enqueue

enqueue

queue up async function calls without the overhead. supports concurrency.

Installation

Node:

$ npm install enqueue

Browser (with Duo):

var enqueue = require('matthewmueller/enqueue');

Example

var enqueue = require('enqueue');
var fn = enqueue(function(ms, msg, done) {
  setTimeout(function() {
    console.log(msg);
    done();
  }, ms)
}, 2); // execute 2 at a time

fn(100, 'one', function(){});
fn(50, 'two', function(){});
fn(75, 'three', function(){});

// execution order: "two", "one", "three"

API

enqueue(fn, [concurrency])

Queue up fn calls, executing fn concurrently depending on the value of concurrency. concurrency defaults to 1, so fn calls would be executed sequentially.

Test

npm install
make test

License

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2014 Matthew Mueller <[e-mail]>

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