promise-chain-decorator

promise-chain-decorator
=======================

A simple to use decorator that automatically adds proxy methods to promises returned by a method,
allowing you to easily chain.

Works for multiple levels.

Example
-------

import chain from "./promise-chain-decorator";

class Base {
constructor(s) {
this.s = s;
}
}

class Baz extends Base {
buzz(s) {
return this.s + s;
}
}

class Bar extends Base {
@chain(Baz)
async baz(s) {
return new Baz(this.s + s);
}
}

class Foo extends Base {
@chain(Bar)
async bar(s) {
return new Bar(this.s + s);
}
}

new Foo("a").bar("b").baz("c").buzz("d").then((result) => console.log(result));

Recursion and cycles
--------------------

If a methods returns itself or another instance of itself, you can leave off the argument to the @chain decorator to indicate it returns an instance of itself, e.x. @chain().

If a method returns an instance of a class that is defined after it's own class, the @chain decorator must be passed a method that returns the constructor instead of the class itself, since it will be undefined, e.x. @chain(() => AnotherClass).

``
class Foo {
@chain()
async foo() {
// returns "this" or "new Foo" etc
}

@chain(() => Bar)
async bar() {
// returns "new Bar" etc
}
}

// Bar is defined after Foo
class Bar {
// ...
}

// now you can do this, etc:
new Foo().bar().foo().foo().foo().bar()
``

License
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Copyright (c) 2016 Thomas Robinson

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