jquery event: Closes #3662. Adds a jQuery.Event class. Makes trigger and fix simpler. Adds currentTarget attribute to event objects. Event object isn't passed as part of data.

src/event.js

@@ -163,7 +163,26 @@ jQuery.event = {
 		}
 	},
 
-	trigger: function(type, data, elem, donative, extra, dohandlers) {
+	trigger: function( e, data, elem, donative, extra, dohandlers) {
+		// Event object or event type
+		var type = e.type || e;
+		
+		// Handle a global trigger
+		if ( !elem ) {
+			// Only trigger if we've ever bound an event for it
+			if ( this.global[type] )
+				jQuery.each( jQuery.cache, function(){
+					if ( this.events && this.events[type] )
+						jQuery.event.trigger( e, data, this.handle.elem, false );
+				});
+
+		// Handle triggering a single element
+		} else {
+
+			// don't do events on text and comment nodes
+			if ( elem.nodeType == 3 || elem.nodeType == 8 )
+				return undefined;
+
 			// Clone the incoming data, if any
 			data = jQuery.makeArray(data);
 			
@@ -172,42 +191,21 @@ jQuery.event = {
 				var exclusive = true;
 			}
 			
-		// Handle a global trigger
+			e = typeof e === "object" ?
-		if ( !elem ) {
+				// jQuery.Event object
-			// Only trigger if we've ever bound an event for it
+				e[expando] ? e :
-			if ( this.global[type] )
+				// Object literal
-				jQuery.each( jQuery.cache, function(){
+				jQuery.extend( new jQuery.Event(type), e ) :
-					if ( this.events && this.events[type] )
+				// Just the event type (string)
-						jQuery.event.trigger( type, data, this.handle.elem, false );
+				new jQuery.Event(type);
-				});
 				
-		// Handle triggering a single element
+			e.target = e.target || elem;
-		} else {
+			e.currentTarget = elem;
-			// don't do events on text and comment nodes
+			e.exclusive = exclusive;
-			if ( elem.nodeType == 3 || elem.nodeType == 8 )
-				return undefined;
 			
-			var val, ret, fn = jQuery.isFunction( elem[ type ] || null ),
+			data.unshift( e );
-				// Check to see if we need to provide a fake event, or not
-				event = !data[0] || !data[0].preventDefault;
 
-			// Pass along a fake event
+			var val, ret, fn = jQuery.isFunction( elem[ type ] );
-			if ( event ) {
-				data.unshift({
-					type: type,
-					target: elem,
-					preventDefault: function(){},
-					stopPropagation: function(){},
-					stopImmediatePropagation:stopImmediatePropagation,
-					timeStamp: now()
-				});
-				data[0][expando] = true; // no need to fix fake event
-			}
-
-			// Enforce the right trigger type
-			data[0].type = type;
-			if ( exclusive )
-				data[0].exclusive = true;
 
 			if ( dohandlers !== false ) {
 				// Trigger the event, it is assumed that "handle" is a function
@@ -223,11 +221,10 @@ jQuery.event = {
 			if ( donative !== false && val !== false ) {
 				var parent = elem.parentNode || elem.ownerDocument;
 				if ( parent )
-					jQuery.event.trigger(type, data, parent, donative);
+					jQuery.event.trigger(e, data, parent, donative);
 			}
 
 			// Extra functions don't get the custom event object
-			if ( event )
 			data.shift();
 
 			// Handle triggering of extra function
@@ -300,7 +297,7 @@ jQuery.event = {
 		return val;
 	},
 
