broadcast-objects 0.0.1 → 0.1.3

data/lib/broadcast-objects.rb

@@ -2,28 +2,28 @@
 class Channel
 	def initialize
 		@subscribers = []
+		@methods = []
 	end
 	#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
 	def broadcast data
-		for i in subscribers
-			subscribers.recieve(self, data)
+		out = []
+		for i in methods
+			out.push(i.call(data))
 		end
+		return out
 	end
-	attr_accessor :subscribers
+	attr_accessor :subscribers, :methods
 end
 #Basic module that implements the methods for subscribing and sending broadcasts. functionality for dealing with recieved broadcasts should be implemented by individual classes
 module Broadcasting
 	#Subscribe to channel. While subscribed, will recieve message whenever another objects sends one on that channel.
-	def subscribe channel
+	#methSymbol should be a symbol or string corresponding to the method with which to recieve messaged from that channel.
+	def subscribe(channel, methSymbol)
 		channel.subscribers.push self
+		channel.methods.push self.method(methSymbol)
 	end
 	#send message to all objects that subscribed to channel, with data.
 	def send(channel, data)
 		channel.broadcast data
 	end
-	#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
-	def recieve(channel, data)
-		#always override in child class. Here for debug purposes
-		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"
-	end
-end
+end

metadata

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
 name: broadcast-objects
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
-  version: 0.0.1
+  version: 0.1.3
   prerelease: 
 platform: ruby
 authors:
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ authors:
 autorequire: 
 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
-date: 2012-09-02 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+date: 2012-09-15 00:00:00.000000000 Z
 dependencies: []
 description: ! "broadcast-objects is a small gem that enables mass communication between
   objects. While this is usually restricted to communication to a singular\n\tobject,
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
       version: '0'
 requirements: []
 rubyforge_project: 
-rubygems_version: 1.8.11
+rubygems_version: 1.8.24
 signing_key: 
 specification_version: 3
 summary: Simple system to let objects communicate en masse