attribute/js/Attribute.js

Attribute.js revision c938b255ef3c02ee132e52fbd15bb211c6f3f760
   /**
    * The attribute module provides an augmentable Attribute implementation, which
    * adds configurable attributes and attribute change events to the class being
    * augmented. It also provides a State class, which is used internally by Attribute,
    * but can also be used independently to provide a name/property/value data structure to
    * store state.
    *
    * @module attribute
    */

   var O = Y.Object,
       EventTarget = Y.EventTarget,

       DOT = ".",
       CHANGE = "Change",

       // Externally configurable props
       GETTER = "getter",
       SETTER = "setter",
       READ_ONLY = "readOnly",
       WRITE_ONCE = "writeOnce",
       VALIDATOR = "validator",
       VALUE = "value",
       VALUE_FN = "valueFn",
       BROADCAST = "broadcast",
       LAZY_ADD = "lazyAdd",

       // Used for internal state management
       ADDED = "added",
       INITIALIZING = "initializing",
       INIT_VALUE = "initValue",
       PUBLISHED = "published",
       DEF_VALUE = "defaultValue",
       LAZY = "lazy",
       IS_LAZY_ADD = "isLazyAdd",

       INVALID_VALUE,
       MODIFIABLE = {};

       // Properties which can be changed after the attribute has been added.
       MODIFIABLE[READ_ONLY] = 1;
       MODIFIABLE[WRITE_ONCE] = 1;
       MODIFIABLE[GETTER] = 1;
       MODIFIABLE[BROADCAST] = 1;

   /**
    * <p>
    * Attribute provides configurable attribute support along with attribute change events. It is designed to be
    * augmented onto a host class, and provides the host with the ability to configure attributes to store and retrieve state,
    * along with attribute change events.
    * </p>
    * <p>For example, attributes added to the host can be configured:</p>
    * <ul>
    *     <li>As read only.</li>
    *     <li>As write once.</li>
    *     <li>With a setter function, which can be used to manipulate
    *     values passed to Attribute's <a href="#method_set">set</a> method, before they are stored.</li>
    *     <li>With a getter function, which can be used to manipulate stored values,
    *     before they are returned by Attribute's <a href="#method_get">get</a> method.</li>
    *     <li>With a validator function, to validate values before they are stored.</li>
    * </ul>
    *
    * <p>See the <a href="#method_addAttr">addAttr</a> method, for the complete set of configuration
    * options available for attributes</p>.
    *
    * <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> Most implementations will be better off extending the <a href="Base.html">Base</a> class,
    * instead of augmenting Attribute directly. Base augments Attribute and will handle the initial configuration
    * of attributes for derived classes, accounting for values passed into the constructor.</p>
    *
    * @class Attribute
    * @uses EventTarget
    */
   function Attribute() {
       Y.log('Attribute constructor called', 'info', 'attribute');

       // Perf tweak - avoid creating event literals if not required.
       this._ATTR_E_FACADE = {};

       this._requireAddAttr = false;

       EventTarget.call(this, {emitFacade:true});

       this._conf = new Y.State();
       this._confProxy = null;
   }

   /**
    * <p>The value to return from an attribute setter in order to prevent the set from going through.</p>
    *
    * <p>You can return this value from your setter if you wish to combine validator and setter
    * functionality into a single setter function, which either returns the massaged value to be stored or
    * Attribute.INVALID_VALUE to prevent invalid values from being stored.</p>
    *
    * @property Attribute.INVALID_VALUE
    * @type Object
    * @static
    * @final
    */
   Attribute.INVALID_VALUE = {};
   INVALID_VALUE = Attribute.INVALID_VALUE;

   /**
    * The list of properties which can be configured for
    * each attribute (e.g. setter, getter, writeOnce etc.).
    *
    * This property is used internally as a whitelist for faster
    * Y.mix operations.
    *
    * @property Attribute._ATTR_CFG
    * @type Array
    * @static
    * @protected
    */
   Attribute._ATTR_CFG = [SETTER, GETTER, VALIDATOR, VALUE, VALUE_FN, WRITE_ONCE, READ_ONLY, LAZY_ADD, BROADCAST];

