Not requiring fields to be previously set while loading existing data

src/BaseAPI.js

@@ -848,7 +848,6 @@ export default class BaseAPI {
    * @param {string} CMIElement
    */
   loadFromFlattenedJSON(json, CMIElement) {
-    console.clear();
     if (!this.isNotInitialized()) {
       console.error(
           'loadFromFlattenedJSON can only be called before the call to lmsInitialize.');
@@ -866,39 +865,23 @@ export default class BaseAPI {
     function testPattern(a, c, a_pattern) {
       const a_match = a.match(a_pattern);
 
-      if (a_match !== null) {
-        let c_match = c.match(
-            new RegExp(a_match[1] + Number(a_match[2]) + '.(.*)'));
-        if (c_match !== null) {
-          const a_int = Number(a_match[2]);
-
-          if (a_match[3] === 'id') {
-            return -1;
-          } else if (a_match[3] === 'type' && c_match[1] !== 'id') {
-            return -1;
-          } else {
-            return 1;
-          }
-        } else if ((c_match = c.match(a_pattern)) !== null) {
+      let c_match;
+      if (a_match !== null && (c_match = c.match(a_pattern)) !== null) {
         return Number(a_match[2]) - Number(c_match[2]);
-        } else {
-          return testPattern(c, a, a_pattern);
-        }
       }
 
       return null;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Function to sort the array, which we'll call until we're done.
-     *
-     * @param {string} a
-     * @param {string} b
-     * @param {string} c
-     * @param {string} d
-     * @return {number}
-     */
-    function resultSort([a, b], [c, d]) {
+    const int_pattern = /^(cmi\.interactions\.)(\d+)\.(.*)$/;
+    const obj_pattern = /^(cmi\.objectives\.)(\d+)\.(.*)$/;
+
+    const result = Object.keys(json).map(function(key) {
+      return [String(key), json[key]];
+    });
+
+    // CMI interactions need to have id and type loaded before any other fields
+    result.sort(function([a, b], [c, d]) {
       let test;
       if ((test = testPattern(a, c, int_pattern)) !== null) {
         return test;
@@ -914,25 +897,10 @@ export default class BaseAPI {
         return 1;
       }
       return 0;
-    }
-
-    const int_pattern = /^(cmi\.interactions\.)(\d+)\.(.*)$/;
-    const obj_pattern = /^(cmi\.objectives\.)(\d+)\.(.*)$/;
-
-    const result = Object.keys(json).map(function(key) {
-      return [String(key), json[key]];
     });
 
-    // CMI interactions need to have id and type loaded before any other fields
-    // Call the sort until everything is properly sorted.
-    // I must be missing an edge case in my sort?
-    let sorted_result = [];
-    while (sorted_result !== result.sort(resultSort)) {
-      sorted_result = result;
-    }
-
     let obj;
-    sorted_result.forEach((element) => {
+    result.forEach((element) => {
       obj = {};
       obj[element[0]] = element[1];
       this.loadFromJSON(unflatten(obj), CMIElement);

src/Scorm2004API.js

@@ -194,8 +194,10 @@ export default class Scorm2004API extends BaseAPI {
       const parts = CMIElement.split('.');
       const index = Number(parts[2]);
       const interaction = this.cmi.interactions.childArray[index];
+      if (this.isInitialized()) {
         if (!interaction.type) {
-        this.throwSCORMError(scorm2004_error_codes.DEPENDENCY_NOT_ESTABLISHED);
+          this.throwSCORMError(
+              scorm2004_error_codes.DEPENDENCY_NOT_ESTABLISHED);
         } else {
           const interaction_type = interaction.type;
           const interaction_count = interaction.correct_responses._count;
@@ -229,6 +231,7 @@ export default class Scorm2004API extends BaseAPI {
                 'Incorrect Response Type: ' + interaction_type);
           }
         }
+      }
       if (this.lastErrorCode === 0) {
         newChild = new CMIInteractionsCorrectResponsesObject();
       }

src/cmi/scorm2004_cmi.js

@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ export class CMIInteractionsObject extends BaseCMI {
    * @param {string} type
    */
   set type(type) {
-    if (typeof this.id === 'undefined') {
+    if (this.initialized && typeof this.id === 'undefined') {
       throw new ValidationError(
           scorm2004_error_codes.DEPENDENCY_NOT_ESTABLISHED);
     } else {
@@ -842,10 +842,15 @@ export class CMIInteractionsObject extends BaseCMI {
    * @param {string} timestamp
    */
   set timestamp(timestamp) {
+    if (this.initialized && typeof this.id === 'undefined') {
+      throw new ValidationError(
+          scorm2004_error_codes.DEPENDENCY_NOT_ESTABLISHED);
+    } else {
       if (check2004ValidFormat(timestamp, scorm2004_regex.CMITime)) {
         this.#timestamp = timestamp;
       }
     }
+  }
 
