circular-iterator

Circular iteration over any array the fancy way.

Installation

You can install circular-iterator using npm.

npm install --save circular-iterator

Usage

Just require the module.

const circularIterator = require('circular-iterator');
const iterator = circularIterator([1, 2, 3]);
console.log(iterator.next().value); //1
console.log(iterator.next().value); //2
console.log(iterator.next().value); //3
console.log(iterator.next().value); //1

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Example

A fancy players turns controller.

const circularIterator = require('circular-iterator');
 
// Some players
const players = [
  {
    name: 'Player 1'
  },
  {
    name: 'Player 2'
  },
  {
    name: 'Player 3'
  }
];
 
// Create an iterator with our players.
const turnController = circularIterator(players);
 
let actualPlayer = turnController.next().value;
// It's Player 1 turn.
console.log('%s is your turn!', actualPlayer.name);
 
// Timer is done! Let's see who's next.
actualPlayer = turnController.next().value;
// It's Player 2 turn.
console.log('%s is your turn!', actualPlayer.name);
 
// Timer is done! Let's see who's next.
actualPlayer = turnController.next().value;
// It's Player 3 turn.
console.log('%s is your turn!', actualPlayer.name);
 
// Timer is done! Let's see who's next.
actualPlayer = turnController.next().value;
// It's Player 1 turn again :D
console.log('%s is your turn!', actualPlayer.name);

Outputs

Player 1 is your turn!
Player 2 is your turn!
Player 3 is your turn!
Player 1 is your turn!

License

MIT @ Alvaro Pinot