Basic code

Here is a basic code for extension to communicate with Web UI

<script type="text/javascript">

//Send message to web ui
function sendMessage(msg){
    window.parent.postMessage(msg, '*');
}

//Process Message coming from webUI
function processMessage(eventMsg){
    //now process eventMsg.data
}

//Setup message listener from webUI
window.onload = (event) => {
  window.addEventListener("message", processMessage, false);
};

</script>

<div class="container">
Display your HTML here
</div>

As you can see, code is minimal - it will fit a a panel or page, webui css / theme will be added by webUI after loaded, so you do not need to add any, you can use any of existing class available in webUI.

Communication between frame and main window is done by messages using objects (string / array based), do not use any object that could ne be cloned or loading will fail.

One typical use case is when WebUI send notificstion to extension o inform it that is visible or not, so extension can adjust its own behavior according to this information.

The notification message (eventMsg.data) has the following structure: 

{
    type: 'notification',
    content: {
      isVisible: true | false,
    },
    id: 'extra_content_XXXXX'
}

The id is the id of the node that contain the iframe, which means unlike others messages, notification with specific id are addressed to the iframe of the node and not broadcasted to all iframes. Currently notifications are limited to visible / not visible, but it is possible to add more information in the future.

Send message

message structure used by window.parent.postMessage(msg, '*'); has a defined format, some parameters are madatories, some are optionals and some depend on message type:
{type:'<message type>', target:'webui', id:'[origin]', noDispatch:[true], XXX:YYY}
<message type> is mandatory, it define the purpose of the message
target:'webui' is mandatory, it help to screen the message
id:'[origin]' is optionnal, it define which id must read the response if any, if present it can be used by extension to filter message, no id means the message is for everyone
noDispatch:[true] is optionnal, if true it will prevent to send answer if any, if not or set to false, it will send answer message if any
XXX:YYY are optionals/mandatories according message type

Send GCODE command or ESP command

Example: {type:'cmd', target:'webui',id:'terminal', content:'[ESP111]'}
type is cmd (mandatory)
target is webui (mandatory)
id is terminal (optional)
content is the command that need to be sent, in our case [ESP111] (mandatory)

Note: there is no noDispatch:true so answer, if any from ESP firmware, will be sent
Note 2: there is no way to prevent the answer to be spread if it come from external board from serial, even if id and noDispatch are set

  • Answer format: check the eventMsg.data

  • if success 

    {
    "type": "cmd",
    "content": {
        "status": "success"
        "response": "192.168.1.111",
        "initiator": {  
                        "content":"[ESP111]",
                        "id":"terminal",
                        "target":"webui", 
                        "type":"cmd", 
                    }
    },
    "id": "terminal"
}
    type is cmd
    id is the id set in command message to help to screen
    content has the response's status which is success, the response it self response, in our case 192.168.1.111 and also the initiator is the initial command for reference

  • if error 

    { 
    "type": "cmd", 
    "content": { 
        "status": "error", 
        "error":"Cannot connect", 
        "initiator": {  
                        "content":"[ESP111]",
                        "id":"terminal",
                        "target":"webui", 
                        "type":"cmd", 
                    }
    }, 
    "id":"terminal"
}

    type is error for any error command
    id is the id set in command message to help to screen
    content has the response's status which is error, and the error it self error, in our case Cannot connect and also the initiator is the initial command for reference

Send web query

Example: {type:'query', target:'webui', id:'filemanager', url:'files', args:{action:'list', path:'/'}}
type is query (mandatory)
target is webui (mandatory)
id is terminal (optional)
url is the base url in our case files for /files (mandatory)
args is the set of arguments url in our case {action:'list', path:'/'} for /files?action=list&path=/ (optional for query)

Note: noDispatch:true and id:'term' are applicable in this case if needed

  • Answer format: check the eventMsg.data

  • if success 

    {
    "type": "query",
    "response": {
        "status": "success",
        "response": "{\"files\":[{\"name\":\"config.yaml\",\"size\":\"1.55 KB\"}],\"path\":\"/\",\"occupation\":\"35\",\"status\":\"ok\",\"total\":\"1.31 MB\",\"used\":\"470.08 KB\"}",
        "initiator": {
                        "type": "query", 
                        "target": "webui", 
                        "id": "filemanager", 
                        "url": "files", 
                        "args": {
                                    "action": "list", 
                                    "path": "/"
                                }
                    }
    },
    "id": "filemanager"
}

    type is query
    id is the id set in output message to help to screen
    content has the response's status which is success, the response it self response, in our case a JSON, and also the initiator is the initial command for reference

