ItemFileWriteStore.js 28.7 KB
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define(["../_base/lang", "../_base/declare", "../_base/array", "../_base/json", "../_base/kernel",
	"./ItemFileReadStore", "../date/stamp"
], function(lang, declare, arrayUtil, jsonUtil, kernel, ItemFileReadStore, dateStamp){

// module:
//		dojo/data/ItemFileWriteStore

return declare("dojo.data.ItemFileWriteStore", ItemFileReadStore, {
	// summary:
	//		TODOC

	constructor: function(/* object */ keywordParameters){
		// keywordParameters:
		//		The structure of the typeMap object is as follows:
		// |	{
		// |		type0: function || object,
		// |		type1: function || object,
		// |		...
		// |		typeN: function || object
		// |	}
		//		Where if it is a function, it is assumed to be an object constructor that takes the
		//		value of _value as the initialization parameters.  It is serialized assuming object.toString()
		//		serialization.  If it is an object, then it is assumed
		//		to be an object of general form:
		// |	{
		// |		type: function, //constructor.
		// |		deserialize:	function(value) //The function that parses the value and constructs the object defined by type appropriately.
		// |		serialize:	function(object) //The function that converts the object back into the proper file format form.
		// |	}

		// ItemFileWriteStore extends ItemFileReadStore to implement these additional dojo.data APIs
		this._features['dojo.data.api.Write'] = true;
		this._features['dojo.data.api.Notification'] = true;

		// For keeping track of changes so that we can implement isDirty and revert
		this._pending = {
			_newItems:{},
			_modifiedItems:{},
			_deletedItems:{}
		};

		if(!this._datatypeMap['Date'].serialize){
			this._datatypeMap['Date'].serialize = function(obj){
				return dateStamp.toISOString(obj, {zulu:true});
			};
		}
		//Disable only if explicitly set to false.
		if(keywordParameters && (keywordParameters.referenceIntegrity === false)){
			this.referenceIntegrity = false;
		}

		// this._saveInProgress is set to true, briefly, from when save() is first called to when it completes
		this._saveInProgress = false;
	},

	referenceIntegrity: true, //Flag that defaultly enabled reference integrity tracking.  This way it can also be disabled pogrammatially or declaratively.

	_assert: function(/* boolean */ condition){
		if(!condition){
			throw new Error("assertion failed in ItemFileWriteStore");
		}
	},

	_getIdentifierAttribute: function(){
		// this._assert((identifierAttribute === Number) || (dojo.isString(identifierAttribute)));
		return this.getFeatures()['dojo.data.api.Identity'];
	},


/* dojo/data/api/Write */

	newItem: function(/* Object? */ keywordArgs, /* Object? */ parentInfo){
		// summary:
		//		See dojo/data/api/Write.newItem()

		this._assert(!this._saveInProgress);

		if(!this._loadFinished){
			// We need to do this here so that we'll be able to find out what
			// identifierAttribute was specified in the data file.
			this._forceLoad();
		}

		if(typeof keywordArgs != "object" && typeof keywordArgs != "undefined"){
			throw new Error("newItem() was passed something other than an object");
		}
		var newIdentity = null;
		var identifierAttribute = this._getIdentifierAttribute();
		if(identifierAttribute === Number){
			newIdentity = this._arrayOfAllItems.length;
		}else{
			newIdentity = keywordArgs[identifierAttribute];
			if(typeof newIdentity === "undefined"){
				throw new Error("newItem() was not passed an identity for the new item");
			}
			if(lang.isArray(newIdentity)){
				throw new Error("newItem() was not passed an single-valued identity");
			}
		}

		// make sure this identity is not already in use by another item, if identifiers were
		// defined in the file.  Otherwise it would be the item count,
		// which should always be unique in this case.
		if(this._itemsByIdentity){
			this._assert(typeof this._itemsByIdentity[newIdentity] === "undefined");
		}
		this._assert(typeof this._pending._newItems[newIdentity] === "undefined");
		this._assert(typeof this._pending._deletedItems[newIdentity] === "undefined");

		var newItem = {};
		newItem[this._storeRefPropName] = this;
		newItem[this._itemNumPropName] = this._arrayOfAllItems.length;
		if(this._itemsByIdentity){
			this._itemsByIdentity[newIdentity] = newItem;
			//We have to set the identifier now, otherwise we can't look it
			//up at calls to setValueorValues in parentInfo handling.
			newItem[identifierAttribute] = [newIdentity];
		}
		this._arrayOfAllItems.push(newItem);

