Qatapult API

qatapult object

// test if a query match an item
bool match(string str, string query);
// get the subvalues of a selected item
object getArgValue(number c, string name);
// get the current number of selected args
number argscount();
// get the current focus
number getFocus();
// get the status line for the specified arg
string getStatus(number i);
// get the query that was used to select the specified arg
string getQuery(number i);
// get the number of current results
number resultscount();
// are we in text mode (enter with dot )
boolean textmode();
// [deprecated] are there visible results (always true )
boolean resultsvisible();
// show the ui menu
showmenu(number x, number y);
// yrmm how much is indexed
number crawlprogress();
// get the subvalues of results
object getResValue(number c, string name);
// set how many results are visible (allows scrolling to know when to scroll )
setVisibleResults(number i);
// get the current first visible result
number firstResult();
// get the current focus
number focusedResult();
// ask for a redraw (animations anyone ?)
invalidate();
// cogetobject for some scripting needs
object getObject(string);
// dynamic wrapper for calling native functions : see compatible documentation
object getDynWrapper();
// trace (always useful, get debugview to view the result )
trace(string str);
// allocate a buffer : used to simulate memory allocation
string getBuffer(number l);

collecter object

Collecter is available in the collect method in a plugin named *.collecter.js It's the way to return new objects to Qatapult.

addObject(string type, string key, object o);
boolean expects(string type);

painter object

Painter is available in the method draw of a skin.js file. It's the way to draw the skin.

drawBitmap(string text,number x, number y, number w, number h);
drawInput(number x, number y, number w, number h);
drawText(string text,number x, number y, number w, number h);
drawItem(number arg, number x, number y, number w, number h);
drawResItem(number arg, number x, number y, number w, number h);
drawEmphased(string text, string highlight, number x, number y, number w, number h, number flag=0);
drawResults(number x, number y, number w, number h);
fillRectangle(number x, number y, number w, number h, number color);
number resultScrollbarColor;
number resultBgColor;
number resultFocusColor;
number textcolor;
number textcolor(number c);
number fontsize(number f);
number textalign(number c);
string fontfamily(string str);
number textRenderingHint(number c);
number stringTrimming(number c);