coinstac-api-via-websockets

coinstac-api-via-websockets.js

/**
 * server API is imported into main thread as a lib
 * coinstac render process or test processes can import the API, which
 * exports server behaviors, and client functions to call
 */

// in main thread
var copperwad = require('copperwad'); // because we don't believe in boring names
copperwad.listen('1492');
copperwad.on('analysis:add', copperwad.server.analysis.add);
copperwad.on('consortium:join', copperwad.server.consortium.join);

// in render thread, component
...
handleClickAddAnalysis: function() {
    var analysis = {
        // would really extract from forms
        name: 'cranial-disfigurement-std-measures',
        git: 'http://github.com/bilbo/cranial-assess'
    };
    requestAddAnalysis(analysis); // dispatch action
}

// in render thread, async actions
var copperwad = require('copperwad');
function requestAddAnalysis(analysis) {
    dispatch({
      type: 'REQUEST_ADD_ANALYSIS',
      ...
    })
    copperwad.client.analysis.add(analysis);
}
copperwad.client.on('analysis:added', function(rslt) {
    dispatch({
      type: 'RESOLVE_ADD_ANALYSIS',
      ...
    })
    if (rslt.error) {
        return app.notify(...)
    }
    app.notify(`cranial-...-measures analysis added to consortium xyz`);
    addAnalysis(analysis); // add analysis to state for rendering
})