		//We need to construct some data for the onNew call too...
		var pInfo = null;

		// Now we need to check to see where we want to assign this thingm if any.
		if(parentInfo && parentInfo.parent && parentInfo.attribute){
			pInfo = {
				item: parentInfo.parent,
				attribute: parentInfo.attribute,
				oldValue: undefined
			};

			//See if it is multi-valued or not and handle appropriately
			//Generally, all attributes are multi-valued for this store
			//So, we only need to append if there are already values present.
			var values = this.getValues(parentInfo.parent, parentInfo.attribute);
			if(values && values.length > 0){
				var tempValues = values.slice(0, values.length);
				if(values.length === 1){
					pInfo.oldValue = values[0];
				}else{
					pInfo.oldValue = values.slice(0, values.length);
				}
				tempValues.push(newItem);
				this._setValueOrValues(parentInfo.parent, parentInfo.attribute, tempValues, false);
				pInfo.newValue = this.getValues(parentInfo.parent, parentInfo.attribute);
			}else{
				this._setValueOrValues(parentInfo.parent, parentInfo.attribute, newItem, false);
				pInfo.newValue = newItem;
			}
		}else{
			//Toplevel item, add to both top list as well as all list.
			newItem[this._rootItemPropName]=true;
			this._arrayOfTopLevelItems.push(newItem);
		}

		this._pending._newItems[newIdentity] = newItem;

		//Clone over the properties to the new item
		for(var key in keywordArgs){
			if(key === this._storeRefPropName || key === this._itemNumPropName){
				// Bummer, the user is trying to do something like
				// newItem({_S:"foo"}).  Unfortunately, our superclass,
				// ItemFileReadStore, is already using _S in each of our items
				// to hold private info.  To avoid a naming collision, we
				// need to move all our private info to some other property
				// of all the items/objects.  So, we need to iterate over all
				// the items and do something like:
				//	  item.__S = item._S;
				//	  item._S = undefined;
				// But first we have to make sure the new "__S" variable is
				// not in use, which means we have to iterate over all the
				// items checking for that.
				throw new Error("encountered bug in ItemFileWriteStore.newItem");
			}
			var value = keywordArgs[key];
			if(!lang.isArray(value)){
				value = [value];
			}
			newItem[key] = value;
			if(this.referenceIntegrity){
				for(var i = 0; i < value.length; i++){
					var val = value[i];
					if(this.isItem(val)){
						this._addReferenceToMap(val, newItem, key);
					}
				}
			}
		}
		this.onNew(newItem, pInfo); // dojo/data/api/Notification call
		return newItem; // item
	},

	_removeArrayElement: function(/* Array */ array, /* anything */ element){
		var index = arrayUtil.indexOf(array, element);
		if(index != -1){
			array.splice(index, 1);
			return true;
		}
		return false;
	},

	deleteItem: function(/* dojo/data/api/Item */ item){
		// summary:
		//		See dojo/data/api/Write.deleteItem()
		this._assert(!this._saveInProgress);
		this._assertIsItem(item);

		// Remove this item from the _arrayOfAllItems, but leave a null value in place
		// of the item, so as not to change the length of the array, so that in newItem()
		// we can still safely do: newIdentity = this._arrayOfAllItems.length;
		var indexInArrayOfAllItems = item[this._itemNumPropName];
		var identity = this.getIdentity(item);

		//If we have reference integrity on, we need to do reference cleanup for the deleted item
		if(this.referenceIntegrity){
			//First scan all the attributes of this items for references and clean them up in the map
			//As this item is going away, no need to track its references anymore.

