    /**
     * A class used to load remote content to an Element. Sample usage:
     *
     *     Ext.get('el').load({
     *         url: 'myPage.php',
     *         scripts: true,
     *         params: {
     *             id: 1
     *         }
     *     });
     *
     * In general this class will not be instanced directly, rather the {@link Ext.Element#method-load} method
     * will be used.
     */
    Ext.define('Ext.ElementLoader', {

        /* Begin Definitions */

        mixins: {
            observable: 'Ext.util.Observable'
        },

        uses: [
            'Ext.data.Connection',
            'Ext.Ajax'
        ],

        statics: {
            Renderer: {
                Html: function(loader, response, active){
                    loader.getTarget().update(response.responseText, active.scripts === true);
                    return true;
                }
            }
        },

        /* End Definitions */

        /**
         * @cfg {String} url (required)
         * The url to retrieve the content from.
         */
        url: null,

        /**
         * @cfg {Object} params
         * Any params to be attached to the Ajax request. These parameters will
         * be overridden by any params in the load options.
         */
        params: null,

        /**
         * @cfg {Object} baseParams Params that will be attached to every request. These parameters
         * will not be overridden by any params in the load options.
         */
        baseParams: null,

        /**
         * @cfg {Boolean/Object} autoLoad
         * True to have the loader make a request as soon as it is created.
         * This argument can also be a set of options that will be passed to {@link #method-load} is called.
         */
        autoLoad: false,

        /**
         * @cfg {HTMLElement/Ext.Element/String} target
         * The target element for the loader. It can be the DOM element, the id or an {@link Ext.Element}.
         */
        target: null,

        /**
         * @cfg {Boolean/String} loadMask
         * True or a string to show when the element is loading.
         */
        loadMask: false,

        /**
         * @cfg {Object} ajaxOptions
         * Any additional options to be passed to the request, for example timeout or headers.
         */
        ajaxOptions: null,

        /**
         * @cfg {Boolean} scripts
         * True to parse any inline script tags in the response.
         */
        scripts: false,

        /**
         * @cfg {Function} success
         * A function to be called when a load request is successful.
         * Will be called with the following config parameters:
         *
         * - this - The ElementLoader instance.
         * - response - The response object.
         * - options - Ajax options.
         */

        /**
         * @cfg {Function} failure A function to be called when a load request fails.
         * Will be called with the following config parameters:
         *
         * - this - The ElementLoader instance.
         * - response - The response object.
         * - options - Ajax options.
         */

        /**
         * @cfg {Function} callback A function to be called when a load request finishes.
         * Will be called with the following config parameters:
         *
         * - this - The ElementLoader instance.
         * - success - True if successful request.
         * - response - The response object.
         * - options - Ajax options.
         */

        /**
         * @cfg {Object} scope
         * The scope to execute the {@link #success} and {@link #failure} functions in.
         */

        /**
         * @cfg {Function} renderer
         * A custom function to render the content to the element. The function should
         * return false if the renderer could not be applied. The passed parameters are:
         *
         * - The loader
         * - The response
         * - The active request
         */

        /**
         * @property {Boolean} isLoader
         * `true` in this class to identify an object as an instantiated ElementLoader, or subclass thereof.
         */
        isLoader: true,

        constructor: function(config) {
            var me = this,
                autoLoad;

            config = config || {};
            Ext.apply(me, config);
            me.setTarget(me.target);
            me.addEvents(
                /**
                 * @event beforeload
                 * Fires before a load request is made to the server.
                 * Returning false from an event listener can prevent the load
                 * from occurring.
                 * @param {Ext.ElementLoader} this
                 * @param {Object} options The options passed to the request
                 */
                'beforeload',

                /**
                 * @event exception
                 * Fires after an unsuccessful load.
                 * @param {Ext.ElementLoader} this
                 * @param {Object} response The response from the server
                 * @param {Object} options The options passed to the request
                 */
                'exception',

                /**
                 * @event load
                 * Fires after a successful load.
                 * @param {Ext.ElementLoader} this
                 * @param {Object} response The response from the server
                 * @param {Object} options The options passed to the request
                 */
                'load'
            );

            // don't pass config because we have already applied it.
            me.mixins.observable.constructor.call(me);

            if (me.autoLoad) {
                autoLoad = me.autoLoad;
                if (autoLoad === true) {
                    autoLoad = {};
                }
                me.load(autoLoad);
            }
        },

        /**
         * Sets an {@link Ext.Element} as the target of this loader.
         * Note that if the target is changed, any active requests will be aborted.
         * @param {String/HTMLElement/Ext.Element} target The element or its ID.
         */
        setTarget: function(target){
            var me = this;
            target = Ext.get(target);
            if (me.target && me.target != target) {
                me.abort();
            }
            me.target = target;
        },