  • if error 

    {
    "type": "query",
    "response": {
        "status": "error",
        "error": "Cannot connect",
        "initiator": {
                        "type": "query", 
                        "target": "webui", 
                        "id": "filemanager", 
                        "url": "files", 
                        "args": {
                                    "action": "list", 
                                    "path": "/"
                                }
                    }
    },
    "id": "filemanager"
}

    type is query
    id is the id set in output message to help to screen
    content has the response's status which is error, and the error it self error, in our case Cannot connect and also the initiator is the initial command for reference

Send web upload

Example: {type:'upload', target:'webui', id:'filemanager', url:'files', content:[...],size:500, path:"/", filename:'file.txt'}

type is upload (mandatory)
target is webui (mandatory)
id is filemanager (optional)
url is the base url in our case files for /files (mandatory for upload)
content is the file in an array object (mandatory)
size is the file size (mandatory)
path is the file target path (not including name) (mandatory)
size is the filename (not including path) (mandatory)
args is an object with optional arguments like for query, they are no used in post but in url itself

Note: noDispatch:true and id:'filemanager' are applicable in this case if needed

  • Answer format: check the eventMsg.data
    for upload the initiator does not contain the file content

  • if success 

    {
    "type": "upload",
    "response": {
        "status": "success",
        "response": "{\"files\":[{\"name\":\"config.yaml\",\"size\":\"1.55 KB\"},{\"name\":\"file.txt\",\"size\":\"500B\"}],\"path\":\"/\",\"occupation\":\"35\",\"status\":\"ok\",\"total\":\"1.31 MB\",\"used\":\"470.08 KB\"}",
        "initiator": {
                        "type":"upload", 
                        "target":"webui", 
                        "id":"filemanager", 
                        "url":"files",
                        "size":500, 
                        "path":"/", 
                        "filename":"file.txt"
                    }
    },
    "id": "filemanager"
}

    type is upload
    id is the id set in output message to help to screen
    content has the response's status which is success, the response it self response, in our case a JSON, and also the initiator is the initial command for reference but without the file content

  • progression message 

    {
    "type": "upload",
    "response": {
        "status": "progress",
        "progress": "100",
        "initiator": {
                        "type":"upload", 
                        "target":"webui", 
                        "id":"filemanager", 
                        "url":"files",
                        "size":500, 
                        "path":"/", 
                        "filename":"file.txt"
                    }
    },
    "id": "filemanager"
}

    type is upload
    id is the id set in output message to help to screen
    content has the response's status which is progress, and the progression it self progress, in our case 100 = 100% and also the initiator is the initial command for reference but without the file content

  • if error 

    {
    "type": "upload",
    "response": {
        "status": "error",
        "error": "Cannot connect",
        "initiator": {
                        "type":"upload", 
                        "target":"webui", 
                        "id":"filemanager", 
                        "url":"files",
                        "size":500, 
                        "path":"/", 
                        "filename":"file.txt"
                    }
    },
    "id": "filemanager"
}

    type is upload
    id is the id set in output message to help to screen
    content has the response's status which is error, and the error it self error, in our case Cannot connect and also the initiator is the initial command for reference but without the file content

Send webdownload request

Example:
{type:'download', target:'webui', id:'filemanager', url:'preferences.json'}

type is download (mandatory)
target is webui (mandatory)
id is filemanager (optional)
url is the url of the file in our case preferences.json for /preferences.json (mandatory)
args is an object with optional arguments like for query

Note: id:'filemanager' is applicable in this case if needed, but not noDispatch:true as the purpose is to get response

  • Answer format: check the eventMsg.data

  • if success 

    {
    "type": "download",
    "response": {
        "status": "success",
        "response": [...],
        "initiator": {
                        "type":"download", 
                        "target":"webui", 
                        "id":"filemanager", 
                        "url":"preferences.json",
                    }
    },
    "id": "filemanager"
}

    type is upload
    id is the id set in output message to help to screen
    content has the response's status which is success, the response it self response, in our case a blob which is the file that need to be read properly, and also the initiator is the initial command for reference

