| # asynckit [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/asynckit) | |
| Minimal async jobs utility library, with streams support. | |
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| AsyncKit provides harness for `parallel` and `serial` iterators over list of items represented by arrays or objects. | |
| Optionally it accepts abort function (should be synchronously return by iterator for each item), and terminates left over jobs upon an error event. For specific iteration order built-in (`ascending` and `descending`) and custom sort helpers also supported, via `asynckit.serialOrdered` method. | |
| It ensures async operations to keep behavior more stable and prevent `Maximum call stack size exceeded` errors, from sync iterators. | |
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| ## Install | |
| ```sh | |
| $ npm install --save asynckit | |
| ``` | |
| ## Examples | |
| ### Parallel Jobs | |
| Runs iterator over provided array in parallel. Stores output in the `result` array, | |
| on the matching positions. In unlikely event of an error from one of the jobs, | |
| will terminate rest of the active jobs (if abort function is provided) | |
| and return error along with salvaged data to the main callback function. | |
| #### Input Array | |
| ```javascript | |
| var parallel = require('asynckit').parallel | |
| , assert = require('assert') | |
| ; | |
| var source = [ 1, 1, 4, 16, 64, 32, 8, 2 ] | |
| , expectedResult = [ 2, 2, 8, 32, 128, 64, 16, 4 ] | |
| , expectedTarget = [ 1, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 ] | |
| , target = [] | |
| ; | |
| parallel(source, asyncJob, function(err, result) | |
| { | |
| assert.deepEqual(result, expectedResult); | |
| assert.deepEqual(target, expectedTarget); | |
| }); | |
| // async job accepts one element from the array | |
| // and a callback function | |
| function asyncJob(item, cb) | |
| { | |
| // different delays (in ms) per item | |
| var delay = item * 25; | |
| // pretend different jobs take different time to finish | |
| // and not in consequential order | |
| var timeoutId = setTimeout(function() { | |
| target.push(item); | |
| cb(null, item * 2); | |
| }, delay); | |
| // allow to cancel "leftover" jobs upon error | |
| // return function, invoking of which will abort this job | |
| return clearTimeout.bind(null, timeoutId); | |
| } | |
| ``` | |
| More examples could be found in [test/test-parallel-array.js](test/test-parallel-array.js). | |
| #### Input Object | |
| Also it supports named jobs, listed via object. | |
| ```javascript | |
| var parallel = require('asynckit/parallel') | |
| , assert = require('assert') | |
| ; | |
| var source = { first: 1, one: 1, four: 4, sixteen: 16, sixtyFour: 64, thirtyTwo: 32, eight: 8, two: 2 } | |
| , expectedResult = { first: 2, one: 2, four: 8, sixteen: 32, sixtyFour: 128, thirtyTwo: 64, eight: 16, two: 4 } | |
| , expectedTarget = [ 1, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 ] | |
| , expectedKeys = [ 'first', 'one', 'two', 'four', 'eight', 'sixteen', 'thirtyTwo', 'sixtyFour' ] | |
| , target = [] | |
| , keys = [] | |
| ; | |
| parallel(source, asyncJob, function(err, result) | |
| { | |
| assert.deepEqual(result, expectedResult); | |
| assert.deepEqual(target, expectedTarget); | |
| assert.deepEqual(keys, expectedKeys); | |
| }); | |
| // supports full value, key, callback (shortcut) interface | |
| function asyncJob(item, key, cb) | |
| { | |
| // different delays (in ms) per item | |
| var delay = item * 25; | |
| // pretend different jobs take different time to finish | |
| // and not in consequential order | |
| var timeoutId = setTimeout(function() { | |
| keys.push(key); | |
| target.push(item); | |
| cb(null, item * 2); | |
| }, delay); | |
| // allow to cancel "leftover" jobs upon error | |
| // return function, invoking of which will abort this job | |
| return clearTimeout.bind(null, timeoutId); | |
| } | |
| ``` | |
| More examples could be found in [test/test-parallel-object.js](test/test-parallel-object.js). | |
| ### Serial Jobs | |
| Runs iterator over provided array sequentially. Stores output in the `result` array, | |
| on the matching positions. In unlikely event of an error from one of the jobs, | |
| will not proceed to the rest of the items in the list | |
| and return error along with salvaged data to the main callback function. | |
| #### Input Array | |
| ```javascript | |
| var serial = require('asynckit/serial') | |
| , assert = require('assert') | |
| ; | |
| var source = [ 1, 1, 4, 16, 64, 32, 8, 2 ] | |
| , expectedResult = [ 2, 2, 8, 32, 128, 64, 16, 4 ] | |
| , expectedTarget = [ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ] | |
| , target = [] | |
| ; | |
| serial(source, asyncJob, function(err, result) | |
| { | |
| assert.deepEqual(result, expectedResult); | |
| assert.deepEqual(target, expectedTarget); | |
| }); | |
| // extended interface (item, key, callback) | |
| // also supported for arrays | |
| function asyncJob(item, key, cb) | |
| { | |
| target.push(key); | |
| // it will be automatically made async | |
| // even it iterator "returns" in the same event loop | |
| cb(null, item * 2); | |
| } | |
| ``` | |
| More examples could be found in [test/test-serial-array.js](test/test-serial-array.js). | |
| #### Input Object | |
| Also it supports named jobs, listed via object. | |
| ```javascript | |
| var serial = require('asynckit').serial | |
| , assert = require('assert') | |
| ; | |
| var source = [ 1, 1, 4, 16, 64, 32, 8, 2 ] | |
| , expectedResult = [ 2, 2, 8, 32, 128, 64, 16, 4 ] | |
| , expectedTarget = [ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ] | |
| , target = [] | |
| ; | |
| var source = { first: 1, one: 1, four: 4, sixteen: 16, sixtyFour: 64, thirtyTwo: 32, eight: 8, two: 2 } | |
| , expectedResult = { first: 2, one: 2, four: 8, sixteen: 32, sixtyFour: 128, thirtyTwo: 64, eight: 16, two: 4 } | |
| , expectedTarget = [ 1, 1, 4, 16, 64, 32, 8, 2 ] | |
| , target = [] | |
| ; | |
| serial(source, asyncJob, function(err, result) | |
| { | |
| assert.deepEqual(result, expectedResult); | |
| assert.deepEqual(target, expectedTarget); | |
| }); | |
| // shortcut interface (item, callback) | |
| // works for object as well as for the arrays | |
| function asyncJob(item, cb) | |
| { | |
| target.push(item); | |
| // it will be automatically made async | |
| // even it iterator "returns" in the same event loop | |
| cb(null, item * 2); | |
| } | |
| ``` | |
| More examples could be found in [test/test-serial-object.js](test/test-serial-object.js). | |
| _Note: Since _object_ is an _unordered_ collection of properties, | |
| it may produce unexpected results with sequential iterations. | |
| Whenever order of the jobs' execution is important please use `serialOrdered` method._ | |
| ### Ordered Serial Iterations | |
| TBD | |
| For example [compare-property](compare-property) package. | |
| ### Streaming interface | |
| TBD | |
| ## Want to Know More? | |
| More examples can be found in [test folder](test/). | |
| Or open an [issue](https://github.com/alexindigo/asynckit/issues) with questions and/or suggestions. | |
| ## License | |
| AsyncKit is licensed under the MIT license. | |