<? php

/** @package    verysimple::Phreeze */

/**
 * import supporting libraries
 */
require_once("IObservable.php");

/**
 * Observable is an abstract implementation of IObservable
 *
 * @package verysimple::Phreeze
 * @author VerySimple Inc.
 * @copyright 1997-2005 VerySimple, Inc.
 * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html LGPL
 * @version 2.0
 */
abstract class Observable implements IObservable
{
    private $_observers = array ();
    
    /**
     * Registers an observer with this object
     *
     * @param IObserver $observer
     */
    public function AttachObserver($observer)
    {
        if ($observer) {
            $this->_observers [] = & $observer;
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Fires and observable event. 
     * All registered observers will be notified
     *
     * @param variant $obj
     *          a string, numeric or object that contains the observable message
     * @param int $ltype
     *          specified the "level" as defined in IObservable
     */
    public function Observe($obj, $ltype = OBSERVE_INFO)
    {
        foreach ($this->_observers as $observer) {
            $observer->Observe($obj, $ltype);
        }
    }
}
