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Simple event emitter for Javascript Constructor
var customEvent = function(){
var self =this;
self.events = {}
self.on = function (event, listener) {
if (typeof self.events[event] !== 'object') {
self.events[event] = []
}
self.events[event].push(listener)
}
self.removeListener = function (event, listener) {
let idx
if (typeof self.events[event] === 'object') {
idx = self.events[event].indexOf(listener)
if (idx > -1) {
self.events[event].splice(idx, 1)
}
}
}
self.emit = function (event) {
var i, listeners, length, args = [].slice.call(arguments, 1);
if (typeof self.events[event] === 'object') {
listeners = self.events[event].slice()
length = listeners.length
for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
listeners[i].apply(self, args)
}
}
}
self.once = function (event, listener) {
self.on(event, function g () {
self.removeListener(event, g)
listener.apply(self, arguments)
})
}
}
/*
var Parent = function(){
this.channel = new customEvent();
// rest of you logic
}
var myParent = new Parent();
myParent.channel.on("alarm", function(data){
console.log("Alarm: ",data);
});
myParent.channel.emit("alarm",{type:"fire"});
*/
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