changed approach to map creation. reorganized code to suit that.

app/assets/javascripts/application.js

@@ -10,18 +10,11 @@
 // WARNING: THE FIRST BLANK LINE MARKS THE END OF WHAT'S TO BE PROCESSED, ANY BLANK LINE SHOULD
 // GO AFTER THE REQUIRES BELOW.
 //  
-// require autocomplete-rails-uncompressed
-//
 //= require jquery
 //= require jquery-ui
-//= require jquery.purr
-//= require jquery.lettering
-//= require jquery.textillate
-//= require jquery.roundabout.min
-//= require bip
 //= require jquery_ujs
-//= require typeahead
-//= require hogan-2.0.0
-//= require_directory ./scroll
-//= require_directory ./typing
+//= require ./orderedLibraries/underscore
+//= require ./orderedLibraries/backbone
+//= require_directory ./librariesForAllPages
 //= require ./metamaps/Metamaps.GlobalUI
+//= require ./metamaps/Metamaps.Backbone

app/assets/javascripts/compileMapPages.js

@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
 // WARNING: THE FIRST BLANK LINE MARKS THE END OF WHAT'S TO BE PROCESSED, ANY BLANK LINE SHOULD
 // GO AFTER THE REQUIRES BELOW.
 //
-//= require socket.io
-//= require underscore
-//= require backbone
-//= require_directory ./carousel
+//
+// can't use require directory because underscore needs to come before backbone
+//
+//= require ./librariesForMapPages/cloudcarousel
+//= require ./librariesForMapPages/socket.io
 //= require ./metamaps/JIT
 //= require ./metamaps/Metamaps
 //= require ./metamaps/Metamaps.JIT

app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.Backbone.js

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+Metamaps.Backbone = {};
+Metamaps.Backbone.Map = Backbone.Model.extend({
+    urlRoot: '/maps',
+    blacklist: ['created_at', 'updated_at'],
+    toJSON: function (options) {
+        return _.omit(this.attributes, this.blacklist);
+    },
+    authorizeToEdit: function (mapper) {
+        if (mapper && (this.get('permission') === "commons" || this.get('user_id') === mapper.get('id'))) return true;
+        else return false;
+    }
+});
+Metamaps.Backbone.MapsCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
+    model: Metamaps.Backbone.Map,
+    url: '/maps'
+});
+
+Metamaps.Backbone.Mapper = Backbone.Model.extend({
+    urlRoot: '/users',
+    blacklist: ['created_at', 'updated_at'],
+    toJSON: function (options) {
+        return _.omit(this.attributes, this.blacklist);
+    },
+});
+Metamaps.Backbone.MapperCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
+    model: Metamaps.Backbone.Mapper,
+    url: '/users'
+});
+Metamaps.Active.Mapper = new Metamaps.Backbone.Mapper({
+    id: userid,
+    name: username
+});
+Metamaps.Mappers = new Metamaps.Backbone.MapperCollection([Metamaps.Active.Mapper]);
+Metamaps.Maps = new Metamaps.Backbone.MapsCollection();

app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js

@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@ var Metamaps = {}; // this variable declaration defines a Javascript object that
 /*
 
 * unless you are on a page with the Javascript InfoVis Toolkit (Topic or Map) the only section in the metamaps 
-* object will be this one
+* object will be these
 GlobalUI
+Active
+Maps
+Mappers
+Backbone
 
 * all these get added when you are on a page with the Javascript Infovis Toolkit
 Settings
 Touch
 Mouse
-Active
 Selected
-Maps
-Mappers
 Metacodes
 Topics
 Synapses
 Mappings
-Backbone
 Create
 TopicCard
 SynapseCard
@@ -28,13 +28,20 @@ Control
 Filter
 Listeners
 Organize
-Topic
-Synapse
 Map
 Mapper
+Topic
+Synapse
 JIT 
 */
 
+Metamaps.Active = {
+    Map: null,
+    Topic: null,
+    Mapper: null
+};
+Metamaps.Maps = {}; // will be initialized in Metamaps.Backbone.js as a MapCollection
+Metamaps.Mappers = {}; // will be initialized in Metamaps.Backbone.js as a MapperCollection
 