  • progression message 

    {
    "type": "upload",
    "response": {
        "status": "progress",
        "progress": "100",
        "initiator": {
                        "type":"upload", 
                        "target":"webui", 
                        "id":"filemanager", 
                        "url":"preferences.json",
                    }
    },
    "id": "filemanager"
}

    type is download
    id is the id set in output message to help to screen
    content has the response's status which is progress, and the progression it self progress, in our case 100 = 100% and also the initiator is the initial command for reference

  • if error 

    {
    "type": "download",
    "response": {
        "status": "error",
        "error": "404",
        "initiator": {
                        "type":"upload", 
                        "target":"webui", 
                        "id":"filemanager", 
                        "url":"preferences.json",
                    }
    },
    "id": "filemanager"
}

    type is download
    id is the id set in output message to help to screen
    content has the response's status which is error, and the error it self error, in our case 404 (file not found) and also the initiator is the initial command for reference

Send sound notification

There is no answer for this message, so id is not necessary

  • Generate a beep notification
    Example:
    {type:'sound', target:'webui', content:'beep'}

    type is ` (mandatory) **target** iswebui(mandatory) **sound** is the sound type, in our casebeep` (mandatory)

  • Generate a beep error notification
    Example:
    {type:'sound', target:'webui', content:'error'}

    type is ` (mandatory) **target** iswebui(mandatory) **sound** is the sound type, in our caseerror` (mandatory)

  • Generate a beep sequence notification
    Example:
    {type:'sound', target:'webui', content:'beep', seq:[{ f: 1046, d: 200 },{ f: 1318, d: 100 }]}

    type is sound (mandatory)
    target is webui (mandatory)
    sound is the sound type, in our case seq (mandatory)
    seq is an array of sequence of beep, in our case [{ f: 1046, d: 200 },{ f: 1318, d: 100 }] (mandatory), f is frequency and d is duration of the beep

Send toast notification

There is no answer for this message, so id is not necessary

  • Generate a success toast notification
    Example:
    {type:'toast', target:'webui', content:{text:'This is a success', type:'success'}}

    type is toast (mandatory)
    target is webui (mandatory)
    content has the toast type, in our case success, and the text to display, in ou case This is a success (mandatory)

  • Generate an error toast notification
    Example:
    {type:'toast', target:'webui', content:{text:'This is an error', type:'error'}}

    type is toast (mandatory)
    target is webui (mandatory)
    content has the toast type, in our case error, and the text to display, in ou case This is an error (mandatory)

  • Generate a normal toast notification
    Example:
    {type:'toast', target:'webui', content:{text:'This is a toast', type:'default'}}
    type is toast (mandatory)
    target is webui (mandatory)
    content has the toast type, in our case default, and the text to display, in ou case This is a toast (mandatory)

Send translation request

  • simple translation Example:
    {type:'translate', target:'webui', id:'transpanel', content:'S153'}

    type is translate (mandatory)
    target is webui (mandatory)
    id is transpanel (optional)
    content is the text that need to be translated, in our case S153 (mandatory)

    • Answer format: check the eventMsg.data 

      {
    "type": "translate",
    "content": {
        "response": "Your session will end soon, do you want to stay connected ?",
        "initiator": {
                        "type":"translate", 
                        "target":"webui", 
                        "id":"transpanel", 
                        "content":"S153"
                    }
    },
    "id": "transpanel"
}

      type is translate
      id is the id set in command message to help to screen
      content has the response it self response, in our case Your session will end soon, do you want to stay connected ? and also the initiator is the initial command for reference

  • full dump of translations
    Example:
    {type:'translate', target:'webui', id:'transpanel', all:'true'}

    type is translate (mandatory)
    target is webui (mandatory)
    id is transpanel (optional)
    all to take all translations (mandatory)

    • Answer format: check the eventMsg.data 

      {
    "type": "translate",
    "content": {
        "response": "Your session will end soon, do you want to stay connected ?",
        "initiator": {
                        "type":"translate", 
                        "target":"webui", 
                        "id":"transpanel", 
                        "content":[....]
                    }
    },
    "id": "transpanel"
}
      type is translate
      id is the id set in command message to help to screen
      content has the response it self response, in our case an array of all translations and also the initiator is the initial command for reference

Send capabilities request

This allow to collect all capabilities for specific topic:

  • if id is connection you will get the json of [ESP800] response jsonified
  • if id is features you will get the [ESP400] response jsonified
  • if id is interface you will get the settings from preferences.json jsonified
  • if id is settings you will get specific settings from target fw in json format
  • if id is extensions you will get the extensions from preferences.json jsonified of the name extensions

Be noted this API only collect existing data, so for features,interface, extensionsand settings you may get empty response if corresponding query has not be done.

