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/** @license MIT License (c) copyright B Cavalier & J Hann */
/**
* A lightweight CommonJS Promises/A and when() implementation
* when is part of the cujo.js family of libraries (http://cujojs.com/)
*
* Licensed under the MIT License at:
* http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
*
* @version 2.x.x
*/
(function(define) { 'use strict';
define(function () {
var reduceArray, slice,
nextTick, handlerQueue, queueProcessLimit, maxQueueProcessLimit,
undef;
//
// Public API
//
when.defer = defer; // Create a deferred
when.resolve = resolve; // Create a resolved promise
when.reject = reject; // Create a rejected promise
when.join = join; // Join 2 or more promises
when.all = all; // Resolve a list of promises
when.map = map; // Array.map() for promises
when.reduce = reduce; // Array.reduce() for promises
when.any = any; // One-winner race
when.some = some; // Multi-winner race
when.chain = chain; // Make a promise trigger another resolver
when.isPromise = isPromise; // Determine if a thing is a promise
/**
* Register an observer for a promise or immediate value.
*
* @param {*} promiseOrValue
* @param {function?} [onFulfilled] callback to be called when promiseOrValue is
* successfully fulfilled. If promiseOrValue is an immediate value, callback
* will be invoked immediately.
* @param {function?} [onRejected] callback to be called when promiseOrValue is
* rejected.
* @param {function?} [onProgress] callback to be called when progress updates
* are issued for promiseOrValue.
* @returns {Promise} a new {@link Promise} that will complete with the return
* value of callback or errback or the completion value of promiseOrValue if
* callback and/or errback is not supplied.
*/
function when(promiseOrValue, onFulfilled, onRejected, onProgress) {
// Get a trusted promise for the input promiseOrValue, and then
// register promise handlers
return resolve(promiseOrValue).then(onFulfilled, onRejected, onProgress);
}
/**
* Returns promiseOrValue if promiseOrValue is a {@link Promise}, a new Promise if
* promiseOrValue is a foreign promise, or a new, already-fulfilled {@link Promise}
* whose value is promiseOrValue if promiseOrValue is an immediate value.
*
* @param {*} promiseOrValue
* @returns Guaranteed to return a trusted Promise. If promiseOrValue is a when.js {@link Promise}
* returns promiseOrValue, otherwise, returns a new, already-resolved, when.js {@link Promise}
* whose resolution value is:
* * the resolution value of promiseOrValue if it's a foreign promise, or
* * promiseOrValue if it's a value
*/
function promiseFor(promiseOrValue) {
var promise, deferred;
if(promiseOrValue instanceof Promise) {
// It's a when.js promise, so we trust it
promise = promiseOrValue;
} else {
// It's not a when.js promise. See if it's a foreign promise or a value.
if(isPromise(promiseOrValue)) {
// It's a thenable, but we don't know where it came from, so don't trust
// its implementation entirely. Introduce a trusted middleman when.js promise
deferred = defer();
// IMPORTANT: This is the only place when.js should ever call .then() on an
// untrusted promise. Don't expose the return value to the untrusted promise
promiseOrValue.then(
function(value) { deferred.resolve(value); },
function(reason) { deferred.reject(reason); },
function(update) { deferred.progress(update); }
);
promise = deferred.promise;
} else {
// It's a value, not a promise. Create a resolved promise for it.
promise = fulfilled(promiseOrValue);
}
}
return promise;
}
/**
* Returns a fulfilled promise. If promiseOrValue is a value, it will be the fulfillment
* value of the returned promise. If promiseOrValue is a promise, the returned promise will
* parallel the state and value/reason of promiseOrValue.
* @param {*} promiseOrValue the fulfillment value or a promise with whose state will be paralleled
* @return {Promise} fulfilled promise or pending promise paralleling the state of promiseOrValue.
*/
function resolve(promiseOrValue) {
return defer().resolve(promiseOrValue);
}
/**
* Returns a rejected promise for the supplied promiseOrValue. The returned
* promise will be rejected with:
* - promiseOrValue, if it is a value, or
* - if promiseOrValue is a promise
* - promiseOrValue's value after it is fulfilled
* - promiseOrValue's reason after it is rejected
* @param {*} promiseOrValue the rejected value of the returned {@link Promise}
* @return {Promise} rejected {@link Promise}
*/
function reject(promiseOrValue) {
return when(promiseOrValue, rejected);
}
/**
* Trusted Promise constructor. A Promise created from this constructor is
* a trusted when.js promise. Any other duck-typed promise is considered
* untrusted.
