package com.ahrooga.puremvc.as3.multicore.patterns.mediator {
	
	import org.puremvc.as3.multicore.interfaces.*;
	import org.puremvc.as3.multicore.patterns.observer.Notifier;
	import org.puremvc.as3.multicore.patterns.mediator.Mediator;
	
	public class AbstractMediator extends Mediator implements IMediator {
		
		private var methodMap:Object;

		public function AbstractMediator( mediatorName:String = null, viewComponent:Object = null ) {
			methodMap = new Object();
			super(mediatorName, viewComponent);
		}
		/*
		 * When extending from this class please note that calling registerNotificationHandler MUST be 
		 * called from the extended class' constructor.
		 */
		protected function registerNotificationHandler(notificationName:String, handlerMethod:Function):void {
			methodMap[notificationName] = handlerMethod;
		}
		override public function listNotificationInterests():Array {
			var interests:Array = new Array();
			for (var key:String in methodMap) {
				interests.push(key);
			}
			return interests;
		}
		override public function handleNotification( notification:INotification ):void {
			/* I am only passing the INotification body object to the handler method. 
			 * You may also wish to pass the type ( notification.getType() ).
			 */
			methodMap[ notification.getName() ]( notification.getBody());
		};
	}
}