AsyncEventEmitter

by Nicholas C. Zakas

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Description

A utility for emitting events and responding with asynchronous functions.

Usage

Node.js

Install using npm or yarn:

npm install @humanwhocodes/async-event-emitter

# or

yarn add @humanwhocodes/async-event-emitter

Import into your Node.js project:

// CommonJS
const { AsyncEventEmitter } = require("@humanwhocodes/async-event-emitter");

// ESM
import { AsyncEventEmitter } from "@humanwhocodes/async-event-emitter";

Deno

Import into your Deno project:

import { AsyncEventEmitter } from "https://cdn.skypack.dev/@humanwhocodes/async-event-emitter?dts";

Bun

Install using this command:

bun add @humanwhocodes/async-event-emitter

Import into your Bun project:

import { AsyncEventEmitter } from "@humanwhocodes/async-event-emitter";

Browser

It's recommended to import the minified version to save bandwidth:

import { AsyncEventEmitter } from "https://cdn.skypack.dev/@humanwhocodes/async-event-emitter?min";

However, you can also import the unminified version for debugging purposes:

import { AsyncEventEmitter } from "https://cdn.skypack.dev/@humanwhocodes/async-event-emitter";

API

After importing, create a new instance of AsyncEventEmitter to start emitting events:

const emitter = new AsyncEventEmitter();

// add some event handlers - functions can be async or not
emitter.on("foo", async () => "hello!");
emitter.on("foo", () => "goodbye!");

// emit an event
const results = await emitter.emit("foo");
console.log(results);   // ["hello!", "goodbye!"]

// you can also pass arguments
emitter.on("exclaim", suffix => "hello" + suffix);
emitter.on("exclaim", suffix => "goodbye" + suffix);

const results = await emitter.emit("exclaim", "!");
console.log(results);   // ["hello!", "goodbye!"]

// get the number of handlers for an event
const count = emitter.listenerCount("exclaim");
console.log(count);     // 2

// remove any unwanted handlers
const handler = () => {};
emitter.on("bar", handler);
emitter.off("bar", handler);

const results = await emitter.emit("bar");
console.log(results);   // []

Developer Setup

1. Fork the repository
2. Clone your fork
3. Run npm install to setup dependencies
4. Run npm test to run tests

License

Apache 2.0