Class TimeMap.loaders.remote

Generic class for loading remote data with a custom parser function

Constructor

TimeMap.loaders.remote(options)

	Field
	scrollTo :{String\|Date} Date to scroll the timeline to on load
	url :{String} URL to load

	Method
	getCallback(dataset, callback) Get a callback function that can be cancelled.
	getCallbackName(dataset, callback) Get the name of a callback function that can be cancelled.
	load(dataset, callback) Load function for remote files.
	parse() Parser function to turn a string into a JavaScript array
	preload() Function to call on data object before loading
	transform() Function to call on a single item data object before loading

Class Detail

TimeMap.loaders.remote(options)

Parameters (optional)
options	{Object}	All options for the loader
options.url	{String}	URL of file to load (NB: must be local address)
options[...]	{mixed}	Other options (see TimeMap.loaders.base)

Field Details

url :{String}

URL to load

Method Details

load(dataset, callback)

Load function for remote files.

Parameters (optional)
dataset	{TimeMapDataset}	Dataset to load data into
callback	{Function}	Function to call once data is loaded