/**
* @author Ed Spencer
*
* The LocalStorageProxy uses the new HTML5 localStorage API to save {@link Ext.data.Model Model} data locally on the
* client browser. HTML5 localStorage is a key-value store (e.g. cannot save complex objects like JSON), so
* LocalStorageProxy automatically serializes and deserializes data when saving and retrieving it.
*
* localStorage is extremely useful for saving user-specific information without needing to build server-side
* infrastructure to support it. Let's imagine we're writing a Twitter search application and want to save the user's
* searches locally so they can easily perform a saved search again later. We'd start by creating a Search model:
*
* Ext.define('Search', {
* fields: ['id', 'query'],
* extend: 'Ext.data.Model',
* proxy: {
* type: 'localstorage',
* id : 'twitter-Searches'
* }
* });
*
* Our Search model contains just two fields - id and query - plus a Proxy definition. The only configuration we need to
* pass to the LocalStorage proxy is an {@link #id}. This is important as it separates the Model data in this Proxy from
* all others. The localStorage API puts all data into a single shared namespace, so by setting an id we enable
* LocalStorageProxy to manage the saved Search data.
*
* Saving our data into localStorage is easy and would usually be done with a {@link Ext.data.Store Store}:
*
* //our Store automatically picks up the LocalStorageProxy defined on the Search model
* var store = Ext.create('Ext.data.Store', {
* model: "Search"
* });
*
* //loads any existing Search data from localStorage
* store.load();
*
* //now add some Searches
* store.add({query: 'Sencha Touch'});
* store.add({query: 'Ext JS'});
*
* //finally, save our Search data to localStorage
* store.sync();
*
* The LocalStorageProxy automatically gives our new Searches an id when we call store.sync(). It encodes the Model data
* and places it into localStorage. We can also save directly to localStorage, bypassing the Store altogether:
*
* var search = Ext.create('Search', {query: 'Sencha Animator'});
*
* //uses the configured LocalStorageProxy to save the new Search to localStorage
* search.save();
*
* # Limitations
*
* If this proxy is used in a browser where local storage is not supported, the constructor will throw an error. A local
* storage proxy requires a unique ID which is used as a key in which all record data are stored in the local storage
* object.
*
* It's important to supply this unique ID as it cannot be reliably determined otherwise. If no id is provided but the
* attached store has a storeId, the storeId will be used. If neither option is presented the proxy will throw an error.
*/
Ext.define('Ext.data.proxy.LocalStorage', {
extend: 'Ext.data.proxy.WebStorage',
alias: 'proxy.localstorage',
alternateClassName: 'Ext.data.LocalStorageProxy',
//inherit docs
getStorageObject: function() {
return window.localStorage;
}
});