ipc = require 'ipc'
generateFromPainObject = (plain) ->
- if plain.type is 'value'
- return plain.value
- else if plain.type is 'error'
- throw new Error('Remote Error: ' + plain.value)
+ switch plain.type
+ when 'error' then throw new Error('Remote Error: ' + plain.value)
+ when 'value' then plain.value
+ when 'array' then (generateFromPainObject(el) for el in plain.members)
+ else
+ ret = {}
+ if plain.type is 'function'
+ # A shadow class to represent the remote function object.
+ ret =
+ class RemoteObject
+ constructor: ->
+ if @constructor == RemoteObject
+ # Constructor call.
+ obj = ipc.sendChannelSync 'ATOM_INTERNAL_CONSTRUCTOR', plain.id, Array::slice.call(arguments)
- ret = {}
- if plain.type is 'function'
- # A shadow class to represent the remote function object.
- ret =
- class RemoteObject
- constructor: ->
- if @constructor == RemoteObject
- # Constructor call.
- obj = ipc.sendChannelSync 'ATOM_INTERNAL_CONSTRUCTOR', plain.id, Array::slice.call(arguments)
+ # Returning object in constructor will replace constructed object
+ # with the returned object.
+ # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1978049/what-values-can-a-constructor-return-to-avoid-returning-this
+ return generateFromPainObject obj
+ else
+ # Function call.
+ ret = ipc.sendChannelSync 'ATOM_INTERNAL_FUNCTION_CALL', plain.id, Array::slice.call(arguments)
+ return generateFromPainObject ret
- # Returning object in constructor will replace constructed object
- # with the returned object.
- # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1978049/what-values-can-a-constructor-return-to-avoid-returning-this
- return generateFromPainObject obj
- else
- # Function call.
- ret = ipc.sendChannelSync 'ATOM_INTERNAL_FUNCTION_CALL', plain.id, Array::slice.call(arguments)
- return generateFromPainObject ret
+ # Polulate delegate members.
+ for member in plain.members
+ do (member) ->
+ if member.type is 'function'
+ ret[member.name] = ->
+ # Call member function.
+ ret = ipc.sendChannelSync 'ATOM_INTERNAL_MEMBER_CALL', plain.id, member.name, Array::slice.call(arguments)
+ generateFromPainObject ret
+ else
+ ret.__defineSetter__ member.name, (value) ->
+ # Set member data.
+ ipc.sendChannelSync 'ATOM_INTERNAL_MEMBER_SET', plain.id, member.name, value
- # Polulate delegate members.
- for member in plain.members
- do (member) ->
- if member.type is 'function'
- ret[member.name] = ->
- # Call member function.
- ret = ipc.sendChannelSync 'ATOM_INTERNAL_MEMBER_CALL', plain.id, member.name, Array::slice.call(arguments)
- generateFromPainObject ret
- else
- ret.__defineSetter__ member.name, (value) ->
- # Set member data.
- ipc.sendChannelSync 'ATOM_INTERNAL_MEMBER_SET', plain.id, member.name, value
+ ret.__defineGetter__ member.name, ->
+ # Get member data.
+ ret = ipc.sendChannelSync 'ATOM_INTERNAL_MEMBER_GET', plain.id, member.name
+ generateFromPainObject ret
- ret.__defineGetter__ member.name, ->
- # Get member data.
- ret = ipc.sendChannelSync 'ATOM_INTERNAL_MEMBER_GET', plain.id, member.name
- generateFromPainObject ret
-
- ret
+ ret
exports.require = (module) ->
plain = ipc.sendChannelSync 'ATOM_INTERNAL_REQUIRE', module