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- //
- // NotificationCenter.h
- //
- // Library: Foundation
- // Package: Notifications
- // Module: NotificationCenter
- //
- // Definition of the NotificationCenter class.
- //
- // Copyright (c) 2004-2006, Applied Informatics Software Engineering GmbH.
- // and Contributors.
- //
- // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSL-1.0
- //
- #ifndef Foundation_NotificationCenter_INCLUDED
- #define Foundation_NotificationCenter_INCLUDED
- #include "Poco/Foundation.h"
- #include "Poco/Notification.h"
- #include "Poco/Mutex.h"
- #include "Poco/SharedPtr.h"
- #include <vector>
- #include <cstddef>
- namespace Poco {
- class AbstractObserver;
- class Foundation_API NotificationCenter
- /// A NotificationCenter is essentially a notification dispatcher.
- /// It notifies all observers of notifications meeting specific criteria.
- /// This information is encapsulated in Notification objects.
- /// Client objects register themselves with the notification center as observers of
- /// specific notifications posted by other objects. When an event occurs, an object
- /// posts an appropriate notification to the notification center. The notification
- /// center invokes the registered method on each matching observer, passing the notification
- /// as argument.
- ///
- /// The order in which observers receive notifications is undefined.
- /// It is possible for the posting object and the observing object to be the same.
- /// The NotificationCenter delivers notifications to observers synchronously.
- /// In other words the postNotification() method does not return until all observers have
- /// received and processed the notification.
- /// If an observer throws an exception while handling a notification, the NotificationCenter
- /// stops dispatching the notification and postNotification() rethrows the exception.
- ///
- /// In a multithreaded scenario, notifications are always delivered in the thread in which the
- /// notification was posted, which may not be the same thread in which an observer registered itself.
- ///
- /// The NotificationCenter class is basically a C++ implementation of the NSNotificationCenter class
- /// found in Apple's Cocoa (or OpenStep).
- ///
- /// While handling a notification, an observer can unregister itself from the notification center,
- /// or it can register or unregister other observers. Observers added during a dispatch cycle
- /// will not receive the current notification.
- ///
- /// The method receiving the notification must be implemented as
- /// void handleNotification(MyNotification* pNf);
- /// The handler method gets co-ownership of the Notification object
- /// and must release it when done. This is best done with an AutoPtr:
- /// void MyClass::handleNotification(MyNotification* pNf)
- /// {
- /// AutoPtr<MyNotification> nf(pNf);
- /// ...
- /// }
- ///
- /// Alternatively, the NObserver class template can be used to register a callback
- /// method. In this case, the callback method receives the Notification in an
- /// AutoPtr and thus does not have to deal with object ownership issues:
- /// void MyClass::handleNotification(const AutoPtr<MyNotification>& pNf)
- /// {
- /// ...
- /// }
- {
- public:
- NotificationCenter();
- /// Creates the NotificationCenter.
- ~NotificationCenter();
- /// Destroys the NotificationCenter.
- void addObserver(const AbstractObserver& observer);
- /// Registers an observer with the NotificationCenter.
- /// Usage:
- /// Observer<MyClass, MyNotification> obs(*this, &MyClass::handleNotification);
- /// notificationCenter.addObserver(obs);
- ///
- /// Alternatively, the NObserver template class can be used instead of Observer.
- void removeObserver(const AbstractObserver& observer);
- /// Unregisters an observer with the NotificationCenter.
- bool hasObserver(const AbstractObserver& observer) const;
- /// Returns true if the observer is registered with this NotificationCenter.
- void postNotification(Notification::Ptr pNotification);
- /// Posts a notification to the NotificationCenter.
- /// The NotificationCenter then delivers the notification
- /// to all interested observers.
- /// If an observer throws an exception, dispatching terminates
- /// and the exception is rethrown to the caller.
- /// Ownership of the notification object is claimed and the
- /// notification is released before returning. Therefore,
- /// a call like
- /// notificationCenter.postNotification(new MyNotification);
- /// does not result in a memory leak.
- bool hasObservers() const;
- /// Returns true iff there is at least one registered observer.
- ///
- /// Can be used to improve performance if an expensive notification
- /// shall only be created and posted if there are any observers.
-
- std::size_t countObservers() const;
- /// Returns the number of registered observers.
-
- static NotificationCenter& defaultCenter();
- /// Returns a reference to the default
- /// NotificationCenter.
- private:
- typedef SharedPtr<AbstractObserver> AbstractObserverPtr;
- typedef std::vector<AbstractObserverPtr> ObserverList;
- ObserverList _observers;
- mutable Mutex _mutex;
- };
- } // namespace Poco
- #endif // Foundation_NotificationCenter_INCLUDED
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