restructure, refactor, a bit

1 files changed, 55 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/pylon.lua b/pylon.lua
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+local cqueues = require 'cqueues'
+local Queue = require 'queue'
+
+-- commonality between the different pylon classes
+-- they can "inherit" from this
+
+local BasePylon = {}
+
+function BasePylon.check_config(self, vars)
+	for x in vars:gmatch"%S+" do
+		assert(self[x], "missing conf field "..x)
+	end
+end
+
+function BasePylon.run(self)
+	local cq = cqueues.new()
+	self:_connect()
+	cq:wrap(self.recving, self)
+	cq:wrap(self.sending, self)
+	print(self.pylon_type, cq:loop())
+end
+
+function BasePylon.post(self, dest_channel, message)
+	self.inbox:enqueue(dest_channel, message)
+end
+
+function BasePylon.log(self, ...)
+	if self.debug then
+		print(self.pylon_type, self.name, ...)
+	end
+end
+
+local function subclass(pylon_type)
+	local Subclass = {}
+	setmetatable(Subclass, {__index=BasePylon})
+	Subclass.pylon_type = pylon_type
+
+	Subclass.make = function(wilson, conf)
+		local self = setmetatable(conf, {__index=Subclass})
+		for k,v in pairs {
+			wilson = wilson,
+			inbox = Queue.make(),
+		} do self[k] = v end
+
+		self:init(wilson, conf)
+		return self
+	end
+
+	return Subclass
+end
+
+return {
+	BasePylon = BasePylon,
+	subclass = subclass,
+}