			//Get the attributes list before we generate the backup so it
			//doesn't pollute the attributes list.
			var attributes = this.getAttributes(item);

			//Backup the map, we'll have to restore it potentially, in a revert.
			if(item[this._reverseRefMap]){
				item["backup_" + this._reverseRefMap] = lang.clone(item[this._reverseRefMap]);
			}

			//TODO:  This causes a reversion problem.  This list won't be restored on revert since it is
			//attached to the 'value'. item, not ours.  Need to back tese up somehow too.
			//Maybe build a map of the backup of the entries and attach it to the deleted item to be restored
			//later.  Or just record them and call _addReferenceToMap on them in revert.
			arrayUtil.forEach(attributes, function(attribute){
				arrayUtil.forEach(this.getValues(item, attribute), function(value){
					if(this.isItem(value)){
						//We have to back up all the references we had to others so they can be restored on a revert.
						if(!item["backupRefs_" + this._reverseRefMap]){
							item["backupRefs_" + this._reverseRefMap] = [];
						}
						item["backupRefs_" + this._reverseRefMap].push({id: this.getIdentity(value), attr: attribute});
						this._removeReferenceFromMap(value, item, attribute);
					}
				}, this);
			}, this);

			//Next, see if we have references to this item, if we do, we have to clean them up too.
			var references = item[this._reverseRefMap];
			if(references){
				//Look through all the items noted as references to clean them up.
				for(var itemId in references){
					var containingItem = null;
					if(this._itemsByIdentity){
						containingItem = this._itemsByIdentity[itemId];
					}else{
						containingItem = this._arrayOfAllItems[itemId];
					}
					//We have a reference to a containing item, now we have to process the
					//attributes and clear all references to the item being deleted.
					if(containingItem){
						for(var attribute in references[itemId]){
							var oldValues = this.getValues(containingItem, attribute) || [];
							var newValues = arrayUtil.filter(oldValues, function(possibleItem){
								return !(this.isItem(possibleItem) && this.getIdentity(possibleItem) == identity);
							}, this);
							//Remove the note of the reference to the item and set the values on the modified attribute.
							this._removeReferenceFromMap(item, containingItem, attribute);
							if(newValues.length < oldValues.length){
								this._setValueOrValues(containingItem, attribute, newValues, true);
							}
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}

		this._arrayOfAllItems[indexInArrayOfAllItems] = null;

		item[this._storeRefPropName] = null;
		if(this._itemsByIdentity){
			delete this._itemsByIdentity[identity];
		}
		this._pending._deletedItems[identity] = item;

		//Remove from the toplevel items, if necessary...
		if(item[this._rootItemPropName]){
			this._removeArrayElement(this._arrayOfTopLevelItems, item);
		}
		this.onDelete(item); // dojo/data/api/Notification call
		return true;
	},

	setValue: function(/* dojo/data/api/Item */ item, /* attribute-name-string */ attribute, /* almost anything */ value){
		// summary:
		//		See dojo/data/api/Write.set()
		return this._setValueOrValues(item, attribute, value, true); // boolean
	},

	setValues: function(/* dojo/data/api/Item */ item, /* attribute-name-string */ attribute, /* array */ values){
		// summary:
		//		See dojo/data/api/Write.setValues()
		return this._setValueOrValues(item, attribute, values, true); // boolean
	},

	unsetAttribute: function(/* dojo/data/api/Item */ item, /* attribute-name-string */ attribute){
		// summary:
		//		See dojo/data/api/Write.unsetAttribute()
		return this._setValueOrValues(item, attribute, [], true);
	},

	_setValueOrValues: function(/* dojo/data/api/Item */ item, /* attribute-name-string */ attribute, /* anything */ newValueOrValues, /*boolean?*/ callOnSet){
		this._assert(!this._saveInProgress);

		// Check for valid arguments
		this._assertIsItem(item);
		this._assert(lang.isString(attribute));
		this._assert(typeof newValueOrValues !== "undefined");

		// Make sure the user isn't trying to change the item's identity
		var identifierAttribute = this._getIdentifierAttribute();
		if(attribute == identifierAttribute){
			throw new Error("ItemFileWriteStore does not have support for changing the value of an item's identifier.");
		}

