Titanium Helper Functions

ti_helper.js

//var tiHelper = require('ti_helper');


/*
*  USAGE
*  tiHelper.currency(numberToFormat,0);
*/
exports.currency = function(number, decimals, decSymbol, thousSymbol) { //number, decimal places , decimal symobl (.), thousands separator (,)
		decimals = isNaN(decimals = Math.abs(decimals)) ? 2 : decimals, 
		decSymbol = decSymbol == undefined ? "." : decSymbol, 
		thousSymbol = thousSymbol == undefined ? "," : thousSymbol, 
		posNegSymbol = number < 0 ? "-" : "", 
		i = parseInt(number = Math.abs(+number || 0).toFixed(decimals)) + "", 
		j = (j = i.length) > 3 ? j % 3 : 0;

		return posNegSymbol + '$' + (j ? i.substr(0, j) + thousSymbol : "") + i.substr(j).replace(/(\d{3})(?=\d)/g, "$1" + thousSymbol) + (decimals ? decSymbol + Math.abs(number - i).toFixed(decimals).slice(2) : "");
};


/*
*  -extends: https://docs.appcelerator.com/platform/latest/#!/guide/Lightweight_Persistence_with_the_Properties_API
*  USAGE
*  tiHelper.setJson("testJsonVarName",jsonObject);  //saves JS Object as {String}
*  tiHelper.getJson("testJsonVarName");             //returns JS Object or FALSE
*/
exports.setJson = function(propName, jsObject) {
		return Ti.App.Properties.setString(propName, JSON.stringify(jsObject));
};
exports.getJson = function(propName) {
		if (Ti.App.Properties.hasProperty(propName)) {
			return JSON.parse(Ti.App.Properties.getString(propName));
		} else {
			return false;
		}
};