--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- The object oriented programming base class used by various Awesome -- widgets and components. -- -- It provide basic observer pattern, signaling and dynamic properties. -- -- @author Uli Schlachter -- @copyright 2010 Uli Schlachter -- @classmod gears.object --------------------------------------------------------------------------- local setmetatable = setmetatable local pairs = pairs local type = type local error = error local properties = require("gears.object.properties") local object = { properties = properties, mt = {} } --- Verify that obj is indeed a valid object as returned by new() local function check(obj) if type(obj) ~= "table" or type(obj._signals) ~= "table" then error("called on non-object") end end --- Find a given signal -- @tparam table obj The object to search in -- @tparam string name The signal to find -- @treturn table The signal table local function find_signal(obj, name) check(obj) if not obj._signals[name] then assert(type(name) == "string", "name must be a string, got: " .. type(name)) obj._signals[name] = { strong = {}, weak = setmetatable({}, { __mode = "kv" }) } end return obj._signals[name] end function object.add_signal() require("awful.util").deprecate("Use signals without explicitly adding them. This is now done implicitly.") end --- Connect to a signal. -- @tparam string name The name of the signal -- @tparam function func The callback to call when the signal is emitted function object:connect_signal(name, func) assert(type(func) == "function", "callback must be a function, got: " .. type(func)) local sig = find_signal(self, name) assert(sig.weak[func] == nil, "Trying to connect a strong callback which is already connected weakly") sig.strong[func] = true end local function make_the_gc_obey(func) if _VERSION <= "Lua 5.1" then -- Lua 5.1 only has the behaviour we want if a userdata is used as the -- value in a weak table. Thus, do some magic so that we get a userdata. -- luacheck: globals newproxy getfenv setfenv local userdata = newproxy(true) getmetatable(userdata).__gc = function() end -- Now bind the lifetime of userdata to the lifetime of func. For this, -- we mess with the function's environment and add a table for all the -- various userdata that it should keep alive. local key = "_secret_key_used_by_gears_object_in_Lua51" local old_env = getfenv(func) if old_env[key] then -- Assume the code in the else branch added this and the function -- already has its own, private environment table.insert(old_env[key], userdata) else -- No table yet, add it local new_env = { [key] = { userdata } } setmetatable(new_env, { __index = old_env, __newindex = old_env }) setfenv(func, new_env) end assert(_G[key] == nil, "Something broke, things escaped to _G") return userdata end -- Lua 5.2+ already behaves the way we want with functions directly, no magic return func end --- Connect to a signal weakly. This allows the callback function to be garbage -- collected and automatically disconnects the signal when that happens. -- @tparam string name The name of the signal -- @tparam function func The callback to call when the signal is emitted function object:weak_connect_signal(name, func) assert(type(func) == "function", "callback must be a function, got: " .. type(func)) local sig = find_signal(self, name) assert(sig.strong[func] == nil, "Trying to connect a weak callback which is already connected strongly") sig.weak[func] = make_the_gc_obey(func) end --- Disonnect to a signal. -- @tparam string name The name of the signal -- @tparam function func The callback that should be disconnected function object:disconnect_signal(name, func) local sig = find_signal(self, name) sig.weak[func] = nil sig.strong[func] = nil end --- Emit a signal. -- -- @tparam string name The name of the signal -- @param ... Extra arguments for the callback functions. Each connected -- function receives the object as first argument and then any extra arguments -- that are given to emit_signal() function object:emit_signal(name, ...) local sig = find_signal(self, name) for func in pairs(sig.strong) do func(self, ...) end for func in pairs(sig.weak) do func(self, ...) end end local function get_miss(self, key) local class = rawget(self, "_class") if