@jinntec/fore 1.5.0 → 1.7.0

package/src/ui/fx-control.js

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import XfAbstractControl from './abstract-control.js';
 import {
-  evaluateXPath,
-  evaluateXPathToString,
-  evaluateXPathToFirstNode,
+    evaluateXPath,
+    evaluateXPathToString,
+    evaluateXPathToFirstNode, resolveId,
 } from '../xpath-evaluation.js';
 import getInScopeContext from '../getInScopeContext.js';
-import { Fore } from '../fore.js';
+import {Fore} from '../fore.js';
 import {ModelItem} from "../modelitem.js";
 import {debounce} from "../events.js";
-import {FxModel} from "../fx-model";
+import {FxModel} from "../fx-model.js";
 
 const WIDGETCLASS = 'widget';
 
@@ -34,532 +34,611 @@ function debounce( func, timeout = 300) {
 }
 */
 export default class FxControl extends XfAbstractControl {
-  constructor() {
-    super();
-    this.inited = false;
-    this.attachShadow({ mode: 'open' });
-  }
-
-  connectedCallback() {
-    this.initial = this.hasAttribute('initial') ? this.getAttribute('initial') : null;
-    this.url = this.hasAttribute('url') ? this.getAttribute('url') : null;
-    this.loaded = false;
-    this.initialNode = null;
-    this.debounceDelay = this.hasAttribute('debounce') ? this.getAttribute('debounce') : null;
-
-    this.updateEvent = this.hasAttribute('update-event')
-      ? this.getAttribute('update-event')
-      : 'blur';
-    this.valueProp = this.hasAttribute('value-prop') ? this.getAttribute('value-prop') : 'value';
-    this.label = this.hasAttribute('label') ? this.getAttribute('label') : null;
-    const style = `
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+        this.inited = false;
+        this.attachShadow({mode: 'open'});
+    }
+
+    static get properties() {
+        return {
+            ...XfAbstractControl.properties,
+            initial: {
+                type: Boolean
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    _getValueFromHtmlDom() {
+        if (this.valueProp === 'selectedOptions') {
+            // We have multiple! Just return that as space-separated for now
+            return [...this.widget.selectedOptions].map(option => option.value).join(' ');
+        }
+        return this.widget[this.valueProp];
+    }
+
+    connectedCallback() {
+        this.initial = this.hasAttribute('initial') ? this.getAttribute('initial') : null;
+        this.url = this.hasAttribute('url') ? this.getAttribute('url') : null;
+        this.loaded = false;
+        this.initialNode = null;
+        this.debounceDelay = this.hasAttribute('debounce') ? this.getAttribute('debounce') : null;
+
+        this.updateEvent = this.hasAttribute('update-event')
+            ? this.getAttribute('update-event')
+            : 'blur';
+        this.label = this.hasAttribute('label') ? this.getAttribute('label') : null;
+        const style = `
             :host{
                 display:inline-block;
             }
         `;
 
-    this.shadowRoot.innerHTML = `
+        this.shadowRoot.innerHTML = `
             <style>
                 ${style}
             </style>
             ${this.renderHTML(this.ref)}
         `;
 
-    this.widget = this.getWidget();
-    // console.log('widget ', this.widget);
-    let listenOn = this.widget // default: usually listening on widget
+        this.widget = this.getWidget();
 
-    if(this.hasAttribute('listen-on')){
-      const q = this.getAttribute('listen-on');
-      const target = this.querySelector(q);
-      if(target){
-        listenOn = target;
-      }
-    }
+        this.addEventListener('mousedown', e => {
+            // ### prevent mousedown events on all control content that is not the widget or within the widget
+            if (!Fore.isWidget(e.target) && !e.target?.classList.contains('fx-hint')) {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                // e.stopImmediatePropagation();
+            }
+            this.widget.focus();
+        });
+
+
+        const defaultValueProp = this.widget.hasAttribute('multiple') ? 'selectedOptions' : 'value';
+        this.valueProp = this.hasAttribute('value-prop') ?
+            this.getAttribute('value-prop') :
+            defaultValueProp;
 
