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title: Hash history
layout: default
category: demos
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  <section id="copy">
    <p><a href="http://benalman.com/projects/jquery-bbq-plugin/">jQuery BBQ</a> by Ben Alman allows you to use hash history to save Isotope options. Try clicking a couple options then hitting the back button, or copying the URL and pasting it into a new window.</p>
  </section>

  <section id="options" class="clearfix">

    <h3>Filters</h3>

    <ul class="option-set clearfix">
      <li><a href="#filter=*" class="selected">show all</a></li>
      <li><a href="#filter=.metal">metal</a></li>
      <li><a href="#filter=.transition">transition</a></li>
      <li><a href="#filter=.post-transition">post-transition</a></li>
      <li><a href="#filter=.nonmetal">nonmetal</a></li>
      <li><a href="#filter=.inner-transition">inner-transition</a></li>
      <li><a href="#filter=.alkali%2C+.alkaline-earth">alkali and alkaline-earth</a></li>
      <li><a href="#filter=%3Anot(.transition)">not transition</a></li>
      <li><a href="#filter=.metal%3Anot(.transition)">metal but not transition</a></li>
    </ul>

    <h3>Sort</h3>

    <ul class="option-set clearfix">
      <li><a href="#sortBy=original-order" class="selected">original-order</a></li>
      <li><a href="#sortBy=name">name</a></li>
      <li><a href="#sortBy=symbol">symbol</a></li>
      <li><a href="#sortBy=number">number</a></li>
      <li><a href="#sortBy=weight">weight</a></li>
      <li><a href="#sortBy=category">category</a></li>
      <li><a href="#sortBy=random">random</a></li>
    </ul>
  
    <h3>Sort direction</h3>
  
    <ul class="option-set clearfix">
      <li><a href="#sortAscending=true" class="selected">sort ascending</a></li>
      <li><a href="#sortAscending=false">sort descending</a></li>
    </ul>

    <h3>Layout modes</h3>

    <ul class="option-set clearfix">
      <li><a href="#layoutMode=masonry" class="selected">masonry</a></li>
      <li><a href="#layoutMode=fitRows">fitRows</a></li>
      <li><a href="#layoutMode=cellsByRow">cellsByRow</a></li>
      <li><a href="#layoutMode=straightDown">straightDown</a></li>
    </ul>

  </section> <!-- #options -->

  <div id="container" class="variable-sizes clearfix">
    {% for elem_number in site.random_order | limit:60 %}
      {% assign element = site.elements[elem_number] %}
      {% include element-partial.html %}
    {% endfor %}
  </div> <!-- #container -->

  <script src="../{{ site.jquery_js }}"></script>
  <script src="../{{ site.isotope_js }}"></script>
  <script src="../js/jquery.ba-bbq.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    $(function(){
  
      var $container = $('#container'),
          // object that will keep track of options
          isotopeOptions = {},
          // defaults, used if not explicitly set in hash
          defaultOptions = {
            filter: '*',
            sortBy: 'original-order',
            sortAscending: true,
            layoutMode: 'masonry'
          };
      
      {% include random-sizes.js %}
  
      var setupOptions = $.extend( {}, defaultOptions, {
        itemSelector : '.element',
        masonry : {
          columnWidth : 120
        },
        cellsByRow : {
          columnWidth : 240,
          rowHeight : 240
        },
        getSortData : {
          symbol : function( $elem ) {
            return $elem.attr('data-symbol');
          },
          category : function( $elem ) {
            return $elem.attr('data-category');
          },
          number : function( $elem ) {
            return parseInt( $elem.find('.number').text(), 10 );
          },
          weight : function( $elem ) {
            return parseFloat( $elem.find('.weight').text().replace( /[\(\)]/g, '') );
          },
          name : function ( $elem ) {
            return $elem.find('.name').text();
          }
        }
      });
  
      // set up Isotope
      $container.isotope( setupOptions );
  
      var $optionSets = $('#options').find('.option-set'),
          isOptionLinkClicked = false;
  
      // switches selected class on buttons
      function changeSelectedLink( $elem ) {
        // remove selected class on previous item
        $elem.parents('.option-set').find('.selected').removeClass('selected');
        // set selected class on new item
        $elem.addClass('selected');
      }
  
  
      $optionSets.find('a').click(function(){
        var $this = $(this);
        // don't proceed if already selected
        if ( $this.hasClass('selected') ) {
          return;
        }
        changeSelectedLink( $this );
            // get href attr, remove leading #
        var href = $this.attr('href').replace( /^#/, '' ),
            // convert href into object
            // i.e. 'filter=.inner-transition' -> { filter: '.inner-transition' }
            option = $.deparam( href, true );
        // apply new option to previous
        $.extend( isotopeOptions, option );
        // set hash, triggers hashchange on window
        $.bbq.pushState( isotopeOptions );
        isOptionLinkClicked = true;
        return false;
      });


      $(window).bind( 'hashchange', function( event ){
        // get options object from hash
        var hashOptions = window.location.hash ? $.deparam.fragment( window.location.hash, true ) : {},
            // apply defaults where no option was specified
            options = $.extend( {}, defaultOptions, hashOptions );
        // apply options from hash
        $container.isotope( options );
        // save options
        isotopeOptions = hashOptions;
    
        // if option link was not clicked
        // then we'll need to update selected links
        if ( !isOptionLinkClicked ) {
          // iterate over options
          var hrefObj, hrefValue, $selectedLink;
          for ( var key in options ) {
            hrefObj = {};
            hrefObj[ key ] = options[ key ];
            // convert object into parameter string
            // i.e. { filter: '.inner-transition' } -> 'filter=.inner-transition'
            hrefValue = $.param( hrefObj );
            // get matching link
            $selectedLink = $optionSets.find('a[href="#' + hrefValue + '"]');
            changeSelectedLink( $selectedLink );
          }
        }
    
        isOptionLinkClicked = false;
      })
        // trigger hashchange to capture any hash data on init
        .trigger('hashchange');

    });
  </script>