* @constructor
* @name Promise
*/
function Promise(then) {
this.then = then;
}
Promise.prototype = {
/**
* Register a callback that will be called when a promise is
* fulfilled or rejected. Optionally also register a progress handler.
* Shortcut for .then(onFulfilledOrRejected, onFulfilledOrRejected, onProgress)
* @param {function?} [onFulfilledOrRejected]
* @param {function?} [onProgress]
* @return {Promise}
*/
always: function(onFulfilledOrRejected, onProgress) {
return this.then(onFulfilledOrRejected, onFulfilledOrRejected, onProgress);
},
/**
* Register a rejection handler. Shortcut for .then(undefined, onRejected)
* @param {function?} onRejected
* @return {Promise}
*/
otherwise: function(onRejected) {
return this.then(undef, onRejected);
},
/**
* Shortcut for .then(function() { return value; })
* @param {*} value
* @return {Promise} a promise that:
* - is fulfilled if value is not a promise, or
* - if value is a promise, will fulfill with its value, or reject
* with its reason.
*/
yield: function(value) {
return this.then(function() {
return value;
});
},
/**
* Assumes that this promise will fulfill with an array, and arranges
* for the onFulfilled to be called with the array as its argument list
* i.e. onFulfilled.spread(undefined, array).
* @param {function} onFulfilled function to receive spread arguments
* @return {Promise}
*/
spread: function(onFulfilled) {
return this.then(function(array) {
// array may contain promises, so resolve its contents.
return all(array, function(array) {
return onFulfilled.apply(undef, array);
});
});
}
};
/**
* Create an already-resolved promise for the supplied value
* @private
*
* @param {*} value
* @return {Promise} fulfilled promise
*/
function fulfilled(value) {
var p = new Promise(function(onFulfilled) {
try {
return promiseFor(typeof onFulfilled == 'function' ? onFulfilled(value) : value);
} catch(e) {
return rejected(e);
}
});
return p;
}
/**
* Create an already-rejected {@link Promise} with the supplied
* rejection reason.
* @private
*
* @param {*} reason
* @return {Promise} rejected promise
*/
function rejected(reason) {
var p = new Promise(function(_, onRejected) {
try {
return promiseFor(typeof onRejected == 'function' ? onRejected(reason) : rejected(reason));
} catch(e) {
return rejected(e);
}
});
return p;
}
/**
* Creates a new, Deferred with fully isolated resolver and promise parts,
* either or both of which may be given out safely to consumers.
* The Deferred itself has the full API: resolve, reject, progress, and
* then. The resolver has resolve, reject, and progress. The promise
* only has then.
*
* @return {Deferred}
*/
function defer() {
var deferred, promise, handlers, progressHandlers,
_bind, _progress, _resolve;
/**
* The promise for the new deferred
* @type {Promise}
*/
promise = new Promise(then);
/**
* The full Deferred object, with {@link Promise} and {@link Resolver} parts
* @class Deferred
* @name Deferred
*/
deferred = {
then: then, // DEPRECATED: use deferred.promise.then
resolve: promiseResolve,
reject: promiseReject,
// TODO: Consider renaming progress() to notify()
progress: promiseProgress,
promise: promise,
resolver: {
resolve: promiseResolve,
reject: promiseReject,
progress: promiseProgress
}
};
handlers = [];
progressHandlers = [];
_bind = function(onFulfilled, onRejected, onProgress, next) {
var progressHandler = typeof onProgress === 'function'
? function(update) {
try {
// Allow progress handler to transform progress event
next.progress(onProgress(update));
} catch(e) {
// Use caught value as progress
next.progress(e);
}
}
: next.progress;
handlers.push(function(promise) {
promise.then(onFulfilled, onRejected).then(
function(value) { next.resolve(value); },
function(reason) { next.reject(reason); },
progressHandler
);
});
progressHandlers.push(progressHandler);
};
/**
* Issue a progress event, notifying all progress listeners
* @private
* @param {*} update progress event payload to pass to all listeners
*/
_progress = function(update) {
scheduleHandlers(progressHandlers, update);
return update;
};
/**
* Transition from pre-resolution state to post-resolution state, notifying
* all listeners of the resolution or rejection
* @private
* @param {*} value the value of this deferred
*/
_resolve = function(value) {
value = promiseFor(value);
// Replace _resolve so that this Deferred can only be completed once
// Make _progress a noop, to disallow progress for the resolved promise.
