Function notify

Extension/src/Utility/Eventing/dispatcher.ts:467–480

(name: string, ...variableArgs: any[])

export function notify(name: string, data: ArbitraryObject): void;
export function notify(name: string): void;
export function notify(name: string, ...variableArgs: any[]): void {
    // quickly check if there are any possible handlers for this event
    if (isSubscribed(name)) {
        const descriptors = variableArgs[0] instanceof Descriptors ? variableArgs.shift() : Descriptors.none;

        // add the event to the queue
        queue.push(expandVariableArgs(variableArgs, { name, variableArgs, descriptors }));

        // if the queue was empty, start it draining the queue
        if (DispatcherBusy.isCompleted) {
            void drain(); // don't wait for the queue to finish draining
        }
    }
}

/** immediately dispatches an event */
export function notifyNow(name: string, descriptors: Descriptors, text: string): void;