cylon/lib/basestar.js

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/*
* basestar
* cylonjs.com
*
* Copyright (c) 2013-2014 The Hybrid Group
* Licensed under the Apache 2.0 license.
*/
"use strict";
require('./utils');
var namespace = require('node-namespace');
var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
// 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.
namespace("Cylon", function() {
this.Basestar = (function(klass) {
subclass(Basestar, klass);
function Basestar(opts) {
this.self = this;
}
// 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 = function(methods, target, source, force) {
if (force == null) { force = false; }
return proxyFunctionsToObject(methods, target, source, force);
};
// 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) {
var self = this;
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's associated connection.
//
// opts - hash of opts to be passed to defineEvent()
//
// Returns this.connector
Basestar.prototype.defineAdaptorEvent = function(opts) {
if (typeof opts === 'string') { opts = { eventName: opts }; }
opts['source'] = this.connector;
opts['target'] = this.connection;
return this.defineEvent(opts);
};
// Public: Creates an event handler that proxies events from an device's
// 'connector' (reference to whatever module is actually talking to the hw)
// to the device's associated connection.
//
// opts - hash of opts to be passed to defineEvent()
//
// Returns this.connection
Basestar.prototype.defineDriverEvent = function(opts) {
if (typeof opts === 'string') { opts = { eventName: opts }; }
opts['source'] = this.connection;
opts['target'] = this.device;
return this.defineEvent(opts);
};
return Basestar;
})(EventEmitter);
});