   Attribute.prototype = {
       /**
        * <p>
        * Adds an attribute with the provided configuration to the host object.
        * </p>
        * <p>
        * The config argument object supports the following properties:
        * </p>
        *
        * <dl>
        *    <dt>value &#60;Any&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>The initial value to set on the attribute</dd>
        *
        *    <dt>valueFn &#60;Function&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>A function, which will return the initial value to set on the attribute. This is useful
        *    for cases where the attribute configuration is defined statically, but needs to
        *    reference the host instance ("this") to obtain an initial value.
        *    If defined, this precedence over the value property.</dd>
        *
        *    <dt>readOnly &#60;boolean&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>Whether or not the attribute is read only. Attributes having readOnly set to true
        *        cannot be modified by invoking the set method.</dd>
        *
        *    <dt>writeOnce &#60;boolean&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>Whether or not the attribute is "write once". Attributes having writeOnce set to true,
        *        can only have their values set once, be it through the default configuration,
        *        constructor configuration arguments, or by invoking set.</dd>
        *
        *    <dt>setter &#60;Function&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>The setter function used to massage or normalize the value passed to the set method for the attribute.
        *    The value returned by the setter will be the final stored value. Returning
        *    <a href="#property_Attribute.INVALID_VALUE">Attribute.INVALID_VALUE</a>, from the setter will prevent
        *    the value from being stored.</dd>
        *
        *    <dt>getter &#60;Function&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>The getter function used to massage or normalize the value returned by the get method for the attribute.
        *    The value returned by the getter function is the value which will be returned to the user when they
        *    invoke get.</dd>
        *
        *    <dt>validator &#60;Function&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>The validator function invoked prior to setting the stored value. Returning
        *    false from the validator function will prevent the value from being stored.</dd>
        *
        *    <dt>broadcast &#60;int&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>If and how attribute change events for this attribute should be broadcast. See CustomEvent's <a href="CustomEvent.html#property_broadcast">broadcast</a> property for
        *    valid values. By default attribute change events are not broadcast.</dd>
        *
        *    <dt>lazyAdd &#60;boolean&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>Whether or not to delay initialization of the attribute until the first call to get/set it.
        *    This flag can be used to over-ride lazy initialization on a per attribute basis, when adding multiple attributes through
        *    the <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a> method.</dd>
        *
        * </dl>
        *
        * <p>The setter, getter and validator are invoked with the value and name passed in as the first and second arguments, and with
        * the context ("this") set to the host object.</p>
        *
        * @method addAttr
        *
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute.
        * @param {Object} config An object with attribute configuration property/value pairs, specifying the configuration for the attribute.
        *
        * <p>
        * <strong>NOTE:</strong> The configuration object is modified when adding an attribute, so if you need
        * to protect the original values, you will need to merge the object.
        * </p>
        *
        * @param {boolean} lazy (optional) Whether or not to add this attribute lazily (on the first call to get/set).
        *
        * @return {Object} A reference to the host object.
        *
        * @chainable
        */
       addAttr: function(name, config, lazy) {

           Y.log('Adding attribute: ' + name, 'info', 'attribute');
           var conf = this._conf;

           lazy = (LAZY_ADD in config) ? config[LAZY_ADD] : lazy;

           if (lazy && !this.attrAdded(name)) {
               Y.log('Lazy Add: ' + name, 'info', 'attribute');

               conf.add(name, LAZY, config || {});
               conf.add(name, ADDED, true);
           } else {

               if (this.attrAdded(name) && !conf.get(name, IS_LAZY_ADD)) { Y.log('Attribute: ' + name + ' already exists. Cannot add it again without removing it first', 'warn', 'attribute'); }

               if (!this.attrAdded(name) || conf.get(name, IS_LAZY_ADD)) {
                   Y.log('Non-Lazy Add: ' + name, 'info', 'attribute');

                   config = config || {};

