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package org.hubblesite.webprint
{
    import flash.display.Loader;
    import flash.display.MovieClip;
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.events.EventDispatcher;
    import flash.utils.ByteArray;
    
    import mx.controls.Image;
    import mx.core.Application;
    import mx.events.FlexEvent;
    import mx.managers.SystemManager;
    
    public class LoadEmbededSwf extends EventDispatcher
    {
        private var swf:Object;
        public var loader:Loader = new Loader;
        public var movie:MovieClip;
        public var image:Image = new Image;
        public var loaded:Boolean = false;
        
        public static var LOADED:String = 'loaded';
        
        public function LoadEmbededSwf(embededSwf:Object)
        {
            this.swf = embededSwf;
            loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, this.is_loaded);
            loader.loadBytes(ByteArray(this.swf));
        }

        private function is_loaded(e:Event) :void {
        	trace('[LoadEmbededSwf::swf is loaded]');
        	e.currentTarget.content.addEventListener(FlexEvent.APPLICATION_COMPLETE, load_handlers);
            this.movie = e.currentTarget.content as MovieClip;
            this.movie.gotoAndStop(0);
            this.image.source = this.movie;
            this.loaded = true;
            dispatchEvent(new Event(LoadEmbededSwf.LOADED));
        }
        
        private function load_handlers(e:FlexEvent) :void {
        	var sysmgr:SystemManager = e.currentTarget as SystemManager;
        	var app:Application = sysmgr.application as Application;
        	trace('[LoadEmbededSwf::im here with a handle to the app!]');
        }
        
        public static function insert(swf:Object, location:Object, callback:Function = null) :LoadEmbededSwf {
            var temp:LoadEmbededSwf = new LoadEmbededSwf(swf);
            temp.addEventListener(LoadEmbededSwf.LOADED, function() :void {
                temp.insertInto(location);
                if(callback) {callback();}
            });
            return temp;
        }
        
        public function insertInto(location:Object) :void {
            location.addChild(this.image);
        }
        
        public function pause() :void {
            this.movie.pause();
        }
        
        public function play() :void {
            this.movie.play();
        }
        
        public function gotoAndStop(int:uint) :void {
            this.movie.gotoAndStop(int);
        }
        
        public function gotoAndPlay(int:uint) :void {
            this.movie.gotoAndPlay(int);
        }
    }
}