SyntaxGameServer/RCCService2020/ExtraContent/LuaPackages/RoactUtilities/ExternalEventConnection.lua

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Lua

--[[
A component that establishes a connection to a Roblox event when it is rendered.
]]
local CorePackages = game:GetService("CorePackages")
local Roact = require(CorePackages.Roact)
local ExternalEventConnection = Roact.Component:extend("ExternalEventConnection")
function ExternalEventConnection:init()
self.connection = nil
end
--[[
Render the child component so that ExternalEventConnections can be nested like so:
Roact.createElement(ExternalEventConnection, {
event = UserInputService.InputBegan,
callback = inputBeganCallback,
}, {
Roact.createElement(ExternalEventConnection, {
event = UserInputService.InputEnded,
callback = inputChangedCallback,
})
})
]]
function ExternalEventConnection:render()
return Roact.oneChild(self.props[Roact.Children])
end
function ExternalEventConnection:didMount()
local event = self.props.event
local callback = self.props.callback
self.connection = event:Connect(callback)
end
function ExternalEventConnection:didUpdate(oldProps)
if self.props.event ~= oldProps.event or self.props.callback ~= oldProps.callback then
self.connection:Disconnect()
self.connection = self.props.event:Connect(self.props.callback)
end
end
function ExternalEventConnection:willUnmount()
self.connection:Disconnect()
self.connection = nil
end
return ExternalEventConnection