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OWOT.js

Event Listeners:

Object	Listen Event	Functions Fired	Description	Example Usage	Related Code
window	load	w.emit("clientLoaded");	When the window is loaded, the client sends a "client loaded" event. This is currently not utilized.		window.addEventListener("load", function() { w.emit("clientLoaded"); });
	hash change	manageCoordHash();	The URL hash is parsed and if it contains x,y coords then it will teleport the user to that location so long as the World and User models allow it.	https://ourworldoftext.com/#x:10,y:20	window.onhashchange = function(e) { manageCoordHash(); }
	before unload	if(writeBuffer.length) flushWrites();
	resize	event_resize
document	select start	self
	key down	keydown_regionSelect event_keydown_copy_char event_keydown_copy_color event_keydown
	key up	event_keyup
	mouse move	mousemove_tileProtectAuto mousemove_linkAuto event_mousemove
	mouse down	event_mousedown
	mouse up	event_mouseup
	mouse leave	event_mouseleave
	mouse enter	event_mouseenter
	touch start	event_touchstart
	touch end	event_touchend
	touch move	event_touchmove
	wheel	event_wheel event_wheel_zoom
document.body	key down	keydown_tileProtectAuto keydown_linkAuto
	key up	onKeyUp
w	cursor Move	updateCoordDisplay
	cursor Hide	updateCoordDisplay
	tiles Rendered	self
	cursor Move	setClientGuestCursorPosition
	cursor Hide	setClientGuestCursorPosition
elm.textInput	keydown input	stabilizeTextInput event_input
elm.owot	context menu	self
elm.coords	click	self

Functions:

Name	Description	Example Usage	Code In Use
init_dom()
getWndWidth()
getWndHeight()
decimal(percentage)
normFontSize(size)
deviceRatio()
makeEnum(vars)
setRGBColorPicker(r, g, b)
setRGBBgColorPicker(r, g, b)
setColorPickerRandom()
updateColorPicker()
updateBgColorPicker()
updateCoordDisplay()
createColorButton(color, isHighlight)
addColorShortcuts()
draggable_element(dragger, dragged, exclusions, onDrag)
resizeChat(width, height)
getStoredNickname()
storeNickname()
getStoredConfig()
storeConfig()
loadBackgroundData(cb, timeout_cb)
keydown_regionSelect(e)
handleRegionSelection(coordA, coordB, regWidth, regHeight)
buildFontTemplate(set)
rebuildFontTemplates()
updateScaleConsts()
setupTextRenderCtx()
reloadRenderer()
updateRendererZoom(percentage)
zoomGarbageCollect()
changeZoom(percentage, isPartial)
setZoombarValue()
fromLogZoom(val)
toLogZoom(val)
browserZoomAdjust(initial)
updateAutoProg()
mousemove_tileProtectAuto()
keydown_tileProtectAuto(e)
mousemove_linkAuto()
keydown_linkAuto(e)
onKeyUp(e)
adjust_scaling_DOM(ratio)
event_resize()
getChar(tileX, tileY, charX, charY)
getCharColor(tileX, tileY, charX, charY)
getCharBgColor(tileX, tileY, charX, charY)
getCharProtection(tileX, tileY, charX, charY)
getCharDecoration(tileX, tileY, charX, charY)
getCharInfo(tileX, tileY, charX, charY)
getCharInfoXY(x, y)
getLink(tileX, tileY, charX, charY)
getLinkXY(x, y)
event_keydown_copy_char(e)
event_keydown_copy_color(e)
resolveColorValue(val)
isTileStale(tileX, tileY)
checkTextColorOverride()
menu_color(color)
defaultStyles()
manageCoordHash()
getWorldProps(world, type, cb)
stopLinkUI()
removeTileProtectHighlight()
stopTileUI()
doLink()
doProtect()
triggerUIClick()
event_mousedown(e, arg_pageX, arg_pageY)
renderCursor(coords)
removeCursor()
stopDragging()
event_mouseup(e, arg_pageX, arg_pageY)
event_mouseleave(e)
event_mouseenter(e)
is_link(tileX, tileY, charX, charY)
flushWrites()
setWriteInterval()
moveCursor(direction, preserveVertPos, amount)
markCharacterAsUndoable(tileX, tileY, charX, charY)
isCharLatestInUndoBuffer(tileX, tileY, charX, charY)
