ftp.novell.com/2014.06.ftp.novell.com.tar/ftp.novell.com/forge/camtasia.msi/Cabs.w1.cab/scormwrapper.js

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// SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 API Wrapper

var MAX_PARENTS_TO_SEARCH = 500;
var apiHandle             = null;
var noAPIFound            = "false";
var apiVersion;

/*******************************************************************************
**
** This function is used to communicate with the API, if it is found.
**
** Inputs:  String - Name of the api function to call
**
**         String - Name of the data model defined category or element value
**
**          String - The value that the named element or category will be
**                   assigned
**
** Return:  String - Value returned from the api call.
**
*******************************************************************************/
function apiCall( functionCall, dmeName, dmeValue )
{
   var api = getAPIHandle();
   var result;

   if( noAPIFound != "true" )
   {
      switch ( functionCall )
      {
         case "initialize":
               var dmeName = "";
            if ( apiVersion >=1 )
            {
               dmeName = "cmi.completion_status";
                    result = api.Initialize("");
            }
            else
            {
               dmeName = "cmi.core.lesson_status";
                    result = api.LMSInitialize("");
            }

            if ( result == "true" )
            {
                    if ( apiVersion >= 1 )
                    {
                        result = api.GetValue( dmeName );
                    }
                    else
                    {
                  result = api.LMSGetValue( dmeName );
                    }
            }
            break;

         case "terminate":
            if ( apiVersion >= 1 )
            {
               result = api.Terminate("");
            }
            else
            {
               result = api.LMSFinish("");
            }
            break;

         case "getValue":
            if ( apiVersion >=1 )
            {
               result = api.GetValue( dmeName );
            }
            else
            {
               result = api.LMSGetValue( dmeName );
            }
            break;

         case "setValue":
            if ( apiVersion >= 1 )
            {
               result = api.SetValue( dmeName, dmeValue );
            }
            else
            {
               result = api.LMSSetValue( dmeName, dmeValue );
            }
            break;

         case "commit":
            if ( apiVersion >= 1 )
            {
               result = api.Commit("");
            }
            else
            {
               result = api.LMSCommit("");
            }
            break;

         case "getLastError":
            if ( apiVersion >= 1 )
            {
               result = api.GetLastError();
            }
            else
            {
               result = api.LMSGetLastError();
            }
            break;

         case "getErrorString":
            if ( apiVersion >= 1 )
            {
               result = api.GetErrorString( errCode );
            }
            else
            {
               result = api.LMSGetErrorString( errCode );
            }
            break;

         case "getDiagnostic":
            if ( apiVersion >= 1 )
            {
               result = api.GetDiagnostic( error );
            }
            else
            {
               result = api.LMSGetDiagnostic( errorCode );
            }
            break;
      }
      return result;
   }
}

/*******************************************************************************
**
** Searches all the parents of a given window until it finds an object named "API_1484_11" or "API".
** If an object of that name is found, a reference to it is returned. Otherwise, this function
** returns null.
**
** Inputs:  Object - The Window Object
**
** Return:  Object - If the API object is found, it's returned, otherwise null
**          is returned
**
*******************************************************************************/
function findAPI( win )
{
    var findAPITries = 0;
    var theAPI       = null;
    // Search each parent window until we find the API, encounter a window with no parent / the
    // same as the current window, or have reached our MAX_PARENTS_TO_SEARCH to search threshold

    while ( ( win.API_1484_11 == null                  )
          && ( win.API         == null                  )
          && ( win.parent      != null                  )
          && ( win.parent      != win                   )
          && ( findAPITries    <= MAX_PARENTS_TO_SEARCH ) )
    {
        findAPITries++;
        win = win.parent;
    }
    if ( win.API_1484_11 != null )
    {
        apiVersion = 1;
        theAPI = win.API_1484_11;
    }
    else if ( win.API != null )
    {
        apiVersion = 0;
        theAPI = win.API;
    }
    return theAPI;
}

/*******************************************************************************
**
** This function looks for an object named API, first in the current window's
** frame hierarchy and then, if necessary, in the current window's opener window
** hierarchy (if there is an opener window).
**
** Inputs:  none
**
** Return:  Object - If the API object is found, it's returned, otherwise null
**                   is returned
**
*******************************************************************************/
function getAPI()
{
    var api = null;
    // If there are any, search all the parents of the current window
    if ( ( window.parent != null ) && ( window.parent != window ) )
    {
        api = findAPI( window.parent );
    }
    // If no api was found in this window's chain of parents, then, if there is one, search all
    // the parents of the opener window
    if ( ( api == null ) && ( window.top.opener != null ) )
    {
        api = findAPI( window.top.opener );
    }
    if ( api == null )
   {
      alert( "Unable to locate the LMS's API Implementation.\n" + "Communication with the LMS will not occur." );
      noAPIFound = "true";
   }

    return api;
}

/*******************************************************************************
**
** Returns the handle to API object if it was previously set, otherwise it
** returns null
**
** Inputs:  None
**
** Return:  Object - The value contained by the apiHandle variable.
**
*******************************************************************************/
function getAPIHandle()
{
   if ( apiHandle == null )
   {
      if ( noAPIFound == "false" )
      {
         apiHandle = getAPI();
      }
   }
   return apiHandle;
}