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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Glyptodon LLC
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * A service for maintaining form-related metadata and linking that data to
+ * corresponding controllers and templates.
+ */
+angular.module('form').factory('formService', ['$injector',
+        function formService($injector) {
+
+    // Required services
+    var $compile       = $injector.get('$compile');
+    var $http          = $injector.get('$http');
+    var $q             = $injector.get('$q');
+    var $templateCache = $injector.get('$templateCache');
+
+    var service = {};
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a Promise which resolves with the HTML contents of the
+     * template at the given URL. The template contents will be retrieved from
+     * the $templateCache if possible.
+     *
+     * @param {String} url
+     *     The URL of the template to retrieve.
+     *
+     * @returns {Promise.<String>}
+     *     A Promise which resolves with the HTML contents of the template at
+     *     the given URL.
+     */
+    var templateRequest = function templateRequest(url) {
+
+        // Pull template from cache if present
+        var template = $templateCache.get(url);
+        if (template)
+            return $q.when(template);
+
+        // Defer retrieval of template
+        var templateContent = $q.defer();
+
+        // Retrieve template manually
+        $http({
+            method : 'GET',
+            url    : url,
+            cache  : true
+        })
+
+        // Upon success, resolve promise and update template cache
+        .success(function templateRetrieved(html) {
+            $templateCache.put(url, html);
+            templateContent.resolve(html);
+        })
+
+        // Fail if template cannot be retrieved
+        .error(function templateError() {
+            templateContent.reject();
+        });
+
+        // Return promise which will resolve with the retrieved template
+        return templateContent.promise;
+
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Map of all registered field type definitions by name.
+     *
+     * @type Object.<String, FieldType>
+     */
+    service.fieldTypes = {};
+
+    /**
+     * Registers a new field type under the given name.
+     *
+     * @param {String} fieldTypeName
+     *     The name which uniquely identifies the field type being registered.
+     *
+     * @param {FieldType} fieldType
+     *     The field type definition to associate with the given name.
+     */
+    service.registerFieldType = function registerFieldType(fieldTypeName, fieldType) {
+
+        // Store field type
+        service.fieldTypes[fieldTypeName] = fieldType;
+
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Compiles and links the field associated with the given name to the given
+     * scope, producing a distinct and independent DOM Element which functions
+     * as an instance of that field. The scope object provided must include at
+     * least the following properties:
+     *
+     * namespace:
+     *     A String which defines the unique namespace associated the
+     *     translation strings used by the form using a field of this type.
+     *
+     * field:
+     *     The Field object that is being rendered, representing a field of
+     *     this type.
+     *
+     * model:
+     *     The current String value of the field, if any.
+     *
+     * @param {String} fieldTypeName
+     *     The name of the field type defining the nature of the element to be
+     *     created.
+     *
+     * @param {Object} scope
+     *     The scope to which the new element will be linked.
+     *
+     * @return {Promise.<Element>}
+     *     A Promise which resolves to the compiled Element. If an error occurs
+     *     while retrieving the field type, this Promise will be rejected.
+     */
+    service.createFieldElement = function createFieldElement(fieldTypeName, scope) {
+
+        // Ensure field type is defined
+        var fieldType = service.fieldTypes[fieldTypeName];
+        if (!fieldType)
+            return $q.reject();
+
+        // Populate scope using defined controller
+        if (fieldType.module && fieldType.controller) {
+            var $controller = angular.injector(['ng', fieldType.module]).get('$controller');
+            $controller(fieldType.controller, {'$scope' : scope});
+        }
+
+        // Defer compilation of template pending successful retrieval
+        var compiledTemplate = $q.defer();
+
+        // Attempt to retrieve template HTML
+        templateRequest(fieldType.templateUrl)
+
+        // Resolve with compiled HTML upon success
+        .then(function templateRetrieved(html) {
+            compiledTemplate.resolve($compile(html)(scope));
+        })
+
+        // Reject on failure
+        ['catch'](function templateError() {
+            compiledTemplate.reject();
+        });
+
+        // Return promise which resolves to the compiled template
+        return compiledTemplate.promise;
+
+    };
+
+    return service;
+
+}]);
diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/form/types/FieldType.js b/guacamole/src/main/webapp/app/form/types/FieldType.js
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Glyptodon LLC
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Service which defines the FieldType class.
+ */
+angular.module('form').factory('FieldType', [function defineFieldType() {
+            
+    /**
+     * The object used by the formService for describing field types.
+     * 
+     * @constructor
+     * @param {FieldType|Object} [template={}]
+     *     The object whose properties should be copied within the new
+     *     FieldType.
+     */
+    var FieldType = function FieldType(template) {
+
+        // Use empty object by default
+        template = template || {};
+
+        /**
+         * The URL of the template that should be injected into the DOM of a
+         * form using this field type.
+         *
+         * @type String
+         */
+        this.templateUrl = template.templateUrl;
+
+        /**
+         * The name of the AngularJS module defining the controller for this
+         * field type. This is optional, as not all field types will need
+         * controllers.
+         *
+         * @type String
+         */
+        this.module = template.module;
+
+        /**
+         * The name of the controller for this field type. This is optional, as
+         * not all field types will need controllers. If a controller is
+         * specified, it will receive the following properties on the scope:
+         *
+         * namespace:
+         *     A String which defines the unique namespace associated the
+         *     translation strings used by the form using a field of this type.
+         *
+         * field:
+         *     The Field object that is being rendered, representing a field of
+         *     this type.
+         *
+         * model:
+         *     The current String value of the field, if any.
+         *
+         * @type String
+         */
+        this.controller = template.controller;
+
+    };
+
+    return FieldType;
+
+}]);
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