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@axync/pubsub
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@axync/pubsub is a simple publish-subscribe (pub-sub) library designed for easy topic-based event handling. It allows you to publish data to specific topics and subscribe multiple handlers to those topics. The library also supports batch execution of handlers with configurable timing.
npm install @axync/pubsub
import { PubSub } from "@axync/pubsub";
import { PubSub } from "@axync/pubsub";
// Initialize PubSub
const pubsub = new PubSub();
// Subscribe to a topic
const token = pubsub.subscribe("myTopic", (data) => {
console.log("Received data:", data);
});
// Publish to a topic
pubsub.publish("myTopic", { key: "value" });
// Unsubscribe from a topic
pubsub.unsubscribe("myTopic", token);
The PubSub class accepts an optional PubSubDependencies object during initialization:
getTopicToken?: () => string: A function to generate a unique token for each subscription. By default, it uses getRandomString from @axync/random.onPublishError?: (error: any, data: any) => void: A function to handle errors that occur during the execution of a handler. Defaults to console.error.maxBatchTime?: number: The maximum time (in milliseconds) to batch handler executions. Defaults to 200ms.subscribe(topic: string, handler: (...args: any[]) => void): stringSubscribes a handler to a specific topic. Returns a token that can be used to unsubscribe.
unsubscribe(topic: string, token: string): voidUnsubscribes a handler from a specific topic using the provided token.
unsubscribeAll(topic: string): voidUnsubscribes all handlers from the specified topic.
removeAllTopics(): voidRemoves all topics and their associated handlers.
publish(topic: string, data: unknown): voidPublishes data to a specific topic. All handlers subscribed to the topic will be executed.
getCurrentActiveTopics(): string[]Returns a list of currently active topics.
MIT
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A publish/subscribe library for JavaScript and TypeScript.
We found that @axync/pubsub demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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