Function layoutHeadAttr

src/plot_api/plot_schema.js:277–333

(fullLayout, head)

};

function layoutHeadAttr(fullLayout, head) {
    var i, key, _module, attributes;

    // look for attributes of the subplot types used on the plot
    var basePlotModules = fullLayout._basePlotModules;
    if(basePlotModules) {
        var out;
        for(i = 0; i < basePlotModules.length; i++) {
            _module = basePlotModules[i];
            if(_module.attrRegex && _module.attrRegex.test(head)) {
                // if a module defines overrides, these take precedence
                // this is to allow different editTypes from svg cartesian
                if(_module.layoutAttrOverrides) return _module.layoutAttrOverrides;

                // otherwise take the first attributes we find
                if(!out && _module.layoutAttributes) out = _module.layoutAttributes;
            }

            // a module can also override the behavior of base (and component) module layout attrs
            var baseOverrides = _module.baseLayoutAttrOverrides;
            if(baseOverrides && head in baseOverrides) return baseOverrides[head];
        }
        if(out) return out;
    }

    // look for layout attributes contributed by traces on the plot
    var modules = fullLayout._modules;
    if(modules) {
        for(i = 0; i < modules.length; i++) {
            attributes = modules[i].layoutAttributes;
            if(attributes && head in attributes) {
                return attributes[head];
            }
        }
    }

    /*
     * Next look in components.
     * Components that define a schema have already merged this into
     * base and subplot attribute defs, so ignore these.
     * Others (older style) all put all their attributes
     * inside a container matching the module `name`
     * eg `attributes` (array) or `legend` (object)
     */
    for(key in Registry.componentsRegistry) {
        _module = Registry.componentsRegistry[key];
        if(_module.name === 'colorscale' && head.indexOf('coloraxis') === 0) {
            return _module.layoutAttributes[head];
        } else if(!_module.schema && (head === _module.name)) {
            return _module.layoutAttributes;
        }
    }

    if(head in baseLayoutAttributes) return baseLayoutAttributes[head];

    return false;
}