Method changeSelection

src/main/java/fielded/RemoteEditor.java:1124–1198

(Box currentSelection, Dict.Prop<String> editingProperty)

        return currentSelection;
    }

    public void changeSelection(Box currentSelection, Dict.Prop<String> editingProperty) {

        try {
            Log.log("remote.trace", () -> " publishing selection changed :" + currentSelection + " " + editingProperty);

            if (currentSelection == null || editingProperty == null) {
                server.send(socketName, "_messageBus.publish('selection.changed', {box:null, property:null, text:''})");
            } else {

                String text = currentSelection.properties.get(editingProperty);
                if (text == null) text = "";

                final String finalText = text;
                Log.log("remote.trace", () -> " current text is :" + finalText);


                //todo: pass back two cookies for this box --- one persistant (saved to disk), one just for current things

                JSONObject buildMessage = new JSONObject();
                buildMessage.put("box", currentSelection.properties.get(IO.id));
                buildMessage.put("text", currentSelection.properties.getOr(editingProperty, () -> ""));
                buildMessage.put("property", editingProperty.getName());
                buildMessage.put("name", currentSelection.properties.get(Box.name));


                String cooked = currentSelection.properties.get(new Dict.Prop<String>("_" + editingProperty.getName() + "_cookie"));
                IO.persist(new Dict.Prop<String>("_" + editingProperty.getName() + "_cookie"));

                Log.log("remote.cookie", () -> "cookie ns now :" + cooked);
                buildMessage.put("cookie", new JSONObject(cooked == null ? "{}" : cooked));


                Execution ex = getExecution(currentSelection, editingProperty);
                if (ex != null) {
                    Execution.ExecutionSupport support = ex.support(currentSelection, editingProperty);
                    if (support != null) {
                        String cmln = support.getCodeMirrorLanguageName();
                        Log.log("remote.general", () -> "langage :" + cmln);
                        buildMessage.put("languageName", cmln);
                        support.setFilenameForStacktraces("" + currentSelection + "/" + currentSelection.properties.getOrConstruct(IO.id));
                    } else {
                    }
                } else {
                    // this can happen when we're editing something that isn't 'code'
                    String cmln = FieldBox.fieldBox.io.getLanguageForProperty(editingProperty);
                    String finalCmln = cmln;
                    Log.log("remote.general", () -> "langage :" + finalCmln);
                    if (cmln == null || cmln.trim().equals("")) cmln = "javascript";
                    buildMessage.put("languageName", cmln);

                }
                Log.log("remote.trace", () -> " message will be sent " + buildMessage.toString());

                Log.log("remote.trace", () -> "\n " + currentSelection.properties.get(new Dict.Prop<JSONObject>("_" + editingProperty.getName() + "_cookie")) + "\n");

                server.send(socketName, "_messageBus.publish('selection.changed', " + buildMessage.toString() + ")");