I'm having difficulty accessing the values from getPeople(0,4).
function getPeople(start, end) {
const peopleArray = [];
for (let i = start; i <= end; i++) {
peopleArray.push(
axios.get(`https://www.testsite.net/api/test/workers/${i}`)
);
}
return peopleArray;
}
useEffect(() => {
Promise.all([getData(), getPeople(0, 4)]).then(item => {
//console.log(item[0].data.orders); //
setData(item);
setPersonData(item);
});
}, []);
item[0] works fine.
Here's the result I'm getting when I console.log(item[1]) How can I access the data?
item[1] is an array of promises.
You simply need to spread the array returned from getPeople() like so:
Promise.all([getData(), ...getPeople(0, 4)]).then(item => {
console.log(item);
});
Promise.all() expects an array of Promise, you were passing an array containing another array.
The getPeople function returns an array of promises.
If you want to await those promises in the Promise.all call, one option is to:
useEffect(() => {
Promise.all([getData(), ...getPeople(0, 4)]).then(item => {
//console.log(item[0].data.orders);
console.log(item[1]); // this will effectively output the people 0 object
setData(item);
setPersonData(item);
});
}, []);
The above will receive as item[0] the resolved value from the promise of getData (which sounds expected already). Then item[1] through item[5] will be the 5 people objects you seem to be expecting.
This is can be made more readable using an async function in useEffect
//make sure this actually returns the people rather than a load of promises
async function getPeople(start, end) {
const peopleArray = [];
for (let i = start; i <= end; i++) {
let person = await axios.get(`https://www.hatchways.io/api/assessment/workers/${i}`);
peopleArray.push(person);
}
return peopleArray;
}
//then in useEffect you need to create another async function
useEffect(() => {
async function getDataAndPersons() {
const data = await getData();
setData(data);
const people = await getPeople(0, 4);
people.forEach(person => setPersonData(person));
};
getDataAndPersons();
}, []);
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I am calling an API and getting the total_tweet_count. If the meta tag contains a next_token, I fetch the next API (here I call the corresponding object) with the next_token and push the total_tweet_count to an array. However, if the response doesnt contain a next_token, I stop iterating and just push the total_tweet_count and return the array. For some reason, the code doesnt seem to run. Please help.
The below example should get the next_token from res1 and call res2 and push the tweet_count into the array. Then using the next_token of res2, fetch res3 data and push the count. Since res3 doesnt have a next_token, we end the loop and return the data. This is the expectation. Please advice.
const getData = async () => {
const totalCount = [];
const results = await Promise.resolve(data.res1);
totalCount.push(results.meta.total_tweet_count)
do {
const results1 = await Promise.resolve(data[`res${results.meta.next_token}`]);
totalCount.push(results1.meta.total_tweet_count)
}
while (results.meta.next_token)
return totalCount;
}
getData().then(res => console.log(res))
The final output I expect is [1,20, 8]
Please advice.
Fiddle Link: https://jsfiddle.net/czmwtj3e/
Your loop condition is constant:
const results = await Promise.resolve(data.res1);
//^^^^^^^^^^^^^
…
do {
…
}
while (results.meta.next_token)
What you are looking for is
const getData = async () => {
const totalCount = [];
let results = await Promise.resolve(data.res1);
totalCount.push(results.meta.total_tweet_count)
while (results.meta.next_token) {
results = await Promise.resolve(data[`res${results.meta.next_token}`]);
totalCount.push(results.meta.total_tweet_count)
}
return totalCount;
}
or
const getData = async () => {
const totalCount = [];
let results = {meta: {next_token: 1}};
do {
results = await Promise.resolve(data[`res${results.meta.next_token}`]);
totalCount.push(results.meta.total_tweet_count)
}
while (results.meta.next_token)
return totalCount;
}
Notice there is no const results1 in either of these, but an assignment to the mutable results variable.
