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diff --git a/node_modules/gensync/README.md b/node_modules/gensync/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f68ce1a --- /dev/null +++ b/node_modules/gensync/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,196 @@ +# gensync + +This module allows for developers to write common code that can share +implementation details, hiding whether an underlying request happens +synchronously or asynchronously. This is in contrast with many current Node +APIs which explicitly implement the same API twice, once with calls to +synchronous functions, and once with asynchronous functions. + +Take for example `fs.readFile` and `fs.readFileSync`, if you're writing an API +that loads a file and then performs a synchronous operation on the data, it +can be frustrating to maintain two parallel functions. + + +## Example + +```js +const fs = require("fs"); +const gensync = require("gensync"); + +const readFile = gensync({ + sync: fs.readFileSync, + errback: fs.readFile, +}); + +const myOperation = gensync(function* (filename) { + const code = yield* readFile(filename, "utf8"); + + return "// some custom prefix\n" + code; +}); + +// Load and add the prefix synchronously: +const result = myOperation.sync("./some-file.js"); + +// Load and add the prefix asynchronously with promises: +myOperation.async("./some-file.js").then(result => { + +}); + +// Load and add the prefix asynchronously with promises: +myOperation.errback("./some-file.js", (err, result) => { + +}); +``` + +This could even be exposed as your official API by doing +```js +// Using the common 'Sync' suffix for sync functions, and 'Async' suffix for +// promise-returning versions. +exports.myOperationSync = myOperation.sync; +exports.myOperationAsync = myOperation.async; +exports.myOperation = myOperation.errback; +``` +or potentially expose one of the async versions as the default, with a +`.sync` property on the function to expose the synchronous version. +```js +module.exports = myOperation.errback; +module.exports.sync = myOperation.sync; +```` + + +## API + +### gensync(generatorFnOrOptions) + +Returns a function that can be "await"-ed in another `gensync` generator +function, or executed via + +* `.sync(...args)` - Returns the computed value, or throws. +* `.async(...args)` - Returns a promise for the computed value. +* `.errback(...args, (err, result) => {})` - Calls the callback with the computed value, or error. + + +#### Passed a generator + +Wraps the generator to populate the `.sync`/`.async`/`.errback` helpers above to +allow for evaluation of the generator for the final value. + +##### Example + +```js +const readFile = function* () { + return 42; +}; + +const readFileAndMore = gensync(function* (){ + const val = yield* readFile(); + return 42 + val; +}); + +// In general cases +const code = readFileAndMore.sync("./file.js", "utf8"); +readFileAndMore.async("./file.js", "utf8").then(code => {}) +readFileAndMore.errback("./file.js", "utf8", (err, code) => {}); + +// In a generator being called indirectly with .sync/.async/.errback +const code = yield* readFileAndMore("./file.js", "utf8"); +``` + + +#### Passed an options object + +* `opts.sync` + + Example: `(...args) => 4` + + A function that will be called when `.sync()` is called on the `gensync()` + result, or when the result is passed to `yield*` in another generator that + is being run synchronously. + + Also called for `.async()` calls if no async handlers are provided. + +* `opts.async` + + Example: `async (...args) => 4` + + A function that will be called when `.async()` or `.errback()` is called on + the `gensync()` result, or when the result is passed to `yield*` in another + generator that is being run asynchronously. + +* `opts.errback` + + Example: `(...args, cb) => cb(null, 4)` + + A function that will be called when `.async()` or `.errback()` is called on + the `gensync()` result, or when the result is passed to `yield*` in another + generator that is being run asynchronously. + + This option allows for simpler compatibility with many existing Node APIs, + and also avoids introducing the extra even loop turns that promises introduce + to access the result value. + +* `opts.name` + + Example: `"readFile"` + + A string name to apply to the returned function. If no value is provided, + the name of `errback`/`async`/`sync` functions will be used, with any + `Sync` or `Async` suffix stripped off. If the callback is simply named + with ES6 inference (same name as the options property), the name is ignored. + +* `opts.arity` + + Example: `4` + + A number for the length to set on the returned function. If no value + is provided, the length will be carried over from the `sync` function's + `length` value. + +##### Example + +```js +const readFile = gensync({ + sync: fs.readFileSync, + errback: fs.readFile, +}); + +const code = readFile.sync("./file.js", "utf8"); +readFile.async("./file.js", "utf8").then(code => {}) +readFile.errback("./file.js", "utf8", (err, code) => {}); +``` + + +### gensync.all(iterable) + +`Promise.all`-like combinator that works with an iterable of generator objects +that could be passed to `yield*` within a gensync generator. + +#### Example + +```js +const loadFiles = gensync(function* () { + return yield* gensync.all([ + readFile("./one.js"), + readFile("./two.js"), + readFile("./three.js"), + ]); +}); +``` + + +### gensync.race(iterable) + +`Promise.race`-like combinator that works with an iterable of generator objects +that could be passed to `yield*` within a gensync generator. + +#### Example + +```js +const loadFiles = gensync(function* () { + return yield* gensync.race([ + readFile("./one.js"), + readFile("./two.js"), + readFile("./three.js"), + ]); +}); +``` |