element-web/src/UserActivity.js

/*
Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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*/

var dis = require("./dispatcher");

var MIN_DISPATCH_INTERVAL_MS = 500;
var CURRENTLY_ACTIVE_THRESHOLD_MS = 500;

/**
 * This class watches for user activity (moving the mouse or pressing a key)
 * and dispatches the user_activity action at times when the user is interacting
 * with the app (but at a much lower frequency than mouse move events)
 */
class UserActivity {

    /**
     * Start listening to user activity
     */
    start() {
        document.onmousemove = this._onUserActivity.bind(this);
        document.onkeypress = this._onUserActivity.bind(this);
        // can't use document.scroll here because that's only the document
        // itself being scrolled. Need to use addEventListener's useCapture.
        // also this needs to be the wheel event, not scroll, as scroll is
        // fired when the view scrolls down for a new message.
        window.addEventListener('wheel', this._onUserActivity.bind(this), true);
        this.lastActivityAtTs = new Date().getTime();
        this.lastDispatchAtTs = 0;
        this.activityEndTimer = undefined;
    }

    /**
     * Stop tracking user activity
     */
    stop() {
        document.onmousemove = undefined;
        document.onkeypress = undefined;
        window.removeEventListener('wheel', this._onUserActivity.bind(this), true);
    }

    /**
     * Return true if there has been user activity very recently
     * (ie. within a few seconds)
     */
    userCurrentlyActive() {
        return this.lastActivityAtTs > (new Date).getTime() - CURRENTLY_ACTIVE_THRESHOLD_MS;
    }

    _onUserActivity(event) {
        if (event.screenX && event.type == "mousemove") {
            if (event.screenX === this.lastScreenX &&
                event.screenY === this.lastScreenY)
            {
                // mouse hasn't actually moved
                return;
            }
            this.lastScreenX = event.screenX;
            this.lastScreenY = event.screenY;
        }

        this.lastActivityAtTs = (new Date).getTime();
        if (this.lastDispatchAtTs < this.lastActivityAtTs - MIN_DISPATCH_INTERVAL_MS) {
            this.lastDispatchAtTs = this.lastActivityAtTs;
            dis.dispatch({
                action: 'user_activity'
            });
            if (!this.activityEndTimer) {
                this.activityEndTimer = setTimeout(
                    this._onActivityEndTimer.bind(this), MIN_DISPATCH_INTERVAL_MS
                );
            }
        }
    }

    _onActivityEndTimer() {
        var now = (new Date).getTime();
        var targetTime = this.lastActivityAtTs + MIN_DISPATCH_INTERVAL_MS;
        if (now >= targetTime) {
            dis.dispatch({
                action: 'user_activity_end'
            });
            this.activityEndTimer = undefined;
        } else {
            this.activityEndTimer = setTimeout(
                this._onActivityEndTimer.bind(this), targetTime - now
            );
        }
    }
}

module.exports = new UserActivity();