layout-thing.js

dojo.provide("plugd.layout");
(function(d){

	var clsCache = {}, 
		doit = function(part){
			
			// do some mangling:
			var dtype = part.type, kids = part.children;
			if(!clsCache[dtype]){ clsCache[dtype] = d.getObject(dtype); }
			if(part.id){ part.props.id = part.id; }
			
			// create the instance from the cached function
			var c = clsCache[dtype], main = new c(part.props, part.id);

			// process the children recursively
			kids && d.forEach(kids, function(kid){
				doit(kid).placeAt(main);
			});

			return main; // dijit._Widget
		}
	;
	
	dojo.createLayout = function(def){
		// summary: Create a Layout from a passed definition
		// def: Object
		//		The layout definition.
		// returns: dijit._Widget
		return doit(def);
	}
	
})(dojo);