observable.d.ts

/**
 * Contains the Observable class, which represents an observable object, or "data" in the model-view paradigm.
 * @module "data/observable"
 */ /** */

/**
 * Base event data.
 */
export interface EventData {
    /**
     * The name of the event.
     */
    eventName: string;
    /**
     * The Observable instance that has raised the event.
     */
    object: Observable;
}

/**
 * Data for the "propertyChange" event.
 */
export interface PropertyChangeData extends EventData {
    /**
     * The name of the property that has changed.
     */
    propertyName: string;
    /**
     * The new value of the property.
     */
    value: any;
    /**
     * The previous value of the property.
     */
    oldValue?: any;
}

/**
 * Helper class that is used to fire property change even when real object is the same.
 * By default property change will not be fired for a same object.
 * By wrapping object into a WrappedValue instance `same object restriction` will be passed.
 */
export class WrappedValue {
    /**
     * Property which holds the real value.
     */
    wrapped: any;

    /**
     * Creates an instance of WrappedValue object.
     * @param value - the real value which should be wrapped.
     */
    constructor(value: any);

    /**
     * Gets the real value of previously wrappedValue.
     * @param value - Value that should be unwraped. If there is no wrappedValue property of the value object then value will be returned.
     */
    static unwrap(value: any): any;

    /**
     * Returns an instance of WrappedValue. The actual instance is get from a WrappedValues pool.
     * @param value - Value that should be wrapped. 
     */
    static wrap(value: any): WrappedValue

}

/**
 * Observable is used when you want to be notified when a change occurs. Use on/off methods to add/remove listener.
 */
export class Observable {

    /**
     * Please note that should you be using the `new Observable({})` constructor, it is **obsolete** since v3.0,
     * and you have to migrate to the "data/observable" `fromObject({})` or the `fromObjectRecursive({})` functions.
     */
    constructor();

    /**
     * String value used when hooking to propertyChange event.
     */
    public static propertyChangeEvent: string;

    /**
     * A basic method signature to hook an event listener (shortcut alias to the addEventListener method).
     * @param eventNames - String corresponding to events (e.g. "propertyChange"). Optionally could be used more events separated by `,` (e.g. "propertyChange", "change"). 
     * @param callback - Callback function which will be executed when event is raised.
     * @param thisArg - An optional parameter which will be used as `this` context for callback execution.
     */
    on(eventNames: string, callback: (data: EventData) => void, thisArg?: any);

    /**
     * Raised when a propertyChange occurs.
     */
    on(event: "propertyChange", callback: (data: EventData) => void, thisArg?: any);

    /**
     * Shortcut alias to the removeEventListener method.
     */
    off(eventNames: string, callback?: any, thisArg?: any);

    /**
     * Adds a listener for the specified event name.
     * @param eventNames Comma delimited names of the events to attach the listener to.
     * @param callback A function to be called when some of the specified event(s) is raised.
     * @param thisArg An optional parameter which when set will be used as "this" in callback method call.
     */
    addEventListener(eventNames: string, callback: (data: EventData) => void, thisArg?: any);

    /**
     * Removes listener(s) for the specified event name.
     * @param eventNames Comma delimited names of the events the specified listener is associated with.
     * @param callback An optional parameter pointing to a specific listener. If not defined, all listeners for the event names will be removed.
     * @param thisArg An optional parameter which when set will be used to refine search of the correct callback which will be removed as event listener.
     */
    removeEventListener(eventNames: string, callback?: any, thisArg?: any);

    /**
     * Updates the specified property with the provided value.
     */
    set(name: string, value: any): void;

    /**
     * Gets the value of the specified property.
     */
    get(name: string): any;

    /**
     * Notifies all the registered listeners for the event provided in the data.eventName.
     * @param data The data associated with the event.
     */
    notify<T extends EventData>(data: T): void;

    /**
     * Notifies all the registered listeners for the property change event.
     */
    notifyPropertyChange(propertyName: string, value: any, oldValue?: any): void;

    /**
     * Checks whether a listener is registered for the specified event name.
     * @param eventName The name of the event to check for.
     */
    hasListeners(eventName: string): boolean;

    //@private
    /**
     * This method is intended to be overriden by inheritors to provide additional implementation.
     * @private
     */
    _createPropertyChangeData(name: string, value: any, oldValue?: any): PropertyChangeData;
    
    //@private
    /**
     * Filed to use instead of instanceof ViewBase.
     * @private
     */
    public _isViewBase: boolean;

    /**
     * @private
     */
    _emit(eventNames: string);
    //@endprivate
}

/**
 * Creates an Observable instance and sets its properties according to the supplied JavaScript object.
 * param obj - A JavaScript object used to initialize nativescript Observable instance. 
 */
export function fromObject(obj: any): Observable;

/**
 * Creates an Observable instance and sets its properties according to the supplied JavaScript object.
 * This function will create new Observable for each nested object (expect arrays and functions) from supplied JavaScript object.
 * param obj - A JavaScript object used to initialize nativescript Observable instance.
 */
export function fromObjectRecursive(obj: any): Observable;