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//>>built
define("dojox/charting/Theme", ["dojo/_base/lang", "dojo/_base/array","dojo/_base/declare","dojo/_base/Color",
	    "dojox/color/_base", "dojox/color/Palette", "dojox/lang/utils", "dojox/gfx/gradutils"], 
	function(lang, arr, declare, Color, colorX, Palette, dlu, dgg){ 
	
	var Theme = declare("dojox.charting.Theme", null, {
	//	summary:
	//		A Theme is a pre-defined object, primarily JSON-based, that makes up the definitions to
	//		style a chart.
	//
	//	description:
	//		While you can set up style definitions on a chart directly (usually through the various add methods
	//		on a dojox.charting.Chart object), a Theme simplifies this manual setup by allowing you to
	//		pre-define all of the various visual parameters of each element in a chart.
	//
	//		Most of the properties of a Theme are straight-forward; if something is line-based (such as
	//		an axis or the ticks on an axis), they will be defined using basic stroke parameters.  Likewise,
	//		if an element is primarily block-based (such as the background of a chart), it will be primarily
	//		fill-based.
	//
	//		In addition (for convenience), a Theme definition does not have to contain the entire JSON-based
	//		structure.  Each theme is built on top of a default theme (which serves as the basis for the theme
	//		"GreySkies"), and is mixed into the default theme object.  This allows you to create a theme based,
	//		say, solely on colors for data series.
	//
	//		Defining a new theme is relatively easy; see any of the themes in dojox.charting.themes for examples
	//		on how to define your own.
	//
	//		When you set a theme on a chart, the theme itself is deep-cloned.  This means that you cannot alter
	//		the theme itself after setting the theme value on a chart, and expect it to change your chart.  If you
	//		are looking to make alterations to a theme for a chart, the suggestion would be to create your own
	//		theme, based on the one you want to use, that makes those alterations before it is applied to a chart.
	//
	//		Finally, a Theme contains a number of functions to facilitate rendering operations on a chart--the main
	//		helper of which is the ~next~ method, in which a chart asks for the information for the next data series
	//		to be rendered.
	//
	//		A note on colors:
	//		The Theme constructor was on the use of dojox.color.Palette (in general) for creating a visually distinct
	//		set of colors for usage in a chart.  A palette is usually comprised of 5 different color definitions, and
	//		no more.  If you have a need to render a chart with more than 5 data elements, you can simply "push"
	//		new color definitions into the theme's .color array.  Make sure that you do that with the actual
	//		theme object from a Chart, and not in the theme itself (i.e. either do that before using .setTheme
	//		on a chart).
	//
	//		example:
	//			The default theme (and structure) looks like so:
	//	|	// all objects are structs used directly in dojox.gfx
	//	|	chart:{
	//	|		stroke: null,
	//	|		fill: "white",
	//	|		pageStyle: null // suggested page style as an object suitable for dojo.style()
	//	|	},
	//	|	plotarea:{
	//	|		stroke: null,
	//	|		fill: "white"
	//	|	},
	//	|	axis:{
	//	|		stroke:	{ // the axis itself
	//	|			color: "#333",
	//	|			width: 1
	//	|		},
	//	|		tick: {	// used as a foundation for all ticks
	//	|			color:     "#666",
	//	|			position:  "center",
	//	|			font:      "normal normal normal 7pt Tahoma",	// labels on axis
	//	|			fontColor: "#333"								// color of labels
	//	|		},
	//	|		majorTick:	{ // major ticks on axis, and used for major gridlines
	//	|			width:  1,
	//	|			length: 6
	//	|		},
	//	|		minorTick:	{ // minor ticks on axis, and used for minor gridlines
	//	|			width:  0.8,
	//	|			length: 3
	//	|		},
	//	|		microTick:	{ // minor ticks on axis, and used for minor gridlines
	//	|			width:  0.5,
	//	|			length: 1
	//	|		}
	//	|	},
	//	|	series: {
	//	|		stroke:  {width: 1.5, color: "#333"},		// line
	//	|		outline: {width: 0.1, color: "#ccc"},		// outline
	//	|		//shadow:  {dx: 1, dy: 1, width: 2, color: [0, 0, 0, 0.3]},
	//	|		shadow: null,								// no shadow
	//	|		fill:    "#ccc",							// fill, if appropriate
	//	|		font:    "normal normal normal 8pt Tahoma",	// if there's a label
	//	|		fontColor: "#000"							// color of labels
	//	|		labelWiring: {width: 1, color: "#ccc"},		// connect marker and target data item(slice, column, bar...)
	//	|	},
	//	|	marker: {	// any markers on a series
	//	|		symbol:  "m-3,3 l3,-6 3,6 z",				// symbol
	//	|		stroke:  {width: 1.5, color: "#333"},		// stroke
	//	|		outline: {width: 0.1, color: "#ccc"},		// outline
	//	|		shadow: null,								// no shadow
	//	|		fill:    "#ccc",							// fill if needed
	//	|		font:    "normal normal normal 8pt Tahoma",	// label
	//	|		fontColor: "#000"
	//	|	},
	//	|	indicator: {
	//	|		lineStroke:  {width: 1.5, color: "#333"},		// line
	//	|		lineOutline: {width: 0.1, color: "#ccc"},		// line outline
	//	|		lineShadow: null,								// no line shadow
	//	|		stroke:  {width: 1.5, color: "#333"},			// label background stroke
	//	|		outline: {width: 0.1, color: "#ccc"},			// label background outline
	//	|		shadow: null,									// no label background shadow
	//	|		fill:  "#ccc",									// label background fill
	//	|		radius: 3,										// radius of the label background
	//	|		font:    "normal normal normal 10pt Tahoma",	// label font
	//	|		fontColor: "#000"								// label color
	//	|		markerFill:    "#ccc",							// marker fill
	//	|		markerSymbol:  "m-3,0 c0,-4 6,-4 6,0 m-6,0 c0,4 6,4 6,0",	// marker symbol
	//	|		markerStroke:  {width: 1.5, color: "#333"},		// marker stroke
	//	|		markerOutline: {width: 0.1, color: "#ccc"},		// marker outline
	//	|		markerShadow: null,								// no marker shadow
	//	|	}
	//
	//	example:
	//		Defining a new theme is pretty simple:
	//	|	dojox.charting.themes.Grasslands = new dojox.charting.Theme({
	//	|		colors: [ "#70803a", "#dde574", "#788062", "#b1cc5d", "#eff2c2" ]
	//	|	});
	//	|
	//	|	myChart.setTheme(dojox.charting.themes.Grasslands);

