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Next-generation take on pre/post function hooks
kareem
Re-imagined take on the hooks module, meant to offer additional flexibility in allowing you to execute hooks whenever necessary, as opposed to simply wrapping a single function.
Named for the NBA's all-time leading scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, known for his mastery of the hook shot
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar_Lipofsky.jpg)
API
pre hooks
Much like hooks, kareem lets you define
pre and post hooks: pre hooks are called before a given function executes.
Unlike hooks, kareem stores hooks and other internal state in a separate
object, rather than relying on inheritance. Furthermore, kareem exposes
an execPre()
function that allows you to execute your pre hooks when
appropriate, giving you more fine-grained control over your function hooks.
It runs without any hooks specified
hooks.execPre('cook', null, function() {
// ...
});
It runs basic serial pre hooks
pre hook functions take one parameter, a "done" function that you execute when your pre hook is finished.
var count = 0;
hooks.pre('cook', function(done) {
++count;
done();
});
hooks.execPre('cook', null, function() {
assert.equal(1, count);
});
It can run multipe pre hooks
var count1 = 0;
var count2 = 0;
hooks.pre('cook', function(done) {
++count1;
done();
});
hooks.pre('cook', function(done) {
++count2;
done();
});
hooks.execPre('cook', null, function() {
assert.equal(1, count1);
assert.equal(1, count2);
});
It can run fully synchronous pre hooks
If your pre hook function takes no parameters, its assumed to be fully synchronous.
var count1 = 0;
var count2 = 0;
hooks.pre('cook', function() {
++count1;
});
hooks.pre('cook', function() {
++count2;
});
hooks.execPre('cook', null, function(error) {
assert.equal(null, error);
assert.equal(1, count1);
assert.equal(1, count2);
});
It properly attaches context to pre hooks
Pre save hook functions are bound to the second parameter to execPre()
hooks.pre('cook', function(done) {
this.bacon = 3;
done();
});
hooks.pre('cook', function(done) {
this.eggs = 4;
done();
});
var obj = { bacon: 0, eggs: 0 };
// In the pre hooks, `this` will refer to `obj`
hooks.execPre('cook', obj, function(error) {
assert.equal(null, error);
assert.equal(3, obj.bacon);
assert.equal(4, obj.eggs);
});
It can execute parallel (async) pre hooks
Like the hooks module, you can declare "async" pre hooks - these take two
parameters, the functions next()
and done()
. next()
passes control to
the next pre hook, but the underlying function won't be called until all
async pre hooks have called done()
.
hooks.pre('cook', true, function(next, done) {
this.bacon = 3;
next();
setTimeout(function() {
done();
}, 5);
});
hooks.pre('cook', true, function(next, done) {
next();
var _this = this;
setTimeout(function() {
_this.eggs = 4;
done();
}, 10);
});
hooks.pre('cook', function(next) {
this.waffles = false;
next();
});
var obj = { bacon: 0, eggs: 0 };
hooks.execPre('cook', obj, function() {
assert.equal(3, obj.bacon);
assert.equal(4, obj.eggs);
assert.equal(false, obj.waffles);
});
It supports returning a promise
You can also return a promise from your pre hooks instead of calling
next()
. When the returned promise resolves, kareem will kick off the
next middleware.
hooks.pre('cook', function() {
return new Promise(resolve => {
setTimeout(() => {
this.bacon = 3;
resolve();
}, 100);
});
});
var obj = { bacon: 0 };
hooks.execPre('cook', obj, function() {
assert.equal(3, obj.bacon);
});
post hooks
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It runs without any hooks specified
hooks.execPost('cook', null, [1], function(error, eggs) {
assert.ifError(error);
assert.equal(1, eggs);
done();
});
It executes with parameters passed in
hooks.post('cook', function(eggs, bacon, callback) {
assert.equal(1, eggs);
assert.equal(2, bacon);
callback();
});
hooks.execPost('cook', null, [1, 2], function(error, eggs, bacon) {
assert.ifError(error);
assert.equal(1, eggs);
assert.equal(2, bacon);
});
It can use synchronous post hooks
var execed = {};
hooks.post('cook', function(eggs, bacon) {
execed.first = true;
assert.equal(1, eggs);
assert.equal(2, bacon);
});
hooks.post('cook', function(eggs, bacon, callback) {
execed.second = true;
assert.equal(1, eggs);
assert.equal(2, bacon);
callback();
});
hooks.execPost('cook', null, [1, 2], function(error, eggs, bacon) {
assert.ifError(error);
assert.equal(2, Object.keys(execed).length);
assert.ok(execed.first);
assert.ok(execed.second);
assert.equal(1, eggs);
assert.equal(2, bacon);
});
It supports returning a promise
You can also return a promise from your post hooks instead of calling
next()
. When the returned promise resolves, kareem will kick off the
next middleware.
