fgdata/Nasal/canvas/api.nas

# Internal helper
var _getColor = func(color)
{
  if( size(color) == 1 )
    var color = color[0];

  if( typeof(color) == 'scalar' )
    return color;
  if( typeof(color) != "vector" )
    return debug.warn("Wrong type for color");

  if( size(color) < 3 or size(color) > 4 )
    return debug.warn("Color needs 3 or 4 values (RGB or RGBA)");

  var str = 'rgb';
  if( size(color) == 4 )
    str ~= 'a';
  str ~= '(';

  # rgb = [0,255], a = [0,1]
  for(var i = 0; i < size(color); i += 1)
    str ~= (i > 0 ? ',' : '') ~ (i < 3 ? int(color[i] * 255) : color[i]);

  return str ~ ')';
};

var _arg2valarray = func
{
  var ret = arg;
  while (    typeof(ret) == "vector"
            and size(ret) == 1 and typeof(ret[0]) == "vector" )
      ret = ret[0];
  return ret;
}

# Transform
# ==============================================================================
# A transformation matrix which is used to transform an #Element on the canvas.
# The dimensions of the matrix are 3x3 where the last row is always 0 0 1:
#
#  a c e
#  b d f
#  0 0 1
#
# See http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/coords.html#TransformMatrixDefined for details.
#
var Transform = {
  new: func(node, vals = nil)
  {
    var m = {
      parents: [Transform],
      _node: node,
      a: node.getNode("m[0]", 1),
      b: node.getNode("m[1]", 1),
      c: node.getNode("m[2]", 1),
      d: node.getNode("m[3]", 1),
      e: node.getNode("m[4]", 1),
      f: node.getNode("m[5]", 1)
    };

    var use_vals = typeof(vals) == 'vector' and size(vals) == 6;

    # initialize to identity matrix
    m.a.setDoubleValue(use_vals ? vals[0] : 1);
    m.b.setDoubleValue(use_vals ? vals[1] : 0);
    m.c.setDoubleValue(use_vals ? vals[2] : 0);
    m.d.setDoubleValue(use_vals ? vals[3] : 1);
    m.e.setDoubleValue(use_vals ? vals[4] : 0);
    m.f.setDoubleValue(use_vals ? vals[5] : 0);

    return m;
  },
  setTranslation: func
  {
    var trans = _arg2valarray(arg);

    me.e.setDoubleValue(trans[0]);
    me.f.setDoubleValue(trans[1]);

    return me;
  },
  # Set rotation (Optionally around a specified point instead of (0,0))
  #
  #  setRotation(rot)
  #  setRotation(rot, cx, cy)
  #
  # @note If using with rotation center different to (0,0) don't use
  #       #setTranslation as it would interfere with the rotation.
  setRotation: func(angle)
  {
    var center = _arg2valarray(arg);

    var s = math.sin(angle);
    var c = math.cos(angle);

    me.a.setDoubleValue(c);
    me.b.setDoubleValue(s);
    me.c.setDoubleValue(-s);
    me.d.setDoubleValue(c);

    if( size(center) == 2 )
    {
      me.e.setDoubleValue( (-center[0] * c) + (center[1] * s) + center[0] );
      me.f.setDoubleValue( (-center[0] * s) - (center[1] * c) + center[1] );
    }

    return me;
  },
  # Set scale (either as parameters or array)
  #
  # If only one parameter is given its value is used for both x and y
  #  setScale(x, y)
  #  setScale([x, y])
  setScale: func
  {
    var scale = _arg2valarray(arg);

    me.a.setDoubleValue(scale[0]);
    me.d.setDoubleValue(size(scale) >= 2 ? scale[1] : scale[0]);

    return me;
  },
  getScale: func()
  {
    # TODO handle rotation
    return [me.a.getValue(), me.d.getValue()];
  }
};

