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"Breaking out" of a promises chain
/* Short answer: don't. Use conditional branches instead. See below. */
Promise.try(function(){
return someAsyncThing();
}).then( (value) => {
if (value === 3) {
return "final value";
} else {
return Promise.try( () => {
return someOtherAsyncThing();
}).then( (secondValue) => {
return getFinalValue(secondValue);
});
}
});
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