                   var value, hasValue = (VALUE in config);
                   if (config.readOnly && !hasValue) { Y.log('readOnly attribute: ' + name + ', added without an initial value. Value will be set on initial call to set', 'warn', 'attribute');}

                   if(hasValue) {
                       // We'll go through set, don't want to set value in _conf directory
                       value = config.value;
                       delete config.value;
                   }

                   config.added = true;
                   config.initializing = true;

                   conf.addAll(name, config);

                   if (hasValue) {
                       // Go through set, so that raw values get normalized/validated
                       this.set(name, value);
                   }

                   conf.remove(name, INITIALIZING);
               }
           }

           return this;
       },

       /**
        * Checks if the given attribute has been added to the host
        *
        * @method attrAdded
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute to check.
        * @return {boolean} true if an attribute with the given name has been added, false if it hasn't. This method will return true for lazily added attributes.
        */
       attrAdded: function(name) {
           return !!this._conf.get(name, ADDED);
       },

       /**
        * Updates the configuration of an attribute which has already been added.
        * <p>
        * The properties which can be modified through this interface are limited
        * to the following subset of attributes, which can be safely modified
        * after a value has already been set on the attribute: readOnly, writeOnce,
        * broadcast and getter.
        * </p>
        * @method modifyAttr
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute whose configuration is to be updated.
        * @param {Object} config An object with configuration property/value pairs, specifying the configuration properties to modify.
        */
       modifyAttr: function(name, config) {
           if (this.attrAdded(name)) {

               if (this._isLazyAttr(name)) {
                   this._addLazyAttr(name);
               }

               var prop, conf = this._conf;
               for (prop in config) {
                   if (MODIFIABLE[prop] && config.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
                       conf.add(name, prop, config[prop]);

                       // If we reconfigured broadcast, need to republish
                       if (prop === BROADCAST) {
                           conf.remove(name, PUBLISHED);
                       }
                   }
               }
           }

           if (!this.attrAdded(name)) {Y.log('Attribute modifyAttr:' + name + ' has not been added. Use addAttr to add the attribute', 'warn', 'attribute');}
       },

       /**
        * Removes an attribute from the host object
        *
        * @method removeAttr
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute to be removed.
        */
       removeAttr: function(name) {
           this._conf.removeAll(name);
       },

       /**
        * Returns the current value of the attribute. If the attribute
        * has been configured with a 'getter' function, this method will delegate
        * to the 'getter' to obtain the value of the attribute.
        *
        * @method get
        *
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute. If the value of the attribute is an Object,
        * dot notation can be used to obtain the value of a property of the object (e.g. <code>get("x.y.z")</code>)
        *
        * @return {Any} The value of the attribute
        */
       get : function(name) {
           return this._getAttr(name);
       },

       /**
        * Checks whether or not the attribute is one which has been
        * added lazily and still requires initialization.
        *
        * @method _isLazyAttr
        * @private
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute
        * @return {boolean} true if it's a lazily added attribute, false otherwise.
        */
       _isLazyAttr: function(name) {
           return this._conf.get(name, LAZY);
       },

       /**
        * Finishes initializing an attribute which has been lazily added.
        *
        * @method _addLazyAttr
        * @private
        * @param {Object} name The name of the attribute
        */
       _addLazyAttr: function(name) {
           var conf = this._conf;
           var lazyCfg = conf.get(name, LAZY);
           conf.add(name, IS_LAZY_ADD, true);
           conf.remove(name, LAZY);
           this.addAttr(name, lazyCfg);
       },

       /**
        * Sets the value of an attribute.
        *
        * @method set
        * @chainable
        *
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute. If the
        * current value of the attribute is an Object, dot notation can be used
        * to set the value of a property within the object (e.g. <code>set("x.y.z", 5)</code>).
        *
        * @param {Any} value The value to set the attribute to.
        *
        * @param {Object} opts (Optional) Optional event data to be mixed into
        * the event facade passed to subscribers of the attribute's change event. This
        * can be used as a flexible way to identify the source of a call to set, allowing
        * the developer to distinguish between set called internally by the host, vs.
        * set called externally by the application developer.
        *
        * @return {Object} A reference to the host object.
        */
       set : function(name, val, opts) {
           return this._setAttr(name, val, opts);
       },

