/**
 * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
 * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
 * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
 */

#import <React/RCTBridge.h>

/**
 * RCTEventEmitter is an abstract base class to be used for modules that emit
 * events to be observed by JS.
 */
@interface RCTEventEmitter : NSObject <RCTBridgeModule>

@property (nonatomic, weak) RCTBridge *bridge;

/**
 * Override this method to return an array of supported event names. Attempting
 * to observe or send an event that isn't included in this list will result in
 * an error.
 */
- (NSArray<NSString *> *)supportedEvents;

/**
 * Send an event that does not relate to a specific view, e.g. a navigation
 * or data update notification.
 */
- (void)sendEventWithName:(NSString *)name body:(id)body;

/**
 * These methods will be called when the first observer is added and when the
 * last observer is removed (or when dealloc is called), respectively. These
 * should be overridden in your subclass in order to start/stop sending events.
 */
- (void)startObserving;
- (void)stopObserving;

@end