class ContentTools.Event

# The `Event` class provides information about events dispatched by

# `UIComponents`.

constructor: (name, detail) ->

# The name of the event

@_name = name

# Detail of the event (typically an object but can actually be set to

# any value).

@_detail = detail

# The date/time the event was created

@_timeStamp = Date.now()

# A flag indicating if the event has been cancelled

@_defaultPrevented = false

# A flag indicating if the execution of additional callbacks for the

# event has been halted.

@_propagationStopped = false

# Read-only properties

defaultPrevented: () ->

# Return true if the event has been cancelled

return @_defaultPrevented

detail: () ->

# Return the detail of the event

return @_detail

name: () ->

# Return the name of the event

return @_name

propagationStopped: () ->

# Return true if the event has been halted

return @_propagationStopped

timeStamp: () ->

# Return a time stamp of when the event was created

return @_timeStamp

# Methods

preventDefault: () ->

# Cancel the event preventing the default event action

@_defaultPrevented = true

stopImmediatePropagation: () ->

# Halt the event preventing any bound listener functions that have not

# yet been called for the event being called.

@_propagationStopped = true