Helpers when copying existing roles between litus installations

exportRole.js

function exportRole() {
  var $actions = $('#actions'),
      $name = $('#name'),
      $parents = $('#parents');
  // TODO change to new selectors for dev-form
  
  var result = {};
  
  // extract the name
  if ($name.length > 0) {
    result.name = $name.val();
  } else {
    var matches = document.location.pathname.match(/.*\/admin\/role\/edit\/name\/([^/]+)\/?($|\?.*)/);
    
    if (matches) {
      result.name = matches[1];
    }
  }
  
  // extract the parents
  result.parents = $parents.find('option:selected').toArray().map(
    function (e) {
      return $(e).text();
    }
  );
  
  // extract the actions
  result.actions = $actions.find('option:selected').toArray().map(
    function (e) {
      var $this = $(e);
      
      return $this.parent().attr('label') + '.' + $this.text();
    }
  );
  
  return result;
}

importRole.js

function importRole(data) {
  var _contains = function contains(arr, el) {
    return arr.indexOf(el) >= 0;
  }
  
  var $actions = $('#actions'),
      $name = $('#name'),
      $parents = $('#parents');
  // TODO change to new selectors for dev-form
  
  // check if name is input
  if ($name.length > 0) {
    $name.val(data.name);
  } else if (data.name != null) {
    var matches = document.location.pathname.match(/.*\/admin\/role\/edit\/name\/([^/]+)\/?($|\?.*)/);
    
    if (!matches || matches[1] !== data.name) {
      throw new Error('Trying to import "' + data.name + '", but current role is ' + (matches ? '"' + matches[1] + '"' : 'unnamed'));
    }
  }
  
  $parents.find('option').each(function () {
    var $this = $(this);
    $this.prop('selected', _contains(data.parents, $this.text()));
  });
  
  $actions.find('option').each(function () {
    var $this = $(this);
    var optionName = $this.parent().attr('label') + '.' + $this.text();
    $this.prop('selected', _contains(data.actions, optionName));
  })
}