>If the delegate methods return a value, >the last value would be returned (this is the > behavior of the .NET approach. I'm open to other suggestions).
How about the option of either (1) receiveing the last value or (2) receiving an array of values, where each array element represents a return value? -----Original Message----- From: Craig McClanahan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 12:39 PM To: Jakarta Commons Developers List; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: sandbox proposal. Events Mike, This pattern does indeed sound interesting. You might also want to take a look at the [pipeline] sandbox package (contributed by Kris Nuttycombe) that I checked in over the weekend. It offers a different tack on handling asynchronous events, and is also investigating how an interaction with [chain] might be beneficial. >From a practical perspective, there exists already a sandbox package named [events], originally extracted from [collections]. I haven't been tracking whether this is actually active or not; if so, we'd need to use some different top level name for the package itself. Craig On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 11:19:15 -0400, Mike Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've implemented a pattern, somewhat based off the .NET event and > delegate pattern, however the pattern is also commonly seen in > frameworks (to some extent). > > At a high level, the pattern is made up of two objects: > - Event > - DelegateMethod > > The Event is a container for DelegateMethods. Delegate Methods are > registered with the Event (added to the container). The first delegate > method added to the container determines the contract for that event. > I.e. each method added must have similar signatures (take the same > number and types of parameters and return the same type). At any time > the event can be fired. When an event is fired it invokes the delegate > methods in the order they were added. The event can be configured to > fail on first exception, or continue without failing. If the delegate > methods return a value, the last value would be returned (this is the > behavior of the .NET approach. I'm open to other suggestions). > > A Delegate Method gets created with an instance of an object and the > name of the method (optionally when instantiating the Delegate Method > you may specify the signature - or actual Method, in the case that there > are multiple methods with the same name but different signatures). This > method will be invoked using reflection (delegateMethod.invoke(args)) > when the event is fired. > > At it's core this is the basic idea. Above this, there are (*plans*) to > create Asynchronous Delegate Methods and events, providing simple > support for multi-threaded events. This will use the same concepts from > .NET (callbacks, begin invokes, end invokes, async results, etc). > > I'm also investigating migrating the pattern to utilize "commons-chain". > > Currently this does not exist as a stand-alone library. However, if > there is interest, I will begin to pull it out and contribute it to the > commons-sandbox. > > - Mike > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