		// To implement the Notification API, we need to make a note of what
		// the old attribute value was, so that we can pass that info when
		// we call the onSet method.
		var oldValueOrValues = this._getValueOrValues(item, attribute);

		var identity = this.getIdentity(item);
		if(!this._pending._modifiedItems[identity]){
			// Before we actually change the item, we make a copy of it to
			// record the original state, so that we'll be able to revert if
			// the revert method gets called.  If the item has already been
			// modified then there's no need to do this now, since we already
			// have a record of the original state.
			var copyOfItemState = {};
			for(var key in item){
				if((key === this._storeRefPropName) || (key === this._itemNumPropName) || (key === this._rootItemPropName)){
					copyOfItemState[key] = item[key];
				}else if(key === this._reverseRefMap){
					copyOfItemState[key] = lang.clone(item[key]);
				}else{
					copyOfItemState[key] = item[key].slice(0, item[key].length);
				}
			}
			// Now mark the item as dirty, and save the copy of the original state
			this._pending._modifiedItems[identity] = copyOfItemState;
		}

		// Okay, now we can actually change this attribute on the item
		var success = false;

		if(lang.isArray(newValueOrValues) && newValueOrValues.length === 0){

			// If we were passed an empty array as the value, that counts
			// as "unsetting" the attribute, so we need to remove this
			// attribute from the item.
			success = delete item[attribute];
			newValueOrValues = undefined; // used in the onSet Notification call below

			if(this.referenceIntegrity && oldValueOrValues){
				var oldValues = oldValueOrValues;
				if(!lang.isArray(oldValues)){
					oldValues = [oldValues];
				}
				for(var i = 0; i < oldValues.length; i++){
					var value = oldValues[i];
					if(this.isItem(value)){
						this._removeReferenceFromMap(value, item, attribute);
					}
				}
			}
		}else{
			var newValueArray;
			if(lang.isArray(newValueOrValues)){
				// Unfortunately, it's not safe to just do this:
				//	  newValueArray = newValueOrValues;
				// Instead, we need to copy the array, which slice() does very nicely.
				// This is so that our internal data structure won't
				// get corrupted if the user mucks with the values array *after*
				// calling setValues().
				newValueArray = newValueOrValues.slice(0, newValueOrValues.length);
			}else{
				newValueArray = [newValueOrValues];
			}

			//We need to handle reference integrity if this is on.
			//In the case of set, we need to see if references were added or removed
			//and update the reference tracking map accordingly.
			if(this.referenceIntegrity){
				if(oldValueOrValues){
					var oldValues = oldValueOrValues;
					if(!lang.isArray(oldValues)){
						oldValues = [oldValues];
					}
					//Use an associative map to determine what was added/removed from the list.
					//Should be O(n) performant.  First look at all the old values and make a list of them
					//Then for any item not in the old list, we add it.  If it was already present, we remove it.
					//Then we pass over the map and any references left it it need to be removed (IE, no match in
					//the new values list).
					var map = {};
					arrayUtil.forEach(oldValues, function(possibleItem){
						if(this.isItem(possibleItem)){
							var id = this.getIdentity(possibleItem);
							map[id.toString()] = true;
						}
					}, this);
					arrayUtil.forEach(newValueArray, function(possibleItem){
						if(this.isItem(possibleItem)){
							var id = this.getIdentity(possibleItem);
							if(map[id.toString()]){
								delete map[id.toString()];
							}else{
								this._addReferenceToMap(possibleItem, item, attribute);
							}
						}
					}, this);
					for(var rId in map){
						var removedItem;
						if(this._itemsByIdentity){
							removedItem = this._itemsByIdentity[rId];
						}else{
							removedItem = this._arrayOfAllItems[rId];
						}
						this._removeReferenceFromMap(removedItem, item, attribute);
					}
				}else{
					//Everything is new (no old values) so we have to just
					//insert all the references, if any.
					for(var i = 0; i < newValueArray.length; i++){
						var value = newValueArray[i];
						if(this.isItem(value)){
							this._addReferenceToMap(value, item, attribute);
						}
					}
				}
			}
			item[attribute] = newValueArray;
			success = true;
		}

		// Now we make the dojo/data/api/Notification call
		if(callOnSet){
			this.onSet(item, attribute, oldValueOrValues, newValueOrValues);
		}
		return success; // boolean
	},

