@advanced-rest-client/events-target-mixin

A Mixin that support event targets retargeting so the element listens on a set node instead of the default window object.

Usage

Installation

npm install --save @advanced-rest-client/events-target-mixin

In a web component

import { EventsTargetMixin } '@advanced-rest-client/events-target-mixin';

class SampleElement extends EventsTargetMixin(HTMLElement) {
  _attachListeners(node) {
    node.addEventListener('my-event', this._testEventHandler);
  }

  _detachListeners(node) {
    node.removeEventListener('my-event', this._testEventHandler);
  }

  _testEventHandler() {

  }
}
customElements.define('sample-element', SampleElement);

<sample-element id="example"></sample-element>
<div id="target"></div>
<script>
example.eventsTarget = target;
</script>

The element listens for events that bubbles through #target element.

In a class that does not extend HTMLElement interface

When constructing the object call the _eventsTargetChanged() method with an object that is the default events target. If argument is not set then window is used instead.

import { EventsTargetMixin } '@advanced-rest-client/events-target-mixin';

class EventableObject extends EventsTargetMixin(Object) {
  constructor() {
    super();
    this._eventsTargetChanged();
  }
}

Because such class has no lifecycle methods, you should call detachedCallback() manually when the instance should no longer listen on the target object. Skipping this part may cause the GC to not clean the instance from memory.

Development

git clone https://github.com/advanced-rest-client/events-target-mixin
cd events-target-mixin
npm install

Running the tests

npm test