# Element
# ==============================================================================
# Baseclass for all elements on a canvas
#
var Element = {
  # Constructor
  #
  # @param ghost  Element ghost as retrieved from core methods
  new: func(ghost)
  {
    return {
      parents: [PropertyElement, Element, ghost],
      _node: props.wrapNode(ghost._node_ghost)
    };
  },
  # Trigger an update of the element
  #
  # Elements are automatically updated once a frame, with a delay of one frame.
  # If you wan't to get an element updated in the current frame you have to use
  # this method.
  update: func()
  {
    me.setInt("update", 1);
  },
  # Hide/Show element
  #
  # @param visible  Whether the element should be visible
  setVisible: func(visible = 1)
  {
    me.setBool("visible", visible);
  },
  getVisible: func me.getBool("visible"),
  # Hide element (Shortcut for setVisible(0))
  hide: func me.setVisible(0),
  # Show element (Shortcut for setVisible(1))
  show: func me.setVisible(1),
  # Toggle element visibility
  toggleVisibility: func me.setVisible( !me.getVisible() ),
  #
  setGeoPosition: func(lat, lon)
  {
    me._getTf()._node.getNode("m-geo[4]", 1).setValue("N" ~ lat);
    me._getTf()._node.getNode("m-geo[5]", 1).setValue("E" ~ lon);
    return me;
  },
  # Create a new transformation matrix
  #
  # @param vals Default values (Vector of 6 elements)
  createTransform: func(vals = nil)
  {
    var node = me._node.addChild("tf", 1); # tf[0] is reserved for
                                           # setRotation
    return Transform.new(node, vals);
  },
  # Shortcut for setting translation
  setTranslation: func { me._getTf().setTranslation(arg); return me; },
  # Set rotation around transformation center (see #setCenter).
  #
  # @note This replaces the the existing transformation. For additional scale or
  #       translation use additional transforms (see #createTransform).
  setRotation: func(rot)
  {
    if( me['_tf_rot'] == nil )
      # always use the first matrix slot to ensure correct rotation
      # around transformation center.
      me['_tf_rot'] = Transform.new(me._node.getNode("tf[0]", 1));

    me._tf_rot.setRotation(rot, me.getCenter());
    return me;
  },
  # Shortcut for setting scale
  setScale: func { me._getTf().setScale(arg); return me; },
  # Shortcut for getting scale
  getScale: func me._getTf().getScale(),
  # Set the fill/background/boundingbox color
  #
  # @param color  Vector of 3 or 4 values in [0, 1]
  setColorFill: func me.set('fill', _getColor(arg)),
  #
  getBoundingBox: func()
  {
    var bb = me._node.getNode("bounding-box");
    if( bb != nil )
    {
      var min_x = bb.getNode("min-x").getValue();

      if( min_x != nil )
        return [ min_x,
                  bb.getNode("min-y").getValue(),
                  bb.getNode("max-x").getValue(),
                  bb.getNode("max-y").getValue() ];
    }

    return [0, 0, 0, 0];
  },
  # Calculate the transformation center based on bounding box and center-offset
  updateCenter: func
  {
    me.update();
    var bb = me.getTransformedBounds();

    if( bb[0] > bb[2] or bb[1] > bb[3] )
      return;

    me._setupCenterNodes
    (
      (bb[0] + bb[2]) / 2 + (me.get("center-offset-x") or 0),
      (bb[1] + bb[3]) / 2 + (me.get("center-offset-y") or 0)
    );
    return me;
  },
  # Set transformation center (currently only used for rotation)
  setCenter: func()
  {
    var center = _arg2valarray(arg);
    if( size(center) != 2 )
      return debug.warn("invalid arg");

    me._setupCenterNodes(center[0], center[1]);
    return me;
  },
  # Get transformation center
  getCenter: func()
  {
    var center = [0, 0];
    me._setupCenterNodes();

    if( me._center[0] != nil )
      center[0] = me._center[0].getValue() or 0;
    if( me._center[1] != nil )
      center[1] = me._center[1].getValue() or 0;

    return center;
  },
  # Internal Transform for convenience transform functions
  _getTf: func
  {
    if( me['_tf'] == nil )
      me['_tf'] = me.createTransform();
    return me._tf;
  },
  _setupCenterNodes: func(cx = nil, cy = nil)
  {
    if( me["_center"] == nil )
      me["_center"] = [
        me._node.getNode("center[0]", cx != nil),
        me._node.getNode("center[1]", cy != nil)
      ];

    if( cx != nil )
      me._center[0].setDoubleValue(cx);
    if( cy != nil )
      me._center[1].setDoubleValue(cy);
  }
};

