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/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */

import { XPCOMUtils } from "resource://gre/modules/XPCOMUtils.sys.mjs";

import { AppConstants } from "resource://gre/modules/AppConstants.sys.mjs";

const lazy = {};

ChromeUtils.defineESModuleGetters(lazy, {
  UrlbarUtils: "resource:///modules/UrlbarUtils.sys.mjs",
  clearTimeout: "resource://gre/modules/Timer.sys.mjs",
  setTimeout: "resource://gre/modules/Timer.sys.mjs",
});

XPCOMUtils.defineLazyGetter(lazy, "logger", () =>
  lazy.UrlbarUtils.getLogger({ prefix: "EventBufferer" })
);

// Maximum time events can be deferred for. In automation providers can be quite
// slow, thus we need a longer timeout to avoid intermittent failures.
const DEFERRING_TIMEOUT_MS = Cu.isInAutomation ? 1000 : 300;

// Array of keyCodes to defer.
const DEFERRED_KEY_CODES = new Set([
  KeyboardEvent.DOM_VK_RETURN,
  KeyboardEvent.DOM_VK_DOWN,
  KeyboardEvent.DOM_VK_TAB,
]);

// Status of the current or last query.
const QUERY_STATUS = {
  UKNOWN: 0,
  RUNNING: 1,
  RUNNING_GOT_RESULTS: 2,
  COMPLETE: 3,
};

/**
 * The UrlbarEventBufferer can queue up events and replay them later, to make
 * the urlbar results more predictable.
 *
 * Search results arrive asynchronously, which means that keydown events may
 * arrive before results do, and therefore not have the effect the user intends.
 * That's especially likely to happen with the down arrow and enter keys, due to
 * the one-off search buttons: if the user very quickly pastes something in the
 * input, presses the down arrow key, and then hits enter, they are probably
 * expecting to visit the first result.  But if there are no results, then
 * pressing down and enter will trigger the first one-off button.
 * To prevent that undesirable behavior, certain keys are buffered and deferred
 * until more results arrive, at which time they're replayed.
 */
export class UrlbarEventBufferer {
  /**
   * Initialises the class.
   *
   * @param {UrlbarInput} input The urlbar input object.
   */
  constructor(input) {
    this.input = input;
    this.input.inputField.addEventListener("blur", this);

    // A queue of {event, callback} objects representing deferred events.
    // The callback is invoked when it's the right time to handle the event,
    // but it may also never be invoked, if the context changed and the event
    // became obsolete.
    this._eventsQueue = [];
    // If this timer fires, we will unconditionally replay all the deferred
    // events so that, after a certain point, we don't keep blocking the user's
    // actions, when nothing else has caused the events to be replayed.
    // At that point we won't check whether it's safe to replay the events,
    // because otherwise it may look like we ignored the user's actions.
    this._deferringTimeout = null;

    // Tracks the current or last query status.
    this._lastQuery = {
      // The time at which the current or last search was started. This is used
      // to check how much time passed while deferring the user's actions. Must
      // be set using the monotonic Cu.now() helper.
      startDate: Cu.now(),
      // Status of the query; one of QUERY_STATUS.*
      status: QUERY_STATUS.UKNOWN,
      // The query context.
      context: null,
    };

    // Start listening for queries.
    this.input.controller.addQueryListener(this);
  }

  // UrlbarController listener methods.
  onQueryStarted(queryContext) {
    this._lastQuery = {
      startDate: Cu.now(),
      status: QUERY_STATUS.RUNNING,
      context: queryContext,
    };
    if (this._deferringTimeout) {
      lazy.clearTimeout(this._deferringTimeout);
      this._deferringTimeout = null;
    }
  }

  onQueryCancelled(queryContext) {
    this._lastQuery.status = QUERY_STATUS.COMPLETE;
  }

  onQueryFinished(queryContext) {
    this._lastQuery.status = QUERY_STATUS.COMPLETE;
  }

  onQueryResults(queryContext) {
    this._lastQuery.status = QUERY_STATUS.RUNNING_GOT_RESULTS;
    // Ensure this runs after other results handling code.
    Services.tm.dispatchToMainThread(() => {
      this.replayDeferredEvents(true);
    });
  }

