MicroEvent.rb is a event emitter library which provides the observer pattern to Ruby objects. It is inspired by MicroEvent.js, implemented in less than 20 lines of Ruby.
Setup
Add to your Gemfile
gem 'microevent'
or copy the source file into your project.
How to Use It
Suppose you got a class Klass
, and you wish it to support the observer partern, do
class Klass
include MicroEvent
end
That's it. Now all instances of this class can #bind
, #unbind
and trigger
:
fn = proc{ puts "Go" }
object = Klass.new
object.bind :slot, &fn
object.trigger :slot # => Go
You could also use it on class/singleton level:
class Klass
extend MicroEvent
end
Klass.bind :slot do
puts "Go"
end
Klass.trigger :slot # => Go
You will find more examples in the tests.
Alternative Variants
- threadsafe - Thread safe version
- added - Thread safe version based on added hook
- min - 275 bytes version
Projects Using MicroEvent.rb
MIT License
Ruby version by Jan Lelis. Inspired by MicroEvent.js by Jerome Etienne.