import { Subscriber } from '../Subscriber'; import { ObservableInput, OperatorFunction } 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, using a factory function of closing * Observables to determine when to close, emit, and reset the buffer. * * Collects values from the past as an array. When it * starts collecting values, it calls a function that returns an Observable that * tells when to close the buffer and restart collecting. * * ![](bufferWhen.svg) * * Opens a buffer immediately, then closes the buffer when the observable * returned by calling `closingSelector` function emits a value. When it closes * the buffer, it immediately opens a new buffer and repeats the process. * * ## Example * * Emit an array of the last clicks every [1-5] random seconds * * ```ts * import { fromEvent, bufferWhen, interval } from 'rxjs'; * * const clicks = fromEvent(document, 'click'); * const buffered = clicks.pipe( * bufferWhen(() => interval(1000 + Math.random() * 4000)) * ); * buffered.subscribe(x => console.log(x)); * ``` * * @see {@link buffer} * @see {@link bufferCount} * @see {@link bufferTime} * @see {@link bufferToggle} * @see {@link windowWhen} * * @param {function(): Observable} closingSelector A function that takes no * arguments and returns an Observable that signals buffer closure. * @return A function that returns an Observable of arrays of buffered values. */ export function bufferWhen(closingSelector: () => ObservableInput): OperatorFunction { return operate((source, subscriber) => { // The buffer we keep and emit. let buffer: T[] | null = null; // A reference to the subscriber used to subscribe to // the closing notifier. We need to hold this so we can // end the subscription after the first notification. let closingSubscriber: Subscriber | null = null; // Ends the previous closing notifier subscription, so it // terminates after the first emission, then emits // the current buffer if there is one, starts a new buffer, and starts a // new closing notifier. const openBuffer = () => { // Make sure to finalize the closing subscription, we only cared // about one notification. closingSubscriber?.unsubscribe(); // emit the buffer if we have one, and start a new buffer. const b = buffer; buffer = []; b && subscriber.next(b); // Get a new closing notifier and subscribe to it. innerFrom(closingSelector()).subscribe((closingSubscriber = createOperatorSubscriber(subscriber, openBuffer, noop))); }; // Start the first buffer. openBuffer(); // Subscribe to our source. source.subscribe( createOperatorSubscriber( subscriber, // Add every new value to the current buffer. (value) => buffer?.push(value), // When we complete, emit the buffer if we have one, // then complete the result. () => { buffer && subscriber.next(buffer); subscriber.complete(); }, // Pass all errors through to consumer. undefined, // Release memory on finalization () => (buffer = closingSubscriber = null!) ) ); }); }