        /**
         * Returns the target of this loader.
         * @return {Ext.Component} The target or null if none exists.
         */
        getTarget: function(){
            return this.target || null;
        },

        /**
         * Aborts the active load request
         */
        abort: function(){
            var active = this.active;
            if (active !== undefined) {
                Ext.Ajax.abort(active.request);
                if (active.mask) {
                    this.removeMask();
                }
                delete this.active;
            }
        },

        /**
         * Removes the mask on the target
         * @private
         */
        removeMask: function(){
            this.target.unmask();
        },

        /**
         * Adds the mask on the target
         * @private
         * @param {Boolean/Object} mask The mask configuration
         */
        addMask: function(mask){
            this.target.mask(mask === true ? null : mask);
        },

        /**
         * Loads new data from the server.
         * @param {Object} options The options for the request. They can be any configuration option that can be specified for
         * the class, with the exception of the target option. Note that any options passed to the method will override any
         * class defaults.
         */
        load: function(options) {
            //<debug>
            if (!this.target) {
                Ext.Error.raise('A valid target is required when loading content');
            }
            //</debug>

            options = Ext.apply({}, options);

            var me = this,
                target = me.target,
                mask = Ext.isDefined(options.loadMask) ? options.loadMask : me.loadMask,
                params = Ext.apply({}, options.params),
                ajaxOptions = Ext.apply({}, options.ajaxOptions),
                callback = options.callback || me.callback,
                scope = options.scope || me.scope || me,
                request;

            Ext.applyIf(ajaxOptions, me.ajaxOptions);
            Ext.applyIf(options, ajaxOptions);

            Ext.applyIf(params, me.params);
            Ext.apply(params, me.baseParams);

            Ext.applyIf(options, {
                url: me.url
            });

            //<debug>
            if (!options.url) {
                Ext.Error.raise('You must specify the URL from which content should be loaded');
            }
            //</debug>

            Ext.apply(options, {
                scope: me,
                params: params,
                callback: me.onComplete
            });

            if (me.fireEvent('beforeload', me, options) === false) {
                return;
            }

            if (mask) {
                me.addMask(mask);
            }

            request = Ext.Ajax.request(options);
            me.active = {
                request: request,
                options: options,
                mask: mask,
                scope: scope,
                callback: callback,
                success: options.success || me.success,
                failure: options.failure || me.failure,
                renderer: options.renderer || me.renderer,
                scripts: Ext.isDefined(options.scripts) ? options.scripts : me.scripts
            };
            me.setOptions(me.active, options);
        },

        /**
         * Sets any additional options on the active request
         * @private
         * @param {Object} active The active request
         * @param {Object} options The initial options
         */
        setOptions: Ext.emptyFn,

        /**
         * Parses the response after the request completes
         * @private
         * @param {Object} options Ajax options
         * @param {Boolean} success Success status of the request
         * @param {Object} response The response object
         */
        onComplete: function(options, success, response) {
            var me = this,
                active = me.active,
                scope = active.scope,
                renderer = me.getRenderer(active.renderer);

            if (success) {
                success = renderer.call(me, me, response, active) !== false;
            }

            if (success) {
                Ext.callback(active.success, scope, [me, response, options]);
                me.fireEvent('load', me, response, options);
            } else {
                Ext.callback(active.failure, scope, [me, response, options]);
                me.fireEvent('exception', me, response, options);
            }
            Ext.callback(active.callback, scope, [me, success, response, options]);

            if (active.mask) {
                me.removeMask();
            }

            delete me.active;
        },

        /**
         * Gets the renderer to use
         * @private
         * @param {String/Function} renderer The renderer to use
         * @return {Function} A rendering function to use.
         */
        getRenderer: function(renderer){
            if (Ext.isFunction(renderer)) {
                return renderer;
            }
            return this.statics().Renderer.Html;
        },

        /**
         * Automatically refreshes the content over a specified period.
         * @param {Number} interval The interval to refresh in ms.
         * @param {Object} options (optional) The options to pass to the load method. See {@link #method-load}
         */
        startAutoRefresh: function(interval, options){
            var me = this;
            me.stopAutoRefresh();
            me.autoRefresh = setInterval(function(){
                me.load(options);
            }, interval);
        },

        /**
         * Clears any auto refresh. See {@link #startAutoRefresh}.
         */
        stopAutoRefresh: function(){
            clearInterval(this.autoRefresh);
            delete this.autoRefresh;
        },

        /**
         * Checks whether the loader is automatically refreshing. See {@link #startAutoRefresh}.
         * @return {Boolean} True if the loader is automatically refreshing
         */
        isAutoRefreshing: function(){
            return Ext.isDefined(this.autoRefresh);
        },

        /**
         * Destroys the loader. Any active requests will be aborted.
         */
        destroy: function(){
            var me = this;
            me.stopAutoRefresh();
            delete me.target;
            me.abort();
            me.clearListeners();
        }
    });