size-limited-stack

A stack with a maximum size that evicts elements from the bottom when reached. It features familiar interfaces but does not directly extend Array.prototype to prevent possible misuse.

Install

npm install --save size-limited-stack

Usage

var SizeLimitedStack = require('size-limited-stack');
var stack = new SizeLimitedStack(2);
stack.push(1);
stack.push(2);
stack.push(3);
 
console.log(stack.pop()); // 3
console.log(stack.pop()); // 2
console.log(stack.pop()); // undefined

API

SizeLimitedStack

Create a SizeLimitedStack.

Parameters

• maxSize int The maximum size of the stack.

pop

Remove and return the value on the top of the stack.

Returns object The value from the top of the stack.

push

Push a new value, if the size threshold is hit, a value is evicted from the bottom of the stack.

Parameters

• value object The value to add.

setMaxSize

Sets the maximum size of the stack, evicting any elements exceeding the limit if necessary.

Parameters

• maxSize int The new maximum size of the stack.