| # asynckit [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/asynckit) |
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| 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. |
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| It ensures async operations to keep behavior more stable and prevent `Maximum call stack size exceeded` errors, from sync iterators. |
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| | asynckit.js | 12.34 kB | |
| | asynckit.min.js | 4.11 kB | |
| | asynckit.min.js.gz | 1.47 kB | |
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| ## Install |
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| ```sh |
| $ npm install --save asynckit |
| ``` |
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| ## Examples |
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| ### Parallel Jobs |
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| 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. |
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| #### Input Array |
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| ```javascript |
| var parallel = require('asynckit').parallel |
| , assert = require('assert') |
| ; |
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| 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 = [] |
| ; |
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| parallel(source, asyncJob, function(err, result) |
| { |
| assert.deepEqual(result, expectedResult); |
| assert.deepEqual(target, expectedTarget); |
| }); |
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| // 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; |
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| // 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); |
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| // allow to cancel "leftover" jobs upon error |
| // return function, invoking of which will abort this job |
| return clearTimeout.bind(null, timeoutId); |
| } |
| ``` |
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| More examples could be found in [test/test-parallel-array.js](test/test-parallel-array.js). |
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| #### Input Object |
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| Also it supports named jobs, listed via object. |
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| ```javascript |
| var parallel = require('asynckit/parallel') |
| , assert = require('assert') |
| ; |
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| 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 = [] |
| ; |
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| parallel(source, asyncJob, function(err, result) |
| { |
| assert.deepEqual(result, expectedResult); |
| assert.deepEqual(target, expectedTarget); |
| assert.deepEqual(keys, expectedKeys); |
| }); |
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| // supports full value, key, callback (shortcut) interface |
| function asyncJob(item, key, cb) |
| { |
| // different delays (in ms) per item |
| var delay = item * 25; |
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| // 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); |
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| // allow to cancel "leftover" jobs upon error |
| // return function, invoking of which will abort this job |
| return clearTimeout.bind(null, timeoutId); |
| } |
| ``` |
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| More examples could be found in [test/test-parallel-object.js](test/test-parallel-object.js). |
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| ### Serial Jobs |
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| 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. |
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| #### Input Array |
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| ```javascript |
| var serial = require('asynckit/serial') |
| , assert = require('assert') |
| ; |
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| 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 = [] |
| ; |
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| serial(source, asyncJob, function(err, result) |
| { |
| assert.deepEqual(result, expectedResult); |
| assert.deepEqual(target, expectedTarget); |
| }); |
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| // extended interface (item, key, callback) |
| // also supported for arrays |
| function asyncJob(item, key, cb) |
| { |
| target.push(key); |
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| // it will be automatically made async |
| // even it iterator "returns" in the same event loop |
| cb(null, item * 2); |
| } |
| ``` |
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| More examples could be found in [test/test-serial-array.js](test/test-serial-array.js). |
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| #### Input Object |
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| Also it supports named jobs, listed via object. |
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| ```javascript |
| var serial = require('asynckit').serial |
| , assert = require('assert') |
| ; |
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| 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 = [] |
| ; |
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| 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 = [] |
| ; |
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| serial(source, asyncJob, function(err, result) |
| { |
| assert.deepEqual(result, expectedResult); |
| assert.deepEqual(target, expectedTarget); |
| }); |
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| // shortcut interface (item, callback) |
| // works for object as well as for the arrays |
| function asyncJob(item, cb) |
| { |
| target.push(item); |
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| // it will be automatically made async |
| // even it iterator "returns" in the same event loop |
| cb(null, item * 2); |
| } |
| ``` |
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| More examples could be found in [test/test-serial-object.js](test/test-serial-object.js). |
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| _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._ |
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| ### Ordered Serial Iterations |
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| TBD |
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| For example [compare-property](compare-property) package. |
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| ### Streaming interface |
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| TBD |
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| ## Want to Know More? |
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| More examples can be found in [test folder](test/). |
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| Or open an [issue](https://github.com/alexindigo/asynckit/issues) with questions and/or suggestions. |
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| ## License |
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| AsyncKit is licensed under the MIT license. |