-	props: "altKey attrChange attrName bubbles button cancelable charCode clientX clientY ctrlKey currentTarget data detail eventPhase fromElement handler keyCode metaKey newValue originalTarget pageX pageY prevValue relatedNode relatedTarget screenX screenY shiftKey srcElement target timeStamp toElement type view wheelDelta which".split(" "),
+	props: "altKey attrChange attrName bubbles button cancelable charCode clientX clientY ctrlKey currentTarget data detail eventPhase fromElement handler keyCode metaKey newValue originalTarget pageX pageY prevValue relatedNode relatedTarget screenX screenY shiftKey srcElement target toElement view wheelDelta which".split(" "),
 
 	fix: function(event) {
 		if ( event[expando] )
@@ -309,38 +306,13 @@ jQuery.event = {
 		// store a copy of the original event object
 		// and "clone" to set read-only properties
 		var originalEvent = event;
-		event = { originalEvent: originalEvent };
+		event = new jQuery.Event( originalEvent );
 
 		for ( var i = this.props.length, prop; i; ){
 			prop = this.props[ --i ];
 			event[ prop ] = originalEvent[ prop ];
 		}
 
-		// Mark it as fixed
-		event[expando] = true;
-
-		// add preventDefault and stopPropagation since
-		// they will not work on the clone
-		event.preventDefault = function() {
-			// if preventDefault exists run it on the original event
-			if (originalEvent.preventDefault)
-				originalEvent.preventDefault();
-			// otherwise set the returnValue property of the original event to false (IE)
-			originalEvent.returnValue = false;
-		};
-		event.stopPropagation = function() {
-			// if stopPropagation exists run it on the original event
-			if (originalEvent.stopPropagation)
-				originalEvent.stopPropagation();
-			// otherwise set the cancelBubble property of the original event to true (IE)
-			originalEvent.cancelBubble = true;
-		};
-
-		event.stopImmediatePropagation = stopImmediatePropagation;
-
-		// Fix timeStamp
-		event.timeStamp = event.timeStamp || now();
-
 		// Fix target property, if necessary
 		if ( !event.target )
 			event.target = event.srcElement || document; // Fixes #1925 where srcElement might not be defined either
@@ -413,11 +385,50 @@ jQuery.event = {
 	}
 };
 
-function stopImmediatePropagation(){
+jQuery.Event = function( src ){
-	this._sip = 1;
+	// Event object
+	if( src && src.type ){
+		this.originalEvent = src;
+		this.type = src.type;
+		
+		// Fix timeStamp
+		this.timeStamp = src.timeStamp || now();
+	// Event type
+	}else
+		this.type = src;
+
+	// Mark it as fixed
+	this[expando] = true;
+};
+
+jQuery.Event.prototype = {
+	// add preventDefault and stopPropagation since
+	// they will not work on the clone
+	preventDefault: function() {
+		var e = this.originalEvent;
+		if( !e )
+			return;
+		// if preventDefault exists run it on the original event
+		if (e.preventDefault)
+			e.preventDefault();
+		// otherwise set the returnValue property of the original event to false (IE)
+		e.returnValue = false;
+	},
+	stopPropagation: function() {
+		var e = this.originalEvent;
+		if( !e )
+			return;
+		// if stopPropagation exists run it on the original event
+		if (e.stopPropagation)
+			e.stopPropagation();
+		// otherwise set the cancelBubble property of the original event to true (IE)
+		e.cancelBubble = true;
+	},
+	stopImmediatePropagation:function(){
+		this._sip = true;
 		this.stopPropagation();
 	}
-
+};
 // Checks if an event happened on an element within another element
 // Used in jQuery.event.special.mouseenter and mouseleave handlers
 var withinElement = function(event) {

test/unit/event.js

@@ -302,53 +302,49 @@ test("trigger(event, [data], [fn])", function() {
 		equals( v, "test", "check current value" );
 	};
 	
+	var $elem = jQuery("#firstp");
+
 	// Simulate a "native" click
-	jQuery("#firstp")[0].click = function(){
+	$elem[0].click = function(){
 		ok( true, "Native call was triggered" );
 	};
 
 	// Triggers handlrs and native
 	// Trigger 5
-	jQuery("#firstp").bind("click", handler).trigger("click", [1, "2", "abc"]);
+	$elem.bind("click", handler).trigger("click", [1, "2", "abc"]);
 
 	// Triggers handlers, native, and extra fn
 	// Triggers 9
-	jQuery("#firstp").trigger("click", [1, "2", "abc"], handler4);
+	$elem.trigger("click", [1, "2", "abc"], handler4);
 