# Group
# ==============================================================================
# Class for a group element on a canvas
#
var Group = {
# public:
  new: func(ghost)
  {
    return { parents: [Group, Element.new(ghost)] };
  },
  # Create a child of given type with specified id.
  # type can be group, text
  createChild: func(type, id = nil)
  {
    var ghost = me._createChild(type, id);
    var factory = me._getFactory(type);
    if( factory == nil )
      return ghost;

    return factory(ghost);
  },
  # Create multiple children of given type
  createChildren: func(type, count)
  {
    var factory = me._getFactory(type);
    if( factory == nil )
      return [];

    var nodes = props._addChildren(me._node._g, [type, count, 0, 0]);
    for(var i = 0; i < count; i += 1)
      nodes[i] = factory( me._getChild(nodes[i]) );

    return nodes;
  },
  # Create a path child drawing a (rounded) rectangle
  #
  # @param x    Position of left border
  # @param y    Position of top border
  # @param w    Width
  # @param h    Height
  # @param cfg  Optional settings (eg. {"border-top-radius": 5})
  rect: func(x, y, w, h, cfg = nil)
  {
    return me.createChild("path").rect(x, y, w, h, cfg);
  },
  # Get a vector of all child elements
  getChildren: func()
  {
    var children = [];

    foreach(var c; me._node.getChildren())
      if( me._isElementNode(c) )
        append(children, me._wrapElement(c));

    return children;
  },
  # Get first child with given id (breadth-first search)
  #
  # @note Use with care as it can take several miliseconds (for me eg. ~2ms).
  #       TODO check with new C++ implementation
  getElementById: func(id)
  {
    var ghost = me._getElementById(id);
    if( ghost == nil )
      return nil;

    var node = props.wrapNode(ghost._node_ghost);
    var factory = me._getFactory( node.getName() );
    if( factory == nil )
      return ghost;

    return factory(ghost);
  },
  # Remove all children
  removeAllChildren: func()
  {
    foreach(var type; keys(me._element_factories))
      me._node.removeChildren(type, 0);
    return me;
  },
# private:
  _isElementNode: func(el)
  {
    # element nodes have type NONE and valid element names (those in the factory
    # list)
    return el.getType() == "NONE"
        and me._element_factories[ el.getName() ] != nil;
  },
  _wrapElement: func(node)
  {
    # Create element from existing node
    return me._element_factories[ node.getName() ]( me._getChild(node._g) );
  },
  _getFactory: func(type)
  {
    var factory = me._element_factories[type];

    if( factory == nil )
      debug.dump("canvas.Group.createChild(): unknown type (" ~ type ~ ")");

    return factory;
  }
};

# Map
# ==============================================================================
# Class for a group element on a canvas with possibly geopgraphic positions
# which automatically get projected according to the specified projection.
#
var Map = {
  new: func(ghost)
  {
    return { parents: [Map, Group.new(ghost)] };
  }
  # TODO
};

