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| author | 8cy <[email protected]> | 2020-04-03 02:37:42 -0700 |
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| committer | 8cy <[email protected]> | 2020-04-03 02:37:42 -0700 |
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diff --git a/node_modules/inflight/README.md b/node_modules/inflight/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6dc8929 --- /dev/null +++ b/node_modules/inflight/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +# inflight + +Add callbacks to requests in flight to avoid async duplication + +## USAGE + +```javascript +var inflight = require('inflight') + +// some request that does some stuff +function req(key, callback) { + // key is any random string. like a url or filename or whatever. + // + // will return either a falsey value, indicating that the + // request for this key is already in flight, or a new callback + // which when called will call all callbacks passed to inflightk + // with the same key + callback = inflight(key, callback) + + // If we got a falsey value back, then there's already a req going + if (!callback) return + + // this is where you'd fetch the url or whatever + // callback is also once()-ified, so it can safely be assigned + // to multiple events etc. First call wins. + setTimeout(function() { + callback(null, key) + }, 100) +} + +// only assigns a single setTimeout +// when it dings, all cbs get called +req('foo', cb1) +req('foo', cb2) +req('foo', cb3) +req('foo', cb4) +``` |