 
-    this.addEventListener('keyup', event => {
-      FxModel.dataChanged = true;
-    });
-    // ### convenience marker event
-    if (this.updateEvent === 'enter') {
-      this.widget.addEventListener('keyup', event => {
-        if (event.keyCode === 13) {
-          // console.info('handling Event:', event.type, listenOn);
-          // Cancel the default action, if needed
-          event.preventDefault();
-          this.setValue(this.widget[this.valueProp]);
+        // console.log('widget ', this.widget);
+        let listenOn = this.widget // default: usually listening on widget
+
+        if (this.hasAttribute('listen-on')) {
+            const q = this.getAttribute('listen-on');
+            const target = this.querySelector(q);
+            if (target) {
+                listenOn = target;
+            }
         }
-      });
-      this.updateEvent = 'blur'; // needs to be registered too
-    }
-    if (this.debounceDelay) {
-      listenOn.addEventListener(
-        this.updateEvent,
-        debounce(this,() => {
-          // console.log('eventlistener ', this.updateEvent);
-          // console.info('handling Event:', event.type, listenOn);
-          this.setValue(this.widget[this.valueProp]);
-        }, this.debounceDelay),
-      );
-    } else {
-      listenOn.addEventListener(this.updateEvent, () => {
-        // console.info('handling Event:', event.type, listenOn);
-        this.setValue(this.widget[this.valueProp]);
-      });
-    }
 
-    this.addEventListener('return', e => {
-      console.log('catched return action on ', this);
-      console.log('return detail', e.detail);
-
-      console.log('return triggered on ', this);
-      console.log('this.ref', this.ref);
-      console.log('current outer instance', this.getInstance());
-
-      console.log(
-        '???? why ???? current nodeset should point to the node of the outer control',
-        e.currentTarget.nodeset,
-      );
-      console.log(
-        '???? why ???? current nodeset should point to the node of the outer control',
-        this.nodeset,
-      );
-      const newNodes = e.detail.nodeset;
-      console.log('new nodeset', newNodes);
-      console.log('currentTarget', e.currentTarget);
-      console.log('target', e.target);
-
-      e.stopPropagation();
-
-      this._replaceNode(newNodes);
-    });
-
-    this.template = this.querySelector('template');
-    this.boundInitialized = false;
-    this.static = this.widget.hasAttribute('static')? true:false;
-    // console.log('template',this.template);
-  }
-
-  _debounce(func, timeout = 300) {
-    let timer;
-    return (...args) => {
-      const context = this;
-      clearTimeout(timer);
-      timer = setTimeout(() => {
-        func.apply(context, args);
-      }, timeout);
-    };
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * updates the model with a new value by executing it's `<fx-setvalue>` action.
-   *
-   * In case the `as='node'` is given the bound node is replaced with the widgets' value with is
-   * expected to be a node again.
-   *
-   * @param val the new value to be set
-   */
-  setValue(val) {
-    const modelitem = this.getModelItem();
-
-    this.classList.add('visited');
-
-    if (modelitem?.readonly){
-      console.warn('attempt to change readonly node', modelitem);
-      return; // do nothing when modelItem is readonly
-    }
 
-    if (this.getAttribute('as') === 'node') {
-      const widgetValue = this.getWidget().value;
-      const replace = this.shadowRoot.getElementById('replace');
-      replace.replace(this.nodeset, this.getWidget().value);
-      if (modelitem && widgetValue && widgetValue !== modelitem.value) {
-        modelitem.value = widgetValue;
-        FxModel.dataChanged = true;
-        replace.actionPerformed();
-      }
-      return;
+        this.addEventListener('keyup', () => {
+            FxModel.dataChanged = true;
+/*
+            if (!this.classList.contains('visited')) {
+                this.classList.add('visited');
+            }
+*/
+        });
+        // ### convenience marker event
+        if (this.updateEvent === 'enter') {
+            this.widget.addEventListener('keyup', event => {
+                if (event.keyCode === 13) {
+                    // console.info('handling Event:', event.type, listenOn);
+                    // Cancel the default action, if needed
+                    event.preventDefault();
+                    this.setValue(this._getValueFromHtmlDom());
+                }
+            });
+            this.updateEvent = 'blur'; // needs to be registered too
+        }
+        if (this.debounceDelay) {
+            listenOn.addEventListener(
+                this.updateEvent,
+                debounce(this, () => {
+                    // console.log('eventlistener ', this.updateEvent);
+                    // console.info('handling Event:', event.type, listenOn);
+                    this.setValue(this._getValueFromHtmlDom());
+                }, this.debounceDelay),
+            );
+        } else {
+            listenOn.addEventListener(this.updateEvent, (event) => {
+                this.setValue(this._getValueFromHtmlDom());
+            });
+            listenOn.addEventListener('blur', (event) => {
+                this.setValue(this._getValueFromHtmlDom());
+            },{once:true});
+        }
+
+        this.addEventListener('return', e => {
+            // console.log('catched return action on ', this);
+            // console.log('return detail', e.detail);
+
+            // console.log('return triggered on ', this);
+            // console.log('this.ref', this.ref);
+            // console.log('current outer instance', this.getInstance());
+
+            /*
+                  console.log(
+                    '???? why ???? current nodeset should point to the node of the outer control',
+                    e.currentTarget.nodeset,
+                  );
+                  console.log(
+                    '???? why ???? current nodeset should point to the node of the outer control',
+                    this.nodeset,
+                  );
+            */
+            const newNodes = e.detail.nodeset;
+            // console.log('new nodeset', newNodes);
+            // console.log('currentTarget', e.currentTarget);
+            // console.log('target', e.target);
+
+            e.stopPropagation();
+
+            this._replaceNode(newNodes);
+        });
+
+        this.widget.addEventListener('focus', () => {
+/*
+            if (!this.classList.contains('visited')) {
+                this.classList.add('visited');
+            }
+*/
+        });
+
+        this.template = this.querySelector('template');
+        this.boundInitialized = false;
+        this.static = !!this.widget.hasAttribute('static');
+        // console.log('template',this.template);
     }
-    const setval = this.shadowRoot.getElementById('setvalue');
-    setval.setValue(modelitem, val);
 