# Text
# ==============================================================================
# Class for a text element on a canvas
#
var Text = {
  new: func(ghost)
  {
    return { parents: [Text, Element.new(ghost)] };
  },
  # Set the text
  setText: func(text)
  {
    me.set("text", typeof(text) == 'scalar' ? text : "");
  },
  # Set alignment
  #
  #  @param algin String, one of:
  #   left-top
  #   left-center
  #   left-bottom
  #   center-top
  #   center-center
  #   center-bottom
  #   right-top
  #   right-center
  #   right-bottom
  #   left-baseline
  #   center-baseline
  #   right-baseline
  #   left-bottom-baseline
  #   center-bottom-baseline
  #   right-bottom-baseline
  #
  setAlignment: func(align)
  {
    me.set("alignment", align);
  },
  # Set the font size
  setFontSize: func(size, aspect = 1)
  {
    me.setDouble("character-size", size);
    me.setDouble("character-aspect-ratio", aspect);
  },
  # Set font (by name of font file)
  setFont: func(name)
  {
    me.set("font", name);
  },
  # Enumeration of values for drawing mode:
  TEXT:               1, # The text itself
  BOUNDINGBOX:        2, # A bounding box (only lines)
  FILLEDBOUNDINGBOX:  4, # A filled bounding box
  ALIGNMENT:          8, # Draw a marker (cross) at the position of the text
  # Set draw mode. Binary combination of the values above. Since I haven't found
  # a bitwise or we have to use a + instead.
  #
  #  eg. my_text.setDrawMode(Text.TEXT + Text.BOUNDINGBOX);
  setDrawMode: func(mode)
  {
    me.setInt("draw-mode", mode);
  },
  # Set bounding box padding
  setPadding: func(pad)
  {
    me.setDouble("padding", pad);
  },
  setMaxWidth: func(w)
  {
    me.setDouble("max-width", w);
  },
  setColor: func me.set('fill', _getColor(arg)),
  setColorFill: func me.set('background', _getColor(arg))
};

# Path
# ==============================================================================
# Class for an (OpenVG) path element on a canvas
#
var Path = {
  # Path segment commands (VGPathCommand)
  VG_CLOSE_PATH:     0,
  VG_MOVE_TO:        2,
  VG_MOVE_TO_ABS:    2,
  VG_MOVE_TO_REL:    3,
  VG_LINE_TO:        4,
  VG_LINE_TO_ABS:    4,
  VG_LINE_TO_REL:    5,
  VG_HLINE_TO:       6,
  VG_HLINE_TO_ABS:   6,
  VG_HLINE_TO_REL:   7,
  VG_VLINE_TO:       8,
  VG_VLINE_TO_ABS:   8,
  VG_VLINE_TO_REL:   9,
  VG_QUAD_TO:       10,
  VG_QUAD_TO_ABS:   10,
  VG_QUAD_TO_REL:   11,
  VG_CUBIC_TO:      12,
  VG_CUBIC_TO_ABS:  12,
  VG_CUBIC_TO_REL:  13,
  VG_SQUAD_TO:      14,
  VG_SQUAD_TO_ABS:  14,
  VG_SQUAD_TO_REL:  15,
  VG_SCUBIC_TO:     16,
  VG_SCUBIC_TO_ABS: 16,
  VG_SCUBIC_TO_REL: 17,
  VG_SCCWARC_TO:    20, # Note that CC and CCW commands are swapped. This is
  VG_SCCWARC_TO_ABS:20, # needed  due to the different coordinate systems used.
  VG_SCCWARC_TO_REL:21, # In OpenVG values along the y-axis increase from bottom
  VG_SCWARC_TO:     18, # to top, whereas in the Canvas system it is flipped.
  VG_SCWARC_TO_ABS: 18,
  VG_SCWARC_TO_REL: 19,
  VG_LCCWARC_TO:    24,
  VG_LCCWARC_TO_ABS:24,
  VG_LCCWARC_TO_REL:25,
  VG_LCWARC_TO:     22,
  VG_LCWARC_TO_ABS: 22,
  VG_LCWARC_TO_REL: 23,

  # Number of coordinates per command
  num_coords: [
    0, 0, # VG_CLOSE_PATH
    2, 2, # VG_MOVE_TO
    2, 2, # VG_LINE_TO
    1, 1, # VG_HLINE_TO
    1, 1, # VG_VLINE_TO
    4, 4, # VG_QUAD_TO
    6, 6, # VG_CUBIC_TO
    2, 2, # VG_SQUAD_TO
    4, 4, # VG_SCUBIC_TO
    5, 5, # VG_SCCWARC_TO
    5, 5, # VG_SCWARC_TO
    5, 5, # VG_LCCWARC_TO
    5, 5  # VG_LCWARC_TO
  ],

