stream-iterators-utils v0.1.1

Stream Iterators Utils

This is a toolbelt of functions to facilitate the usage of async iterators with Streams in Node.js. Requires Node 10+.

Install

npm i stream-iterators-utils

API

utils.toReadable(generator, opts)

Create a new Readable stream from the async generator. opts are passed to the Readable constructor

const { toReadable } = require('stream-iterators-utils')

async function * generate () {
  yield 'a'
  yield 'b'
  yield 'c'
}

const stream = toReadable(generate(), { objectMode: true })

stream.on('data', (chunk) => {
  console.log(chunk)
})

utils.once(emitter, event)

Creates a promise that is resolved when the EventEmitter emits the given event or 'error'.

const { once } = require('stream-iterators-utils')

async function run () {
  const ee = new EventEmitter()

  process.nextTick(() => {
    ee.emit('myevent', 42)
  })

  const [value] = await once(ee, 'myevent')

  const err = new Error('kaboom')
  process.nextTick(() => {
    ee.emit('error', err)
  })

  try {
    await once(ee, 'myevent')
  } catch (err) {
    console.log('error happened', err)
  }
}

run()

License

MIT