	_addReferenceToMap: function(/* dojo/data/api/Item */ refItem, /* dojo/data/api/Item */ parentItem, /* string */ attribute){
		// summary:
		//		Method to add an reference map entry for an item and attribute.
		// description:
		//		Method to add an reference map entry for an item and attribute.
		// refItem:
		//		The item that is referenced.
		// parentItem:
		//		The item that holds the new reference to refItem.
		// attribute:
		//		The attribute on parentItem that contains the new reference.

		var parentId = this.getIdentity(parentItem);
		var references = refItem[this._reverseRefMap];

		if(!references){
			references = refItem[this._reverseRefMap] = {};
		}
		var itemRef = references[parentId];
		if(!itemRef){
			itemRef = references[parentId] = {};
		}
		itemRef[attribute] = true;
	},

	_removeReferenceFromMap: function(/* dojo/data/api/Item */ refItem, /* dojo/data/api/Item */ parentItem, /* string */ attribute){
		// summary:
		//		Method to remove an reference map entry for an item and attribute.
		// description:
		//		Method to remove an reference map entry for an item and attribute.  This will
		//		also perform cleanup on the map such that if there are no more references at all to
		//		the item, its reference object and entry are removed.
		// refItem:
		//		The item that is referenced.
		// parentItem:
		//		The item holding a reference to refItem.
		// attribute:
		//		The attribute on parentItem that contains the reference.
		var identity = this.getIdentity(parentItem);
		var references = refItem[this._reverseRefMap];
		var itemId;
		if(references){
			for(itemId in references){
				if(itemId == identity){
					delete references[itemId][attribute];
					if(this._isEmpty(references[itemId])){
						delete references[itemId];
					}
				}
			}
			if(this._isEmpty(references)){
				delete refItem[this._reverseRefMap];
			}
		}
	},

	_dumpReferenceMap: function(){
		// summary:
		//		Function to dump the reverse reference map of all items in the store for debug purposes.
		// description:
		//		Function to dump the reverse reference map of all items in the store for debug purposes.
		var i;
		for(i = 0; i < this._arrayOfAllItems.length; i++){
			var item = this._arrayOfAllItems[i];
			if(item && item[this._reverseRefMap]){
				console.log("Item: [" + this.getIdentity(item) + "] is referenced by: " + jsonUtil.toJson(item[this._reverseRefMap]));
			}
		}
	},

	_getValueOrValues: function(/* dojo/data/api/Item */ item, /* attribute-name-string */ attribute){
		var valueOrValues = undefined;
		if(this.hasAttribute(item, attribute)){
			var valueArray = this.getValues(item, attribute);
			if(valueArray.length == 1){
				valueOrValues = valueArray[0];
			}else{
				valueOrValues = valueArray;
			}
		}
		return valueOrValues;
	},

	_flatten: function(/* anything */ value){
		if(this.isItem(value)){
			// Given an item, return an serializable object that provides a
			// reference to the item.
			// For example, given kermit:
			//	  var kermit = store.newItem({id:2, name:"Kermit"});
			// we want to return
			//	  {_reference:2}
			return {_reference: this.getIdentity(value)};
		}else{
			if(typeof value === "object"){
				for(var type in this._datatypeMap){
					var typeMap = this._datatypeMap[type];
					if(lang.isObject(typeMap) && !lang.isFunction(typeMap)){
						if(value instanceof typeMap.type){
							if(!typeMap.serialize){
								throw new Error("ItemFileWriteStore:  No serializer defined for type mapping: [" + type + "]");
							}
							return {_type: type, _value: typeMap.serialize(value)};
						}
					}else if(value instanceof typeMap){
						//SImple mapping, therefore, return as a toString serialization.
						return {_type: type, _value: value.toString()};
					}
				}
			}
			return value;
		}
	},

