package gui

import (
	"go.wit.com/log"
	"go.wit.com/widget"
)

// tracks dropdown and combobox entries. Makes sure they are unique
func (n *Node) addText(newS string) {
	var highest int
	for s, i := range n.strings {
		if i > highest {
			highest = i
		}
		if s == newS {
			return
		}
	}
	n.strings[newS] = highest + 1 // TODO: use the int's for the order
	n.newString = newS

	// inform the toolkits
	sendAction(n, widget.AddText)
}

// add a new text string to widgets that support
// multiple string values
// These must be unique. return false if the string already exists
func (n *Node) AddText(str string) bool {
	if !n.Ready() {
		return false
	}
	log.Log(INFO, "AddText() value =", str)
	log.Log(INFO, "AddText() value =", str)
	log.Log(INFO, "AddText() value =", str)

	// for some reason, the n.mu.Lock() doesn't seem to protect the append() function on strings
	// switched to a map. I suspect that is what maps are for because they are safer
	n.addText(str)
	return true
}