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(array, label) static
Inherited from RSVP but overwritten in bower_components/rsvp/lib/rsvp/all.js:3

This is a convenient alias for RSVP.Promise.all.

Parameters:

array Array
Array of promises.
label String
An optional label. This is useful for tooling.

allSettled

(entries, label) Promise static
Defined in bower_components/rsvp/lib/rsvp/all-settled.js:19

RSVP.allSettled is similar to RSVP.all, but instead of implementing a fail-fast method, it waits until all the promises have returned and shows you all the results. This is useful if you want to handle multiple promises' failure states together as a set.

Returns a promise that is fulfilled when all the given promises have been settled. The return promise is fulfilled with an array of the states of the promises passed into the promises array argument.

Each state object will either indicate fulfillment or rejection, and provide the corresponding value or reason. The states will take one of the following formats:

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{ state: 'fulfilled', value: value }
  or
{ state: 'rejected', reason: reason }

Example:

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var promise1 = RSVP.Promise.resolve(1);
var promise2 = RSVP.Promise.reject(new Error('2'));
var promise3 = RSVP.Promise.reject(new Error('3'));
var promises = [ promise1, promise2, promise3 ];

RSVP.allSettled(promises).then(function(array){
  // array == [
  //   { state: 'fulfilled', value: 1 },
  //   { state: 'rejected', reason: Error },
  //   { state: 'rejected', reason: Error }
  // ]
  // Note that for the second item, reason.message will be '2', and for the
  // third item, reason.message will be '3'.
}, function(error) {
  // Not run. (This block would only be called if allSettled had failed,
  // for instance if passed an incorrect argument type.)
});

Parameters:

entries Array
label String
- optional string that describes the promise. Useful for tooling.

Returns:

Promise
promise that is fulfilled with an array of the settled states of the constituent promises.

defer

(label) Object static
Defined in bower_components/rsvp/lib/rsvp/defer.js:3

RSVP.defer returns an object similar to jQuery's $.Deferred. RSVP.defer should be used when porting over code reliant on $.Deferred's interface. New code should use the RSVP.Promise constructor instead.

The object returned from RSVP.defer is a plain object with three properties:

  • promise - an RSVP.Promise.
  • reject - a function that causes the promise property on this object to become rejected
  • resolve - a function that causes the promise property on this object to become fulfilled.

Example:

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 var deferred = RSVP.defer();

 deferred.resolve("Success!");

 deferred.promise.then(function(value){
   // value here is "Success!"
 });

Parameters:

label String
optional string for labeling the promise. Useful for tooling.

Returns:

Object

denodeify

(nodeFunc, options) Function static
Defined in bower_components/rsvp/lib/rsvp/node.js:73

RSVP.denodeify takes a 'node-style' function and returns a function that will return an RSVP.Promise. You can use denodeify in Node.js or the browser when you'd prefer to use promises over using callbacks. For example, denodeify transforms the following:

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var fs = require('fs');

fs.readFile('myfile.txt', function(err, data){
  if (err) return handleError(err);
  handleData(data);
});

into:

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var fs = require('fs');
var readFile = RSVP.denodeify(fs.readFile);

readFile('myfile.txt').then(handleData, handleError);

If the node function has multiple success parameters, then denodeify just returns the first one:

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var request = RSVP.denodeify(require('request'));

request('http://example.com').then(function(res) {
  // ...
});

However, if you need all success parameters, setting denodeify's second parameter to true causes it to return all success parameters as an array:

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var request = RSVP.denodeify(require('request'), true);

request('http://example.com').then(function(result) {
  // result[0] -> res
  // result[1] -> body
});

Or if you pass it an array with names it returns the parameters as a hash:

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var request = RSVP.denodeify(require('request'), ['res', 'body']);

request('http://example.com').then(function(result) {
  // result.res
  // result.body
});

Sometimes you need to retain the this:

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var app = require('express')();
var render = RSVP.denodeify(app.render.bind(app));

The denodified function inherits from the original function. It works in all environments, except IE 10 and below. Consequently all properties of the original function are available to you. However, any properties you change on the denodeified function won't be changed on the original function. Example:

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var request = RSVP.denodeify(require('request')),
    cookieJar = request.jar(); // <- Inheritance is used here

request('http://example.com', {jar: cookieJar}).then(function(res) {
  // cookieJar.cookies holds now the cookies returned by example.com
});

Using denodeify makes it easier to compose asynchronous operations instead of using callbacks. For example, instead of:

