0.1.1

README.md

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 # taskbuffer
-Flexible task organization for gulp.
+Flexible task organization for gulp. TypeScript ready!
 
 ## Status
 [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/pushrocks/taskbuffer/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/pushrocks/taskbuffer?branch=master)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ npm install taskbuffer --save
 
 ## Concepts 
 
-#### Task
+### class `Task`
 * A Task in its most simple form is a function that is executed when the task runs.
 * A Task can have a **preTask** and an **afterTask**
   (those are run before or after the main function whenever the task is called)
@@ -27,6 +27,25 @@ npm install taskbuffer --save
 * Task.triggered() is an Observable stream that emits events every time a task call is called and every time a call is completed.
 * Task is compatible to gulp streams.
 
-#### Taskchain
+### class `TaskChain`
-* Multiple Tasks can be combined in a bigger task using a Taskchain. Taskchain extends Task.
+* Multiple Tasks can be combined in a bigger task using a Taskchain.
+* Taskchain extends Task.
+* While the tasks are async in themselve, TaskChain **runs Tasks serialized** (one after the other)
+* that means that tasks can rely on each other and 
 
+### class `TaskParallel`
+* like TaskChain, however **tasks run in parallel**
+* Tasks cannot rely on each other
+
+### Usage
+We highly recommend TypeScript as this module supports **TypeScript intellisense**.
+```
+import * as taskbuffer from "taskbuffer";
+
+myTask = new taskbuffer.Task({
+  name:"myTask1",
+  taskFunction:() => {
+    //do some stuff and return promise
+  }
+})
+```

dist/index.d.ts

@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-export * from "./taskbuffer.classes";
+export { Task } from "./taskbuffer.classes.task";
+export { Taskchain } from "./taskbuffer.classes.taskchain";
+export { Taskparallel } from "./taskbuffer.classes.taskparallel";
+export { Taskspace } from "./taskbuffer.classes.taskspace";
 import "./taskbuffer.classes.helpers";

dist/index.js

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 "use strict";
-function __export(m) {
-    for (var p in m) if (!exports.hasOwnProperty(p)) exports[p] = m[p];
-}
 /// <reference path="./typings/main.d.ts" />
-__export(require("./taskbuffer.classes"));
+var taskbuffer_classes_task_1 = require("./taskbuffer.classes.task");
+exports.Task = taskbuffer_classes_task_1.Task;
+var taskbuffer_classes_taskchain_1 = require("./taskbuffer.classes.taskchain");
+exports.Taskchain = taskbuffer_classes_taskchain_1.Taskchain;
+var taskbuffer_classes_taskparallel_1 = require("./taskbuffer.classes.taskparallel");
+exports.Taskparallel = taskbuffer_classes_taskparallel_1.Taskparallel;
+var taskbuffer_classes_taskspace_1 = require("./taskbuffer.classes.taskspace");
+exports.Taskspace = taskbuffer_classes_taskspace_1.Taskspace;
 // import for naming only
 require("./taskbuffer.classes.helpers");
 
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dist/taskbuffer.classes.d.ts

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-export * from "./taskbuffer.classes.task";
-export * from "./taskbuffer.classes.taskchain";

dist/taskbuffer.classes.helpers.d.ts

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-import { Task } from "./taskbuffer.classes";
+import { Task } from "./taskbuffer.classes.task";
 export declare let emptyTaskFunction: () => any;
 export declare let isTask: (taskArg: any) => boolean;
-export declare let isTaskTouched: (task: Task, touchedTasksArray: Task[]) => boolean;
+export declare let isTaskTouched: (taskArg: Task, touchedTasksArray: Task[]) => boolean;
 export declare let runTask: (taskArg: Task, optionsArg?: {
     touchedTasksArray: Task[];
 }) => any;
 export declare let runBufferedTask: (taskArg: Task) => void;
+export declare let updateTaskStatus: (taskArg: any, statusArg: string) => void;

dist/taskbuffer.classes.js

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-"use strict";
-function __export(m) {
-    for (var p in m) if (!exports.hasOwnProperty(p)) exports[p] = m[p];
-}
-__export(require("./taskbuffer.classes.task"));
-__export(require("./taskbuffer.classes.taskchain"));
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dist/taskbuffer.classes.task.d.ts

