class Glimmer::DSL::Tk::DataBindingExpression

Responsible for wiring two-way data-binding. Does so by using the output of the bind(model, property) command in the form of a ModelBinding, which is then connected to an anonymous widget observer

Depends on BindCommandHandler

Public Instance Methods

can_interpret?(parent, keyword, *args, &block) click to toggle source
# File lib/glimmer/dsl/tk/data_binding_expression.rb, line 35
def can_interpret?(parent, keyword, *args, &block)
  args.size == 1 and
    args[0].is_a?(DataBinding::ModelBinding)
end
interpret(parent, keyword, *args, &block) click to toggle source
# File lib/glimmer/dsl/tk/data_binding_expression.rb, line 40
def interpret(parent, keyword, *args, &block)
  parent.class
  model_binding = args[0]
  widget_binding_parameters = [parent, keyword]
  widget_binding = DataBinding::Tk::WidgetBinding.new(*widget_binding_parameters)
  #TODO make this options observer dependent and all similar observers in widget specific data binding handlers
  widget_binding.observe(model_binding)
  # TODO simplify this logic and put it where it belongs
  parent.add_observer(model_binding, keyword) if parent.respond_to?(:add_observer, [model_binding, keyword])
  widget_binding.call(model_binding.evaluate_property)
end