js promises

js-promises.js

// finally --------------------------------------------
const fetchAndDisplay = async ({url, element}) => {
  showLoadingSpinner();
  try {
    const response = await fetch(url);
    const text = await response.text();
    element.textContent = text;
  } catch (error) {
    element.textContent = error.message;
  } finally {
    hideLoadingScreen();
  }
};

// chaining -------------------------------------------
// short and easy
let arrOfIndexesOrFuncs = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
arrOfIndexesOrFuncs.reduce((promise, value) => {
  return promise.then(() => fetch(value));
}, Promise.resolve());

// https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/primers/promises

// Start off with a promise that always resolves
var sequence = Promise.resolve();

// chaining
getJSON('story.json').then(function(story) {
  addHtmlToPage(story.heading);

  return story.chapterUrls.reduce(function(sequence, chapterUrl) {
    // Once the last chapter's promise is done…
    return sequence.then(function() {
      // …fetch the next chapter
      return getJSON(chapterUrl);
    }).then(function(chapter) {
      // and add it to the page
      addHtmlToPage(chapter.html);
    });
  }, Promise.resolve());
}).then(function() {
  // And we're all done!
  addTextToPage("All done");
}).catch(function(err) {
  // Catch any error that happened along the way
  addTextToPage("Argh, broken: " + err.message);
}).then(function() {
  // Always hide the spinner
  document.querySelector('.spinner').style.display = 'none';
})

// parallel but in order
getJSON('story.json').then(function(story) {
  addHtmlToPage(story.heading);

  // Map our array of chapter urls to
  // an array of chapter json promises.
  // This makes sure they all download in parallel.
  return story.chapterUrls.map(getJSON)
    .reduce(function(sequence, chapterPromise) {
      // Use reduce to chain the promises together,
      // adding content to the page for each chapter
      return sequence.then(function() {
        // Wait for everything in the sequence so far,
        // then wait for this chapter to arrive.
        return chapterPromise;
      }).then(function(chapter) {
        addHtmlToPage(chapter.html);
      });
    }, Promise.resolve());
}).then(function() {
  addTextToPage("All done");
}).catch(function(err) {
  // catch any error that happened along the way
  addTextToPage("Argh, broken: " + err.message);
}).then(function() {
  document.querySelector('.spinner').style.display = 'none';
})