       /**
        * Resets the attribute (or all attributes) to its initial value, as long as
        * the attribute is not readOnly, or writeOnce.
        *
        * @method reset
        * @param {String} name Optional. The name of the attribute to reset.  If omitted, all attributes are reset.
        * @return {Object} A reference to the host object.
        * @chainable
        */
       reset : function(name) {
           if (name) {
               if (this._isLazyAttr(name)) {
                   this._addLazyAttr(name);
               }
               this.set(name, this._conf.get(name, INIT_VALUE));
           } else {
               var added = this._conf.data.added;
               Y.each(added, function(v, n) {
                   this.reset(n);
               }, this);
           }
           return this;
       },

       /**
        * Allows setting of readOnly/writeOnce attributes. See <a href="#method_set">set</a> for argument details.
        *
        * @method _set
        * @protected
        * @chainable
        *
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute.
        * @param {Any} val The value to set the attribute to.
        * @param {Object} opts (Optional) Optional event data to be mixed into
        * the event facade passed to subscribers of the attribute's change event.
        * @return {Object} A reference to the host object.
        */
       _set : function(name, val, opts) {
           return this._setAttr(name, val, opts, true);
       },

       /**
        * Provides the common implementation for the public get method,
        * allowing Attribute hosts to over-ride either method.
        *
        * See <a href="#method_get">get</a> for argument details.
        *
        * @method _getAttr
        * @protected
        * @chainable
        *
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute.
        * @return {Any} The value of the attribute.
        */
       _getAttr : function(name) {
           var fullName = name,
               conf = this._conf,
               path,
               getter,
               val;

           if (name.indexOf(DOT) !== -1) {
               path = name.split(DOT);
               name = path.shift();
           }

           // On Demand - Should be rare - handles out of order valueFn references
           if (this._tCfgs && this._tCfgs[name]) {
               var cfg = {};
               cfg[name] = this._tCfgs[name];
               delete this._tCfgs[name];
               this._addAttrs(cfg, this._tVals);
           }

           // Lazy Init
           if (this._isLazyAttr(name)) {
               this._addLazyAttr(name);
           }

           val = conf.get(name, VALUE);
           getter = conf.get(name, GETTER);

           val = (getter) ? getter.call(this, val, fullName) : val;
           val = (path) ? O.getValue(val, path) : val;

           return val;
       },

       /**
        * Provides the common implementation for the public set and protected _set methods.
        *
        * See <a href="#method_set">set</a> for argument details.
        *
        * @method _setAttr
        * @protected
        * @chainable
        *
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute.
        * @param {Any} value The value to set the attribute to.
        * @param {Object} opts (Optional) Optional event data to be mixed into
        * the event facade passed to subscribers of the attribute's change event.
        * @param {boolean} force If true, allows the caller to set values for
        * readOnly or writeOnce attributes which have already been set.
        *
        * @return {Object} A reference to the host object.
        */
       _setAttr : function(name, val, opts, force) {
           var allowSet = true,
               conf = this._conf,
               data = conf.data,
               initialSet,
               strPath,
               path,
               currVal;

           if (name.indexOf(DOT) !== -1) {
               strPath = name;
               path = name.split(DOT);
               name = path.shift();
           }

           if (this._isLazyAttr(name)) {
               this._addLazyAttr(name);
           }

           initialSet = (!data.value || !(name in data.value));

           if (this._requireAddAttr && !this.attrAdded(name)) {
               Y.log('Set attribute:' + name + ', aborted; Attribute is not configured', 'warn', 'attribute');
           } else {

               if (!initialSet && !force) {

                   if (conf.get(name, WRITE_ONCE)) {
                       Y.log('Set attribute:' + name + ', aborted; Attribute is writeOnce', 'warn', 'attribute');
                       allowSet = false;
                   }

