Defer execution of a task.
npm install --save defer
const defer = require('defer')
async function signup (input) {
// create user
defer(async () => {
// send welcome email
})
return user
}
defer(fn): PromiseReturns a Promise that will resolve with the return value of fn. The function fn will be invoked at a later stage in the event loop.
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Defer execution of a task.
The npm package defer receives a total of 51 weekly downloads. As such, defer popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that defer demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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