  #
  new: func(ghost)
  {
    return {
      parents: [Path, Element.new(ghost)],
      _num_cmds: 0,
      _num_coords: 0
    };
  },
  # Remove all existing path data
  reset: func
  {
    me._node.removeChildren('cmd', 0);
    me._node.removeChildren('coord', 0);
    me._node.removeChildren('coord-geo', 0);
    me._num_cmds = 0;
    me._num_coords = 0;
    return me;
  },
  # Set the path data (commands and coordinates)
  setData: func(cmds, coords)
  {
    me.reset();
    me._node.setValues({cmd: cmds, coord: coords});
    me._num_cmds = size(cmds);
    me._num_coords = size(coords);
    return me;
  },
  setDataGeo: func(cmds, coords)
  {
    me.reset();
    me._node.setValues({cmd: cmds, 'coord-geo': coords});
    me._num_cmds = size(cmds);
    me._num_coords = size(coords);
    return me;
  },
  # Add a path segment
  addSegment: func(cmd, coords...)
  {
    var coords = _arg2valarray(coords);
    var num_coords = me.num_coords[cmd];
    if( size(coords) != num_coords )
      debug.warn
      (
        "Invalid number of arguments (expected " ~ num_coords ~ ")"
      );
    else
    {
      me.setInt("cmd[" ~ (me._num_cmds += 1) ~ "]", cmd);
      for(var i = 0; i < num_coords; i += 1)
        me.setDouble("coord[" ~ (me._num_coords += 1) ~ "]", coords[i]);
    }

    return me;
  },
  # Move path cursor
  moveTo: func me.addSegment(me.VG_MOVE_TO_ABS, arg),
  move:   func me.addSegment(me.VG_MOVE_TO_REL, arg),
  # Add a line
  lineTo: func me.addSegment(me.VG_LINE_TO_ABS, arg),
  line:   func me.addSegment(me.VG_LINE_TO_REL, arg),
  # Add a horizontal line
  horizTo: func me.addSegment(me.VG_HLINE_TO_ABS, arg),
  horiz:   func me.addSegment(me.VG_HLINE_TO_REL, arg),
  # Add a vertical line
  vertTo: func me.addSegment(me.VG_VLINE_TO_ABS, arg),
  vert:   func me.addSegment(me.VG_VLINE_TO_REL, arg),
  # Add a quadratic Bézier curve
  quadTo: func me.addSegment(me.VG_QUAD_TO_ABS, arg),
  quad:   func me.addSegment(me.VG_QUAD_TO_REL, arg),
  # Add a cubic Bézier curve
  cubicTo: func me.addSegment(me.VG_CUBIC_TO_ABS, arg),
  cubic:   func me.addSegment(me.VG_CUBIC_TO_REL, arg),
  # Add a smooth quadratic Bézier curve
  quadTo: func me.addSegment(me.VG_SQUAD_TO_ABS, arg),
  quad:   func me.addSegment(me.VG_SQUAD_TO_REL, arg),
  # Add a smooth cubic Bézier curve
  scubicTo: func me.addSegment(me.VG_SCUBIC_TO_ABS, arg),
  scubic:   func me.addSegment(me.VG_SCUBIC_TO_REL, arg),
  # Draw an elliptical arc (shorter counter-clockwise arc)
  arcSmallCCWTo: func me.addSegment(me.VG_SCCWARC_TO_ABS, arg),
  arcSmallCCW:   func me.addSegment(me.VG_SCCWARC_TO_REL, arg),
  # Draw an elliptical arc (shorter clockwise arc)
  arcSmallCWTo: func me.addSegment(me.VG_SCWARC_TO_ABS, arg),
  arcSmallCW:   func me.addSegment(me.VG_SCWARC_TO_REL, arg),
  # Draw an elliptical arc (longer counter-clockwise arc)
  arcLargeCCWTo: func me.addSegment(me.VG_LCCWARC_TO_ABS, arg),
  arcLargeCCW:   func me.addSegment(me.VG_LCCWARC_TO_REL, arg),
  # Draw an elliptical arc (shorter clockwise arc)
  arcLargeCWTo: func me.addSegment(me.VG_LCWARC_TO_ABS, arg),
  arcLargeCW:   func me.addSegment(me.VG_LCWARC_TO_REL, arg),
  # Close the path (implicit lineTo to first point of path)
  close: func me.addSegment(me.VG_CLOSE_PATH),

