qsync

Quick sync is a two API solution to synchronize asynchronous function calls. It helps to implement common control flow scenarios easily.

Installation

This module is originally written for nodejs. Though it's planned to port into other areas in future.

$ npm install qsync

##Quick Example

// Synchronize with states
qsync.serial([10, 20, 30], {
    idle: function (input, callback) { ... },
    active: function (result, callback) { ... },
    close: function (result, callback) { ... }
},
function (error, results) {
});

// Classic synchronization
qsync.serial([10, 20, 30], [
    function (input, callback) { ... },
    function (result, callback) { ... }
], callback);

// Process inputs in parallel
qsync.parallel([10, 20, 30], [
    function(input, callback){ ... },
    function(result, callback){ ... }
],
function (error, results) {
});

##Contents

• Two API
  • serial
  • parallel
• Goto
  • break
  • continue
  • repeat
  • void
  • default
• Limit
• Queue
• Detailed Example
• Control flow examples
  • while
  • do while
  • for
  • for each
• Middleware
  • Input processing
  • Flow control
  • Storage
• License

Arguments

• input - Optional
• no input If no input is given, all tasks will be run only once. Also input argument of first task will be null. In parallel API, all tasks will be running concurrently.

qsync.serial([
   function (input, callback) {...}
]);

• single input Given data will be passed as the input argument of first task. It can be a number, string or a json object. All tasks will be run only once. In parallel API, all tasks will be running concurrently.

qsync.serial(15, [
   function (input, callback) {...}
]);

• array input In case of an array input, each array element will be passed as the input argument of first task. If array has n number of elements, tasks will be run n times each corresponds to a respective data in array. In both API, a group of tasks are created to process each input. The groups can run either sequentially (in serial API) or concurrently (in parallel API). Though the tasks inside a group will be running in serial by default in both the APIs. In parallel API, each array element will be processed in parallel. Note that the tasks inside a group are still running serially and this default behavior can be modified by overriding flow control middleware. This default behavior is different in no input and in single input scenario. In below example, a group of task1 and task2 for processing input 10 will be created and running in serial. another group of task1 and task2 for processing input 15 will also be created and running in serial and a third task group for processing 20 will also be running similarly. But in parallel API, all these groups will be running in parallel so that all inputs will be processed in parallel. But inside any of the three group, task1 and task2 will be running in serial.

qsync.serial([10, 15, 20], {
   task1: function (input, callback) {...},
   task2: function (result, callback) {...}
});

• variadic input This input is same as single input. All the inputs will be passed as variadic arguments of first task. In below example, 3, 5 and 11 will be passed to first task as its 1st, 2nd and 3rd argument respectively. callback will be its 4th argument.

qsync.serial(3, 5, 11, [
   function (input, callback) {...}
]);

• tasks
• single task Only one function will be given as a task with following syntax.

function (input1, input2, ..., callback) {}

input1, input2, etc are the input argument provided to the API or the input passed via callback of previously called task.

qsync.serial([10, 15, 20], function (input, callback) {...});

• json tasks Instead of giving a single task, it's possible to give a number of labeled task so that the input can be processed as a state machine.

{
   label1: function (input1, input2, ..., callback) {},
   label2: function (input1, input2, ..., callback) {},
   :
   labelN: function (input1, input2, ..., callback) {}
}

In above syntax, all functions should have the same syntax as explained in single task.

qsync.serial([10, 15, 20], {
   idle: function (input, callback) {...},
   active: function (result, callback) {...},
   close: function (result, callback) { ... }
});

• array of tasks An array of functions can also be given as tasks if labels are not significant.

[
   function (input1, input2, ..., callback) {},
   function (input1, input2, ..., callback) {},
   :
   function (input1, input2, ..., callback) {}
]

In above syntax, all functions should have the same syntax as explained in single task.

qsync.serial([10, 15, 20], [
   function (input, callback) {...},
   function (result, callback) {...}
]);

• callback(error, result) - An optional callback which is called when all inputs are processed or an error occurs. By default the result argument will be the result returned by last task. However it's possible to change this behavior by overriding middleware as explained in section Storage. If last task didn't pass a result, only error argument will be passed to this callback.

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