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Javascript command pattern example. Put this in your fiddle, code pen or other online editor and run it. Supports undo and redo.
body {
font-family: 'Helvetica', 'Arial', 'Sans Serif';
}
pre {
background-color: #ddd;
padding: 4px;
}
code {
font-family: "Consolas", "Georgia";
}
.input-group {
padding: 4px;
margin: 4px;
}
.input-group label {
display: block;
}
.right {
float: right;
}
<h1>Person Document</h1>
<pre><code id="out"></code></pre>
<div class="right" id="stack"></div>
<div class="input-group">
<label>First Name</label>
<input type="text" id="firstNameInput">
<button id="firstNameButton">+</button>
</div>
<div class="input-group">
<label>Last Name</label>
<input type="text" id="lastNameInput">
<button id="lastNameButton">+</button>
</div>
<div class="input-group">
<label>Age</label>
<input type="number" id="ageInput">
<button id="ageButton">+</button>
</div>
<div class="input-group">
<button id="undoButton">Undo</button>
<button id="redoButton">Redo</button>
</div>
const Editor = { // caller
stack: [],
undos: [],
call(command) {
this.stack.push(command)
command.execute()
return this
},
undo() {
const command = this.stack.pop()
console.log(command)
if (!command) return this
this.undos.push(command)
command.undo()
return this
},
redo() {
const command = this.undos.pop()
if (!command) return this
this.call(command)
return this
}
}
$(document).ready(() => {
const person = {
firstName: null,
lastName: null,
age: null
}
const createCommand = ({ target, old, value }) => ({
execute() {
person[target] = value
},
undo() {
person[target] = old
},
info() {
return {target, old, value}
}
})
const eventHandler = (target) => {
$(`#${target}Button`).on('click', function(event) {
const command = createCommand({
target: target,
old: person[target],
value: $(`#${target}Input`).val()
})
Editor.call(command)
render()
$(`#${target}Input`).val(null)
})
}
const render = () => {
$('#out').text(JSON.stringify(person, null, 2))
const stack = $('#stack')
const ul = $('<ul></ul>')
Editor.stack.forEach(command => ul.append(`<li>${command.info().target}</li>`))
stack.html(ul)
}
eventHandler('firstName')
eventHandler('lastName')
eventHandler('age')
$('#undoButton').on('click', () => Editor.undo() && render())
$('#redoButton').on('click', () => Editor.redo() && render())
render()
})
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