thunks

A small and magical composer for all JavaScript asynchronous.

中文说明

thunks 的作用域和异常处理设计

Compatibility

ES5+, support node.js and browsers.

Summary

• thunks
  • Compatibility
  • Summary
  • Implementations
  • What is a thunk
  • Demo
    • with thunk function
    • with async function
    • with generator function
    • chain, sequential, parallel
  • Installation
  • API
    • thunks([scope])
    • thunks.pruneErrorStack
    • thunks.onerror(error)
    • Class thunks.Scope
    • thunk(thunkable)
    • thunk.all(obj)
    • thunk.all(thunkable1, ..., thunkableN)
    • thunk.seq([thunkable1, ..., thunkableN])
    • thunk.seq(thunkable1, ..., thunkableN)
    • thunk.race([thunkable1, ..., thunkableN])
    • thunk.race(thunkable1, ..., thunkableN)
    • thunk.thunkify(fn)
    • thunk.lift(fn)
    • thunk.promise(thunkable)
    • thunk.persist(thunkable)
    • thunk.delay(delay)
    • thunk.stop([message])
    • thunk.cancel()
  • TypeScript Typings
  • What functions are thunkable
  • License

Implementations

• Toa A powerful web framework rely on thunks.
• T-man Super test manager for JavaScript.
• thunk-redis The fastest thunk/promise-based redis client, support all redis features.
• thunk-disque A thunk/promise-based disque client.
• thunk-stream Wrap a readable/writable/duplex/transform stream to a thunk.
• thunk-queue A thunk queue for uncertainty tasks evaluation.
• thunk-loop Asynchronous tasks loop (while (true) { ... }).
• thunk-mocha Enable support for generators in Mocha with backward compatibility.
• thunk-ratelimiter The fastest abstract rate limiter.
• thunk-workers Thunk-based task scheduler that executes synchrounous and/or asynchronous tasks under concurrency control.
• file-cache Read file with caching, rely on thunks.

And a mountain of applications in server-side or client-side.

What is a thunk

1. ALGOL thunks in 1961

2. thunk is a function that encapsulates synchronous or asynchronous code inside.

3. thunk accepts only one callback function as an arguments, which is a CPS function.

4. thunk returns another thunk function after being called, for chaining operations.

5. thunk passes the results into a callback function after being excuted.

6. If the return value of callback is a thunk function, then it will be executed first and its result will be sent to another thunk for excution, or it will be sent to another new thunk function as the value of the computation.

Demo

with thunk function

const thunk = require('thunks')()
const fs = require('fs')

thunk(function (done) {
  fs.stat('package.json', done)
})(function (error, res) {
  console.log(error, res)
})

with async function

thunk(async function () {
  console.log(await Promise.resolve('await promise in an async function'))

  try {
    await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
      setTimeout(() => reject('catch promise error in async function'), 1000)
    })
  } catch (err) {
    console.log(err)
  }
})()

with generator function

const thunk = require('thunks')()
const fs = require('fs')
const size = thunk.thunkify(fs.stat)

// generator
thunk(function * () {
  // yield thunk function
  console.log(yield size('thunks.js'))
  console.log(yield size('package.json'))

  // yield async function
  console.log(yield async () => 'yield an async function in generator function')

  // yield generator function
  console.log(yield function * () { return 'yield an async function in generator function' })

    // parallel run
  console.log(yield thunk.all([
    size('thunks.js'),
    size('package.json')
  ]))
})()

chain, sequential, parallel

const thunk = require('thunks')()
const fs = require('fs')
const size = thunk.thunkify(fs.stat)

// sequential
size('.gitignore')(function (error, res) {
  console.log(error, res)
  return size('thunks.js')

})(function (error, res) {
  console.log(error, res)
  return size('package.json')

})(function (error, res) {
  console.log(error, res)
})

// sequential
thunk.seq([
  size('.gitignore'),
  size('thunks.js'),
  size('package.json')
])(function (error, res) {
  console.log(error, res)
})

// parallel
thunk.all([
  size('.gitignore'),
  size('thunks.js'),
  size('package.json')
])(function (error, res) {
  console.log(error, res)
})

Installation

Node.js:

npm install thunks

Bower:

bower install thunks

browser:

<script src="/pathTo/thunks.js"></script>

API

const thunks = require('thunks')

const { thunks, thunk, slice, Scope, isAsyncFn, isGeneratorFn, isThunkableFn } = from 'thunks'

thunks([scope])

Matrix of thunk, it generates a thunkFunction factory (named thunk) with it's scope. "scope" refers to the running evironments thunk generated(directly or indirectly) for all child thunk functions.