	_getNewFileContentString: function(){
		// summary:
		//		Generate a string that can be saved to a file.
		//		The result should look similar to:
		//		http://trac.dojotoolkit.org/browser/dojo/trunk/tests/data/countries.json
		var serializableStructure = {};

		var identifierAttribute = this._getIdentifierAttribute();
		if(identifierAttribute !== Number){
			serializableStructure.identifier = identifierAttribute;
		}
		if(this._labelAttr){
			serializableStructure.label = this._labelAttr;
		}
		serializableStructure.items = [];
		for(var i = 0; i < this._arrayOfAllItems.length; ++i){
			var item = this._arrayOfAllItems[i];
			if(item !== null){
				var serializableItem = {};
				for(var key in item){
					if(key !== this._storeRefPropName && key !== this._itemNumPropName && key !== this._reverseRefMap && key !== this._rootItemPropName){
						var valueArray = this.getValues(item, key);
						if(valueArray.length == 1){
							serializableItem[key] = this._flatten(valueArray[0]);
						}else{
							var serializableArray = [];
							for(var j = 0; j < valueArray.length; ++j){
								serializableArray.push(this._flatten(valueArray[j]));
								serializableItem[key] = serializableArray;
							}
						}
					}
				}
				serializableStructure.items.push(serializableItem);
			}
		}
		var prettyPrint = true;
		return jsonUtil.toJson(serializableStructure, prettyPrint);
	},

	_isEmpty: function(something){
		// summary:
		//		Function to determine if an array or object has no properties or values.
		// something:
		//		The array or object to examine.
		var empty = true;
		if(lang.isObject(something)){
			var i;
			for(i in something){
				empty = false;
				break;
			}
		}else if(lang.isArray(something)){
			if(something.length > 0){
				empty = false;
			}
		}
		return empty; //boolean
	},

	save: function(/* object */ keywordArgs){
		// summary:
		//		See dojo/data/api/Write.save()
		this._assert(!this._saveInProgress);

		// this._saveInProgress is set to true, briefly, from when save is first called to when it completes
		this._saveInProgress = true;

		var self = this;
		var saveCompleteCallback = function(){
			self._pending = {
				_newItems:{},
				_modifiedItems:{},
				_deletedItems:{}
			};

			self._saveInProgress = false; // must come after this._pending is cleared, but before any callbacks
			if(keywordArgs && keywordArgs.onComplete){
				var scope = keywordArgs.scope || kernel.global;
				keywordArgs.onComplete.call(scope);
			}
		};
		var saveFailedCallback = function(err){
			self._saveInProgress = false;
			if(keywordArgs && keywordArgs.onError){
				var scope = keywordArgs.scope || kernel.global;
				keywordArgs.onError.call(scope, err);
			}
		};

		if(this._saveEverything){
			var newFileContentString = this._getNewFileContentString();
			this._saveEverything(saveCompleteCallback, saveFailedCallback, newFileContentString);
		}
		if(this._saveCustom){
			this._saveCustom(saveCompleteCallback, saveFailedCallback);
		}
		if(!this._saveEverything && !this._saveCustom){
			// Looks like there is no user-defined save-handler function.
			// That's fine, it just means the datastore is acting as a "mock-write"
			// store -- changes get saved in memory but don't get saved to disk.
			saveCompleteCallback();
		}
	},

	revert: function(){
		// summary:
		//		See dojo/data/api/Write.revert()
		this._assert(!this._saveInProgress);

		var identity;
		for(identity in this._pending._modifiedItems){
			// find the original item and the modified item that replaced it
			var copyOfItemState = this._pending._modifiedItems[identity];
			var modifiedItem = null;
			if(this._itemsByIdentity){
				modifiedItem = this._itemsByIdentity[identity];
			}else{
				modifiedItem = this._arrayOfAllItems[identity];
			}

			// Restore the original item into a full-fledged item again, we want to try to
			// keep the same object instance as if we don't it, causes bugs like #9022.
			copyOfItemState[this._storeRefPropName] = this;
			for(var key in modifiedItem){
				delete modifiedItem[key];
			}
			lang.mixin(modifiedItem, copyOfItemState);
		}
		var deletedItem;
		for(identity in this._pending._deletedItems){
			deletedItem = this._pending._deletedItems[identity];
			deletedItem[this._storeRefPropName] = this;
			var index = deletedItem[this._itemNumPropName];

