Add comments to Task

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Matt Colyer
2013-08-26 16:49:07 -07:00
parent 16ab3e5538
commit 4cb1f6c509

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@@ -5,18 +5,46 @@ EventEmitter = require 'event-emitter'
# Public: Run a node script in a separate process.
#
# Used by the fuzzy-finder.
#
# ## Events
#
# * task:log - Emitted when console.log is called within the task.
# * task:warn - Emitted when console.warn is called within the task.
# * task:error - Emitted when console.error is called within the task.
# * task:complete - Emitted when the task has succeeded or failed.
module.exports =
class Task
<<<<<<< HEAD
_.extend @prototype, EventEmitter
=======
# Public: A helper method to easily launch and run a task once.
#
# * taskPath:
# The path to the Coffeescript/Javascript file which exports a single
# function to execute.
# * args:
# The Array of arguments to pass to the exported function.
>>>>>>> Add comments to Task
@once: (taskPath, args...) ->
task = new Task(taskPath)
task.one 'task:completed', -> task.terminate()
task.start(args...)
task
# Public: Called upon task completion.
#
# It receives the same arguments that were passed to the task.
#
# If subclassed, this is intended to be overridden. However if {.start}
# receives a completion callback, this is overridden.
callback: null
# Public: Creates a task.
#
# * taskPath:
# The path to the Coffeescript/Javascript file that exports a single
# function to execute.
constructor: (taskPath) ->
bootstrap = """
require('coffee-script');
@@ -41,11 +69,18 @@ class Task
@handleEvents()
# Private: Routes messages from the child to the appropriate event.
handleEvents: ->
@childProcess.removeAllListeners()
@childProcess.on 'message', ({event, args}) =>
@trigger(event, args...)
# Public: Starts the task.
#
# * args:
# The Array of arguments to pass to the function exported by the script. If
# the last argument is a function, its removed from the array and called
# upon completion (and replaces the complete function on the task instance).
start: (args...) ->
throw new Error("Cannot start terminated process") unless @childProcess?
@@ -53,6 +88,9 @@ class Task
@callback = args.pop() if _.isFunction(args[args.length - 1])
@childProcess.send({args})
# Public: Forcefully stop the running task.
#
# No events are emitted.
terminate: ->
return unless @childProcess?