observejs

0.0.2 • Public • Published

observejs

Watch a Javascript object for changes and stream changes to another object using node.js Streams.

Installation

Install with npm:

$ npm install observejs

Example

var observejs = require('observejs');
 
// the source object
var o = {
  name: 'Eugene',
  number: 42,
  tags: ['tag1', 'tag2', 'tag3'],
  cars: [
    {
      make: 'Toyota',
      model: 'Camry'
    },
    {
      make: 'Toyota',
      model: 'Corolla'
    }
  ]
};
 
// deep clone of o
var o2 = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(o));
 
// Replicate any changes to o2
observejs.observe(o)
  .pipe(observejs.changes(o2));
 
// Make some changes to the source object
o.name = 'Susan';
o.number = 43;
o.number = undefined;
o.cars[0].make = 'Holden';
o.cars.push({
  make: 'BMW',
  model: 'M3'
});
 
// o and o2 should be equal
expect(o2).to.deep.equals(o);

methods

var observejs = require('observerjs');

observejs.observe(src)

Watch the object src for any changes. Returns a stream which can be used with observerjs.changes(dest) to keep another object in sync.

observejs.unobserve(src)

Stop watching the object src.

observejs.changes(dest)

Stream which takes the data from an observerjs.observer(src) and keeps the target object dest in sync with the source.

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npm i observejs

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Version

0.0.2

License

BSD

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