RE: [Xerte] Scorm 1.2 packaged with Xerte 1.9 doesn´t comunicate with LMS
Tenney Julian
Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
Tue Feb 5 14:58:19 GMT 2008
I just updated the APIWrapper.js to calculate session_time - see below. Did the old wrapper do anything else you're missing?
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**
** FileName: APIWrapper.js
**
*******************************************************************************/
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/*******************************************************************************
** This file is part of the ADL Sample API Implementation intended to provide
** an elementary example of the concepts presented in the ADL Sharable
** Content Object Reference Model (SCORM).
**
** The purpose in wrapping the calls to the API is to (1) provide a
** consistent means of finding the LMS API implementation within the window
** hierarchy and (2) to validate that the data being exchanged via the
** API conforms to the defined CMI data types.
**
** This is just one possible example for implementing the API guidelines for
** runtime communication between an LMS and executable content components.
** There are several other possible implementations.
**
** Usage: Executable course content can call the API Wrapper
** functions as follows:
**
** javascript:
** var result = doLMSInitialize();
** if (result != true)
** {
** // handle error
** }
**
** authorware
** result := ReadURL("javascript:doLMSInitialize()", 100)
**
*******************************************************************************/
var _Debug = false; // set this to false to turn debugging off
// and get rid of those annoying alert boxes.
// Define exception/error codes
var _NoError = 0;
var _GeneralException = 101;
var _ServerBusy = 102;
var _InvalidArgumentError = 201;
var _ElementCannotHaveChildren = 202;
var _ElementIsNotAnArray = 203;
var _NotInitialized = 301;
var _NotImplementedError = 401;
var _InvalidSetValue = 402;
var _ElementIsReadOnly = 403;
var _ElementIsWriteOnly = 404;
var _IncorrectDataType = 405;
// local variable definitions
var apiHandle = null;
var API = null;
var findAPITries = 0;
/*******************************************************************************
**
** Function: doLMSInitialize()
** Inputs: None
** Return: CMIBoolean true if the initialization was successful, or
** CMIBoolean false if the initialization failed.
**
** Description:
** Initialize communication with LMS by calling the LMSInitialize
** function which will be implemented by the LMS.
**
*******************************************************************************/
function doLMSInitialize()
{
startTimer();
var api = getAPIHandle();
if (api == null)
{
alert("Unable to locate the LMS's API Implementation.\nLMSInitialize was not successful.");
return "false";
}
var result = api.LMSInitialize("");
if (result.toString() != "true")
{
var err = ErrorHandler();
}
return result.toString();
}
/*******************************************************************************
**
** Function doLMSFinish()
** Inputs: None
** Return: CMIBoolean true if successful
** CMIBoolean false if failed.
**
** Description:
** Close communication with LMS by calling the LMSFinish
** function which will be implemented by the LMS
**
*******************************************************************************/
function doLMSFinish()
{
setSessionTime();
var api = getAPIHandle();
if (api == null)
{
alert("Unable to locate the LMS's API Implementation.\nLMSFinish was not successful.");
return "false";
}
else
{
// call the LMSFinish function that should be implemented by the API
var result = api.LMSFinish("");
if (result.toString() != "true")
{
var err = ErrorHandler();
}
}
return result.toString();