-    if (this.modelItem instanceof ModelItem && !this.modelItem?.boundControls.includes(this)) {
-      this.modelItem.boundControls.push(this);
+    _debounce(func, timeout = 300) {
+        let timer;
+        return (...args) => {
+            const context = this;
+            clearTimeout(timer);
+            timer = setTimeout(() => {
+                func.apply(context, args);
+            }, timeout);
+        };
     }
 
-    setval.actionPerformed();
-    this.visited = true;
-  }
+    /**
+     * updates the model with a new value by executing it's `<fx-setvalue>` action.
+     *
+     * In case the `as='node'` is given the bound node is replaced with the widgets' value with is
+     * expected to be a node again.
+     *
+     * @param val the new value to be set
+     */
+    setValue(val) {
+        const modelitem = this.getModelItem();
+
+            if(this.getAttribute('class')){
+              this.classList.add('visited');
+            }else{
+              this.setAttribute('class','visited');
+            }
+
+        if (modelitem?.readonly) {
+            console.warn('attempt to change readonly node', modelitem);
+            return; // do nothing when modelItem is readonly
+        }
+
+        if (this.getAttribute('as') === 'node') {
+            const replace = this.shadowRoot.getElementById('replace');
+            const widgetValue = this.getWidget()[this.valueProp];
+            replace.replace(this.nodeset, widgetValue);
+            if (modelitem && widgetValue && widgetValue !== modelitem.value) {
+                modelitem.value = widgetValue;
+                FxModel.dataChanged = true;
+                replace.actionPerformed();
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+        const setval = this.shadowRoot.getElementById('setvalue');
+        setval.setValue(modelitem, val);
+
+        if (this.modelItem instanceof ModelItem && !this.modelItem?.boundControls.includes(this)) {
+            this.modelItem.boundControls.push(this);
+        }
+
+        setval.actionPerformed();
+        // this.visited = true;
+    }
 
-  _replaceNode(node) {
-    // Note: clone the node while replacing to prevent the instances to leak through
-    this.modelItem.node.replaceWith(node.cloneNode(true));
-    this.getOwnerForm().refresh();
-  }
+    _replaceNode(node) {
+        // Note: clone the node while replacing to prevent the instances to leak through
+        if (node.nodeType === Node.ATTRIBUTE_NODE) {
+            this.modelItem.node.nodeValue = node.nodeValue;
+        } else if (node.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
+            this.modelItem.node.replaceWith(node.cloneNode(true));
+        } else if (node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+            this.modelItem.node.nodeValue = node.textContent;
+        } else (
+            Fore.dispatch(this, "warn", {'message': 'trying to replace a node that is neither an Attribute, Elemment or Text node'})
+        )
+        this.getOwnerForm().refresh();
+    }
 
-  renderHTML(ref) {
-    return `
+    renderHTML(ref) {
+        return `
             ${this.label ? `${this.label}` : ''}
             <slot></slot>
             ${
-              this.hasAttribute('as') && this.getAttribute('as') === 'node'
+            this.hasAttribute('as') && this.getAttribute('as') === 'node'
                 ? `<fx-replace id="replace" ref=".">`
                 : `<fx-setvalue id="setvalue" ref="${ref}"></fx-setvalue>`
-            }
+        }
 