_resolve = resolve;
_progress = noop;
// Make _bind invoke callbacks "immediately"
_bind = function(fulfilled, rejected, _, next) {
enqueue(function() {
value.then(fulfilled, rejected).then(
function(value) { next.resolve(value); },
function(reason) { next.reject(reason); },
function(update) { next.progress(update); }
);
});
};
// Notify handlers
scheduleHandlers(handlers, value);
handlers = progressHandlers = undef;
return promise;
};
return deferred;
/**
* Wrapper to allow _then to be replaced safely
* @param [onFulfilled] {Function} resolution handler
* @param [onRejected] {Function} rejection handler
* @param [onProgress] {Function} progress handler
* @return {Promise} new Promise
*/
function then(onFulfilled, onRejected, onProgress) {
var deferred = defer();
_bind(onFulfilled, onRejected, onProgress, deferred);
return deferred.promise;
}
/**
* Wrapper to allow _resolve to be replaced
*/
function promiseResolve(val) {
return _resolve(val);
}
/**
* Wrapper to allow _reject to be replaced
*/
function promiseReject(reason) {
return _resolve(rejected(reason));
}
/**
* Wrapper to allow _progress to be replaced
*/
function promiseProgress(update) {
return _progress(update);
}
}
/**
* Determines if promiseOrValue is a promise or not. Uses the feature
* test from http://wiki.commonjs.org/wiki/Promises/A to determine if
* promiseOrValue is a promise.
*
* @param {*} promiseOrValue anything
* @returns {boolean} true if promiseOrValue is a {@link Promise}
*/
function isPromise(promiseOrValue) {
return promiseOrValue && typeof promiseOrValue.then === 'function';
}
/**
* Initiates a competitive race, returning a promise that will resolve when
* howMany of the supplied promisesOrValues have resolved, or will reject when
* it becomes impossible for howMany to resolve, for example, when
* (promisesOrValues.length - howMany) + 1 input promises reject.
*
* @param {Array} promisesOrValues array of anything, may contain a mix
* of promises and values
* @param howMany {number} number of promisesOrValues to resolve
* @param {function?} [onFulfilled] resolution handler
* @param {function?} [onRejected] rejection handler
* @param {function?} [onProgress] progress handler
* @returns {Promise} promise that will resolve to an array of howMany values that
* resolved first, or will reject with an array of (promisesOrValues.length - howMany) + 1
* rejection reasons.
*/
function some(promisesOrValues, howMany, onFulfilled, onRejected, onProgress) {
checkCallbacks(2, arguments);
return when(promisesOrValues, function(promisesOrValues) {
var toResolve, toReject, values, reasons, deferred, fulfillOne, rejectOne, progress, len, i;
len = promisesOrValues.length >>> 0;
toResolve = Math.max(0, Math.min(howMany, len));
values = [];
toReject = (len - toResolve) + 1;
reasons = [];
deferred = defer();
// No items in the input, resolve immediately
if (!toResolve) {
deferred.resolve(values);
} else {
progress = deferred.progress;
rejectOne = function(reason) {
reasons.push(reason);
if(!--toReject) {
fulfillOne = rejectOne = noop;
deferred.reject(reasons.slice());
}
};
fulfillOne = function(val) {
// This orders the values based on promise resolution order
// Another strategy would be to use the original position of
// the corresponding promise.
values.push(val);
if (!--toResolve) {
fulfillOne = rejectOne = noop;
deferred.resolve(values.slice());
}
};
for(i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
if(i in promisesOrValues) {
when(promisesOrValues[i], fulfiller, rejecter, progress);
}
}
}
return deferred.promise.then(onFulfilled, onRejected, onProgress);
function rejecter(reason) {
rejectOne(reason);
}
function fulfiller(val) {
fulfillOne(val);
}
});
}
/**
* Initiates a competitive race, returning a promise that will resolve when
* any one of the supplied promisesOrValues has resolved or will reject when
* *all* promisesOrValues have rejected.
*
* @param {Array|Promise} promisesOrValues array of anything, may contain a mix
* of {@link Promise}s and values
* @param {function?} [onFulfilled] resolution handler
* @param {function?} [onRejected] rejection handler
* @param {function?} [onProgress] progress handler
* @returns {Promise} promise that will resolve to the value that resolved first, or
* will reject with an array of all rejected inputs.
