Bug 724585 - We need a way to scroll a page to center an element if the element is not visible; r=rcampbell

--HG--
extra : rebase_source : 1dd1770cc77eaeed188db07da8a8254475767296

browser/devtools/highlighter/InsideOutBox.jsm

@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ InsideOutBoxView = {
 
 var EXPORTED_SYMBOLS = ["InsideOutBox"];
 
+const Cu = Components.utils;
+Cu.import("resource:///modules/devtools/LayoutHelpers.jsm");
+
 function InsideOutBox(aView, aBox)
 {
   this.view = aView;
@@ -212,7 +215,9 @@ InsideOutBox.prototype =
     if (makeBoxVisible) {
       this.openObjectBox(objectBox);
       if (scrollIntoView) {
-        objectBox.scrollIntoView(true);
+        // We want to center the label of the element, not the whole tag
+        // (which includes all of its children, and is vertically huge).
+        LayoutHelpers.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded(objectBox.firstElementChild);
       }
     }
     return objectBox;

browser/devtools/shared/LayoutHelpers.jsm

@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ LayoutHelpers = {
    * @param integer aY
    * @returns Node|null the element node found at the given coordinates.
    */
-  getElementFromPoint: function LH_elementFromPoint(aDocument, aX, aY)
-  {
+  getElementFromPoint: function LH_elementFromPoint(aDocument, aX, aY) {
     let node = aDocument.elementFromPoint(aX, aY);
     if (node && node.contentDocument) {
       if (node instanceof Ci.nsIDOMHTMLIFrameElement) {
@@ -214,4 +213,82 @@ LayoutHelpers = {
     }
     return node;
   },
+
+  /**
+   * Scroll the document so that the element "elem" appears in the viewport.
+   *
+   * @param Element elem the element that needs to appear in the viewport.
+   * @param bool centered true if you want it centered, false if you want it to
+   * appear on the top of the viewport. It is true by default, and that is
+   * usually what you want.
+   */
+  scrollIntoViewIfNeeded:
+  function LH_scrollIntoViewIfNeeded(elem, centered) {
+    // We want to default to centering the element in the page,
+    // so as to keep the context of the element.
+    centered = centered === undefined? true: !!centered;
+
+    let win = elem.ownerDocument.defaultView;
+    let clientRect = elem.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+    // The following are always from the {top, bottom, left, right}
+    // of the viewport, to the {top, …} of the box.
+    // Think of them as geometrical vectors, it helps.
+    // The origin is at the top left.
+
+    let topToBottom = clientRect.bottom;
+    let bottomToTop = clientRect.top - win.innerHeight;
+    let leftToRight = clientRect.right;
+    let rightToLeft = clientRect.left - win.innerWidth;
+    let xAllowed = true;  // We allow one translation on the x axis,
+    let yAllowed = true;  // and one on the y axis.
+
+    // Whatever `centered` is, the behavior is the same if the box is
+    // (even partially) visible.
+
+    if ((topToBottom > 0 || !centered) && topToBottom <= elem.offsetHeight) {
+      win.scrollBy(0, topToBottom - elem.offsetHeight);
+      yAllowed = false;
+    } else
+    if ((bottomToTop < 0 || !centered) && bottomToTop >= -elem.offsetHeight) {
+      win.scrollBy(0, bottomToTop + elem.offsetHeight);
+      yAllowed = false;
+    }
+
+    if ((leftToRight > 0 || !centered) && leftToRight <= elem.offsetWidth) {
+      if (xAllowed) {
+        win.scrollBy(leftToRight - elem.offsetWidth, 0);
+        xAllowed = false;
+      }
+    } else
+    if ((rightToLeft < 0 || !centered) && rightToLeft >= -elem.offsetWidth) {
+      if (xAllowed) {
+        win.scrollBy(rightToLeft + elem.offsetWidth, 0);
+        xAllowed = false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // If we want it centered, and the box is completely hidden,
+    // then we center it explicitly.
+
+    if (centered) {
+
+      if (yAllowed && (topToBottom <= 0 || bottomToTop >= 0)) {
+        win.scroll(win.scrollX,
+                   win.scrollY + clientRect.top
+                   - (win.innerHeight - elem.offsetHeight) / 2);
+      }
+
+      if (xAllowed && (leftToRight <= 0 || rightToLeft <= 0)) {
+        win.scroll(win.scrollX + clientRect.left
+                   - (win.innerWidth - elem.offsetWidth) / 2,
+                   win.scrollY);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (win.parent !== win) {
+      // We are inside an iframe.
+      LH_scrollIntoViewIfNeeded(win.frameElement, centered);
+    }
+  },
 };

browser/devtools/shared/test/Makefile.in

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ _BROWSER_TEST_FILES = \
   browser_toolbar_basic.js \
   browser_toolbar_tooltip.js \
   browser_toolbar_webconsole_errors_count.js \
+  browser_layoutHelpers.js \
   head.js \
   $(NULL)
 
