/* * basestar * cylonjs.com * * Copyright (c) 2013-2015 The Hybrid Group * Licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. */ "use strict"; var EventEmitter = require("events").EventEmitter; var Utils = require("./utils"); // Basestar is a base class to be used when writing external Cylon adaptors and // drivers. It provides some useful base methods and functionality // // It also extends EventEmitter, so child classes are capable of emitting events // for other parts of the system to handle. var Basestar = module.exports = function Basestar() { }; Utils.subclass(Basestar, EventEmitter); // Public: Proxies calls from all methods in the object to a target object // // methods - array of methods to proxy // target - object to proxy methods to // source - object to proxy methods from // force - whether or not to overwrite existing method definitions // // Returns the klass where the methods have been proxied Basestar.prototype.proxyMethods = Utils.proxyFunctionsToObject; // Public: Defines an event handler that proxies events from a source object // to a target object // // opts - object containing options: // - targetEventName or eventName - event that should be emitted from the // target // - target - object to proxy event to // - source - object to proxy event from // - sendUpdate - whether or not to send an "update" event // // Returns the source Basestar.prototype.defineEvent = function(opts) { opts.sendUpdate = opts.sendUpdate || false; opts.targetEventName = opts.targetEventName || opts.eventName; opts.source.on(opts.eventName, function() { var args = arguments.length >= 1 ? [].slice.call(arguments, 0) : []; args.unshift(opts.targetEventName); opts.target.emit.apply(opts.target, args); if (opts.sendUpdate) { args.unshift("update"); opts.target.emit.apply(opts.target, args); } }); return opts.source; }; // Public: Creates an event handler that proxies events from an adaptor"s // "connector" (reference to whatever module is actually talking to the hw) // to the adaptor // // opts - hash of opts to be passed to defineEvent() // // Returns this.connector Basestar.prototype.defineAdaptorEvent = function(opts) { return this._proxyEvents(opts, this.connector, this); }; // Public: Creates an event handler that proxies events from a driver"s // connection to the driver // // opts - hash of opts to be passed to defineEvent() // // Returns this.connection Basestar.prototype.defineDriverEvent = function(opts) { return this._proxyEvents(opts, this.connection, this); }; Basestar.prototype._proxyEvents = function(opts, source, target) { opts = (typeof opts === "string") ? { eventName: opts } : opts; opts.source = source; opts.target = target; return this.defineEvent(opts); };