1. Here's how you create a basic thunk, any exceptions would be passed the next child thunk function:

const thunk = thunks()

1. Here's the way to create a thunk listening to all exceptions in current scope with onerror, and it will make sure the exceptions are not being passed to the followed child thunk function, unless onerror function returns true.

const thunk = thunks(function (error) { console.error(error) })

Equals:

const scope = new thunks.Scope(function (error) { console.error(error) })
const thunk = thunks(scope)

1. Create a thunk with onerror, onstop and debug listeners. Results of this thunk would be passed to debug function first before passing to the followed child thunk function.

const thunk = thunks({
  onstop: function (sig) { console.log(sig) },
  onerror: function (error) { console.error(error) },
  debug: function () { console.log.apply(console, arguments) }
})

Equals:

const scope = new thunks.Scope({
  onstop: function (sig) { console.log(sig) },
  onerror: function (error) { console.error(error) },
  debug: function () { console.log.apply(console, arguments) }
})
const thunk = thunks(scope)

The context of onerror, onstop and debug is a scope. Even multiple thunk main functions with different scopes are composed, each scope would be separate from each other, which means, onerror, onstop and debug would not run in other scopes.

thunks.pruneErrorStack

Default to true, means it will prune error stack message.

thunks.onerror(error)

Default to null, it is a global error handler.

Class thunks.Scope

const scope = new thunks.Scope({
  onstop: function (sig) { assert.strictEqual(this, scope) },
  onerror: function (error) { assert.strictEqual(this, scope) },
  debug: function () { assert.strictEqual(this, scope) }
})
const thunk = thunks(scope)

thunk(thunkable)

This is the thunkFunction factory, to create new thunkFunction functions.

The parameter thunkable value could be:

1. a thunkFunction function, by calling this function a new thunkFunction function will be returned

let thunk1 = thunk(1)
thunk(thunk1)(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, value) // null 1
})

1. a thunkLike function function (callback) {}, when called, passes its results to the next thunkFunction function

thunk(function (callback) {
  callback(null, 1)
})(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, value) // null 1
})

1. a Promise object, results of Promise would be passed to a new thunkFunction function

let promise = Promise.resolve(1)

thunk(promise)(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, value) // null 1
})

1. objects which implements the method toThunk

let obj = {
  toThunk: function () {
    return function (done) { done(null, 1) }
  }
}
// `obj` has `toThunk` method that returns a thunk function
thunk(obj)(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, value) // null 1
})

1. objects which implement the method toPromise

const Rx = require('rxjs')
// Observable instance has `toPromise` method that returns a promise
thunk(Rx.Observable.fromPromise(Promise.resolve(123)))(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, value) // null 123
})

1. Generator and Generator Function, like co, but yield anything

thunk(function * () {
  var x = yield 10
  return 2 * x
})(function * (error, res) {
  console.log(error, res) // null, 20

  return yield thunk.all([1, 2, thunk(3)])
})(function * (error, res) {
  console.log(error, res) // null, [1, 2, 3]
  return yield thunk.all({
    name: 'test',
    value: thunk(1)
  })
})(function (error, res) {
  console.log(error, res) // null, {name: 'test', value: 1}
})

1. async/await function

thunk(async function () {
  console.log(await Promise.resolve('await promise in an async function'))

  try {
    await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
      setTimeout(() => reject('catch promise error in async function'), 1000)
    })
  } catch (err) {
    console.log(err)
  }
})(function * () {
  console.log(yield async () => 'yield an async function in generator function')
})()

1. values in other types that would be valid results to pass to a new child thunk function

thunk(1)(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, value) // null 1
})

thunk([1, 2, 3])(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, value) // null [1, 2, 3]
})

