zng_app::event

Macro event_args

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macro_rules! event_args {
    ($(
        $(#[$outer:meta])*
        $vis:vis struct $Args:ident {
            $($(#[$arg_outer:meta])* $arg_vis:vis $arg:ident : $arg_ty:ty,)*
            ..
            $(#[$delivery_list_outer:meta])*
            fn delivery_list(&$self:ident, $delivery_list_ident:ident: &mut UpdateDeliveryList) { $($delivery_list:tt)* }

            $(
                $(#[$validate_outer:meta])*
                fn validate(&$self_v:ident) -> Result<(), $ValidationError:path> { $($validate:tt)+ }
            )?
        }
    )+) => { ... };
}
Expand description

Declares new EventArgs types.

The macro syntax is similar to struct declaration, but after the args struct members you must add .. and then the fn delivery_list(&self, list: &mut UpdateDeliveryList) {} method that inserts the widget targets.

After the delivery_list method you can also optionally add a fn validate(&self) -> Result<(), Txt> { } method that validates the arguments.

The macro expansion implements the EventArgs and AnyEventArgs traits for the new structs, it generates a public timestamp member and a new and now associated functions. The new function instantiates args with custom timestamp and propagation handle, the now function provides the timestamp and propagation handle and is the primary way to instantiate args.

ยงExamples

event_args! {
    /// My event arguments.
    pub struct MyEventArgs {
        /// My argument.
        pub arg: String,
        /// My event target.
        pub target: WidgetPath,

        ..
        
        fn delivery_list(&self, list: &mut UpdateDeliveryList) {
            list.insert_wgt(&self.target);
        }

        /// Optional validation, if defined the generated `new` and `now` functions call it and unwrap the result.
        ///
        /// The error type can be any type that implement `Debug`.
        fn validate(&self) -> Result<(), Txt> {
            if self.arg.contains("error") {
                return Err(formatx!("invalid arg `{}`", self.arg));
            }
            Ok(())
        }
    }

    // multiple structs can be declared in the same call.
    // pub struct MyOtherEventArgs { /**/ }
}