apple2js/js/components/util/promises.ts
Ian Flanigan 3048ec52e1
Interruptable spawn (#132)
* Add `spawn` as a way of calling promise-returning blocks

This change adds `spawn` which takes a no-argument, promise-returning
function, calls it, and returns `void`.  This makes it easy to call
async blocks from `useEffect` and other places that don't take async
functions, but also makes such calls explicit.

* Adds interruptability to `spawn`

Now, the task function passed to `spawn` can take an `Interrupted`
argument, which is merely a method that returns `true` if the task
should stop doing work. Likewise, `spawn` returns an `Interrupt`
function that causes the `Interrupted` function to return `true`.

* Change to using `AbortController` and `AbortSignal`

Before, `spawn` used functions to interrupt and determine interruption
state.  Now, based on feedback from @whscullin, it uses
`AbortController` and `AbortSignal`.

Tests now show how the controller can be used to abort long-running
tasks and API calls in the `spawn`.  The also show how signals can be
chained using `addEventListener`.

* Fix `Apple2.tsx`

Forgot to change it to use `AbortController` and `AbortSignal`.

Co-authored-by: Will Scullin <scullin@scullin.com>
2022-06-12 09:06:58 -07:00

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TypeScript

/**
* Converts a function type returning a `Promise` to a function type returning `void`.
*/
export type NoAwait<F extends (...args: unknown[]) => Promise<unknown>> =
(...args: Parameters<F>) => void;
/**
* Signals that the argument returns a `Promise` that is intentionally not being awaited.
*/
export function noAwait<F extends (...args: unknown[]) => Promise<unknown>>(f: F): NoAwait<F> {
return f as NoAwait<F>;
}
/**
* Calls the given `Promise`-returning function, `f`, and does not await
* the result. The function `f` is passed an {@link Interrupted} function
* that returns `true` if it should stop doing work. `spawn` returns an
* {@link Interrupt} function that, when called, causes the `Interrupted`
* function to return `true`. This can be used in `useEffect` calls as the
* cleanup function.
*/
export function spawn(f: (abortSignal: AbortSignal) => Promise<unknown>): AbortController {
const abortController = new AbortController();
noAwait(f)(abortController.signal);
return abortController;
}
/**
* Utility class that allows a promise to be passed to a
* service to be resolved.
*/
export class Ready {
onError: (value?: unknown) => void;
onReady: (value?: unknown) => void;
ready: Promise<unknown>;
constructor(private errorHandler = console.error) {
this.ready = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
this.onReady = resolve;
this.onError = reject;
}).catch(this.errorHandler);
}
}