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File: event-custom/js/event-target.js


/**
 * Custom event engine, DOM event listener abstraction layer, synthetic DOM
 * events.
 * @module event-custom
 * @submodule event-custom-base
 */

/**
 * EventTarget provides the implementation for any object to
 * publish, subscribe and fire to custom events, and also
 * alows other EventTargets to target the object with events
 * sourced from the other object.
 * EventTarget is designed to be used with Y.augment to wrap
 * EventCustom in an interface that allows events to be listened to
 * and fired by name.  This makes it possible for implementing code to
 * subscribe to an event that either has not been created yet, or will
 * not be created at all.
 * @class EventTarget
 * @param opts a configuration object
 * @config emitFacade {boolean} if true, all events will emit event
 * facade payloads by default (default false)
 * @config prefix {String} the prefix to apply to non-prefixed event names
 */

var L = Y.Lang,
    PREFIX_DELIMITER = ':',
    CATEGORY_DELIMITER = '|',
    AFTER_PREFIX = '~AFTER~',
    WILD_TYPE_RE = /(.*?)(:)(.*?)/,

    _wildType = Y.cached(function(type) {
        return type.replace(WILD_TYPE_RE, "*$2$3");
    }),

    /**
     * If the instance has a prefix attribute and the
     * event type is not prefixed, the instance prefix is
     * applied to the supplied type.
     * @method _getType
     * @private
     */
    _getType = function(type, pre) {

        if (!pre || !type || type.indexOf(PREFIX_DELIMITER) > -1) {
            return type;
        }

        return pre + PREFIX_DELIMITER + type;
    },

    /**
     * Returns an array with the detach key (if provided),
     * and the prefixed event name from _getType
     * Y.on('detachcategory| menu:click', fn)
     * @method _parseType
     * @private
     */
    _parseType = Y.cached(function(type, pre) {

        var t = type, detachcategory, after, i;

        if (!L.isString(t)) {
            return t;
        }

        i = t.indexOf(AFTER_PREFIX);

        if (i > -1) {
            after = true;
            t = t.substr(AFTER_PREFIX.length);
        }

        i = t.indexOf(CATEGORY_DELIMITER);

        if (i > -1) {
            detachcategory = t.substr(0, (i));
            t = t.substr(i+1);
            if (t === '*') {
                t = null;
            }
        }

        // detach category, full type with instance prefix, is this an after listener, short type
        return [detachcategory, (pre) ? _getType(t, pre) : t, after, t];
    }),

    ET = function(opts) {

        var etState = this._yuievt,
            etConfig;

        if (!etState) {
            etState = this._yuievt = {
                events: {},    // PERF: Not much point instantiating lazily. We're bound to have events
                targets: null, // PERF: Instantiate lazily, if user actually adds target,
                config: {
                    host: this,
                    context: this
                },
                chain: Y.config.chain
            };
        }

        etConfig = etState.config;

        if (opts) {
            mixConfigs(etConfig, opts, true);

            if (opts.chain !== undefined) {
                etState.chain = opts.chain;
            }

            if (opts.prefix) {
                etConfig.prefix = opts.prefix;
            }
        }
    };

ET.prototype = {

    constructor: ET,

    /**
     * Listen to a custom event hosted by this object one time.
     * This is the equivalent to <code>on</code> except the
     * listener is immediatelly detached when it is executed.
     * @method once
     * @param {String} type The name of the event
     * @param {Function} fn The callback to execute in response to the event
     * @param {Object} [context] Override `this` object in callback
     * @param {Any} [arg*] 0..n additional arguments to supply to the subscriber
     * @return {EventHandle} A subscription handle capable of detaching the
     *                       subscription
     */
    once: function() {
        var handle = this.on.apply(this, arguments);
        handle.batch(function(hand) {
            if (hand.sub) {
                hand.sub.once = true;
            }
        });
        return handle;
    },

    /**
     * Listen to a custom event hosted by this object one time.
     * This is the equivalent to <code>after</code> except the
     * listener is immediatelly detached when it is executed.
     * @method onceAfter
     * @param {String} type The name of the event
     * @param {Function} fn The callback to execute in response to the event
     * @param {Object} [context] Override `this` object in callback
     * @param {Any} [arg*] 0..n additional arguments to supply to the subscriber
     * @return {EventHandle} A subscription handle capable of detaching that
     *                       subscription
     */
    onceAfter: function() {
        var handle = this.after.apply(this, arguments);
        handle.batch(function(hand) {
            if (hand.sub) {
                hand.sub.once = true;
            }
        });
        return handle;
    },

