andlabs-ui/sysdata.go

// 11 february 2014

package ui

const eventbufsiz = 100		// suggested by skelterjohn

// newEvent returns a new channel suitable for listening for events.
func newEvent() chan struct{} {
	return make(chan struct{}, eventbufsiz)
}

// The sysData type contains all system data. It provides the system-specific underlying implementation. It is guaranteed to have the following by embedding:
type cSysData struct {
	ctype	int
	event	chan struct{}
	resize	func(x int, y int, width int, height int, rr *[]resizerequest)
	resizes	[]resizerequest
	alternate	bool			// editable for Combobox, multi-select for listbox, password for lineedit
	handler	AreaHandler	// for Areas
}

// this interface is used to make sure all sysDatas are synced
var _xSysData interface {
	make(initText string, window *sysData) error
	firstShow() error
	show()
	hide()
	setText(text string)
	setRect(x int, y int, width int, height int, winheight int) error
	isChecked() bool
	text() string
	append(string)
	insertBefore(string, int)
	selectedIndex() int
	selectedIndices() []int
	selectedTexts() []string
	setWindowSize(int, int) error
	delete(int)
	preferredSize() (int, int)
	setProgress(int)
	len() int
	setAreaSize(int, int)
} = &sysData{}		// this line will error if there's an inconsistency

// signal sends the event signal. This raise is done asynchronously to avoid deadlocking the UI task.
// Thanks skelterjohn for this techinque: if we can't queue any more events, drop them
func (s *cSysData) signal() {
	if s.event != nil {
		go func() {
			select {
			case s.event <- struct{}{}:
			default:
			}
		}()
	}
}

const (
	c_window = iota
	c_button
	c_checkbox
	c_combobox
	c_lineedit
	c_label
	c_listbox
	c_progressbar
	c_area
	nctypes
)

func mksysdata(ctype int) *sysData {
	s := &sysData{
		cSysData:		cSysData{
			ctype:	ctype,
		},
	}
	if ctype == c_window {		// make resizes non-nil so it can be passed in
		s.resizes = make([]resizerequest, 0, 0)
	}
	return s
}

type resizerequest struct {
	sysData	*sysData
	x		int
	y		int
	width	int
	height	int
}