                   if (conf.get(name, READ_ONLY)) {
                       Y.log('Set attribute:' + name + ', aborted; Attribute is readOnly', 'warn', 'attribute');
                       allowSet = false;
                   }
               }

               if (allowSet) {
                   currVal = this.get(name);

                   if (path) {
                      val = O.setValue(Y.clone(currVal), path, val);

                      if (val === undefined) {
                          Y.log('Set attribute path:' + strPath + ', aborted; Path is invalid', 'warn', 'attribute');
                          allowSet = false;
                      }
                   }

                   if (allowSet) {
                       if (conf.get(name, INITIALIZING)) {
                           this._setAttrVal(name, strPath, currVal, val);
                       } else {
                           this._fireAttrChange(name, strPath, currVal, val, opts);
                       }
                   }
               }
           }

           return this;
       },

       /**
        * Utility method to help setup the event payload and fire the attribute change event.
        *
        * @method _fireAttrChange
        * @private
        * @param {String} attrName The name of the attribute
        * @param {String} subAttrName The full path of the property being changed,
        * if this is a sub-attribute value being change. Otherwise null.
        * @param {Any} currVal The current value of the attribute
        * @param {Any} newVal The new value of the attribute
        * @param {Object} opts Any additional event data to mix into the attribute change event's event facade.
        */
       _fireAttrChange : function(attrName, subAttrName, currVal, newVal, opts) {
           var eventName = attrName + CHANGE,
               conf = this._conf,
               facade;

           if (!conf.get(attrName, PUBLISHED)) {
               this.publish(eventName, {
                   queuable:false,
                   defaultFn:this._defAttrChangeFn,
                   silent:true,
                   broadcast : conf.get(attrName, BROADCAST)
               });
               conf.add(attrName, PUBLISHED, true);
           }

           facade = (opts) ? Y.merge(opts) : this._ATTR_E_FACADE;

           facade.type = eventName;
           facade.attrName = attrName;
           facade.subAttrName = subAttrName;
           facade.prevVal = currVal;
           facade.newVal = newVal;

           this.fire(facade);
       },

       /**
        * Default function for attribute change events.
        *
        * @private
        * @method _defAttrChangeFn
        * @param {EventFacade} e The event object for attribute change events.
        */
       _defAttrChangeFn : function(e) {
           if (!this._setAttrVal(e.attrName, e.subAttrName, e.prevVal, e.newVal)) {
               Y.log('State not updated and stopImmediatePropagation called for attribute: ' + e.attrName + ' , value:' + e.newVal, 'warn', 'attribute');
               // Prevent "after" listeners from being invoked since nothing changed.
               e.stopImmediatePropagation();
           } else {
               e.newVal = this._conf.get(e.attrName, VALUE);
           }
       },

       /**
        * Updates the stored value of the attribute in the privately held State object,
        * if validation and setter passes.
        *
        * @method _setAttrVal
        * @private
        * @param {String} attrName The attribute name.
        * @param {String} subAttrName The sub-attribute name, if setting a sub-attribute property ("x.y.z").
        * @param {Any} prevVal The currently stored value of the attribute.
        * @param {Any} newVal The value which is going to be stored.
        *
        * @return {booolean} true if the new attribute value was stored, false if not.
        */
       _setAttrVal : function(attrName, subAttrName, prevVal, newVal) {

           var allowSet = true,
               conf = this._conf,

               validator  = conf.get(attrName, VALIDATOR),
               setter = conf.get(attrName, SETTER),
               initializing = conf.get(attrName, INITIALIZING),

               name = subAttrName || attrName,
               retVal;

           if (validator) {
               var valid = validator.call(this, newVal, name);

               if (!valid && initializing) {
                   newVal = conf.get(attrName, DEF_VALUE);
                   valid = true; // Assume it's valid, for perf.
               }
           }

           if (!validator || valid) {
               if (setter) {
                   retVal = setter.call(this, newVal, name);

