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forum.nim

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import cgi except setCookie
 import options
 
 import redesign/threadlist except User
-import redesign/[category, postlist, error, header]
+import redesign/[category, postlist, error, header, post]
 
 when not defined(windows):
   import bcrypt # TODO
@@ -1186,6 +1186,29 @@ routes:
     let status = UserStatus(user: user)
     resp $(%status), "application/json"
 
+  post "/karax/preview":
+    createTFD()
+    if not c.loggedIn():
+      let err = PostError(
+        errorFields: @[],
+        message: "Not logged in."
+      )
+      resp Http401, $(%err), "application/json"
+
+    let formData = request.formData
+    cond "msg" in formData
+
+    let msg = formData["msg"].body
+    try:
+      let rendered = msg.rstToHtml()
+      resp Http200, rendered
+    except EParseError:
+      let err = PostError(
+        errorFields: @[],
+        message: getCurrentExceptionMsg()
+      )
+      resp Http400, $(%err), "application/json"
+
   get re"/karax/(.+)?":
     resp readFile("redesign/karax.html")
 

redesign/karaxutils.nim

@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ proc anchorCB*(e: kdom.Event, n: VNode) = # TODO: Why does this need disamb?
 
 type
   FormData* = ref object
+proc newFormData*(): FormData
+  {.importcpp: "new FormData()", constructor.}
 proc newFormData*(form: dom.Element): FormData
   {.importcpp: "new FormData(@)", constructor.}
 proc get*(form: FormData, key: cstring): cstring
-  {.importcpp: "#.get(@)".}
+  {.importcpp: "#.get(@)".}
+proc append*(form: FormData, key, val: cstring)
+  {.importcpp: "#.append(@)".}

redesign/post.nim

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import strformat
 
 import threadlist
-import karaxutils
+
 
 type
   PostInfo* = object
@@ -20,5 +20,8 @@ type
                             ## older versions of the post.
     info*: PostInfo
 
-proc renderPostUrl*(post: Post, thread: Thread): string =
+
-  makeUri(fmt"/t/{thread.id}#{post.id}")
+when defined(js):
+  import karaxutils
+  proc renderPostUrl*(post: Post, thread: Thread): string =
+    makeUri(fmt"/t/{thread.id}#{post.id}")

redesign/replybox.nim

@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
 when defined(js):
-  import strformat, options
+  import strformat, options, httpcore, json, sugar
 
   from dom import getElementById, scrollIntoView, setTimeout
 
   include karax/prelude
   import karax / [vstyles, kajax, kdom]
 
-  import karaxutils, threadlist, post
+  import karaxutils, threadlist, post, error
 
   type
     ReplyBox* = ref object
       shown: bool
+      text: kstring
       preview: bool
+      loading: bool
+      error: Option[PostError]
+      rendering: Option[kstring]
 
   proc newReplyBox*(): ReplyBox =
-    ReplyBox()
+    ReplyBox(
+      text: ""
+    )
 
   proc performScroll() =
     let replyBox = dom.document.getElementById("reply-box")
@@ -31,6 +37,39 @@ when defined(js):
 
     state.shown = true
 
+  proc onPreviewPost(httpStatus: int, response: kstring, state: ReplyBox) =
+    let status = httpStatus.HttpCode
+    if status == Http200:
+      kout(response)
+      state.rendering = some[kstring](response)
+    else:
+      # TODO: login has similar code, abstract this.
+      try:
+        let parsed = parseJson($response)
+        let error = to(parsed, PostError)
+
+        state.error = some(error)
+      except:
+        kout(getCurrentExceptionMsg().cstring)
+        state.error = some(PostError(
+          errorFields: @[],
+          message: "Unknown error occurred."
+        ))
+
+  proc onPreviewClick(e: Event, n: VNode, state: ReplyBox) =
+    state.preview = true
+
+    let formData = newFormData()
+    formData.append("msg", state.text)
+    let uri = makeUri("/preview")
+    ajaxPost(uri, @[], cast[cstring](formData),
+             (s: int, r: kstring) => onPreviewPost(s, r, state))
+
+  proc onChange(e: Event, n: VNode, state: ReplyBox) =
+    # TODO: There should be a karax-way to do this. I guess I can just call
+    # `value` on the node? We need to document this better :)
+    state.text = cast[dom.TextAreaElement](n.dom).value
+
   proc render*(state: ReplyBox, thread: Thread, post: Option[Post],
                hasMore: bool): VNode =
     if not state.shown:
@@ -56,14 +95,26 @@ when defined(js):
             tdiv(class="panel"):
               tdiv(class="panel-nav"):
                 ul(class="tab tab-block"):
-                  li(class=class({"active": not state.preview}, "tab-item")):
+                  li(class=class({"active": not state.preview}, "tab-item"),
-                    a(href="#"):
+                     onClick=(e: Event, n: VNode) => (state.preview = false)):
+                    a(class="c-hand"):
                       text "Message"
-                  li(class=class({"active": state.preview}, "tab-item")):
+                  li(class=class({"active": state.preview}, "tab-item"),
-                    a(href="#"):
+                     onClick=(e: Event, n: VNode) =>
+                        onPreviewClick(e, n, state)):
+                    a(class="c-hand"):
                       text "Preview"
               tdiv(class="panel-body"):
-                textarea(class="form-input", rows="5")
+                if state.preview:
+                  if state.loading:
+                    tdiv(class="loading")
+                  elif state.rendering.isSome():
+                    verbatim(state.rendering.get())
+                else:
+                  textarea(class="form-input", rows="5",
+                           onChange=(e: Event, n: VNode) =>
+                              onChange(e, n, state),
+                           value=state.text)
               tdiv(class="panel-footer"):
                 button(class="btn btn-primary float-right"):
                   text "Reply"