@nativescript/core/ui/image-cache/index.d.ts

A JavaScript library providing an easy to use api for interacting with iOS and Android platform APIs.

import { Observable, EventData } from '../../data/observable';
import { ImageSource } from '../../image-source';

/**
 * Represents a single download request.
 */
export interface DownloadRequest {
	/**
	 * The url of the image.
	 */
	url: string;
	/**
	 * The key used to cache the image.
	 */
	key: string;
	/**
	 * An optional function to be called when the download is complete.
	 */
	completed?: (image: any, key: string) => void;
	/**
	 * An optional function to be called if the download errors.
	 */
	error?: (key: string) => void;
}

/**
 * Represents a class that stores handles image download requests and caches the already downloaded images.
 */
export class Cache extends Observable {
	/**
	 * String value used when hooking to downloaded event.
	 */
	public static downloadedEvent: string;
	/**
	 * String value used when hooking to download error event.
	 */
	public static downloadErrorEvent: string;
	/**
	 * The image to be used to notify for a pending download request - e.g. loading indicator.
	 */
	placeholder: ImageSource;
	/**
	 * The maximum number of simultaneous download requests. Defaults to 5.
	 */
	maxRequests: number;

	/**
	 * Enables previously suspended download requests.
	 */
	enableDownload(): void;
	/**
	 * Temporary disables download requests.
	 */
	disableDownload(): void;

	/**
	 * Adds a new download request at the top of the download queue. This will be the next immediate download to start.
	 */
	push(request: DownloadRequest);
	/**
	 * Adds a new download request at the end of the download queue. This will be the last download to start.
	 */
	enqueue(request: DownloadRequest);

	/**
	 * Gets the image for the specified key. May be undefined if the key is not present in the cache.
	 */
	get(key: string): any;
	/**
	 * Sets the image for the specified key.
	 */
	set(key: string, image: any): void;
	/**
	 * Removes the cache for the specified key.
	 */
	remove(key: string): void;
	/**
	 * Removes all the previously cached images.
	 */
	clear(): void;

	/**
	 * A basic method signature to hook an event listener (shortcut alias to the addEventListener method).
	 * @param eventNames - String corresponding to events (e.g. "propertyChange"). Optionally could be used more events separated by `,` (e.g. "propertyChange", "change").
	 * @param callback - Callback function which will be executed when event is raised.
	 * @param thisArg - An optional parameter which will be used as `this` context for callback execution.
	 */
	on(eventNames: string, callback: (args: EventData) => void, thisArg?: any): void;

	/**
	 * Raised when the image has been downloaded.
	 */
	on(event: 'downloaded', callback: (args: DownloadedData) => void, thisArg?: any): void;

	/**
	 * Raised if the image download errors.
	 */
	on(event: 'downloadError', callback: (args: DownloadError) => void, thisArg?: any): void;

	//@private
	/**
	 * @private
	 */
	_downloadCore(request: DownloadRequest);
	/**
	 * @private
	 */
	_onDownloadCompleted(key: string, image: any);
	//@endprivate
	/**
	 * @private
	 */
	_onDownloadError(key: string, err: Error);
	//@endprivate
}

/**
 * Provides data for downloaded event.
 */
export interface DownloadedData extends EventData {
	/**
	 * A string indentifier of the cached image.
	 */
	key: string;
	/**
	 * Gets the cached image.
	 */
	image: ImageSource;
}

/**
 * Provides data for download error.
 */
export interface DownloadError extends EventData {
	/**
	 * A string indentifier of the cached image.
	 */
	key: string;
	/**
	 * Gets the error.
	 */
	error: Error;
}