    /**
     * Takes the type parameter passed to 'on' and parses out the
     * various pieces that could be included in the type.  If the
     * event type is passed without a prefix, it will be expanded
     * to include the prefix one is supplied or the event target
     * is configured with a default prefix.
     * @method parseType
     * @param {String} type the type
     * @param {String} [pre] The prefix. Defaults to this._yuievt.config.prefix
     * @since 3.3.0
     * @return {Array} an array containing:
     *  * the detach category, if supplied,
     *  * the prefixed event type,
     *  * whether or not this is an after listener,
     *  * the supplied event type
     */
    parseType: function(type, pre) {
        return _parseType(type, pre || this._yuievt.config.prefix);
    },

    /**
     * Subscribe a callback function to a custom event fired by this object or
     * from an object that bubbles its events to this object.
     *
     *      this.on("change", this._onChange, this);
     *
     * Callback functions for events published with `emitFacade = true` will
     * receive an `EventFacade` as the first argument (typically named "e").
     * These callbacks can then call `e.preventDefault()` to disable the
     * behavior published to that event's `defaultFn`.  See the `EventFacade`
     * API for all available properties and methods. Subscribers to
     * non-`emitFacade` events will receive the arguments passed to `fire()`
     * after the event name.
     *
     * To subscribe to multiple events at once, pass an object as the first
     * argument, where the key:value pairs correspond to the eventName:callback.
     *
     *      this.on({
     *          "attrChange" : this._onAttrChange,
     *          "change"     : this._onChange
     *      });
     *
     * You can also pass an array of event names as the first argument to
     * subscribe to all listed events with the same callback.
     *
     *      this.on([ "change", "attrChange" ], this._onChange);
     *
     * Returning `false` from a callback is supported as an alternative to
     * calling `e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation();`.  However, it is
     * recommended to use the event methods whenever possible.
     *
     * @method on
     * @param {String} type The name of the event
     * @param {Function} fn The callback to execute in response to the event
     * @param {Object} [context] Override `this` object in callback
     * @param {Any} [arg*] 0..n additional arguments to supply to the subscriber
     * @return {EventHandle} A subscription handle capable of detaching that
     *                       subscription
     */
    on: function(type, fn, context) {

        var yuievt = this._yuievt,
            parts = _parseType(type, yuievt.config.prefix), f, c, args, ret, ce,
            detachcategory, handle, store = Y.Env.evt.handles, after, adapt, shorttype,
            Node = Y.Node, n, domevent, isArr;

        // full name, args, detachcategory, after
        this._monitor('attach', parts[1], {
            args: arguments,
            category: parts[0],
            after: parts[2]
        });

        if (L.isObject(type)) {

            if (L.isFunction(type)) {
                return Y.Do.before.apply(Y.Do, arguments);
            }

            f = fn;
            c = context;
            args = nativeSlice.call(arguments, 0);
            ret = [];

            if (L.isArray(type)) {
                isArr = true;
            }

            after = type._after;
            delete type._after;

            Y.each(type, function(v, k) {

                if (L.isObject(v)) {
                    f = v.fn || ((L.isFunction(v)) ? v : f);
                    c = v.context || c;
                }

                var nv = (after) ? AFTER_PREFIX : '';

                args[0] = nv + ((isArr) ? v : k);
                args[1] = f;
                args[2] = c;

                ret.push(this.on.apply(this, args));

            }, this);

            return (yuievt.chain) ? this : new Y.EventHandle(ret);
        }

        detachcategory = parts[0];
        after = parts[2];
        shorttype = parts[3];

        // extra redirection so we catch adaptor events too.  take a look at this.
        if (Node && Y.instanceOf(this, Node) && (shorttype in Node.DOM_EVENTS)) {
            args = nativeSlice.call(arguments, 0);
            args.splice(2, 0, Node.getDOMNode(this));
            // Y.log("Node detected, redirecting with these args: " + args);
            return Y.on.apply(Y, args);
        }

        type = parts[1];

        if (Y.instanceOf(this, YUI)) {

            adapt = Y.Env.evt.plugins[type];
            args  = nativeSlice.call(arguments, 0);
            args[0] = shorttype;

            if (Node) {
                n = args[2];

                if (Y.instanceOf(n, Y.NodeList)) {
                    n = Y.NodeList.getDOMNodes(n);
                } else if (Y.instanceOf(n, Node)) {
                    n = Node.getDOMNode(n);
                }

                domevent = (shorttype in Node.DOM_EVENTS);

