/*
Script: Fx.Elements.js
	Contains <Fx.Elements>

Author:
	Valerio Proietti, <http://mad4milk.net>

License:
	MIT-style license.
*/

/*
Class: Fx.Elements
	Fx.Elements allows you to apply any number of styles transitions to a selection of elements. Includes colors (must be in hex format).

Arguments:
	elements - a collection of elements the effects will be applied to.
	options - same as <Fx.Base> options.
*/

Fx.Elements = Fx.Base.extend({

	initialize: function(elements, options){
		this.elements = $$(elements);
		this.parent(options);
	},

	setNow: function(){
		for (var i in this.from){
			var iFrom = this.from[i], iTo = this.to[i], iCss = this.css[i], iNow = this.now[i] = {};
			for (var p in iFrom) iNow[p] = iCss[p].getNow(iFrom[p], iTo[p], this);
		}
	},

	set: function(to){
		var parsed = {};
		this.css = {};
		for (var i in to){
			var iTo = to[i], iCss = this.css[i] = {}, iParsed = parsed[i] = {};
			for (var p in iTo){
				iCss[p] = Fx.CSS.select(p, iTo[p]);
				iParsed[p] = iCss[p].parse(iTo[p]);
			}
		}
		return this.parent(parsed);
	},

	/*
	Property: start
		Applies the passed in style transitions to each object named (see example). Each item in the collection is refered to as a numerical string ("1" for instance). The first item is "0", the second "1", etc.

	Example:
		(start code)
		var myElementsEffects = new Fx.Elements($$('a'));
		myElementsEffects.start({
			'0': { //let's change the first element's opacity and width
				'opacity': [0,1],
				'width': [100,200]
			},
			'1': { //and the second one's opacity
				'opacity': [0.2, 0.5]
			}
		});
		(end)
	*/

	start: function(obj){
		if (this.timer && this.options.wait) return this;
		this.now = {};
		this.css = {};
		var from = {}, to = {};
		for (var i in obj){
			var iProps = obj[i], iFrom = from[i] = {}, iTo = to[i] = {}, iCss = this.css[i] = {};
			for (var p in iProps){
				var parsed = Fx.CSS.parse(this.elements[i], p, iProps[p]);
				iFrom[p] = parsed.from;
				iTo[p] = parsed.to;
				iCss[p] = parsed.css;
			}
		}
		return this.parent(from, to);
	},

	increase: function(){
		for (var i in this.now){
			var iNow = this.now[i], iCss = this.css[i];
			for (var p in iNow) this.elements[i].setStyle(p, iCss[p].getValue(iNow[p], this.options.unit));
		}
	}

});