         `;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * The widget is the actual control being used in the UI e.g. a native input control or any
-   * other component that presents a control that can be interacted with.
-   *
-   * This function returns the widget by querying the children of this control for an element
-   * with `class="widget"`. If that cannot be found it searches for an native `input` of any type.
-   * If either cannot be found a `<input type="text">` is created.
-   *
-   * @returns {HTMLElement|*}
-   */
-  getWidget() {
-    if (this.widget) return this.widget;
-    let widget = this.querySelector(`.${WIDGETCLASS}`);
-    if (!widget) {
-      widget = this.querySelector('input');
     }
-    if (!widget) {
-      const input = document.createElement('input');
-      input.classList.add(WIDGETCLASS);
-      input.setAttribute('type', 'text');
-      this.appendChild(input);
-      return input;
-    }
-    return widget;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * updates the widget from the modelItem value. During refresh the a control
-   * evaluates it's binding expression to determine the bound node. The bound node corresponds
-   * to a modelItem which acts a the state object of a node. The modelItem determines the value
-   * and the state of the node and set the `value` property of this class.
-   *
-   * @returns {Promise<void>}
-   */
-  async updateWidgetValue() {
-    // this.widget[this.valueProp] = this.value;
-
-    let { widget } = this;
-    if (!widget) {
-      widget = this;
-    }
-    // ### value is bound to checkbox
-    if (this.valueProp === 'checked') {
-      if (this.value === 'true') {
-        widget.checked = true;
-      } else {
-        widget.checked = false;
-      }
-      return;
+
+    /**
+     * The widget is the actual control being used in the UI e.g. a native input control or any
+     * other component that presents a control that can be interacted with.
+     *
+     * This function returns the widget by querying the children of this control for an element
+     * with `class="widget"`. If that cannot be found it searches for an native `input` of any type.
+     * If either cannot be found a `<input type="text">` is created.
+     *
+     * @returns {HTMLElement|*}
+     */
+    getWidget() {
+        if (this.widget) return this.widget;
+        let widget = this.querySelector(`.${WIDGETCLASS}`);
+        if (!widget) {
+            widget = this.querySelector('input');
+            if(widget && !widget.classList.contains('widget')){
+                widget.classList.add('widget');
+            }
+        }
+        if (!widget) {
+            const input = document.createElement('input');
+            input.classList.add(WIDGETCLASS);
+            input.setAttribute('type', 'text');
+            this.appendChild(input);
+            return input;
+        }
+        return widget;
     }
 
-    if (this.hasAttribute('as')) {
-      const as = this.getAttribute('as');
-
-      // ### when there's an `as=text` attribute serialize nodeset to prettified string
-      if (as === 'text') {
-        const serializer = new XMLSerializer();
-        const pretty = Fore.prettifyXml(serializer.serializeToString(this.nodeset));
-        widget.value = pretty;
-      }
-      if (as === 'node' && this.nodeset !== widget.value) {
-        // const oldVal = this.nodeset.innerHTML;
-        const oldVal = this.nodeset;
-        if (widget.value) {
-          if (oldVal !== this.widget.value) {
-            console.log('changed');
-            widget.value = this.nodeset.cloneNode(true);
+    /**
+     * updates the widget from the modelItem value. During refresh the a control
+     * evaluates it's binding expression to determine the bound node. The bound node corresponds
+     * to a modelItem which acts a the state object of a node. The modelItem determines the value
+     * and the state of the node and set the `value` property of this class.
+     *
+     * @returns {Promise<void>}
+     */
+    async updateWidgetValue() {
+        // this._getValueFromHtmlDom() = this.value;
+
+        let {widget} = this;
+        if (!widget) {
+            widget = this;
+        }
+        // ### value is bound to checkbox
+        if (this.valueProp === 'checked') {
+            if (this.value === 'true') {
+                widget.checked = true;
+            } else {
+                widget.checked = false;
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (this.valueProp === 'selectedOptions') {
+            const valueSet = new Set(this.value.split(' '));
+            for (const option of [...this.widget.querySelectorAll('option')]) {
+                if (valueSet.has(option.value)) {
+                    option.selected = true;
+                } else {
+                    option.selected = false;
+                }
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (this.hasAttribute('as')) {
+            const as = this.getAttribute('as');
+
+            // ### when there's an `as=text` attribute serialize nodeset to prettified string
+            if (as === 'text') {
+                const serializer = new XMLSerializer();
+                const pretty = Fore.prettifyXml(serializer.serializeToString(this.nodeset));
+                widget.value = pretty;
+            }
+            if (as === 'node' && this.nodeset !== widget.value) {
+                // const oldVal = this.nodeset.innerHTML;
+                const oldVal = this.nodeset;
+                if (widget.value) {
+                    if (oldVal !== this.widget.value) {
+                        // console.log('changed');
+                        widget.value = this.nodeset.cloneNode(true);
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                widget.value = this.nodeset.cloneNode(true);
+                // todo: should be more like below but that can cause infinite loop when controll trigger update event due to calling a setter for property
+                // widget[this.valueProp] = this.nodeset.cloneNode(true);
+                // console.log('passed value to widget', widget.value);
+            }
+
             return;
-          }
         }
 