   /**
    * Getter for #weighting
@@ -860,10 +865,15 @@ export class CMIInteractionsObject extends BaseCMI {
    * @param {string} weighting
    */
   set weighting(weighting) {
+    if (this.initialized && typeof this.id === 'undefined') {
+      throw new ValidationError(
+          scorm2004_error_codes.DEPENDENCY_NOT_ESTABLISHED);
+    } else {
       if (check2004ValidFormat(weighting, scorm2004_regex.CMIDecimal)) {
         this.#weighting = weighting;
       }
     }
+  }
 
   /**
    * Getter for #learner_response
@@ -879,7 +889,8 @@ export class CMIInteractionsObject extends BaseCMI {
    * @param {string} learner_response
    */
   set learner_response(learner_response) {
-    if (typeof this.type === 'undefined' || typeof this.id === 'undefined') {
+    if (this.initialized && (typeof this.type === 'undefined' ||
+        typeof this.id === 'undefined')) {
       throw new ValidationError(
           scorm2004_error_codes.DEPENDENCY_NOT_ESTABLISHED);
     } else {
@@ -962,10 +973,15 @@ export class CMIInteractionsObject extends BaseCMI {
    * @param {string} latency
    */
   set latency(latency) {
+    if (this.initialized && typeof this.id === 'undefined') {
+      throw new ValidationError(
+          scorm2004_error_codes.DEPENDENCY_NOT_ESTABLISHED);
+    } else {
       if (check2004ValidFormat(latency, scorm2004_regex.CMITimespan)) {
         this.#latency = latency;
       }
     }
+  }
 
   /**
    * Getter for #description
@@ -980,11 +996,16 @@ export class CMIInteractionsObject extends BaseCMI {
    * @param {string} description
    */
   set description(description) {
+    if (this.initialized && typeof this.id === 'undefined') {
+      throw new ValidationError(
+          scorm2004_error_codes.DEPENDENCY_NOT_ESTABLISHED);
+    } else {
       if (check2004ValidFormat(description, scorm2004_regex.CMILangString250,
           true)) {
         this.#description = description;
       }
     }
+  }
 
   /**
    * toJSON for cmi.interactions.n
@@ -1081,10 +1102,15 @@ export class CMIObjectivesObject extends BaseCMI {
    * @param {string} success_status
    */
   set success_status(success_status) {
+    if (this.initialized && typeof this.id === 'undefined') {
+      throw new ValidationError(
+          scorm2004_error_codes.DEPENDENCY_NOT_ESTABLISHED);
+    } else {
       if (check2004ValidFormat(success_status, scorm2004_regex.CMISStatus)) {
         this.#success_status = success_status;
       }
     }
+  }
 
   /**
    * Getter for #completion_status
@@ -1099,10 +1125,15 @@ export class CMIObjectivesObject extends BaseCMI {
    * @param {string} completion_status
    */
   set completion_status(completion_status) {
+    if (this.initialized && typeof this.id === 'undefined') {
+      throw new ValidationError(
+          scorm2004_error_codes.DEPENDENCY_NOT_ESTABLISHED);
+    } else {
       if (check2004ValidFormat(completion_status, scorm2004_regex.CMICStatus)) {
         this.#completion_status = completion_status;
       }
     }
+  }
 
   /**
    * Getter for #progress_measure
@@ -1117,11 +1148,17 @@ export class CMIObjectivesObject extends BaseCMI {
    * @param {string} progress_measure
    */
   set progress_measure(progress_measure) {
+    if (this.initialized && typeof this.id === 'undefined') {
+      throw new ValidationError(
+          scorm2004_error_codes.DEPENDENCY_NOT_ESTABLISHED);
+    } else {
       if (check2004ValidFormat(progress_measure, scorm2004_regex.CMIDecimal) &&
-        check2004ValidRange(progress_measure, scorm2004_regex.progress_range)) {
+          check2004ValidRange(progress_measure,
+              scorm2004_regex.progress_range)) {
         this.#progress_measure = progress_measure;
       }
     }
+  }
 
   /**
    * Getter for #description
@@ -1136,11 +1173,16 @@ export class CMIObjectivesObject extends BaseCMI {
    * @param {string} description
    */
   set description(description) {
+    if (this.initialized && typeof this.id === 'undefined') {
+      throw new ValidationError(
+          scorm2004_error_codes.DEPENDENCY_NOT_ESTABLISHED);
+    } else {
       if (check2004ValidFormat(description, scorm2004_regex.CMILangString250,
           true)) {
         this.#description = description;
       }
     }
+  }
 
   /**
    * toJSON for cmi.objectives.n