*/
function any(promisesOrValues, onFulfilled, onRejected, onProgress) {
function unwrapSingleResult(val) {
return onFulfilled ? onFulfilled(val[0]) : val[0];
}
return some(promisesOrValues, 1, unwrapSingleResult, onRejected, onProgress);
}
/**
* Return a promise that will resolve only once all the supplied promisesOrValues
* have resolved. The resolution value of the returned promise will be an array
* containing the resolution values of each of the promisesOrValues.
* @memberOf when
*
* @param {Array|Promise} promisesOrValues array of anything, may contain a mix
* of {@link Promise}s and values
* @param {function?} [onFulfilled] resolution handler
* @param {function?} [onRejected] rejection handler
* @param {function?} [onProgress] progress handler
* @returns {Promise}
*/
function all(promisesOrValues, onFulfilled, onRejected, onProgress) {
checkCallbacks(1, arguments);
return map(promisesOrValues, identity).then(onFulfilled, onRejected, onProgress);
}
/**
* Joins multiple promises into a single returned promise.
* @return {Promise} a promise that will fulfill when *all* the input promises
* have fulfilled, or will reject when *any one* of the input promises rejects.
*/
function join(/* ...promises */) {
return map(arguments, identity);
}
/**
* Traditional map function, similar to `Array.prototype.map()`, but allows
* input to contain {@link Promise}s and/or values, and mapFunc may return
* either a value or a {@link Promise}
*
* @param {Array|Promise} promise array of anything, may contain a mix
* of {@link Promise}s and values
* @param {function} mapFunc mapping function mapFunc(value) which may return
* either a {@link Promise} or value
* @returns {Promise} a {@link Promise} that will resolve to an array containing
* the mapped output values.
*/
function map(promise, mapFunc) {
return when(promise, function(array) {
var results, len, toResolve, resolve, i, d;
// Since we know the resulting length, we can preallocate the results
// array to avoid array expansions.
toResolve = len = array.length >>> 0;
results = [];
d = defer();
if(!toResolve) {
d.resolve(results);
} else {
resolve = function resolveOne(item, i) {
when(item, mapFunc).then(function(mapped) {
results[i] = mapped;
if(!--toResolve) {
d.resolve(results);
}
}, d.reject);
};
// Since mapFunc may be async, get all invocations of it into flight
for(i = 0; i < len; i++) {
if(i in array) {
resolve(array[i], i);
} else {
--toResolve;
}
}
}
return d.promise;
});
}
/**
* Traditional reduce function, similar to `Array.prototype.reduce()`, but
* input may contain promises and/or values, and reduceFunc
* may return either a value or a promise, *and* initialValue may
* be a promise for the starting value.
*
* @param {Array|Promise} promise array or promise for an array of anything,
* may contain a mix of promises and values.
* @param {function} reduceFunc reduce function reduce(currentValue, nextValue, index, total),
* where total is the total number of items being reduced, and will be the same
* in each call to reduceFunc.
* @returns {Promise} that will resolve to the final reduced value
*/
function reduce(promise, reduceFunc /*, initialValue */) {
var args = slice.call(arguments, 1);
return when(promise, function(array) {
var total;
total = array.length;
// Wrap the supplied reduceFunc with one that handles promises and then
// delegates to the supplied.
args[0] = function (current, val, i) {
return when(current, function (c) {
return when(val, function (value) {
return reduceFunc(c, value, i, total);
});
});
};
return reduceArray.apply(array, args);
});
}
/**
* Ensure that resolution of promiseOrValue will trigger resolver with the
* value or reason of promiseOrValue, or instead with resolveValue if it is provided.
*
* @param promiseOrValue
* @param {Object} resolver
* @param {function} resolver.resolve
* @param {function} resolver.reject
* @param {*} [resolveValue]
* @returns {Promise}
*/
function chain(promiseOrValue, resolver, resolveValue) {
var useResolveValue = arguments.length > 2;
return when(promiseOrValue,
function(val) {
val = useResolveValue ? resolveValue : val;
resolver.resolve(val);
return val;
},
function(reason) {
resolver.reject(reason);
return rejected(reason);
},
resolver.progress
);
}
//
// Handler queue processing
//
//
// Experiment
// Can we process pending handlers for all resolved promises
// the the *very next tick* without introducing subsequent ticks
//
// Example:
// p.then(f).then(g).then(h)
//
// It should be possible to process f, g, and h in the tick
// immediately after the one where the above statement executes.
// However, when.js (and afaik, all other async promise impls) will
// process them in separate ticks.