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 export declare class Task {
+    name: string;
     task: any;
-    idle: boolean;
     running: boolean;
+    idle: boolean;
     buffered: boolean;
     bufferCounter: number;
     bufferMax: number;
@@ -15,8 +16,9 @@ export declare class Task {
         afterTask?: Task;
         buffered?: boolean;
         bufferMax?: number;
+        name?: string;
     });
-    trigger(): void;
+    trigger(): any;
     triggerUnBuffered(): any;
     triggerBuffered(): any;
     state: string;

dist/taskbuffer.classes.taskchain.d.ts

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-import { Task } from "./taskbuffer.classes";
+import { Task } from "./taskbuffer.classes.task";
 export declare class Taskchain extends Task {
     taskArray: Task[];
-    constructor(taskArrayArg: Task[] | Task);
+    private _oraObject;
+    constructor(optionsArg: {
+        name?: string;
+        log?: boolean;
+        taskArray: Task[];
+    });
     addTask(taskArg: Task): void;
     removeTask(taskArg: Task): void;
     shiftTask(): void;
+    trigger(): any;
 }

dist/taskbuffer.classes.taskparallel.d.ts

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+import { Task } from "./taskbuffer.classes.task";
+export declare class Taskparallel extends Task {
+    taskArray: Task[];
+    constructor(optionsArg: {
+        taskArray: Task[];
+    });
+}

dist/taskbuffer.classes.taskparallel.js

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+"use strict";
+var __extends = (this && this.__extends) || function (d, b) {
+    for (var p in b) if (b.hasOwnProperty(p)) d[p] = b[p];
+    function __() { this.constructor = d; }
+    d.prototype = b === null ? Object.create(b) : (__.prototype = b.prototype, new __());
+};
+/// <reference path="./typings/main.d.ts" />
+var plugins = require("./taskbuffer.plugins");
+var taskbuffer_classes_task_1 = require("./taskbuffer.classes.task");
+var Taskparallel = (function (_super) {
+    __extends(Taskparallel, _super);
+    function Taskparallel(optionsArg) {
+        var _this = this;
+        var options = plugins.lodash.assign(optionsArg, {
+            taskFunction: function () {
+                var done = plugins.Q.defer();
+                var promiseArray; // stores promises of all tasks, since they run in parallel
+                _this.taskArray.forEach(function (taskArg) {
+                    promiseArray.push(taskArg.trigger());
+                });
+                plugins.Q.all(promiseArray)
+                    .then(done.resolve);
+                return done.promise;
+            }
+        });
+        _super.call(this, options);
+    }
+    return Taskparallel;
+}(taskbuffer_classes_task_1.Task));
+exports.Taskparallel = Taskparallel;
+
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dist/taskbuffer.classes.taskspace.d.ts

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+export declare class Taskspace {
+}

dist/taskbuffer.classes.taskspace.js

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+"use strict";
+var Taskspace = (function () {
+    function Taskspace() {
+    }
+    return Taskspace;
+}());
+exports.Taskspace = Taskspace;
+
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dist/taskbuffer.plugins.d.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-declare var plugins: {
+export import beautylog = require("beautylog");
-    beautylog: any;
+export declare let Q: any;
-    Q: any;
+export declare let lodash: any;
-};
-export = plugins;

dist/taskbuffer.plugins.js

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 /// <reference path="./typings/main.d.ts" />
-var plugins = {
+exports.beautylog = require("beautylog");
-    beautylog: require("beautylog"),
+exports.Q = require("q");
-    Q: require("q")
+exports.lodash = require("lodash");
-};
-module.exports = plugins;
 
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package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "taskbuffer",
-  "version": "0.0.5",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
-  "description": "manage triggers and execution of tasks with promises",
+  "description": "Flexible task organization for gulp. TypeScript ready!",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "(npmts)"
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/pushrocks/taskbuffer#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "beautylog": "^4.1.6",
+    "beautylog": "^5.0.0",
+    "lodash": "^4.12.0",
     "projectinfo": "1.0.1",
     "q": "^1.4.1",
     "rx": "^4.1.0"

test/test.d.ts

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-declare var taskbuffer: any;
-declare var classes: any;
-declare var should: any;

test/test.ts

@@ -1,25 +1,83 @@
 /// <reference path="../ts/typings/main.d.ts" />
-var taskbuffer = require("../dist/index");
+import taskbuffer = require("../dist/index");
-var classes = require("../dist/taskbuffer.classes");
+let should = require("should");
-var should = require("should");
+let plugins = {
-describe("taskbuffer",function(){
+    q: require("q")
-    describe(".task()",function(){
+}
-        var testTask;
+
-        it("should return a new task to var testTask",function(){
+// setup some testData to work with
-            testTask = taskbuffer.task();
+let testTask:taskbuffer.Task;
+let testTaskFunction = function(){
+    let done = plugins.q.defer();
+    console.log("main function executed!")
+    done.resolve();
+    return done.promise;
+}
+let testPreTask = new taskbuffer.Task({
+    taskFunction:function(){
+        console.log("preTask executed");
+    },
+    preTask:testTask
 });
 
