import { OperatorFunction, ObservableInput } from '../types'; import { operate } from '../util/lift'; import { noop } from '../util/noop'; import { createOperatorSubscriber } from './OperatorSubscriber'; import { innerFrom } from '../observable/innerFrom'; /** * Buffers the source Observable values until `closingNotifier` emits. * * Collects values from the past as an array, and emits * that array only when another Observable emits. * * ![](buffer.png) * * Buffers the incoming Observable values until the given `closingNotifier` * `ObservableInput` (that internally gets converted to an Observable) * emits a value, at which point it emits the buffer on the output * Observable and starts a new buffer internally, awaiting the next time * `closingNotifier` emits. * * ## Example * * On every click, emit array of most recent interval events * * ```ts * import { fromEvent, interval, buffer } from 'rxjs'; * * const clicks = fromEvent(document, 'click'); * const intervalEvents = interval(1000); * const buffered = intervalEvents.pipe(buffer(clicks)); * buffered.subscribe(x => console.log(x)); * ``` * * @see {@link bufferCount} * @see {@link bufferTime} * @see {@link bufferToggle} * @see {@link bufferWhen} * @see {@link window} * * @param closingNotifier An `ObservableInput` that signals the * buffer to be emitted on the output Observable. * @return A function that returns an Observable of buffers, which are arrays * of values. */ export function buffer(closingNotifier: ObservableInput): OperatorFunction { return operate((source, subscriber) => { // The current buffered values. let currentBuffer: T[] = []; // Subscribe to our source. source.subscribe( createOperatorSubscriber( subscriber, (value) => currentBuffer.push(value), () => { subscriber.next(currentBuffer); subscriber.complete(); } ) ); // Subscribe to the closing notifier. innerFrom(closingNotifier).subscribe( createOperatorSubscriber( subscriber, () => { // Start a new buffer and emit the previous one. const b = currentBuffer; currentBuffer = []; subscriber.next(b); }, noop ) ); return () => { // Ensure buffered values are released on finalization. currentBuffer = null!; }; }); }