Rethink Mozaic.newDataChannels

gistfile1.coffee

# Refactoring the way "newDataChannels" works, maybe with an alternative
# (temporary) "createChannels" method

# With current method:

[facebook_ad_accounts,
 facebook_campaigns,
 facebook_ads] = Utils.newDataChannels(
    '/facebook-ad-accounts': {}
    '/facebook-campaigns': {}
    '/facebook-ads': {}
)
widget_params =
  channels:
    '/facebook-ad-accounts': facebook_ad_accounts
    '/facebook-campaigns': facebook_campaigns
    '/facebook-ads': facebook_ads

# UGH! :(

# With new method (when passing all channels):

widget_params =
  channels: Utils.createChannels(
    '/facebook-ad-accounts': {}
    '/facebook-campaigns': {}
    '/facebook-ads': {}
  )

# With new method (when they need to be sent to other widgets as well):

channels = Utils.createChannels(
  '/facebook-ad-accounts': {}
  '/facebook-campaigns': {}
  '/facebook-ads': {}
)

widget_params =
  channels: channels

# With new method (when passing only a part of the channels):

channels = Utils.createChannels(
  '/facebook-ad-accounts': {}
  '/facebook-campaigns': {}
  '/facebook-ads': {}
)

widget_params =
  channels: _.pick(channels, '/facebook-campaigns', '/facebook-ads')

# How? We just need to return the created channels inside an object with
# corresponding keys instead of an array

# Yes @aismail, we could still send "fake names", and we get rid of a lot of
# headaches in 90% of cases:

channels = Utils.createChannels(
  '/facebook-ad-accounts': {}
  '/facebook-campaigns': {}
  '/facebook-ads': {}
)

widget_params =
  channels: 
    '/items': channels['/facebook-ads']

Sounds cool as far as I'm concerned, also, the destructuring statement should still work via:

{'/facebook-adds': facebook_adds} = Utils.createChannels(
  '/facebook-ad-accounts': {}
  '/facebook-campaigns': {}
  '/facebook-ads': {}
)

console.log(facebook_adds)