github-release-info-downloader/src/lib/utils/emitter.js

Gets latest release download URL using the GitHub Releases API. It also shows when it was released and the download count.

var Emitter = require('tiny-emitter');

/**
 * Extend given object with emitter functions `on`, `off`, `once`, `emit`
 * @param {Object} obj
 * @return {Object} obj
 */
exports.mixin = function (obj) {
  // create event emitter
  var emitter = new Emitter();

  // bind methods to obj (we don't want to expose the emitter.e Array...)
  obj.on   = emitter.on.bind(emitter);
  obj.off  = emitter.off.bind(emitter);
  obj.once = emitter.once.bind(emitter);
  obj.emit = emitter.emit.bind(emitter);

  return obj;
};