some chat functionality

modules/core_widgets/uitabbar.lua

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 UITabBar = extends(UIWidget)
 
 -- private functions
-local function onTabClick(tabButton)
-  tabButton.tabBar:selectTab(tabButton)
+local function onTabClick(tab)
+  tab.tabBar:selectTab(tab)
 end
 
-local function tabBlink(tabButton)
-  if not tabButton.blinking then return end
-  tabButton:setOn(not tabButton:isOn())
-  scheduleEvent(function() tabBlink(tabButton) end, 500)
+local function tabBlink(tab)
+  if not tab.blinking then return end
+  tab:setOn(not tab:isOn())
+  scheduleEvent(function() tabBlink(tab) end, 500)
 end
 
 -- public functions
@@ -31,44 +31,52 @@ function UITabBar:addTab(text, panel)
     panel = createWidget(self:getStyleName() .. 'Panel')
   end
 
-  local tabButton = createWidget(self:getStyleName() .. 'Button', self)
-  tabButton.tabPanel = panel
-  tabButton.tabBar = self
-  tabButton:setText(text)
-  tabButton:setWidth(tabButton:getTextSize().width + tabButton:getPaddingLeft() + tabButton:getPaddingRight())
-  connect(tabButton, { onClick = onTabClick })
+  local tab = createWidget(self:getStyleName() .. 'Button', self)
+  tab.tabPanel = panel
+  tab.tabBar = self
+  tab:setText(text)
+  tab:setWidth(tab:getTextSize().width + tab:getPaddingLeft() + tab:getPaddingRight())
+  connect(tab, { onClick = onTabClick })
 
-  table.insert(self.tabs, tabButton)
+  table.insert(self.tabs, tab)
   if #self.tabs == 1 then
-    self:selectTab(tabButton)
+    self:selectTab(tab)
   end
 
-  return tabButton
+  return tab
 end
 
-function UITabBar:selectTab(tabButton)
-  if self.currentTabButton == tabButton then return end
+function UITabBar:getTab(text)
+  for k,tab in pairs(self.tabs) do
+    if tab:getText() == text then
+      return tab
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+function UITabBar:selectTab(tab)
+  if self.currentTab == tab then return end
   if self.contentWidget then
     local selectedWidget = self.contentWidget:getFirstChild()
     if selectedWidget then
       self.contentWidget:removeChild(selectedWidget)
     end
-    self.contentWidget:addChild(tabButton.tabPanel)
-    tabButton.tabPanel:fill('parent')
+    self.contentWidget:addChild(tab.tabPanel)
+    tab.tabPanel:fill('parent')
   end
 
-  if self.currentTabButton then
-    self.currentTabButton:setChecked(false)
+  if self.currentTab then
+    self.currentTab:setChecked(false)
   end
-  self.currentTabButton = tabButton
-  tabButton:setChecked(true)
-  tabButton:setOn(false)
-  tabButton.blinking = false
+  self.currentTab = tab
+  tab:setChecked(true)
+  tab:setOn(false)
+  tab.blinking = false
 end
 
 function UITabBar:selectNextTab()
-  if self.currentTabButton == nil then return end
-  local index = table.find(self.tabs, self.currentTabButton)
+  if self.currentTab == nil then return end
+  local index = table.find(self.tabs, self.currentTab)
   if index == nil then return end
   local nextTab = self.tabs[index + 1] or self.tabs[1]
   if not nextTab then return end
@@ -76,26 +84,30 @@ function UITabBar:selectNextTab()
 end
 
 function UITabBar:selectPrevTab()
-  if self.currentTabButton == nil then return end
-  local index = table.find(self.tabs, self.currentTabButton)
+  if self.currentTab == nil then return end
+  local index = table.find(self.tabs, self.currentTab)
   if index == nil then return end
   local prevTab = self.tabs[index - 1] or self.tabs[#self.tabs]
   if not prevTab then return end
   self:selectTab(prevTab)
 end
 
-function UITabBar:blinkTab(tabButton)
-  if tabButton:isChecked() or tabButton.blinking then return end
-  tabButton.blinking = true
-  tabBlink(tabButton)
+function UITabBar:blinkTab(tab)
+  if tab:isChecked() or tab.blinking then return end
+  tab.blinking = true
+  tabBlink(tab)
 end
 
-function UITabBar:getTabPanel(tabButton)
-  return tabButton.tabPanel
+function UITabBar:getTabPanel(tab)
+  return tab.tabPanel
 end
 
 function UITabBar:getCurrentTabPanel()
-  if self.currentTabButton then
-    return self.currentTabButton.tabPanel
+  if self.currentTab then
+    return self.currentTab.tabPanel
   end
 end
+
+function UITabBar:getCurrentTab()
+  return self.currentTab
+end