About settings the format may differ from one firmware to another, so you need to check the response to know how to use it, response is always a variable named machineSettings and important content may usualy located in machineSettings.cache

Example:
{type:'capabilities', target:'webui', id:'connection'}

type is capabilities (mandatory)
target is webui (mandatory)
id is connection (mandatory)

  • Answer format: check the eventMsg.data 

    {
    "type": "capabilities",
    "content": {
        "response": "{
            "FWVersion": "3.0.0.a111",
            "FWTarget": "marlin",
            "FWTargetID": "40",
            "Setup": "Enabled",
            "Screen": "HMI V3",
            "Streaming": "Enabled",
            "SDConnection": "direct",
            "SerialProtocol": "Raw",
            "Authentication": "Disabled",
            "WebCommunication": "Asynchronous",
            "WebSocketIP": "localhost",
            "WebSocketPort": "81",
            "Hostname": "esp3d",
            "WiFiMode": "STA",
            "WebUpdate": "Enabled",
            "FlashFileSystem": "LittleFS",
            "HostPath": "/",
            "Time": "none",
            "HostTarget": "files",
            "HostUploadPath": "/",
            "HostDownloadPath": "/",
            "wsID": "0"
        }",
        "initiator": {
                        "type":"capabilities", 
                        "target":"webui", 
                        "id":"connection"
                    }
    },
    "id": "connection"
}

    type is capabilities
    id is the id of requested capability
    content has the response it self response, in our case a JSON and also the initiator is the initial command for reference

Save extension settings to preferences.json

This allow to save extension settings to preferences.json, it is a way to store settings for extension that need to be saved for next session:

Example:
{type:'extensionsData', target:'webui', id:'myextension', content:'{"setting1":"value1","setting2":"value2"}'}

type is extensionsData (mandatory)
target is webui (mandatory)
id is myextension (mandatory)
content is the settings to save, in stringified JSON format, in our case {"setting1":"value1","setting2":"value2"} (mandatory)

  • Answer format: check the eventMsg.data 

    {
    "type": "extensionsData",
    "content": {
        "response": "{
            "status": "success"
        }",
        "initiator": {
                        "type":"extensionsData", 
                        "target":"webui", 
                        "id":"myextension",
                        "content":"{"setting1":"value1","setting2":"value2"}"
                    }
    },
    "id": "myextension"
}

    type is extensionsData
    id is the id of extension that saved settings
    content has the response which is the status and also the initiator is the initial command for reference

Send icon request

The WebUI already a set of icons, so no need to bother with new icons, you can request a specific one if needed

Be noted some icons may be specific to a system, so it may not be available in all systems, the svg icon will be returned in response use quote into the svg tag so be sure to use it properly.

Main icons are : 

