/* NEXUS.hpp - UI-Bus central hub and routing table Copyright (C) Lumiera.org 2015, Hermann Vosseler This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */ /** @file nexus.hpp ** Core hub and routing table of the UI-Bus. ** Any relevant element within the Lumiera GTK UI is connected to the [UI-Bus](ui-bus.hpp) ** through some [bus terminal](bus-term.hpp). Actually, there is one special BustTerm ** implementation, which acts as router and messaging hub. ** ** @note messages to unknown target elements are silently dropped. ** ** @todo initial draft and WIP-WIP-WIP as of 11/2015 ** ** @see TODO_abstract-tangible-test.cpp ** */ #ifndef GUI_CTRL_NEXUS_H #define GUI_CTRL_NEXUS_H #include "lib/error.hpp" #include "lib/nocopy.hpp" #include "lib/idi/genfunc.hpp" #include "lib/diff/mutation-message.hpp" #include "lib/diff/tree-diff-application.hpp" #include "gui/ctrl/bus-term.hpp" #include "gui/model/tangible.hpp" #include "lib/idi/entry-id.hpp" #include namespace gui { namespace ctrl{ /** * Central hub of the UI-Bus. * This special implementation of the [BusTerm] interface maintains * a routing table and manages the connections to individual UI-Elements. * The nexus relies on a dedicated (up)link to the [CoreService] to handle * command invocation and presentation state. This is implemented by wiring * the aforementioned CoreService terminal as "up-link", while actually * defining special handling overrides for _all other kinds of messages_. * The purpose of the Nexus is to route all these _other kinds of messages._ * * Thus, the "uplink", which is in fact the CoreService, is left to handle * - the *`act`* messages (command invocation) * - the *`mark`* messages (upstream state change notification) * * @todo write type comment */ class Nexus : public BusTerm , util::NonCopyable { typedef std::unordered_map RoutingTable; RoutingTable routingTable_; protected: /** route mark messages down to the individual Tangible. * @note only messages to elements currently registered * in the routing table are dispatched. All other * messages are dropped without further effect. */ virtual bool mark (ID subject, GenNode const& mark) override { auto entry = routingTable_.find (subject); if (entry == routingTable_.end()) return false; else { entry->second->mark (mark); return true; } } /** broadcast a notification to all connected terminal nodes. * @note just uses the contents of the current routing table in arbitrary order. */ virtual size_t markAll (GenNode const& mark) override { for (auto& entry : routingTable_) this->mark (entry.first, mark); return routingTable_.size(); } /** direct a mutation message towards the indicated Tangible. * @remark this is the intended way how to populate or manipulate * the contents of the user interface from lower layers. * By sending a _diff message,_ any structural or content * changes can be described without actually knowing the * concrete implementation of the UI model elements * subject to this change */ virtual bool change (ID subject, MutationMessage&& diff) override { auto entry = routingTable_.find (subject); if (entry == routingTable_.end()) return false; else { Tangible& target = *entry->second; lib::diff::DiffApplicator applicator{target}; applicator.consume (move(diff)); return true; } } /** add a new down-link connection to the routing table * @param identity the [endpoint-ID](\ref BusTerm::endpointID_) used * to address the new element to be connected to the bus. * @param newNode to add the address (!) into the routing table * @return backlink for the new Tangible's BusTerm to * attach itself to the Nexus. * @note at call time, the second param, the newNode will typically * be just a Tangible (and not a subclass yet), * since this function is invoked from ctor. */ virtual BusTerm& routeAdd (ID identity, Tangible& newNode) override { routingTable_[identity] = &newNode; return *this; } /** deactivate and remove a down-link route. * @note will be invoked by the dtor of the node's BusTerm. */ virtual void routeDetach (ID node) noexcept override { routingTable_.erase (node); } virtual operator string() const { return lib::idi::instanceTypeID(this); } public: size_t size() const { return routingTable_.size(); } explicit Nexus (BusTerm& uplink_to_CoreService, ID identity =lib::idi::EntryID()) : BusTerm(identity, uplink_to_CoreService) { } ~Nexus() { if (0 < size()) ERROR (gui, "Some UI components are still connected to the backbone."); } }; }} // namespace gui::ctrl #endif /*GUI_CTRL_NEXUS_H*/