The next-tick npm package is designed to defer the execution of a function until the next tick of the event loop. This can be particularly useful for breaking up long-running tasks or for ensuring that code execution happens after the current call stack has cleared. It provides a simple and efficient way to schedule tasks to run asynchronously.
Scheduling a function to run on the next tick
This feature allows you to schedule a function to be executed as soon as possible in the next tick of the event loop, without waiting for the current call stack to complete. It's useful for deferring execution to ensure non-blocking operations.
const nextTick = require('next-tick');
nextTick(() => {
console.log('This will run on the next tick.');
});This package offers similar functionality to next-tick by allowing functions to be executed on the next tick of the event loop. It extends the capability by ensuring arguments can be passed to the callback function, providing a bit more flexibility compared to next-tick.
Immediate is another alternative that provides an API to run functions asynchronously as soon as possible, but not within the current call stack. It differs from next-tick by offering broader support for different environments, including browser and Node.js, making it a versatile choice for cross-platform applications.
Asap is designed for queueing tasks and executing them as soon as possible, but after the current call stack has cleared, similar to next-tick. It focuses on performance and minimal overhead, making it suitable for applications that require efficient task scheduling.
To be used in environment agnostic modules that need nextTick functionality.
process.nextTick is usedqueueMicrotaskMutationObserver is used as a fallbacksetImmediate or setTimeout(fn, 0) is used as fallback.nullIn your project path:
$ npm install next-tick
To port it to Browser or any other (non CJS) environment, use your favorite CJS bundler. No favorite yet? Try: Browserify, Webmake or Webpack
$ npm test
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Environment agnostic nextTick polyfill
The npm package next-tick receives a total of 7,606,838 weekly downloads. As such, next-tick popularity was classified as popular.
We found that next-tick 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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