RxJS Augmented

RxJS operators and Browser API wrappers.

Installation

To install the latest version of rxjs-augmented, simply run:

npm install --save rxjs-augmented@latest

Of course it depends on rxjs, so install it if you haven't already:

npm install --save rxjs

API

• Operators
  • select
• Creation operators
  • fromBlob
  • fromWorker
• Observables
  • online

Usage

Operators

These are pipeable rxjs operators

select

Will only emit if the mapped value is distinct from the previous. Useful for Observable state stores to avoid unnecessary rendering.

Example

import { of } from 'rxjs';
import { select } from 'rxjs-augmented/operators';
 
const source$ = of(1, 2, 2, 1).pipe(select(value => value * 2));
 
source$.subscribe(console.log); //2, 4, 1

Creation operators

These operators will let you create Observables from Browser APIs.

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fromBlob

Internally this operator uses the FileReader API. Pass it a File or a Blob and the readAs method you desire (default will be readAsArrayBuffer)

Example

import { fromEvent } from 'rxjs';
import { fromBlob } from 'rxjs-augmented';
 
//For Typescript
interface HTMLInputEvent extends Event {
    target: HTMLInputElement & EventTarget;
}
 
const fileInput: HTMLInputElement = document.querySelector('#file');
 
fromEvent(fileInput, 'change')
    .pipe(
        map((event: HTMLInputEvent) => event.target.files[0]),
        switchMap((file: File) => fromBlob(file, 'array'))
    )
    .subscribe(console.log);

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fromWorker

Pass it an instance of Worker and internally it'll setup the listeners and post the initial message. Upon receiving the first message from the worker, it'll complete.

Example

//app.ts
import { fromEvent, of } from  'rxjs';
import { fromWorker } from 'rxjs-augmented';
const  button:  HTMLButtonElement  =  document.querySelector('#run-worker');
 
fromEvent(button, 'click').pipe(
    switchMap(() => {
        if  (typeof  Worker  !==  'undefined')  {
            //If you're using Typescript, you can correctly type the Observable:
            return fromWorker<string>(
                new  Worker('./worker.ts', { type: 'module' }),
                'data for the worker'
            );
        }
        // Web Workers are not supported in this environment.
        // You should add fallback so that your program still executes correctly.
        const whateverYouHadToDoInTheWorker = 'the response';
        return of(whateverYouHadToDoInTheWorker);
    }).subscribe(console.log); // 'the response'
 
//worker.ts
addEventListener('message', ({ data }) => {
    console.log(data); //'data for the worker'
    postMessage('the response');
});

Observables

These are Observable wrappers for Browser APIs.

online

Observable of the browser's ability to connect to the network.

Example

import { online$ } from 'rxjs-augmented';
 
//Try connecting and disconnecting
online$.subscribe(console.log); //true or false