseExit: {},
			mouseMove: {},
			mouseDown: {},
			mouseUp: {},
			mouseClick: {},
			keyDown: {},
			keyUp: {},
			keyClick: {}
		]
	},


		

An example of a grid/list.

The code (ASP flavour) to design the above grid.