@ui5/webcomponents-base 0.0.0-fa45f79f6 → 0.0.0-fc993d8cd

package/src/UI5Element.js

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-import merge from "@ui5/webcomponents-utils/dist/sap/base/util/merge.js";
-import boot from "./boot.js";
-import { skipOriginalEvent } from "./config/NoConflict.js";
-import DOMObserver from "./compatibility/DOMObserver.js";
-import UI5ElementMetadata from "./UI5ElementMetadata.js";
-import StaticAreaItem from "./StaticAreaItem.js";
-import Integer from "./types/Integer.js";
-import RenderScheduler from "./RenderScheduler.js";
-import { getConstructableStyle, createHeadStyle } from "./CSS.js";
-import { getEffectiveStyle } from "./Theming.js";
-import { kebabToCamelCase, camelToKebabCase } from "./util/StringHelper.js";
-import isValidPropertyName from "./util/isValidPropertyName.js";
-
-const metadata = {
-	events: {
-		_propertyChange: {},
-	},
-};
-
-const DefinitionsSet = new Set();
-const IDMap = new Map();
-
-const elementTimeouts = new Map();
-
-/**
- * Base class for all UI5 Web Components
- *
- * @class
- * @constructor
- * @author SAP SE
- * @alias sap.ui.webcomponents.base.UI5Element
- * @extends HTMLElement
- * @public
- */
-class UI5Element extends HTMLElement {
-	constructor() {
-		super();
-		this._generateId();
-		this._initializeState();
-		this._upgradeAllProperties();
-		this._initializeContainers();
-
-		let deferredResolve;
-		this._domRefReadyPromise = new Promise(resolve => {
-			deferredResolve = resolve;
-		});
-		this._domRefReadyPromise._deferredResolve = deferredResolve;
-
-		this._monitoredChildProps = new Map();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_generateId() {
-		this._id = this.constructor._nextID();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_initializeContainers() {
-		// Init Shadow Root
-		if (this.constructor._needsShadowDOM()) {
-			this.attachShadow({ mode: "open" });
-
-			// IE11, Edge
-			if (window.ShadyDOM) {
-				createHeadStyle(this.constructor);
-			}
-
-			// Chrome
-			if (document.adoptedStyleSheets) {
-				const style = getConstructableStyle(this.constructor);
-				this.shadowRoot.adoptedStyleSheets = [style];
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Init StaticAreaItem only if needed
-		if (this.constructor._needsStaticArea()) {
-			this.staticAreaItem = new StaticAreaItem(this);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Do not call this method from derivatives of UI5Element, use "onEnterDOM" only
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	async connectedCallback() {
-		// Render the Shadow DOM
-		if (this.constructor._needsShadowDOM()) {
-			// always register the observer before yielding control to the main thread (await)
-			this._startObservingDOMChildren();
-
-			await this._processChildren();
-			await RenderScheduler.renderImmediately(this);
-			this._domRefReadyPromise._deferredResolve();
-			if (typeof this.onEnterDOM === "function") {
-				this.onEnterDOM();
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Render Fragment if neccessary
-		if (this.constructor._needsStaticArea()) {
-			this.staticAreaItem._updateFragment(this);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Do not call this method from derivatives of UI5Element, use "onExitDOM" only
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	disconnectedCallback() {
-		if (this.constructor._needsShadowDOM()) {
-			this._stopObservingDOMChildren();
-			if (typeof this.onExitDOM === "function") {
-				this.onExitDOM();
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (this.constructor._needsStaticArea()) {
-			this.staticAreaItem._removeFragmentFromStaticArea();
