EventSource Class Reference

#include <Pt/System/EventSource.h>

Sends Events to receivers in other threads. More...

Inherits NonCopyable.

Public Member Functions
	EventSource ()
	Default Constructor.
	~EventSource ()
	Destructor.
void	connect (EventSink &sink)
	Connect to an EventSink.
void	disconnect (EventSink &sink)
	Disonnect from an EventSink.
void	send (const Pt::Event &ev)
	Send the event to all connected sinks.
template<typename EventT >
void	subscribe (EventSink &sink)
	Send events of a certain type to the sink.
template<typename EventT >
void	unsubscribe (EventSink &sink)
	Do not send events of a certain type to the sink anymore.

Detailed Description

The Signal class is not thread-safe and can only be used for intra-thread communication. To pass Events between different threads use an EventSource instead, which synchronizes sending of events and connecting and disconnecting sinks appropriately.