node-binder

Mixin class for managing bindings in Node.js

API

bind(emitter, event, fn [, context])

Binds fn to the event of emitter and keeps track of bindings for easy destruction.

Arguments

• emitter - Any object that inheriets from EventEmitter.
• event - Name of the event on emitter to which the fn will be bound.
• fn - Function handler for the event.
• context - Optional. Context with which to execute the fn.

destroy()

Unbinds all events previously bound using bind.

Example

function SomeStreamingClass() {}

SomeStreamClass.prototype.onData = function(chunk) {
    /* Do some cool stuff… */
}

var Binder = require("node-binder");
var binder = new Binder();
var someStream = new SomeStreamClass();

binder.bind(someStream, "data", someStream.onData, someStream);

/* Later on when you no longer need someStream… */
binder.destroy();