	shapeSpaces: {shape: 1, shapeX: 1, shapeY: 1},

	constructor: function(kwArgs){
		//	summary:
		//		Initialize a theme using the keyword arguments.  Note that the arguments
		//		look like the example (above), and may include a few more parameters.
		kwArgs = kwArgs || {};

		// populate theme with defaults updating them if needed
		var def = Theme.defaultTheme;
		arr.forEach(["chart", "plotarea", "axis", "series", "marker", "indicator"], function(name){
			this[name] = lang.delegate(def[name], kwArgs[name]);
		}, this);

		// personalize theme
		if(kwArgs.seriesThemes && kwArgs.seriesThemes.length){
			this.colors  = null;
			this.seriesThemes = kwArgs.seriesThemes.slice(0);
		}else{
			this.seriesThemes = null;
			this.colors = (kwArgs.colors || Theme.defaultColors).slice(0);
		}
		this.markerThemes = null;
		if(kwArgs.markerThemes && kwArgs.markerThemes.length){
			this.markerThemes = kwArgs.markerThemes.slice(0);
		}
		this.markers = kwArgs.markers ? lang.clone(kwArgs.markers) : lang.delegate(Theme.defaultMarkers);

		// set flags
		this.noGradConv = kwArgs.noGradConv;
		this.noRadialConv = kwArgs.noRadialConv;
		if(kwArgs.reverseFills){
			this.reverseFills();
		}

