Source code for egegrouper.simple_signal

# EGEGrouper - Software for grouping electrogastroenterography examinations.

# Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Aleksandr Popov

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""" This module implements the SimpleSignal class which makes the
event handling more convenient. """

class SimpleSignal:
    """Provides simple signals and slots mechanism."""
    def __init__(self):
        """Constructor.

        Create empty list of connected function.
        """
        self.slots = []

    def emit(self, *args):
        """Emit signal."""
        for s in self.slots:
            if s:
                s(args)

    def connect(self, slot):
        """Connect signal with slot.
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        slot
            Function to be connected with signal.
        
        """
        for i in range(len(self.slots)):
            if self.slots[i] == slot:
                return
            if self.slots[i] == None:
                self.slots[i] = slot
                return
        self.slots.append(slot)

    def disconnect(self, slot):
        """Disconnect slot from signal.
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        slot
            Name of connected function.
        
        """
        for i in range(len(self.slots)):
            if self.slots[i] == slot:
                self.slots[i] = None