None: null,
Activity: <Activity />,
AlertCircle: <AlertCircle />,
Anchor: <Anchor />,
Aperture: <Aperture />,
Award: <Award />,
BarChart: <BarChart />,
BellOff: <BellOff />,
Bell: <Bell />,
Bluetooth: <Bluetooth />,
Bookmark: <Bookmark />,
Box: <Box />,
Camera: <Camera />,
Cast: <Cast />,
ChevronDown: <ChevronDown />,
ChevronLeft: <ChevronLeft />,
ChevronRight: <ChevronRight />,
ChevronUp: <ChevronUp />,
ChevronsDown: <ChevronsDown />,
ChevronsLeft: <ChevronsLeft />,
ChevronsRight: <ChevronsRight />,
ChevronsUp: <ChevronsUp />,
Clipboard: <Clipboard />,
Clock: <Clock />,
Cpu: <Cpu />,
Crosshair: <Crosshair />,
Database: <Database />,
Delete: <Delete />,
Download: <Download />,
Droplet: <Droplet />,
Edit: <Edit />,
EyeOff: <EyeOff />,
Eye: <Eye />,
File: <File />,
Filter: <Filter />,
Flag: <Flag />,
Frown: <Frown />,
GitCommit: <GitCommit />,
Globe: <Globe />,
Grid: <Grid />,
HardDrive: <HardDrive />,
Hash: <Hash />,
Heart: <Heart />,
HelpCircle: <HelpCircle />,
Home: <Home />,
Image: <Image />,
Info: <Info />,
Layers: <Layers />,
LifeBuoy: <LifeBuoy />,
List: <List />,
Loader: <Loader />,
Lock: <Lock />,
LogIn: <LogIn />,
LogOut: <LogOut />,
Mail: <Mail />,
MapPin: <MapPin />,
Meh: <Meh />,
Menu: <Menu />,
MessageSquare: <MessageSquare />,
MinusCircle: <MinusCircle />,
Monitor: <Monitor />,
Moon: <Moon />,
MoreHorizontal: <MoreHorizontal />,
MoreVertical: <MoreVertical />,
Move: <Move />,
PauseCircle: <PauseCircle />,
Percent: <Percent />,
PlayCircle: <PlayCircle />,
PlusCircle: <PlusCircle />,
Power: <Power />,
Printer: <Printer />,
Radio: <Radio />,
RefreshCw: <RefreshCw />,
Repeat: <Repeat />,
RotateCcw: <RotateCcw />,
Save: <Save />,
Scissors: <Scissors />,
Send: <Send />,
Server: <Server />,
Settings: <Settings />,
Share: <Share />,
Slash: <Slash />,
Sliders: <Sliders />,
Smile: <Smile />,
Star: <Star />,
StopCircle: <StopCircle />,
Sun: <Sun />,
Sunrise: <Sunrise />,
Sunset: <Sunset />,
Tag: <Tag />,
Target: <Target />,
Terminal: <Terminal />,
Thermometer: <Thermometer />,
Tool: <Tool />,
Trash2: <Trash2 />,
Underline: <Underline />,
Upload: <Upload />,
VideoOff: <VideoOff />,
Video: <Video />,
VolumeX: <VolumeX />,
Volume: <Volume />,
WifiOff: <WifiOff />,
Wifi: <Wifi />,
Wind: <Wind />,
XCircle: <XCircle />,
ZapOff: <ZapOff />,
Zap: <Zap />,

3D printers have in addition:

Fan, 
FeedRate, 
FlowRate, 
Extruder

CNC has in addition :

Fan, 
FeedRate, 
FlowRate,

Example:
{type:'icon', target:'webui', id:'Activity'}

type is icon (mandatory)
target is webui (mandatory)
id is Activity (mandatory)

  • Answer format: check the eventMsg.data 

    {
"type": "icon",
"content": {
    "response": "<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='currentColor' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'><path d='M13 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V9z'></path><polyline points='13 2 13 9 20 9'></polyline></svg>",
    "initiator": {
        "type": "icon",
        "target": "webui",
        "id": "Activity"
    }
},
"id": "Activity"
}

    type is icon
    id is the id of requested "Activity"
    content has the response it self response, in our case svg using quote , also the initiator is the initial command for reference

Dispatch message to other extensions

Example: 

{
    type:'dispatch', 
    target:'webui', 
    id:'senderpanel', 
    content:'any message' , 
    targetid:'receiverpanel'
}

type is dispatch (mandatory)
target is webui (mandatory)
id is senderpanel (optional)
content the message to dispatch

Note: there no answer as the purpose of this is to send answer

This documentation describes how to use the modal dialog functionality. The modal dialog is a pop-up window that displays a message to the user and requires the user to respond before they can continue. The modal dialog can be used to display simple messages, confirmations, input fields, and multiple input fields.

The code supports four types of modal dialogs:

  1. Simple Modal: Displays a basic modal with a title, text, and a single button.
  2. Confirmation Modal: Displays a modal with a title, text, and two buttons for confirmation.
  3. Input Modal: Displays a modal with a title, text, an input field, and two buttons.
  4. Fields Modal: Displays a modal with a title, multiple input fields, and two buttons.

Sending Messages

To open a modal dialog, you need to send a message to the parent window using the sendMessage function. The message should have the following structure: 

sendMessage({
  type: 'modal',
  target: 'webui',
  id: 'modalpanel',
  content: {
    // Modal-specific content
  }
});
  • type: Always set to 'modal'.
  • target: Always set to 'webui'.
  • id: Set to 'modalpanel' for all modal types.
  • content: An object containing the modal-specific content.

