jsPsych/jspsych.js

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// jspsych.js
//
// Josh de Leeuw
// Percepts and Concepts Lab, Indiana University
//
//
(function($) {
jsPsych = (function() {
//
// public object
//
var core = {};
//
// private class variables
//
// options
var opts = {};
// exp structure
var exp_blocks = [];
// flow control
var curr_block = 0;
// everything loaded?
var initialized = false;
// target DOM element
var DOM_target;
// time that the experiment began
var exp_start_time;
// turk info
var turk_info;
//
// public methods
//
// core.init creates the experiment and starts running it
// display_element is an HTML element (usually a <div>) that will display jsPsych content
// options is an object: {
// "experiment_structure": an array of blocks specifying the experiment
// "finish": function to execute when the experiment ends
// }
//
core.init = function(options) {
// reset the key variables
exp_blocks = [];
opts = {};
initialized = false;
curr_block = 0;
// check if there is a body element on the page
var default_display_element = $('body');
if (default_display_element.length === 0) {
$(document.documentElement).append($('<body>'));
default_display_element = $('body');
}
var defaults = {
'display_element': default_display_element,
'on_finish': function(data) {
return undefined;
},
'on_trial_start': function() {
return undefined;
},
'on_trial_finish': function() {
return undefined;
},
'on_data_update': function(data) {
return undefined;
}
};
// import options
opts = $.extend({}, defaults, options);
// set target
DOM_target = opts.display_element;
run();
};
// core.data returns all of the data objects for each block as an array
// where core.data[0] = data object from block 0, etc...
core.data = function() {
var all_data = [];
for (var i = 0; i < exp_blocks.length; i++) {
all_data[i] = exp_blocks[i].data;
}
return all_data;
};
// core.dataAsCSV returns a CSV string that contains all of the data
// append_data is an option map object that will append values
// to every row. for example, if append_data = {"subject": 4},
// then a column called subject will be added to the data and
// it will always have the value 4.
core.dataAsCSV = function(append_data) {
var dataObj = core.data();
return JSON2CSV(flattenData(dataObj, append_data));
};
core.saveCSVdata = function(filename, append_data) {
var data_string = core.dataAsCSV(append_data);
saveTextToFile(data_string, filename);
};
// core.progress returns an object with the following properties
// total_blocks: the number of total blocks in the experiment
// total_trials: the number of total trials in the experiment
// current_trial_global: the current trial number in global terms
// i.e. if each block has 20 trials and the experiment is
// currently in block 2 trial 10, this has a value of 30.
// current_trial_local: the current trial number within the block.
// current_block: the current block number.
core.progress = function() {
var total_trials = 0;
for (var i = 0; i < exp_blocks.length; i++) {
total_trials += exp_blocks[i].num_trials;
}
var current_trial_global = 0;
for (var i = 0; i < curr_block; i++) {
current_trial_global += exp_blocks[i].num_trials;
}
current_trial_global += exp_blocks[curr_block].trial_idx;
var obj = {
"total_blocks": exp_blocks.length,
"total_trials": total_trials,
"current_trial_global": current_trial_global,
"current_trial_local": exp_blocks[curr_block].trial_idx,
"current_block": curr_block
};
return obj;
};
// core.startTime() returns the Date object which represents the time that the experiment started.
core.startTime = function() {
return exp_start_time;
};
// core.preloadImage will load images into the browser cache so that they appear quickly when
// used during a trial.
// images: array of paths to images
// callback_complete: a function with no arguments that calls when loading is complete
// callback_load: a function with a single argument that calls whenever an image is loaded
// argument is the number of images currently loaded.
core.preloadImages = function(images, callback_complete, callback_load){
var n_loaded = 0;
var loadfn = (typeof callback_load === 'undefined') ? function(){} : callback_load;
var finishfn = (typeof callback_complete === 'undefined') ? function(){} : callback_complete;
for(var i=0;i<images.length;i++){
var img = new Image();
img.onload = function(){
n_loaded++;
loadfn(n_loaded);
if(n_loaded == images.length){
finishfn();
}
};
img.src = images[i];
}
};
// core.turkInfo gets information relevant to mechanical turk experiments. returns an object
// containing the workerID, assignmentID, and hitID, and whether or not the HIT is in
// preview mode, meaning that they haven't accepted the HIT yet.
core.turkInfo = function(force_refresh)
{
// default value is false
force_refresh = (typeof force_refresh === 'undefined') ? false : force_refresh;
// if we already have the turk_info and force_refresh is false
// then just return the cached version.
