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title: Hash history
layout: default
category: demos
related: z-etc
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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 id="filters" class="option-set floated clearfix" data-option-key="filter">
    <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)" data-option-value=":not(.transition)">not transition</a></li>
    <li><a href="#filter=.metal%3Anot(.transition)" data-option-value=".metal:not(.transition)">metal but not transition</a></li>
  </ul>

  <h3>Sort</h3>

  <ul id="sort" class="sort option-set floated 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>
  </ul>
  
  <h3>Sort direction</h3>
  
  <ul id="sort-direction" class="option-set floated 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 id="layouts" class="option-set floated 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
      defaultOptions = {
        filter: '*',
        sortBy: 'original-order',
        sortAscending: true,
        layoutMode: 'masonry'
      },
      isotopeOptions = {};
      
  
  // hacky way of adding random size classes
  $container.find('.element').each(function(){
    if ( Math.random() > 0.6 ) {
      $(this).addClass('width2');
    }
    if ( Math.random() > 0.6 ) {
      $(this).addClass('height2');
    }
  });
  
  // set up Isotope
  $container.isotope({
    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();
      }
    }
  });
  
  var $optionSets = $('#options').find('.option-set'),
      $optionLinks = $optionSets.find('a'),
      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');
  }
  
  
  $optionLinks.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 );
    
    $.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 ) : {},
        options = {};

    $.extend( options, defaultOptions, hashOptions );
    isotopeOptions = hashOptions;
    
    // apply options from hash
    $container.isotope( options );
    
    // 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>