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Simple JavaScript observation
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// Returns [get, set]. Changes to the value can be observed with onChange. | |
function watch(value) { | |
let val = value; | |
function get() { | |
return val; | |
} | |
get.handlers = []; | |
function set(newValue) { | |
const old = val; | |
val = newValue; | |
if (old !== newValue) { | |
for (let h of get.handlers) { | |
h(newValue); | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
return [get, set]; | |
} | |
// Handler is called when the value backed by getter changes. | |
function onChange(getter, handler) { | |
getter.handlers.push(handler); | |
} | |
// Creates an array of watched values. Returns [getAll, append, remove] | |
// | |
// getAll() returns the array of values. | |
// append() returns [get, set] | |
// remove(i) removes the i-th value | |
function watchN() { | |
const observations = []; | |
function getAll() { | |
return observations.map(get => get()); | |
} | |
function append(value) { | |
const [get, set] = watch(value); | |
observations.push(get); | |
return [get, set]; | |
} | |
function remove(i) { | |
values.splice(i, 1); | |
} | |
return [getAll, append, remove]; | |
} |
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