promise-race-cancellable-promises-michael.js

function timeout(delay) {
  let cancel;
  const wait = new Promise(resolve => {
    const timer = setTimeout(() => resolve(false), delay);
    cancel = () => {
      clearTimeout(timer);
      resolve(true);
    };
  });
  wait.cancel = cancel;
  return wait;
}


function doWork() {
  const workFactor = Math.floor(600*Math.random());
  const work = timeout(workFactor);
  
  const result = work.then(canceled => {
    if (canceled)
      console.log('Work canceled');
    else
      console.log('Work done in', workFactor, 'ms');
    return !canceled;
  });
  result.cancel = work.cancel;
  return result;
}

function attemptWork() {
  const work = doWork();
  return Promise.race([work, timeout(300)])
    .then(done => {
      if (!done)
        work.cancel();
      return (done ? 'Work complete!' : 'I gave up');
  });
}

attemptWork().then(console.log);