Basalt2/docs/references/propertySystem.md

PropertySystem

PropertySystem is a class that allows Elements to have properties that can be observed and updated. It also allows for properties to have custom getters and setters. This is the base system for all Elements.

Fields

Field	Type	Description
_properties	table	A table containing all property configurations
_values	table	A table containing all property values
_observers	table	A table containing all property observers
set	function	A function to set a property value
get	function	A function to get a property value

Functions

Method	Returns	Description
PropertySystem.addSetterHook	-	Adds a setter hook to the PropertySystem
PropertySystem.blueprint	table	Creates a blueprint of an element class
PropertySystem.combineProperties	-	Combines multiple properties
PropertySystem.createFromBlueprint	table	Creates an element from a blueprint
PropertySystem.defineProperty	-	Defines a property for an element class
PropertySystem:__init	table	Initializes the PropertySystem
PropertySystem:_updateProperty	table	Update call for a property
PropertySystem:getPropertyConfig	table	Gets a property configuration
PropertySystem:instanceProperty	table	Adds a property to the PropertySystem on instance level
PropertySystem:observe	table	Observers a property
PropertySystem:removeAllObservers	table	Removes all observers from a property
PropertySystem:removeObserver	table	Removes an observer from a property
PropertySystem:removeProperty	table	Removes a property from the PropertySystem

PropertySystem.addSetterHook(hook)

Adds a setter hook to the PropertySystem. Setter hooks are functions that are called before a property is set.

Parameters

• hook function The hook function to add

PropertySystem.blueprint(elementClass)

Creates a blueprint of an element class with all its properties

Parameters

• elementClass table The element class to create a blueprint from

Returns

• table blueprint A table containing all property definitions

PropertySystem.combineProperties(class, name...)

Combines multiple properties into a single getter and setter

Parameters

• class table The element class to combine the properties for
• name string The name of the combined property
• ... (vararg) string The names of the properties to combine

PropertySystem.createFromBlueprint(elementClass, blueprint)

Creates an element from a blueprint

Parameters

• elementClass table The element class to create from the blueprint
• blueprint table The blueprint to create the element from

Returns

• table element The created element

PropertySystem.defineProperty(class, name, config)

Defines a property for an element class

Parameters

• class table The element class to define the property for
• name string The name of the property
• config table The configuration of the property

PropertySystem:__init()

Initializes the PropertySystem IS USED INTERNALLY

Returns

• table self The PropertySystem

PropertySystem:_updateProperty(name, value)

Update call for a property IS USED INTERNALLY

Parameters

• name string The name of the property
• value any The value of the property

Returns

• table self The PropertySystem

PropertySystem:getPropertyConfig(name)

Gets a property configuration

Parameters

• name string The name of the property

Returns

• table config The configuration of the property

PropertySystem:instanceProperty(name, config)

Adds a property to the PropertySystem on instance level

Parameters

• name string The name of the property
• config table The configuration of the property

Returns

• table self The PropertySystem

PropertySystem:observe(name, callback)

Observers a property

Parameters

• name string The name of the property
• callback function The callback function to call when the property changes

Returns

• table self The PropertySystem

PropertySystem:removeAllObservers(name)

Removes all observers from a property

Parameters

• name string The name of the property

Returns

• table self The PropertySystem

PropertySystem:removeObserver(name, callback)

Removes an observer from a property

Parameters

• name string The name of the property
• callback function The callback function to remove

Returns

• table self The PropertySystem

PropertySystem:removeProperty(name)

Removes a property from the PropertySystem on instance level

Parameters

• name string The name of the property

Returns

• table self The PropertySystem