                   if (retVal === INVALID_VALUE) {
                       Y.log('Attribute: ' + attrName + ', setter returned Attribute.INVALID_VALUE for value:' + newVal, 'warn', 'attribute');
                       allowSet = false;
                   } else if (retVal !== undefined){
                       Y.log('Attribute: ' + attrName + ', raw value: ' + newVal + ' modified by setter to:' + retVal, 'info', 'attribute');
                       newVal = retVal;
                   }
               }

               if (allowSet) {
                   if(!subAttrName && newVal === prevVal) {
                       Y.log('Attribute: ' + attrName + ', value unchanged:' + newVal, 'warn', 'attribute');
                       allowSet = false;
                   } else {
                       // Store value
                       if (conf.get(attrName, INIT_VALUE) === undefined) {
                           conf.add(attrName, INIT_VALUE, newVal);
                       }
                       conf.add(attrName, VALUE, newVal);
                   }
               }

           } else {
               Y.log('Attribute:' + attrName + ', Validation failed for value:' + newVal, 'warn', 'attribute');
               allowSet = false;
           }

           return allowSet;
       },

       /**
        * Sets multiple attribute values.
        *
        * @method setAttrs
        * @param {Object} attrs  An object with attributes name/value pairs.
        * @return {Object} A reference to the host object.
        * @chainable
        */
       setAttrs : function(attrs) {
           for (var attr in attrs) {
               if ( attrs.hasOwnProperty(attr) ) {
                   this.set(attr, attrs[attr]);
               }
           }
           return this;
       },

       /**
        * Gets multiple attribute values.
        *
        * @method getAttrs
        * @param {Array | boolean} attrs Optional. An array of attribute names. If omitted, all attribute values are
        * returned. If set to true, all attributes modified from their initial values are returned.
        * @return {Object} An object with attribute name/value pairs.
        */
       getAttrs : function(attrs) {
           var o = {}, i, l, attr, val,
               modifiedOnly = (attrs === true);

           attrs = (attrs && !modifiedOnly) ? attrs : O.keys(this._conf.data.added);

           for (i = 0, l = attrs.length; i < l; i++) {
               // Go through get, to honor cloning/normalization
               attr = attrs[i];
               val = this.get(attr);

               if (!modifiedOnly || this._conf.get(attr, VALUE) != this._conf.get(attr, INIT_VALUE)) {
                   o[attr] = this.get(attr);
               }
           }

           return o;
       },

       /**
        * Configures a group of attributes, and sets initial values.
        *
        * <p>
        * <strong>NOTE:</strong> This method does not isolate the configuration object by merging/cloning.
        * The caller is responsible for merging/cloning the configuration object if required.
        * </p>
        *
        * @method addAttrs
        * @chainable
        *
        * @param {Object} cfgs An object with attribute name/configuration pairs.
        * @param {Object} values An object with attribute name/value pairs, defining the initial values to apply.
        * Values defined in the cfgs argument will be over-written by values in this argument unless defined as read only.
        * @param {boolean} lazy Whether or not to delay the intialization of these attributes until the first call to get/set.
        * Individual attributes can over-ride this behavior by defining a lazyAdd configuration property in their configuration.
        * See <a href="#method_addAttr">addAttr</a>.
        *
        * @return {Object} A reference to the host object.
        */
       addAttrs : function(cfgs, values, lazy) {
           if (cfgs) {
               this._tCfgs = cfgs;
               this._tVals = this._splitAttrVals(values);

               this._addAttrs(cfgs, this._tVals, lazy);

               this._tCfgs = this._tVals = null;
           }

           return this;
       },

       /**
        * Implementation behind the public addAttrs method.
        *
        * This method is invoked directly by get if it encounters a scenario
        * in which an attribute's valueFn attempts to obtain the
        * value an attribute in the same group of attributes, which has not yet
        * been added (on demand initialization).
        *
        * @method _addAttrs
        * @private
        * @param {Object} cfgs An object with attribute name/configuration pairs.
        * @param {Object} values An object with attribute name/value pairs, defining the initial values to apply.
        * Values defined in the cfgs argument will be over-written by values in this argument unless defined as read only.
        * @param {boolean} lazy Whether or not to delay the intialization of these attributes until the first call to get/set.
        * Individual attributes can over-ride this behavior by defining a lazyAdd configuration property in their configuration.
        * See <a href="#method_addAttr">addAttr</a>.
        */
       _addAttrs : function(cfgs, values, lazy) {
           var attr,
               attrCfg,
               value;