-        widget.value = this.nodeset.cloneNode(true);
-        // todo: should be more like below but that can cause infinite loop when controll trigger update event due to calling a setter for property
-        // widget[this.valueProp] = this.nodeset.cloneNode(true);
-        // console.log('passed value to widget', widget.value);
-      }
+        // ### when there's a url Fore is used as widget and will be loaded from external file
+        if (this.url && !this.loaded) {
+            // ### evaluate initial data if necessary
+
+            if (this.initial) {
+                this.initialNode = evaluateXPathToFirstNode(this.initial, this.nodeset, this);
+                // console.log('initialNodes', this.initialNode);
+            }
+
+            // ### load the markup from Url
+            await this._loadForeFromUrl();
+            this.loaded = true;
+
+            // ### replace default instance of embedded Fore with initial nodes
+            // const innerInstance = this.querySelector('fx-instance');
+            // console.log('innerInstance',innerInstance);
+            return;
+        }
 
-      return;
+        /*
+        if(this.url && !this.loaded){
+          this._loadForeFromUrl();
+          this.loaded=true;
+          return;
+        }
+    */
+        if (widget.value !== this.value) {
+            widget.value = this.value;
+        }
     }
 
-    // ### when there's a url Fore is used as widget and will be loaded from external file
-    if (this.url && !this.loaded) {
-      // ### evaluate initial data if necessary
+    /**
+     * loads an external Fore from an HTML file given by `url` attribute.
+     *
+     * Will look for the `<fx-fore>` element within the returned HTML file and return that element.
+     *
+     * If that cannot be found an error is dispatched.
+     *
+     * todo: dispatch link error
+     * @private
+     */
+    async _loadForeFromUrl() {
+        console.info(
+            `%cFore is processing URL ${this.url}`,
+            "background:#64b5f6; color:white; padding:0.5rem; display:inline-block; white-space: nowrap; border-radius:0.3rem;width:100%;",
+        );
+        try {
+            const response = await fetch(this.url, {
+                method: 'GET',
+                /*
+                        mode: 'cors',
+                        credentials: 'include',
+                */
+                headers: {
+                    'Content-Type': 'text/html',
+                },
+            });
+
+            const responseContentType = response.headers.get('content-type').toLowerCase();
+            // console.log('********** responseContentType *********', responseContentType);
+            let data;
+            if (responseContentType.startsWith('text/html')) {
+                data = await response.text().then(result =>
+                    // console.log('xml ********', result);
+                    new DOMParser().parseFromString(result, 'text/html'),
+                );
+            } else {
+                data = 'done';
+            }
+            // const theFore = fxEvaluateXPathToFirstNode('//fx-fore', data.firstElementChild);
+            const theFore = data.querySelector('fx-fore');
+            const imported = document.importNode(theFore, true);
+
+            imported.classList.add('widget'); // is the new widget
+            imported.addEventListener(
+                'model-construct-done',
+                e => {
+                    const defaultInst = imported.querySelector('fx-instance');
+                    if (this.initialNode) {
+                        const doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString('<data></data>', 'application/xml');
+                        // Note: Clone the input to prevent the inner fore from editing the outer node
+                        doc.firstElementChild.appendChild(this.initialNode.cloneNode(true));
+                        defaultInst.setInstanceData(doc);
+                    }
+                    imported.getModel().updateModel();
+                    imported.refresh();
+                },
+                {once: true},
+            );
+
+            const dummy = this.querySelector('input');
+            if (this.hasAttribute('shadow')) {
+                dummy.parentNode.removeChild(dummy);
+                this.shadowRoot.appendChild(imported);
+            } else if (!this.loaded) {
+                dummy.replaceWith(imported);
+            }
 
-      if (this.initial) {
-        this.initialNode = evaluateXPathToFirstNode(this.initial, this.nodeset, this);
-        console.log('initialNodes', this.initialNode);
-      }
 
-      // ### load the markup from Url
-      await this._loadForeFromUrl();
-      this.loaded = true;
+            if (!theFore) {
+                this.dispatchEvent(
+                    new CustomEvent('error', {
+                        detail: {
+                            message: `Fore element not found in '${this.src}'. Maybe wrapped within 'template' element?`,
+                        },
+                    }),
+                );
+            }
+            this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('loaded', {detail: {fore: theFore}}));
+        } catch (error) {
+            // console.log('error', error);
+            this.getOwnerForm().dispatchEvent(
+                new CustomEvent('error', {detail: {message: `${this.url} not found`}}),
+            );
+        }
+    }
 
