calling dataSource.read() while dragging an event causes crashes in kendo

[Paul]

I'm refreshing my dataSource by calling dataSource.read(). But  I'm getting strange crashes inside kendo internals if this happens when the user is dragging an event.

"Cannot read property 'update' of undefined"

"TypeError: Cannot read property 'update' of undefined
    at Widget.extend._updateEvent.updateEvent (http://localhost:64767/Scripts/kendo/kendo.all.js:75279:26)
    at Widget.extend._updateEvent (http://localhost:64767/Scripts/kendo/kendo.all.js:75347:17)
    at null.<anonymous> (http://localhost:64767/Scripts/kendo/kendo.all.js:75093:34)
    at Class.extend.trigger (http://localhost:64767/Scripts/kendo/kendo.all.js:179:33)
    at Widget.extend._trigger (http://localhost:64767/Scripts/kendo/kendo.all.js:14791:25)
    at Widget.extend._end (http://localhost:64767/Scripts/kendo/kendo.all.js:14769:18)
    at jQuery.extend.proxy.proxy (http://localhost:64767/Scripts/jquery-1.10.2.js:841:14)
    at Class.extend.trigger (http://localhost:64767/Scripts/kendo/kendo.all.js:179:33)
    at Observable.extend.notify (http://localhost:64767/Scripts/kendo/kendo.all.js:13816:25)
    at Class.extend._trigger (http://localhost:64767/Scripts/kendo/kendo.all.js:13662:32)"

Is there anything I do to detect when the user is performing a drag?

Cheers, Paul.

[Alexander Popov]

Hello Paul,

I would recommend using the Scheduler's moveStart and moveEnd event handlers to raise and lower a flag that should be checked before calling the DataSource's read method.

Regards,
Alexander Popov
Telerik

 

 

[Paul]

Hi Alex,

I'm still having a few problems with this - it seems that it is not dataSource.read() which directly causes the crash, but the result returned from the server and passed into the scheduler through the datasource. I.e. the point at which the scheduler decides to process the result of the dataSource.read(). This distinction is important because there is always a lag between calling read() and getting the result, and during this time the user could be moving an event, which would cause the crash.

Can you think of anything I can do to mitigate this?

Cheers, Paul.

[Alexander Popov]

Hello Paul,

In that case you could use the DataSource's requestStart and requestEnd event handlers to raise/lower a flag and based on its state - prevent the dragging by calling the e.preventDefault method in the Scheduler's moveStart event handler.

Regards,
Alexander Popov
Telerik