			//Restore the reverse refererence map, if any.
			if(deletedItem["backup_" + this._reverseRefMap]){
				deletedItem[this._reverseRefMap] = deletedItem["backup_" + this._reverseRefMap];
				delete deletedItem["backup_" + this._reverseRefMap];
			}
			this._arrayOfAllItems[index] = deletedItem;
			if(this._itemsByIdentity){
				this._itemsByIdentity[identity] = deletedItem;
			}
			if(deletedItem[this._rootItemPropName]){
				this._arrayOfTopLevelItems.push(deletedItem);
			}
		}
		//We have to pass through it again and restore the reference maps after all the
		//undeletes have occurred.
		for(identity in this._pending._deletedItems){
			deletedItem = this._pending._deletedItems[identity];
			if(deletedItem["backupRefs_" + this._reverseRefMap]){
				arrayUtil.forEach(deletedItem["backupRefs_" + this._reverseRefMap], function(reference){
					var refItem;
					if(this._itemsByIdentity){
						refItem = this._itemsByIdentity[reference.id];
					}else{
						refItem = this._arrayOfAllItems[reference.id];
					}
					this._addReferenceToMap(refItem, deletedItem, reference.attr);
				}, this);
				delete deletedItem["backupRefs_" + this._reverseRefMap];
			}
		}

		for(identity in this._pending._newItems){
			var newItem = this._pending._newItems[identity];
			newItem[this._storeRefPropName] = null;
			// null out the new item, but don't change the array index so
			// so we can keep using _arrayOfAllItems.length.
			this._arrayOfAllItems[newItem[this._itemNumPropName]] = null;
			if(newItem[this._rootItemPropName]){
				this._removeArrayElement(this._arrayOfTopLevelItems, newItem);
			}
			if(this._itemsByIdentity){
				delete this._itemsByIdentity[identity];
			}
		}

		this._pending = {
			_newItems:{},
			_modifiedItems:{},
			_deletedItems:{}
		};
		return true; // boolean
	},

	isDirty: function(/* item? */ item){
		// summary:
		//		See dojo/data/api/Write.isDirty()
		if(item){
			// return true if the item is dirty
			var identity = this.getIdentity(item);
			return new Boolean(this._pending._newItems[identity] ||
				this._pending._modifiedItems[identity] ||
				this._pending._deletedItems[identity]).valueOf(); // boolean
		}else{
			// return true if the store is dirty -- which means return true
			// if there are any new items, dirty items, or modified items
			return !this._isEmpty(this._pending._newItems) ||
				!this._isEmpty(this._pending._modifiedItems) ||
				!this._isEmpty(this._pending._deletedItems); // boolean
		}
	},

/* dojo/data/api/Notification */

	onSet: function(/* dojo/data/api/Item */ item,
					/*attribute-name-string*/ attribute,
					/*object|array*/ oldValue,
					/*object|array*/ newValue){
		// summary:
		//		See dojo/data/api/Notification.onSet()

		// No need to do anything. This method is here just so that the
		// client code can connect observers to it.
	},

	onNew: function(/* dojo/data/api/Item */ newItem, /*object?*/ parentInfo){
		// summary:
		//		See dojo/data/api/Notification.onNew()

		// No need to do anything. This method is here just so that the
		// client code can connect observers to it.
	},

	onDelete: function(/* dojo/data/api/Item */ deletedItem){
		// summary:
		//		See dojo/data/api/Notification.onDelete()

		// No need to do anything. This method is here just so that the
		// client code can connect observers to it.
	},

	close: function(/* object? */ request){
		 // summary:
		 //		Over-ride of base close function of ItemFileReadStore to add in check for store state.
		 // description:
		 //		Over-ride of base close function of ItemFileReadStore to add in check for store state.
		 //		If the store is still dirty (unsaved changes), then an error will be thrown instead of
		 //		clearing the internal state for reload from the url.

		 //Clear if not dirty ... or throw an error
		 if(this.clearOnClose){
			 if(!this.isDirty()){
				 this.inherited(arguments);
			 }else{
				 //Only throw an error if the store was dirty and we were loading from a url (cannot reload from url until state is saved).
				 throw new Error("dojo.data.ItemFileWriteStore: There are unsaved changes present in the store.  Please save or revert the changes before invoking close.");
			 }
		 }
	}
});

});