  # Add a (rounded) rectangle to the path
  #
  # @param x    Position of left border
  # @param y    Position of top border
  # @param w    Width
  # @param h    Height
  # @param cfg  Optional settings (eg. {"border-top-radius": 5})
  rect: func(x, y, w, h, cfg = nil)
  {
    var opts = (cfg != nil) ? cfg : {};

    # resolve border-[top-,bottom-][left-,right-]radius
    var br = opts["border-radius"];
    if( typeof(br) == 'scalar' )
      br = [br, br];

    var _parseRadius = func(id)
    {
      if( (var r = opts["border-" ~ id ~ "-radius"]) == nil )
      {
        # parse top, bottom, left, right separate if no value specified for
        # single corner
        foreach(var s; ["top", "bottom", "left", "right"])
        {
          if( id.starts_with(s ~ "-") )
          {
            r = opts["border-" ~ s ~ "-radius"];
            break;
          }
        }
      }

      if( r == nil )
        return br;
      else if( typeof(r) == 'scalar' )
        return [r, r];
      else
        return r;
    };

    # top-left
    if( (var r = _parseRadius("top-left")) != nil )
    {
      me.moveTo(x, y + r[1])
        .arcSmallCWTo(r[0], r[1], 0, x + r[0], y);
    }
    else
      me.moveTo(x, y);

    # top-right
    if( (r = _parseRadius("top-right")) != nil )
    {
      me.horizTo(x + w - r[0])
        .arcSmallCWTo(r[0], r[1], 0, x + w, y + r[1]);
    }
    else
      me.horizTo(x + w);

    # bottom-right
    if( (r = _parseRadius("bottom-right")) != nil )
    {
      me.vertTo(y + h - r[1])
        .arcSmallCWTo(r[0], r[1], 0, x + w - r[0], y + h);
    }
    else
      me.vertTo(y + h);

    # bottom-left
    if( (r = _parseRadius("bottom-left")) != nil )
    {
      me.horizTo(x + r[0])
        .arcSmallCWTo(r[0], r[1], 0, x, y + h - r[1]);
    }
    else
      me.horizTo(x);

    return me.close();
  },

  setColor: func me.setStroke(_getColor(arg)),
  setColorFill: func me.setFill(_getColor(arg)),

  setFill: func(fill)
  {
    me.set('fill', fill);
  },
  setStroke: func(stroke)
  {
    me.set('stroke', stroke);
  },
  setStrokeLineWidth: func(width)
  {
    me.setDouble('stroke-width', width);
  },
  # Set stroke linecap
  #
  # @param linecap String, "butt", "round" or "square"
  #
  # See http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/painting.html#StrokeLinecapProperty for details
  setStrokeLineCap: func(linecap)
  {
    me.set('stroke-linecap', linecap);
  },
  # Set stroke dasharray
  #
  # @param pattern Vector, Vector of alternating dash and gap lengths
  #  [on1, off1, on2, ...]
  setStrokeDashArray: func(pattern)
  {
    if( typeof(pattern) == 'vector' )
      me.set('stroke-dasharray', string.join(',', pattern));
    else
      debug.warn("setStrokeDashArray: vector expected!");

    return me;
  }
};

# Image
# ==============================================================================
# Class for an image element on a canvas
#
var Image = {
  new: func(ghost)
  {
    return {parents: [Image, Element.new(ghost)]};
  },
  # Set image file to be used
  #
  # @param file Path to file or canvas (Use canvas://... for canvas, eg.
  #             canvas://by-index/texture[0])
  setFile: func(file)
  {
    me.set("file", file);
  },
  # Set rectangular region of source image to be used
  #
  # @param left   Rectangle minimum x coordinate
  # @param top    Rectangle minimum y coordinate
  # @param right  Rectangle maximum x coordinate
  # @param bottom Rectangle maximum y coordinate
  # @param normalized Whether to use normalized ([0,1]) or image
  #                   ([0, image_width]/[0, image_height]) coordinates
  setSourceRect: func(left, top, right, bottom, normalized = 1)
  {
    me._node.getNode("source", 1).setValues({
      left: left,
      top: top,
      right: right,
      bottom: bottom,
      normalized: normalized
    });
    return me;
  },
  # Set size of image element
  setSize: func(width, height)
  {
    me._node.setValues({size: [width, height]});
    return me;
  }
};

