vue-when

when() is a reactive utility function that waits until some condition becomes true using Vue reactivity system. This package is a port of when-promise from MobX for Vue.

Install

$ npm install --save vue-when

API

when(predicate: () => boolean): Promise<void>

when() returns a promise that resolves when predicate returns a truthy value. Predicate is re-evaluated every time when referenced reactive properties change. If the predicate returns true at the time of when() call, the promise resolves immediately.

Examples and use cases

Simple example

import Vue from 'vue';
import when from 'vue-when';

const data = Vue.observable({
  value: 0
});

// will print 1 and 2 with ~5 second interval
async function test() {
  console.log(1);
  await when(() => data.value === 5);
  console.log(2);
}

setInterval(() => data.value++, 1000);
test();

Wait until action finishes

import when from 'vue-when';

// can be useful in case someFn() is called when some action is already running
async function someFn() {
  if (someService.listLoading) {
    // if action is already running - wait until it finishes
    await when(() => !someService.listLoading);
  } else {
    // otherwise, call the action itself
    await someService.loadList();
  }
  // (do something with list here)
}

vue-router hook for access control

import when from 'vue-when';
import store from '@/path/to/store';

const router = new Router(...);

router.beforeEach(async function (to, from, next) {
  // we need to init app (load user data) before running access control code
  await when(() => store.state.appInitialized);

  if (store.getters.isLoggedIn) {
    next();
  } else {
    next({ name: 'login' });
  }
});

License

MIT