-      // ### replace default instance of embedded Fore with initial nodes
-      // const innerInstance = this.querySelector('fx-instance');
-      // console.log('innerInstance',innerInstance);
-      return;
+    getTemplate() {
+        return this.querySelector('template');
     }
 
-    /*
-    if(this.url && !this.loaded){
-      this._loadForeFromUrl();
-      this.loaded=true;
-      return;
+    async refresh(force) {
+        // console.log('fx-control refresh', this);
+        super.refresh(force);
+        // console.log('refresh template', this.template);
+        // const {widget} = this;
+
+        // ### if we find a ref on control we have a 'select' control of some kind
+        const widget = this.getWidget();
+        this._handleBoundWidget(widget);
+        this._handleDataAttributeBinding();
+        Fore.refreshChildren(this, force);
     }
-*/
-    if (widget.value !== this.value) {
-      widget.value = this.value;
+
+
+    /**
+     * handle non-Fore elements like 'select' and 'datalist' which have a 'data-ref' attribute
+     * @private
+     */
+    _handleDataAttributeBinding() {
+        const dataRefd = this.querySelector('[data-ref]');
+        if (dataRefd) {
+            this.boundList = dataRefd;
+            const ref = dataRefd.getAttribute('data-ref');
+            this._handleBoundWidget(dataRefd);
+        }
     }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * loads an external Fore from an HTML file given by `url` attribute.
-   *
-   * Will look for the `<fx-fore>` element within the returned HTML file and return that element.
-   *
-   * If that cannot be found an error is dispatched.
-   *
-   * todo: dispatch link error
-   * @private
-   */
-  async _loadForeFromUrl() {
-    console.log('########## loading Fore from ', this.url, '##########');
-    console.info(
-        `%cFore is processing URL ${this.url}`,
-        "background:#64b5f6; color:white; padding:1rem; display:inline-block; white-space: nowrap; border-radius:0.3rem;width:100%;",
-    );
-    try {
-      const response = await fetch(this.url, {
-        method: 'GET',
-        mode: 'cors',
-        credentials: 'include',
-        headers: {
-          'Content-Type': 'text/html',
-        },
-      });
-
-      const responseContentType = response.headers.get('content-type').toLowerCase();
-      console.log('********** responseContentType *********', responseContentType);
-      let data;
-      if (responseContentType.startsWith('text/html')) {
-        data = await response.text().then(result =>
-          // console.log('xml ********', result);
-          new DOMParser().parseFromString(result, 'text/html'),
-        );
-      } else {
-        data = 'done';
-      }
-      // const theFore = fxEvaluateXPathToFirstNode('//fx-fore', data.firstElementChild);
-      const theFore = data.querySelector('fx-fore');
-      const imported = document.importNode(theFore,true);
-
-      // console.log('thefore', theFore)
-      imported.classList.add('widget'); // is the new widget
-      console.log(`########## loaded fore as component ##### ${this.url}`);
-      imported.addEventListener(
-          'model-construct-done',
-          e => {
-            console.log('subcomponent ready', e.target);
-            const defaultInst = imported.querySelector('fx-instance');
-            // console.log('defaultInst', defaultInst);
-            if(this.initialNode){
-              const doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString('<data></data>', 'application/xml');
-              // Note: Clone the input to prevent the inner fore from editing the outer node
-              doc.firstElementChild.appendChild(this.initialNode.cloneNode(true));
-              // defaultinst.setInstanceData(this.initialNode);
-              defaultInst.setInstanceData(doc);
+
+    /**
+     * If the widget itself has a `ref` it binds to another nodeset to provide some
+     * dynamic items to be created from a template usually. Examples are dynamic select option lists
+     * or a set of checkboxes.
+     *
+     * @param widget the widget to handle
+     * @private
+     */
+    _handleBoundWidget(widget) {
+        if (this.boundInitialized && this.static) return;
+
+        const ref = widget.hasAttribute('ref') ? widget.getAttribute('ref') : widget.getAttribute('data-ref');
+        // if (widget && widget.hasAttribute('ref')) {
+        if (widget && ref) {
+            // ### eval nodeset for list control
+            const inscope = getInScopeContext(this, ref);
+            // const nodeset = evaluateXPathToNodes(ref, inscope, this);
+            const nodeset = evaluateXPath(ref, inscope, this);
+
+            // ### bail out when nodeset is array and empty
+            if (Array.isArray(nodeset) && nodeset.length === 0) return;
+
+            // ### clear items
+            const {children} = widget;
+            Array.from(children).forEach(child => {
+                if (child.nodeName.toLowerCase() !== 'template') {
+                    child.parentNode.removeChild(child);
+                }
+            });
+
+            // ### build the items
+            const {template} = this;
+            if (template) {
+                // ### handle 'selection'  open and insert an empty option in that case
+                if (this.widget.nodeName === "SELECT" &&
+                    this.widget.hasAttribute('selection') &&
