signal.hh

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#ifndef __LOUT_SIGNALS_HH__
#define __LOUT_SIGNALS_HH__

#include "object.hh"
#include "container.hh"

namespace lout {

namespace signal {

class Receiver;

class Emitter: public object::Object
{
   friend class Receiver;

private:
   container::typed::List <Receiver> *receivers;

   void unconnect (Receiver *receiver);

protected:
   void emitVoid (int signalNo, int argc, Object **argv);
   bool emitBool (int signalNo, int argc, Object **argv);
   void connect(Receiver *receiver);

   virtual bool emitToReceiver (Receiver *receiver, int signalNo,
                                int argc, Object **argv) = 0;

public:
   Emitter();
   ~Emitter();

   void intoStringBuffer(misc::StringBuffer *sb);
};

class Receiver: public object::Object
{
  friend class Emitter;

private:
   container::typed::List<Emitter> *emitters;

   void connectTo(Emitter *emitter);
   void unconnectFrom(Emitter *emitter);

public:
   Receiver();
   ~Receiver();

   void intoStringBuffer(misc::StringBuffer *sb);
};

class ObservedObject
{
public:
   class DeletionReceiver: public signal::Receiver
   {
   public:
      virtual void deleted (ObservedObject *object) = 0;
   };

private:
   class DeletionEmitter: public signal::Emitter
   {
   protected:
      bool emitToReceiver (signal::Receiver *receiver, int signalNo,
                           int argc, Object **argv);

   public:
      inline void connectDeletion (DeletionReceiver *receiver)
      { connect (receiver); }

      void emitDeletion (ObservedObject *obj);
   };

   DeletionEmitter deletionEmitter;

public:
   virtual ~ObservedObject();

   inline void connectDeletion (DeletionReceiver *receiver)
   { deletionEmitter.connectDeletion (receiver); }
};

} // namespace signal

} // namespace lout

#endif // __LOUT_SIGNALS_HH__