Reactive functional programming
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rxjs
internally:
function map(fn) {
var source=this
result = Rx.Observable.create(function subscribe(observer){
source.subscribe(
function(x) {observer.next(fn(x));},
function(err){ oberver.error(err));},
function() {observer.complete();}
)
})
}
Rx.Observable.prototype.map = map
operators
Rx.Observable.of(4,5,6,7,8) (45678|)
Rx.Observable.interval(500).take(4), a kind of filter, also: first, takeLast, last, skip, skipLast ---0---1---2---3|
[4,5,6,7].do(x=>console.log('dog is '+x)) //doesn't touch the Observable, passes it through
Rx.Observable.interval(500).take(4) ---0---1---2---3| foo (8,9,10,11|) more foo.concat(more) ---0---1---2---3(8,9,10,11|)