Updated js dev docs with latest component changes

diff --git a/dev/docs/javascript-code.md b/dev/docs/javascript-code.md
index 3d47a1ad8a240e6fe9c1fc48826809018807856a..a1092ce92569ffad21aec73471fbde7b8b621b93 100644 (file)
--- a/dev/docs/javascript-code.md
+++ b/dev/docs/javascript-code.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class Dropdown {
 
 All usage of $refs, $manyRefs and $opts should be done at the top of the `setup` function so any requirements can be easily seen.
 
 
 All usage of $refs, $manyRefs and $opts should be done at the top of the `setup` function so any requirements can be easily seen.
 

-Once defined, the component has to be registered for use. This is done in the `resources/js/components/index.js` file. You'll need to import the component class then add it to `componentMapping` object, following the pattern of other components. 
+Once defined, the component has to be registered for use. This is done in the `resources/js/components/index.js` file by defining an additional export, following the pattern of other components. 

 
 ### Using a Component in HTML
 
 
 ### Using a Component in HTML
 


@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ Will result with `this.$opts` being:
 }
 ```
 
 }
 ```
 

-#### Component Properties
+#### Component Properties & Methods

 
 

-A component has the below shown properties available for use. As mentioned above, most of these should be used within the `setup()` function to make the requirements/dependencies of the component clear.
+A component has the below shown properties & methods available for use. As mentioned above, most of these should be used within the `setup()` function to make the requirements/dependencies of the component clear.

 
 ```javascript
 // The root element that the compontent has been applied to.
 
 ```javascript
 // The root element that the compontent has been applied to.


@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ this.$manyRefs
 
 // Options defined for the compontent.
 this.$opts
 
 // Options defined for the compontent.
 this.$opts

+
+// The registered name of the component, usually kebab-case.
+this.$name
+
+// Emit a custom event from this component.
+// Will be bubbled up from the dom element this is registered on, 
+// as a custom event with the name `<elementName>-<eventName>`,
+// with the provided data in the event detail.
+this.$emit(eventName, data = {})

 ```
 
 ## Global JavaScript Helpers
 ```
 
 ## Global JavaScript Helpers


@@ -132,7 +141,16 @@ window.trans_plural(translationString, count, replacements);
 
 // Component System
 // Parse and initialise any components from the given root el down.
 
 // Component System
 // Parse and initialise any components from the given root el down.

-window.components.init(rootEl);
-// Get the first active component of the given name
-window.components.first(name);
+window.$components.init(rootEl);
+// Register component models to be used by the component system.
+// Takes a mapping of classes/constructors keyed by component names.
+// Names will be converted to kebab-case.
+window.$components.register(mapping);
+// Get the first active component of the given name.
+window.$components.first(name);
+// Get all the active components of the given name. 
+window.$components.get(name);
+// Get the first active component of the given name that's been
+// created on the given element.
+window.$components.firstOnElement(element, name);

 ```
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 ```
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diff --git a/resources/js/services/components.js b/resources/js/services/components.js
index c0fc125242c6a7314b3244b2db6eade757611fd1..7434f643071878466fc0fdd4e9739513d9dcf6c8 100644 (file)
--- a/resources/js/services/components.js
+++ b/resources/js/services/components.js
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export function first(name) {
  * @param {String} name
  * @returns {Component[]}
  */
  * @param {String} name
  * @returns {Component[]}
  */

-export function get(name = '') {
+export function get(name) {

     return components[name] || [];
 }
 
     return components[name] || [];
 }