shouts.js

/**
 * The heartbeat object
 */
Drupal.heartbeat = Drupal.heartbeat || {};

/**
 * Shouts object
 */
Drupal.heartbeat.Shouts = Drupal.heartbeat.Shouts || {};

Drupal.heartbeat.Shouts.button = null;

/**
 * Shout function to actually shout a message into the world
 */
Drupal.heartbeat.Shouts.shout = function(element, callback_url) {

  Drupal.heartbeat.Shouts.button = $(element);
  
  // Throw in the throbber
  Drupal.heartbeat.wait($('.heartbeat-messages-throbber'));
  Drupal.heartbeat.Shouts.button.attr("disabled", "disabled");
  
  var field = $(element).parents('form').find('.shout-message:first');
  var shout = field.val();
  field.val('');
  
  $.post(Drupal.settings.basePath + callback_url, {shout: shout}, Drupal.heartbeat.Shouts.afterShout);
  
}

/**
 * Callback triggered after a shout. 
 * We do a poll for newer messages to put the shout into the stream(s)
 */
Drupal.heartbeat.Shouts.afterShout = function(data) {

  Drupal.heartbeat.doneWaiting();
  Drupal.heartbeat.Shouts.button.removeAttr("disabled");
  
  Drupal.heartbeat.pollMessages();
  
}