Modal Content

Each modal type has its own specific content structure:

  1. Simple Modal
    Example: 

    {
    type:'modal', 
    target:'webui', 
    id:'modalpanel', 
    content:
        {
            title:'This is title', 
            id:'simple_modal', 
            style:'default', 
            bt1Txt:'S126', 
            response1:'ok', 
            text:'some text', 
            overlay:true
        }
}

  2. type (mandatory): 'modal'

  3. target (mandatory): 'webui'
  4. id (optional): 'modalpanel'
  5. content (mandatory): Modal description
    • title (mandatory): Title of the modal. Use predefined text for translation.
    • id (mandatory): Modal ID. Example: 'simple_modal'
    • style (mandatory): Modal style. For simple modal, use 'default'.
    • bt1Txt (optional): Text for button 1. 'S126' will be translated as 'Ok'. If not defined, the button won't be displayed.
    • response1 (optional): Message sent if button 1 is clicked. Example: 'ok'. The click closes the modal.
    • bt2Txt (optional): Text for button 2. If not defined, the button won't be displayed.
    • response2 (optional): Message sent if button 2 is clicked. The click closes the modal.
    • hideclose (optional): If set to true, it hides the close button of the modal.
    • overlay (optional): If set to true, it automatically closes the modal if it loses focus.
    • text (optional): Text to display in the modal. If it's a predefined text, it will be translated.

Note: The close button and overlay feature won't send any notification when the modal is closed.

Answer format: Check eventMsg.data 

{
  "type": "modal",
  "content": {
    "response": "ok",
    "initiator": {
      "type": "modal",
      "target": "webui",
      "id": "modalpanel",
      "content": {
        "title": "This is title",
        "id": "simple_modal",
        "style": "default",
        "bt1Txt": "S126",
        "response1": "ok",
        "text": "some text",
        "overlay": true
      }
    }
  },
  "id": "modalpanel"
}

  • type: 'modal'
  • id: ID set in the command message to help with screening

  • content: Contains the response itself (response) and the initiator (initial command for reference)

  • Confirmation Modal Example: 

    {
    type:'modal', 
    target:'webui', 
    id:'modalpanel', 
    content:
        {
            title:'S26', 
            id:'confirm_modal', 
            style:'question', 
            bt1Txt:'S27', 
            response1:'yes', 
            bt2Txt:'S28', 
            response2:'cancel', 
            text:'S30', 
            hideclose:true
        }
}

  • type (mandatory): 'modal'
  • target (mandatory): 'webui'
  • id (optional): 'modalpanel'
  • content (mandatory): Modal description
    • title (mandatory): Title of the modal. 'S26' will be translated as 'Please Confirm'.
    • id (mandatory): Modal ID. Example: 'confirm_modal'
    • style (mandatory): Modal style. For confirmation modal, use 'question'.
    • bt1Txt (optional): Text for button 1. 'S27' will be translated as 'Yes'. If not defined, the button won't be displayed.
    • response1 (optional): Message sent if button 1 is clicked. Example: 'yes'. The click closes the modal.
    • bt2Txt (optional): Text for button 2. 'S28' will be translated as 'Cancel'. If not defined, the button won't be displayed.
    • response2 (optional): Message sent if button 2 is clicked. Example: 'cancel'. The click closes the modal.
    • hideclose (optional): If set to true, it hides the close button of the modal.
    • overlay (optional): If set to true, it automatically closes the modal if it loses focus.
    • text (optional): Text to display in the modal. 'S30' will be translated as 'Do you want to update?'.

Note: The close button and overlay feature won't send any notification when the modal is closed.

Answer format: Check eventMsg.data 

{
  "type": "modal",
  "content": {
    "response": "yes",
    "initiator": {
      "type": "modal",
      "target": "webui",
      "id": "modalpanel",
      "content": {
        "title": "S26",
        "id": "confirm_modal",
        "style": "question",
        "bt1Txt": "S27",
        "response1": "yes",
        "bt2Txt": "S28",
        "response2": "cancel",
        "text": "S30",
        "hideclose": true
      }
    }
  },
  "id": "modalpanel"
}

  • type: 'modal'
  • id: ID set in the command message to help with screening

  • content: Contains the response itself (response) and the initiator (initial command for reference)

  • Input Modal Example: 

    {
    type:'modal', 
    target:'webui', 
    id:'modalpanel', 
    content:
        {
            title:'S90', 
            id:'input_modal', 
            style:'input',
            validation:'bt1', 
            bt1Txt:'S106', 
            response1:'create', 
            bt2Txt:'S28', 
            response2:'cancel', 
            text:'S104', 
            hideclose:true
        }
}

