asyncquence

Run synchronous and asynchronous functions in sequence, with hooks, value pass through, and more!

Key Features

• Executes and resolves functions in FIFO sequence, asynchronously
• You can add to the sequence whenever you want
• Add an array of functions, and it will be added in order into the sequence
• Emits lifecycle events such as START, PROGRESS, or ERROR
• Pause/Resume or Cancel whenever you want
• Pass the results of the previous task through to the next one

Sample usage

Basic:

const asq = new Asyncquence()

const func1 = () => Promise.resolve(1)
const func2 = (x) => (x + 2)

const results = asq.add([
  [func1],
  [func2, [0]]
])

results[0].then(console.log) // 1
results[1].then(console.log) // 2

Add an array of tasks get an array of promises back in the order that we added the tasks. Pretty straightforward.

With passthrough:

const asq = new Asyncquence({
  passPrevValue: true
})

const func1 = () => Promise.resolve(4)
const func2 = (x) => (x + 10)

const results = asq.add([
  [func1],
  [func2]
])

results[0].then(console.log) // 4
results[1].then(console.log) // 14

Table of Contents

Reference

• config
• Event
• Task

API

• Asyncquence
• add
• addEventListener
• cancel
• clear
• clearEventListeners
• pause
• removeEventListener
• resume
• start

Reference

config

Defaults

const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
  execImmediate: true,
  cancelOnError: false,
  passPrevValue: false,
  silent: false
}

Description

• execImmediate
  • true: when first Task is added, it will be executed
  • false: the start() method is called to begin execution
• cancelOnError
  • true: an error during execution will stop the rest of the sequence from completing
  • false: an error during execution is reported via rejection and the error lifecycle event, but the sequence continues to the next Task
• passPrevValue
  • true: the result of the last Task is passed as the last argument to the next Task
  • false: each Task is executed independently
• silent
  • true: silences default event messages
  • false: default events are logged to console

Events

Not all events pass an argument to the event listener
Format: EVENT_NAME: (argument)

STATUS_CHANGE : ('READY'|'PAUSED'|'RUNNING'|'STOPPED')

START

PROGRESS :

{
  remaining: numRemaining // int
  completed: numCompleted // int
  percentComplete: percentString //String
}

COMPLETE

PAUSE : (nextTask)

RESUME : (nextTask)

CANCEL

ERROR: (err)

Task

The format of function and arguments that asyncquence expects.
Can be one of the following:

const Task = [fn, [args]]
// OR
const Task = {
  method: fn,
  args: [args]
}

Adding single tasks is simpler: asq.add(fn, [args])

API

new Asyncquence(config)

Returns new Asyncquence instance with the specified config

const asq = new Asyncquence()

add(Task) : Promise[]

add([Task,[...Tasks]]) : Promise[]

Adds a task(s) to the back of the queue to be executed. Returns an array of promises at indices corresponding to the index of each task added. See Task for reference.

Triggers 'READY' status change when adding a task to an empty queue if config option execImmediate:false
Triggers START Event when adding a task to an empty queue if config option execImmediate:true

// Single task
const res = asq.add(Task) // res[0] has Promise for this task

// Multiple tasks
const res = asq.add([Task1, Task2]) // res[0] for Task1, res[1] for Task2

addEventListener(name:Event, callback:function)

Registers a function to call when the specified event takes place. See Event for reference.

asq.addEventListener('STATUS_CHANGE', cb)

cancel()

Stops execution of current Task and empties queue. Doesn't affect event listeners

Triggers CANCEL Event
Triggers 'STOPPED' status change

asq.cancel()

clear()

Immediately empties queue and removes all event listeners, dangerous
Use cancel() to safely stop an asyncquence

Won't trigger any event listeners, as they are removed

asq.clear()

clearEventListeners()

Immediately removes all event listeners

asq.clearEventListeners()

pause()

Pauses execution of sequence. Any currently running Tasks will complete, but no future Tasks will be executed until resume() is called

Triggers 'PAUSED' status change

asq.pause()

removeEventListener(name:Event, callback:function)

Removes the specified event listener

asq.removeEventListener('STATUS_CHANGE', cb)

resume()

Resumes sequence execution from a paused state.

Triggers 'RESUME' status change

asq.resume()

start()

Begins execution of the first element in the sequence. Not applicable if config option: execImmediate:true, as execution begins automatically

Triggers START Event
Triggers 'RUNNING' status change

asq.start()

LICENSE

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2018 artisnull

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