                // Captures both DOM events and event plugins.
                if (domevent) {
                    args[2] = n;
                }
            }

            // check for the existance of an event adaptor
            if (adapt) {
                Y.log('Using adaptor for ' + shorttype + ', ' + n, 'info', 'event');
                handle = adapt.on.apply(Y, args);
            } else if ((!type) || domevent) {
                handle = Y.Event._attach(args);
            }

        }

        if (!handle) {
            ce = yuievt.events[type] || this.publish(type);
            handle = ce._on(fn, context, (arguments.length > 3) ? nativeSlice.call(arguments, 3) : null, (after) ? 'after' : true);

            // TODO: More robust regex, accounting for category
            if (type.indexOf("*:") !== -1) {
                this._hasSiblings = true;
            }
        }

        if (detachcategory) {
            store[detachcategory] = store[detachcategory] || {};
            store[detachcategory][type] = store[detachcategory][type] || [];
            store[detachcategory][type].push(handle);
        }

        return (yuievt.chain) ? this : handle;

    },

    /**
     * subscribe to an event
     * @method subscribe
     * @deprecated use on
     */
    subscribe: function() {
        Y.log('EventTarget subscribe() is deprecated, use on()', 'warn', 'deprecated');
        return this.on.apply(this, arguments);
    },

    /**
     * Detach one or more listeners the from the specified event
     * @method detach
     * @param type {string|Object}   Either the handle to the subscriber or the
     *                        type of event.  If the type
     *                        is not specified, it will attempt to remove
     *                        the listener from all hosted events.
     * @param fn   {Function} The subscribed function to unsubscribe, if not
     *                          supplied, all subscribers will be removed.
     * @param context  {Object}   The custom object passed to subscribe.  This is
     *                        optional, but if supplied will be used to
     *                        disambiguate multiple listeners that are the same
     *                        (e.g., you subscribe many object using a function
     *                        that lives on the prototype)
     * @return {EventTarget} the host
     */
    detach: function(type, fn, context) {

        var evts = this._yuievt.events,
            i,
            Node = Y.Node,
            isNode = Node && (Y.instanceOf(this, Node));

        // detachAll disabled on the Y instance.
        if (!type && (this !== Y)) {
            for (i in evts) {
                if (evts.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
                    evts[i].detach(fn, context);
                }
            }
            if (isNode) {
                Y.Event.purgeElement(Node.getDOMNode(this));
            }

            return this;
        }

        var parts = _parseType(type, this._yuievt.config.prefix),
        detachcategory = L.isArray(parts) ? parts[0] : null,
        shorttype = (parts) ? parts[3] : null,
        adapt, store = Y.Env.evt.handles, detachhost, cat, args,
        ce,

        keyDetacher = function(lcat, ltype, host) {
            var handles = lcat[ltype], ce, i;
            if (handles) {
                for (i = handles.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
                    ce = handles[i].evt;
                    if (ce.host === host || ce.el === host) {
                        handles[i].detach();
                    }
                }
            }
        };

        if (detachcategory) {

            cat = store[detachcategory];
            type = parts[1];
            detachhost = (isNode) ? Y.Node.getDOMNode(this) : this;

            if (cat) {
                if (type) {
                    keyDetacher(cat, type, detachhost);
                } else {
                    for (i in cat) {
                        if (cat.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
                            keyDetacher(cat, i, detachhost);
                        }
                    }
                }

                return this;
            }

        // If this is an event handle, use it to detach
        } else if (L.isObject(type) && type.detach) {
            type.detach();
            return this;
        // extra redirection so we catch adaptor events too.  take a look at this.
        } else if (isNode && ((!shorttype) || (shorttype in Node.DOM_EVENTS))) {
            args = nativeSlice.call(arguments, 0);
            args[2] = Node.getDOMNode(this);
            Y.detach.apply(Y, args);
            return this;
        }

        adapt = Y.Env.evt.plugins[shorttype];