# Element factories used by #Group elements to create children
Group._element_factories = {
  "group": Group.new,
  "map": Map.new,
  "text": Text.new,
  "path": Path.new,
  "image": Image.new
};

# Canvas
# ==============================================================================
# Class for a canvas
#
var Canvas = {
  # Place this canvas somewhere onto the object. Pass criterions for placement
  # as a hash, eg:
  #
  #  my_canvas.addPlacement({
  #    "texture": "EICAS.png",
  #    "node": "PFD-Screen",
  #    "parent": "Some parent name"
  #  });
  #
  # Note that we can choose whichever of the three filter criterions we use for
  # matching the target object for our placement. If none of the three fields is
  # given every texture of the model will be replaced.
  addPlacement: func(vals)
  {
    var placement = me.texture.addChild("placement", 0, 0);
    placement.setValues(vals);
    return placement;
  },
  # Create a new group with the given name
  #
  # @param id Optional id/name for the group
  createGroup: func(id = nil)
  {
    var ghost = me._createGroup();
    return {
      parents: [ Group.new(ghost) ]
    };
  },
  # Set the background color
  #
  # @param color  Vector of 3 or 4 values in [0, 1]
  setColorBackground: func () { me.texture.getNode('background', 1).setValue(_getColor(arg)); me; },
  # Get path of canvas to be used eg. in Image::setFile
  getPath: func()
  {
    return "canvas://by-index/texture[" ~ me.texture.getIndex() ~ "]";
  },
  # Destructor
  #
  # releases associated canvas and makes this object unusable
  del: func
  {
    me.texture.remove();
    me.parents = nil; # ensure all ghosts get destroyed
  }
};

var wrapCanvas = func(canvas_ghost)
{
  return {
    parents: [Canvas, canvas_ghost],
    texture: props.wrapNode(canvas_ghost._node_ghost)
  };
}

# Create a new canvas. Pass parameters as hash, eg:
#
#  var my_canvas = canvas.new({
#    "name": "PFD-Test",
#    "size": [512, 512],
#    "view": [768, 1024],
#    "mipmapping": 1
#  });
var new = func(vals)
{
  var m = wrapCanvas(_newCanvasGhost());
  m.texture.setValues(vals);
  return m;
};

# Get the first existing canvas with the given name
#
# @param name Name of the canvas
# @return #Canvas, if canvas with #name exists
#         nil, otherwise
var get = func(arg)
{
  if( isa(arg, props.Node) )
    var node = arg;
  else if( typeof(arg) == "hash" )
    var node = props.Node.new(arg);
  else
    die("canvas.new: Invalid argument.");

  var canvas_ghost = _getCanvasGhost(node._g);
  if( canvas_ghost == nil )
    return nil;

  return wrapCanvas(canvas_ghost);
};

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Show warnings if API used with too old version of FlightGear without Canvas
# support (Wrapped in anonymous function do not polute the canvas namespace)

(func {
var legacy_dir = getprop("/sim/fg-root") ~ "/Nasal/canvas";
var version_str = getprop("/sim/version/flightgear");
if( string.scanf(version_str, "%u.%u.%u", var fg_version = []) < 1 )
  debug.warn("Canvas: Error parsing flightgear version (" ~ version_str ~ ")");
else
{
  if(     fg_version[0] < 2
      or (fg_version[0] == 2 and fg_version[1] < 8) )
  {
    debug.warn("Canvas: FlightGear version too old (" ~ version_str ~ ")");
    gui.popupTip
    (
      "FlightGear v2.8.0 or newer needed for Canvas support!",
      600,
      {button: {legend: "Ok", binding: {command: "dialog-close"}}}
    );
  }

  # Load support for older versions of FlightGear (TODO generalize :) )
  if( fg_version[0] == 2 and fg_version[1] == 8 )
    io.load_nasal(legacy_dir ~ "/api.nas.2.8", "canvas");
}

Canvas.property_root = props.globals.getNode("canvas/by-index", 1);
})();