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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Observer Pattern</title>
</head>
<body>
<button id="addNewObserver">Add New Observer checkbox</button>
<input id="mainCheckbox" type="checkbox"/>
<div id="observersContainer"></div>
</body>
</html>
function ObserverList(){
this.observerList = [];
}
ObserverList.prototype.add = function( obj ){
return this.observerList.push( obj );
};
ObserverList.prototype.count = function(){
return this.observerList.length;
};
ObserverList.prototype.get = function( index ){
if( index > -1 && index < this.observerList.length ){
return this.observerList[ index ];
}
};
ObserverList.prototype.indexOf = function( obj, startIndex ){
var i = startIndex;
while( i < this.observerList.length ){
if( this.observerList[i] === obj ){
return i;
}
i++;
}
return -1;
};
ObserverList.prototype.removeAt = function( index ){
this.observerList.splice( index, 1 );
};
function Subject(){
this.observers = new ObserverList();
}
Subject.prototype.addObserver = function( observer ){
this.observers.add( observer );
};
Subject.prototype.removeObserver = function( observer ){
this.observers.removeAt( this.observers.indexOf( observer, 0 ) );
};
Subject.prototype.notify = function( context ){
var observerCount = this.observers.count();
for(var i=0; i < observerCount; i++){
this.observers.get(i).update( context );
}
};
function Observer(){
this.update = function(){
console.log("Update triggered");
};
}
function extend( extension, obj ){
for ( var key in extension ){
obj[key] = extension[key];
}
}
var controlCheckbox = document.getElementById( "mainCheckbox" ),
addBtn = document.getElementById( "addNewObserver" ),
container = document.getElementById( "observersContainer" );
// Concrete Subject
// Extend the controlling checkbox with the Subject class
extend( new Subject(), controlCheckbox );
// Clicking the checkbox will trigger notifications to its observers
controlCheckbox.onclick = function(){
controlCheckbox.notify( controlCheckbox.checked );
};
addBtn.onclick = addNewObserver;
// Concrete Observer
function addNewObserver(){
// Create a new checkbox to be added
var check = document.createElement( "input" );
check.type = "text";
// Extend the checkbox with the Observer class
extend( new Observer(), check );
// Override with custom update behaviour
check.update = function( value ){
this.value = value;
console.log("Clicked");
};
// Add the new observer to our list of observers
// for our main subject
controlCheckbox.addObserver( check );
// Append the item to the container
container.appendChild( check );
}
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