@art-of-coding/procedure-caller

procedure-caller

A simple, no-nonsense procedure caller.

Install

npm i @art-of-coding/procedure-caller

Example

const ProcedureCaller = require('@art-of-coding/procedure-caller')

// Create a new ProcedureCaller
const pc = new ProcedureCaller()

// Define an 'add' procedure
pc.define('add', function (a, b) {
  return a + b
})

// Call the 'add' procedure
const result = pc.call('add', 5, 6)

// And log the result
console.log(`The result is ${result}`)

API

new ProcedureCaller()

Instantiates a new ProcedureCaller. Currently there are no arguments.

pc.define(name, fn, override = false)

Defines a procedure by the given name.

• name: The name of the procedure
• fn: The procedure function
• override: Override if a procedure with this name already exists (default false)

pc.call(name, ...args)

Calls the procedure with the given name and returns the result.

• name: The name of the procedure
• ...args: Zero, one or more arguments for the procedure

pc.delete(name, failSilently = true)

Deletes the procedure with the given name.

• name: The name of the procedure
• failSilently: Don't throw an error if name is not defined

License

Copyright 2017 Art of Coding.

This software is licensed under the MIT License.