		//	private housekeeping
		this._current = 0;
		this._buildMarkerArray();
	},

	clone: function(){
		//	summary:
		//		Clone the current theme.
		//	returns: dojox.charting.Theme
		//		The cloned theme; any alterations made will not affect the original.
		var theme = new Theme({
			// theme components
			chart: this.chart,
			plotarea: this.plotarea,
			axis: this.axis,
			series: this.series,
			marker: this.marker,
			// individual arrays
			colors: this.colors,
			markers: this.markers,
			indicator: this.indicator,
			seriesThemes: this.seriesThemes,
			markerThemes: this.markerThemes,
			// flags
			noGradConv: this.noGradConv,
			noRadialConv: this.noRadialConv
		});
		// copy custom methods
		arr.forEach(
			["clone", "clear", "next", "skip", "addMixin", "post", "getTick"],
			function(name){
				if(this.hasOwnProperty(name)){
					theme[name] = this[name];
				}
			},
			this
		);
		return theme;	//	dojox.charting.Theme
	},

	clear: function(){
		//	summary:
		//		Clear and reset the internal pointer to start fresh.
		this._current = 0;
	},

	next: function(elementType, mixin, doPost){
		//	summary:
		//		Get the next color or series theme.
		//	elementType: String?
		//		An optional element type (for use with series themes)
		//	mixin: Object?
		//		An optional object to mix into the theme.
		//	doPost: Boolean?
		//		A flag to post-process the results.
		//	returns: Object
		//		An object of the structure { series, marker, symbol }
		var merge = dlu.merge, series, marker;
		if(this.colors){
			series = lang.delegate(this.series);
			marker = lang.delegate(this.marker);
			var color = new Color(this.colors[this._current % this.colors.length]), old;
			// modify the stroke
			if(series.stroke && series.stroke.color){
				series.stroke = lang.delegate(series.stroke);
				old = new Color(series.stroke.color);
				series.stroke.color = new Color(color);
				series.stroke.color.a = old.a;
			}else{
				series.stroke = {color: color};
			}
			if(marker.stroke && marker.stroke.color){
				marker.stroke = lang.delegate(marker.stroke);
				old = new Color(marker.stroke.color);
				marker.stroke.color = new Color(color);
				marker.stroke.color.a = old.a;
			}else{
				marker.stroke = {color: color};
			}
			// modify the fill
			if(!series.fill || series.fill.type){
				series.fill = color;
			}else{
				old = new Color(series.fill);
				series.fill = new Color(color);
				series.fill.a = old.a;
			}
			if(!marker.fill || marker.fill.type){
				marker.fill = color;
			}else{
				old = new Color(marker.fill);
				marker.fill = new Color(color);
				marker.fill.a = old.a;
			}
		}else{
			series = this.seriesThemes ?
				merge(this.series, this.seriesThemes[this._current % this.seriesThemes.length]) :
				this.series;
			marker = this.markerThemes ?
				merge(this.marker, this.markerThemes[this._current % this.markerThemes.length]) :
				series;
		}

		var symbol = marker && marker.symbol || this._markers[this._current % this._markers.length];

		var theme = {series: series, marker: marker, symbol: symbol};
		
		// advance the counter
		++this._current;

		if(mixin){
			theme = this.addMixin(theme, elementType, mixin);
		}
		if(doPost){
			theme = this.post(theme, elementType);
		}

		return theme;	//	Object
	},

	skip: function(){
		//	summary:
		//		Skip the next internal color.
		++this._current;
	},

