Function getSelection

code/communication/public/app.js:6662–6677

* Get an object which is a unique representation of the current selection. * * The return value will not be consistent across nodes or browsers, but * two identical selections on the same node will return identical objects. * * @param {DOMElement} node * @return {object}

(node)

 * @return {object}
 */
function getSelection(node) {
  if ('selectionStart' in node && hasSelectionCapabilities(node)) {
    return {
      start: node.selectionStart,
      end: node.selectionEnd
    };
  } else if (window.getSelection) {
    var selection = window.getSelection();
    return {
      anchorNode: selection.anchorNode,
      anchorOffset: selection.anchorOffset,
      focusNode: selection.focusNode,
      focusOffset: selection.focusOffset
    };
  }
}

/**
 * Poll selection to see whether it's changed.