You can also run with this:

thunk.call({x: 123}, 456)(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, this.x, value) // null 123 456
  return 'thunk!'
})(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, this.x, value) // null 123 'thunk!'
})

thunk.all(obj)

thunk.all(thunkable1, ..., thunkableN)

Returns a child thunk function.

obj can be an array or an object that contains any value. thunk.all will transform value to a child thunk function and excute it in parallel. After all of them are finished, an array containing results(in its original order) would be passed to the a new child thunk function.

thunk.all([
  thunk(0),
  function * () { return yield 1 },
  2,
  thunk(function (callback) { callback(null, [3]) })
])(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, value) // null [0, 1, 2, [3]]
})

thunk.all({
  a: thunk(0),
  b: thunk(1),
  c: 2,
  d: thunk(function (callback) { callback(null, [3]) })
})(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, value) // null {a: 0, b: 1, c: 2, d: [3]}
})

You may also write code like this:

thunk.all.call({x: [1, 2, 3]}, [4, 5, 6])(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, this.x, value) // null [1, 2, 3] [4, 5, 6]
  return 'thunk!'
})(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, this.x, value) // null [1, 2, 3] 'thunk!'
})

thunk.seq([thunkable1, ..., thunkableN])

thunk.seq(thunkable1, ..., thunkableN)

Returns a child thunk function.

thunkX can be any value, thunk.seq will transform value to a child thunk function and excute it in order. After all of them are finished, an array containing results(in its original order) would be passed to the a new child thunk function.

thunk.seq([
  function (callback) {
    setTimeout(function () {
      callback(null, 'a', 'b')
    }, 100)
  },
  thunk(function (callback) {
    callback(null, 'c')
  }),
  [thunk('d'), function * () { return yield 'e' }], // thunk in array will be excuted in parallel
  function (callback) {
    should(flag).be.eql([true, true])
    flag[2] = true
    callback(null, 'f')
  }
])(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, value) // null [['a', 'b'], 'c', ['d', 'e'], 'f']
})

or

thunk.seq(
  function (callback) {
    setTimeout(function () {
      callback(null, 'a', 'b')
    }, 100)
  },
  thunk(function (callback) {
    callback(null, 'c')
  }),
  [thunk('d'), thunk('e')], // thunk in array will be excuted in parallel
  function (callback) {
    should(flag).be.eql([true, true])
    flag[2] = true
    callback(null, 'f')
  }
)(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, value) // null [['a', 'b'], 'c', ['d', 'e'], 'f']
})

You may also write code like this:

thunk.seq.call({x: [1, 2, 3]}, 4, 5, 6)(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, this.x, value) // null [1, 2, 3] [4, 5, 6]
  return 'thunk!'
})(function (error, value) {
  console.log(error, this.x, value) // null [1, 2, 3] 'thunk!'
})

thunk.race([thunkable1, ..., thunkableN])

thunk.race(thunkable1, ..., thunkableN)

Returns a child thunk function with the value or error from one first completed.

thunk.thunkify(fn)

Returns a new function that would return a child thunk function

Transform a fn function which is in Node.js style into a new function. This new function does not accept a callback as an argument, but accepts child thunk functions.

const thunk = require('thunks')()
const fs = require('fs')
const fsStat = thunk.thunkify(fs.stat)

fsStat('thunks.js')(function (error, result) {
  console.log('thunks.js: ', result)
})
fsStat('.gitignore')(function (error, result) {
  console.log('.gitignore: ', result)
})

You may also write code with this:

let obj = {a: 8}
function run (x, callback) {
  //...
  callback(null, this.a * x)
}

let run = thunk.thunkify.call(obj, run)

run(1)(function (error, result) {
  console.log('run 1: ', result)
})
run(2)(function (error, result) {
  console.log('run 2: ', result)
})

thunk.lift(fn)

lift comes from Haskell, it transforms a synchronous function fn into a new async function. This new function will accept thunkable arguments, evaluate them, then run as the original function fn. The new function returns a child thunk function.

const thunk = require('thunks')()

function calculator (a, b, c) {
  return (a + b + c) * 10
}

const calculatorT = thunk.lift(calculator)

let value1 = thunk(2)
let value2 = Promise.resolve(3)

calculatorT(value1, value2, 5)(function (error, result) {
  console.log(result) // 100
})

