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PluginLuaRockev library

Introduction

The rockev library allows some simple event driven programming.

This library allows events to be subscribed / recieved within a lua script, most events in Rockbox are synchronous so flags are set and later checked by a secondary thread to make them (semi)-asynchronous

Caveats

  • The main lua state is halted till the lua callback(s) are finished Yielding will not return control to your script from within a callback
  • Subsequent callbacks may be delayed by the code in your lua callback
  • You must store the value returned from the event_register function, you might get away with it for a bit but, garbage collection will destroy your callback eventually if you do not store the event
  • You only get one cb per event type ["action", "button", "custom", "playback", "timer"] (Re-registration of an event overwrites the previous one)

Usage

Events action button custom playback timer

Functions Arguments Notes
register ("event", cb_function, [timeout / flags]) cb_function([id] [, data]) ... end
suspend (["event"/nil][true/false]) passing nil affects all events
trigger ("event", [true/false], [id]) CUSTOM_EVENT must be unset manually
unregister (evX) Unregistering is not necessary before script end

register

 local function act_function(id, data)
     if id ~= 0 then rb.splash(rb.HZ, "Action Recieved")
 end
 local eva = rockev.register("action", act_function, rb.HZ / 10)

 local function btn_function(id, data)
     if id ~= 0 then rb.splash(rb.HZ, "Button Pressed")
 end
 local evb = rockev.register("button", btn_function, rb.HZ / 10)

 local evc = rockev.register("custom", rb.lcd_update)
 
 local function pb_function(id, data)
    if id == (rb.PLAYBACK_EVENT_NEXTTRACKID3_AVAILABLE) then rb.splash(rb.HZ, "PLAYBACK_EVENT_NEXTTRACKID3_AVAILABLE") end
    if id == (rb.PLAYBACK_EVENT_START_PLAYBACK) then rb.splash(rb.HZ, "PLAYBACK_EVENT_START_PLAYBACK") end
    if id == (rb.PLAYBACK_EVENT_TRACK_BUFFER) then rb.splash(rb.HZ, "PLAYBACK_EVENT_TRACK_BUFFER") end
    if id == (rb.PLAYBACK_EVENT_TRACK_CHANGE) then rb.splash(rb.HZ, "PLAYBACK_EVENT_TRACK_CHANGE") end
    if id == (rb.PLAYBACK_EVENT_TRACK_FINISH) then rb.splash(rb.HZ, "PLAYBACK_EVENT_TRACK_FINISH") end
    if id == (rb.PLAYBACK_EVENT_TRACK_SKIP) then rb.splash(rb.HZ, "PLAYBACK_EVENT_TRACK_SKIP") end
 end
 local evp = rockev.register("playback", pb_function, [flags]) -- see source for available flags

 local function tmr_function(id, data)
    rb.splash(rb.HZ, "Timer Fired")
 end
 local evt = rockev.register("timer", tmr_function, rb.HZ * 10)

r2 - 02 Apr 2021 - 20:46:07 - UnknownUser

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