fabric.js/test/lib/event.simulate.js

/**
 * simulateEvent(@element, eventName[, options]) -> Element
 *
 * - @element: element to fire event on
 * - eventName: name of event to fire (only MouseEvents and HTMLEvents interfaces are supported)
 * - options: optional object to fine-tune event properties - pointerX, pointerY, ctrlKey, etc.
 *
 **/
(function(global) {
  function extendObject(destination, source) {
    for (var prop in source) {
      destination[prop] = source[prop];
    }
    return destination;
  }
  var eventMatchers = {
    'HTMLEvents': /^(?:load|unload|abort|error|select|change|submit|reset|focus|blur|resize|scroll)$/,
    'MouseEvents': /^(?:click|mouse(?:down|up|over|move|out))$/,
    'KeyboardEvent': /^(?:key(?:up|down|press))$/
  };
  var defaultOptions = {
    pointerX: 0,
    pointerY: 0,
    button: 0,
    ctrlKey: false,
    altKey: false,
    shiftKey: false,
    metaKey: false,
    bubbles: true,
    cancelable: true
  };

  global.simulateEvent = function(element, eventName) {

    var options = extendObject(extendObject({ }, defaultOptions), arguments[2] || { }),
        oEvent,
        eventType;

    element = typeof element == 'string' ? document.getElementById(element) : element;

    for (var name in eventMatchers) {
      if (eventMatchers[name].test(eventName)) {
        eventType = name;
        break;
      }
    }

    if (!eventType) {
      throw new SyntaxError('This event is not supported');
    }

    if (document.createEvent) {
      try {
        // Opera doesn't support event types like "KeyboardEvent",
        // but allows to create event of type "HTMLEvents", then fire key event on it
        oEvent = document.createEvent(eventType);
      }
      catch(err) {
        oEvent = document.createEvent('HTMLEvents');
      }

      if (eventType == 'HTMLEvents') {
        oEvent.initEvent(eventName, options.bubbles, options.cancelable);
      }
      else if (eventType === 'KeyboardEvent') {
        // TODO (kangax): this needs to be tested
        if (oEvent.initKeyEvent) {
          oEvent.initKeyEvent(eventName, options.bubbles, options.cancelable, document.defaultView,
            options.ctrlKey, options.altKey, options.shiftKey, options.metaKey, options.keyCode,
            options.charCode);
        }
        else if (oEvent.initEvent) {
          oEvent.initEvent(eventName, options.bubbles, options.cancelable);
        }
      }
      else {
        oEvent.initMouseEvent(eventName, options.bubbles, options.cancelable, document.defaultView,
          options.button, options.pointerX, options.pointerY, options.pointerX, options.pointerY,
          options.ctrlKey, options.altKey, options.shiftKey, options.metaKey, options.button, element);
      }
      element.dispatchEvent(oEvent);
    }
    else {
      options.clientX = options.pointerX;
      options.clientY = options.pointerY;
      oEvent = extendObject(document.createEventObject(), options);
      element.fireEvent('on' + eventName, oEvent);
    }
    return element;
  }
})(this);