You may also write code with this:

const calculatorT = thunk.lift.call(context, calculator)

thunk.promise(thunkable)

it transforms thunkable value to a promise.

const thunk = require('thunks').thunk

thunk.promise(function * () {
  return yield Promise.resolve('Hello')
}).then(function (res) {
  console.log(res)
})

thunk.persist(thunkable)

it transforms thunkable value to a persist thunk function, which can be called more than once with the same result(like a promise). The new function returns a child thunk function.

const thunk = require('thunks')()

let persistThunk = thunk.persist(thunk(x))

persistThunk(function (error, result) {
  console.log(1, result) // x
  return persistThunk(function (error, result) {
    console.log(2, result) // x
    return persistThunk
  })
})(function (error, result) {
  console.log(3, result) // x
})

You may also write code with this:

const persistThunk = thunk.persist.call(context, thunkable)

thunk.delay(delay)

Return a child thunk function, this child thunk function will be called after delay milliseconds.

console.log('thunk.delay 500: ', Date.now())
thunk.delay(500)(function () {
  console.log('thunk.delay 1000: ', Date.now())
  return thunk.delay(1000)
})(function () {
  console.log('thunk.delay end: ', Date.now())
})

You may also write code with this:

console.log('thunk.delay start: ', Date.now())
thunk.delay.call(this, 1000)(function () {
  console.log('thunk.delay end: ', Date.now())
})

thunk.stop([message])

This will stop control flow process with a message similar to Promise's cancelable(not implemented yet). It will throw a stop signal object. Stop signal is an object with a message and status === 19(POSIX signal SIGSTOP) and a special code. Stop signal can be caught by onstop, and aslo can be caught by try catch, in this case it will not trigger onstop.

const thunk = require('thunks')({
  onstop: function (res) {
    if (res) console.log(res.code, res.status, res) // SIGSTOP 19 { message: 'Stop now!' }
  }
})

thunk(function (callback) {
  thunk.stop('Stop now!')
  console.log('It will not run!')
})(function (error, value) {
  console.log('It will not run!', error)
})

thunk.delay(100)(function () {
  console.log('Hello')
  return thunk.delay(100)(function () {
    thunk.stop('Stop now!')
    console.log('It will not run!')
  })
})(function (error, value) {
  console.log('It will not run!')
})

thunk.cancel()

This will cancel all control flow process in the current thunk's scope.

TypeScript Typings

import * as assert from 'assert'
import { thunk, thunks, isGeneratorFn } from 'thunks'
// or: import * as thunks from 'thunks'

thunk(function * () {
  assert.strictEqual(yield thunks()(1), 1)
  assert.ok(isGeneratorFn(function * () {}))

  while (true) {
    yield function (done) { setTimeout(done, 1000) }
    console.log('Dang!')
  }
})()

What functions are thunkable

thunks supports so many thunkable objects. There are three kind of functions:

• thunk-like function function (callback) { callback(err, someValue) }
• generator function function * () { yield something }
• async/await function async function () { await somePromise }

thunks can't support common functions (non-thunk-like functions). thunks uses fn.length === 1 to recognize thunk-like functions.

Using a common function in this way will throw an error:

thunk(function () {})(function (err) {
  console.log(1, err) // 1 [Error: Not thunkable function: function () {}]
})

thunk(function (a, b) {})(function (err) {
  console.log(2, err) // 2 [Error: Not thunkable function: function (a, b) {}]
})

thunk(function () { let callback = arguments[0]; callback() })(function (err) {
  console.log(3, err) // 3 [Error: Not thunkable function: function () { let callback = arguments[0]; callback() }]
})

thunk()(function () {
  return function () {} // can't return a non-thunkable function.
})(function (err) {
  console.log(4, err) // 4 [Error: Not thunkable function: function () {}]
})

So pay attention to that. We can't return a non-thunkable function in thunk. If we return a thunkable function, thunk will evaluate it as an asynchronous task.

License

thunks is licensed under the MIT license. Copyright © 2014-2020 thunks.