  /**
   * Handles DOM events.
   *
   * @param {Event} event DOM event from the input.
   */
  handleEvent(event) {
    if (event.type == "blur") {
      lazy.logger.debug("Clearing queue on blur");
      // The input field was blurred, pending events don't matter anymore.
      // Clear the timeout and the queue.
      this._eventsQueue.length = 0;
      if (this._deferringTimeout) {
        lazy.clearTimeout(this._deferringTimeout);
        this._deferringTimeout = null;
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Receives DOM events, eventually queues them up, and calls back when it's
   * the right time to handle the event.
   *
   * @param {Event} event DOM event from the input.
   * @param {Function} callback to be invoked when it's the right time to handle
   *        the event.
   */
  maybeDeferEvent(event, callback) {
    if (!callback) {
      throw new Error("Must provide a callback");
    }
    if (this.shouldDeferEvent(event)) {
      this.deferEvent(event, callback);
      return;
    }
    // If it has not been deferred, handle the callback immediately.
    callback();
  }

  /**
   * Adds a deferrable event to the deferred event queue.
   *
   * @param {Event} event The event to defer.
   * @param {Function} callback to be invoked when it's the right time to handle
   *        the event.
   */
  deferEvent(event, callback) {
    // TODO Bug 1536822: once one-off buttons are implemented, figure out if the
    // following is true for the quantum bar as well: somehow event.defaultPrevented
    // ends up true for deferred events.  Autocomplete ignores defaultPrevented
    // events, which means it would ignore replayed deferred events if we didn't
    // tell it to bypass defaultPrevented through urlbarDeferred.
    // Check we don't try to defer events more than once.
    if (event.urlbarDeferred) {
      throw new Error(`Event ${event.type}:${event.keyCode} already deferred!`);
    }
    lazy.logger.debug(`Deferring ${event.type}:${event.keyCode} event`);
    // Mark the event as deferred.
    event.urlbarDeferred = true;
    // Also store the current search string, as an added safety check. If the
    // string will differ later, the event is stale and should be dropped.
    event.searchString = this._lastQuery.context.searchString;
    this._eventsQueue.push({ event, callback });

    if (!this._deferringTimeout) {
      let elapsed = Cu.now() - this._lastQuery.startDate;
      let remaining = DEFERRING_TIMEOUT_MS - elapsed;
      this._deferringTimeout = lazy.setTimeout(() => {
        this.replayDeferredEvents(false);
        this._deferringTimeout = null;
      }, Math.max(0, remaining));
    }
  }

  /**
   * Replays deferred key events.
   *
   * @param {boolean} onlyIfSafe replays only if it's a safe time to do so.
   *        Setting this to false will replay all the queue events, without any
   *        checks, that is something we want to do only if the deferring
   *        timeout elapsed, and we don't want to appear ignoring user's input.
   */
  replayDeferredEvents(onlyIfSafe) {
    if (typeof onlyIfSafe != "boolean") {
      throw new Error("Must provide a boolean argument");
    }
    if (!this._eventsQueue.length) {
      return;
    }

    let { event, callback } = this._eventsQueue[0];
    if (onlyIfSafe && !this.isSafeToPlayDeferredEvent(event)) {
      return;
    }

    // Remove the event from the queue and play it.
    this._eventsQueue.shift();
    // Safety check: handle only if the search string didn't change meanwhile.
    if (event.searchString == this._lastQuery.context.searchString) {
      callback();
    }
    Services.tm.dispatchToMainThread(() => {
      this.replayDeferredEvents(onlyIfSafe);
    });
  }

  /**
   * Checks whether a given event should be deferred
   *
   * @param {Event} event The event that should maybe be deferred.
   * @returns {boolean} Whether the event should be deferred.
   */
  shouldDeferEvent(event) {
    // If any event has been deferred for this search, then defer all subsequent
    // events so that the user does not experience them out of order.
    // All events will be replayed when _deferringTimeout fires.
    if (this._eventsQueue.length) {
      return true;
    }

