USING: help.syntax help.markup kernel math classes classes.tuple calendar sequences growable ; IN: models HELP: model { $class-description "A mutable cell holding a single value. When the value is changed, a sequence of connected objects are notified. Models have the following slots:" { $list { { $slot "value" } " - the value of the model. Use " { $link set-model } " to change the value." } { { $slot "connections" } " - a sequence of objects implementing the " { $link model-changed } " generic word, to be notified when the model's value changes." } { { $slot "dependencies" } " - a sequence of models which should have this model added to their sequence of connections when activated." } { { $slot "ref" } " - a reference count tracking the number of models which depend on this one." } { { $slot "locked?" } " - a slot set by " { $link with-locked-model } " to ensure that the model doesn't get changed recursively" } } "Other classes may inherit from " { $link model } "." } ; HELP: <model> { $values { "value" object } { "model" "a new " { $link model } } } { $description "Creates a new model with an initial value." } ; HELP: add-dependency { $values { "dep" model } { "model" model } } { $description "Registers a dependency. When " { $snippet "model" } " is activated, it will be added to " { $snippet "dep" } "'s connections and notified when " { $snippet "dep" } " changes." } { $notes "This word should not be called directly unless you are implementing your own model class." } ; { add-dependency remove-dependency activate-model deactivate-model } related-words HELP: remove-dependency { $values { "dep" model } { "model" model } } { $description "Unregisters a dependency." } { $notes "This word should not be called directly unless you are implementing your own model class." } ; HELP: model-activated { $values { "model" model } } { $contract "Called after a model has been activated." } ; { model-activated activate-model deactivate-model } related-words HELP: activate-model { $values { "model" model } } { $description "Increments the reference count of the model. If it was previously zero, this model is added as a connection to all models registered as dependencies by " { $link add-dependency } "." } { $warning "Calls to " { $link activate-model } " and " { $link deactivate-model } " should be balanced to keep the reference counting consistent, otherwise " { $link model-changed } " might be called at the wrong time or not at all." } ; HELP: deactivate-model { $values { "model" model } } { $description "Decrements the reference count of the model. If it reaches zero, this model is removed as a connection from all models registered as dependencies by " { $link add-dependency } "." } { $warning "Calls to " { $link activate-model } " and " { $link deactivate-model } " should be balanced to keep the reference counting consistent, otherwise " { $link model-changed } " might be called at the wrong time or not at all." } ; HELP: model-changed { $values { "model" model } { "observer" object } } { $contract "Called to notify observers of a model that the model value has changed as a result of a call to " { $link set-model } ". Observers can be registered with " { $link add-connection } "." } ; { add-connection remove-connection model-changed } related-words HELP: add-connection { $values { "observer" object } { "model" model } } { $contract "Registers an object interested in being notified of changes to the model's value. When the value is changed as a result of a call to " { $link set-model } ", the " { $link model-changed } " word is called on the observer." } ; HELP: remove-connection { $values { "observer" object } { "model" model } } { $contract "Unregisters an object no longer interested in being notified of changes to the model's value." } ; HELP: update-model { $values { "model" model } } { $description "Notifies the model that its " { $slot "value" } " slot has been updated by " { $link set-model } "." } ; HELP: set-model { $values { "value" object } { "model" model } } { $description "Changes the value of a model, calls " { $link update-model } " to notify it, then calls " { $link model-changed } " on all observers registered with " { $link add-connection } "." } ; HELP: ?set-model { $values { "value" object } { "model" model } } { $description "Similar to " { $link set-model } ", but only sets the value if the new value is different." } ; { set-model ?set-model change-model change-model* (change-model) push-model pop-model } related-words HELP: change-model { $values { "model" model } { "quot" { $quotation ( ..a obj -- ..b newobj ) } } } { $description "Applies the quotation to the current value of the model to yield a new value, then changes the value of the model to the new value, and calls " { $link model-changed } " on all observers registered with " { $link add-connection } "." } ; HELP: change-model* { $values { "model" model } { "quot" { $quotation ( ..a obj -- ..b ) } } } { $description "Applies the quotation to the current value of the model and calls " { $link model-changed } " on all observers registered with " { $link add-connection } " without actually changing the value of the model. This is useful for notifying observers of operations that mutate a value, as in " { $link push-model } " and " { $link pop-model } "." } ; HELP: (change-model) { $values { "model" model } { "quot" { $quotation ( ..a obj -- ..b newobj ) } } } { $description "Applies the quotation to the current value of the model to yield a new value, then changes the value of the model to the new value without notifying any observers registered with " { $link add-connection } "." } { $notes "There are very few reasons for user code to call this word. Instead, call " { $link change-model } ", which notifies observers." } ; HELP: push-model { $values { "value" object } { "model" model } } { $description { $link push } "es " { $snippet "value" } " onto the " { $link growable } " sequence stored as the value of " { $snippet "model" } " and calls " { $link model-changed } " on all observers registered for the model with " { $link add-connection } "." } ; HELP: pop-model { $values { "model" model } { "value" object } } { $description { $link pop } "s the topmost " { $snippet "value" } " off of the " { $link growable } " sequence stored as the value of " { $snippet "model" } " and calls " { $link model-changed } " on all observers registered for the model with " { $link add-connection } "." } ; HELP: range-value { $values { "model" model } { "value" object } } { $contract "Outputs the current value of a range model." } ; HELP: range-page-value { $values { "model" model } { "value" object } } { $contract "Outputs the page size of a range model." } ; HELP: range-min-value { $values { "model" model } { "value" object } } { $contract "Outputs the minimum value of a range model." } ; HELP: range-max-value { $values { "model" model } { "value" object } } { $contract "Outputs the maximum value of a range model." } ; HELP: range-max-value* { $values { "model" model } { "value" object } } { $contract "Outputs the slider position for a range model. Since the bottom of the slider cannot exceed the maximum value, this is equal to the maximum value minus the page size." } ; HELP: set-range-value { $values { "value" object } { "model" model } } { $description "Sets the current value of a range model." } { $side-effects "model" } ; HELP: set-range-page-value { $values { "value" object } { "model" model } } { $description "Sets the page size of a range model." } { $side-effects "model" } ; HELP: set-range-min-value { $values { "value" object } { "model" model } } { $description "Sets the minimum value of a range model." } { $side-effects "model" } ; HELP: set-range-max-value { $values { "value" object } { "model" model } } { $description "Sets the maximum value of a range model." } { $side-effects "model" } ; ARTICLE: "models" "Models" "The " { $vocab-link "models" } " vocabulary provides basic support for dataflow programming. A model is an observable value. Changing a model's value notifies other objects which depend on the model automatically, and models may depend on each other's values." $nl "The class of models:" { $subsections model } "Creating models:" { $subsections <model> } "Adding and removing connections:" { $subsections add-connection remove-connection } "Generic word called on model connections when the model value changes:" { $subsections model-changed } "When using models which are not associated with controls (or when unit testing controls), you must activate and deactivate models manually:" { $subsections activate-model deactivate-model "models-impl" "models.arrow" "models.product" "models.range" "models.delay" } ; ARTICLE: "models-impl" "Implementing models" "New types of models can be defined, for example see " { $vocab-link "models.arrow" } "." $nl "Models can execute hooks when activated:" { $subsections model-activated } "To avoid recursive updating and do proper notifications, you should set the model values via:" { $subsections set-model } "Models are notified when their values are changed:" { $subsections update-model } ; ABOUT: "models"