guise/reactive/signal.rs
1//! `Signal` — an observable state cell backed by a gpui entity.
2
3use gpui::{App, AppContext, Entity};
4
5/// A clonable handle to a piece of reactive state. React's `useState` value:
6/// reading is cheap, writing notifies every observer (see [`super::watch`]).
7///
8/// All clones share one backing entity, so passing a `Signal` around — or
9/// providing it as context — gives every holder the same live value.
10pub struct Signal<T> {
11 entity: Entity<T>,
12}
13
14impl<T: 'static> Signal<T> {
15 /// Create a new signal holding `value`.
16 pub fn new(cx: &mut App, value: T) -> Self {
17 Signal {
18 entity: cx.new(|_cx| value),
19 }
20 }
21
22 /// The backing entity — pass to `cx.observe(...)` or [`super::watch`].
23 pub fn entity(&self) -> &Entity<T> {
24 &self.entity
25 }
26
27 /// Borrow the current value.
28 pub fn read<'a>(&self, cx: &'a App) -> &'a T {
29 self.entity.read(cx)
30 }
31
32 /// Clone out the current value.
33 pub fn get(&self, cx: &App) -> T
34 where
35 T: Clone,
36 {
37 self.entity.read(cx).clone()
38 }
39
40 /// Replace the value and notify observers.
41 pub fn set(&self, cx: &mut App, value: T) {
42 self.entity.update(cx, |slot, cx| {
43 *slot = value;
44 cx.notify();
45 });
46 }
47
48 /// Replace the value and notify observers, unless the new value equals
49 /// the current one — then nothing happens (no notify).
50 pub fn set_if_changed(&self, cx: &mut App, value: T)
51 where
52 T: PartialEq,
53 {
54 self.entity.update(cx, |slot, cx| {
55 if *slot != value {
56 *slot = value;
57 cx.notify();
58 }
59 });
60 }
61
62 /// Mutate the value in place and notify observers.
63 pub fn update(&self, cx: &mut App, f: impl FnOnce(&mut T)) {
64 self.entity.update(cx, |slot, cx| {
65 f(slot);
66 cx.notify();
67 });
68 }
69}
70
71impl<T> Clone for Signal<T> {
72 fn clone(&self) -> Self {
73 Signal {
74 entity: self.entity.clone(),
75 }
76 }
77}