+                    this.widget.getAttribute('selection') === 'open') {
+                    const firstTemplateChild = this.template.firstElementChild;
+                    // todo: create the element which is used in the template  instead of 'option'
+                    const option = document.createElement('option');
+                    this.widget.insertBefore(option, firstTemplateChild);
+                }
+
+                if (nodeset.length) {
+                    // console.log('nodeset', nodeset);
+                    const fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
+                    // console.time('offscreen');
+                    Array.from(nodeset).forEach(node => {
+                        // console.log('#### node', node);
+                        // ### initialize new entry
+                        const newEntry = this.createEntry();
+                        fragment.appendChild(newEntry);
+                        // ### set value
+                        this.updateEntry(newEntry, node);
+                    });
+                    this.template.parentNode.appendChild(fragment);
+                    // console.timeEnd('offscreen');
+                } else {
+                    const newEntry = this.createEntry();
+                    this.template.parentNode.appendChild(newEntry);
+                    this.updateEntry(newEntry, nodeset);
+                }
+                this.boundInitialized = true;
             }
-            // console.log('new data', defaultInst.getInstanceData());
-            // theFore.getModel().modelConstruct();
-            imported.getModel().updateModel();
-            imported.refresh();
-          },
-          { once: true },
-      );
-
-      const dummy = this.querySelector('input');
-      if (this.hasAttribute('shadow')) {
-        dummy.parentNode.removeChild(dummy);
-        this.shadowRoot.appendChild(imported);
-      } else {
-        console.log(this, 'replacing widget with',theFore);
-        dummy.replaceWith(imported);
-        // this.appendChild(imported);
-      }
-
-
-      if (!theFore) {
-        this.dispatchEvent(
-          new CustomEvent('error', {
-            detail: {
-              message: `Fore element not found in '${this.src}'. Maybe wrapped within 'template' element?`,
-            },
-          }),
-        );
-      }
-      console.log('loaded');
-      this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('loaded', { detail: { fore: theFore } }));
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.log('error', error);
-      this.getOwnerForm().dispatchEvent(
-        new CustomEvent('error', { detail: { message: `${this.url} not found` } }),
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
-  getTemplate() {
-    return this.querySelector('template');
-  }
-
-  async refresh(force) {
-    // console.log('fx-control refresh', this);
-    super.refresh(force);
-    // console.log('refresh template', this.template);
-    // const {widget} = this;
-
-    // ### if we find a ref on control we have a 'select' control of some kind
-    const widget = this.getWidget();
-    this._handleBoundWidget(widget);
-    Fore.refreshChildren(this, force);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * If the widget itself has a `ref` it binds to another nodeset to provide some
-   * dynamic items to be created from a template usually. Examples are dynamic select option lists
-   * or a set of checkboxes.
-   *
-   * @param widget the widget to handle
-   * @private
-   */
-  _handleBoundWidget(widget) {
-    if(this.boundInitialized && this.static) return;
-
-    if (widget && widget.hasAttribute('ref')) {
-      // ### eval nodeset for list control
-      const ref = widget.getAttribute('ref');
-      /*
-      actually a ref on a select or similar component should point to a different instance
-      with an absolute expr e.g. 'instance('theId')/...'
-
-      todo: even bail out if ref is not absolute?
-       */
-
-      const inscope = getInScopeContext(this, ref);
-      // const nodeset = evaluateXPathToNodes(ref, inscope, this);
-      const nodeset = evaluateXPath(ref, inscope, this);
-
-      // ### bail out when nodeset is array and empty
-      if (Array.isArray(nodeset) && nodeset.length === 0) return;
-
-      // ### clear items
-      const { children } = widget;
-      Array.from(children).forEach(child => {
-        if (child.nodeName.toLowerCase() !== 'template') {
-          child.parentNode.removeChild(child);
         }
-      });
-
-      // ### build the items
-      if (this.template) {
-        if(this.widget.nodeName === "SELECT" &&
-            this.widget.hasAttribute('selection') &&
-            this.widget.getAttribute('selection') === 'open'){
-          const firstTemplateChild=this.template.firstElementChild;
-          const option = document.createElement('option');
-          this.widget.insertBefore(option,firstTemplateChild);
+    }
+
+    updateEntry(newEntry, node) {
+        // ### >>> todo: needs rework this code is heavily assuming a select control with 'value' attribute - not generic at all yet.
+
+        // if (this.widget.nodeName !== 'SELECT') return;
+        const valueAttribute = this._getValueAttribute(newEntry);
+        if (!valueAttribute) {
+            // Fore.dispatch(this,'warn',{message:'no value attribute specified for template entry.'});
+            return;
         }
 
