JavaScript/Notes/CustomEvents

What are they?

An event is a function call that signifies something happened.

Data Received

Example: HSVPicker.

var transport = new AjaxTransport(url);
transport.onsuccess = transportSuccessHandler;

function transportSuccessHandler(ev) {
  var data = ev.data;
  updateTable(data);
}

Custom calls notify subscribers. The function is either defined by the "class" (default) or shadowed on the instance, by the client of the API.

Objects Talking

• Class - defines methods and default handlers
• Instance - shadows class
• Instance usage (from other objects)

Why?

Centralized dispatch. Method called from many places and when it is done, shared notifications fire.

var tableSort = new Factory(function() {
 
  function _getSortFunction(sortType) {
    if(sortType == "number") {
     return function() { };
    }
  }
 
  function _isSortedBy(tableSort, sortType) {
 
  }
 
  var configData = {};
 
  function TableSort(id, config) {
    this.id = id;
    configData[id] = Object.create(config);
  }
 
  TableSort.prototype.sortBy = function(sortType) {
    var config = configData[this.id];
 
    if(config.currentSort != sortType) {
      config.sortFunction(this);
      this.onsort(sortType);
    }
  };
 
  return TableSort;
});



function Factory(getConstructor){
  var i = 0, ctor;
  this.getById = getById;
 
  function getById(id, config) {
    var instances = this.instances;
    if(!instances) { // First time.
      instances = this.instances = {};
      // Get the constructor.
      ctor = getConstructor(this);
    }
    return instances[id] || (instances[id] = new ctor(id, config));
  }
}