        // The YUI instance handles DOM events and adaptors
        if (Y.instanceOf(this, YUI)) {
            args = nativeSlice.call(arguments, 0);
            // use the adaptor specific detach code if
            if (adapt && adapt.detach) {
                adapt.detach.apply(Y, args);
                return this;
            // DOM event fork
            } else if (!type || (!adapt && Node && (type in Node.DOM_EVENTS))) {
                args[0] = type;
                Y.Event.detach.apply(Y.Event, args);
                return this;
            }
        }

        // ce = evts[type];
        ce = evts[parts[1]];
        if (ce) {
            ce.detach(fn, context);
        }

        return this;
    },

    /**
     * detach a listener
     * @method unsubscribe
     * @deprecated use detach
     */
    unsubscribe: function() {
Y.log('EventTarget unsubscribe() is deprecated, use detach()', 'warn', 'deprecated');
        return this.detach.apply(this, arguments);
    },

    /**
     * Removes all listeners from the specified event.  If the event type
     * is not specified, all listeners from all hosted custom events will
     * be removed.
     * @method detachAll
     * @param type {String}   The type, or name of the event
     */
    detachAll: function(type) {
        return this.detach(type);
    },

    /**
     * Removes all listeners from the specified event.  If the event type
     * is not specified, all listeners from all hosted custom events will
     * be removed.
     * @method unsubscribeAll
     * @param type {String}   The type, or name of the event
     * @deprecated use detachAll
     */
    unsubscribeAll: function() {
Y.log('EventTarget unsubscribeAll() is deprecated, use detachAll()', 'warn', 'deprecated');
        return this.detachAll.apply(this, arguments);
    },

    /**
     * Creates a new custom event of the specified type.  If a custom event
     * by that name already exists, it will not be re-created.  In either
     * case the custom event is returned.
     *
     * @method publish
     *
     * @param type {String} the type, or name of the event
     * @param opts {object} optional config params.  Valid properties are:
     * @param [opts.broadcast=false] {Boolean} whether or not the YUI instance and YUI global
     *      are notified when the event is fired.
     * @param [opts.bubbles=true] {Boolean} Whether or not this event bubbles. Events can
     *      only bubble if `emitFacade` is true.
     * @param [opts.context=this] {Object} the default execution context for the listeners.
     * @param [opts.defaultFn] {Function} the default function to execute when this event
     *      fires if preventDefault was not called.
     * @param [opts.emitFacade=false] {Boolean} whether or not this event emits a facade.
     * @param [opts.prefix] {String} the prefix for this targets events, e.g., 'menu' in 'menu:click'.
     * @param [opts.fireOnce=false] {Boolean} if an event is configured to fire once,
     *      new subscribers after the fire will be notified immediately.
     * @param [opts.async=false] {Boolean} fireOnce event listeners will fire synchronously
     *      if the event has already fired unless `async` is `true`.
     * @param [opts.preventable=true] {Boolean} whether or not `preventDefault()` has an effect.
     * @param [opts.preventedFn] {Function} a function that is executed when `preventDefault()` is called.
     * @param [opts.queuable=false] {Boolean} whether or not this event can be queued during bubbling.
     * @param [opts.silent] {Boolean} if silent is true, debug messages are not provided for this event.
     * @param [opts.stoppedFn] {Function} a function that is executed when stopPropagation is called.
     * @param [opts.monitored] {Boolean} specifies whether or not this event should send notifications about
     *      when the event has been attached, detached, or published.
     * @param [opts.type] {String} the event type (valid option if not provided as the first parameter to publish).
     *
     * @return {CustomEvent} the custom event
     *
     */
    publish: function(type, opts) {

        var ret,
            etState = this._yuievt,
            etConfig = etState.config,
            pre = etConfig.prefix;

        if (typeof type === "string")  {
            if (pre) {
                type = _getType(type, pre);
            }
            ret = this._publish(type, etConfig, opts);
        } else {
            ret = {};

            Y.each(type, function(v, k) {
                if (pre) {
                    k = _getType(k, pre);
                }
                ret[k] = this._publish(k, etConfig, v || opts);
            }, this);

