[core] Wildcard emitted event listener

.changeset/big-ghosts-develop.md

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+'xstate': patch
+---
+
+You can now use a wildcard to listen for _any_ emitted event from an actor:
+
+```ts
+actor.on('*', (emitted) => {
+  console.log(emitted); // Any emitted event
+});
+```

packages/core/src/createActor.ts

@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ const defaultOptions = {
  * An Actor is a running process that can receive events, send events and change its behavior based on the events it receives, which can cause effects outside of the actor. When you run a state machine, it becomes an actor.
  */
 export class Actor<TLogic extends AnyActorLogic>
-  implements
-    ActorRef<SnapshotFrom<TLogic>, EventFromLogic<TLogic>, EmittedFrom<TLogic>>
+  implements ActorRef<SnapshotFrom<TLogic>, EventFromLogic<TLogic>>
 {
   /**
    * The current internal state of the actor.
@@ -107,11 +106,7 @@ export class Actor<TLogic extends AnyActorLogic>
   public _parent?: AnyActorRef;
   /** @internal */
   public _syncSnapshot?: boolean;
-  public ref: ActorRef<
-    SnapshotFrom<TLogic>,
-    EventFromLogic<TLogic>,
-    EmittedFrom<TLogic>
-  >;
+  public ref: ActorRef<SnapshotFrom<TLogic>, EventFromLogic<TLogic>>;
   // TODO: add typings for system
   private _actorScope: ActorScope<
     SnapshotFrom<TLogic>,
@@ -194,10 +189,15 @@ export class Actor<TLogic extends AnyActorLogic>
       },
       emit: (emittedEvent) => {
         const listeners = this.eventListeners.get(emittedEvent.type);
-        if (!listeners) {
+        const wildcardListener = this.eventListeners.get('*');
+        if (!listeners && !wildcardListener) {
           return;
         }
-        for (const handler of Array.from(listeners)) {
+        const allListeners = new Set([
+          ...(listeners ? listeners.values() : []),
+          ...(wildcardListener ? wildcardListener.values() : [])
+        ]);
+        for (const handler of Array.from(allListeners)) {
           handler(emittedEvent);
         }
       }
@@ -419,9 +419,11 @@ export class Actor<TLogic extends AnyActorLogic>
     };
   }
 
-  public on<TType extends EmittedFrom<TLogic>['type']>(
+  public on<TType extends EmittedFrom<TLogic>['type'] | '*'>(
     type: TType,
-    handler: (emitted: EmittedFrom<TLogic> & { type: TType }) => void
+    handler: (
+      emitted: EmittedFrom<TLogic> & (TType extends '*' ? {} : { type: TType })
+    ) => void
   ): Subscription {
     let listeners = this.eventListeners.get(type);
     if (!listeners) {

packages/core/src/types.ts

@@ -2171,13 +2171,17 @@ export interface ActorRef<
   /** @internal */
   _processingStatus: ProcessingStatus;
   src: string | AnyActorLogic;
-  on: <TType extends TEmitted['type']>(
+  // TODO: remove from ActorRef interface
+  // (should only be available on Actor)
+  on: <TType extends TEmitted['type'] | '*'>(
     type: TType,
-    handler: (emitted: TEmitted & { type: TType }) => void
+    handler: (
+      emitted: TEmitted & (TType extends '*' ? {} : { type: TType })
+    ) => void
   ) => Subscription;
 }
 
-export type AnyActorRef = ActorRef<any, any, any>;
+export type AnyActorRef = ActorRef<any, any>;
 
 export type ActorLogicFrom<T> = ReturnTypeOrValue<T> extends infer R
   ? R extends StateMachine<
@@ -2228,8 +2232,7 @@ export type ActorRefFrom<T> = ReturnTypeOrValue<T> extends infer R
           TOutput,
           TMeta
         >,
-        TEvent,
-        TEmitted
+        TEvent
       >
     : R extends Promise<infer U>
       ? ActorRefFrom<PromiseActorLogic<U>>
@@ -2240,7 +2243,7 @@ export type ActorRefFrom<T> = ReturnTypeOrValue<T> extends infer R
             infer _TSystem,
             infer TEmitted
           >
-        ? ActorRef<TSnapshot, TEvent, TEmitted>
+        ? ActorRef<TSnapshot, TEvent>
         : never
   : never;
 
@@ -2338,7 +2341,7 @@ export interface ActorScope<
   TSystem extends AnyActorSystem = AnyActorSystem,
   TEmitted extends EventObject = EventObject
 > {
-  self: ActorRef<TSnapshot, TEvent, TEmitted>;
+  self: ActorRef<TSnapshot, TEvent>;
   id: string;
   sessionId: string;
   logger: (...args: any[]) => void;

packages/core/test/emit.test.ts

@@ -188,4 +188,37 @@ describe('event emitter', () => {
     expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('b');
   });
+
+  it('wildcard listeners should be able to receive all emitted events', () => {
+    const spy = jest.fn();
+
+    const machine = setup({
+      types: {
+        events: {} as { type: 'event' },
+        emitted: {} as { type: 'emitted' } | { type: 'anotherEmitted' }
+      }
+    }).createMachine({
+      on: {
+        event: {
+          actions: emit({ type: 'emitted' })
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    const actor = createActor(machine);
+
+    actor.on('*', (ev) => {
+      ev.type satisfies 'emitted' | 'anotherEmitted';
+
+      // @ts-expect-error
+      ev.type satisfies 'whatever';
+      spy(ev);
+    });
+
+    actor.start();
+
+    actor.send({ type: 'event' });
+
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
 });