broadcast-objects 0.0.0 → 0.0.1
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data/lib/broadcast-objects.rb
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#Class for organizing broadcasts.
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class Channel
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def initialize
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@subscribers = []
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end
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#Called when a Broadcasting object sends a broadcast on this channel. Calls the recieve method of all objects subscribing to this channel, passing the channel itself and the data sent as arguments
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def broadcast data
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for i in subscribers
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subscribers.recieve(self, data)
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end
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attr_accessor :subscribers
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end
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#Basic module that implements the methods for subscribing and sending broadcasts. functionality for dealing with recieved broadcasts should be implemented by individual classes
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module Broadcasting
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#Subscribe to channel. While subscribed, will recieve message whenever another objects sends one on that channel.
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def subscribe channel
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channel.subscribers.push self
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end
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#send message to all objects that subscribed to channel, with data.
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def send(channel, data)
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channel.broadcast data
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end
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#Included here for debug purposes, but really should be implemented by each class individually. Called whenever a message is sent on a channel this object subscribed to. Channel is the channel in question, data is the data sent
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def recieve(channel, data)
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#always override in child class. Here for debug purposes
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puts (data.to_s)+" was sent on channel "+(channel.to_s)+" and recieved by object "+(self.to_s)+" which did not implement the recieve function. Something is probably wrong"
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