matrix: connect() = add action or add receiver to existing action

core/action/action.go

@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ func (spec *baseSpec) Receivers() []lib.Addressable {
 	return spec.receivers
 }
 
+func (spec *baseSpec) AddReceiver(rcv lib.Addressable) {
+	spec.receivers = append(spec.receivers, rcv)
+}
+
 func Base(hdlr lib.ActionHandler, rcvs ...string) *baseSpec {
 	spec := baseSpec{handler: hdlr}
 	for _, rcv := range rcvs {
@@ -29,6 +33,10 @@ func Base(hdlr lib.ActionHandler, rcvs ...string) *baseSpec {
 	return &spec
 }
 
+func BaseA(hdlr lib.ActionHandler, rcvs ...lib.Addressable) *baseSpec {
+	return &baseSpec{hdlr, rcvs}
+}
+
 // action selection
 
 func Select(ctx lib.Context, msg lib.Message) []lib.Action {

matrix/matrix.go

@@ -14,13 +14,11 @@ func DefaultConfig(name string) lib.Config {
 
 func create(act lib.Action) bool {
 	ctx := act.Context()
-	spec := act.Spec()
+	//spec := act.Spec()
 	msg := act.Message()
 	cctx := createCell(ctx)
-	//nmsg := message.New("matrix", "connect").WithSender(cctx)
+	connect(ctx, cctx, msg)
-	//msg.Sender().Cell().Send(nmsg)
+	connect(cctx, msg.Sender().Cell(), msg)
-	connect(ctx, cctx, spec, msg)
-	connect(cctx, msg.Sender().Cell(), spec, msg)
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -31,5 +29,21 @@ func createCell(ctx lib.Context) lib.Context {
 	return cctx
 }
 
-func connect(src, tgt lib.Context, spec lib.ActionSpec, msg lib.Message) {
+func connect(src, tgt lib.Context, msg lib.Message) {
+	cfg := src.Config()
+	pattern := "matrix|data"
+	for _, act := range cfg.Actions() {
+		if act.Pattern().String() == pattern {
+			for _, spec := range act.Specs() {
+				spec.AddReceiver(tgt)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	cfg.AddAction(pattern, action.BaseA(handle, tgt))
+}
+
+func handle(act lib.Action) bool {
+	// here comes the real stuff
+	return action.Forward(act)
 }

scopes.go

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ type Action interface {
 type ActionSpec interface {
 	Handler() ActionHandler
 	Receivers() []Addressable
+	AddReceiver(Addressable)
 }
 
 // procedures and handlers