@agoric/weak-store
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Wrapper for JavaScript WeakMap
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WeakStore
Wrapper for JavaScript WeakMap
WeakStore adds some additional functionality on top of WeakMap.
WeakStore distinguishes between initializing (
init
) a (key, value) pair and resetting the key to a different value (set
), whereas WeakMap doesn't. This means you can use the WeakStore abstraction without having to check whether the key already exists. This is because the method that you call (init
orset
) marks your intention and does it for you.You can use the WeakStore methods in a functional programming pattern, which you can't with WeakMap. For instance, you can create a new function
const getPurse = weakStore.get
and you can domyArray.map(weakStore.get)
. You can't do either of these with WeakMap, because the WeakMap methods are not tied to a particular WeakMap instance.
See @agoric/store for the wrapper around JavaScript's Map abstraction.