guaranteeEvents/index.js
Alex A. Naanou 7e95066be6 initial code moved from ImageGrid...
Signed-off-by: Alex A. Naanou <alex.nanou@gmail.com>
2014-12-29 19:51:22 +03:00

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// Guarantee that every event handler gets every event...
//
// guaranteeEvents('event', emitter)
// guaranteeEvents('eventA eventB ...', emitter)
// guaranteeEvents(['eventA', 'eventB', ...], emitter)
// -> emitter
//
//
// This will add a .clearGuarantedQueue(..) method to the emitter that
// will clear the event queue for a specific event.
//
// Clear event(s) queue(s)...
// emitter.clearGuarantedQueue('event')
// emitter.clearGuarantedQueue('eventA eventB ...')
// emitter.clearGuarantedQueue(['eventA', 'eventB', ...])
// -> emitter
//
// Clear all queues...
// emitter.clearGuarantedQueue('*')
// -> emitter
//
//
// NOTE: the seen stack might get quite big, this is not recommended for
// long running emitters...
//
var guaranteeEvents =
module.exports =
function(names, emitter){
names = typeof(names) == typeof('str') ? names.split(/\s+/g) : names
// add ability to clear the queue...
if(emitter.clearGuarantedQueue == null){
emitter.clearGuarantedQueue = function(names){
names = names == '*' ? Object.keys(this._guaranteed_queue)
: typeof(names) == typeof('str') ? names.split(/\s+/g)
: names
var that = this
names.forEach(function(name){
if(name in that._guaranteed_queue){
that._guaranteed_queue[name] = []
}
})
return this
}
emitter._guaranteed_queue = {}
}
names.forEach(function(name){
// do not register twice...
if(emitter._guaranteed_queue[name] != null){
return
}
var seen = emitter._guaranteed_queue[name] = []
emitter
// remember each event emitted...
.on(name, function(){
seen.push([].slice.apply(arguments))
})
// call the handler with the it events missed...
.on('newListener', function(evt, func){
if(evt == name && seen.length > 0){
var that = this
seen.forEach(function(args){
func.apply(that, args)
})
}
})
})
return emitter
}
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