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var fs = require('fs');

fs.readFile('myfile.txt', function(err, data){
  if (err) { ... } // Handle error
  fs.writeFile('myfile2.txt', data, function(err){
    if (err) { ... } // Handle error
    console.log('done')
  });
});

you can chain the operations together using then from the returned promise:

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var fs = require('fs');
var readFile = RSVP.denodeify(fs.readFile);
var writeFile = RSVP.denodeify(fs.writeFile);

readFile('myfile.txt').then(function(data){
  return writeFile('myfile2.txt', data);
}).then(function(){
  console.log('done')
}).catch(function(error){
  // Handle error
});

Parameters:

nodeFunc Function
a 'node-style' function that takes a callback as its last argument. The callback expects an error to be passed as its first argument (if an error occurred, otherwise null), and the value from the operation as its second argument ('function(err, value){ }').
options [Boolean|Array]
An optional paramter that if set to `true` causes the promise to fulfill with the callback's success arguments as an array. This is useful if the node function has multiple success paramters. If you set this paramter to an array with names, the promise will fulfill with a hash with these names as keys and the success parameters as values.

Returns:

Function
a function that wraps `nodeFunc` to return an `RSVP.Promise`

filter

(promises, filterFn, label) Promise static
Defined in bower_components/rsvp/lib/rsvp/filter.js:6

RSVP.filter is similar to JavaScript's native filter method, except that it waits for all promises to become fulfilled before running the filterFn on each item in given to promises. RSVP.filter returns a promise that will become fulfilled with the result of running filterFn on the values the promises become fulfilled with.

For example:

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 var promise1 = RSVP.resolve(1);
 var promise2 = RSVP.resolve(2);
 var promise3 = RSVP.resolve(3);

 var promises = [promise1, promise2, promise3];

 var filterFn = function(item){
   return item > 1;
 };

 RSVP.filter(promises, filterFn).then(function(result){
   // result is [ 2, 3 ]
 });

If any of the promises given to RSVP.filter are rejected, the first promise that is rejected will be given as an argument to the returned promise's rejection handler. For example:

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 var promise1 = RSVP.resolve(1);
 var promise2 = RSVP.reject(new Error('2'));
 var promise3 = RSVP.reject(new Error('3'));
 var promises = [ promise1, promise2, promise3 ];

 var filterFn = function(item){
   return item > 1;
 };

 RSVP.filter(promises, filterFn).then(function(array){
   // Code here never runs because there are rejected promises!
 }, function(reason) {
   // reason.message === '2'
 });

RSVP.filter will also wait for any promises returned from filterFn. For instance, you may want to fetch a list of users then return a subset of those users based on some asynchronous operation:

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 var alice = { name: 'alice' };
 var bob   = { name: 'bob' };
 var users = [ alice, bob ];

 var promises = users.map(function(user){
   return RSVP.resolve(user);
 });

 var filterFn = function(user){
   // Here, Alice has permissions to create a blog post, but Bob does not.
   return getPrivilegesForUser(user).then(function(privs){
     return privs.can_create_blog_post === true;
   });
 };
 RSVP.filter(promises, filterFn).then(function(users){
   // true, because the server told us only Alice can create a blog post.
   users.length === 1;
   // false, because Alice is the only user present in `users`
   users[0] === bob;
 });

Parameters:

promises Array
filterFn Function
- function to be called on each resolved value to filter the final results.
label String
optional string describing the promise. Useful for tooling.

Returns:

Promise

hash

(object, label) Promise static
Defined in bower_components/rsvp/lib/rsvp/hash.js:4

RSVP.hash is similar to RSVP.all, but takes an object instead of an array for its promises argument.

Returns a promise that is fulfilled when all the given promises have been fulfilled, or rejected if any of them become rejected. The returned promise is fulfilled with a hash that has the same key names as the promises object argument. If any of the values in the object are not promises, they will simply be copied over to the fulfilled object.

Example:

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var promises = {
  myPromise: RSVP.resolve(1),
  yourPromise: RSVP.resolve(2),
  theirPromise: RSVP.resolve(3),
  notAPromise: 4
};

RSVP.hash(promises).then(function(hash){
  // hash here is an object that looks like:
  // {
  //   myPromise: 1,
  //   yourPromise: 2,
  //   theirPromise: 3,
  //   notAPromise: 4
  // }
});

If any of the promises given to RSVP.hash are rejected, the first promise that is rejected will be given as the reason to the rejection handler.