writeCharTo(char, charColor, tileX, tileY, charX, charY, undoFlags, undoOffset, charBgColor, dB, dI, dU, dS)
undoWrite()
redoWrite()
writeCharToXY(char, charColor, x, y, charBgColor, dB, dI, dU, dS)
writeChar(char, doNotMoveCursor, color, noNewline, undoCursorOffset, bgColor, dB, dI, dU, dS)
coordinateAdd(tileX1, tileY1, charX1, charY1, tileX2, tileY2, charX2, charY2)
propagatePosition(coords, char, noEnter, noVertPos)
textcode_parser(value, coords, defaultColor, defaultBgColor)
stabilizeTextInput()
event_input(e)
stopPasting()
autoArrowKeyMoveStart(dir)
autoArrowKeyMoveStop(dir)
event_keydown(e)
event_keyup(e)
isMainPage()
alertJS(data, restrict)
closeJSAlert()
executeJS(code)
confirmRunJSLink(data)
runJSLink(data, restrict)
coord_link_click(evt)
url_link_click(evt)
updateHoveredLink(mouseX, mouseY, evt, safe)
event_mousemove(e, arg_pageX, arg_pageY)
getCenterTouchPosition(touches)
event_touchstart(e)
event_touchend(e)
event_touchmove(e)
touch_pagePos(e)
event_wheel(e)
event_wheel_zoom(e)
convertKeyCode(key)
checkKeyPress(e, combination)
checkKeyPatterns(combination)
createWsPath()
createSocket(getChatHist)
cullRanges(map, width, height)
updateRemoteBoundary()
clearRemoteBoundary()
expandLocalBoundary(x, y)
getAndFetchTiles()
clearTiles(all)
clearVisibleTiles()
highlight(positions, unlimited, color)
blankTile()
colorChar(tileX, tileY, charX, charY, colorClass)
uncolorChar(tileX, tileY, charX, charY, colorClass)
decodeCharProt(str)
encodeCharProt(array, encoding)
getCharTextDecorations(char)
setCharTextDecorations(char, bold, italic, under, strike)
resolveCharEmojiCombinations(char)
detectCharEmojiCombinations(char)
clearCharTextDecorations(char)
clearAllGuestCursors()
renderLoop()
protectPrecisionOption(option)
toggleTextDecoBar()
initTextDecoBar()
protectSelectionStart(start, end, width, height)
protectSelectionCancel()
protectSelection()
buildMenu()
updateMenuEntryVisiblity()
regionSelectionsActive()
RegionSelection()
setClientGuestCursorPosition(tileX, tileY, charX, charY, hidden)
sendCursorPosition()
disableBgColorPicker()
enableBgColorPicker()
makeCoordLinkModal()
makeCoordGotoModal()
makeURLModal()
buildBackgroundColorModal(modal)
resetColorModalVisibility()
makeColorModal()
makeSelectionModal()
searchTellEdit(tileX, tileY, charX, charY)
tile_offset_object(data, tileOffX, tileOffY)
begin()

Variables:

Name	Description	Example Usage	Code In Use
YourWorld	An object containing the users current text color, cell background color, and chat nick name.	//Sets the users color to a random one. YourWorld.Color = Math.round((Math.random()*16777215));	var YourWorld = { Color: window.localStorage ? +localStorage.getItem("color") : 0, BgColor: -1, Nickname: state.userModel.username };
owot	The DOM canvas element	//Hides the owot canvas. owot.style.opacity = 0;	owot = document.getElementById("owot");
owotCtx	The CanvasRenderingContext2D of the owot canvas	//Clears all the rendered tiles from the view. owotCtx.clearRect(0, 0, owotWidth, owotHeight);	owotCtx = owot.getContext("2d");
textInput	The DOM textarea element used for writing to the owot canvas.	//Paste "hello world" at the current cursor position. textInput.value = `hello world`;	textInput = document.getElementById("textInput");
linkElm	The DOM link element used for user link clicks.	//logs to the console whether or not the link is a javascript link. linkElm.addEventListener(`click`,function(){ console.log(linkParams.protocol === `javascript`); })	linkElm = elm.link_element;
link_div	The DOM link div element used to scale the linkElm to the same size as a cell within the owot canvas.	//Highlights the URL being hovered over. linkDiv.style.background = `rgba(255,255,0,0.5)`	linkDiv = elm.link_div;
