Create a fluent interface for chaining together iterator methods.
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> Create a fluent interface for chaining together [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] methods.
``bash`
npm install @stdlib/iter-flow
`javascript`
var iterFlow = require( '@stdlib/iter-flow' );
#### iterFlow( methods )
Returns a fluent interface [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] constructor with a customized prototype based on provided methods.
`javascript
var iterHead = require( '@stdlib/iter-head' );
var iterSome = require( '@stdlib/iter-some' );
// Create a mini-fluent interface having just the methods head and some:`
var FluentIterator = iterFlow({
'head': iterHead,
'some': iterSome
});
The methods argument should be an object which maps constructor method names to [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] functions. Each [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] function should have the following function signature:
`text`
function iterFcn( iterator[, ...args] ) {...}
where
- iterator: an [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol].
- ...args: additional [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] function arguments.
When a fluent interface [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] method is invoked, the method invokes the corresponding [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] function with an [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] and provided method arguments.
If an [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] function returns an [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol], the corresponding fluent interface method returns a new fluent interface instance; otherwise, the corresponding fluent interface method returns the [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] function result.
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##### FluentIterator( iterator )
Returns a new fluent interface [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] from a source [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol].
`javascript
var array2iterator = require( '@stdlib/array-to-iterator' );
var iterHead = require( '@stdlib/iter-head' );
var iterSome = require( '@stdlib/iter-some' );
// Create a mini-fluent interface having just the methods head and some:
var FluentIterator = iterFlow({
'head': iterHead,
'some': iterSome
});
// Create a source iterator:
var src = array2iterator( [ 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1 ] );
// Convert the source iterator to a fluent interface iterator:
var it = new FluentIterator( src );
// Test if at least 3 of the first 5 iterated values are truthy:
var bool = it.head( 5 ).some( 3 );
// returns true
`
##### FluentIterator.prototype.next()
Returns an [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] protocol-compliant object containing the next iterated value (if one exists) assigned to a value property and a done property having a boolean value indicating whether the [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] is finished.
`javascript
var array2iterator = require( '@stdlib/array-to-iterator' );
var iterHead = require( '@stdlib/iter-head' );
var iterSome = require( '@stdlib/iter-some' );
// Create a mini-fluent interface having just the methods head and some:
var FluentIterator = iterFlow({
'head': iterHead,
'some': iterSome
});
// Create a source iterator:
var src = array2iterator( [ 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1 ] );
// Create a fluent interface iterator:
var it1 = new FluentIterator( src );
// Invoke the head method to return an iterator limited to the first 5 source values:
var it2 = it1.head( 5 );
// Perform manual iteration...
var v;
while ( true ) {
v = it2.next();
if ( v.done ) {
break;
}
console.log( v.value );
}
`
##### FluentIterator.prototype.return( \[value] )
Closes a fluent interface [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] and returns a single (optional) argument in an [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] protocol-compliant object.
`javascript
var array2iterator = require( '@stdlib/array-to-iterator' );
var iterHead = require( '@stdlib/iter-head' );
var iterSome = require( '@stdlib/iter-some' );
// Create a mini-fluent interface having just the methods head and some:
var FluentIterator = iterFlow({
'head': iterHead,
'some': iterSome
});
// Create a source iterator:
var src = array2iterator( [ 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1 ] );
// Create a fluent interface iterator:
var it1 = new FluentIterator( src );
// Invoke the head method to return an iterator limited to the first 5 source values:
var it2 = it1.head( 5 );
// Get the first value:
var v = it2.next().value;
// returns 0
// Get the second value:
v = it2.next().value;
// returns 0
// Get the third value:
v = it2.next().value;
// returns 1
// Close the iterator:
var bool = it2.return().done;
// returns true
// Attempt to get the fourth value:
v = it2.next().value;
// returns undefined
`
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- The [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] function evaluation context is always null.object
- [Iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] functions which return [iterators][mdn-iterator-protocol] are expected to return [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] protocol-compliant objects (i.e., an having a next method which returns the next iterated value (if one exists) assigned to a value property and a done property having a boolean value indicating whether the [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] is finished).Symbol.iterator
- If an environment supports , the returned iterator is iterable.
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`javascript
var array2iterator = require( '@stdlib/array-to-iterator' );
var iterHead = require( '@stdlib/iter-head' );
var iterSome = require( '@stdlib/iter-some' );
var iterFlow = require( '@stdlib/iter-flow' );
// Create a "fluent" interface:
var FluentIterator = iterFlow({
'head': iterHead,
'some': iterSome
});
// Create a source iterator:
var arr = array2iterator( [ 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1 ] );
// Create a new iterator:
var it = new FluentIterator( arr );
var bool = it.head( 5 ).some( 3 );
// returns true
// Create another source iterator:
arr = array2iterator( [ 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1 ] );
// Create a new iterator:
it = new FluentIterator( arr );
bool = it.head( 5 ).some( 3 );
// returns false
`
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- [@stdlib/iter-pipeline][@stdlib/iter/pipeline]: create an iterator pipeline.
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