	addMixin: function(theme, elementType, mixin, doPost){
		//	summary:
		//		Add a mixin object to the passed theme and process.
		//	theme: dojox.charting.Theme
		//		The theme to mixin to.
		//	elementType: String
		//		The type of element in question. Can be "line", "bar" or "circle"
		//	mixin: Object|Array
		//		The object or objects to mix into the theme.
		//	doPost: Boolean
		//		If true, run the new theme through the post-processor.
		//	returns: dojox.charting.Theme
		//		The new theme.
		if(lang.isArray(mixin)){
			arr.forEach(mixin, function(m){
				theme = this.addMixin(theme, elementType, m);
			}, this);
		}else{
			var t = {};
			if("color" in mixin){
				if(elementType == "line" || elementType == "area"){
					lang.setObject("series.stroke.color", mixin.color, t);
					lang.setObject("marker.stroke.color", mixin.color, t);
				}else{
					lang.setObject("series.fill", mixin.color, t);
				}
			}
			arr.forEach(["stroke", "outline", "shadow", "fill", "font", "fontColor", "labelWiring"], function(name){
				var markerName = "marker" + name.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + name.substr(1),
					b = markerName in mixin;
				if(name in mixin){
					lang.setObject("series." + name, mixin[name], t);
					if(!b){
						lang.setObject("marker." + name, mixin[name], t);
					}
				}
				if(b){
					lang.setObject("marker." + name, mixin[markerName], t);
				}
			});
			if("marker" in mixin){
				t.symbol = mixin.marker;
			}
			theme = dlu.merge(theme, t);
		}
		if(doPost){
			theme = this.post(theme, elementType);
		}
		return theme;	//	dojox.charting.Theme
	},

	post: function(theme, elementType){
		//	summary:
		//		Process any post-shape fills.
		//	theme: dojox.charting.Theme
		//		The theme to post process with.
		//	elementType: String
		//		The type of element being filled.  Can be "bar" or "circle".
		//	returns: dojox.charting.Theme
		//		The post-processed theme.
		var fill = theme.series.fill, t;
		if(!this.noGradConv && this.shapeSpaces[fill.space] && fill.type == "linear"){
			if(elementType == "bar"){
				// transpose start and end points
				t = {
					x1: fill.y1,
					y1: fill.x1,
					x2: fill.y2,
					y2: fill.x2
				};
			}else if(!this.noRadialConv && fill.space == "shape" && (elementType == "slice" || elementType == "circle")){
				// switch to radial
				t = {
					type: "radial",
					cx: 0,
					cy: 0,
					r:  100
				};
			}
			if(t){
				return dlu.merge(theme, {series: {fill: t}});
			}
		}
		return theme;	//	dojox.charting.Theme
	},

	getTick: function(name, mixin){
		//	summary:
		//		Calculates and merges tick parameters.
		//	name: String
		//		Tick name, can be "major", "minor", or "micro".
		//	mixin: Object?
		//		Optional object to mix in to the tick.
		var tick = this.axis.tick, tickName = name + "Tick",
			merge = dlu.merge;
		if(tick){
			if(this.axis[tickName]){
				tick = merge(tick, this.axis[tickName]);
			}
		}else{
			tick = this.axis[tickName];
		}
		if(mixin){
			if(tick){
				if(mixin[tickName]){
					tick = merge(tick, mixin[tickName]);
				}
			}else{
				tick = mixin[tickName];
			}
		}
		return tick;	//	Object
	},

	inspectObjects: function(f){
		arr.forEach(["chart", "plotarea", "axis", "series", "marker", "indicator"], function(name){
			f(this[name]);
		}, this);
		if(this.seriesThemes){
			arr.forEach(this.seriesThemes, f);
		}
		if(this.markerThemes){
			arr.forEach(this.markerThemes, f);
		}
	},

	reverseFills: function(){
		this.inspectObjects(function(o){
			if(o && o.fill){
				o.fill = dgg.reverse(o.fill);
			}
		});
	},

	addMarker:function(/*String*/ name, /*String*/ segment){
		//	summary:
		//		Add a custom marker to this theme.
		//	example:
		//	|	myTheme.addMarker("Ellipse", foo);
		this.markers[name] = segment;
		this._buildMarkerArray();
	},

	setMarkers:function(/*Object*/ obj){
		//	summary:
		//		Set all the markers of this theme at once.  obj should be a
		//		dictionary of keys and path segments.
		//
		//	example:
		//	|	myTheme.setMarkers({ "CIRCLE": foo });
		this.markers = obj;
		this._buildMarkerArray();
	},