As far as I can tell:
getData() is a wholly synchronous process acting on data therefore does not need to be an asyncFunction.
the required array of tweet counts can be created with a combination of Object.keys() and Array.prototype.reduce().
the .next_token property does not need to be used (unless it has some secret meaning beyond what has been explained in the question).
const getData = () => {
const keys = Object.keys(data); // array ['res1', 'res2', 'res3']
const totalCounts = keys.reduce((arr, key) => { // iterate the `keys` array with Array.prototype.reduce()
arr.push(data[key].meta.total_tweet_count); // push next tweet count onto the array
return arr; // return `arr` to be used in the next iteration
}, []); // start the reduction with empty array
return totalCounts; // [1, 20, 8]
};
In practice, you would:
pass data to the function
avoid intermediate variables
const getData = (data) => {
return Object.keys(data).reduce((arr, key) => {
arr.push(data[key].meta.total_tweet_count);
return arr;
}, []);
};
I Have 2 functions one which uses async and await to grab data and place it into an array.
The second is acts like a checker to see if the user inputs a similar value as seen on the database
function repeatsChecker() {
let api_data_values = []
fetchData().then(data => {
for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
api_data_values.push(data[i].name)
}
})
return api_data_values
}
// testing for similarities
async function test() {
let name = "Joe"
let test = await repeatsChecker();
console.log(test[0])
}
test()
When I compile a simple if statement everything returns true and when I do console.log(test[0])
it returns undefined?
repeatChecker isn't returning a promise, so the fact that you're awaiting doesn't have any meaningful effect. console.log(test[0]) executes before api_data_values.push(data[i].name).
Try this:
function repeatsChecker() {
return fetchData().then(data => {
return data.map(value => value.name);
});
}
Or with async/await:
async function repeatsChecker() {
const data = await fetchData();
return data.map(value => value.name);
}
I'd like to reuse the same code in a loop. This code contains promises. However, when iterating, this code results in an error.
I've tried using for and while loops. There seems to be no issue when I use the for loop for a single iteration.
Here is a minimal version of my code:
var search_url = /* Some initial URL */
var glued = "";
for(var i = 0; i < 2; i++)
{
const prom = request(search_url)
.then(function success(response /* An array from a XMLHTTPRequest*/) {
if (/* Some condition */)
{
search_url = /* Gets next URL */
glued += processQuery(response[0]);
} else {
console.log("Done.")
}
})
.catch(function failure(err) {
console.error(err.message); // TODO: do something w error
})
}
document.getElementById('api-content').textContent = glued;
I expect the results to append to the variable glued but instead, I get an error: failure Promise.catch (async) (anonymous) after the first iteration of the loop.
Answer:
You can use the Symbol.iterator in accordance with for await to perform asynchronous execution of your promises. This can be packaged up into a constructor, in the example case it's called Serial (because we're going through promises one by one, in order)
function Serial(promises = []) {
return {
promises,
resolved: [],
addPromise: function(fn) {
promises.push(fn);
},
resolve: async function(cb = i => i, err = (e) => console.log("trace: Serial.resolve " + e)) {
try {
for await (let p of this[Symbol.iterator]()) {}
return this.resolved.map(cb);
} catch (e) {
err(e);
}
},
[Symbol.iterator]: async function*() {
this.resolved = [];
for (let promise of this.promises) {
let p = await promise().catch(e => console.log("trace: Serial[Symbol.iterator] ::" + e));
this.resolved.push(p);
yield p;
}
}
}
}
What is the above?
It's a constructor called Serial.
It takes as an argument an array of Functions that return Promises.
The functions are stored in Serial.promises
It has an empty array stored in Serial.resolved - this will store the resolved promise requests.
It has two methods:
addPromise: Takes a Function that returns a Promise and adds it to Serial.promises
resolve: Asynchronously calls a custom Symbol.iterator. This iterator goes through every single promise, waits for it to be completed, and adds it to Serial.resolved. Once this is completed, it returns a map function that acts on the populated Serial.resolved array. This allows you to simply call resolve and then provide a callback of what to do with the array of responses. A.e. .resolve()((resolved_requests) => //do something with resolved_requests)
Why does it work?
Although many people don't realize this Symbol.iterator is much more powerful than standard for loops. This is for two big reasons.
The first reason, and the one that is applicable in this situation, is because it allows for asynchronous calls that can affect the state of the applied object.
