Make batch messages consistent.

client-data/tools/hand/hand.js

@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@
 	    }
 	})
 	var msg = {
-	    type: "batch",
-	    msgs: msgs
+	    _children: msgs
 	};
 	{
 	    let tmatrix = get_translate_matrix(selectionRect);
@@ -184,19 +183,11 @@
 	}
 
     function draw(data) {
+	if (data._children) {
+	    batchCall(draw, data._children);
+	}
+	else {
 	switch (data.type) {
-	case "batch":
-	    for ([i,msg] of data.msgs.entries()) {
-		switch (msg.type) {
-		case "update":
-		    let tmatrix = get_translate_matrix(Tools.svg.getElementById(msg.id));
-		    tmatrix.e = msg.deltax || 0;
-		    tmatrix.f = msg.deltay || 0;
-		    break;
-		    // Eventually also "delete"?
-		}
-	    }
-	    break;
 		case "update":
 			var elem = Tools.svg.getElementById(data.id);
 			if (!elem) throw new Error("Mover: Tried to move an element that does not exist.");
@@ -208,6 +199,7 @@
 	    throw new Error("Mover: 'move' instruction with unknown type. ", data);
 		}
 	}
+    }
 
     function clickSelector(x ,y , evt) {
 	var scale = Tools.drawingArea.getCTM().a

server/boardData.js

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class BoardData {
    * @param {envelope} array of messages to be delegated to the other methods
    */
   batch(envelope) {
-    for (const message of envelope.msgs) {
+    for (const message of envelope._children) {
       let id = message.id;
       switch (message.type) {
         case "delete":
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ class BoardData {
         case "child":
           this.addChild(message.parent, message);
           break;
-        case "batch":
-          throw new Error("Nested batch message: ", message);
         default:
           //Add data
           if (!id) throw new Error("Invalid message: ", message);

server/sockets.js

@@ -160,24 +160,29 @@ function handleMessage(boardName, message, socket) {
 
 async function saveHistory(boardName, message) {
   var id = message.id;
+  if (!message.tool && !message._children) {
+    console.error("Received a badly formatted message (no tool). ", message);
+  }
   var board = await getBoard(boardName);
-  switch (message.type) {
-    case "delete":
-      if (id) board.delete(id);
-      break;
-    case "update":
-      if (id) board.update(id, message);
-      break;
-    case "child":
-      board.addChild(message.parent, message);
-      break;
-    case "batch":
-      board.batch(message);
-      break;
-    default:
-      //Add data
-      if (!id) throw new Error("Invalid message: ", message);
-      board.set(id, message);
+  if (message._children) {
+    board.batch(message);
+  }
+  else {
+    switch (message.type) {
+      case "delete":
+        if (id) board.delete(id);
+        break;
+      case "update":
+        if (id) board.update(id, message);
+        break;
+      case "child":
+        board.addChild(message.parent, message);
+        break;
+      default:
+        //Add data
+        if (!id) throw new Error("Invalid message: ", message);
+        board.set(id, message);
+    }
   }
 }