Uncaught TypeError: Object [object global] has no method 'attachEvent'

[hems]

By forcing the HASH api on ways-addressbar like this:

i'm getting an error: Uncaught TypeError: Object [object global] has no method 'attachEvent' on chrome.

[arboleya]

Seems like the window object is not available (source code).

[hems]

How is that even possible, Mr. Holmes?

[arboleya]

For instance, if you call this method on a server instance (nodejs, iojs, nw, electron) which doesn't have a window object - or it's not available yet by the time you initialize ways.

You didn't provide more details about your context, so I'm assuming some possibilities here. :)

Makes sense?

[hems]

totally, was more of a joke. i'm investiganting

[arboleya]

Oh wait, the problem is the method attachEvent which apparently only exists on IE? Hash support was built for IE only, I guess.

So for using hash in a forced way, there must to be added some cross-browser capabilities to it, among tests of course.

[hems]

okie dokie. i went into this route because i'm having the classic "base_path" issue when using it inside of node-webkit.

it does work allright when testing on OSX but on my virtual machine with a "mounted folder" it's getting confused. i'll have a better look soon.

i tried using page.js from TJ which did not have this issue, but in the other hand for some reason doesn't trigger the routes when the pushState changes ( using node-webkit 0.8.6 ).

i thought this was supposed to be easy :P

[arboleya]

In this case here, it seems simple. :)

Basically one have to demystify a cross-browser way to do attachEvent, addEventListener etc, so every browser gets happy.

Cross-porting this code block should be enough:

window.attachEvent('onhashchange', function(){
  self.emit('url:change', self.pathname())
}, false);

However, you've mentioned the base_path thing, if it can potentially move your forward, it's another option to fix instead, much like what we started talking here a while ago.

[hems]

yeah, will probably use a base_path hack

[hems]

thanks!