  • type (mandatory): 'modal'
  • target (mandatory): 'webui'
  • id (optional): 'modalpanel'
  • content (mandatory): Modal description
    • title (mandatory): Title of the modal. 'S90' will be translated as 'Create Directory'.
    • id (mandatory): Modal ID. Example: 'input_modal'
    • style (mandatory): Modal style. For input modal, use 'input'.
    • bt1Txt (optional): Text for button 1. 'S106' will be translated as 'Create'. If not defined, the button won't be displayed.
    • response1 (optional): Message sent if button 1 is clicked. Example: 'create'. The click closes the modal.
    • bt2Txt (optional): Text for button 2. 'S28' will be translated as 'Cancel'. If not defined, the button won't be displayed.
    • response2 (optional): Message sent if button 2 is clicked. Example: 'cancel'. The click closes the modal.
    • hideclose (optional): If set to true, it hides the close button of the modal.
    • overlay (optional): If set to true, it automatically closes the modal if it loses focus.
    • text (optional): Text to display in the modal. 'S104' will be translated as 'Please type directory name'.

Note: The close button and overlay feature won't send any notification when the modal is closed.

Answer format: Check eventMsg.data 

{
  "type": "modal",
  "content": {
    "response": "create",
    "inputData": "mydir",
    "initiator": {
      "type": "modal",
      "target": "webui",
      "id": "modalpanel",
      "content": {
        "title": "S90",
        "id": "input_modal",
        "style": "input",
        "bt1Txt": "S106",
        "response1": "create",
        "bt2Txt": "S28",
        "response2": "cancel",
        "text": "S104",
        "hideclose": true
      }
    }
  },
  "id": "modalpanel"
}

  • type: 'modal'
  • id: ID set in the command message to help with screening

  • content: Contains the response itself

  • Fields Modal
    Example: 

    {
    type:'modal', 
    target:'webui', 
    id:'modalpanel', 
    content:
        {
            title:'S90', 
            id:'fields_modal',
            validation:'bt1', 
            style:'fields', 
            bt1Txt:'S106', 
            response1:'create',
            bt2Txt:'S28', 
            response2:'cancel', 
            hideclose:true, 
            fields:
                [
                      {
                        id: "area",
                        label: "Area",
                        type: "group",
                        value: [
                            {
                            id: "xmin",
                            type: "number",
                            label: "Xmin",
                            value: 0
                            },
                            {
                            id: "xmax",
                            type: "number",
                            label: "Xmax",
                            value: 0
                            }
                        ]
                        },
                        {
                        id: "precision",
                        type: "number",
                        label: "Precision",
                        value: 0,
                        min: "0",
                        max: "5"
                        }
                ]
        }
    }

  • type (mandatory): 'modal'

  • target (mandatory): 'webui'
  • id (optional): 'modalpanel'
  • content (mandatory): Modal description
    • title (mandatory): Title of the modal. 'S90' will be translated as 'Create Item'.
    • id (mandatory): Modal ID. Example: 'fields_modal'
    • style (mandatory): Modal style. For fields modal, use 'fields'.
    • validation (mandatory): Define which button is performing the validation and send back the modified values: 'bt1' or 'bt2'.
    • bt1Txt (optional): Text for button 1. 'S106' will be translated as 'Create'. If not defined, the button won't be displayed.
    • response1 (optional): Message sent if button 1 is clicked. Example: 'create'. The click closes the modal.
    • bt2Txt (optional): Text for button 2. 'S28' will be translated as 'Cancel'. If not defined, the button won't be displayed.
    • response2 (optional): Message sent if button 2 is clicked. Example: 'cancel'. The click closes the modal.
    • hideclose (optional): If set to true, it hides the close button of the modal.
    • overlay (optional): If set to true, it automatically closes the modal if it loses focus.
    • fields (mandatory): An array of field definitions for the modal.
    • id (mandatory): ID of the field.
    • label (mandatory): Label for the field.
    • type (mandatory): Type of the field. Supported types: 'text', 'select', 'boolean', group.
    • value (optional): Default value for the field.

Note: The close button and overlay feature won't send any notification when the modal is closed.