        }

        return ret;
    },

    /**
     * Returns the fully qualified type, given a short type string.
     * That is, returns "foo:bar" when given "bar" if "foo" is the configured prefix.
     *
     * NOTE: This method, unlike _getType, does no checking of the value passed in, and
     * is designed to be used with the low level _publish() method, for critical path
     * implementations which need to fast-track publish for performance reasons.
     *
     * @method _getFullType
     * @private
     * @param {String} type The short type to prefix
     * @return {String} The prefixed type, if a prefix is set, otherwise the type passed in
     */
    _getFullType : function(type) {

        var pre = this._yuievt.config.prefix;

        if (pre) {
            return pre + PREFIX_DELIMITER + type;
        } else {
            return type;
        }
    },

    /**
     * The low level event publish implementation. It expects all the massaging to have been done
     * outside of this method. e.g. the `type` to `fullType` conversion. It's designed to be a fast
     * path publish, which can be used by critical code paths to improve performance.
     *
     * @method _publish
     * @private
     * @param {String} fullType The prefixed type of the event to publish.
     * @param {Object} etOpts The EventTarget specific configuration to mix into the published event.
     * @param {Object} ceOpts The publish specific configuration to mix into the published event.
     * @return {CustomEvent} The published event. If called without `etOpts` or `ceOpts`, this will
     * be the default `CustomEvent` instance, and can be configured independently.
     */
    _publish : function(fullType, etOpts, ceOpts) {

        var ce,
            etState = this._yuievt,
            etConfig = etState.config,
            host = etConfig.host,
            context = etConfig.context,
            events = etState.events;

        ce = events[fullType];

        // PERF: Hate to pull the check out of monitor, but trying to keep critical path tight.
        if ((etConfig.monitored && !ce) || (ce && ce.monitored)) {
            this._monitor('publish', fullType, {
                args: arguments
            });
        }

        if (!ce) {
            // Publish event
            ce = events[fullType] = new Y.CustomEvent(fullType, etOpts);

            if (!etOpts) {
                ce.host = host;
                ce.context = context;
            }
        }

        if (ceOpts) {
            mixConfigs(ce, ceOpts, true);
        }

        return ce;
    },

    /**
     * This is the entry point for the event monitoring system.
     * You can monitor 'attach', 'detach', 'fire', and 'publish'.
     * When configured, these events generate an event.  click ->
     * click_attach, click_detach, click_publish -- these can
     * be subscribed to like other events to monitor the event
     * system.  Inividual published events can have monitoring
     * turned on or off (publish can't be turned off before it
     * it published) by setting the events 'monitor' config.
     *
     * @method _monitor
     * @param what {String} 'attach', 'detach', 'fire', or 'publish'
     * @param eventType {String|CustomEvent} The prefixed name of the event being monitored, or the CustomEvent object.
     * @param o {Object} Information about the event interaction, such as
     *                  fire() args, subscription category, publish config
     * @private
     */
    _monitor: function(what, eventType, o) {
        var monitorevt, ce, type;

        if (eventType) {
            if (typeof eventType === "string") {
                type = eventType;
                ce = this.getEvent(eventType, true);
            } else {
                ce = eventType;
                type = eventType.type;
            }

            if ((this._yuievt.config.monitored && (!ce || ce.monitored)) || (ce && ce.monitored)) {
                monitorevt = type + '_' + what;
                o.monitored = what;
                this.fire.call(this, monitorevt, o);
            }
        }
    },

    /**
     * Fire a custom event by name.  The callback functions will be executed
     * from the context specified when the event was created, and with the
     * following parameters.
     *
     * The first argument is the event type, and any additional arguments are
     * passed to the listeners as parameters.  If the first of these is an
     * object literal, and the event is configured to emit an event facade,
     * that object is mixed into the event facade and the facade is provided
     * in place of the original object.
     *
     * If the custom event object hasn't been created, then the event hasn't
     * been published and it has no subscribers.  For performance sake, we
     * immediate exit in this case.  This means the event won't bubble, so
     * if the intention is that a bubble target be notified, the event must
     * be published on this object first.
     *
     * @method fire
     * @param type {String|Object} The type of the event, or an object that contains
     * a 'type' property.
     * @param arguments {Object*} an arbitrary set of parameters to pass to
     * the handler.  If the first of these is an object literal and the event is
     * configured to emit an event facade, the event facade will replace that
     * parameter after the properties the object literal contains are copied to
     * the event facade.
     * @return {Boolean} True if the whole lifecycle of the event went through,
     * false if at any point the event propagation was halted.
     */
    fire: function(type) {

        var typeIncluded = (typeof type === "string"),
            argCount = arguments.length,
            t = type,
            yuievt = this._yuievt,
            etConfig = yuievt.config,
            pre = etConfig.prefix,
            ret,
            ce,
            ce2,
            args;

        if (typeIncluded && argCount <= 3) {

            // PERF: Try to avoid slice/iteration for the common signatures

            // Most common
            if (argCount === 2) {
                args = [arguments[1]]; // fire("foo", {})
            } else if (argCount === 3) {
                args = [arguments[1], arguments[2]]; // fire("foo", {}, opts)
            } else {
                args = []; // fire("foo")
            }

