File: lib/util/writer.js
/*
Copyright (c) 2012, Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
Copyrights licensed under the New BSD License. See the accompanying LICENSE file for terms.
*/
var util = require('util'),
EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
function extend(cons, proto) {
Object.keys(proto).forEach(function (k) {
cons.prototype[k] = proto[k];
});
}
/**
* abstract interfaces for writing content
* @class ContentWriter
* @module io
* @main io
* @constructor
*/
//abstract interface for writing content
function ContentWriter() {
}
ContentWriter.prototype = {
/**
* writes the specified string as-is
* @method write
* @param {String} str the string to write
*/
write: /* istanbul ignore next: abstract method */ function (/* str */) {
throw new Error('write: must be overridden');
},
/**
* writes the specified string with a newline at the end
* @method println
* @param {String} str the string to write
*/
println: function (str) { this.write(str); this.write('\n'); }
};
/**
* abstract interface for writing files and assets. The caller is expected to
* call `done` on the writer after it has finished writing all the required
* files. The writer is an event-emitter that emits a `done` event when `done`
* is called on it *and* all files have successfully been written.
*
* @class Writer
* @constructor
*/
function Writer() {
EventEmitter.call(this);
}
util.inherits(Writer, EventEmitter);
extend(Writer, {
/**
* allows writing content to a file using a callback that is passed a content writer
* @method writeFile
* @param {String} file the name of the file to write
* @param {Function} callback the callback that is called as `callback(contentWriter)`
*/
writeFile: /* istanbul ignore next: abstract method */ function (/* file, callback */) {
throw new Error('writeFile: must be overridden');
},
/**
* copies a file from source to destination
* @method copyFile
* @param {String} source the file to copy, found on the file system
* @param {String} dest the destination path
*/
copyFile: /* istanbul ignore next: abstract method */ function (/* source, dest */) {
throw new Error('copyFile: must be overridden');
},
/**
* marker method to indicate that the caller is done with this writer object
* The writer is expected to emit a `done` event only after this method is called
* and it is truly done.
* @method done
*/
done: /* istanbul ignore next: abstract method */ function () {
throw new Error('done: must be overridden');
}
});
module.exports = {
Writer: Writer,
ContentWriter: ContentWriter
};