 $(document).ready(function () {
 
@@ -49,13 +56,11 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         }
     }
 
-    //Metamaps.Visualize.type = "ForceDirected3D";
-    // this line could maybe go at the end of the Metamaps.JIT init function
-    if (Metamaps.JIT) Metamaps.JIT.prepareVizData();
 });
 
 Metamaps.GlobalUI = {
     notifyTimeout: null,
+    lightbox: null,
     init: function () {
         var self = Metamaps.GlobalUI;
 
@@ -76,9 +81,13 @@ Metamaps.GlobalUI = {
         $('.alert.metamaps').delay(10000).fadeOut('fast');
     },
     openLightbox: function (which) {
+        var self = Metamaps.GlobalUI;
+        
         $('.lightboxContent').hide();
         $('#' + which).show();
         
+        self.lightbox = which;
+
         $('#lightbox_overlay').show();
         $('#lightbox_main').css('margin-top', '-' + ($('#lightbox_main').height() / 2) + 'px');
 
@@ -97,12 +106,16 @@ Metamaps.GlobalUI = {
     },
 
     closeLightbox: function () {
+        var self = Metamaps.GlobalUI;
+        
         $('#lightbox_overlay').hide();
-        Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap.reset('fork_map');
-        Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap.reset('new_map');
+        
+        if (self.lightbox === 'forkmap') Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap.reset('fork_map');
+        if (self.lightbox === 'newmap') Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap.reset('new_map');
         if (Metamaps.Create && Metamaps.Create.isSwitchingSet) {
             Metamaps.Create.cancelMetacodeSetSwitch();
         }
+        self.lightbox = null;
     },
     notifyUser: function (message) {
         var self = Metamaps.GlobalUI;
@@ -186,33 +199,102 @@ Metamaps.GlobalUI.MainMenu = {
 
 
 Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap = {
+    newMap: null,
+    emptyMapForm: "",
+    emptyForkMapForm: "",
+    topicsToMap: [],
+    synapsesToMap: [],
     init: function () {
+        var self = Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap;
 
-        // bind permission changer events on the createMap form
-        $('.permIcon').click(function () {
-            $(this).siblings('#map_permission').val($(this).attr('data-permission'));
-            $(this).siblings('.permIcon').find('.mapPermIcon').removeClass('selected');
-            $(this).find('.mapPermIcon').addClass('selected');
-        });
+        self.newMap = new Metamaps.Backbone.Map({ permission: 'commons' });
+
+        self.bindFormEvents();
+
+        self.emptyMapForm = $('#new_map').html();
 
     },
+    bindFormEvents: function () {
+        var self = Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap;
+        
+        $('.new_map button.cancel').unbind().bind('click', function (event) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            Metamaps.GlobalUI.closeLightbox();
+        });
+        $('.new_map button.submitMap').unbind().bind('click', self.submit);
+        
+        // bind permission changer events on the createMap form
+        $('.permIcon').unbind().bind('click', self.switchPermission);
+    },
+    generateSuccessMessage: function (id) {
+        var stringStart = "Success! Do you want to <br> <a href='/maps/";
+        stringStart += id;
+        stringStart += "'>Go to your new map?</a>";
+        stringStart += "<br>or<br><a href='#' onclick='Metamaps.GlobalUI.closeLightbox(); return false;'>Stay on this ";
+        var page = Metamaps.Active.Map ? 'map' : 'page';
+        var stringEnd = "?</a>";
+        return stringStart + page + stringEnd;
+    },
+    switchPermission: function () {
+        var self = Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap;
+        
+        self.newMap.set('permission', $(this).attr('data-permission'));
+        $(this).siblings('.permIcon').find('.mapPermIcon').removeClass('selected');
+        $(this).find('.mapPermIcon').addClass('selected');
+    },
+    submit: function (event) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        
+        var self = Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap;
+
+        if (Metamaps.GlobalUI.lightbox === 'forkmap') {
+            self.newMap.set('topicsToMap', self.topicsToMap);
+            self.newMap.set('synapsesToMap', self.synapsesToMap);
+        }
+
+        var formId = Metamaps.GlobalUI.lightbox === 'forkmap' ? '#fork_map' : '#new_map';
+        var form = $(formId);
+
+        self.newMap.set('name', form.find('#map_name').val());
+        self.newMap.set('desc', form.find('#map_desc').val());
+
+        // TODO validate map attributes
+        
+        self.newMap.save(null, {
+            success: self.success
+            // TODO add error message
+        });
+        
+        if (Metamaps.GlobalUI.lightbox === 'forkmap') {
+            form.html('Working...');
+        }
+    },
+    success: function (model) {
+        var self = Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap;
+        
+        var formId = Metamaps.GlobalUI.lightbox === 'forkmap' ? '#fork_map' : '#new_map';
+        var form = $(formId);
+        
+        form.html(self.generateSuccessMessage(model.id));
+        
+        $('#lightbox_main').css('margin-top', '-' + ($('#lightbox_main').height() / 2) + 'px');
+    },
     reset: function (id) {
+        var self = Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap;
 