colorInput, colorInputBg	The DOM color inputs to select text and cell background color.	//Generate a random color on the text color input field. const randomColor = Math.floor(Math.random()*16777215).toString(16).toUpperCase(); colorInput.jscolor.fromString(`#${randomColor}`);	colorInputBg = modal.addEntry("Cell color", "color").input; colorInput = modal.addEntry("Text color", "color").input;
colorShortcuts, colorShortcutsBg	A DOM div container used as a color pallet for quick access.	//Randomize all color palette colors. const colorButtons = colorShortcuts.querySelectorAll('.color_btn'); colorButtons.forEach(button => { if (button.title !== 'Random color') { const randomColor = `#${Math.floor(Math.random()*16777215).toString(16).toUpperCase()}`; button.style.backgroundColor = randomColor; button.title = randomColor; } });	for(var i = 0; i < colors.length; i++) { var color = colors[i]; colorShortcuts.appendChild(createColorButton(color)); }
enums	An unused object created to store position and write edits.	//Use enums.position as a template for creating an updatedPosition object const newCoord = [7, 5, 3, 1]; const updatedPosition = { ...enums.position }; for (const key in updatedPosition) { if (updatedPosition.hasOwnProperty(key)) { const positionIndex = updatedPosition[key]; updatedPosition[key] = newCoord[positionIndex]; } }	enums.edit = makeEnum(["tileY", "tileX", "charY", "charX", "time", "char", "id", "color"]); enums.position = makeEnum(["tileX", "tileY", "charX", "charY"]);
ws_path	Stores the pages' websocket path.	//Change the socket, refreshing the client ID w.changeSocket(ws_path, true);	var ws_path = createWsPath();
menu, w.menu, Menu	An object containing all of the DOM elements and functions of the menu.	//Adds a button to the menu that alerts "Hello World" when clicked. menu.addOption("alert", function(){alert("Hello World")});	menu = new Menu(elm.menu_elm, elm.nav_elm); w.menu = menu;
menuStyle	A temporary style element created and used to style the menu.	//Generate a random set of colors for the menu each time the menu is hovered over. elm.menu_elm.addEventListener("mouseover", function() { if (menuStyle) { document.head.removeChild(menuStyle) } function makeRandom (){ return Math.floor(Math.random() * 16777215).toString(16).toUpperCase(); } menuStyle = document.createElement("style"); const randomColor = makeRandom(); const randomColorBG = makeRandom(); const randomColorBorder = makeRandom(); menuStyle.innerHTML = ` #menu.hover,#nav {background: #${randomColorBG};border-color: #${randomColorBorder};color: #${randomColor};} #nav li {border-top-color: #${randomColorBorder};} #nav li.hover {background-color: #${randomColorBG};} #coords {background-color: #${randomColorBG};color: #${randomColor};}` document.head.appendChild(menuStyle); })	menuStyle.innerHTML = "#menu.hover, #nav {" + "background: " + color + ";" + "border-color: " + bColor + ";" + "color: " + tColor + ";" + "}\n" + "#nav li {" + "border-top-color: " + bColor + ";" + "}\n" + "#nav li.hover {" + "background-color: " + hColor + ";" + "}\n" + "#coords {" + "background-color: " + bColor + ";" + "color: " + tColor + ";" + "}"; }
styles	An object which controls the colors used within a world.	//Sets the public tile color to red. styles.public = "red"; renderTiles(true);	var styles = defaultStyles();
nextObjId	An integer used to track edits.	//Writes the character "█" at the cursorCoords location, then updates the nextObjId id const [tileX, tileY, charX, charY] = cursorCoords; console.log(currentPosition) const editArray = [tileY, tileX, charY, charX, getDate(),"█", nextObjId] writeBuffer.push(editArray); nextObjId++;	var nextObjId = 1;
