monarch.post() requires monarch.on_post()

README_API.md

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ Remove a previously added listener.
 
 
 ## monarch.post(screen_id, message_id, [message])
-Post a message to a visible screen. If the screen is created through a collection proxy it must have specified a receiver url. If the screen is created through a collection factory the function will post the message to all game objects within the collection.
+Post a message to a visible screen. The screen must have set a message listener using `monarch.on_post()`.
 
 **PARAMETERS**
 * `screen_id` (string|hash) - Id of the screen to post message to

monarch/monarch.lua

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ local MSG_ENABLE = hash("enable")
 local MSG_DISABLE = hash("disable")
 
 
-local DEPRECATED = hash("/__DEPRECATED__")
+local DEPRECATED = hash("__DEPRECATED__")
 
 -- transition messages
 M.TRANSITION = {}
@@ -281,13 +281,13 @@ function M.register_proxy(id, proxy, settings)
 	screen.focus_url = settings and settings.focus_url
 	screen.receiver_url = settings and settings.receiver_url
 	screen.auto_preload = settings and settings.auto_preload
-	if screen.transition_url.path == DEPRECATED then
+	if screen.transition_url.fragment == DEPRECATED then
 		screen.transition_url = nil
 	end
-	if screen.focus_url.path == DEPRECATED then
+	if screen.focus_url.fragment == DEPRECATED then
 		screen.focus_url = nil
 	end
-	if screen.receiver_url.path == DEPRECATED then
+	if screen.receiver_url.fragment == DEPRECATED then
 		screen.receiver_url = nil
 	end
 	if screen.auto_preload then
@@ -1173,17 +1173,11 @@ function M.post(id, message_id, message)
 	assert(screens[id], ("There is no screen registered with id %s"):format(tostring(id)))
 
 	local screen = screens[id]
-	if screen.proxy then
+	if screen.receiver_url then
-		if screen.receiver_url then
+		log("post() sending message to", screen.receiver_url)
-			log("post() sending message to", screen.receiver_url)
+		msg.post(screen.receiver_url, message_id, message)
-			msg.post(screen.receiver_url, message_id, message)
-		else
-			return false, "Unable to post message since screen has no receiver url specified"
-		end
 	else
-		for id,instance in pairs(screen.factory_ids) do
+		return false, "Unable to post message since screen has no receiver url specified. Set one using monarch.on_post()."
-			msg.post(instance, message_id, message)
-		end
 	end
 	return true
 end

monarch/screen_proxy.script

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ go.property("popup_on_popup", false)
 go.property("timestep_below_popup", 1)
 go.property("screen_keeps_input_focus_when_below_popup", false)
 go.property("others_keep_input_focus_when_below_screen", false)
-go.property("transition_url", msg.url("__DEPRECATED__"))
+go.property("transition_url", msg.url("#__DEPRECATED__"))
-go.property("focus_url", msg.url("__DEPRECATED__"))
+go.property("focus_url", msg.url("#__DEPRECATED__"))
-go.property("receiver_url", msg.url("__DEPRECATED__"))
+go.property("receiver_url", msg.url("#__DEPRECATED__"))
 go.property("preload", false)