if(typeof turk_info !== 'undefined' && !force_refresh) {
return turk_info;
} else {
var turk = {};
var param = function(url, name ) {
name = name.replace(/[\[]/,"\\\[").replace(/[\]]/,"\\\]");
var regexS = "[\\?&]"+name+"=([^&#]*)";
var regex = new RegExp( regexS );
var results = regex.exec( url );
return ( results == null ) ? "" : results[1];
};
var src = param(window.location.href, "assignmentId") ? window.location.href : document.referrer;
var keys = ["assignmentId","hitId","workerId"];
keys.map(
function(key) {
turk[key] = unescape(param(src, key));
}
);
turk.previewMode = (turk.assignmentId == "ASSIGNMENT_ID_NOT_AVAILABLE");
turk.outsideTurk = (!turk.previewMode && turk.hitId === "" && turk.assignmentId == "" && turk.workerId == "")
turk_info = turk;
return turk;
}
};
//
// private functions //
//
function run() {
// take the experiment structure and dynamically create a set of blocks
exp_blocks = new Array(opts.experiment_structure.length);
// iterate through block list to create trials
for (var i = 0; i < exp_blocks.length; i++) {
var trials = jsPsych[opts["experiment_structure"][i]["type"]]["create"].call(null, opts["experiment_structure"][i]);
exp_blocks[i] = createBlock(trials);
}
// record the start time
exp_start_time = new Date();
// begin! - run the first block
exp_blocks[0].next();
}
function nextBlock() {
curr_block += 1;
if (curr_block == exp_blocks.length) {
finishExperiment();
}
else {
exp_blocks[curr_block].next();
}
}
function createBlock(trial_list) {
var block = {
trial_idx: -1,
trials: trial_list,
data: [],
next: function() {
// call on_trial_finish()
// if not very first trial
// and not the last call in this block (no trial due to advance in block)
if (typeof this.trials[this.trial_idx + 1] != "undefined" && (curr_block != 0 || this.trial_idx > -1)) {
opts.on_trial_finish();
};
this.trial_idx = this.trial_idx + 1;
var curr_trial = this.trials[this.trial_idx];
if (typeof curr_trial == "undefined") {
return this.done();
}
// call on_trial_start()
opts.on_trial_start();
do_trial(this, curr_trial);
},
writeData: function(data_object) {
this.data[this.trial_idx] = data_object;
opts.on_data_update(data_object);
},
done: nextBlock,
num_trials: trial_list.length
};
return block;
}
function finishExperiment() {
opts["on_finish"].apply((new Object()), [core.data()]);
}
function do_trial(block, trial) {
// execute trial method
jsPsych[trial.type]["trial"].call(this, DOM_target, block, trial, 1);
}
//
// A few helper functions to handle data format conversion
//
function flattenData(data_object, append_data) {
append_data = (typeof append_data === undefined) ? {} : append_data;
var trials = [];
// loop through data_object
for (var i = 0; i < data_object.length; i++) {
for (var j = 0; j < data_object[i].length; j++) {
var data = $.extend({}, data_object[i][j], append_data);
trials.push(data);
}
}
return trials;
}
// this function based on code suggested by StackOverflow users:
// http://stackoverflow.com/users/64741/zachary
// http://stackoverflow.com/users/317/joseph-sturtevant
function JSON2CSV(objArray) {
var array = typeof objArray != 'object' ? JSON.parse(objArray) : objArray;
var line = '';
var result = '';
var columns = [];
var i = 0;
for (var j = 0; j < array.length; j++) {
for (var key in array[j]) {
var keyString = key + "";
keyString = '"' + keyString.replace(/"/g, '""') + '",';
if ($.inArray(key,columns) == -1) {
columns[i] = key;
line += keyString;
i++;
}
}
}
line = line.slice(0, - 1);
result += line + '\r\n';
for (var i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
var line = '';
for (var j = 0; j < columns.length; j++) {
var value = (typeof array[i][columns[j]] === 'undefined') ? '' : array[i][columns[j]];
var valueString = value + "";
line += '"' + valueString.replace(/"/g, '""') + '",';
}
line = line.slice(0, - 1);
result += line + '\r\n';
}
return result;
}
function saveTextToFile(textstr, filename) {
var blobToSave = new Blob([textstr], {
type: 'text/plain'
});
var blobURL = "";
if (typeof window.webkitURL !== 'undefined') {
blobURL = window.webkitURL.createObjectURL(blobToSave);
}
else {
blobURL = window.URL.createObjectURL(blobToSave);
}
DOM_target.append($('<a>', {
id: 'jspsych-download-as-text-link',
href: blobURL,
css: {
display: 'none'
},
download: filename,
html: 'download file'
}));
$('#jspsych-download-as-text-link')[0].click();
}
return core;
})();
})(jQuery);