/* data.js - this file deals with how the players gets and sends data */

IriSP.DataLoader = function() {

  this._cache = {};

  /*

    A structure to hold callbacks for specific urls. We need it because

    ajax calls are asynchronous, so it means that sometimes we ask

    multiple times for a ressource because the first call hasn't been

    received yet.

  */

  this._callbacks = {};

};

IriSP.DataLoader.prototype.get = function(url, callback) {

  var base_url = url.split("&")[0]

  if (this._cache.hasOwnProperty(base_url)) {

    callback(this._cache[base_url]);

  } else {  

    if (!this._callbacks.hasOwnProperty(base_url)) {

      this._callbacks[base_url] = [];

      this._callbacks[base_url].push(callback);   

      /* we need a closure because this gets lost when it's called back */

      // uncomment you don't want to use caching.

      // IriSP.jQuery.get(url, callback);

      var func = function(data) {

                  this._cache[base_url] = data;                                

                  var i = 0;

                  for (i = 0; i < this._callbacks[base_url].length; i++) {

                    this._callbacks[base_url][i](this._cache[base_url]);                                  

                  }

      };

      IriSP.jQuery.get(url, IriSP.wrap(this, func));                                

    } else {

      /* simply push the callback - it'll get called when the ressource

         has been received */

      this._callbacks[base_url].push(callback);   

    }

  }

}

/* the base abstract "class" */

IriSP.Serializer = function(DataLoader, url) {

  this._DataLoader = DataLoader;

  this._url = url;

  this._data = [];

};

IriSP.Serializer.prototype.serialize = function(data) { };

IriSP.Serializer.prototype.deserialize = function(data) {};

IriSP.Serializer.prototype.currentMedia = function() {  

};

IriSP.Serializer.prototype.sync = function(callback) {  

  callback.call(this, this._data);  

};

IriSP.SerializerFactory = function(DataLoader) {

  this._dataloader = DataLoader;

};

IriSP.SerializerFactory.prototype.getSerializer = function(metadataOptions) {

  /* This function returns serializer set-up with the correct

     configuration - takes a metadata struct describing the metadata source

  */

  if (metadataOptions === undefined)

    /* return an empty serializer */

    return IriSP.Serializer("", "");

  switch(metadataOptions.type) {

    case "json":

      return new IriSP.JSONSerializer(this._dataloader, metadataOptions.src);

      break;

    case "dummy": /* only used for unit testing - not defined in production */

      return new IriSP.MockSerializer(this._dataloader, metadataOptions.src);

      break;

    case "empty":

      return new IriSP.Serializer("", "empty");

      break;

    default:      

      return undefined;

  }

};