const events = [
  // @event module:lib.Klass#run
  'run',
  // @event module:lib.Klass#ran
  'ran',
  // @event module:lib.Klass#jump
  'jump',
  // @event module:lib.Klass#jumped
  'jumped',
  // @event module:lib.Klass#duck
  'duck',
  // @event module:lib.Klass#ducked
  'ducked',
];

function handleRunJump(evt, data) {
  switch (evt) {
    case 'run':
    case 'jump':
      // ...
      break;
    case 'ran':
      // ...
      break;
    case 'jumped':
      // ...
      break;
}

function handleDuck(evt, data) {
  // ...
}

function handleDucked(evt, data) {
  // ...
}

 const dispatcher = new Dispatcher(...events);

 dispatcher.on('run', handleRunJump)
  .on('ran', handleRunJump)
  .on('jump', handleRunJump)
  .on('jumped', handleRunJump)
  .on('duck', handleDuck)
  .on('ducked', handleDucked);

 dispatcher.fire('jump', jumpData)
   .fire('duck', duckData);
 // ... more stuff ...
 dispatcher.fire('jumped', jumpData)
   .fire('ducked', duckData);

Members

enabled :boolean

lib/base.js, line 272

Methods

fire(eventType, data) → {module:base.Dispatcher}

lib/base.js, line 321

Calls all registered functions for the given eventType.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
eventType	module:base.Dispatcher~EventType	Event type to use.
data	object	Data to pass to each function.

Returns:

module:base.Dispatcher -

This instance, for chaining.

off(eventType, func) → {module:base.Dispatcher}

lib/base.js, line 304

Remove all instances of a function registered to an eventType.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
eventType	module:base.Dispatcher~EventType	Event type to disconnect from.
func	module:base.Dispatcher~Handler	Function to remove.

Returns:

module:base.Dispatcher -

This instance, for chaining.

on(eventType, func) → {module:base.Dispatcher}

lib/base.js, line 290

Attach a function to an eventType.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
eventType	module:base.Dispatcher~EventType	Event type to connect with.
func	module:base.Dispatcher~Handler	Single argument function to call.

Returns:

module:base.Dispatcher -

This instance, for chaining.

Type Definitions

EventType

lib/base.js, line 253

Handler(eventType, data)

lib/base.js, line 255

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
eventType	module:base.Dispatcher~EventType	Event type.
data	object	Event data.