From: Mike Sassak <msassak@...>
Date: 2002-02-27T11:17:10+09:00
Subject: Re: RCR?: parallel to until: as_soon_as

On Tue, 2002-02-26 at 18:48, Tobias Reif wrote:
> I'm not sure if this could work in Ruby, but I want to be able to fire a 
> block as soon as something happens.
> 
> So @line_count is changed in various places in the program, and the 
> as_soon_as block watches it; as soon it reaches 100, the block is fired.
> 
> as_soon_as button.pressed? # ... turns true
>     stuff.do
> end
> as_soon_as chat_peer.online?
>    say hi
> end
> as_soon_as game_state.changed?
>    all_players.update_screen
> end
> ...
> 
> But I'm still thinking myself ...
> 

What about using the Observer mixin? or is that to "heavy duty" for what
you're thinking?

-mike