This will tutorial goes over how to create an interface with a module.
When people create interfaces, they typically use function interfaces, interfaces, or if they are cool, plain old triggers. There is a way to create an interface for a struct without having to rely on dynamic code by cleverly using static ifs.
Let's say that when an event occurs in the root struct, like a unit is indexed or a player types a chat message, it calls certain methods within the derived structs. These methods are normally called via stub methods and extension, function interfaces, or plain interfaces, but they can be called by using triggers and static ifs or by a direct method call in some cases (TimerQueue for example).
And a struct
The trigger evaluation is not necessarily needed in all cases as sometimes the events may be run directly within the struct.
When people create interfaces, they typically use function interfaces, interfaces, or if they are cool, plain old triggers. There is a way to create an interface for a struct without having to rely on dynamic code by cleverly using static ifs.
Let's say that when an event occurs in the root struct, like a unit is indexed or a player types a chat message, it calls certain methods within the derived structs. These methods are normally called via stub methods and extension, function interfaces, or plain interfaces, but they can be called by using triggers and static ifs or by a direct method call in some cases (TimerQueue for example).
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struct ParentStruct extends array
private static trigger eventTrig = CreateTrigger()
private static trigger fireTrig = CreateTrigger()
static readonly thistype data = 0
private static method onEvent takes nothing returns boolean
local integer prevData = data
set data = 5 //event data
call TriggerEvaluate(fireTrig)
set data = prevData
endmethod
private static method onInit takes nothing returns nothing
call TriggerAddCondition(eventTrig, Condition(function thistype.onEvent))
endmethod
static method register takes boolexpr bc returns nothing
call TriggerAddCondition(fireTrig, bc)
endmethod
endstruct
module Mod
static if thistype.fire.exists then
private static method firerer takes nothing returns boolean
call thistype(ParentStruct.data).fire()
return false
endmethod
private static method onInit takes nothing returns nothing
call ParentStruct.register(Condition(function thistype.firerer))
endmethod
endif
endmodule
And a struct
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struct Bleh extends array
private method fire takes nothing returns nothing
endmethod
implement Mod
endstruct
The trigger evaluation is not necessarily needed in all cases as sometimes the events may be run directly within the struct.