reimplement dynamic modals

static/css/utils/modal.scss

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   color: var(--color-font);
   padding: 0 65px 0 20px;
   overflow: auto;
+  overscroll-behavior: contain;
   transition:
     opacity .2s .1s ease-in-out,
     transform .3s ease-in-out;

static/js/utils/modal.js

@@ -6,11 +6,28 @@
   var JS_INITIALIZED_CLASS = 'js-modal-initialized';
   var MODAL_OPEN_CLASS = 'modal--open';
   var MODAL_TRIGGER_CLASS = 'modal__trigger';
+  var MODAL_CONTENT_CLASS = 'modal__content';
+  var MAIN_CONTENT_CLASS = 'main__content-body'
   var MODAL_CLOSABLE_FLAG = 'closeable';
+  var MODAL_DYNAMIC_FLAG = 'dynamic';
   var OVERLAY_CLASS = 'modal__overlay';
   var OVERLAY_OPEN_CLASS = 'modal__overlay--open';
   var CLOSER_CLASS = 'modal__closer';
-  var AJAX_SUBMIT_FLAG = 'ajaxSubmit'
+  var AJAX_SUBMIT_FLAG = 'ajaxSubmit';
+
+  // helper function for convenient http requests with appropriate headers
+  function httpRequest(url, method, body) {
+    var requestOptions = {
+      method: method,
+      credentials: 'same-origin',
+      headers: {
+        'Is-Modal': 'True',
+      },
+      body: body,
+    };
+
+    return fetch(url, requestOptions);
+  }
 
   window.utils.modal = function(modalElement, options) {
 
@@ -22,6 +39,18 @@
     var closerElement = document.createElement('div');
     var triggerElement = document.querySelector('#' + modalElement.dataset.trigger);
 
+    function setup() {
+      document.body.insertBefore(modalElement, null);
+
+      setupForm();
+      setupCloser();
+
+      triggerElement.classList.add(MODAL_TRIGGER_CLASS);
+      triggerElement.addEventListener('click', open, false);
+
+      modalElement.classList.add(JS_INITIALIZED_CLASS);
+    }
+
     function open(event) {
       event.preventDefault();
 
@@ -29,6 +58,11 @@
       overlayElement.classList.add(OVERLAY_CLASS);
       document.body.insertBefore(overlayElement, modalElement);
       overlayElement.classList.add(OVERLAY_OPEN_CLASS);
+
+      var modalUrl = triggerElement.getAttribute('href');
+      if (modalUrl && MODAL_DYNAMIC_FLAG in modalElement.dataset) {
+        fillModal(modalUrl);
+      }
     }
 
     function close(event) {
@@ -37,50 +71,60 @@
       modalElement.classList.remove(MODAL_OPEN_CLASS);
     };
 
-    function setup() {
+    function setupForm() {
-      document.body.insertBefore(modalElement, null);
-
       var form = modalElement.querySelector('form');
       if (form && AJAX_SUBMIT_FLAG in form.dataset) {
-        setupForm(form);
+        form.addEventListener('submit', function(event) {
-      }
+          event.preventDefault();
 
+          var url = form.getAttribute('action');
+          var body = new FormData(form);
+
+          return httpRequest(url, form.method, body).then(function(response) {
+            return response.json();
+          }).then(function(response) {
+            // TODO: process json response once backend returns json
+          }).catch(function(error) {
+            console.error('could not fetch or process response from ' + url, { error });
+          });
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    function setupCloser() {
       if (MODAL_CLOSABLE_FLAG in modalElement.dataset) {
         modalElement.insertBefore(closerElement, null);
         closerElement.classList.add(CLOSER_CLASS);
         closerElement.addEventListener('click', close, false);
         overlayElement.addEventListener('click', close, false);
       }
-
-      triggerElement.classList.add(MODAL_TRIGGER_CLASS);
-      triggerElement.addEventListener('click', open, false);
-      modalElement.classList.add(JS_INITIALIZED_CLASS);
     }
 
-    function setupForm(form) {
+    function fillModal(url) {
-      form.addEventListener('submit', function(event) {
+      httpRequest(url, 'GET').then(function(response) {
-        event.preventDefault();
+        response.text().then(processResponse);
-
-        var url = form.getAttribute('action');
-        var httpRequestOptions = {
-          method: form.method,
-          credentials: 'same-origin',
-          headers: {
-            'Is-Modal': 'True'
-          },
-          body: new FormData(form),
-        };
-
-        return fetch(url, httpRequestOptions).then(function(response) {
-          return response.json();
-        }).then(function(response) {
-          // TODO: process json response once backend returns json
-        }).catch(function(error) {
-          console.error('could not fetch or process response from ' + url, { error });
-        });
       });
     }
 
+    function processResponse(reponseBody) {
+      var modalContent = document.createElement('div');
+      modalContent.classList.add(MODAL_CONTENT_CLASS);
+      modalContent.innerHTML = reponseBody;
+
+      var contentBody = modalContent.querySelector('.' + MAIN_CONTENT_CLASS);
+
+      if (contentBody) {
+        modalContent.innerHTML = contentBody.innerHTML;
+      }
+
+      var previousModalContent = modalElement.querySelector('.' + MODAL_CONTENT_CLASS);
+      if (previousModalContent) {
+        previousModalContent.remove();
+      }
+      modalElement.insertBefore(modalContent, null);
+      setupForm();
+    }
+
     setup();
   };
 })();