[open-ils-commits] r14998 - trunk/Open-ILS/web/js/dojo/openils (erickson)

[svn at svn.open-ils.org]

Author: erickson
Date: 2009-11-22 14:49:18 -0500 (Sun, 22 Nov 2009)
New Revision: 14998

Modified:
   trunk/Open-ILS/web/js/dojo/openils/Util.js
Log:
added a util function to play an audio file via url using the HTML5 <audio> element.  no attempt was made to support browsers that don't yet support <audio>

Modified: trunk/Open-ILS/web/js/dojo/openils/Util.js
===================================================================
--- trunk/Open-ILS/web/js/dojo/openils/Util.js	2009-11-22 00:37:42 UTC (rev 14997)
+++ trunk/Open-ILS/web/js/dojo/openils/Util.js	2009-11-22 19:49:18 UTC (rev 14998)
@@ -251,5 +251,17 @@
         node.appendChild(child);
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Plays a sound file via URL.  Only works with browsers
+     * that support HTML 5 <audio> element.  E.g. Firefox 3.5
+     */
+    openils.Util.playAudioUrl = function(urlString) {
+        var audio = document.createElement('audio');
+        audio.setAttribute('src', urlString);
+        audio.setAttribute('autoplay', 'true');
+        document.body.appendChild(audio);
+        document.body.removeChild(audio);
+    }
+
 }