         var form = $('#' + id);
                 
-        form.find('#map_name').val('');
-        form.find('#map_desc').val('');
-        form.find('#map_permission').val('commons');
-
-        if (id == "fork_map") {
-            form.find('#map_topicsToMap').val('0');
-            form.find('#map_synapsesToMap').val('0');
+        if (id === "fork_map") {
+            self.topicsToMap = [];
+            self.synapsesToMap = [];
+            form.html(self.emptyForkMapForm);
+        }
+        else {
+            form.html(self.emptyMapForm);
         }
         
-        // remove a selected state from all three of them
-        form.find('.mapPermIcon').removeClass('selected');
-        // add a selected state back to commons permission, the default
-        form.find('.mapCommonsIcon').addClass('selected');
+        self.bindFormEvents();
+        self.newMap = new Metamaps.Backbone.Map({ permission: 'commons' });
 
         return false;
     },

app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.JIT.js

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Metamaps.JIT = {
     init: function () {
         var self = Metamaps.JIT;
 
-
+        self.prepareVizData();
     },
     /**
      * convert our topic JSON into something JIT can use

app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/metamaps.js

@@ -59,19 +59,11 @@ Metamaps.Mouse = {
     DOUBLE_CLICK_TOLERANCE: 300
 };
 
-Metamaps.Active = {
-    Map: null,
-    Topic: null,
-    Mapper: null
-};
-
 Metamaps.Selected = {
     Nodes: [],
     Edges: []
 };
 
-Metamaps.Maps = {}; // will be initialized in Metamaps.Backbone.init as a MapCollection
-Metamaps.Mappers = {}; // will be initialized in Metamaps.Backbone.init as a MapperCollection
 Metamaps.Metacodes = {}; // will be initialized in Metamaps.Backbone.init as a MetacodeCollection
 Metamaps.Topics = {}; // will be initialized in Metamaps.Backbone.init as a TopicCollection
 Metamaps.Synapses = {}; // will be initialized in Metamaps.Backbone.init as a SynapseCollection
@@ -83,8 +75,7 @@ Metamaps.Mappings = {}; // will be initialized in Metamaps.Backbone.init as a Ma
  *   BACKBONE
  *
  */
-Metamaps.Backbone = {
-    init: function () {
+Metamaps.Backbone.init = function () {
     var self = Metamaps.Backbone;
 
     self.Metacode = Backbone.Model.extend({});
@@ -289,42 +280,8 @@ Metamaps.Backbone = {
         url: '/mappings'
     });
 
-        self.Map = Backbone.Model.extend({
-            urlRoot: '/maps',
-            blacklist: ['created_at', 'updated_at'],
-            toJSON: function (options) {
-                return _.omit(this.attributes, this.blacklist);
-            },
-            authorizeToEdit: function (mapper) {
-                if (mapper && (this.get('permission') === "commons" || this.get('user_id') === mapper.get('id'))) return true;
-                else return false;
-            }
-        });
-        self.MapsCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
-            model: self.Map,
-            url: '/maps'
-        });
-
-        self.Mapper = Backbone.Model.extend({
-            urlRoot: '/users',
-            blacklist: ['created_at', 'updated_at'],
-            toJSON: function (options) {
-                return _.omit(this.attributes, this.blacklist);
-            },
-        });
-        self.MapperCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
-            model: self.Mapper,
-            url: '/users'
-        });
-
     Metamaps.Metacodes = new self.MetacodeCollection(Metamaps.Metacodes);
 
