// Initialize
this.api = config.api || new mw.Api();
+ this.searchCache = {};
}
/* Setup */
* @return {jQuery.Promise} Resolves with an array of categories
*/
CSP.searchCategories = function ( input, searchType ) {
- var deferred = $.Deferred();
+ var deferred = $.Deferred(),
+ cacheKey = input + searchType.toString();
+
+ // Check cache
+ if ( this.searchCache[ cacheKey ] !== undefined ) {
+ return this.searchCache[ cacheKey ];
+ }
switch ( searchType ) {
case CategorySelector.SearchType.OpenSearch:
var categories = [];
$.each( res.query.pages, function ( index, page ) {
- if ( !page.missing ) {
- if ( $.isArray( page.categories ) ) {
- categories.push.apply( categories, page.categories.map( function ( category ) {
- return category.title;
- } ) );
- }
+ if ( !page.missing && $.isArray( page.categories ) ) {
+ categories.push.apply( categories, page.categories.map( function ( category ) {
+ return category.title;
+ } ) );
}
} );
throw new Error( 'Unknown searchType' );
}
+ // Cache the result
+ this.searchCache[ cacheKey ] = deferred.promise();
+
return deferred.promise();
};