}
/*******************************************************************************
**
** Function doLMSGetValue(name)
** Inputs: name - string representing the cmi data model defined category or
** element (e.g. cmi.core.student_id)
** Return: The value presently assigned by the LMS to the cmi data model
** element defined by the element or category identified by the name
** input value.
**
** Description:
** Wraps the call to the LMS LMSGetValue method
**
*******************************************************************************/
function doLMSGetValue(name)
{
var api = getAPIHandle();
if (api == null)
{
alert("Unable to locate the LMS's API Implementation.\nLMSGetValue was not successful.");
return "";
}
else
{
var value = api.LMSGetValue(name);
var errCode = api.LMSGetLastError().toString();
if (errCode != _NoError)
{
// an error was encountered so display the error description
var errDescription = api.LMSGetErrorString(errCode);
alert("LMSGetValue("+name+") failed. \n"+ errDescription);
return "";
}
else
{
return value.toString();
}
}
}
/*******************************************************************************
**
** Function doLMSSetValue(name, value)
** Inputs: name -string representing the data model defined category or element
** value -the value that the named element or category will be assigned
** Return: CMIBoolean true if successful
** CMIBoolean false if failed.
**
** Description:
** Wraps the call to the LMS LMSSetValue function
**
*******************************************************************************/
function doLMSSetValue(name, value)
{
var api = getAPIHandle();
if (api == null)
{
alert("Unable to locate the LMS's API Implementation.\nLMSSetValue was not successful.");
return;
}
else
{
var result = api.LMSSetValue(name, value);
if (result.toString() != "true")
{
var err = ErrorHandler();
}
}
return;
}
/*******************************************************************************
**
** Function doLMSCommit()
** Inputs: None
** Return: None
**
** Description:
** Call the LMSCommit function
**
*******************************************************************************/
function doLMSCommit()
{
var api = getAPIHandle();
if (api == null)
{
alert("Unable to locate the LMS's API Implementation.\nLMSCommit was not successful.");
return "false";
}
else
{
var result = api.LMSCommit("");
if (result != "true")
{
var err = ErrorHandler();
}
}
return result.toString();
}
/*******************************************************************************
**
** Function doLMSGetLastError()
** Inputs: None
** Return: The error code that was set by the last LMS function call
**
** Description:
** Call the LMSGetLastError function
**
*******************************************************************************/
function doLMSGetLastError()
{
var api = getAPIHandle();
if (api == null)
{
alert("Unable to locate the LMS's API Implementation.\nLMSGetLastError was not successful.");
//since we can't get the error code from the LMS, return a general error
return _GeneralError;
}
return api.LMSGetLastError().toString();
}
/*******************************************************************************
**
** Function doLMSGetErrorString(errorCode)
** Inputs: errorCode - Error Code
** Return: The textual description that corresponds to the input error code
**
** Description:
** Call the LMSGetErrorString function
**
********************************************************************************/
function doLMSGetErrorString(errorCode)
{
var api = getAPIHandle();
if (api == null)
{
alert("Unable to locate the LMS's API Implementation.\nLMSGetErrorString was not successful.");
}
return api.LMSGetErrorString(errorCode).toString();
}
/*******************************************************************************
**
** Function doLMSGetDiagnostic(errorCode)
** Inputs: errorCode - Error Code(integer format), or null
** Return: The vendor specific textual description that corresponds to the
** input error code
**
** Description:
** Call the LMSGetDiagnostic function
**
*******************************************************************************/
function doLMSGetDiagnostic(errorCode)
{
var api = getAPIHandle();
if (api == null)
{
alert("Unable to locate the LMS's API Implementation.\nLMSGetDiagnostic was not successful.");
}
return api.LMSGetDiagnostic(errorCode).toString();
}
/*******************************************************************************
**
** Function LMSIsInitialized()
** Inputs: none
** Return: true if the LMS API is currently initialized, otherwise false
**
** Description:
** Determines if the LMS API is currently initialized or not.
**
*******************************************************************************/
function LMSIsInitialized()
{
// there is no direct method for determining if the LMS API is initialized
// for example an LMSIsInitialized function defined on the API so we'll try
// a simple LMSGetValue and trap for the LMS Not Initialized Error
var api = getAPIHandle();
if (api == null)
{
alert("Unable to locate the LMS's API Implementation.\nLMSIsInitialized() failed.");
return false;
}
else
{
var value = api.LMSGetValue("cmi.core.student_name");
var errCode = api.LMSGetLastError().toString();
if (errCode == _NotInitialized)
{
return false;
}
else
{
return true;