-        Metamaps.Active.Mapper = new self.Mapper({
-            id: userid,
-            name: username
-        });
-        Metamaps.Mappers = new self.MapperCollection([Metamaps.Active.Mapper]);
-
     Metamaps.Topics = new self.TopicCollection(Metamaps.Topics);
 
     Metamaps.Synapses = new self.SynapseCollection(Metamaps.Synapses);
@@ -332,9 +289,8 @@ Metamaps.Backbone = {
     Metamaps.Mappings = new self.MappingCollection(Metamaps.Mappings);
 
     Metamaps.Active.Map = new self.Map(Metamaps.Active.Map);
-        Metamaps.Maps = new self.MapsCollection([Metamaps.Active.Map]);
-    }
-}; // end Metamaps.Backbone
+    Metamaps.Maps.add(Metamaps.Active.Map);
+}; // end Metamaps.Backbone.init
 
 
 /*
@@ -343,6 +299,14 @@ Metamaps.Backbone = {
  *
  */
 Metamaps.Create = {
+    isSwitchingSet: false, // indicates whether the metacode set switch lightbox is open
+    metacodeScrollerInit: false, // indicates whether the scrollbar in the custom metacode set space has been init
+    selectedMetacodeSet: null,
+    selectedMetacodeSetIndex: null,
+    selectedMetacodeNames: [],
+    newSelectedMetacodeNames: [],
+    selectedMetacodes: [],
+    newSelectedMetacodes: [],
     init: function () {
         var self = Metamaps.Create;
         self.newTopic.init();
@@ -356,7 +320,11 @@ Metamaps.Create = {
             selected: self.selectedMetacodeSetIndex
         }).addClass("ui-tabs-vertical ui-helper-clearfix");
         $("#metacodeSwitchTabs .ui-tabs-nav li").removeClass("ui-corner-top").addClass("ui-corner-left");
-        $('.customMetacodeList li').click(function () {
+        $('.customMetacodeList li').click(self.toggleMetacodeSelected); // within the custom metacode set tab
+    },
+    toggleMetacodeSelected: function () {
+        var self = Metamaps.Create;
+
         if ($(this).attr('class') != 'toggledOff') {
             $(this).addClass('toggledOff');
             var value_to_remove = $(this).attr('id');
@@ -368,16 +336,7 @@ Metamaps.Create = {
             self.newSelectedMetacodes.push($(this).attr('id'));
             self.newSelectedMetacodeNames.push($(this).attr('data-name'));
         }
-        });
     },
-    isSwitchingSet: false, // indicates whether the metacode set switch lightbox is open
-    metacodeScrollerInit: false, // indicates whether the scrollbar in the custom metacode set space has been init
-    selectedMetacodeSet: null,
-    selectedMetacodeSetIndex: null,
-    selectedMetacodeNames: [],
-    newSelectedMetacodeNames: [],
-    selectedMetacodes: [],
-    newSelectedMetacodes: [],
     updateMetacodeSet: function (set, index, custom) {
 
         if (custom && Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodes.length == 0) {
@@ -2503,6 +2462,8 @@ Metamaps.Map = {
             self.fork();
         });
 
+        Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap.emptyForkMapForm = $('#fork_map').html();
+
         self.InfoBox.init();
         self.CheatSheet.init();
     },
@@ -2570,8 +2531,8 @@ Metamaps.Map = {
         synapses_data = synapses_array.join();
         nodes_data = nodes_data.slice(0, -1);
 