The second reason is that it can be used to provide two different types of data from the same object. A.e. You may have an array that you would like to read the contents of:
let arr = [1,2,3,4];
You can use a for loop or forEach to get the data:
arr.forEach(v => console.log(v));
// 1, 2, 3, 4
But if you adjust the iterator:
arr[Symbol.iterator] = function* () {
yield* this.map(v => v+1);
};
You get this:
arr.forEach(v => console.log(v));
// 1, 2, 3, 4
for(let v of arr) console.log(v);
// 2, 3, 4, 5
This is useful for many different reasons, including timestamping requests/mapping references, etc. If you'd like to know more please take a look at the ECMAScript Documentation: For in and For Of Statements
Use:
It can be used by calling the constructor with an Array of functions that return Promises. You can also add Function Promises to the Object by using
new Serial([])
.addPromise(() => fetch(url))
It doesn't run the Function Promises until you use the .resolve method.
This means that you can add promises ad hoc if you'd like before you do anything with the asynchronous calls. A.e. These two are the same:
With addPromise:
let promises = new Serial([() => fetch(url), () => fetch(url2), () => fetch(url3)]);
promises.addPromise(() => fetch(url4));
promises.resolve().then((responses) => responses)
Without addPromise:
let promises = new Serial([() => fetch(url), () => fetch(url2), () => fetch(url3), () => fetch(url4)])
.resolve().then((responses) => responses)
Data:
Since I can't really replicate your data calls, I opted for JSONPlaceholder (a fake online rest api) to show the promise requests in action.
The data looks like this:
let searchURLs = ["https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1",
"https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/2",
"https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/3"]
//since our constructor takes functions that return promises, I map over the URLS:
.map(url => () => fetch(url));
To get the responses we can call the above data using our constructor:
let promises = new Serial(searchURLS)
.resolve()
.then((resolved_array) => console.log(resolved_array));
Our resolved_array gives us an array of XHR Response Objects. You can see that here:
function Serial(promises = []) {
return {
promises,
resolved: [],
addPromise: function(fn) {
promises.push(fn);
},
resolve: async function(cb = i => i, err = (e) => console.log("trace: Serial.resolve " + e)) {
try {
for await (let p of this[Symbol.iterator]()) {}
return this.resolved.map(cb);
} catch (e) {
err(e);
}
},
[Symbol.iterator]: async function*() {
this.resolved = [];
for (let promise of this.promises) {
let p = await promise().catch(e => console.log("trace: Serial[Symbol.iterator] ::" + e));
this.resolved.push(p);
yield p;
}
}
}
}
let searchURLs = ["https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1", "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/2", "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/3"].map(url => () => fetch(url));
let promises = new Serial(searchURLs).resolve().then((resolved_array) => console.log(resolved_array));
Getting Results to Screen:
I opted to use a closure function to simply add text to an output HTMLElement.
This is added like this:
HTML:
<output></output>
JS:
let output = ((selector) => (text) => document.querySelector(selector).textContent += text)("output");
Putting it together:
If we use the output snippet along with our Serial object the final functional code looks like this:
let promises = new Serial(searchURLs).resolve()
.then((resolved) => resolved.map(response =>
response.json()
.then(obj => output(obj.title))));
What's happening above is this:
we input all our functions that return promises. new Serial(searchURLS)
we tell it to resolve all the requests .resolve()
after it resolves all the requests, we tell it to take the requests and map the array .then(resolved => resolved.map
the responses we turn to objects by using .json method. This is necessary for JSON, but may not be necessary for you
after this is done, we use .then(obj => to tell it to do something with each computed response
we output the title to the screen using output(obj.title)
Result:
let output = ((selector) => (text) => document.querySelector(selector).textContent += text)("output");
function Serial(promises = []) {
return {
promises,
resolved: [],
addPromise: function(fn) {
promises.push(fn);
},
resolve: async function(cb = i => i, err = (e) => console.log("trace: Serial.resolve " + e)) {
try {
for await (let p of this[Symbol.iterator]()) {}
return this.resolved.map(cb);
} catch (e) {
err(e);
}
},
[Symbol.iterator]: async function*() {
this.resolved = [];
for (let promise of this.promises) {
let p = await promise().catch(e => console.log("trace: Serial[Symbol.iterator] ::" + e));
this.resolved.push(p);
yield p;
}
}
}
}
let searchURLs = ["https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1", "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/2", "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/3"].map(url => () => fetch(url));
let promises = new Serial(searchURLs).resolve()
.then((resolved) => resolved.map(response =>
response.json()
.then(obj => output(obj.title))));
<output></output>
Why go this route?