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_startObservingDOMChildren() {
-		const shouldObserveChildren = this.constructor.getMetadata().hasSlots();
-		if (!shouldObserveChildren) {
-			return;
-		}
-		const mutationObserverOptions = {
-			childList: true,
-			subtree: true,
-			characterData: true,
-		};
-		DOMObserver.observeDOMNode(this, this._processChildren.bind(this), mutationObserverOptions);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_stopObservingDOMChildren() {
-		DOMObserver.unobserveDOMNode(this);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Note: this method is also manually called by "compatibility/patchNodeValue.js"
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	async _processChildren() {
-		const hasSlots = this.constructor.getMetadata().hasSlots();
-		if (hasSlots) {
-			await this._updateSlots();
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	async _updateSlots() {
-		const slotsMap = this.constructor.getMetadata().getSlots();
-		const canSlotText = slotsMap.default && slotsMap.default.type === Node;
-		const domChildren = Array.from(canSlotText ? this.childNodes : this.children);
-
-		// Init the _state object based on the supported slots
-		for (const [slotName, slotData] of Object.entries(slotsMap)) { // eslint-disable-line
-			this._clearSlot(slotName);
-		}
-
-		const autoIncrementMap = new Map();
-		const slottedChildrenMap = new Map();
-
-		const allChildrenUpgraded = domChildren.map(async (child, idx) => {
-			// Determine the type of the child (mainly by the slot attribute)
-			const slotName = this.constructor._getSlotName(child);
-			const slotData = slotsMap[slotName];
-
-			// Check if the slotName is supported
-			if (slotData === undefined) {
-				const validValues = Object.keys(slotsMap).join(", ");
-				console.warn(`Unknown slotName: ${slotName}, ignoring`, child, `Valid values are: ${validValues}`); // eslint-disable-line
-				return;
-			}
-
-			// For children that need individual slots, calculate them
-			if (slotData.individualSlots) {
-				const nextId = (autoIncrementMap.get(slotName) || 0) + 1;
-				autoIncrementMap.set(slotName, nextId);
-				child._individualSlot = `${slotName}-${nextId}`;
-			}
-
-			// Await for not-yet-defined custom elements
-			if (child instanceof HTMLElement) {
-				const localName = child.localName;
-				const isCustomElement = localName.includes("-");
-				if (isCustomElement) {
-					const isDefined = window.customElements.get(localName);
-					if (!isDefined) {
-						const whenDefinedPromise = window.customElements.whenDefined(localName); // Class registered, but instances not upgraded yet
-						let timeoutPromise = elementTimeouts.get(localName);
-						if (!timeoutPromise) {
-							timeoutPromise = new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
-							elementTimeouts.set(localName, timeoutPromise);
-						}
-						await Promise.race([whenDefinedPromise, timeoutPromise]);
-					}
-					window.customElements.upgrade(child);
-				}
-			}
-
-			child = this.constructor.getMetadata().constructor.validateSlotValue(child, slotData);
-
-			if (child.isUI5Element) {
-				this._attachChildPropertyUpdated(child, slotData);
-			}
-
-			const propertyName = slotData.propertyName || slotName;
-
-			if (slottedChildrenMap.has(propertyName)) {
-				slottedChildrenMap.get(propertyName).push({ child, idx });
-			} else {
-				slottedChildrenMap.set(propertyName, [{ child, idx }]);
-			}
-		});
-
-		await Promise.all(allChildrenUpgraded);
-
-		// Distribute the child in the _state object, keeping the Light DOM order,
-		// not the order elements are defined.
