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zone.js

Zones for JavaScript

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What is zone.js?

The zone.js package is a library that implements Zones for JavaScript. Zones are execution contexts that allow you to intercept and keep track of asynchronous operations in JavaScript. This is particularly useful for debugging, performance tracking, and managing multiple tasks in complex applications such as Angular.

What are zone.js's main functionalities?

Error Handling

Intercepts errors within a specific zone and allows custom error handling.

Zone.current.fork({
  name: 'errorHandlingZone',
  onHandleError: (parentZoneDelegate, currentZone, targetZone, error) => {
    console.error('Error intercepted in zone:', error);
    return false;
  }
}).run(() => {
  throw new Error('Test Error');
});

Execution Context Tracking

Tracks the scheduling and execution of asynchronous tasks, providing insights into the application's asynchronous flow.

Zone.current.fork({
  name: 'trackingZone',
  onScheduleTask: (delegate, currentZone, targetZone, task) => {
    console.log('Task scheduled:', task.source);
    return delegate.scheduleTask(targetZone, task);
  }
}).run(() => {
  setTimeout(() => {
    console.log('Timeout callback executed.');
  }, 1000);
});

Performance Monitoring

Measures the time taken to execute asynchronous tasks, which can be used for performance analysis.

Zone.current.fork({
  name: 'performanceMonitoringZone',
  onInvokeTask: (delegate, currentZone, targetZone, task, applyThis, applyArgs) => {
    const start = performance.now();
    delegate.invokeTask(targetZone, task, applyThis, applyArgs);
    const duration = performance.now() - start;
    console.log('Task took:', duration, 'ms');
  }
}).run(() => {
  setTimeout(() => {
    console.log('Timeout callback executed.');
  }, 1000);
});

Other packages similar to zone.js

    async_hooks

    async_hooks is a core Node.js module that provides an API to track asynchronous resources. Unlike zone.js, which works in both browser and Node.js environments, async_hooks is specific to Node.js. It offers a lower-level API compared to zone.js and requires more manual handling.

    cls-hooked

    cls-hooked is a Node.js package that uses async_hooks to provide continuation-local storage (CLS). It allows you to set and get context across async operations, similar to how zones work. However, cls-hooked focuses on context propagation rather than the broader range of interception capabilities that zone.js offers.

    continuation-local-storage

    continuation-local-storage is another Node.js package that provides CLS functionality. It predates cls-hooked and async_hooks, and it uses a different mechanism to track context. It is less performant than cls-hooked and has been largely superseded by it, but it serves a similar purpose to zone.js in terms of context management.

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Package last updated on 03 May 2019

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