robust-tasks
v1.3.1
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Lightweight and fast priority based task runner
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robust-tasks
A priority based task runner which is:
- Type safed
- Super lightweight
- Extremely fast
- No dependencies
Continue development of @abxvn/tasks
Installation
Pick one of these commands to install:
pnpm add robust-tasks
yarn add robust-tasks
npm install --save robust-tasks
Usage
Add and run tasks
Tasks can be provided with optional id
and context
, can be add to the task registry like this:
import { TaskEmitter, TaskPriority } from 'robust-tasks'
// disable autopilot so the queue won't start right away when adding tasks
// for demonstration
const tasks = new TaskEmitter({ autopilot: false })
// `execute` is example function
// if not priority provided, default to TaskPriority.NORMAL
const normalPriorityTask = { execute }
const lowPriorityTask = { execute, priority: TaskPriority.LOW }
const hightPriorityTask = { execute, priority: TaskPriority.HIGH }
tasks.add(normalPriorityTask)
tasks.add(lowPriorityTask)
tasks.add(hightPriorityTask)
// execute tasks
// execution order will be hightPriorityTask > normalPriorityTask > lowPriorityTask
tasks.next()
Task priorities
These are default tasks priority values:
// From highest to lowest
export const TaskPriority = {
INSTANT: 1,
HIGH: 2,
NORMAL: 3,
LOW: 4,
IDLE: 5
} as const
Customized priority values can also be provided, even or custom sort function for tasks. The greater value the sort function returns, the lower priority the task gets.
Provide task context
If a task context is provided, when the time comes, it will be execute
with the context
tasks.add({
context: { name: 'World' },
// name will be detected as `string` automatically
execute = ({ name }) => console.log(`Hello ${name}`)
})
// task will be completed with 'Hello World'
Custom task type
You can customize task type, or its context and priority types too:
import { ITask, EventEmitter } from 'robust-tasks`
type ICustomContextType = {...} | undefined
type ICustomPriorityType = {...}
type ICustomTaskType1 = ITask<ICustomContextType>
type ICustomTaskType2 = ITask<ICustomContextType, ICustomPriorityType>
interface ICustomTaskType3 extends ITask { ... }
const tasks1 = new EventEmitter<ICustomTaskType1>()
const tasks2 = new EventEmitter<ICustomTaskType2>()
const tasks2 = new EventEmitter<ICustomTaskType3>()
Introduce sub task after task
New sub tasks can be added into queue inside a task execution
// `execute` is example function
const subtaskExecute = () => console.log('subtask')
// current task emitter can be accessed here too
const taskExecute = ({ tasks }) => {
console.log('task')
tasks.add({ execute: subtaskExecute })
}
tasks.add({ execute: taskExecute })
// console.log 'task'
// console.log 'subtask'
Retry a failed task
A failed task can be retried by catching failed tasks. You can implement that logic freely on the way you desire. Here is an example:
const tasks = new TaskEmitter({
onItemError: (task, error) => {
if (shouldRetry(task)) { // retry task by re-pushing it back to queue
tasks.retry(task)
}
}
})
Autopilot mode
Autopilot mode automatically start task queue when adding a new task or retrying a task. It's enabled by default. You can disable it by options (but you have to call next
after adding tasks)
new TaskEmitter({ autopilot: false })
Changelog
See CHANGELOG.md
Contribution
All PRs and ideas for improvement are welcomed.
If you got any issues using this package, don't hesitate to create new 🐞 Bug report with a proper package:<name>
label.
Feel free to clone this project, make changes that your feel necessary and pull request anytime you want.
Install dependencies and run development build:
pnpm install
pnpm start
Working on your first Pull Request?
You can learn how from this free video series: How to Contribute to an Open Source Project on GitHub
To help you get your feet wet and get you familiar with our contribution process, we have a list of good first issues that contain bugs that have a relatively limited scope. This is a great place to get started.
Cheers 🍻