Inline clientside callbacks (#967)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 All notable changes to `dash` will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## Unreleased
+### Added
+- [#967](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/967) Adds support for defining
+clientside JavaScript callbacks via inline strings.
+
 ## [1.6.1] - 2019-11-14
 ### Fixed
 - [#1006](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/1006) Fix IE11 / ES5 compatibility and validation issues

dash/dash.py

@@ -307,6 +307,9 @@ def __init__(
         # list of dependencies
         self.callback_map = {}
 
+        # list of inline scripts
+        self._inline_scripts = []
+
         # index_string has special setter so can't go in config
         self._index_string = ""
         self.index_string = index_string
@@ -636,6 +639,10 @@ def _generate_scripts_html(self):
                 if isinstance(src, dict)
                 else '<script src="{}"></script>'.format(src)
                 for src in srcs
+            ] +
+            [
+                '<script>{}</script>'.format(src)
+                for src in self._inline_scripts
             ]
         )
 
@@ -1194,13 +1201,14 @@ def clientside_callback(
         (JavaScript) function instead of a Python function.
 
         Unlike `@app.calllback`, `clientside_callback` is not a decorator:
-        it takes a
+        it takes either a
         `dash.dependencies.ClientsideFunction(namespace, function_name)`
         argument that describes which JavaScript function to call
         (Dash will look for the JavaScript function at
-        `window[namespace][function_name]`).
+        `window.dash_clientside[namespace][function_name]`), or it may take
+        a string argument that contains the clientside function source.
 
-        For example:
+        For example, when using a `dash.dependencies.ClientsideFunction`:
         ```
         app.clientside_callback(
             ClientsideFunction('my_clientside_library', 'my_function'),
@@ -1211,16 +1219,17 @@ def clientside_callback(
         ```
 
         With this signature, Dash's front-end will call
-        `window.my_clientside_library.my_function` with the current
-        values of the `value` properties of the components
-        `my-input` and `another-input` whenever those values change.
-
-        Include a JavaScript file by including it your `assets/` folder.
-        The file can be named anything but you'll need to assign the
-        function's namespace to the `window`. For example, this file might
-        look like:
+        `window.dash_clientside.my_clientside_library.my_function` with the
+        current values of the `value` properties of the components `my-input`
+        and `another-input` whenever those values change.
+
+        Include a JavaScript file by including it your `assets/` folder. The
+        file can be named anything but you'll need to assign the function's
+        namespace to the `window.dash_clientside` namespace. For example,
+        this file might look:
         ```
-        window.my_clientside_library = {
+        window.dash_clientside = window.dash_clientside || {};
+        window.dash_clientside.my_clientside_library = {
             my_function: function(input_value_1, input_value_2) {
                 return (
                     parseFloat(input_value_1, 10) +
@@ -1229,10 +1238,54 @@ def clientside_callback(
             }
         }
         ```
+
+        Alternatively, you can pass the JavaScript source directly to
+        `clientside_callback`. In this case, the same example would look like:
+        ```
+        app.clientside_callback(
+            '''
+            function(input_value_1, input_value_2) {
+                return (
+                    parseFloat(input_value_1, 10) +
+                    parseFloat(input_value_2, 10)
+                );
+            }
+            ''',
+            Output('my-div' 'children'),
+            [Input('my-input', 'value'),
+             Input('another-input', 'value')]
+        )
+        ```
         """
         self._validate_callback(output, inputs, state)
         callback_id = _create_callback_id(output)
 
+        # If JS source is explicitly given, create a namespace and function
+        # name, then inject the code.
+        if isinstance(clientside_function, str):
+
+            out0 = output
+            if isinstance(output, (list, tuple)):
+                out0 = output[0]
+
+            namespace = '_dashprivate_{}'.format(out0.component_id)
+            function_name = '{}'.format(out0.component_property)
+
+            self._inline_scripts.append(
+                """
+                var clientside = window.dash_clientside = window.dash_clientside || {{}};
+                var ns = clientside["{0}"] = clientside["{0}"] || {{}};
+                ns["{1}"] = {2};
+                """.format(namespace.replace('"', '\\"'),
+                           function_name.replace('"', '\\"'),
+                           clientside_function)
+            )
+
+        # Callback is stored in an external asset.
+        else:
+            namespace = clientside_function.namespace
+            function_name = clientside_function.function_name
+
         self.callback_map[callback_id] = {
             "inputs": [
                 {"id": c.component_id, "property": c.component_property}
@@ -1243,8 +1296,8 @@ def clientside_callback(
                 for c in state
             ],
             "clientside_function": {
-                "namespace": clientside_function.namespace,
-                "function_name": clientside_function.function_name,
+                "namespace": namespace,
+                "function_name": function_name,
             },
         }
 

dash/dependencies.py

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ class ClientsideFunction:
     # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     def __init__(self, namespace=None, function_name=None):
 
+        if namespace.startswith('_dashprivate_'):
+            raise ValueError("Namespaces cannot start with '_dashprivate_'.")
+
         if namespace in ['PreventUpdate', 'no_update']:
             raise ValueError('"{}" is a forbidden namespace in'
                              ' dash_clientside.'.format(namespace))

tests/integration/clientside/test_clientside.py

@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ def test_clsd005_clientside_fails_when_returning_a_promise(dash_duo):
     dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal("#side-effect", "side effect")
     dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal("#output", "output")
 
-
 def test_clsd006_PreventUpdate(dash_duo):
     app = Dash(__name__, assets_folder="assets")
 
@@ -307,7 +306,7 @@ def test_clsd006_PreventUpdate(dash_duo):
     dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal("#third", '3')
 
 
-def test_clsd006_no_update(dash_duo):
+def test_clsd007_no_update(dash_duo):
     app = Dash(__name__, assets_folder="assets")
 
     app.layout = html.Div(
@@ -344,3 +343,45 @@ def test_clsd006_no_update(dash_duo):
     dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal("#first", '111')
     dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal("#second", '3')
     dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal("#third", '4')
+
+def test_clsd008_clientside_inline_source(dash_duo):
+    app = Dash(__name__, assets_folder="assets")
+
+    app.layout = html.Div(
+        [
+            dcc.Input(id="input"),
+            html.Div(id="output-clientside"),
+            html.Div(id="output-serverside"),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    @app.callback(
+        Output("output-serverside", "children"), [Input("input", "value")]
+    )
+    def update_output(value):
+        return 'Server says "{}"'.format(value)
+
+    app.clientside_callback(
+        """
+        function (value) {
+            return 'Client says "' + value + '"';
+        }
+        """,
+        Output("output-clientside", "children"),
+        [Input("input", "value")],
+    )
+
+    dash_duo.start_server(app)
+
+    dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal("#output-serverside", 'Server says "None"')
+    dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal(
+        "#output-clientside", 'Client says "undefined"'
+    )
+
+    dash_duo.find_element("#input").send_keys("hello world")
+    dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal(
+        "#output-serverside", 'Server says "hello world"'
+    )
+    dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal(
+        "#output-clientside", 'Client says "hello world"'
+    )