//
// It may be important to be friendly to the platform's tick/timer
// queue. Allowing when.js' queue to extend while it is also
// being processed, could potentially starve the platform tick
// queue. A strategy where we drain up to N handlers from
// the queue, then schedule another drain, and so on, will yield
// some time back to the platform and be more friendly.
//
// Finding N may be tricky. Allowing N to vary adaptively may
// be a good solution.
/*global setImmediate:true */
nextTick = typeof setImmediate === 'function' ? setImmediate
: typeof process === 'object' ? process.nextTick
: function(task) { setTimeout(task, 0); };
// NOTE: For sync testing only:
// nextTick = function(t) { t(); };
handlerQueue = [];
queueProcessLimit = 1000;
maxQueueProcessLimit = 10000;
/**
* Schedule a task that will process a list of handlers
* in the next queue drain run.
* @param {Array} handlers queue of handlers to execute
* @param {*} value passed as the only arg to each handler
*/
function scheduleHandlers(handlers, value) {
enqueue(function() {
var handler, i = 0;
while (handler = handlers[i++]) {
handler(value);
}
});
}
/**
* Enqueue a task. If the queue is not currently scheduled to be
* drained, schedule it.
* @param {function} task
*/
function enqueue(task) {
if(handlerQueue.push(task) === 1) {
scheduleDrainQueue();
}
}
/**
* Schedule the queue to be drained in the next tick.
*/
function scheduleDrainQueue() {
nextTick(drainQueue);
}
/**
* Drain the handler queue entirely or partially, being careful to allow
* the queue to be extended while it is being processed, and to continue
* processing until it is truly empty.
*/
function drainQueue() {
var task, i = 0;
// Drain up to queueProcessLimit items to avoid starving the tick/timer queue
while(i < queueProcessLimit && (task = handlerQueue[i++])) {
task();
}
if (handlerQueue.length > i) {
// If there are handlers remaining, schedule another drain, but
// also increase the max number of handlers (to a point) that'll be drained
// from now on.
queueProcessLimit = Math.max(queueProcessLimit * 2, maxQueueProcessLimit);
handlerQueue = handlerQueue.slice(i, handlerQueue.length);
scheduleDrainQueue();
} else {
handlerQueue = [];
}
}
//
// Utility functions
//
/**
* Helper that checks arrayOfCallbacks to ensure that each element is either
* a function, or null or undefined.
* @private
* @param {number} start index at which to start checking items in arrayOfCallbacks
* @param {Array} arrayOfCallbacks array to check
* @throws {Error} if any element of arrayOfCallbacks is something other than
* a functions, null, or undefined.
*/
function checkCallbacks(start, arrayOfCallbacks) {
// TODO: Promises/A+ update type checking and docs
var arg, i = arrayOfCallbacks.length;
while(i > start) {
arg = arrayOfCallbacks[--i];
if (arg != null && typeof arg != 'function') {
throw new Error('arg '+i+' must be a function');
}
}
}
/**
* No-Op function used in method replacement
* @private
*/
function noop() {}
slice = [].slice;
// ES5 reduce implementation if native not available
// See: http://es5.github.com/#x15.4.4.21 as there are many
// specifics and edge cases.
reduceArray = [].reduce ||
function(reduceFunc /*, initialValue */) {
/*jshint maxcomplexity: 7*/
// ES5 dictates that reduce.length === 1
// This implementation deviates from ES5 spec in the following ways:
// 1. It does not check if reduceFunc is a Callable
var arr, args, reduced, len, i;
i = 0;
// This generates a jshint warning, despite being valid
// "Missing 'new' prefix when invoking a constructor."
// See https://github.com/jshint/jshint/issues/392
arr = Object(this);
len = arr.length >>> 0;
args = arguments;
// If no initialValue, use first item of array (we know length !== 0 here)
// and adjust i to start at second item
if(args.length <= 1) {
// Skip to the first real element in the array
for(;;) {
if(i in arr) {
reduced = arr[i++];
break;
}
// If we reached the end of the array without finding any real
// elements, it's a TypeError
if(++i >= len) {
throw new TypeError();
}
}
} else {
// If initialValue provided, use it
reduced = args[1];
}
// Do the actual reduce
for(;i < len; ++i) {
// Skip holes
if(i in arr) {
reduced = reduceFunc(reduced, arr[i], i, arr);
}
}
return reduced;
};
function identity(x) {
return x;
}
return when;
});
})(typeof define == 'function' && define.amd
? define
: function (factory) { typeof exports === 'object'
? (module.exports = factory())
: (this.when = factory());
}
// Boilerplate for AMD, Node, and browser global
);
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