        } else {
            args = nativeSlice.call(arguments, ((typeIncluded) ? 1 : 0));
        }

        if (!typeIncluded) {
            t = (type && type.type);
        }

        if (pre) {
            t = _getType(t, pre);
        }

        ce = yuievt.events[t];

        if (this._hasSiblings) {
            ce2 = this.getSibling(t, ce);

            if (ce2 && !ce) {
                ce = this.publish(t);
            }
        }

        // PERF: trying to avoid function call, since this is a critical path
        if ((etConfig.monitored && (!ce || ce.monitored)) || (ce && ce.monitored)) {
            this._monitor('fire', (ce || t), {
                args: args
            });
        }

        // this event has not been published or subscribed to
        if (!ce) {
            if (yuievt.hasTargets) {
                return this.bubble({ type: t }, args, this);
            }

            // otherwise there is nothing to be done
            ret = true;
        } else {

            if (ce2) {
                ce.sibling = ce2;
            }

            ret = ce._fire(args);
        }

        return (yuievt.chain) ? this : ret;
    },

    getSibling: function(type, ce) {
        var ce2;

        // delegate to *:type events if there are subscribers
        if (type.indexOf(PREFIX_DELIMITER) > -1) {
            type = _wildType(type);
            ce2 = this.getEvent(type, true);
            if (ce2) {
                ce2.applyConfig(ce);
                ce2.bubbles = false;
                ce2.broadcast = 0;
            }
        }

        return ce2;
    },

    /**
     * Returns the custom event of the provided type has been created, a
     * falsy value otherwise
     * @method getEvent
     * @param type {String} the type, or name of the event
     * @param prefixed {String} if true, the type is prefixed already
     * @return {CustomEvent} the custom event or null
     */
    getEvent: function(type, prefixed) {
        var pre, e;

        if (!prefixed) {
            pre = this._yuievt.config.prefix;
            type = (pre) ? _getType(type, pre) : type;
        }
        e = this._yuievt.events;
        return e[type] || null;
    },

    /**
     * Subscribe to a custom event hosted by this object.  The
     * supplied callback will execute after any listeners add
     * via the subscribe method, and after the default function,
     * if configured for the event, has executed.
     *
     * @method after
     * @param {String} type The name of the event
     * @param {Function} fn The callback to execute in response to the event
     * @param {Object} [context] Override `this` object in callback
     * @param {Any} [arg*] 0..n additional arguments to supply to the subscriber
     * @return {EventHandle} A subscription handle capable of detaching the
     *                       subscription
     */
    after: function(type, fn) {

        var a = nativeSlice.call(arguments, 0);

        switch (L.type(type)) {
            case 'function':
                return Y.Do.after.apply(Y.Do, arguments);
            case 'array':
            //     YArray.each(a[0], function(v) {
            //         v = AFTER_PREFIX + v;
            //     });
            //     break;
            case 'object':
                a[0]._after = true;
                break;
            default:
                a[0] = AFTER_PREFIX + type;
        }

        return this.on.apply(this, a);

    },

    /**
     * Executes the callback before a DOM event, custom event
     * or method.  If the first argument is a function, it
     * is assumed the target is a method.  For DOM and custom
     * events, this is an alias for Y.on.
     *
     * For DOM and custom events:
     * type, callback, context, 0-n arguments
     *
     * For methods:
     * callback, object (method host), methodName, context, 0-n arguments
     *
     * @method before
     * @return detach handle
     */
    before: function() {
        return this.on.apply(this, arguments);
    }

};

Y.EventTarget = ET;

// make Y an event target
Y.mix(Y, ET.prototype);
ET.call(Y, { bubbles: false });

YUI.Env.globalEvents = YUI.Env.globalEvents || new ET();

/**
 * Hosts YUI page level events.  This is where events bubble to
 * when the broadcast config is set to 2.  This property is
 * only available if the custom event module is loaded.
 * @property Global
 * @type EventTarget
 * @for YUI
 */
Y.Global = YUI.Env.globalEvents;

// @TODO implement a global namespace function on Y.Global?