 	// Simulate a "native" click
-	jQuery("#firstp")[0].click = function(){
+	$elem[0].click = function(){
 		ok( false, "Native call was triggered" );
 	};
 
-	// Triggers handlers, native, and extra fn
-	// Triggers 7
-	jQuery("#firstp").trigger("click", [1, "2", "abc"], handler2);
-
 	// Trigger only the handlers (no native)
 	// Triggers 5
-	equals( jQuery("#firstp").triggerHandler("click", [1, "2", "abc"]), "test", "Verify handler response" );
+	equals( $elem.triggerHandler("click", [1, "2", "abc"]), "test", "Verify handler response" );
 
 	// Trigger only the handlers (no native) and extra fn
 	// Triggers 8
-	equals( jQuery("#firstp").triggerHandler("click", [1, "2", "abc"], handler2), false, "Verify handler response" );
+	equals( $elem.triggerHandler("click", [1, "2", "abc"], handler2), false, "Verify handler response" );
 
 	// Build fake click event to pass in
-	var eventObj = jQuery.event.fix({ type: "foo", target: document.body });
+	var eventObj = new jQuery.Event("click");
 
 	// Trigger only the handlers (no native), with external event obj
 	// Triggers 5
-	equals( jQuery("#firstp").triggerHandler("click", [eventObj, 1, "2", "abc"]), "test", "Verify handler response" );
+	equals( $elem.triggerHandler(eventObj, [1, "2", "abc"]), "test", "Verify handler response" );
 
 	// Trigger only the handlers (no native) and extra fn, with external event obj
 	// Triggers 9
-	eventObj = jQuery.event.fix({ type: "foo", target: document.body });
+	eventObj = new jQuery.Event("click");
-	equals( jQuery("#firstp").triggerHandler("click", [eventObj, 1, "2", "abc"], handler), "test", "Verify handler response" );
+	equals( $elem.triggerHandler(eventObj, [1, "2", "abc"], handler2), false, "Verify handler response" );
 	
 	var pass = true;
 	try {
-		jQuery('#form input:first')
+		jQuery('#form input:first').hide().trigger('focus');
-			.hide()
-			.trigger('focus');
 	} catch(e) {
 		pass = false;
 	}
@@ -356,11 +352,29 @@ test("trigger(event, [data], [fn])", function() {
 
 	// have the extra handler override the return
 	// Triggers 9
-	equals( jQuery("#firstp").triggerHandler("click", [1, "2", "abc"], handler3), "newVal", "Verify triggerHandler return is overwritten by extra function" );
+	equals( $elem.triggerHandler("click", [1, "2", "abc"], handler3), "newVal", "Verify triggerHandler return is overwritten by extra function" );
 
 	// have the extra handler leave the return value alone
 	// Triggers 9
-	equals( jQuery("#firstp").triggerHandler("click", [1, "2", "abc"], handler4), "test", "Verify triggerHandler return is not overwritten by extra function" );
+	equals( $elem.triggerHandler("click", [1, "2", "abc"], handler4), "test", "Verify triggerHandler return is not overwritten by extra function" );
+	
+	$elem.unbind('click').bind('foo',function(e){
+		equals( e.type, 'foo', 'Verify event type when passed passing an event object' );
+		equals( e.target.id, 'simon1', 'Verify event.target when passed passing an event object' );
+		equals( e.currentTarget.id, 'firstp', 'Verify event.target when passed passing an event object' );
+		equals( e.secret, 'boo!', 'Verify event object\'s custom attribute when passed passing an event object' );
+	});
+	
+	eventObj = new jQuery.Event('foo');
+	eventObj.secret = 'boo!';
+	
+	// Test with event object and bubbling	
+	jQuery("#simon1").trigger( eventObj );
+	
+	// Try passing an object literal
+	jQuery("#simon1").trigger( {type:'foo', secret:'boo!'} );
+	
+	$elem.unbind('foo');
 });
 
 test("toggle(Function, Function, ...)", function() {