foreach.js 2.12 KB
/*!
 * Sync/Async forEach
 * https://github.com/cowboy/javascript-sync-async-foreach
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2012 "Cowboy" Ben Alman
 * Licensed under the MIT license.
 * http://benalman.com/about/license/
 */

(function(exports) {

  // Iterate synchronously or asynchronously.
  exports.forEach = function(arr, eachFn, doneFn) {
    var i = -1;
    // Resolve array length to a valid (ToUint32) number.
    var len = arr.length >>> 0;

    // This IIFE is called once now, and then again, by name, for each loop
    // iteration.
    (function next(result) {
      // This flag will be set to true if `this.async` is called inside the
      // eachFn` callback.
      var async;
      // Was false returned from the `eachFn` callback or passed to the
      // `this.async` done function?
      var abort = result === false;

      // Increment counter variable and skip any indices that don't exist. This
      // allows sparse arrays to be iterated.
      do { ++i; } while (!(i in arr) && i !== len);

      // Exit if result passed to `this.async` done function or returned from
      // the `eachFn` callback was false, or when done iterating.
      if (abort || i === len) {
        // If a `doneFn` callback was specified, invoke that now. Pass in a
        // boolean value representing "not aborted" state along with the array.
        if (doneFn) {
          doneFn(!abort, arr);
        }
        return;
      }

      // Invoke the `eachFn` callback, setting `this` inside the callback to a
      // custom object that contains one method, and passing in the array item,
      // index, and the array.
      result = eachFn.call({
        // If `this.async` is called inside the `eachFn` callback, set the async
        // flag and return a function that can be used to continue iterating.
        async: function() {
          async = true;
          return next;
        }
      }, arr[i], i, arr);

      // If the async flag wasn't set, continue by calling `next` synchronously,
      // passing in the result of the `eachFn` callback.
      if (!async) {
        next(result);
      }
    }());
  };

}(typeof exports === "object" && exports || this));