racket/collects/unstable/scribblings/gui/notify.scrbl
2009-11-19 08:29:57 +00:00

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#lang scribble/manual
@(require scribble/eval
"../utils.ss"
(for-label unstable/gui/notify
scheme/contract
scheme/class
scheme/base))
@title[#:tag "gui-notify"]{Notify-boxes}
@(define the-eval (make-base-eval))
@(the-eval '(require scheme/class unstable/private/notify))
@defmodule[unstable/gui/notify]
@unstable[@author+email["Ryan Culpepper" "ryanc@plt-scheme.org"]]
@defclass[notify-box% object% ()]{
A notify-box contains a mutable cell. The notify-box notifies its
listeners when the contents of the cell is changed.
@examples[#:eval the-eval
(define nb (new notify-box% (value 'apple)))
(send nb get)
(send nb set 'orange)
(send nb listen (lambda (v) (printf "New value: ~s\n" v)))
(send nb set 'potato)
]
@defconstructor[([value any/c])]{
Creates a notify-box initially containing @scheme[value].
}
@defmethod[(get) any/c]{
Gets the value currently stored in the notify-box.
}
@defmethod[(set [v any/c]) void?]{
Updates the value stored in the notify-box and notifies the listeners.
}
@defmethod[(listen [listener (-> any/c any)]) void?]{
Adds a callback to be invoked on the new value when the notify-box's
contents change.
}
@defmethod[(remove-listener [listener (-> any/c any)]) void?]{
Removes a previously-added callback.
}
@defmethod[(remove-all-listeners) void?]{
Removes all previously registered callbacks.
}
}
@defproc[(notify-box/pref
[proc (case-> (-> any/c) (-> any/c void?))]
[#:readonly? readonly? boolean? #f])
(is-a?/c notify-box%)]{
Creates a notify-box with an initial value of @scheme[(proc)]. Unless
@scheme[readonly?] is true, @scheme[proc] is invoked on the new value
when the notify-box is updated.
Useful for tying a notify-box to a preference or parameter. Of course,
changes made directly to the underlying parameter or state are not
reflected in the notify-box.
@examples[#:eval the-eval
(define animal (make-parameter 'ant))
(define nb (notify-box/pref animal))
(send nb listen (lambda (v) (printf "New value: ~s\n" v)))
(send nb set 'bee)
(animal 'cow)
(send nb get)
(send nb set 'deer)
(animal)
]
}
@defform[(define-notify name value-expr)
#:contracts ([value-expr (is-a?/c notify-box%)])]{
Class-body form. Declares @scheme[name] as a field and
@schemeidfont{get-@scheme[name]}, @schemeidfont{set-@scheme[name]},
and @schemeidfont{listen-@scheme[name]} as methods that delegate to
the @method[notify-box% get], @method[notify-box% set], and
@method[notify-box% listen] methods of @scheme[value].
The @scheme[value-expr] argument must evaluate to a notify-box, not
just the initial contents for a notify box.
Useful for aggregating many notify-boxes together into one
``configuration'' object.
@examples[#:eval the-eval
(define config%
(class object%
(define-notify food (new notify-box% (value 'apple)))
(define-notify animal (new notify-box% (value 'ant)))
(super-new)))
(define c (new config%))
(send c listen-food
(lambda (v) (when (eq? v 'honey) (send c set-animal 'bear))))
(let ([food (get-field food c)])
(send food set 'honey))
(send c get-animal)
]
}
@defproc[(menu-option/notify-box
[parent (or/c (is-a?/c menu%) (is-a?/c popup-menu%))]
[label label-string?]
[notify-box (is-a?/c notify-box%)])
(is-a?/c checkable-menu-item%)]{
Creates a @scheme[checkable-menu-item%] tied to @scheme[notify-box]. The menu item is
checked whenever @scheme[(send notify-box get)] is true. Clicking the
menu item toggles the value of @scheme[notify-box] and invokes its listeners.
}
@defproc[(check-box/notify-box
[parent (or/c (is-a?/c frame%) (is-a?/c dialog%)
(is-a?/c panel%) (is-a?/c pane%))]
[label label-string?]
[notify-box (is-a?/c notify-box%)])
(is-a?/c check-box%)]{
Creates a @scheme[check-box%] tied to @scheme[notify-box]. The
check-box is checked whenever @scheme[(send notify-box get)] is
true. Clicking the check box toggles the value of @scheme[notify-box]
and invokes its listeners.
}
@defproc[(choice/notify-box
[parent (or/c (is-a?/c frame%) (is-a?/c dialog%)
(is-a?/c panel%) (is-a?/c pane%))]
[label label-string?]
[choices (listof label-string?)]
[notify-box (is-a?/c notify-box%)])
(is-a?/c choice%)]{
Creates a @scheme[choice%] tied to @scheme[notify-box]. The choice
control has the value @scheme[(send notify-box get)] selected, and
selecting a different choice updates @scheme[notify-box] and invokes
its listeners.
If the value of @scheme[notify-box] is not in @scheme[choices], either
initially or upon an update, an error is raised.
}
@defproc[(menu-group/notify-box
[parent (or/c (is-a?/c menu%) (is-a?/c popup-menu%))]
[labels (listof label-string?)]
[notify-box (is-a?/c notify-box%)])
(listof (is-a?/c checkable-menu-item%))]{
Returns a list of @scheme[checkable-menu-item%] controls tied to
@scheme[notify-box]. A menu item is checked when its label is
@scheme[(send notify-box get)]. Clicking a menu item updates
@scheme[notify-box] to its label and invokes @scheme[notify-box]'s
listeners.
}