Module: RubyEvent::Generator

Defined in:
lib/ruby-event/generator.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#event(event_name) ⇒ Object

Constructs the methods and objects for an event automatically

Example:

event :data_received



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# File 'lib/ruby-event/generator.rb', line 13

def event(event_name)
  self.class_eval <<-EOT
  
    def #{event_name}(*args, &block)
      _ensure_events
      if not @_events["#{event_name}"]
        @_events["#{event_name}"] = RubyEvent::Event.new
      end
      if args != []
        @_events["#{event_name}"].call(self, args)
      else
        if block
          #{event_name} + block
        else
          @_events["#{event_name}"]
        end
      end
    end
    
    def #{event_name}=(event)
      _ensure_events
      if RubyEvent::Event === event
        @_events["#{event_name}"] = event
      end
    end
    
    def _ensure_events
      if not @_events
        @_events = {}
      end
    end
    
    private :_ensure_events 
  EOT
end