-        it("testTask should be instance of Task",function(){
+describe("taskbuffer",function(){
-            testTask.should.be.instanceof(classes.Task);
+    describe(".Task",function(){
+        it("new Task() should return a new task",function(){
+            testTask = new taskbuffer.Task({taskFunction:testTaskFunction,preTask:testPreTask});
+        });
+        it("testTask should be and instance of Task",function(){
+            testTask.should.be.instanceof(taskbuffer.Task);
         });
         it("testTask.idle is true",function(){
             if (!testTask.idle){
                 throw new Error("testTask.idle is not true");
             }
+            
         });
         it("testTask.running is type boolean and initially false",function(){
             testTask.running.should.be.type("boolean");
             testTask.running.should.be.false();
         });
+        it("testTask.trigger() should return Promise",function(){
+            testTask.trigger().should.be.Promise();
+        });
+        it("testTask.trigger() returned Promise should be fullfilled",function(done){
+            testTask.trigger()
+                .then(done);
+        });
+        it("should run a task without pre and afterTask",function(done){
+            let localTestTask = new taskbuffer.Task({taskFunction:testTaskFunction});
+            localTestTask.trigger().then(done);
+        });
+    });
+    describe("Taskchain",function(){
+        let testTaskchain;
+        let testTaskArray = [
+            new taskbuffer.Task({
+                name:"task1",
+                taskFunction:function(){
+                    let done = plugins.q.defer();
+                    setTimeout(done.resolve,2000);
+                    return done.promise;
+                }
+            }),
+            new taskbuffer.Task({
+                name:"task2",
+                taskFunction: function(){
+                    let done = plugins.q.defer();
+                    setTimeout(done.resolve,2000);
+                    return done.promise;
+                }
+            }),
+        ];
+        it("should run tasks in sequence",function(done){
+            this.timeout(5000);
+            testTaskchain = new taskbuffer.Taskchain({
+                name:"Taskchain1",
+                taskArray:testTaskArray
+            });
+            testTaskchain.trigger().then(done);
+            
+        });
     });
 });

ts/index.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 /// <reference path="./typings/main.d.ts" />
-export * from "./taskbuffer.classes";
+export {Task} from "./taskbuffer.classes.task";
+export {Taskchain} from "./taskbuffer.classes.taskchain";
+export {Taskparallel} from "./taskbuffer.classes.taskparallel";
+export {Taskspace} from "./taskbuffer.classes.taskspace";
 
 // import for naming only
 import "./taskbuffer.classes.helpers"

ts/taskbuffer.classes.helpers.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /// <reference path="./typings/main.d.ts" />
 import plugins = require("./taskbuffer.plugins");
-import {Task} from "./taskbuffer.classes"
+import {Task} from "./taskbuffer.classes.task";
 
 export let emptyTaskFunction = function(){
     let done = plugins.Q.defer();
@@ -20,12 +20,20 @@ export let isTask = function(taskArg):boolean{
 };
 
 
-export let isTaskTouched = (task:Task, touchedTasksArray:Task[]):boolean => {
+export let isTaskTouched = (taskArg:Task, touchedTasksArray:Task[]):boolean => {
-    return false;
+    let result = false;
+    for (let keyArg in touchedTasksArray){
+        if(taskArg === touchedTasksArray[keyArg]){
+            result = true;
+        }
+    }
+    return result;
 }
 
