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Enrique

28 Jul, 2011 08:50 PM

Hi ! I think that you need to add a method "dispatch" in Context (or ContextBase) class.

At least for me is a bit confusing to have a dispatchEvent that dispatch a framework event.
When I write "dispatch" I know that I'm using the framework event bus, when I use dispatchEvent I know that I'm using a custom dispatcher (probably a view).

But In Context we use dispatchEvent instead of dispatch :(

Regards !

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Ondina D.F. on 29 Jul, 2011 09:50 AM

   

   Hi Enrique,

   Believe it or not, but it still happens to me too, from time to time:

   I type dispatch instead of dispatchEvent in the Context’s implementation

   , and I’m not new to rl.

   I don’t know the exact reason for not having this

   
   protected function dispatch(event:Event):Boolean
   {
       if(eventDispatcher.hasEventListener(event.type))
           return eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(event);
       return false;  
   }
   
   

   in the org.robotlegs.mvcs.Context.as.
   Probably because the Context is considered to be just a “container” for the rl actors, and its roles should be limited to: “provide initialization, provide de-initialization, and provide the central event bus for communication” and not more?
   So except for ContextEvent.STARTUP, ContextEvent.STARTUP_COMPLETE, ContextEvent.SHUTDOWN_COMPLETE, which are provided as a hook, to facilitate the startup process, the Context shouldn’t dispatch any other framework events, I guess.

   Ondina

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2. 2 Posted by Enrique on 29 Jul, 2011 12:40 PM

   

   mmm... I think that the real reason for having dispatchEvent instead of dispatch is that ContextBase implements IEventDispatcher, so we need a dispatchEvent.
   But we can add a dispatch method too.

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3. Ondina D.F. closed this discussion on 02 Nov, 2011 05:56 PM.