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+function generateUID() {
+    return ("0000" + (Math.random() * Math.pow(36, 4) << 0).toString(36)).slice(-4)
+}
+
+function openProject(pId) {
+    window.location.href = '/projects/' + pId;
+}
+
+
+function openDescriptorView(project_id, descriptor_type, descriptor_id) {
+    console.log("openDescriptorView", project_id, descriptor_type, descriptor_id);
+    window.location.href = '/projects/' + project_id + '/descriptors/' + descriptor_type + '/' + descriptor_id;
+
+}
+
+
+function openEditorEvent(e, id) {
+    openEditor(id);
+}
+
+function nodeDragStart(event) {
+    event.dataTransfer.setData("Text", event.target.id);
+}
+
+function savePositions(el) {
+    graph_editor.savePositions();
+}
+
+function buildPalette(args) {
+    $("#paletteContainer").empty();
+    var type_property = graph_editor.getTypeProperty();
+    if (args.length > 0) {
+        args.forEach(function (category) {
+
+            var category_id = "category_" + category.category_name.replace(/[\s.*+?^${}()\/|[\]\\]/g, "_");//.replace(/\s/g, '');
+            var content_id = "palette-content-" + category.category_name.replace(/[\s.*+?^${}()\/|[\]\\]/g, "_");//.replace(/\s/g, '');
+
+            $("#paletteContainer").append('<div id="' + category_id + '" class="palette-category" ><div class="palette-header" onClick="handlePaletteCat(this);" category_id="' + category_id + '"> ' +
+                '<i class="fa fa-chevron-down "></i>' +
+                '<span>  ' + category.category_name + '</span>' +
+                '</div>' +
+                '<div id="' + content_id + '" class="palette-content">' +
+
+                '</div>' +
+                '</div>');
+            category.types.forEach(function (type) {
+                console.log(graph_editor.get_name_from_d3_symbol(d3.symbolCircle))
+                var type_id = type.id.replace(/[\s.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "_");
+                var palette_node_icon;
+                if (type_property[type.id] && type_property[type.id].image && type_property[type.id].image != '') {
+                    palette_node_icon = '<div class="palette-node-icon" style="background-image: url(' + (type_property[type.id].image || "") + ')"></div>';
+                }
+                else if (type_property[type.id] && type_property[type.id].shape) {
+                    palette_node_icon = buildHtmlShape({
+                        shape: type_property[type.id].shape,
+                        color: type_property[type.id].color
+                    });
+
+                }
+                else {//#1F77B4
+                    palette_node_icon = '<div class="palette-node-icon"> <div class="palette-node-square" style="background:#1F77B4;"></div></div>';
+                }
+
+                var html_to_append = '<div class="palette-node ui-draggable" draggable="true" type-name="' + type.id + '" id="' + type_id + '" ondragstart="nodeDragStart(event)">' +
+                    '<div class="palette-node-label">' + type.name + '</div>' +
+                    '<div class="palette-node-icon-container">' +
+                    palette_node_icon +
+                    '</div>' +
+                    '</div>'
+                $("#" + content_id).append(html_to_append);
+            });
+
+        });
+    }
+    togglePaletteSpinner(true);
+
+
+}
+
+function handlePaletteCat(item) {
+    console.log("handlePaletteContainer")
+    var category_id = $(item).attr("category_id")
+    $('#' + category_id).toggleClass("palette-close");
+
+}
+
+function togglePaletteSpinner(addOrRemove) {
+    $('#palette').toggleClass("palette-status-hidden", addOrRemove);
+}
+
+function showAlert(msg) {
+    // modal_alert_text
+    var alert_msg = ""
+    if (typeof msg == "string")
+        alert_msg = msg
+    else
+        alert_msg = JSON.stringify(msg)
+    $('#modal_alert_text').text(alert_msg);
+    $('#modal_alert').modal('show');
+}
+
+function getUrlParameter(par_name) {
+    var results = new RegExp('[\?&]' + par_name + '=([^&#]*)').exec(window.location.href);
+    if (results == null) {
+        return null;
+    } else {
+        return results[1] || 0;
+    }
+}
+
+function buildHtmlShape(args) {
+    var mySymbol = args.shape;
+    switch (mySymbol) {
+        case d3.symbolCircle:
+            return '<div class="palette-node-icon"> <div class="palette-node-circle" style="background:' + args.color + ';"></div></div>';
+            break;
+        case d3.symbolSquare:
+            return '<div class="palette-node-icon"> <div class="palette-node-square" style="background:' + args.color + ';"></div></div>';
+            break;
+        case d3.symbolDiamond:
+            return '<div class="palette-node-icon" style="background-color:' + args.color + '"></div>';
+            ;
+            break;
+        case d3.symbolTriangle:
+            return '<div class="palette-node-icon"> <div class="palette-node-triangle" style="border-color: transparent transparent ' + args.color + ' transparent;"></div></div>';
+            break;
+        case d3.symbolStar:
+            return '<div class="palette-node-icon" style="background-color:' + args.color + '"></div>';
+            ;
+            break;
+        case d3.symbolCross:
+            return '<div class="palette-node-icon" style="background-color:' + args.color + '"></div>';
+            ;
+            break;
+        default:
+            // if the string is not recognized
+            return "unknown";
+        //return d3.symbolCircleUnknown;
+    }
+
+
+}
+
+if (!String.format) {
+    String.format = function (format) {
+        var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+        return format.replace(/{(\d+)}/g, function (match, number) {
+            return typeof args[number] != 'undefined' ?
+                args[number] :
+                match;
+        });
+    };
+}
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