-        $('#map_topicsToMap').val(nodes_data);
-        $('#map_synapsesToMap').val(synapses_data);
+        Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap.topicsToMap = nodes_data;
+        Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap.synapsesToMap = synapses_data;
     }
 };
 

app/assets/stylesheets/application.css

@@ -2011,7 +2011,7 @@ div.mapInfoStat {
     margin: 10px 0 0 131px;
     width: 254px;
 }
-.onConsole .new_map button {
+.onConsole .new_map button.cancel {
     margin-right: 20px;
 }
 .onConsole .new_map button,

app/controllers/maps_controller.rb

@@ -98,18 +98,15 @@ class MapsController < ApplicationController
     
     @user = current_user
     @map = Map.new()
-    @map.name = params[:map][:name]
-    @map.desc = params[:map][:desc]
-    @map.permission = params[:map][:permission]
+    @map.name = params[:name]
+    @map.desc = params[:desc]
+    @map.permission = params[:permission]
     @map.user = @user
     @map.arranged = false 
     @map.save     
 	  
-    #this variable specifies to the js file whether it's a brand new map or a forked one
-    @forked = false    
-	  
-    if params[:map][:topicsToMap]
-      @all = params[:map][:topicsToMap]
+    if params[:topicsToMap]
+      @all = params[:topicsToMap]
       @all = @all.split(',')
       @all.each do |topic|
         topic = topic.split('/')
@@ -123,8 +120,8 @@ class MapsController < ApplicationController
         @mapping.save
       end
 
-      if params[:map][:synapsesToMap]
-        @synAll = params[:map][:synapsesToMap]
+      if params[:synapsesToMap]
+        @synAll = params[:synapsesToMap]
         @synAll = @synAll.split(',')
         @synAll.each do |synapse_id|
           @mapping = Mapping.new()
@@ -138,12 +135,10 @@ class MapsController < ApplicationController
 
       @map.arranged = true
       @map.save      
-      
-      @forked = true
     end
     
     respond_to do |format|
-      format.js { respond_with(@map, @forked) }
+      format.json { render :json => @map }
     end
   end
   
@@ -153,15 +148,15 @@ class MapsController < ApplicationController
 	  @map = Map.find(params[:id]).authorize_to_edit(@current)
     
 	  if @map 
-        if params[:map]
-          @map.name = params[:map][:name] if params[:map][:name]
-		      @map.desc = params[:map][:desc] if params[:map][:desc]
-		      @map.permission = params[:map][:permission] if params[:map][:permission]
-        end
+        @map.name = params[:name] if params[:name]
+        @map.desc = params[:desc] if params[:desc]
+        @map.permission = params[:permission] if params[:permission]
 	    @map.save
       end
 
-    respond_with @map
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.json { render :json => @map }
+    end
   end
   
   # DELETE maps/:id

app/views/maps/_fork.html.erb

@@ -51,19 +51,15 @@
       <h4>PRIVATE</h4>
     </div>
     
-    <%= form.hidden_field :permission, :value => "commons" %>
     <div class="clearfloat"></div>
   </div>
   
   <p class="permText">*new topics and synapses take on the same permission as the map they are created on</p>
   
   <div class="buttonWrapper">
-    <button class="button" onclick="Metamaps.GlobalUI.closeLightbox(); return false;">Cancel</button>
-    <%= form.submit "Create!", class: "add" %>
+    <button class="button cancel">Cancel</button>
+    <button class="button submitMap">Create!</button>
   </div>
-  
-  <%= form.hidden_field :topicsToMap, :value => 0 %>
-  <%= form.hidden_field :synapsesToMap, :value => 0 %>
   <div class="clearfloat"></div>
 <% end %>
 </div>

app/views/maps/_new.html.erb

@@ -46,15 +46,14 @@
       <h4>PRIVATE</h4>
     </div>
     
-    <%= form.hidden_field :permission, :value => "commons" %>
     <div class="clearfloat"></div>
   </div>
   
   <p class="permText">*new topics and synapses take on the same permission as the map they are created on</p>
   
   <div class="buttonWrapper">
-    <button class="button" onclick="Metamaps.GlobalUI.closeLightbox(); return false;">Cancel</button>
-    <%= form.submit "Create!", class: "add" %>
+    <button class="button cancel">Cancel</button>
+    <button class="button submitMap">Create!</button>
   </div>
   
