From 887b3b36f0882ec1d425d08ee88cb7e0e09e7c57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AndreaRigoni <andrea.rigoni@igi.cnr.it>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:51:37 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] add lambda connection

---
 src/Core/Object.cpp |  2 ++
 src/Core/Object.h   | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/Core/Object.cpp b/src/Core/Object.cpp
index 3998ce2..d909f4e 100644
--- a/src/Core/Object.cpp
+++ b/src/Core/Object.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ GenericMFPtr *Object::findSlotImpl(const char *name) const {
   return NULL;
 }
 
+void Object::Updated() { ULIB_SIGNAL_EMIT(Object::Updated); }
+
 // std::ostream &
 // operator << (std::ostream &os, uLib::Object &ob)
 // {
diff --git a/src/Core/Object.h b/src/Core/Object.h
index 3c8865a..0dfc060 100644
--- a/src/Core/Object.h
+++ b/src/Core/Object.h
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ public:
   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // SIGNALS //
 
+  signals:
+  virtual void Updated();
+
   // Qt4 style connector //
   static bool connect(const Object *ob1, const char *signal_name,
                       const Object *receiver, const char *slot_name) {
@@ -121,6 +124,25 @@ public:
     return true;
   }
 
+  // Lambda/Function object connector //
+  template <typename Func1, typename SlotT>
+  static bool connect(typename FunctionPointer<Func1>::Object *sender,
+                      Func1 sigf, SlotT slof) {
+    SignalBase *sigb = sender->findOrAddSignal(sigf);
+    typedef typename FunctionPointer<Func1>::SignalSignature SigSignature;
+    typedef typename Signal<SigSignature>::type SigT;
+    reinterpret_cast<SigT *>(sigb)->connect(slof);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  template <typename Func1, typename Func2>
+  static bool
+  disconnect(typename FunctionPointer<Func1>::Object *sender, Func1 sigf,
+             typename FunctionPointer<Func2>::Object *receiver, Func2 slof) {
+    // TODO: implement actual disconnect in Signal.h //
+    return true;
+  }
+
   template <typename FuncT>
   static inline bool connect(SignalBase *sigb, FuncT slof, Object *receiver) {
     ConnectSignal<typename FunctionPointer<FuncT>::SignalSignature>(sigb, slof,