import {Registry} from "../../../events";
import "./Controller";
import {ModalController} from "../../../ui/react-elements/ModalDefinitions"; /* we've to reference him here, else the client would not */

export type ControllerFactory = (modal: string, events: Registry, userData: any) => ModalController;
let modalControllerFactory: ControllerFactory;

export function setExternalModalControllerFactory(factory: ControllerFactory) {
    modalControllerFactory = factory;
}

export function spawnExternalModal<EventClass extends { [key: string]: any }>(modal: string, events: Registry<EventClass>, userData: any) : ModalController {
    if(typeof modalControllerFactory === "undefined")
        throw tr("No external modal factory has been set");

    return modalControllerFactory(modal, events as any, userData);
}