rawget(self, "get_"..key) then return rawget(self, "get_"..key)(self) elseif class and class["get_"..key] then return class["get_"..key](self) elseif class then return class[key] end end local function set_miss(self, key, value) local class = rawget(self, "_class") if rawget(self, "set_"..key) then return rawget(self, "set_"..key)(self, value) elseif class and class["set_"..key] then return class["set_"..key](self, value) elseif rawget(self, "_enable_auto_signals") then local changed = class[key] ~= value class[key] = value if changed then self:emit_signal("property::"..key, value) end elseif (not rawget(self, "get_"..key)) and not (class and class["get_"..key]) then return rawset(self, key, value) else error("Cannot set '" .. tostring(key) .. "' on " .. tostring(self) .. " because it is read-only") end end --- Returns a new object. You can call `:emit_signal()`, `:disconnect_signal()` -- and `:connect_signal()` on the resulting object. -- -- Note that `args.enable_auto_signals` is only supported when -- `args.enable_properties` is true. -- -- -- -- --**Usage example output**: -- -- In get foo bar -- bar -- In set foo 42 -- In get foo 42 -- 42 -- In a mathod 1 2 3 -- nil -- In the connection handler! a cow -- a cow -- -- -- @usage -- -- Create a class for this object. It will be used as a backup source for -- -- methods and accessors. It is also possible to set them directly on the -- -- object. --local class = {} --function class:get_foo() -- print('In get foo', self._foo or 'bar') -- return self._foo or 'bar' --end --function class:set_foo(value) -- print('In set foo', value) -- -- In case it is necessary to bypass the object property system, use -- -- `rawset` -- rawset(self, '_foo', value) -- -- When using custom accessors, the signals need to be handled manually -- self:emit_signal('property::foo', value) --end --function class:method(a, b, c) -- print('In a mathod', a, b, c) --end --local o = gears.object { -- class = class, -- enable_properties = true, -- enable_auto_signals = true, --} --print(o.foo) --o.foo = 42 --print(o.foo) --o:method(1, 2, 3) -- -- Random properties can also be added, the signal will be emitted automatically. --o:connect_signal('property::something', function(obj, value) -- assert(obj == o) -- print('In the connection handler!', value) --end) --print(o.something) --o.something = 'a cow' --print(o.something) -- @tparam[opt={}] table args The arguments -- @tparam[opt=false] boolean args.enable_properties Automatically call getters and setters -- @tparam[opt=false] boolean args.enable_auto_signals Generate "property::xxxx" signals -- when an unknown property is set. -- @tparam[opt=nil] table args.class -- @treturn table A new object -- @function gears.object local function new(args) args = args or {} local ret = {} -- Automatic signals cannot work without both miss handlers. assert(not (args.enable_auto_signals and args.enable_properties ~= true)) -- Copy all our global functions to our new object for k, v in pairs(object) do if type(v) == "function" then ret[k] = v end end ret._signals = {} local mt = {} -- Look for methods in another table ret._class = args.class ret._enable_auto_signals = args.enable_auto_signals -- To catch all changes, a proxy is required if args.enable_auto_signals then ret._class = ret._class and setmetatable({}, {__index = args.class}) or {} end if args.enable_properties then -- Check got existing get_xxxx and set_xxxx mt.__index = get_miss mt.__newindex = set_miss elseif args.class then -- Use the class table a miss handler mt.__index = ret._class end return setmetatable(ret, mt) end function object.mt.__call(_, ...) return new(...) end --- Helper function to get the module name out of `debug.getinfo`. -- @usage -- local mt = {} -- mt.__tostring = function(o) -- return require("gears.object").modulename(2) -- end -- return setmetatable(ret, mt) -- -- @tparam[opt=2] integer level Level for `debug.getinfo(level, "S")`. -- Typically 2 or 3. -- @treturn string The module name, e.g. "wibox.container.background". function object.modulename(level) return debug.getinfo(level, "S").source:gsub(".*/lib/", ""):gsub("/", "."):gsub("%.lua", "") end return setmetatable(object, object.mt) -- vim: filetype=lua:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:textwidth=80