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+define("dojo/data/api/Identity", ["../..", "./Read"], function(dojo) {
+ // module:
+ // dojo/data/api/Identity
+ // summary:
+ // TODOC
+
+
+dojo.declare("dojo.data.api.Identity", dojo.data.api.Read, {
+ // summary:
+ // This is an abstract API that data provider implementations conform to.
+ // This file defines methods signatures and intentionally leaves all the
+ // methods unimplemented.
+
+ getFeatures: function(){
+ // summary:
+ // See dojo.data.api.Read.getFeatures()
+ return {
+ 'dojo.data.api.Read': true,
+ 'dojo.data.api.Identity': true
+ };
+ },
+
+ getIdentity: function(/* item */ item){
+ // summary:
+ // Returns a unique identifier for an item. The return value will be
+ // either a string or something that has a toString() method (such as,
+ // for example, a dojox.uuid.Uuid object).
+ // item:
+ // The item from the store from which to obtain its identifier.
+ // exceptions:
+ // Conforming implementations may throw an exception or return null if
+ // item is not an item.
+ // example:
+ // | var itemId = store.getIdentity(kermit);
+ // | assert(kermit === store.findByIdentity(store.getIdentity(kermit)));
+ throw new Error('Unimplemented API: dojo.data.api.Identity.getIdentity');
+ },
+
+ getIdentityAttributes: function(/* item */ item){
+ // summary:
+ // Returns an array of attribute names that are used to generate the identity.
+ // For most stores, this is a single attribute, but for some complex stores
+ // such as RDB backed stores that use compound (multi-attribute) identifiers
+ // it can be more than one. If the identity is not composed of attributes
+ // on the item, it will return null. This function is intended to identify
+ // the attributes that comprise the identity so that so that during a render
+ // of all attributes, the UI can hide the the identity information if it
+ // chooses.
+ // item:
+ // The item from the store from which to obtain the array of public attributes that
+ // compose the identifier, if any.
+ // example:
+ // | var itemId = store.getIdentity(kermit);
+ // | var identifiers = store.getIdentityAttributes(itemId);
+ // | assert(typeof identifiers === "array" || identifiers === null);
+ throw new Error('Unimplemented API: dojo.data.api.Identity.getIdentityAttributes');
+ },
+
+
+ fetchItemByIdentity: function(/* object */ keywordArgs){
+ // summary:
+ // Given the identity of an item, this method returns the item that has
+ // that identity through the onItem callback. Conforming implementations
+ // should return null if there is no item with the given identity.
+ // Implementations of fetchItemByIdentity() may sometimes return an item
+ // from a local cache and may sometimes fetch an item from a remote server,
+ //
+ // keywordArgs:
+ // An anonymous object that defines the item to locate and callbacks to invoke when the
+ // item has been located and load has completed. The format of the object is as follows:
+ // {
+ // identity: string|object,
+ // onItem: Function,
+ // onError: Function,
+ // scope: object
+ // }
+ // The *identity* parameter.
+ // The identity parameter is the identity of the item you wish to locate and load
+ // This attribute is required. It should be a string or an object that toString()
+ // can be called on.
+ //
+ // The *onItem* parameter.
+ // Function(item)
+ // The onItem parameter is the callback to invoke when the item has been loaded. It takes only one
+ // parameter, the item located, or null if none found.
+ //
+ // The *onError* parameter.
+ // Function(error)
+ // The onError parameter is the callback to invoke when the item load encountered an error. It takes only one
+ // parameter, the error object
+ //
+ // The *scope* parameter.
+ // If a scope object is provided, all of the callback functions (onItem,
+ // onError, etc) will be invoked in the context of the scope object.
+ // In the body of the callback function, the value of the "this"
+ // keyword will be the scope object. If no scope object is provided,
+ // the callback functions will be called in the context of dojo.global.
+ // For example, onItem.call(scope, item, request) vs.
+ // onItem.call(dojo.global, item, request)
+ if(!this.isItemLoaded(keywordArgs.item)){
+ throw new Error('Unimplemented API: dojo.data.api.Identity.fetchItemByIdentity');
+ }
+ }
+});
+
+return dojo.data.api.Identity;
+});