-export let runTask = function(taskArg:Task,optionsArg?:{touchedTasksArray:Task[]}){
+export let runTask = function(taskArg:Task,optionsArg:{touchedTasksArray:Task[]} = {touchedTasksArray:[]}){
     let done = plugins.Q.defer();
+    updateTaskStatus(taskArg,"running");
+    done.promise.then(function(){updateTaskStatus(taskArg,"idle")})
     let localDeferred = plugins.Q.defer();
     let touchedTasksArray:Task[];
     if(optionsArg.touchedTasksArray){
@@ -39,7 +47,7 @@ export let runTask = function(taskArg:Task,optionsArg?:{touchedTasksArray:Task[]
             if(taskArg.preTask && !isTaskTouched(taskArg.preTask,touchedTasksArray)){
                 return runTask(taskArg.preTask,{touchedTasksArray:touchedTasksArray})
             } else {
-                let done2 = plugins.Q.resolve();
+                let done2 = plugins.Q.defer();
                 done2.resolve();
                 return done2.promise;
             }
@@ -51,18 +59,39 @@ export let runTask = function(taskArg:Task,optionsArg?:{touchedTasksArray:Task[]
             if(taskArg.afterTask && !isTaskTouched(taskArg.afterTask,touchedTasksArray)){
                 return runTask(taskArg.afterTask,{touchedTasksArray:touchedTasksArray})
             } else {
-                let done2 = plugins.Q.resolve();
+                let done2 = plugins.Q.defer();
                 done2.resolve();
                 return done2.promise;
             }
         })
         .then(() => {
             done.resolve();
-        })
+        });
-        
+    localDeferred.resolve();
     return done.promise;
 };
 
 export let runBufferedTask = (taskArg:Task) => {
-    
+    let recursiveBufferRunner = () => {
+        if(taskArg.bufferCounter > 0){
+            taskArg.bufferCounter--;
+            runTask(taskArg)
+                .then(recursiveBufferRunner);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+export let updateTaskStatus = (taskArg,statusArg:string) => {
+    switch (statusArg) {
+        case "running":
+            taskArg.running = true;
+            taskArg.idle = false;
+            break;
+        case "idle":
+            taskArg.running = false;
+            taskArg.idle = true;
+            break;
+        default:
+            throw new Error("status not recognised");
+    }
 }

ts/taskbuffer.classes.task.ts

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 import * as plugins from "./taskbuffer.plugins"
 import * as helpers from "./taskbuffer.classes.helpers"
 
-
 export class Task {
+    name:string;
     task:any;
-    idle:boolean;
     running:boolean;
+    idle:boolean;
     buffered:boolean;
     bufferCounter:number;
     bufferMax:number;
@@ -15,22 +15,37 @@ export class Task {
     preTask:Task;
     afterTask:Task;
 
-    constructor(optionsArg:{taskFunction:any,preTask?:Task,afterTask?:Task, buffered?:boolean, bufferMax?:number}){
+    constructor(optionsArg:{
+        taskFunction:any,
+        preTask?:Task,
+        afterTask?:Task,
+        buffered?:boolean,
+        bufferMax?:number,
+        name?:string
+    }){
         if (!optionsArg){optionsArg = {taskFunction:function(){}}}
         var options = optionsArg;
         this.task = optionsArg.taskFunction;
         this.preTask = options.preTask;
         this.afterTask = options.afterTask;
-        this.idle = true;
         this.running = false;
+        this.idle = true;
         this.buffered = options.buffered;
         this.bufferMax = options.bufferMax;
+        this.name = options.name;
     }
     
     trigger(){
         let done = plugins.Q.defer();
-        if(this.buffered) {this.triggerBuffered()}
+        if(this.buffered) {
-        else{this.triggerUnBuffered()};
+            this.triggerBuffered()
+                .then(done.resolve);
+        }
+        else {
+            this.triggerUnBuffered()
+                .then(done.resolve);
+        };
+        return done.promise;
     };
     triggerUnBuffered(){
         return helpers.runTask(this);
@@ -51,7 +66,7 @@ export class Task {
         if (stateArg == "locked"){
             this._state = "locked";
         } else {
-            plugins.beautylog.error("state type" );
+            plugins.beautylog.error("state type " + stateArg.blue + " could not be set");
         }
     }
 }

ts/taskbuffer.classes.taskchain.ts

@@ -1,26 +1,48 @@
 /// <reference path="./typings/main.d.ts" />
 import * as plugins from "./taskbuffer.plugins";
-import {Task} from "./taskbuffer.classes";
+import {Task} from "./taskbuffer.classes.task";
 import helpers = require("./taskbuffer.classes.helpers");
 
