/*
 * driver
 * cylonjs.com
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2013-2014 The Hybrid Group
 * Licensed under the Apache 2.0 license.
*/

'use strict';

require('./basestar');
var namespace = require('node-namespace');

// The Driver class is a base class for Driver classes in external Cylon
// modules to use. It offers basic functions for starting/halting that
// descendant classes can use.
namespace("Cylon", function() {
  this.Driver = (function(klass) {
    subclass(Driver, klass);

    // Public: Creates a new Driver
    //
    // opts - hash of acceptable params
    //   name - name of the Driver, used when printing to console
    //   device - Device the driver will use to proxy commands/events
    //
    // Returns a new Driver
    function Driver(opts) {
      if (opts == null) {
        opts = {};
      }
      this.self = this;
      this.name = opts.name;
      this.device = opts.device;
      this.connection = this.device.connection;
      this.commandList = [];
    }

    // Public: Exposes all commands the driver will respond to/proxy
    //
    // Returns an array of string method names
    Driver.prototype.commands = function() {
      return this.commandList;
    };

    // Public: Starts up the driver, and emits 'connect' from the @device
    // when done.
    //
    // callback - function to run when the driver is started
    //
    // Returns nothing
    Driver.prototype.start = function(callback) {
      Logger.info("Driver " + this.name + " started");
      callback(null);
      this.device.emit('start');
      return true;
    };

    // Public: Halts the driver
    //
    // Returns nothing
    Driver.prototype.halt = function() {
      return Logger.info("Driver " + this.name + " halted");
    };

    return Driver;

  })(Cylon.Basestar);
});