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module ObservableModel
  
  def add_observer(property_name, observer)
    property_observer_list(property_name) << observer
  end

  def property_observer_hash
    @property_observers = Hash.new unless @property_observers
    @property_observers
  end
  
  def property_observer_list(property_name)
    property_observer_hash[property_name.to_sym] = [] unless property_observer_hash[property_name.to_sym]
    property_observer_hash[property_name.to_sym]
  end
  
  def notify_observers(property_name)
    property_observer_list(property_name).each {|observer| observer.update(send(property_name))}
  end
  
  class Updater
    def initialize(property_name, observable_model)
      @property_name = property_name
      @observable_model = observable_model
    end
    def update
      @observable_model.notify_observers(@property_name)
    end
  end
  
  def self.extend_object(model)
    super
    model.methods.each do |method|
      self.add_method_observers(model, method)
    end
  end
  
  def self.add_method_observers(model, method)
    setter_method_pattern = /^(\w+=)$/
    if (method.match(setter_method_pattern))
      getter_method = method[0, method.length - 1]
      getter_value = model.send(getter_method)
      if (getter_value.is_a?(Array) and 
          !getter_value.is_a?(ObservableArray))
        getter_value.extend(ObservableArray)
        getter_value.add_observer([], Updater.new(getter_method, model))
      end
      model.instance_eval "alias original_#{method} #{method}\n"
      model.instance_eval <<-end_eval, __FILE__, __LINE__
        def #{method}(value) 
          self.original_#{method}(value)
          notify_observers('#{getter_method}')
          if (value.is_a?(Array) and !value.is_a?(ObservableArray))
            value.extend(ObservableArray)
            value.add_observer([], ObservableModel::Updater.new('#{getter_method}', self))
          end  
        end
      end_eval
    end
  end
end

Version data entries

6 entries across 6 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
glimmer-0.1.8.470	lib/command_handlers/models/observable_model.rb
glimmer-0.1.5.470	lib/command_handlers/models/observable_model.rb
glimmer-0.1.4.470	lib/command_handlers/models/observable_model.rb
glimmer-0.1.4.swt.pre.4.7.0	lib/command_handlers/models/observable_model.rb
glimmer-0.1.3	lib/command_handlers/models/observable_model.rb
glimmer-0.1.2	lib/command_handlers/models/observable_model.rb