Requires Elixir 1.9+ as it depends on Registry.select/2
to list subscribers
Start the bus
iex(1)> {:ok, _bus} = Schoolbus.start_link([])
{:ok, #PID<0.212.0>}
Register a topic
iex(2)> Schoolbus.register(:games)
:ok
Register a namespaced topic
iex(3)> Schoolbus.register({:songs, :diplo})
:ok
iex(4)> Schoolbus.register({:songs, :tiesto})
:ok
Subscribe to a registered topic
iex(3)> Schoolbus.subscribers()
[]
iex(4)> Schoolbus.subscribe(:games)
{:ok, [:games]}
iex(5)> self()
#PID<0.208.0>
iex(6)> Schoolbus.subscribers()
[games: #PID<0.208.0>]
Subscribe to all topics within a namespace
iex(7)> Schoolbus.subscribers()
[games: #PID<0.208.0>]
iex(8)> Schoolbus.subscribe({:songs, "*"})
{:ok, [songs: :diplo, songs: :tiesto]}
iex(9)> self()
#PID<0.208.0>
iex(10)> Schoolbus.subscribers()
[
{{:songs, :tiesto}, #PID<0.208.0>},
{{:songs, :diplo}, #PID<0.208.0>},
{:games, #PID<0.208.0>}
]
Broadcast a topic to all subscribers
iex(11)> flush
:ok
iex(12)> Schoolbus.broadcast(:games, :uno)
:ok
iex(13)> flush
:uno
:ok