Example:

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var promises = {
  myPromise: RSVP.resolve(1),
  rejectedPromise: RSVP.reject(new Error('rejectedPromise')),
  anotherRejectedPromise: RSVP.reject(new Error('anotherRejectedPromise')),
};

RSVP.hash(promises).then(function(hash){
  // Code here never runs because there are rejected promises!
}, function(reason) {
  // reason.message === 'rejectedPromise'
});

An important note: RSVP.hash is intended for plain JavaScript objects that are just a set of keys and values. RSVP.hash will NOT preserve prototype chains.

Example:

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function MyConstructor(){
  this.example = RSVP.resolve('Example');
}

MyConstructor.prototype = {
  protoProperty: RSVP.resolve('Proto Property')
};

var myObject = new MyConstructor();

RSVP.hash(myObject).then(function(hash){
  // protoProperty will not be present, instead you will just have an
  // object that looks like:
  // {
  //   example: 'Example'
  // }
  //
  // hash.hasOwnProperty('protoProperty'); // false
  // 'undefined' === typeof hash.protoProperty
});

Parameters:

object Object
label String
optional string that describes the promise. Useful for tooling.

Returns:

Promise
promise that is fulfilled when all properties of `promises` have been fulfilled, or rejected if any of them become rejected.

hashSettled

(object, label) Promise static
Defined in bower_components/rsvp/lib/rsvp/hash-settled.js:23

RSVP.hashSettled is similar to RSVP.allSettled, but takes an object instead of an array for its promises argument.

Unlike RSVP.all or RSVP.hash, which implement a fail-fast method, but like RSVP.allSettled, hashSettled waits until all the constituent promises have returned and then shows you all the results with their states and values/reasons. This is useful if you want to handle multiple promises' failure states together as a set.

Returns a promise that is fulfilled when all the given promises have been settled, or rejected if the passed parameters are invalid.

The returned promise is fulfilled with a hash that has the same key names as the promises object argument. If any of the values in the object are not promises, they will be copied over to the fulfilled object and marked with state 'fulfilled'.

Example:

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var promises = {
  myPromise: RSVP.Promise.resolve(1),
  yourPromise: RSVP.Promise.resolve(2),
  theirPromise: RSVP.Promise.resolve(3),
  notAPromise: 4
};

RSVP.hashSettled(promises).then(function(hash){
  // hash here is an object that looks like:
  // {
  //   myPromise: { state: 'fulfilled', value: 1 },
  //   yourPromise: { state: 'fulfilled', value: 2 },
  //   theirPromise: { state: 'fulfilled', value: 3 },
  //   notAPromise: { state: 'fulfilled', value: 4 }
  // }
});

If any of the promises given to RSVP.hash are rejected, the state will be set to 'rejected' and the reason for rejection provided.

Example:

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var promises = {
  myPromise: RSVP.Promise.resolve(1),
  rejectedPromise: RSVP.Promise.reject(new Error('rejection')),
  anotherRejectedPromise: RSVP.Promise.reject(new Error('more rejection')),
};

RSVP.hashSettled(promises).then(function(hash){
  // hash here is an object that looks like:
  // {
  //   myPromise:              { state: 'fulfilled', value: 1 },
  //   rejectedPromise:        { state: 'rejected', reason: Error },
  //   anotherRejectedPromise: { state: 'rejected', reason: Error },
  // }
  // Note that for rejectedPromise, reason.message == 'rejection',
  // and for anotherRejectedPromise, reason.message == 'more rejection'.
});

An important note: RSVP.hashSettled is intended for plain JavaScript objects that are just a set of keys and values. RSVP.hashSettled will NOT preserve prototype chains.

Example:

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function MyConstructor(){
  this.example = RSVP.Promise.resolve('Example');
}

MyConstructor.prototype = {
  protoProperty: RSVP.Promise.resolve('Proto Property')
};

var myObject = new MyConstructor();

RSVP.hashSettled(myObject).then(function(hash){
  // protoProperty will not be present, instead you will just have an
  // object that looks like:
  // {
  //   example: { state: 'fulfilled', value: 'Example' }
  // }
  //
  // hash.hasOwnProperty('protoProperty'); // false
  // 'undefined' === typeof hash.protoProperty
});

Parameters:

object Object
label String
optional string that describes the promise. Useful for tooling.