	_buildMarkerArray: function(){
		this._markers = [];
		for(var p in this.markers){
			this._markers.push(this.markers[p]);
		}
	}
});

/*=====
dojox.charting.Theme.__DefineColorArgs = function(num, colors, hue, saturation, low, high, base, generator){
	//	summary:
	//		The arguments object that can be passed to define colors for a theme.
	//	num: Number?
	//		The number of colors to generate.  Defaults to 5.
	//	colors: String[]|dojo.Color[]?
	//		A pre-defined set of colors; this is passed through to the Theme directly.
	//	hue: Number?
	//		A hue to base the generated colors from (a number from 0 - 359).
	//	saturation: Number?
	//		If a hue is passed, this is used for the saturation value (0 - 100).
	//	low: Number?
	//		An optional value to determine the lowest value used to generate a color (HSV model)
	//	high: Number?
	//		An optional value to determine the highest value used to generate a color (HSV model)
	//	base: String|dojo.Color?
	//		A base color to use if we are defining colors using dojox.color.Palette
	//	generator: String?
	//		The generator function name from dojox.color.Palette.
	this.num = num;
	this.colors = colors;
	this.hue = hue;
	this.saturation = saturation;
	this.low = low;
	this.high = high;
	this.base = base;
	this.generator = generator;
}
=====*/
lang.mixin(Theme, {
	defaultMarkers: {
		CIRCLE:   "m-3,0 c0,-4 6,-4 6,0 m-6,0 c0,4 6,4 6,0",
		SQUARE:   "m-3,-3 l0,6 6,0 0,-6 z",
		DIAMOND:  "m0,-3 l3,3 -3,3 -3,-3 z",
		CROSS:    "m0,-3 l0,6 m-3,-3 l6,0",
		X:        "m-3,-3 l6,6 m0,-6 l-6,6",
		TRIANGLE: "m-3,3 l3,-6 3,6 z",
		TRIANGLE_INVERTED: "m-3,-3 l3,6 3,-6 z"
	},

	defaultColors:[
		// gray skies
		"#54544c", "#858e94", "#6e767a", "#948585", "#474747"
	],

	defaultTheme: {
		// all objects are structs used directly in dojox.gfx
		chart:{
			stroke: null,
			fill: "white",
			pageStyle: null,
			titleGap:		20,
			titlePos:		"top",
			titleFont:      "normal normal bold 14pt Tahoma",	// labels on axis
			titleFontColor: "#333"
		},
		plotarea:{
			stroke: null,
			fill: "white"
		},
		// TODO: label rotation on axis
		axis:{
			stroke:	{ // the axis itself
				color: "#333",
				width: 1
			},
			tick: {	// used as a foundation for all ticks
				color:     "#666",
				position:  "center",
				font:      "normal normal normal 7pt Tahoma",	// labels on axis
				fontColor: "#333",								// color of labels
				titleGap:  15,
				titleFont: "normal normal normal 11pt Tahoma",	// labels on axis
				titleFontColor: "#333",							// color of labels
				titleOrientation: "axis"						// "axis": facing the axis, "away": facing away
			},
			majorTick:	{ // major ticks on axis, and used for major gridlines
				width:  1,
				length: 6
			},
			minorTick:	{ // minor ticks on axis, and used for minor gridlines
				width:  0.8,
				length: 3
			},
			microTick:	{ // minor ticks on axis, and used for minor gridlines
				width:  0.5,
				length: 1
			}
		},
		series: {
			// used as a "main" theme for series, sThemes augment it
			stroke:  {width: 1.5, color: "#333"},		// line
			outline: {width: 0.1, color: "#ccc"},		// outline
			//shadow:  {dx: 1, dy: 1, width: 2, color: [0, 0, 0, 0.3]},
			shadow: null,								// no shadow
			fill:    "#ccc",							// fill, if appropriate
			font:    "normal normal normal 8pt Tahoma",	// if there's a label
			fontColor: "#000",							// color of labels
			labelWiring: {width: 1, color: "#ccc"}		// connect marker and target data item(slice, column, bar...)
		},
		marker: {	// any markers on a series
			stroke:  {width: 1.5, color: "#333"},		// stroke
			outline: {width: 0.1, color: "#ccc"},		// outline
			//shadow:  {dx: 1, dy: 1, width: 2, color: [0, 0, 0, 0.3]},
			shadow: null,								// no shadow
			fill:    "#ccc",							// fill if needed
			font:    "normal normal normal 8pt Tahoma",	// label
			fontColor: "#000"
		},
		indicator: {
			lineStroke:  {width: 1.5, color: "#333"},		
			lineOutline: {width: 0.1, color: "#ccc"},		
			lineShadow: null,
			stroke:  {width: 1.5, color: "#333"},		
			outline: {width: 0.1, color: "#ccc"},		
			shadow: null,								
			fill : "#ccc",
			radius: 3,
			font:    "normal normal normal 10pt Tahoma",	
			fontColor: "#000",							
			markerFill:    "#ccc",							
			markerSymbol:  "m-3,0 c0,-4 6,-4 6,0 m-6,0 c0,4 6,4 6,0",			
			markerStroke:  {width: 1.5, color: "#333"},		
			markerOutline: {width: 0.1, color: "#ccc"},		
			markerShadow: null								
		}
	},