It's reusable, functional, and if you import the Serial Constructor you can keep your code slim and comprehensible. If this is a cornerstone of your code, it'll be easy to maintain and use.
Using it with your code:
I will add how to specifically use this with your code to fully answer your question and so that you may understand further.
NOTE glued will be populated with the requested data, but it's unnecessary. I left it in because you may have wanted it stored for a reason outside the scope of your question and I don't want to make assumptions.
//setup urls:
var search_urls = ["https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1", "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/2"];
var request = (url) => () => fetch(url);
let my_requests = new Serial(search_urls.map(request));
//setup glued (you don't really need to, but if for some reason you want the info stored...
var glued = "";
//setup helper function to grab title(this is necessary for my specific data)
var addTitle = (req) => req.json().then(obj => (glued += obj.title, document.getElementById('api-content').textContent = glued));
// put it all together:
my_requests.resolve().then(requests => requests.map(addTitle));
Using it with your code - Working Example:
function Serial(promises = []) {
return {
promises,
resolved: [],
addPromise: function(fn) {
promises.push(fn);
},
resolve: async function(cb = i => i, err = (e) => console.log("trace: Serial.resolve " + e)) {
try {
for await (let p of this[Symbol.iterator]()) {}
return this.resolved.map(cb);
} catch (e) {
err(e);
}
},
[Symbol.iterator]: async function*() {
this.resolved = [];
for (let promise of this.promises) {
let p = await promise().catch(e => console.log("trace: Serial[Symbol.iterator] ::" + e));
this.resolved.push(p);
yield p;
}
}
}
}
//setup urls:
var search_urls = ["https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1", "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/2"];
var request = (url) => () => fetch(url);
let my_requests = new Serial(search_urls.map(request));
//setup glued (you don't really need to, but if for some reason you want the info stored...
var glued = "";
//setup helper function to grab title(this is necessary for my specific data)
var addTitle = (req) => req.json().then(obj => (glued += obj.title, document.getElementById('api-content').textContent = glued));
// put it all together:
my_requests.resolve().then(requests => requests.map(addTitle));
<div id="api-content"></div>
Final Note
It's likely that we will be seeing a prototypal change to the Promise object in the future that allows for easy serialization of Promises. Currently (7/15/19) there is a TC39 Proposal that does add a lot of functionality to the Promise object but it hasn't been fully vetted yet, and as with many ideas trapped within the Proposal stage, it's almost impossible to tell when they will be implemented into Browsers, or even if the idea will stagnate and fall off the radar.
Until then workarounds like this are necessary and useful( the reason why I even went through the motions of constructing this Serializer object was for a transpiler I wrote in Node, but it's been very helpful beyond that! ) but do keep an eye out for any changes because you never know!
Hope this helps! Happy Coding!
Your best bet is probably going to be building up that glued variable with recursion.
Here's an example using recursion with a callback function:
var glued = "";
requestRecursively(/* Some initial URL string */, function() {
document.getElementById('api-content').textContent = glued;
});
function requestRecursively(url, cb) {
request(url).then(function (response) {
if (/* Some condition */) {
glued += processQuery(response[0]);
var next = /* Gets next URL string */;
if (next) {
// There's another URL. Make another request.
requestRecursively(next, cb);
} else {
// We're done. Invoke the callback;
cb();
}
} else {
console.log("Done.");
}
}).catch(function (err) {
console.error(err.message);
});
}
I am using a function fetchChain called with an array of objects, each object includes the url and other parameters to call another function fetchData to chain fetch-Calls. The async/await loop returns its results to the array I fed it with, like so (simplified):
fetchChain(array){
const loop = async (items) => {
for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
await fetchData(items[i])
}
}
return loop(array)
.then(()=>{ return array })
}
I can wait for all promises/results to return like so:
fetchChain(prepareAjax)
.then((res)=> console.log(res) )
.then(()=> console.log('done') )
So why does the loop returns its results to the array it got fed with? There is no specific return or then which returns the results to the origin and I can't wrap my head around about what happens here.
