ADD: improved calling interfacce

include/EventManager/Manager.hpp

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
    // forward declaration of EventManager::Participant
    class Participant;
 
-   class Manager
+   class Manager : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Manager>
    {
      /// the thread the event manager is transmitting events in
      std::unique_ptr<std::thread> mainThread_;
@@ -185,6 +185,17 @@
       */
       void schedule(std::shared_ptr<EventManager::Participant> plugin);
 
+
+      /**
+      * @brief method to connect a particpant to the manager
+      */
+      void connect(std::shared_ptr<EventManager::Participant> participant);
+
+      /**
+      * @brief method to disconnect a particpant from the manager
+      */
+      void disconnect(std::shared_ptr<EventManager::Participant> participant);
+
    }; // class Manager
 
  }; //namespace EventManager

include/EventManager/Participant.hpp

@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@
       */
       virtual void schedule_() { throw std::runtime_error(std::string(__PRETTY_FUNCTION__) + " not implemented");}
 
+      /**
+      * @brief method called by the EventManager::Manager on connecting this particpant
+      *
+      * This method need to be implemented by each child class of EventManager::Participant
+      * Its the best location for subscribing to events and enable scheduling if required.
+      */
+      virtual void init_() {throw std::runtime_error(std::string(__PRETTY_FUNCTION__) + " not implemented");}
+
 
     protected:
 
@@ -141,6 +149,12 @@
       */
       void schedule() {schedule_();};
 
+      /**
+      * @brief method called by the EventManager::Manager when connecting the particpant
+      *
+      * method calls virtual _init method which has to be implemented by each particpants child class
+      */
+      void init() {init_();}
 
       /**
       * @brief emit an event to this participant

src/EventManager/Manager.cpp

@@ -324,3 +324,10 @@
      schedulingParticipants_.push_back(participant);
    }
  }
+
+
+ void EventManager::Manager::connect(std::shared_ptr<EventManager::Participant> participant)
+ {
+   participant->setManager(shared_from_this());
+   participant->init();
+ }

tests/test_basic.cpp

@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ class myParticipant : public EventManager::Participant
       _unsubscribe();
     }
 
+    void init_() {
+      _subscribe(eventType_);
+      _enableScheduling();
+    }
+
     void schedule_() {
       std::shared_ptr<EventManager::Event> event = nullptr;
 
@@ -67,10 +72,7 @@ class myParticipant : public EventManager::Participant
 
     bool eventReceived() const { return receivedEvent_;}
 
-    void init() {
+
-      _subscribe(eventType_);
-      _enableScheduling();
-    }
 };
 
 
@@ -91,8 +93,7 @@ SCENARIO("Basic Usage of EventManager", "[Manager]")
     REQUIRE_NOTHROW([&]()
     {
       participant0 = std::make_shared<myParticipant>(0,TEST_EVENT0);
-      participant0->setManager(manager);
+      manager->connect(participant0);
-      participant0->init();
     }());
 
     REQUIRE(manager->empty() == false);
@@ -101,8 +102,7 @@ SCENARIO("Basic Usage of EventManager", "[Manager]")
     REQUIRE_NOTHROW([&]()
     {
       participant1 = std::make_shared<myParticipant>(1,TEST_EVENT1);
-      participant1->setManager(manager);
+      manager->connect(participant1);
-      participant1->init();
     }());
 
     REQUIRE(manager->empty() == false);