The matrix.eventable module/function returns a table with a pair of functions
which can be used to connect event handlers to events, and to generate them.
Basic usage is as follows:
obj = eventable()
obj.hook("event-name", print) -- Handle the event with "print"
obj.fire("event-name", "Hello, world") -- Prints "Hello, world"
This initial implementation has the following limitations:
* Event handlers are always invoked in the same order in which they have been
connected using the .hook() function.
* Individual event handlers cannot be disconnected. Only disconnecting all
handlers for en event at once is possible via .hook("event", nil).
97 lines
2.3 KiB
Lua
97 lines
2.3 KiB
Lua
#! /usr/bin/env lua
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--
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-- eventable.lua
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-- Copyright (C) 2016 Adrian Perez <aperez@igalia.com>
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--
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-- Distributed under terms of the MIT license.
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--
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local _select, _pack, _unpack = select, table.pack, table.unpack or unpack
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if not _pack then
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_pack = function (...)
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local n = _select("#", ...)
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local r = { n = n }
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for i = 1, n do
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r[i] = _select(i, ...)
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end
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return r
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end
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end
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local function _expack (args, ...)
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local r = { n = args.n }
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local n = _select("#", ...)
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for i = 1, args.n do
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r[i] = args[i]
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end
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for i = 1, n do
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r[r.n + i] = _select(i, ...)
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end
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r.n = r.n + n
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return _unpack(r)
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end
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return function (...)
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local event_map = {}
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local events = {}
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function events.hook(event, handler)
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if not handler then
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event_map[event] = nil
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else
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if not event_map[event] then
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event_map[event] = {}
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end
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local handlers = event_map[event]
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handlers[#handlers + 1] = handler
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end
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end
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local nargs = _select("#", ...)
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if nargs == 0 then
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-- Simplest version, no arguments.
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function events.fire(event, ...)
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local handlers = event_map[event]
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if handlers then
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for i = 1, #handlers do
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local ret = _pack(handlers[i](...))
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if ret.n > 0 then
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return _unpack(ret)
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end
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end
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end
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end
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elseif nargs == 1 then
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-- Common single-argument case: optimized.
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local arg = _select(1, ...)
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function events.fire(event, ...)
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local handlers = event_map[event]
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if handlers then
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for i = 1, #handlers do
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local ret = _pack(handlers[i](arg, ...))
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if ret.n > 0 then
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return _unpack(ret)
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end
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end
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end
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end
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else
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-- Generic multi-argument case.
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local args = _pack(...)
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function events.fire(event, ...)
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local handlers = event_map[event]
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if handlers then
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for i = 1, #handlers do
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local ret = _pack(handlers[i](_expack(args, ...)))
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if ret.n > 0 then
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return _unpack(ret)
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end
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end
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end
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end
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end
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return events
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end
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