   <div class="clearfloat"></div>

app/views/maps/create.js.erb

@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * @file
- * Javascript run on creation of a new map
- */
-
- 
-$('#map_name').val('');
-$('#map_desc').val('');
-$('#map_permission').val('commons');
-
-<% if @forked %>
-  $('#map_topicsToMap').val('0');
-  $('#map_synapsesToMap').val('0');
-  
-  var form = $('#fork_map');
-<% else %>
-  var form = $('#new_map');
-<% end %>
-form.find('.mapPermIcon').removeClass('selected');
-form.find('.mapCommonsIcon').addClass('selected');
-
-
-var tempForm = form.html();
-if (mapid == null) {
-  form.html("Success! Do you want to <br> <a href='/maps/" + '<%= @map.id %>' + "'>Go to your new map?</a><br>or<br><a href='#' onclick='closeIt(); return false;'>Stay on this page?</a>");
-}
-else if (mapid != null) {
-  form.html("Success! Do you want to <br> <a href='/maps/" + '<%= @map.id %>' + "'>Go to your new map?</a><br>or<br><a href='#' onclick='closeIt(); return false;'>Stay on this map?</a>");
-}
-$('#lightbox_main').css('margin-top', '-' + ($('#lightbox_main').height() / 2) + 'px' );
-
-function closeIt() {
-  $('#lightbox_overlay').hide();
-  form.html(tempForm);
-  // bind permission changer events
-  form.find('.permIcon').click(function() {
-    $(this).siblings('#map_permission').val( $(this).attr('data-permission') );
-    $(this).siblings('.permIcon').find('.mapPermIcon').removeClass('selected');
-    $(this).find('.mapPermIcon').addClass('selected');
-  });
-}

app/views/maps/destroy.js.erb

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * @file
- * Javascript run on destruction of a map. Fades it out from map index.
- */
-$('#<%= dom_id(@map) %>').fadeOut('slow');

app/views/maps/realtime.js.erb

@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * @file
- * Javascript code for realtime callbacks
- * TODO: Connor, could you explain this code sometime?
- */
-var tempForT, tempForS, tempForM;
-
-<% @topics.each do |topic| %>
-  var topic = <%= topic.selfonmap_as_json(@map.id).html_safe %>;
-  tempForT = Mconsole.graph.getNode(topic.id);
-  if (tempForT === undefined) {
-    Mconsole.graph.addNode(topic);
-    var tempForT = Mconsole.graph.getNode(topic.id);
-    tempForT.setData('dim', 1, 'start');
-    tempForT.setData('dim', 25, 'end');
-    var newPos = new $jit.Complex(); 
-    newPos.x = tempForT.data.$xloc; 
-    newPos.y = tempForT.data.$yloc; 
-    tempForT.setPos(newPos, 'start');
-    tempForT.setPos(newPos, 'current');
-    tempForT.setPos(newPos, 'end');
-    Mconsole.fx.plotNode(tempForT, Mconsole.canvas);
-    Mconsole.labels.plotLabel(Mconsole.canvas, tempForT, Mconsole.config);
-  }
-  else {
-    var label = Mconsole.labels.getLabel(topic.id);
-    tempForT.setData('dim', 25, 'start');
-    tempForT.setData('dim', 25, 'current');
-    tempForT.setData('dim', 25, 'end');    
-    if (tempForT.name != topic.name) {
-      tempForT.name = topic.name;
-      $(label).find('.best_in_place_name').html(topic.name);
-      $(label).find('.label').html(topic.name);
-    }
-    if (tempForT.data.$metacode != topic.data.$metacode) {
-      $(label).find('.best_in_place_metacode').html(topic.data.$metacode);
-      $(label).find('img.icon').attr('alt', topic.data.$metacode);
-      $(label).find('img.icon').attr('src', imgArray[topic.data.$metacode].src);
-    }
-    if (tempForT.data.$desc != topic.data.$desc) {
-      $(label).find('.best_in_place_desc').html(topic.data.$desc);
-    }
-    if (tempForT.data.$link != topic.data.$link) {
-      $(label).find('.best_in_place_link').html(topic.data.$link);
-      $(label).find('.link').attr('href',topic.data.$link);
-    }
-    tempForT.data = topic.data;
-  }
-<% end %>
-
-<% @synapses.each do |synapse| %>
-    var Node1 = Mconsole.graph.getNode(<%= synapse.topic1.id %>);
-    var Node2 = Mconsole.graph.getNode(<%= synapse.topic2.id %>);
-    Mconsole.graph.addAdjacence(Node1, Node2, {});
-    tempForS = Mconsole.graph.getAdjacence(Node1.id, Node2.id);
-    tempForS.setDataset('start', {  
-      lineWidth: 0.4 
-      });
-    tempForS.setDataset('end', {
-      lineWidth: 2
-    });
-    var d = new Array(<%= synapse.node1_id.to_s() %>, <%= synapse.node2_id.to_s() %>);
-    tempForS.setDataset('current', {  
-      desc: '<%= synapse.desc %>',  
-      showDesc: false,
-      category: '<%= synapse.category %>',
-      id: '<%= synapse.id %>',
-      userid: '<%= synapse.user.id %>',
-      username: '<%= synapse.user.name %>'					
-      });
-    tempForS.data.$direction = d;
-    Mconsole.fx.plotLine(tempForS, Mconsole.canvas); 
-<% end %>
-
-<% @mappings.each do |mapping| %>
-    tempForM = Mconsole.graph.getNode(<%= mapping.topic_id %>);
-    tempForM.data.$xloc = <%= mapping.xloc %>;
-    tempForM.data.$yloc = <%= mapping.yloc %>;
-    var newPos = new $jit.Complex(); 
-    newPos.x = tempForM.data.$xloc; 
-    newPos.y = tempForM.data.$yloc; 
-    tempForM.setPos(newPos, 'start');
-    tempForM.setPos(newPos, 'current');
-    tempForM.setPos(newPos, 'end');
-<% end %>
-  
-<% if @topics.length > 0 || @synapses.length > 0 || @mappings.length > 0 %>
-  $('#map_time').val(Math.round((new Date()).getTime() / 1000));
-  Mconsole.fx.animate({  
-    modes: ['linear','node-property:dim','edge-property:lineWidth'], 
-    transition: $jit.Trans.Quad.easeInOut,    
-    duration: 500    
-  });
-<% end %>

