fix for frontend parsing settings

README.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The [logo](yacv_server/logo.py) also works as an example of how to use the viewe
 
 To see the live updates you will need to run the [yacv_server](yacv_server) and
 open [the viewer](https://yeicor-3d.github.io/yet-another-cad-viewer/) with
-the `preloadModels=ws://<host>:32323/` query parameter (by default it already tries localhost).
+the `preload=ws://<host>:32323/` query parameter (by default it already tries localhost).
 
 Note that [yacv_server](yacv_server) also hosts the frontend at `http://localhost:32323/` if you have no access to the
 internet.
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ internet.
 ### Static deployment
 
 To deploy the viewer and models as a static website you can simply copy the latest build directory to your server.
-To load models use the `preloadModels=...` query parameter in the URL.
+To load models use the `preload=...` query parameter in the URL.
 It can be set multiple times to load multiple models.
 
 Note that you can simply reuse the [main deployment](https://yeicor-3d.github.io/yet-another-cad-viewer/) and host only
-your own models (linking them from the viewer with the `preloadModels` query parameter).
+your own models (linking them from the viewer with the `preload` query parameter).
 
 To see a working example of a static deployment you can check out
-the [demo](https://yeicor-3d.github.io/yet-another-cad-viewer/?preloadModels=base.glb&preloadModels=fox.glb&preloadModels=img.jpg.glb&preloadModels=location.glb).
+the [demo](https://yeicor-3d.github.io/yet-another-cad-viewer/?preload=base.glb&preload=fox.glb&preload=img.jpg.glb&preload=location.glb).
 
 ![Demo](assets/screenshot.png)

frontend/App.vue

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ async function onModelRemoveRequest(name: string) {
 let networkMgr = new NetworkManager();
 networkMgr.addEventListener('update', (e) => onModelLoadRequest(e as NetworkUpdateEvent));
 // Start loading all configured models ASAP
-for (let model of settings.preloadModels) {
+for (let model of settings.preload) {
   networkMgr.load(model);
 }
 

frontend/misc/settings.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // These are the default values for the settings, which are overridden below
 export const settings = {
-    preloadModels: [
+    preload: [
         // @ts-ignore
         // new URL('../../assets/fox.glb', import.meta.url).href,
         // @ts-ignore
@@ -29,15 +29,19 @@ function parseSetting(name: string, value: string): any {
     if (arrayElem) name = name.slice(0, -2);
     let prevValue = (settings as any)[name];
     if (prevValue === undefined) throw new Error(`Unknown setting: ${name}`);
-    if (Array.isArray(prevValue) && !arrayElem) {
-        let toExtend = []
-        if (!firstTimeNames.includes(name)) {
-            firstTimeNames.push(name);
+    if (Array.isArray(prevValue)) {
+        if (!arrayElem) {
+            let toExtend = []
+            if (!firstTimeNames.includes(name)) {
+                firstTimeNames.push(name);
+            } else {
+                toExtend = prevValue;
+            }
+            toExtend.push(parseSetting(name + ".0", value));
+            return toExtend;
         } else {
-            toExtend = prevValue;
+            prevValue = prevValue[0];
         }
-        toExtend.push(parseSetting(name + ".0", value));
-        return toExtend;
     }
     switch (typeof prevValue) {
         case 'boolean':
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ function parseSetting(name: string, value: string): any {
         case 'string':
             return value;
         default:
-            throw new Error(`Unknown setting type: ${typeof prevValue}`);
+            throw new Error(`Unknown setting type: ${typeof prevValue} -- ${prevValue}`);
     }
 }