Renames $.Channel as $.Topic to be on par with usual terminology of existing pub/sub implementations.

Makefile

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ POST_COMPILER = ${JS_ENGINE} ${BUILD_DIR}/post-compile.js
 
 BASE_FILES = ${SRC_DIR}/core.js\
 	${SRC_DIR}/callbacks.js\
-	${SRC_DIR}/channel.js\
+	${SRC_DIR}/topic.js\
 	${SRC_DIR}/deferred.js\
 	${SRC_DIR}/support.js\
 	${SRC_DIR}/data.js\

src/channel.js

@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-(function( jQuery ) {
-
-	var channels = {},
-		sliceChannel = [].slice;
-
-	jQuery.Channel = function( name ) {
-		var callbacks,
-			method,
-			channel = name && channels[ name ];
-		if ( !channel ) {
-			callbacks = jQuery.Callbacks();
-			channel = {
-				publish: callbacks.fire,
-				subscribe: callbacks.add,
-				unsubscribe: callbacks.remove
-			};
-			if ( name ) {
-				channels[ name ] = channel;
-			}
-		}
-		return channel;
-	};
-
-	jQuery.extend({
-		subscribe: function( id ) {
-			var channel = jQuery.Channel( id ),
-				args = sliceChannel.call( arguments, 1 );
-			channel.subscribe.apply( channel, args );
-			return {
-				channel: channel,
-				args: args
-			};
-		},
-		unsubscribe: function( id ) {
-			var channel = id && id.channel || jQuery.Channel( id );
-			channel.unsubscribe.apply( channel, id && id.args ||
-					sliceChannel.call( arguments, 1 ) );
-		},
-		publish: function( id ) {
-			var channel = jQuery.Channel( id );
-			channel.publish.apply( channel, sliceChannel.call( arguments, 1 ) );
-		}
-	});
-
-})( jQuery );

src/topic.js

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+(function( jQuery ) {
+
+	var topics = {},
+		sliceTopic = [].slice;
+
+	jQuery.Topic = function( id ) {
+		var callbacks,
+			method,
+			topic = id && topics[ id ];
+		if ( !topic ) {
+			callbacks = jQuery.Callbacks();
+			topic = {
+				publish: callbacks.fire,
+				subscribe: callbacks.add,
+				unsubscribe: callbacks.remove
+			};
+			if ( id ) {
+				topics[ id ] = topic;
+			}
+		}
+		return topic;
+	};
+
+	jQuery.extend({
+		subscribe: function( id ) {
+			var topic = jQuery.Topic( id ),
+				args = sliceTopic.call( arguments, 1 );
+			topic.subscribe.apply( topic, args );
+			return {
+				topic: topic,
+				args: args
+			};
+		},
+		unsubscribe: function( id ) {
+			var topic = id && id.topic || jQuery.Topic( id );
+			topic.unsubscribe.apply( topic, id && id.args ||
+					sliceTopic.call( arguments, 1 ) );
+		},
+		publish: function( id ) {
+			var topic = jQuery.Topic( id );
+			topic.publish.apply( topic, sliceTopic.call( arguments, 1 ) );
+		}
+	});
+
+})( jQuery );

test/index.html

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 	<script src="../src/core.js"></script>
 	<script src="../src/callbacks.js"></script>
-	<script src="../src/channel.js"></script>
+	<script src="../src/topic.js"></script>
 	<script src="../src/deferred.js"></script>
 	<script src="../src/support.js"></script>
 	<script src="../src/data.js"></script>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 	<script src="unit/core.js"></script>
 	<script src="unit/support.js"></script>
 	<script src="unit/callbacks.js"></script>
-	<script src="unit/channel.js"></script>
+	<script src="unit/topic.js"></script>
 	<script src="unit/deferred.js"></script>
 	<script src="unit/data.js"></script>
 	<script src="unit/queue.js"></script>

test/unit/topic.js

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-module("channel", { teardown: moduleTeardown });
+module("topic", { teardown: moduleTeardown });
 
-test( "jQuery.Channel - Anonymous Channel", function() {
+test( "jQuery.Topic - Anonymous Topic", function() {
 
 	expect( 4 );
 
-	var channel = jQuery.Channel(),
+	var topic = jQuery.Topic(),
 		count = 0;
 
 	function firstCallback( value ) {
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ test( "jQuery.Channel - Anonymous Channel", function() {
 	}
 
 	count++;
-	channel.subscribe( firstCallback );
-	channel.publish( "test" );
-	channel.unsubscribe( firstCallback );
+	topic.subscribe( firstCallback );
+	topic.publish( "test" );
+	topic.unsubscribe( firstCallback );
 	count++;
-	channel.subscribe(function( value ) {
+	topic.subscribe(function( value ) {
 		strictEqual( count, 2, "Callback called when needed" );
 		strictEqual( value, "test", "Published value received" );
 	});
-	channel.publish( "test" );
+	topic.publish( "test" );
 
 });
 
-test( "jQuery.Channel - Named Channel", function() {
+test( "jQuery.Topic - Named Topic", function() {
 
 	expect( 2 );
 
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ test( "jQuery.Channel - Named Channel", function() {
 		strictEqual( value, "test", "Proper value received" );
 	}
 
-	jQuery.Channel( "test" ).subscribe( callback );
-	jQuery.Channel( "test" ).publish( "test" );
-	jQuery.Channel( "test" ).unsubscribe( callback );
-	jQuery.Channel( "test" ).publish( "test" );
+	jQuery.Topic( "test" ).subscribe( callback );
+	jQuery.Topic( "test" ).publish( "test" );
+	jQuery.Topic( "test" ).unsubscribe( callback );
+	jQuery.Topic( "test" ).publish( "test" );
 });
 
-test( "jQuery.Channel - Helpers", function() {
+test( "jQuery.Topic - Helpers", function() {
 
 	expect( 4 );