Class: AspectAdaptor

• Inheritance
• Description
• Related information
• Class protocol
  • instance creation
• Instance protocol
  • accessing-spec
  • accessing-value
  • change & update
• Examples

Inheritance:

   Object
   |
   +--Model
      |
      +--ValueModel
         |
         +--ProtocolAdaptor
            |
            +--AspectAdaptor
               |
               +--AspectAdaptorWithDefault

Package:

stx:libview2

Category:

Interface-Support-Models

Version:

rev: 1.25 date: 2016/03/25 16:07:03

user: cg

file: AspectAdaptor.st directory: libview2

module: stx stc-classLibrary: libview2

Author:

Claus Gittinger

Description:

an AspectAdaptor forwards updates and change messages from/to a complex model.

Consider the case where editFields are required for the
elements (instance variables) of a compound object:
- without an aspect adaptor, you needed to copy the individual
  values out-of the object and move these into multiple valueHolders.
  Then, let the editFields modify the valueHolders contents and
  finally, fetch the values and put them back into the compound object.

An aspectAdaptor makes this easier, by playing model with
value/value: symbols towards the editField, and forwarding changes and
updates to/from the compound object using different aspect symbols
and access messages.

Notice: 
    this class was implemented using protocol information
    from alpha testers - it may not be complete or compatible to
    the corresponding ST-80 class. 
    If you encounter any incompatibilities, please forward a note 
    describing the incompatibility verbal (i.e. no code) to the ST/X team.

Related information:

    ValueHolder
    Model

Class protocol:

 accessWith: getSelector assignWith: putSelector

create and return an adaptor which uses getSelector to fetch a value
and setSelector to change it.

 forAspect: anAspect

create and return a new adaptor, which forwards requests
to anObject, using anAspect as get-selector and anAspect-colon as putSelector
for access. The returned object can be used in place of a ValueHolder

 subject: anObject sendsUpdates: aBoolean accessWith: getSel assignWith: putSel aspect: aspect

create and return a new adaptor, which forwards requests
to anObject, using getSel/putSel for access.
The returned object can be used in place of a ValueHolder

Instance protocol:

 accessWith: getSelector assignWith: putSelector

setup the receiver to use getSelector to fetch a value
and putSelector to change it.

 accessWith: getSelector assignWith: putSelector aspect: aspectSymbol

setup the receiver to use getSelector to fetch a value
and putSelector to change it.

 aspect: aSelector

set the adapters change aspect - this is the aspect of the update message,
on which the adaptor reacts

 forAspect

get the adapters aspect - if none was defined, the getMsg is returned

 forAspect: aSelector

set the adapters aspect - this sets both the get- and put-Messages
(the putMessage is the aspect with a colon)

 defaultValueIfNoSubject

if there is no subject (taget to provide the value),
this value is returned.

 setValue: newValue

set the value - this forwards a putMessage to the target

 value

translate a query for my value from my user
into an aspect access towards my subject

 value: newValue

set the value - this forwards a putMessage to the target
and sends out a changeNotification if the value did really change.

 update: something with: aParameter from: changedObject

translate an update from the model into a #value-change
via my depenedents ...

Examples:

    |dialog data f|

    data := 0@0.

    dialog := DialogBox new.
    dialog addTextLabel:'x:'.
    f := dialog addInputFieldOn:(AspectAdaptor new
                                    subject:data; 
                                    accessWith:#x 
                                    assignWith:#x:).
    f converter:(PrintConverter new initForNumber).

    dialog addTextLabel:'y:'.
    f := dialog addInputFieldOn:(AspectAdaptor new
                                    subject:data; 
                                    forAspect:#y).
    f converter:(PrintConverter new initForNumber).

    dialog addOkButton.
    data inspect.
    dialog open.

    dialog accepted ifTrue:[
        Transcript showCR:'data now: ' , data printString
    ]

    |dialog data dataModel|

    data := #('hello' 'one' 'two' 'three').
    dataModel := Plug new.
    dataModel respondTo:#field1 with:[data at:1].
    dataModel respondTo:#field2 with:[data at:2].
    dataModel respondTo:#field3 with:[data at:3].
    dataModel respondTo:#field4 with:[data at:4].
    dataModel respondTo:#field1: with:[:arg | data at:1 put:arg].
    dataModel respondTo:#field2: with:[:arg | data at:2 put:arg].
    dataModel respondTo:#field3: with:[:arg | data at:3 put:arg].
    dataModel respondTo:#field4: with:[:arg | data at:4 put:arg].

    dialog := DialogBox new.
    dialog addTextLabel:'1:'.
    dialog addInputFieldOn:(AspectAdaptor new
                                    subject:dataModel; 
                                    accessWith:#field1
                                    assignWith:#field1:). 
    dialog addTextLabel:'2:'.
    dialog addInputFieldOn:(AspectAdaptor new
                                    subject:dataModel; 
                                    forAspect:#field2).
    dialog addTextLabel:'3:'.
    dialog addInputFieldOn:(AspectAdaptor new
                                    subject:dataModel; 
                                    accessWith:#field3
                                    assignWith:#field3:
                                    aspect:#field3). 
    dialog addTextLabel:'4:'.
    dialog addInputFieldOn:(AspectAdaptor new
                                    subject:dataModel; 
                                    forAspect:#field4).
    dialog addOkButton.
    dataModel inspect.
    dialog open.
    dialog accepted ifTrue:[
        Transcript showCR:'data now: ' , data printString
    ]