Unigine::FieldShoreline Class

// implement the Progress event handler
void progress_event_handler()
{
	Log::message("\Handling Progress event\n");
}


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//  1. Multiple subscriptions can be linked to an instance of the EventConnections 
//  class that you can use later to remove all these subscriptions at once
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// create an instance of the EventConnections class
EventConnections progress_event_connections;

// link to this instance when subscribing to an event (subscription to various events can be linked)
publisher->getEventProgress().connect(progress_event_connections, progress_event_handler);

// other subscriptions are also linked to this EventConnections instance 
// (e.g. you can subscribe using lambdas)
publisher->getEventProgress().connect(progress_event_connections, []() { 
		Log::message("\Handling Progress event (lambda).\n");
	}
);

// ...

// later all of these linked subscriptions can be removed with a single line
progress_event_connections.disconnectAll();

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//  2. You can subscribe and unsubscribe via an instance of the EventConnection 
//  class. And toggle this particular connection off and on, when necessary.
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// create an instance of the EventConnection class
EventConnection progress_event_connection;

// subscribe to the Progress event with a handler function keeping the connection
publisher->getEventProgress().connect(progress_event_connection, progress_event_handler);

// ...

// you can temporarily disable a particular event connection to perform certain actions
progress_event_connection.setEnabled(false);

// ... actions to be performed

// and enable it back when necessary
progress_event_connection.setEnabled(true);

// ...

// remove subscription to the Progress event via the connection
progress_event_connection.disconnect();

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//  3. You can add EventConnection/EventConnections instance as a member of the
//  class that handles the event. In this case all linked subscriptions will be 
//  automatically removed when class destructor is called
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// Class handling the event
class SomeClass
{
public:
	// instance of the EventConnections class as a class member
	EventConnections e_connections;

	// A Progress event handler implemented as a class member
	void event_handler()
	{
		Log::message("\Handling Progress event\n");
		// ...
	}
};

SomeClass *sc = new SomeClass();

// ...

// specify a class instance in case a handler method belongs to some class
publisher->getEventProgress().connect(sc->e_connections, sc, &SomeClass::event_handler);

// ...

// handler class instance is deleted with all its subscriptions removed automatically
delete sc;


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//   4. Subscribe to an event saving a particular connection ID
//   and unsubscribe later by this ID
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// instance of the EventConnections class to manage event connections
EventConnections e_connections;

// define a particular connection ID to be used to unsubscribe later
EventConnectionId progress_handler_id;

// subscribe to the Progress event with a lambda handler function and keeping connection ID
progress_handler_id = publisher->getEventProgress().connect(e_connections, []() { 
		Log::message("\Handling Progress event (lambda).\n");
	}
);

// remove the subscription later using the ID
publisher->getEventProgress().disconnect(progress_handler_id);


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//   5. Ignoring all Progress events when necessary
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// you can temporarily disable the event to perform certain actions without triggering it
publisher->getEventProgress().setEnabled(false);

// ... actions to be performed

// and enable it back when necessary
publisher->getEventProgress().setEnabled(true);