files/lua/loop/object/Publisher.lua
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----------------------- Lua Object-Oriented Programming ------------------------
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-- Project: LOOP Class Library                                                --
-- Release: 2.3 beta                                                          --
-- Title  : Class that Implement Group Invocation                             --
-- Author : Renato Maia <maia@inf.puc-rio.br>                                 --
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local pairs = pairs

local oo          = require "loop.base"
local ObjectCache = require "loop.collection.ObjectCache"

module("loop.object.Publisher", oo.class)

__index = ObjectCache{
	retrieve = function(_, method)
		return function(self, ...)
			for _, object in pairs(self) do
				object[method](object, ...)
			end
		end
	end
}

function __newindex(self, key, value)
	for _, object in pairs(self) do
		object[key] = value
	end
end

function __call(self, ...)
	for _, object in pairs(self) do
		object(...)
	end
end