           for (attr in cfgs) {
               if (cfgs.hasOwnProperty(attr)) {

                   // Not Merging. Caller is responsible for isolating configs
                   attrCfg = cfgs[attr];
                   attrCfg.defaultValue = attrCfg.value;

                   // Handle simple, complex and user values, accounting for read-only
                   value = this._getAttrInitVal(attr, attrCfg, this._tVals);

                   if (value !== undefined) {
                       attrCfg.value = value;
                   }

                   if (this._tCfgs[attr]) {
                       delete this._tCfgs[attr];
                   }

                   this.addAttr(attr, attrCfg, lazy);
               }
           }
       },

       /**
        * Utility method to split out simple attribute name/value pairs ("x")
        * from complex attribute name/value pairs ("x.y.z"), so that complex
        * attributes can be keyed by the top level attribute name.
        *
        * @method _splitAttrVals
        * @param {Object} valueHash An object with attribute name/value pairs
        *
        * @return {Object} An object literal with 2 properties - "simple" and "complex",
        * containing simple and complex attribute values respectively keyed
        * by the top level attribute name, or null, if valueHash is falsey.
        *
        * @private
        */
       _splitAttrVals : function(valueHash) {
           var vals = {},
               subvals = {},
               path,
               attr,
               v, k;

           if (valueHash) {
               for (k in valueHash) {
                   if (valueHash.hasOwnProperty(k)) {
                       if (k.indexOf(DOT) !== -1) {
                           path = k.split(DOT);
                           attr = path.shift();
                           v = subvals[attr] = subvals[attr] || [];
                           v[v.length] = {
                               path : path,
                               value: valueHash[k]
                           };
                       } else {
                           vals[k] = valueHash[k];
                       }
                   }
               }
               return { simple:vals, complex:subvals };
           } else {
               return null;
           }
       },

       /**
        * Returns the initial value of the given attribute from
        * either the default configuration provided, or the
        * over-ridden value if it exists in the set of initValues
        * provided and the attribute is not read-only.
        *
        * @param {String} attr The name of the attribute
        * @param {Object} cfg The attribute configuration object
        * @param {Object} initValues The object with simple and complex attribute name/value pairs returned from _splitAttrVals
        *
        * @return {Any} The initial value of the attribute.
        *
        * @method _getAttrInitVal
        * @private
        */
       _getAttrInitVal : function(attr, cfg, initValues) {

           var val = (cfg.valueFn) ? cfg.valueFn.call(this) : cfg.value,
               simple,
               complex,
               i,
               l,
               path,
               subval,
               subvals;

           if (!cfg.readOnly && initValues) {

               Y.log('Checking initValues in _getAttrInitVal: ' + attr, 'info', 'attribute');

               // Simple Attributes
               simple = initValues.simple;
               if (simple && simple.hasOwnProperty(attr)) {
                   val = simple[attr];
               }

               // Complex Attributes (complex values applied, after simple, incase both are set)
               complex = initValues.complex;
               if (complex && complex.hasOwnProperty(attr)) {
                   subvals = complex[attr];
                   for (i = 0, l = subvals.length; i < l; ++i) {
                       path = subvals[i].path;
                       subval = subvals[i].value;
                       O.setValue(val, path, subval);
                   }
               }
           }

           Y.log('initValue for ' + attr + ':' + val, 'info', 'attribute');

           return val;
       }
   };

   // Basic prototype augment - no lazy constructor invocation.
   Y.mix(Attribute, EventTarget, false, null, 1);

   Y.Attribute = Attribute;