As requested, the fetchDacta-function:
fetchData(obj){
// some parameters get added, like so
obj.timeout = obj.timeout || 10000, [...];
const fetchRetry = async (url, options, n) => {
try {
return await fetch(url, options)
.then((response)=> return response.json());
} catch(err) {
if (n === 1) throw err;
return await sleep(obj.delay)
.then(()=> fetchRetry(url, options, n - 1));
}
};
return fetchRetry(url, {}, obj.retries);
}
I'm not sure if I understand the question correctly, but I think you're asking why the array argument in function fetchChain contains information assigned in fetchData.
For this you have to look at the difference of passing by reference vs passing by value.
In JavaScript Objects and Arrays are automatically passed by reference to a function; which means array points to the same memory as items, and when you modify items you are modifying array.
This is a simple example to illustrate passing by reference
let changeMessage = (o) => o.message = 'world';
let obj = { message: 'hello'};
changeMessage(obj);
console.log(obj.message);
// Output: world
You can avoid modifying the array by cloning it first
Whenever you see Promise.all() being used, it is usually used with two loops, how can I make it into only one without using async and mantaining execution order?
The question is not about the order, I know promise.all preserves order, the question is about how to avoid two loops when you just need the returned value
function timeout(x){
return new Promise( resolve => {
setTimeout( () => {
return resolve(x);
},x)
})
}
const promises = [];
const results = [];
//First loop, array creation
for (i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
const promise = timeout(i*100)
promises.push(promise);
}
Promise.all(promises).then( resolvedP => {
//Second loop, async result handling
resolvedP.forEach( (timeout,i) => {
results.push({
index : i,
timeout : timeout
})
})
console.log(results);
})
//End of code
Now, this can be solved with async but in my context I can't use it, for example :
//Only one loop
for (i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
const timeoutAwait = await timeout(i*100);
results.push({
index : i,
timeout : timeoutAwait
})
}
console.log(results)
//End of code
What I have tried is the following, but the promise doesn't return the resolve value without using .then() :
for (i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
const promise = timeout(i*100)
promises.push(promise);
results.push({index : i, timeout : promise});
}
Promise.all(promises).then( resolvedP => {
resolvedP.forEach( (timeout,i) => {
results.push({
index : i,
timeout : timeout
})
})
console.log(results);
//results[0].timeout is a Promise object instead of 0
})
//End of code
So, is there any way I can make my first code sample in only one loop? Please ignore the context, is only an example.
function timeout(x) {
return new Promise(resolve => {
setTimeout(() => {
return resolve(x);
}, x);
});
}
const promises = [];
const results = [];
//First loop, array creation
for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
const promise = timeout(i * 100).then(x => results.push({
index: i,
timeout: x
}));
promises.push(promise);
}
Promise.all(promises).then(() => {
console.log(results);
});
If you want to preserve execution/results order assign results using i index instead of .push
const promise = timeout(i * 100).then(x => results[i] = {
index: i,
timeout: x
});
As by the Promise.all documentation, the order will be preserved. It says about the return value:
A pending Promise in all other cases. This returned promise is then
resolved/rejected asynchronously (as soon as the stack is empty) when
all the promises in the given iterable have resolved, or if any of the
promises reject. See the example about "Asynchronicity or
synchronicity of Promise.all" below. Returned values will be in order
of the Promises passed, regardless of completion order.
(Highlighted by me.)
I find it more easy to understand if you map over an array of values instead of looping:
const timeout = x=>Promise.resolve(x);
Promise.all(
[...new Array(3).keys()]//array [0,1,2]
.map(x=>timeout(x*100))//[timeout(0*100),timeout(1*100),...
).then(
result=>result.map(//results of the timeout, map to object
(timeout,index)=>({
index,
timeout
})
)
).then(
result=>console.log('result:',result)
)
It's usually not a good idea to asynchronously mutate a shared variable (the results array). Just have the promise resolve and create the result you need in the last .then, now your promise resolves to the value you want.