/* Copyright 2019 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. */ import {useRef, useEffect} from "react"; // Hook to wrap event emitter on and removeListener in hook lifecycle export const useEventEmitter = (emitter, eventName, handler) => { // Create a ref that stores handler const savedHandler = useRef(); // Update ref.current value if handler changes. useEffect(() => { savedHandler.current = handler; }, [handler]); useEffect( () => { // allow disabling this hook by passing a falsy emitter if (!emitter) return; // Create event listener that calls handler function stored in ref const eventListener = (...args) => savedHandler.current(...args); // Add event listener emitter.on(eventName, eventListener); // Remove event listener on cleanup return () => { emitter.removeListener(eventName, eventListener); }; }, [eventName, emitter], // Re-run if eventName or emitter changes ); };