owotWidth, owotHeight	The current width and height of the DOM window.	//Estimate the total number of fully visible cells that could exist on the screen const cellAmount = Math.floor(owotHeight/cellH * owotWidth/cellW);	owotWidth = Math.round(window_width * ratio); owotHeight = Math.round(window_height * ratio);
js_alert_active	A bool stating if the javascript alert window is open.		var js_alert_active = false;
worldFocused	A bool stating if the owot canvas is in focus.	//check every 100ms if the owot canvas was last clicked, if it was then randomly change the public tile color. setInterval(function() { if (worldFocused) { styles.public = "#" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 16777215).toString(16).toUpperCase(); w.redraw() } }, 100)	if(closest(target, getChatfield()) || target == elm.chatbar || target == elm.confirm_js_code) { worldFocused = false; } else { worldFocused = true; }
chatResizing	A bool stating if the chat window is being resized.	//check every 100ms if the chat is resizing, if it is, change the public tile color setInterval(function() { if (chatResizing) { styles.public = "#" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 16777215).toString(16).toUpperCase(); w.redraw() } }, 100)	draggable_element(elm.chat_window, null, [ elm.chatbar, elm.chatsend, elm.chat_close, elm.chat_page_tab, elm.chat_global_tab, elm.page_chatfield, elm.global_chatfield ], function() { if(chatResizing) { return -1; } });
tiles	An object containing all the loaded tiles.	//Return any visible links const [X,Y] = cursorCoords; tiles[`${X},${Y}`].properties.cell_props	Tile.set = function(tileX, tileY, data) { var str = tileY + "," + tileX; if(!(str in tiles)) { w.tile.count++; } tiles[str] = data; expandLocalBoundary(tileX, tileY); return data; }
images, keysPressed, imgPatterns	Empty, unused objects.		var images = {}; var keysPressed = {};
previousErase	An integer of the last date the erase function was utilised.	//Logs the previous erase time in a human-readable way. function readPreviousErase() { if (previousErase == 0) { return } const date = new Date(previousErase); const options = { year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric', hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit', second: '2-digit', timeZoneName: 'short' }; console.log("last Erased at:", date.toLocaleString(undefined, options)); }	function event_input(e) { if(e.inputType == "deleteContentBackward") { if(getDate() - previousErase > 25 || !previousErase) { moveCursor("left", true); writeChar("\x08", true, null, false, 1); } previousErase = getDate(); } }
verticalEnterPos	A 2D array coordinate of the position to go when pressing enter.	//Stair-step the return position on "enter" textInput.addEventListener("input", function(e) { if (e.inputType === "insertLineBreak") { const [X, x] = verticalEnterPos; verticalEnterPos = [X, (x + 1) % 16] } })	if(noVertPos) { coords.tileX = 0; coords.charX = 0; } else { coords.tileX = verticalEnterPos[0]; coords.charX = verticalEnterPos[1]; }
textColorOverride	public-member-owner bitfield used to modify the text color in fields.		if(styles.public_text != "#000" && styles.public_text != "#000000") { textColorOverride |= public; } else { textColorOverride &= textColorOverride ^ public; }
writeBuffer	An object holding data waiting to be rendered to the canvas.	//Writes the character "█" at the cursorCoords location const [tileX, tileY, charX, charY] = cursorCoords; const editArray = [tileY, tileX, charY, charX, getDate(), "█", nextObjId++] writeBuffer.push(editArray);	tellEdit.push(editArray); // track local changes writeBuffer.push(editArray); // send edits to server nextObjId++;
