| Index: pkg/observe/lib/src/path_observer.dart
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| diff --git a/pkg/observe/lib/src/path_observer.dart b/pkg/observe/lib/src/path_observer.dart
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| index c6e0be02bc30869968f14ca8d61dbf16d5144461..1b6e1a34dc1a80b7638bf918a0897b763616e81a 100644
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| --- a/pkg/observe/lib/src/path_observer.dart
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| +++ b/pkg/observe/lib/src/path_observer.dart
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| @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ part of observe;
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|   *
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|   * This class is used to implement [Node.bind] and similar functionality.
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|   */
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| -class PathObserver extends ChangeNotifierBase {
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| +class PathObserver extends ChangeNotifier {
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|    /** The path string. */
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|    final String path;
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|  
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| @@ -119,21 +119,19 @@ class PathObserver extends ChangeNotifierBase {
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|    }
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|  
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|    void _updateObservedValues([int start = 0]) {
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| -    bool changed = false;
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| +    var oldValue, newValue;
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|      for (int i = start; i < _segments.length; i++) {
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| -      final newValue = _getObjectProperty(_values[i], _segments[i]);
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| -      if (identical(_values[i + 1], newValue)) {
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| +      oldValue = _values[i + 1];
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| +      newValue = _getObjectProperty(_values[i], _segments[i]);
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| +      if (identical(oldValue, newValue)) {
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|          _observePath(start, i);
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|          return;
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|        }
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|        _values[i + 1] = newValue;
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| -      changed = true;
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|      }
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|  
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|      _observePath(start);
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| -    if (changed) {
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| -      notifyChange(new PropertyChangeRecord(#value));
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| -    }
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| +    notifyPropertyChange(#value, oldValue, newValue);
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|    }
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|  
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|    void _observePath([int start = 0, int end]) {
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| @@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ class PathObserver extends ChangeNotifierBase {
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|          }
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|  
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|          for (var record in records) {
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| -          if (record.changes(_segments[i])) {
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| +          if (_changeRecordMatches(record, _segments[i])) {
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|              _updateObservedValues(i);
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|              return;
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|            }
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| @@ -170,6 +168,20 @@ class PathObserver extends ChangeNotifierBase {
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|    }
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|  }
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|  
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| +bool _changeRecordMatches(record, key) {
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| +  if (record is ListChangeRecord) {
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| +    return key is int && (record as ListChangeRecord).indexChanged(key);
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| +  }
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| +  if (record is PropertyChangeRecord) {
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| +    return (record as PropertyChangeRecord).name == key;
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| +  }
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| +  if (record is MapChangeRecord) {
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| +    if (key is Symbol) key = MirrorSystem.getName(key);
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| +    return (record as MapChangeRecord).key == key;
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| +  }
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| +  return false;
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| +}
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| +
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|  _getObjectProperty(object, property) {
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|    if (object == null) {
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|      return null;
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| @@ -185,12 +197,12 @@ _getObjectProperty(object, property) {
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|  
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|    if (property is Symbol) {
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|      var mirror = reflect(object);
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| -    try {
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| -      return mirror.getField(property).reflectee;
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| -    } catch (e) {}
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| +    var result = _tryGetField(mirror, property);
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| +    if (result != null) return result.reflectee;
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|    }
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|  
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|    if (object is Map) {
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| +    if (property is Symbol) property = MirrorSystem.getName(property);
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|      return object[property];
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|    }
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|  
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| @@ -209,13 +221,11 @@ bool _setObjectProperty(object, property, value) {
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|  
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|    if (property is Symbol) {
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|      var mirror = reflect(object);
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| -    try {
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| -      mirror.setField(property, value);
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| -      return true;
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| -    } catch (e) {}
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| +    if (_trySetField(mirror, property, value)) return true;
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|    }
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|  
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|    if (object is Map) {
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| +    if (property is Symbol) property = MirrorSystem.getName(property);
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|      object[property] = value;
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|      return true;
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|    }
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| @@ -223,6 +233,58 @@ bool _setObjectProperty(object, property, value) {
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|    return false;
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|  }
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|  
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| +InstanceMirror _tryGetField(InstanceMirror mirror, Symbol name) {
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| +  try {
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| +    return mirror.getField(name);
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| +  } on NoSuchMethodError catch (e) {
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| +    if (_hasMember(mirror, name, (m) =>
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| +        m is VariableMirror || m is MethodMirror && m.isGetter)) {
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| +      // The field/getter is there but threw a NoSuchMethod exception.
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| +      // This is a legitimate error in the code so rethrow.
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| +      rethrow;
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| +    }
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| +    // The field isn't there. PathObserver does not treat this as an error.
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| +    return null;
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| +  }
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| +}
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| +
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| +bool _trySetField(InstanceMirror mirror, Symbol name, Object value) {
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| +  try {
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| +    mirror.setField(name, value);
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| +    return true;
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| +  } on NoSuchMethodError catch (e) {
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| +    if (_hasMember(mirror, name, (m) => m is VariableMirror) ||
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| +        _hasMember(mirror, _setterName(name))) {
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| +      // The field/setter is there but threw a NoSuchMethod exception.
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| +      // This is a legitimate error in the code so rethrow.
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| +      rethrow;
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| +    }
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| +    // The field isn't there. PathObserver does not treat this as an error.
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| +    return false;
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| +  }
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| +}
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| +
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| +// TODO(jmesserly): workaround for:
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| +// https://code.google.com/p/dart/issues/detail?id=10029
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| +Symbol _setterName(Symbol getter) =>
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| +    new Symbol('${MirrorSystem.getName(getter)}=');
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| +
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| +bool _hasMember(InstanceMirror mirror, Symbol name, [bool test(member)]) {
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| +  var type = mirror.type;
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| +  while (type != null) {
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| +    final member = type.members[name];
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| +    if (member != null && (test == null || test(member))) return true;
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| +
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| +    try {
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| +      type = type.superclass;
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| +    } on UnsupportedError catch (e) {
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| +      // TODO(jmesserly): dart2js throws this error when the type is not
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| +      // reflectable.
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| +      return false;
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| +    }
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| +  }
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| +  return false;
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| +}
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|  
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|  // From: https://github.com/rafaelw/ChangeSummary/blob/master/change_summary.js
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|  
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