/**
`Y.on()` can do many things:

<ul>
    <li>Subscribe to custom events `publish`ed and `fire`d from Y</li>
    <li>Subscribe to custom events `publish`ed with `broadcast` 1 or 2 and
        `fire`d from any object in the YUI instance sandbox</li>
    <li>Subscribe to DOM events</li>
    <li>Subscribe to the execution of a method on any object, effectively
    treating that method as an event</li>
</ul>

For custom event subscriptions, pass the custom event name as the first argument
and callback as the second. The `this` object in the callback will be `Y` unless
an override is passed as the third argument.

    Y.on('io:complete', function () {
        Y.MyApp.updateStatus('Transaction complete');
    });

To subscribe to DOM events, pass the name of a DOM event as the first argument
and a CSS selector string as the third argument after the callback function.
Alternately, the third argument can be a `Node`, `NodeList`, `HTMLElement`,
array, or simply omitted (the default is the `window` object).

    Y.on('click', function (e) {
        e.preventDefault();

        // proceed with ajax form submission
        var url = this.get('action');
        ...
    }, '#my-form');

The `this` object in DOM event callbacks will be the `Node` targeted by the CSS
selector or other identifier.

`on()` subscribers for DOM events or custom events `publish`ed with a
`defaultFn` can prevent the default behavior with `e.preventDefault()` from the
event object passed as the first parameter to the subscription callback.

To subscribe to the execution of an object method, pass arguments corresponding to the call signature for
<a href="../classes/Do.html#methods_before">`Y.Do.before(...)`</a>.

NOTE: The formal parameter list below is for events, not for function
injection.  See `Y.Do.before` for that signature.

@method on
@param {String} type DOM or custom event name
@param {Function} fn The callback to execute in response to the event
@param {Object} [context] Override `this` object in callback
@param {Any} [arg*] 0..n additional arguments to supply to the subscriber
@return {EventHandle} A subscription handle capable of detaching the
                      subscription
@see Do.before
@for YUI
**/

/**
Listen for an event one time.  Equivalent to `on()`, except that
the listener is immediately detached when executed.

See the <a href="#methods_on">`on()` method</a> for additional subscription
options.

@see on
@method once
@param {String} type DOM or custom event name
@param {Function} fn The callback to execute in response to the event
@param {Object} [context] Override `this` object in callback
@param {Any} [arg*] 0..n additional arguments to supply to the subscriber
@return {EventHandle} A subscription handle capable of detaching the
                      subscription
@for YUI
**/

/**
Listen for an event one time.  Equivalent to `once()`, except, like `after()`,
the subscription callback executes after all `on()` subscribers and the event's
`defaultFn` (if configured) have executed.  Like `after()` if any `on()` phase
subscriber calls `e.preventDefault()`, neither the `defaultFn` nor the `after()`
subscribers will execute.

The listener is immediately detached when executed.

See the <a href="#methods_on">`on()` method</a> for additional subscription
options.

@see once
@method onceAfter
@param {String} type The custom event name
@param {Function} fn The callback to execute in response to the event
@param {Object} [context] Override `this` object in callback
@param {Any} [arg*] 0..n additional arguments to supply to the subscriber
@return {EventHandle} A subscription handle capable of detaching the
                      subscription
@for YUI
**/

/**
Like `on()`, this method creates a subscription to a custom event or to the
execution of a method on an object.

For events, `after()` subscribers are executed after the event's
`defaultFn` unless `e.preventDefault()` was called from an `on()` subscriber.

See the <a href="#methods_on">`on()` method</a> for additional subscription
options.

NOTE: The subscription signature shown is for events, not for function
injection.  See <a href="../classes/Do.html#methods_after">`Y.Do.after`</a>
for that signature.

@see on
@see Do.after
@method after
@param {String} type The custom event name
@param {Function} fn The callback to execute in response to the event
@param {Object} [context] Override `this` object in callback
@param {Any} [args*] 0..n additional arguments to supply to the subscriber
@return {EventHandle} A subscription handle capable of detaching the
                      subscription
@for YUI
**/