-		slottedChildrenMap.forEach((children, slot) => {
-			this._state[slot] = children.sort((a, b) => a.idx - b.idx).map(_ => _.child);
-		});
-		this._invalidate();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Removes all children from the slot and detaches listeners, if any
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_clearSlot(slotName) {
-		const slotData = this.constructor.getMetadata().getSlots()[slotName];
-		const propertyName = slotData.propertyName || slotName;
-
-		let children = this._state[propertyName];
-		if (!Array.isArray(children)) {
-			children = [children];
-		}
-
-		children.forEach(child => {
-			if (child && child.isUI5Element) {
-				this._detachChildPropertyUpdated(child);
-			}
-		});
-
-		this._state[propertyName] = [];
-		this._invalidate(propertyName, []);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Do not override this method in derivatives of UI5Element
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	attributeChangedCallback(name, oldValue, newValue) {
-		const properties = this.constructor.getMetadata().getProperties();
-		const realName = name.replace(/^ui5-/, "");
-		const nameInCamelCase = kebabToCamelCase(realName);
-		if (properties.hasOwnProperty(nameInCamelCase)) { // eslint-disable-line
-			const propertyTypeClass = properties[nameInCamelCase].type;
-			if (propertyTypeClass === Boolean) {
-				newValue = newValue !== null;
-			}
-			if (propertyTypeClass === Integer) {
-				newValue = parseInt(newValue);
-			}
-			this[nameInCamelCase] = newValue;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_updateAttribute(name, newValue) {
-		if (!this.constructor.getMetadata().hasAttribute(name)) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (typeof newValue === "object") {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		const attrName = camelToKebabCase(name);
-		const attrValue = this.getAttribute(attrName);
-		if (typeof newValue === "boolean") {
-			if (newValue === true && attrValue === null) {
-				this.setAttribute(attrName, "");
-			} else if (newValue === false && attrValue !== null) {
-				this.removeAttribute(attrName);
-			}
-		} else if (attrValue !== newValue) {
-			this.setAttribute(attrName, newValue);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_upgradeProperty(prop) {
-		if (this.hasOwnProperty(prop)) { // eslint-disable-line
-			const value = this[prop];
-			delete this[prop];
-			this[prop] = value;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_upgradeAllProperties() {
-		const allProps = this.constructor.getMetadata().getPropertiesList();
-		allProps.forEach(this._upgradeProperty, this);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_initializeState() {
-		const defaultState = this.constructor._getDefaultState();
-		this._state = Object.assign({}, defaultState);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_attachChildPropertyUpdated(child, propData) {
-		const listenFor = propData.listenFor,
-			childMetadata = child.constructor.getMetadata(),
-			slotName = this.constructor._getSlotName(child), // all slotted children have the same configuration
-			childProperties = childMetadata.getProperties();
-
-		let observedProps = [],
-			notObservedProps = [];
-
-		if (!listenFor) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (Array.isArray(listenFor)) {
-			observedProps = listenFor;
-		} else {
-			observedProps = Array.isArray(listenFor.props) ? listenFor.props : Object.keys(childProperties);
-			notObservedProps = Array.isArray(listenFor.exclude) ? listenFor.exclude : [];
-		}
-
-		if (!this._monitoredChildProps.has(slotName)) {
-			this._monitoredChildProps.set(slotName, { observedProps, notObservedProps });
-		}
-
-		child.addEventListener("_propertyChange", this._invalidateParentOnPropertyUpdate);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_detachChildPropertyUpdated(child) {
-		child.removeEventListener("_propertyChange", this._invalidateParentOnPropertyUpdate);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_propertyChange(name, value) {
-		this._updateAttribute(name, value);
-
-		const customEvent = new CustomEvent("_propertyChange", {
-			detail: { name, newValue: value },
-			composed: false,
-			bubbles: true,
-		});
-
-		this.dispatchEvent(customEvent);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_invalidateParentOnPropertyUpdate(prop) {
-		// The web component to be invalidated
-		const parentNode = this.parentNode;
-		if (!parentNode) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		const slotName = parentNode.constructor._getSlotName(this);
-		const propsMetadata = parentNode._monitoredChildProps.get(slotName);
-
-		if (!propsMetadata) {
-			return;
-		}
-		const { observedProps, notObservedProps } = propsMetadata;
-
-		if (observedProps.includes(prop.detail.name) && !notObservedProps.includes(prop.detail.name)) {
-			parentNode._invalidate("_parent_", this);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Asynchronously re-renders an already rendered web component