}
}
}
/*******************************************************************************
**
** Function ErrorHandler()
** Inputs: None
** Return: The current value of the LMS Error Code
**
** Description:
** Determines if an error was encountered by the previous API call
** and if so, displays a message to the user. If the error code
** has associated text it is also displayed.
**
*******************************************************************************/
function ErrorHandler()
{
var api = getAPIHandle();
if (api == null)
{
alert("Unable to locate the LMS's API Implementation.\nCannot determine LMS error code.");
return;
}
// check for errors caused by or from the LMS
var errCode = api.LMSGetLastError().toString();
if (errCode != _NoError)
{
// an error was encountered so display the error description
var errDescription = api.LMSGetErrorString(errCode);
if (_Debug == true)
{
errDescription += "\n";
errDescription += api.LMSGetDiagnostic(null);
// by passing null to LMSGetDiagnostic, we get any available diagnostics
// on the previous error.
}
alert(errDescription);
}
return errCode;
}
/******************************************************************************
**
** Function getAPIHandle()
** Inputs: None
** Return: value contained by APIHandle
**
** Description:
** Returns the handle to API object if it was previously set,
** otherwise it returns null
**
*******************************************************************************/
function getAPIHandle()
{
if (apiHandle == null)
{
apiHandle = getAPI();
}
return apiHandle;
}
/*******************************************************************************
**
** Function findAPI(win)
** Inputs: win - a Window Object
** Return: If an API object is found, it's returned, otherwise null is returned
**
** Description:
** This function looks for an object named API in parent and opener windows
**
*******************************************************************************/
function findAPI(win)
{
while ((win.API == null) && (win.parent != null) && (win.parent != win))
{
findAPITries++;
// Note: 7 is an arbitrary number, but should be more than sufficient
if (findAPITries > 7)
{
alert("Error finding API -- too deeply nested.");
return null;
}
win = win.parent;
}
return win.API;
}
/*******************************************************************************
**
** Function getAPI()
** Inputs: none
** Return: If an API object is found, it's returned, otherwise null is returned
**
** Description:
** This function looks for an object named API, first in the current window's
** frame hierarchy and then, if necessary, in the current window's opener window
** hierarchy (if there is an opener window).
**
*******************************************************************************/
function getAPI()
{
var theAPI = findAPI(window);
if ((theAPI == null) && (window.opener != null) && (typeof(window.opener) != "undefined"))
{
theAPI = findAPI(window.opener);
}
if (theAPI == null)
{
alert("Unable to find an API adapter");
}
return theAPI
}
/******************************************************************************
**Added by Julian Tenney to include session time reporting to the LMS
**startTimer is called by doLMSInitialize(); doLMSFinish calls setSessionTime()
******************************************************************************/
var startTime;
function startTimer()
{
startTime = new Date().getTime();
}
// call function right before LMSFinish
function setSessionTime() {
var currentTime = new Date();
var endTime = currentTime.getTime()
var calculatedTime = endTime-startTime;
var totalHours = Math.floor(calculatedTime/1000/60/60);
calculatedTime = calculatedTime - totalHours*1000*60*60
if ( totalHours < 1000 && totalHours > 99 ) {
totalHours = "0"+totalHours;
} else if ( totalHours < 100 && totalHours > 9 ) {
totalHours = "00"+totalHours;
} else if ( totalHours < 10 ) {
totalHours = "000"+totalHours;
}
var totalMinutes = Math.floor(calculatedTime/1000/60);
calculatedTime = calculatedTime - totalMinutes*1000*60;
if ( totalMinutes < 10 ) {
totalMinutes = "0"+totalMinutes;
}
var totalSeconds = Math.floor(calculatedTime/1000);
if ( totalSeconds < 10 ) {
totalSeconds = "0"+totalSeconds;
}
var sessionTime = totalHours+":"+totalMinutes+":"+totalSeconds;
doLMSSetValue("cmi.core.session_time", sessionTime);
}
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