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+/* vim:set ts=2 sw=2 sts=2 et: */
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+"use strict";
+
+// Utility function that returns copy of the given `text` with last character
+// removed if it is `"s"`.
+function singularify(text) {
+ return text[text.length - 1] === "s" ? text.substr(0, text.length - 1) : text;
+}
+
+// Utility function that takes event type, argument is passed to
+// `document.createEvent` and returns name of the initializer method of the
+// given event. Please note that there are some event types whose initializer
+// methods can't be guessed by this function. For more details see following
+// link: https://developer.mozilla.org/En/DOM/Document.createEvent
+function getInitializerName(category) {
+ return "init" + singularify(category);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Registers an event `listener` on a given `element`, that will be called
+ * when events of specified `type` is dispatched on the `element`.
+ * @param {Element} element
+ * Dom element to register listener on.
+ * @param {String} type
+ * A string representing the
+ * [event type](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/event.type) to
+ * listen for.
+ * @param {Function} listener
+ * Function that is called whenever an event of the specified `type`
+ * occurs.
+ * @param {Boolean} capture
+ * If true, indicates that the user wishes to initiate capture. After
+ * initiating capture, all events of the specified type will be dispatched
+ * to the registered listener before being dispatched to any `EventTarget`s
+ * beneath it in the DOM tree. Events which are bubbling upward through
+ * the tree will not trigger a listener designated to use capture.
+ * See [DOM Level 3 Events](http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-Events/#event-flow)
+ * for a detailed explanation.
+ */
+function on(element, type, listener, capture) {
+ // `capture` defaults to `false`.
+ capture = capture || false;
+ element.addEventListener(type, listener, capture);
+}
+exports.on = on;
+
+/**
+ * Registers an event `listener` on a given `element`, that will be called
+ * only once, next time event of specified `type` is dispatched on the
+ * `element`.
+ * @param {Element} element
+ * Dom element to register listener on.
+ * @param {String} type
+ * A string representing the
+ * [event type](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/event.type) to
+ * listen for.
+ * @param {Function} listener
+ * Function that is called whenever an event of the specified `type`
+ * occurs.
+ * @param {Boolean} capture
+ * If true, indicates that the user wishes to initiate capture. After
+ * initiating capture, all events of the specified type will be dispatched
+ * to the registered listener before being dispatched to any `EventTarget`s
+ * beneath it in the DOM tree. Events which are bubbling upward through
+ * the tree will not trigger a listener designated to use capture.
+ * See [DOM Level 3 Events](http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-Events/#event-flow)
+ * for a detailed explanation.
+ */
+function once(element, type, listener, capture) {
+ on(element, type, function selfRemovableListener(event) {
+ removeListener(element, type, selfRemovableListener, capture);
+ listener.apply(this, arguments);
+ }, capture);
+}
+exports.once = once;
+
+/**
+ * Unregisters an event `listener` on a given `element` for the events of the
+ * specified `type`.
+ *
+ * @param {Element} element
+ * Dom element to unregister listener from.
+ * @param {String} type
+ * A string representing the
+ * [event type](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/event.type) to
+ * listen for.
+ * @param {Function} listener
+ * Function that is called whenever an event of the specified `type`
+ * occurs.
+ * @param {Boolean} capture
+ * If true, indicates that the user wishes to initiate capture. After
+ * initiating capture, all events of the specified type will be dispatched
+ * to the registered listener before being dispatched to any `EventTarget`s
+ * beneath it in the DOM tree. Events which are bubbling upward through
+ * the tree will not trigger a listener designated to use capture.
+ * See [DOM Level 3 Events](http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-Events/#event-flow)
+ * for a detailed explanation.
+ */
+function removeListener(element, type, listener, capture) {
+ element.removeEventListener(type, listener, capture);
+}
+exports.removeListener = removeListener;
+
+/**
+ * Emits event of the specified `type` and `category` on the given `element`.
+ * Specified `settings` are used to initialize event before dispatching it.
+ * @param {Element} element
+ * Dom element to dispatch event on.
+ * @param {String} type
+ * A string representing the
+ * [event type](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/event.type).
+ * @param {Object} options
+ * Options object containing following properties:
+ * - `category`: String passed to the `document.createEvent`. Option is
+ * optional and defaults to "UIEvents".
+ * - `initializer`: If passed it will be used as name of the method used
+ * to initialize event. If omitted name will be generated from the
+ * `category` field by prefixing it with `"init"` and removing last
+ * character if it matches `"s"`.
+ * - `settings`: Array of settings that are forwarded to the event
+ * initializer after firs `type` argument.
+ * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/En/DOM/Document.createEvent
+ */
+function emit(element, type, { category, initializer, settings }) {
+ category = category || "UIEvents";
+ initializer = initializer || getInitializerName(category);
+ let document = element.ownerDocument;
+ let event = document.createEvent(category);
+ event[initializer].apply(event, [type].concat(settings));
+ element.dispatchEvent(event);
+};
+exports.emit = emit;