gistfile1.js

module("Observing global vs. local properties ", {

  setup: function() {
    objectA = SC.Object.create({

      calledLocalObserver: false,
      calledGlobalObserver: false,
      calledMixedObserver: false,
      locallyObservedProperty: 'beingWatched',

      testLocalObserver: function() {
        this.calledLocalObserver = true;
      }.observes('locallyObservedProperty'),

      testGlobalObserver: function() {
        this.calledGlobalObserver = true;
      }.observes('Namespace.objectB.globallyObservedProperty'),

      testMixedObserver: function() {
        this.calledMixedObserver = true;
      }.observes('locallyObservedProperty',
                 'Namespace.objectB.globallyObservedProperty')
    });

    objectB = SC.Object.create({
      globallyObservedProperty: 'beingWatched'
    });

    Namespace = {
      objectA: objectA,
      objectB: objectB
    };
  }

});

test("test setting a property observed on the current object", function() {
  objectA.set('locallyObservedProperty', 'notifyObserver');
  equals(objectA.calledLocalObserver, true, 'should notify local observer');
  equals(objectA.calledGlobalObserver, false, 'should not notify global observer');
  equals(objectA.calledMixedObserver, true, 'should notify mixed observer');
});

test("test setting a propety observed with a fully-qualified path", function() {
  objectB.set('globallyObservedProperty', 'notifyObserver');
  equals(objectA.calledLocalObserver, false, 'should not notify local observer');
  equals(objectA.calledGlobalObserver, true, 'should notify global observer');
  equals(objectA.calledMixedObserver, true, 'should notify mixed observer');
});