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ _BROWSER_TEST_PAGES = \
   browser_templater_basic.html \
   browser_toolbar_basic.html \
   browser_toolbar_webconsole_errors_count.html \
+  browser_layoutHelpers.html \
+  browser_layoutHelpers_iframe.html \
   $(NULL)
 
 libs:: $(_BROWSER_TEST_FILES)

browser/devtools/shared/test/browser_layoutHelpers.html

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<meta charset=utf-8>
+<title> Layout Helpers </title>
+
+<style>
+  html {
+    height: 300%;
+    width: 300%;
+  }
+  div#some {
+    position: absolute;
+    background: black;
+    width: 2px;
+    height: 2px;
+  }
+  iframe {
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 40px;
+    height: 40px;
+    border: 0;
+  }
+</style>
+
+<div id=some></div>
+<iframe id=frame src='./browser_layoutHelpers_iframe.html'></iframe>

browser/devtools/shared/test/browser_layoutHelpers.js

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/* Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.
+ * http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ */
+
+// Tests that scrollIntoViewIfNeeded works properly.
+
+let imported = {};
+Components.utils.import("resource:///modules/devtools/LayoutHelpers.jsm",
+    imported);
+registerCleanupFunction(function () {
+  imported = {};
+});
+
+let LayoutHelpers = imported.LayoutHelpers;
+
+const TEST_URI = "http://example.com/browser/browser/devtools/shared/test/browser_layoutHelpers.html";
+
+function test() {
+  addTab(TEST_URI, function(browser, tab) {
+    info("Starting browser_layoutHelpers.js");
+    let doc = browser.contentDocument;
+    runTest(doc.defaultView, doc.getElementById('some'));
+    gBrowser.removeCurrentTab();
+    finish();
+  });
+}
+
+function runTest(win, some) {
+  some.style.top = win.innerHeight + 'px';
+  some.style.left = win.innerWidth + 'px';
+  // The tests start with a black 2x2 pixels square below bottom right.
+  // Do not resize the window during the tests.
+
+  win.scroll(win.innerWidth / 2, win.innerHeight + 2);  // Above the viewport.
+  LayoutHelpers.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded(some);
+  is(win.scrollY, Math.floor(win.innerHeight / 2) + 1,
+     'Element completely hidden above should appear centered.');
+
+  win.scroll(win.innerWidth / 2, win.innerHeight + 1);  // On the top edge.
+  LayoutHelpers.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded(some);
+  is(win.scrollY, win.innerHeight,
+     'Element partially visible above should appear above.');
+
+  win.scroll(win.innerWidth / 2, 0);  // Just below the viewport.
+  LayoutHelpers.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded(some);
+  is(win.scrollY, Math.floor(win.innerHeight / 2) + 1,
+     'Element completely hidden below should appear centered.');
+
+  win.scroll(win.innerWidth / 2, 1);  // On the bottom edge.
+  LayoutHelpers.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded(some);
+  is(win.scrollY, 2,
+     'Element partially visible below should appear below.');
+
+
+  win.scroll(win.innerWidth / 2, win.innerHeight + 2);  // Above the viewport.
+  LayoutHelpers.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded(some, false);
+  is(win.scrollY, win.innerHeight,
+     'Element completely hidden above should appear above ' +
+     'if parameter is false.');
+
+  win.scroll(win.innerWidth / 2, win.innerHeight + 1);  // On the top edge.
+  LayoutHelpers.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded(some, false);
+  is(win.scrollY, win.innerHeight,
+     'Element partially visible above should appear above ' +
+     'if parameter is false.');
+
+  win.scroll(win.innerWidth / 2, 0);  // Below the viewport.
+  LayoutHelpers.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded(some, false);
+  is(win.scrollY, 2,
+     'Element completely hidden below should appear below ' +
+     'if parameter is false.');
+
+  win.scroll(win.innerWidth / 2, 1);  // On the bottom edge.
+  LayoutHelpers.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded(some, false);
+  is(win.scrollY, 2,
+     'Element partially visible below should appear below ' +
+     'if parameter is false.');
+
+  // The case of iframes.
+  win.scroll(0, 0);
+
+  let frame = win.document.getElementById('frame');
+  let fwin = frame.contentWindow;
+
+  frame.style.top = win.innerHeight + 'px';
+  frame.style.left = win.innerWidth + 'px';
+
+  fwin.addEventListener('load', function frameLoad() {
+    let some = fwin.document.getElementById('some');
+    LayoutHelpers.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded(some);
+    is(win.scrollX, Math.floor(win.innerWidth / 2) + 20,
+       'Scrolling from an iframe should center the iframe vertically.');
+    is(win.scrollY, Math.floor(win.innerHeight / 2) + 20,
+       'Scrolling from an iframe should center the iframe horizontally.');
+    is(fwin.scrollX, Math.floor(fwin.innerWidth / 2) + 1,
+       'Scrolling from an iframe should center the element vertically.');
+    is(fwin.scrollY, Math.floor(fwin.innerHeight / 2) + 1,
+       'Scrolling from an iframe should center the element horizontally.');
+  }, false);
+}

browser/devtools/shared/test/browser_layoutHelpers_iframe.html

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<meta charset=utf-8>
+<title> Layout Helpers </title>
+
+<style>
+  html {
+    height: 300%;
+    width: 300%;
+  }
+  div#some {
+    position: absolute;
+    background: black;
+    width: 2px;
+    height: 2px;
+  }
+</style>
+
+<div id=some></div>
+