Loader.swift

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 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */

import Foundation

/**
 * Interface for listening to Loader updates.
 */
public protocol LoaderListener: class {
    associatedtype T
    func loader(dataLoaded data: T)
}

/**
 * Base implementation for a "push" data model.
 * Interested clients add themselves as listeners for data changes.
 */
open class Loader<T, ListenerType: LoaderListener> where T == ListenerType.T {
    private let listeners = WeakList<ListenerType>()

    public init() {}

    open func addListener(_ listener: ListenerType) {
        listeners.insert(listener)
    }

    open func load(_ data: T) {
        for listener in listeners {
            listener.loader(dataLoaded: data)
        }
    }
}