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_invalidate() {
-		if (this._invalidated) {
-			// console.log("already invalidated", this, ...arguments);
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (this.getDomRef() && !this._suppressInvalidation) {
-			this._invalidated = true;
-			// console.log("INVAL", this, ...arguments);
-			RenderScheduler.renderDeferred(this);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Do not call this method directly, only intended to be called by RenderScheduler.js
-	 * @protected
-	 */
-	_render() {
-		// suppress invalidation to prevent state changes scheduling another rendering
-		this._suppressInvalidation = true;
-
-		if (typeof this.onBeforeRendering === "function") {
-			this.onBeforeRendering();
-		}
-
-		// Intended for framework usage only. Currently ItemNavigation updates tab indexes after the component has updated its state but before the template is rendered
-		if (this._onComponentStateFinalized) {
-			this._onComponentStateFinalized();
-		}
-
-		// resume normal invalidation handling
-		delete this._suppressInvalidation;
-
-		// Update the shadow root with the render result
-		// console.log(this.getDomRef() ? "RE-RENDER" : "FIRST RENDER", this);
-		delete this._invalidated;
-		this._updateShadowRoot();
-
-		if (this.constructor._needsStaticArea()) {
-			this.staticAreaItem._updateFragment(this);
-		}
-
-		// Safari requires that children get the slot attribute only after the slot tags have been rendered in the shadow DOM
-		this._assignIndividualSlotsToChildren();
-
-		// Call the onAfterRendering hook
-		if (typeof this.onAfterRendering === "function") {
-			this.onAfterRendering();
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_updateShadowRoot() {
-		let styleToPrepend;
-		const renderResult = this.constructor.template(this);
-
-		if (!document.adoptedStyleSheets && !window.ShadyDOM) {
-			styleToPrepend = getEffectiveStyle(this.constructor);
-		}
-		this.constructor.render(renderResult, this.shadowRoot, styleToPrepend, { eventContext: this });
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_assignIndividualSlotsToChildren() {
-		const domChildren = Array.from(this.children);
-
-		domChildren.forEach(child => {
-			if (child._individualSlot) {
-				child.setAttribute("slot", child._individualSlot);
-			}
-		});
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_waitForDomRef() {
-		return this._domRefReadyPromise;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the DOM Element inside the Shadow Root that corresponds to the opening tag in the UI5 Web Component's template
-	 * Use this method instead of "this.shadowRoot" to read the Shadow DOM, if ever necessary
-	 * @public
-	 */
-	getDomRef() {
-		if (!this.shadowRoot || this.shadowRoot.children.length === 0) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		return this.shadowRoot.children.length === 1
-			? this.shadowRoot.children[0] : this.shadowRoot.children[1];
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the DOM Element marked with "data-sap-focus-ref" inside the template.
-	 * This is the element that will receive the focus by default.
-	 * @public
-	 */
-	getFocusDomRef() {
-		const domRef = this.getDomRef();
-		if (domRef) {
-			const focusRef = domRef.querySelector("[data-sap-focus-ref]");
-			return focusRef || domRef;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Set the focus to the element, returned by "getFocusDomRef()" (marked by "data-sap-focus-ref")
-	 * @public
-	 */
-	async focus() {
-		await this._waitForDomRef();
-
-		const focusDomRef = this.getFocusDomRef();
-
-		if (focusDomRef && typeof focusDomRef.focus === "function") {
-			focusDomRef.focus();
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 *
-	 * @public
-	 * @param name - name of the event
-	 * @param data - additional data for the event
-	 * @param cancelable - true, if the user can call preventDefault on the event object
-	 * @returns {boolean} false, if the event was cancelled (preventDefault called), true otherwise
-	 */
-	fireEvent(name, data, cancelable) {
-		let compatEventResult = true; // Initialized to true, because if the event is not fired at all, it should be considered "not-prevented"
-
-		const noConflictEvent = new CustomEvent(`ui5-${name}`, {
-			detail: data,
-			composed: false,
-			bubbles: true,
-			cancelable,
-		});
-
-		// This will be false if the compat event is prevented
-		compatEventResult = this.dispatchEvent(noConflictEvent);
-
-		if (skipOriginalEvent(name)) {
-			return compatEventResult;
-		}
-
-		const customEvent = new CustomEvent(name, {
-			detail: data,
-			composed: false,
-			bubbles: true,
-			cancelable,
-		});
-
-		// This will be false if the normal event is prevented
-		const normalEventResult = this.dispatchEvent(customEvent);
-
-		// Return false if any of the two events was prevented (its result was false).