-        if (nodeset.length) {
-          // console.log('nodeset', nodeset);
-          const fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
-          // console.time('offscreen');
-/*
-          Array.from(nodeset).forEach(node => {
-            // console.log('#### node', node);
-            const newEntry = this.createEntry();
-            this.template.parentNode.appendChild(newEntry);
-            // ### initialize new entry
-            // ### set value
-            this.updateEntry(newEntry, node);
-          });
-*/
-          // this should actually perform better than the above but does not seem to make a measurable difference.
-          Array.from(nodeset).forEach(node => {
-            // console.log('#### node', node);
-            const newEntry = this.createEntry();
-            fragment.appendChild(newEntry);
-
-            // ### initialize new entry
-            // ### set value
-            this.updateEntry(newEntry, node);
-          });
-          this.template.parentNode.appendChild(fragment);
-          // console.timeEnd('offscreen');
-        } else {
-          const newEntry = this.createEntry();
-          this.template.parentNode.appendChild(newEntry);
-          this.updateEntry(newEntry, nodeset);
+        const valueExpr = valueAttribute.value;
+        const cutted = valueExpr.substring(1, valueExpr.length - 1);
+        const evaluated = evaluateXPathToString(cutted, node, newEntry);
+        valueAttribute.value = evaluated;
+
+        if (this.value === evaluated) {
+            newEntry.setAttribute('selected', 'selected');
         }
-        this.boundInitialized = true;
-      }
+
+        // ### set label
+        const optionLabel = newEntry.textContent;
+        this.evalLabel(optionLabel, node, newEntry);
+        //  ### <<< needs rework
     }
-  }
 
-  updateEntry(newEntry, node) {
-    // ### >>> todo: needs rework this code is heavily assuming a select control with 'value' attribute - not generic at all yet.
 
-    if (this.widget.nodeName !== 'SELECT') return;
-    const valueAttribute = this._getValueAttribute(newEntry);
-    const valueExpr = valueAttribute.value;
-    const cutted = valueExpr.substring(1, valueExpr.length - 1);
-    const evaluated = evaluateXPathToString(cutted, node, newEntry);
-    valueAttribute.value = evaluated;
+    evalLabel(optionLabel, node, newEntry) {
+        const labelExpr = optionLabel.substring(1, optionLabel.length - 1);
+        if (!labelExpr) return;
+
+        const label = evaluateXPathToString(labelExpr, node, this);
+        newEntry.textContent = label;
+    }
 
-    if (this.value === evaluated) {
-      newEntry.setAttribute('selected', 'selected');
+    createEntry() {
+        return this.template.content.firstElementChild.cloneNode(true);
+        // const content = this.template.content.firstElementChild.cloneNode(true);
+        // return content;
+        // const newEntry = document.importNode(content, true);
+        // this.template.parentNode.appendChild(newEntry);
+        // return newEntry;
     }
 
-    // ### set label
-    const optionLabel = newEntry.textContent;
-    const labelExpr = optionLabel.substring(1, optionLabel.length - 1);
-
-    const label = evaluateXPathToString(labelExpr, node, newEntry);
-    newEntry.textContent = label;
-    //  ### <<< needs rework
-  }
-
-  createEntry() {
-    return this.template.content.firstElementChild.cloneNode(true);
-    // const content = this.template.content.firstElementChild.cloneNode(true);
-    // return content;
-    // const newEntry = document.importNode(content, true);
-    // this.template.parentNode.appendChild(newEntry);
-    // return newEntry;
-  }
-
-  // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
-  _getValueAttribute(element) {
-    let result;
-    Array.from(element.attributes).forEach(attribute => {
-      const attrVal = attribute.value;
-      if (attrVal.indexOf('{') !== -1) {
-        // console.log('avt found ', attribute);
-        result = attribute;
-      }
-    });
-    return result;
-  }
+// eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
+    _getValueAttribute(element) {
+        let result;
+        Array.from(element.attributes).forEach(attribute => {
+            const attrVal = attribute.value;
+            if (attrVal.indexOf('{') !== -1) {
+                // console.log('avt found ', attribute);
+                result = attribute;
+            }
+        });
+        return result;
+    }
 }
 if (!customElements.get('fx-control')) {
-  window.customElements.define('fx-control', FxControl);
+    window.customElements.define('fx-control', FxControl);
 }