this.getChildByName = function (name) {
    let nodes = this.children.filter(el => el.displayName == name);
    return nodes[0]
}

this.setGizmoMode = function (mode) {
    if (this.gizmo) {
        this.gizmo.properties.mode = mode
    }
}

this.showCloseGizmo = function () {
    let gizmoNode =
    {
        "extends": "http://vwf.example.com/aframe/gizmoComponent.vwf",
        "type": "component",
        "properties":
        {
            "mode": "translate"
        }
    }
    if (this.properties.edit) {
        this.children.create("gizmo", gizmoNode);
    } else {
        if (this.gizmo) {
            this.children.delete(this.gizmo)
        }
    }
}

// Parse a parameter as a translation specification.
this.translationFromValue = function (propertyValue) {

    var value = goog.vec.Vec3.create();
    if (propertyValue.hasOwnProperty('x')) {
        value = goog.vec.Vec3.createFromValues(propertyValue.x, propertyValue.y, propertyValue.z)
    }
    else if (Array.isArray(propertyValue) || propertyValue instanceof Float32Array) {
        value = goog.vec.Vec3.createFromArray(propertyValue);
    }
    else if (typeof propertyValue === 'string') {
        let val = AFRAME.utils.coordinates.parse(propertyValue);
        value = goog.vec.Vec3.createFromValues(val.x, val.y, val.z)
    }

    return value


    // return value && value.length >= 3 ?
    //   value :
    //   goog.vec.Vec3.create();
};

this.sendOSC = function (msg) {
    //sending OSC msg

    vwf_view.kernel.fireEvent(this.id, "sendOSC", [msg]);

    // if (_OSCManager.port !== null) {
    //     _OSCManager.port.send(msg);
    // }

    //on driver side

}

this.intersectEvent = function () {
    //this.intersectEventMethod();
}
this.clearIntersectEvent = function () {
    //this.clearIntersectEventMethod();
}

this.intersectEventMethod = function () {

    //intersect method
}


this.clearIntersectEventMethod = function () {

    //clearIntersect method

}

this.setOwner = function (param) {

    var clients = this.find("doc('http://vwf.example.com/clients.vwf')")[0];

    if (clients !== undefined) {
        //console.log(clients.children);

        let clientsArray = [];

        clients.children.forEach(function (element) {
            clientsArray.push(element.name);

        });

        //console.log(clientsArray);

        if (this.ownedBy) {
            if (clientsArray.includes(this.ownedBy)) {
                console.log(this.id + " already owned by: " + param);
            } else {
                this.ownedBy = param;
                //console.log(this.id + ' set owner to: ' + param);
            }


        } else {
            this.ownedBy = param;
            //console.log(this.id + ' set owner to: ' + param);
        }

    }




}