	defineColors: function(kwArgs){
		//	summary:
		//		Generate a set of colors for the theme based on keyword
		//		arguments.
		//	kwArgs: dojox.charting.Theme.__DefineColorArgs
		//		The arguments object used to define colors.
		//	returns: dojo.Color[]
		//		An array of colors for use in a theme.
		//
		//	example:
		//	|	var colors = dojox.charting.Theme.defineColors({
		//	|		base: "#369",
		//	|		generator: "compound"
		//	|	});
		//
		//	example:
		//	|	var colors = dojox.charting.Theme.defineColors({
		//	|		hue: 60,
		//	|		saturation: 90,
		//	|		low: 30,
		//	|		high: 80
		//	|	});
		kwArgs = kwArgs || {};
		var l, c = [], n = kwArgs.num || 5;	// the number of colors to generate
		if(kwArgs.colors){
			// we have an array of colors predefined, so fix for the number of series.
			l = kwArgs.colors.length;
			for(var i = 0; i < n; i++){
				c.push(kwArgs.colors[i % l]);
			}
			return c;	//	dojo.Color[]
		}
		if(kwArgs.hue){
			// single hue, generate a set based on brightness
			var s = kwArgs.saturation || 100,	// saturation
				st = kwArgs.low || 30,
				end = kwArgs.high || 90;
			// we'd like it to be a little on the darker side.
			l = (end + st) / 2;
			// alternately, use "shades"
			return colorX.Palette.generate(
				colorX.fromHsv(kwArgs.hue, s, l), "monochromatic"
			).colors;
		}
		if(kwArgs.generator){
			//	pass a base color and the name of a generator
			return colorX.Palette.generate(kwArgs.base, kwArgs.generator).colors;
		}
		return c;	//	dojo.Color[]
	},
	
	generateGradient: function(fillPattern, colorFrom, colorTo){
		var fill = lang.delegate(fillPattern);
		fill.colors = [
			{offset: 0, color: colorFrom},
			{offset: 1, color: colorTo}
		];
		return fill;
	},
	
	generateHslColor: function(color, luminance){
		color = new Color(color);
		var hsl    = color.toHsl(),
			result = colorX.fromHsl(hsl.h, hsl.s, luminance);
		result.a = color.a;	// add missing opacity
		return result;
	},

	generateHslGradient: function(color, fillPattern, lumFrom, lumTo){
		color = new Color(color);
		var hsl       = color.toHsl(),
			colorFrom = colorX.fromHsl(hsl.h, hsl.s, lumFrom),
			colorTo   = colorX.fromHsl(hsl.h, hsl.s, lumTo);
		colorFrom.a = colorTo.a = color.a;	// add missing opacity
		return Theme.generateGradient(fillPattern, colorFrom, colorTo);	// Object
	}
});

return Theme;
});