gecko-dev/xpcom/glue/Observer.h

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#ifndef mozilla_Observer_h
#define mozilla_Observer_h

#include "nsTArray.h"

namespace mozilla {

/**
 * Observer<T> provides a way for a class to observe something.
 * When an event has to be broadcasted to all Observer<T>, Notify() method
 * is called.
 * T represents the type of the object passed in argument to Notify().
 *
 * @see ObserverList.
 */
template<class T>
class Observer
{
public:
  virtual ~Observer() {}
  virtual void Notify(const T& aParam) = 0;
};

/**
 * ObserverList<T> tracks Observer<T> and can notify them when Broadcast() is
 * called.
 * T represents the type of the object passed in argument to Broadcast() and
 * sent to Observer<T> objects through Notify().
 *
 * @see Observer.
 */
template<class T>
class ObserverList
{
public:
  /**
   * Note: When calling AddObserver, it's up to the caller to make sure the
   * object isn't going to be release as long as RemoveObserver hasn't been
   * called.
   *
   * @see RemoveObserver()
   */
  void AddObserver(Observer<T>* aObserver)
  {
    mObservers.AppendElement(aObserver);
  }

  /**
   * Remove the observer from the observer list.
   * @return Whether the observer has been found in the list.
   */
  bool RemoveObserver(Observer<T>* aObserver)
  {
    return mObservers.RemoveElement(aObserver);
  }

  uint32_t Length()
  {
    return mObservers.Length();
  }

  void Broadcast(const T& aParam)
  {
    nsTArray<Observer<T>*> observersCopy(mObservers);
    uint32_t size = observersCopy.Length();
    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
      observersCopy[i]->Notify(aParam);
    }
  }

protected:
  nsTArray<Observer<T>*> mObservers;
};

} // namespace mozilla

#endif // mozilla_Observer_h