    // At this point, no events have been deferred for this search; we must
    // figure out if this event should be deferred.
    let isMacNavigation =
      AppConstants.platform == "macosx" &&
      event.ctrlKey &&
      this.input.view.isOpen &&
      (event.key === "n" || event.key === "p");
    if (!DEFERRED_KEY_CODES.has(event.keyCode) && !isMacNavigation) {
      return false;
    }

    if (DEFERRED_KEY_CODES.has(event.keyCode)) {
      // Defer while the user is composing.
      if (this.input.editor.composing) {
        return true;
      }
      if (this.input.controller.keyEventMovesCaret(event)) {
        return false;
      }
    }

    // This is an event that we'd defer, but if enough time has passed since the
    // start of the search, we don't want to block the user's workflow anymore.
    if (this._lastQuery.startDate + DEFERRING_TIMEOUT_MS <= Cu.now()) {
      return false;
    }

    if (
      event.keyCode == KeyEvent.DOM_VK_TAB &&
      !this.input.view.isOpen &&
      !this.waitingDeferUserSelectionProviders
    ) {
      // The view is closed and the user pressed the Tab key.  The focus should
      // move out of the urlbar immediately.
      return false;
    }

    return !this.isSafeToPlayDeferredEvent(event);
  }

  /**
   * Checks if the bufferer is deferring events.
   *
   * @returns {boolean} Whether the bufferer is deferring events.
   */
  get isDeferringEvents() {
    return !!this._eventsQueue.length;
  }

  /**
   * Checks if any of the current query provider asked to defer user selection
   * events.
   *
   * @returns {boolean} Whether a provider asked to defer events.
   */
  get waitingDeferUserSelectionProviders() {
    return !!this._lastQuery.context?.deferUserSelectionProviders.size;
  }

  /**
   * Returns true if the given deferred event can be played now without possibly
   * surprising the user.  This depends on the state of the view, the results,
   * and the type of event.
   * Use this method only after determining that the event should be deferred,
   * or after it has been deferred and you want to know if it can be played now.
   *
   * @param {Event} event The event.
   * @returns {boolean} Whether the event can be played.
   */
  isSafeToPlayDeferredEvent(event) {
    if (
      this._lastQuery.status != QUERY_STATUS.RUNNING &&
      this._lastQuery.status != QUERY_STATUS.RUNNING_GOT_RESULTS
    ) {
      // The view can't get any more results, so there's no need to further
      // defer events.
      return true;
    }
    let waitingFirstResult = this._lastQuery.status == QUERY_STATUS.RUNNING;
    if (event.keyCode == KeyEvent.DOM_VK_RETURN) {
      // Check if we're waiting for providers that requested deferring.
      if (this.waitingDeferUserSelectionProviders) {
        return false;
      }
      // Play a deferred Enter if the heuristic result is not selected, or we
      // are not waiting for the first results yet.
      let selectedResult = this.input.view.selectedResult;
      return (
        (selectedResult && !selectedResult.heuristic) || !waitingFirstResult
      );
    }

    if (
      waitingFirstResult ||
      !this.input.view.isOpen ||
      this.waitingDeferUserSelectionProviders
    ) {
      // We're still waiting on some results, or the popup hasn't opened yet.
      return false;
    }

    let isMacDownNavigation =
      AppConstants.platform == "macosx" &&
      event.ctrlKey &&
      this.input.view.isOpen &&
      event.key === "n";
    if (event.keyCode == KeyEvent.DOM_VK_DOWN || isMacDownNavigation) {
      // Don't play the event if the last result is selected so that the user
      // doesn't accidentally arrow down into the one-off buttons when they
      // didn't mean to. Note TAB is unaffected because it only navigates
      // results, not one-offs.
      return !this.lastResultIsSelected;
    }

    return true;
  }

  get lastResultIsSelected() {
    // TODO Bug 1536818: Once one-off buttons are fully implemented, it would be
    // nice to have a better way to check if the next down will focus one-off buttons.
    let results = this._lastQuery.context.results;
    return (
      results.length &&
      results[results.length - 1] == this.input.view.selectedResult
    );
  }
}