 export class Taskchain extends Task {
     taskArray:Task[];
-    
+    private _oraObject:plugins.beautylog.Ora;
-    constructor(taskArrayArg:Task[]|Task){
+    constructor(optionsArg:{
-        super({
+        name?:string,
+        log?:boolean,
+        taskArray:Task[]
+    }){
+        let options = plugins.lodash.assign(
+            {
+                name:"unnamed Taskchain",
+                log:false
+            },
+            optionsArg,
+            {
                 taskFunction: () => { // this is the function that gets executed when TaskChain is triggered
-                if(this.taskArray.length = 0) return; //make sure there is actually a Task available to execute
+                    let done = plugins.Q.defer(); // this is the starting Deferred object 
-                let startDeferred = plugins.Q.defer(); // this is the starting Deferred object 
+                    let taskCounter = 0;
-                let promisePointer = startDeferred.promise;
+                    let iterateTasks = () => {
-                for(let keyArg in this.taskArray){
+                        if(typeof this.taskArray[taskCounter] != "undefined"){
-                    promisePointer.then(function(){
+                            this._oraObject.text(this.name + " running: Task" + this.taskArray[taskCounter].name);
-                        promisePointer = this.taskArray[keyArg].trigger();
+                            this.taskArray[taskCounter].trigger()
-                        return promisePointer;
+                                .then(()=>{
-                    })
+                                    this._oraObject.log(this.taskArray[taskCounter].name,"ok");
-                };
+                                    taskCounter++;
-                startDeferred.resolve();
+                                    iterateTasks();
-            }
                                 });     
+                        } else {
+                            this._oraObject.endOk("Taskchain \"" + this.name +  "\" completed successfully");
+                            done.resolve();
+                        }
+                    };
+                    iterateTasks();
+                    return done.promise;
+                }
+            }
+        );
+        super(options);
+        this.taskArray = optionsArg.taskArray;
+        this._oraObject = new plugins.beautylog.Ora("Taskchain idle","blue");
     }
     addTask(taskArg:Task){
         this.taskArray.push(taskArg);
@@ -31,10 +53,8 @@ export class Taskchain extends Task {
     shiftTask(){
         
     };
+    trigger(){
+        this._oraObject.start(this.name + " running...");
+        return helpers.runTask(this);
+    }
 };
-
-let myTask = new Taskchain(
-    new Task({
-        taskFunction:function(){}
-    })
-);

ts/taskbuffer.classes.taskparallel.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/// <reference path="./typings/main.d.ts" />
+import * as plugins from "./taskbuffer.plugins"
+import * as helpers from "./taskbuffer.classes.helpers"
+import {Task} from "./taskbuffer.classes.task"
+
+export class Taskparallel extends Task {
+    taskArray:Task[];
+    constructor(optionsArg:{
+        taskArray:Task[]
+    }){
+        let options = plugins.lodash.assign(
+            optionsArg,
+            {
+                taskFunction:() => {
+                    let done = plugins.Q.defer();
+                    let promiseArray; // stores promises of all tasks, since they run in parallel
+                    this.taskArray.forEach(function(taskArg:Task){
+                        promiseArray.push(taskArg.trigger());
+                    })
+                    plugins.Q.all(promiseArray)
+                        .then(done.resolve);
+                    return done.promise;
+                }
+            }
+        )
+        super(options);
+    }
+}
+

ts/taskbuffer.classes.taskspace.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/// <reference path="./typings/main.d.ts" />
+import * as plugins from "./taskbuffer.plugins"
+import * as helpers from "./taskbuffer.classes.helpers"
+
+export class Taskspace {
+    
+}

ts/taskbuffer.classes.ts

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-export * from "./taskbuffer.classes.task"
-export * from "./taskbuffer.classes.taskchain"

ts/taskbuffer.plugins.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /// <reference path="./typings/main.d.ts" />
-var plugins = {
+export import beautylog = require("beautylog");
-    beautylog: require("beautylog"),
+export let Q = require("q");
-    Q: require("q")
+export let lodash= require("lodash");
-};
-export = plugins;

ts/typings.json

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "ambientDependencies": {
-    "node": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/node/node.d.ts",
+    "colors": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/colors/colors.d.ts",
     "mocha": "github:Bartvds/tsd-deftools/typings/DefinitelyTyped/mocha/mocha.d.ts",
-    "colors": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/colors/colors.d.ts"
+    "node": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/node/node.d.ts",
+    "should": "registry:dt/should#8.1.1+20160316155526"
   }
 }