# emitter [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@sellside/emitter) [](https://npmjs.org/package/@sellside/emitter) [](https://npmjs.org/package/@sellside/emitter) [](https://travis-ci.org/sellside/emitter)
> Event emitter for node.js projects.
Please consider following this project's author, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert), and consider starring the project to show your :heart: and support.
## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh
$ npm install --save @sellside/emitter
```
## Attribution
This is based on [component-emitter](https://github.com/component/emitter), with some changes and a couple of new methods. That project seems to no longer be maintained.
## Usage
Add to your node.js project with the following line of code:
```js
var Emitter = require('@sellside/emitter');
```
## API
### [Emitter](index.js#L18)
Initialize a new `Emitter`.
**Example**
```js
const Emitter = require('emitter');
// as an `Emitter` instance
const emitter = new Emitter;
emitter.emit('something');
// or inherit
class MyEmitter extends Emitter {}
```
### [Emitter#mixin](index.js#L39)
Mixin methods from Emitter.
**Params**
* `obj` **{Object}**
* `returns` **{Object}**
**Example**
```js
const Emitter = require('emitter');
const obj = {};
Emitter.mixin(obj);
obj.on('status', console.log);
obj.emit('status', 'I emit!');
```
### [.listeners](index.js#L58)
Return the array of registered listeners for `event`.
**Params**
* `event` **{String}**
* `returns` **{Array}**
**Example**
```js
// all listeners for event "status"
console.log(emitter.listeners('status'));
// all listeners
console.log(emitter.listeners());
```
### [.on](index.js#L78)
Listen on the given `event` with `fn`.
**Params**
* `event` **{String}**
* `fn` **{Function}**
* `returns` **{Emitter}**
**Example**
```js
emitter.on('foo', () => 'do stuff');
```
### [.once](index.js#L100)
Adds an `event` listener that will be invoked a single time then automatically removed.
**Params**
* `event` **{String}**
* `fn` **{Function}**
* `returns` **{Emitter}**
**Example**
```js
emitter.only('once', () => 'do stuff');
```
### [.only](index.js#L126)
Ensures that listeners for `event` are only **_registered_** once and are disabled correctly when specified. This is different from `.once`, which only **emits** once.
**Params**
* `event` **{String}**
* `options` **{Object}**
* `fn` **{Function}**
* `returns` **{Emitter}**
**Example**
```js
emitter.only('foo', () => 'do stuff');
```
### [.off](index.js#L170)
Remove the given listener for `event`, or remove all registered listeners if `event` is undefined.
**Params**
* `event` **{String}**
* `fn` **{Function}**
* `returns` **{Emitter}**
**Example**
```js
emitter.off();
emitter.off('foo');
emitter.off('foo', fn);
```
### [.has](index.js#L227)
Returns true if the emitter has registered listeners for `event`.
**Params**
* `event` **{String}**
* `returns` **{Boolean}**
**Example**
```js
emitter.on('foo', 'do stuff');
console.log(emitter.has('foo')); // true
console.log(emitter.has('bar')); // false
```
## About
Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
Please read the [contributing guide](.github/contributing.md) for advice on opening issues, pull requests, and coding standards.
Running Tests
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
```sh
$ npm install && npm test
```
Building docs
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```sh
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### Author
**Jon Schlinkert**
* [linkedin/in/jonschlinkert](https://linkedin.com/in/jonschlinkert)
* [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
* [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
### License
Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
***
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