-		return normalEventResult && compatEventResult;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the actual children, associated with a slot.
-	 * Useful when there are transitive slots in nested component scenarios and you don't want to get a list of the slots, but rather of their content.
-	 * @public
-	 */
-	getSlottedNodes(slotName) {
-		const reducer = (acc, curr) => {
-			if (curr.localName !== "slot") {
-				return acc.concat([curr]);
-			}
-			return acc.concat(curr.assignedNodes({ flatten: true }).filter(item => item instanceof HTMLElement));
-		};
-
-		return this[slotName].reduce(reducer, []);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Used to duck-type UI5 elements without using instanceof
-	 * @returns {boolean}
-	 * @public
-	 */
-	get isUI5Element() {
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Do not override this method in derivatives of UI5Element, use metadata properties instead
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	static get observedAttributes() {
-		return this.getMetadata().getAttributesList();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Used to generate the next auto-increment id for the current class
-	 * @returns {string}
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	static _nextID() {
-		const className = kebabToCamelCase(this.getMetadata().getTag());
-		const lastNumber = IDMap.get(className);
-		const nextNumber = lastNumber !== undefined ? lastNumber + 1 : 1;
-		IDMap.set(className, nextNumber);
-		return `__${className}${nextNumber}`;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	static _getSlotName(child) {
-		// Text nodes can only go to the default slot
-		if (!(child instanceof HTMLElement)) {
-			return "default";
-		}
-
-		// Discover the slot based on the real slot name (f.e. footer => footer, or content-32 => content)
-		const slot = child.getAttribute("slot");
-		if (slot) {
-			const match = slot.match(/^(.+?)-\d+$/);
-			return match ? match[1] : slot;
-		}
-
-		// Use default slot as a fallback
-		return "default";
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	static _needsShadowDOM() {
-		return !!this.template;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	static _needsStaticArea() {
-		return typeof this.staticAreaTemplate === "function";
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @public
-	 */
-	getStaticAreaItemDomRef() {
-		return this.staticAreaItem.getDomRef();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	static _getDefaultState() {
-		if (this._defaultState) {
-			return this._defaultState;
-		}
-
-		const MetadataClass = this.getMetadata();
-		const defaultState = {};
-
-		// Initialize properties
-		const props = MetadataClass.getProperties();
-		for (const propName in props) { // eslint-disable-line
-			const propType = props[propName].type;
-			const propDefaultValue = props[propName].defaultValue;
-
-			if (propType === Boolean) {
-				defaultState[propName] = false;
-
-				if (propDefaultValue !== undefined) {
-					console.warn("The 'defaultValue' metadata key is ignored for all booleans properties, they would be initialized with 'false' by default"); // eslint-disable-line
-				}
-			} else if (props[propName].multiple) {
-				defaultState[propName] = [];
-			} else if (propType === Object) {
-				defaultState[propName] = "defaultValue" in props[propName] ? props[propName].defaultValue : {};
-			} else if (propType === String) {
-				defaultState[propName] = "defaultValue" in props[propName] ? props[propName].defaultValue : "";
-			} else {
-				defaultState[propName] = propDefaultValue;
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Initialize slots
-		const slots = MetadataClass.getSlots();
-		for (const [slotName, slotData] of Object.entries(slots)) { // eslint-disable-line
-			const propertyName = slotData.propertyName || slotName;
-			defaultState[propertyName] = [];
-		}
-
-		this._defaultState = defaultState;
