Handling Events With EventEmitter 2

EventEmitter.js

var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
// We can use the utilities module to help us to have the Person object inherit the EventEmitter
var util = require('util');

/* -create a Person object
   -create a constructor function here for this object
   -in this constructor function, we're going to take in the Person's name
 */
var Person = function(name) {
  // this Person's name will be set to the name value that is passed to this constructor function.
	this.name = name;
};
/* So, this one line here has just added the EventEmiiter to the Person's prototype, 
   which means that the Person object inherits all of the functionality from the EventEmitter.
   If I create a new instance of a Person, it will have an on and emit function.
*/
util.inherits(Person, EventEmitter);
/*****
  EXAMPLE 1: 
   - create a new instance of a person called ben
   - Ben can listen for custom events...  
   
    ben.on('speak', function(said) { console.log(`${this.name}`); });
    var ben = new Person('Ben');
    ben.emit('speak', 'You may delay but time wil not')
*/
module.exports = Person;