highlightFlash	An object containing cell coordinates of cells to be highlighted.	//Flashes a random color on all visible cells function flashRandom() { const visibleTiles = getVisibleTiles(); const color = [Math.floor(Math.random() * 256), Math.floor(Math.random() * 256), Math.floor(Math.random() * 256)]; const positions = []; // Generate the positions array for (const [tileX, tileY] of visibleTiles) { for (let charY = 0; charY < 8; charY++) { for (let charX = 0; charX < 16; charX++) { positions.push([tileX, tileY, charX, charY]); } } } // Update highlightFlash based on positions for (const [tileX, tileY, charX, charY] of positions) { const tileKey = `${tileY},${tileX}`; highlightFlash[tileKey] ??= {}; highlightFlash[tileKey][charY] ??= {}; if (!highlightFlash[tileKey][charY][charX]) { highlightFlash[tileKey][charY][charX] = [getDate(), color, [...color]]; highlightCount++; } } }	if(!highlightFlash[tileY + "," + tileX]) { highlightFlash[tileY + "," + tileX] = {}; }
highlightCount	An iterator used to limit the amount of highlights rendered to the canvas.	//Prevents the user from seeing highlights highlightCount = Infinity;	if(highlightCount > highlightLimit && !unlimited) return;
coloredChars	An object holding all of the highlighted characters.		var container = coloredChars[tileY + "," + tileX]; if(!container) { container = {}; coloredChars[tileY + "," + tileX] = container; }
shiftOptState	An object used to store the viewport values		var shiftOptState = { prevX: 0, prevY: 0, x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 0, prevZoom: -1 };
backgroundImage
backgroundPattern
backgroundPatternSize
guestCursorsByTile
guestCursors
clientGuestCursorPos
disconnectTimeout
menuOptions
undoBuffer
textDecorationOffset
textDecorationModes
fontTemplate
specialFontTemplate
fontOrder
specialFontOrder
initiallyFetched
lastLinkHover
lastTileHover
regionSelections
specialClientHooks
specialClientHookMap
bgImageHasChanged
remoteBoundary
boundaryStatus
positionX
positionY
coordSizeX
coordSizeY
gridEnabled
subgridEnabled
linksEnabled
linksRendered
colorsEnabled
backgroundEnabled
scrollingEnabled
zoomRatio
protectPrecision
checkTileFetchInterval
zoom
userZoom
unloadTilesAuto
useHighlight
highlightLimit
ansiBlockFill
colorizeLinks
brBlockFill
tileFetchOffsetX
tileFetchOffsetY
ignoreCanvasContext
elementSnapApprox
mSpecRendering
combiningCharsEnabled
surrogateCharsEnabled
defaultCoordLinkColor
defaultURLLinkColor
defaultHighlightColor
secureJSLink
secureLink
pasteDirRight
pasteDirDown
defaultCursor
defaultDragCursor
fetchClientMargin
classicTileProcessing
unloadedPatternPanning
cursorRenderingEnabled
guestCursorsEnabled
showMyGuestCursor
unobstructCursor
shiftOptimization
transparentBackground
writeFlushRate
bufferLargeChars
cursorOutlineEnabled
showCursorCoordinates
textDecorationsEnabled
keyConfig
draggable_element_mousemove
draggable_element_mouseup
defaultSizes
cellWidthPad
tileW
tileH
cellW
cellH
font
specialCharFont
tileC
tileR
tileArea
tileWidth
tileHeight
dTileW
dTileH
textRenderCanvas
textRenderCtx
tileProtectAuto
linkAuto
autoTotal
cursorCoords
cursorCoordsCurrent
currentPosition
currentPositionInitted
currentMousePosition
Tile
poolCleanupInterval
dragStartX
dragStartY
dragPosX
dragPosY
isDragging
hasDragged
draggingEnabled
cursorEnabled
writeInterval
write_busy
pasteInterval
linkQueue
autoArrowKeyMoveInterval
autoArrowKeyMoveActive
autoArrowKeyMoveState
linkParams
currentSelectedLink
currentSelectedLinkCoords
touchInitZoom
touchInitDistance
touchPrev
fetchInterval
timesConnected
colorClasses
isTileLoaded
isTileVisible
networkHTTP
network
w
tellEdit
ws_functions