Answer format: Check eventMsg.data 

{
  "type": "modal",
  "content": {
    "response": "create",
    "fields": {
      "field1": "Value 1",
      "field2": "Option 2"
    },
    "initiator": {
      "type": "modal",
      "target": "webui",
      "id": "modalpanel",
      "content": {
        "title": "S90",
        "id": "fields_modal",
        "validation": "bt1",
        "style": "fields",
        "bt1Txt": "S106",
        "response1": "create",
        "bt2Txt": "S28",
        "response2": "cancel",
        "hideclose": true,
        "fields": [
          {
            "id": "field1",
            "label": "Field 1",
            "type": "text"
          },
          {
            "id": "field2",
            "label": "Field 2",
            "type": "select",
            "options": [
              "Option 1",
              "Option 2"
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "id": "modalpanel"
}
  • type: 'modal'
  • id: ID set in the command message to help with screening
  • content: Contains the response itself (response), the field values entered by the user (fields), and the initiator (initial command for reference)

Fields types and options

The fields modal supports the same as the interface fields but with some limitations, each type may support different options.
The existing types and options are:

  1. "pickup":
    Currently not supported in the modal dialog it is used in interface tab to select language or theme

    • "id" (mandatory)
    • "type" (mandatory)
    • "label" (mandatory)
    • "value" (mandatory) a string with the selected value

  2. "boolean":
    Supported in the modal dialog is used to select a boolean value like for a checkbox or a switch

    • "id" (mandatory)
    • "type" (mandatory)
    • "label" (mandatory)
    • "value" (mandatory) a boolean value
    • "help" (optionnal) a string with a help text in tooltip
    • "depend" (optionnal) this is not supported in the modal dialog, but used in interface tab to show or hide a field based on the value of another field

  3. "group":
    Supported in the modal dialog is used to group fields together, it may contain any type of fields but not another group

    • "id" (mandatory)
    • "type" (mandatory)
    • "label" (optional)
    • "value" (mandatory) an array of fields
    • "depend" (optionnal) this is not supported in the modal dialog, but used in interface tab to show or hide a field based on the value of another field

  4. "number":
    Supported in the modal dialog is used to select a number value float or integer

    • "id" (mandatory)
    • "type" (mandatory)
    • "label" (mandatory)
    • "min" (optional) a string with the minimum value
    • "max" (optional) a string with the maximum value
    • "help" (optionnal) a string with a help text in tooltip
    • "step" (optionnal) a string with the step value for the input, can be a float
    • "placeholder" (optionnal) a string with a placeholder text
    • "append" (optionnal) a string to append to the value input like a unit
    • "value" (mandatory) a number value
    • "depend" (optionnal) this is not supported in the modal dialog, but used in interface tab to show or hide a field based on the value of another field

  5. "text":
    Supported in the modal dialog is used to select a text value

    • "id" (mandatory)
    • "type" (mandatory)
    • "label" (mandatory)
    • "value" (mandatory) a string with the selected value
    • "help" (optionnal) a string with a help text in tooltip
    • "placeholder" (optionnal) a string with a placeholder text
    • "depend" (optionnal) this is not supported in the modal dialog, but used in interface tab to show or hide a field based on the value of another field
    • "min" (optionnal) minimum length of the text
    • "max" (optionnal) maximum length of the text
    • "regexpattern" (optionnal) a string with a regex to validate the text
    • "append" (optionnal) a string to append to the value input like a unit

  6. "list": Currently not supported in the modal dialog it is used in interface tab to select a value from a list (macros, extracontent, panels order, shorkeys)

    • "id" (mandatory)
    • "depend" (optionnal) this is not supported in the modal dialog, but used in interface tab to show or hide a field based on the value of another field
    • "fixed" (optionnal)
    • "sorted" (optionnal)
    • "type" (mandatory)
    • "label" (mandatory)
    • "value" (mandatory)
    • "nodelete" (optionnal)
    • "editable" (optionnal)

  7. "select": Supported in the modal dialog is used to select a value from a drop list

    • "id" (mandatory)
    • "type" (mandatory)
    • "label" (optional)
    • "value" (mandatory) a string with the selected value
    • "options" (mandatory) an array of objects with the options
    • "help" (optionnal) a string with a help text in tooltip
    • "depend" (optionnal) this is not supported in the modal dialog, but used in interface tab to show or hide a field based on the value of another field

Handling Messages

The code listens for messages from the parent window using the handleMessage function. When a message is received, it checks the type and id properties to determine if it's a modal-related message.

If the message is a modal response, it logs the clicked button (line.response) and performs specific actions based on the modal type and response.

For the Fields Modal, if the response is 'create' (response1 because validation is bt1), it updates the defaultSettings object with the values entered in the fields (line.inputData). For the Input Modal, if the response is 'create' (response1 because validation is bt1), it displays the entered input value (line.inputData).

Sample codes