-		return defaultState;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	static _generateAccessors() {
-		const proto = this.prototype;
-
-		// Properties
-		const properties = this.getMetadata().getProperties();
-		for (const [prop, propData] of Object.entries(properties)) { // eslint-disable-line
-			if (!isValidPropertyName(prop)) {
-				throw new Error(`"${prop}" is not a valid property name. Use a name that does not collide with DOM APIs`);
-			}
-
-			if (propData.type === "boolean" && propData.defaultValue) {
-				throw new Error(`Cannot set a default value for property "${prop}". All booleans are false by default.`);
-			}
-
-			Object.defineProperty(proto, prop, {
-				get() {
-					if (this._state[prop] !== undefined) {
-						return this._state[prop];
-					}
-
-					const propDefaultValue = propData.defaultValue;
-
-					if (propData.type === Boolean) {
-						return false;
-					} else if (propData.type === String) {  // eslint-disable-line
-						return propDefaultValue;
-					} else if (propData.multiple) { // eslint-disable-line
-						return [];
-					} else {
-						return propDefaultValue;
-					}
-				},
-				set(value) {
-					value = this.constructor.getMetadata().constructor.validatePropertyValue(value, propData);
-
-					const oldState = this._state[prop];
-
-					if (oldState !== value) {
-						this._state[prop] = value;
-						this._invalidate(prop, value);
-						this._propertyChange(prop, value);
-					}
-				},
-			});
-		}
-
-		// Slots
-		const slots = this.getMetadata().getSlots();
-		for (const [slotName, slotData] of Object.entries(slots)) { // eslint-disable-line
-			if (!isValidPropertyName(slotName)) {
-				throw new Error(`"${slotName}" is not a valid property name. Use a name that does not collide with DOM APIs`);
-			}
-
-			const propertyName = slotData.propertyName || slotName;
-			Object.defineProperty(proto, propertyName, {
-				get() {
-					if (this._state[propertyName] !== undefined) {
-						return this._state[propertyName];
-					}
-					return [];
-				},
-				set() {
-					throw new Error("Cannot set slots directly, use the DOM APIs");
-				},
-			});
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the metadata object for this UI5 Web Component Class
-	 * @protected
-	 */
-	static get metadata() {
-		return metadata;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the CSS for this UI5 Web Component Class
-	 * @protected
-	 */
-	static get styles() {
-		return "";
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Registers a UI5 Web Component in the browser window object
-	 * @public
-	 * @returns {Promise<UI5Element>}
-	 */
-	static async define() {
-		await boot();
-		const tag = this.getMetadata().getTag();
-
-		const definedLocally = DefinitionsSet.has(tag);
-		const definedGlobally = customElements.get(tag);
-
-		if (definedGlobally && !definedLocally) {
-			console.warn(`Skipping definition of tag ${tag}, because it was already defined by another instance of ui5-webcomponents.`); // eslint-disable-line
-		} else if (!definedGlobally) {
-			this._generateAccessors();
-			DefinitionsSet.add(tag);
-			window.customElements.define(tag, this);
-		}
-		return this;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns an instance of UI5ElementMetadata.js representing this UI5 Web Component's full metadata (its and its parents')
-	 * Note: not to be confused with the "get metadata()" method, which returns an object for this class's metadata only
-	 * @public
-	 * @returns {UI5ElementMetadata}
-	 */
-	static getMetadata() {
-		if (this.hasOwnProperty("_metadata")) { // eslint-disable-line
-			return this._metadata;
-		}
-
-		const metadataObjects = [this.metadata];
-		let klass = this; // eslint-disable-line
-		while (klass !== UI5Element) {
-			klass = Object.getPrototypeOf(klass);
-			metadataObjects.unshift(klass.metadata);
-		}
-		const mergedMetadata = merge({}, ...metadataObjects);
-
-		this._metadata = new UI5ElementMetadata(mergedMetadata);
-		return this._metadata;
-	}
-}
-
-export default UI5Element;