Returns:

Promise
promise that is fulfilled when when all properties of `promises` have been settled.

map

(promises, mapFn, label) Promise static
Defined in bower_components/rsvp/lib/rsvp/map.js:6

RSVP.map is similar to JavaScript's native map method, except that it waits for all promises to become fulfilled before running the mapFn on each item in given to promises. RSVP.map returns a promise that will become fulfilled with the result of running mapFn on the values the promises become fulfilled with.

For example:

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 var promise1 = RSVP.resolve(1);
 var promise2 = RSVP.resolve(2);
 var promise3 = RSVP.resolve(3);
 var promises = [ promise1, promise2, promise3 ];

 var mapFn = function(item){
   return item + 1;
 };

 RSVP.map(promises, mapFn).then(function(result){
   // result is [ 2, 3, 4 ]
 });

If any of the promises given to RSVP.map are rejected, the first promise that is rejected will be given as an argument to the returned promise's rejection handler. For example:

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 var promise1 = RSVP.resolve(1);
 var promise2 = RSVP.reject(new Error('2'));
 var promise3 = RSVP.reject(new Error('3'));
 var promises = [ promise1, promise2, promise3 ];

 var mapFn = function(item){
   return item + 1;
 };

 RSVP.map(promises, mapFn).then(function(array){
   // Code here never runs because there are rejected promises!
 }, function(reason) {
   // reason.message === '2'
 });

RSVP.map will also wait if a promise is returned from mapFn. For example, say you want to get all comments from a set of blog posts, but you need the blog posts first because they contain a url to those comments.

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 var mapFn = function(blogPost){
   // getComments does some ajax and returns an RSVP.Promise that is fulfilled
   // with some comments data
   return getComments(blogPost.comments_url);
 };

 // getBlogPosts does some ajax and returns an RSVP.Promise that is fulfilled
 // with some blog post data
 RSVP.map(getBlogPosts(), mapFn).then(function(comments){
   // comments is the result of asking the server for the comments
   // of all blog posts returned from getBlogPosts()
 });

Parameters:

promises Array
mapFn Function
function to be called on each fulfilled promise.
label String
optional string for labeling the promise. Useful for tooling.

Returns:

Promise
promise that is fulfilled with the result of calling `mapFn` on each fulfilled promise or value when they become fulfilled. The promise will be rejected if any of the given `promises` become rejected.

race

(array, label) static
Inherited from RSVP but overwritten in bower_components/rsvp/lib/rsvp/race.js:3

This is a convenient alias for RSVP.Promise.race.

Parameters:

array Array
Array of promises.
label String
An optional label. This is useful for tooling.

reject

(reason, label) Promise static
Inherited from RSVP but overwritten in bower_components/rsvp/lib/rsvp/reject.js:3

This is a convenient alias for RSVP.Promise.reject.

Parameters:

reason *
value that the returned promise will be rejected with.
label String
optional string for identifying the returned promise. Useful for tooling.

Returns:

Promise
a promise rejected with the given `reason`.

resolve

(value, label) Promise static
Inherited from RSVP but overwritten in bower_components/rsvp/lib/rsvp/resolve.js:3

This is a convenient alias for RSVP.Promise.resolve.

Parameters:

value *
value that the returned promise will be resolved with
label String
optional string for identifying the returned promise. Useful for tooling.

Returns:

Promise
a promise that will become fulfilled with the given `value`

rethrow

(reason) static
Defined in bower_components/rsvp/lib/rsvp/rethrow.js:1

RSVP.rethrow will rethrow an error on the next turn of the JavaScript event loop in order to aid debugging.

Promises A+ specifies that any exceptions that occur with a promise must be caught by the promises implementation and bubbled to the last handler. For this reason, it is recommended that you always specify a second rejection handler function to then. However, RSVP.rethrow will throw the exception outside of the promise, so it bubbles up to your console if in the browser, or domain/cause uncaught exception in Node. rethrow will also throw the error again so the error can be handled by the promise per the spec.

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function throws(){
  throw new Error('Whoops!');
}

var promise = new RSVP.Promise(function(resolve, reject){
  throws();
});

promise.catch(RSVP.rethrow).then(function(){
  // Code here doesn't run because the promise became rejected due to an
  // error!
}, function (err){
  // handle the error here
});

The 'Whoops' error will be thrown on the next turn of the event loop and you can watch for it in your console. You can also handle it using a rejection handler given to .then or .catch on the returned promise.

Parameters:

reason Error
reason the promise became rejected.
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