hooks.post('cook', function(bacon) {
return new Promise(resolve => {
setTimeout(() => {
this.bacon = 3;
resolve();
}, 100);
});
});
var obj = { bacon: 0 };
hooks.execPost('cook', obj, obj, function() {
assert.equal(obj.bacon, 3);
});
wrap()
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It wraps pre and post calls into one call
hooks.pre('cook', true, function(next, done) {
this.bacon = 3;
next();
setTimeout(function() {
done();
}, 5);
});
hooks.pre('cook', true, function(next, done) {
next();
var _this = this;
setTimeout(function() {
_this.eggs = 4;
done();
}, 10);
});
hooks.pre('cook', function(next) {
this.waffles = false;
next();
});
hooks.post('cook', function(obj) {
obj.tofu = 'no';
});
var obj = { bacon: 0, eggs: 0 };
var args = [obj];
args.push(function(error, result) {
assert.ifError(error);
assert.equal(null, error);
assert.equal(3, obj.bacon);
assert.equal(4, obj.eggs);
assert.equal(false, obj.waffles);
assert.equal('no', obj.tofu);
assert.equal(obj, result);
});
hooks.wrap(
'cook',
function(o, callback) {
assert.equal(3, obj.bacon);
assert.equal(4, obj.eggs);
assert.equal(false, obj.waffles);
assert.equal(undefined, obj.tofu);
callback(null, o);
},
obj,
args);
createWrapper()
It wraps wrap() into a callable function
hooks.pre('cook', true, function(next, done) {
this.bacon = 3;
next();
setTimeout(function() {
done();
}, 5);
});
hooks.pre('cook', true, function(next, done) {
next();
var _this = this;
setTimeout(function() {
_this.eggs = 4;
done();
}, 10);
});
hooks.pre('cook', function(next) {
this.waffles = false;
next();
});
hooks.post('cook', function(obj) {
obj.tofu = 'no';
});
var obj = { bacon: 0, eggs: 0 };
var cook = hooks.createWrapper(
'cook',
function(o, callback) {
assert.equal(3, obj.bacon);
assert.equal(4, obj.eggs);
assert.equal(false, obj.waffles);
assert.equal(undefined, obj.tofu);
callback(null, o);
},
obj);
cook(obj, function(error, result) {
assert.ifError(error);
assert.equal(3, obj.bacon);
assert.equal(4, obj.eggs);
assert.equal(false, obj.waffles);
assert.equal('no', obj.tofu);
assert.equal(obj, result);
});
clone()
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It clones a Kareem object
var k1 = new Kareem();
k1.pre('cook', function() {});
k1.post('cook', function() {});
var k2 = k1.clone();
assert.deepEqual(Array.from(k2._pres.keys()), ['cook']);
assert.deepEqual(Array.from(k2._posts.keys()), ['cook']);
merge()
It pulls hooks from another Kareem object
var k1 = new Kareem();
var test1 = function() {};
k1.pre('cook', test1);
k1.post('cook', function() {});
var k2 = new Kareem();
var test2 = function() {};
k2.pre('cook', test2);
var k3 = k2.merge(k1);
assert.equal(k3._pres.get('cook').length, 2);
assert.equal(k3._pres.get('cook')[0].fn, test2);
assert.equal(k3._pres.get('cook')[1].fn, test1);
assert.equal(k3._posts.get('cook').length, 1);