app/views/maps/savelayout.js.erb

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * @file
- * Javascript executed when you save the layout of a map.
- */
-$('.sidebarSave .tip').html('Saved!');
-setTimeout(function(){ $('.sidebarSave .tip').html('Save Layout') },1500);

codeguide.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+FILE /app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+<head>
+  ...
+  <%= javascript_include_tag "application" %>
+  <% if (controller_name == "maps" || controller_name == "topics") && action_name == "show" %>
+    <%= javascript_include_tag "compileMapPages" %>
+  <% end %>
+  ...
+</head>
+
+WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
+
+
+____________________________________________________________________
+
+FILE /app/assets/javascripts/application.js
+...
+//= require jquery
+//= require jquery-ui
+//= require jquery_ujs
+//= require ./orderedLibraries/underscore
+//= require ./orderedLibraries/backbone
+//= require_directory ./librariesForAllPages
+//= require ./metamaps/Metamaps.GlobalUI
+//= require ./metamaps/Metamaps.Backbone
+
+WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
+
+
+____________________________________________________________________
+
+FILE /app/assets/javascripts/compileMapPages.js
+...
+//= require ./librariesForMapPages/cloudcarousel
+//= require ./librariesForMapPages/socket.io
+//= require ./metamaps/JIT
+//= require ./metamaps/Metamaps
+//= require ./metamaps/Metamaps.JIT
+
+WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
+
+
+
+____________________________________________________________________
+
+FILE /app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js
+
+var Metamaps = {};
+...
+$(document).ready(function () {
+    for (var prop in Metamaps) {
+        
+        // this runs the init function within each sub-object on the Metamaps one
+        if (Metamaps.hasOwnProperty(prop) &&
+            Metamaps[prop].hasOwnProperty('init') &&
+            typeof (Metamaps[prop].init) == 'function'
+        ) {
+            Metamaps[prop].init();
+        }
+    }
+});
+Metamaps.GlobalUI = {
+...
+};
+
+WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
+
+
+
+____________________________________________________________________
+