https://github.com/evelynhathaway/async-iterator-channel

⚠️📢 An observable-like experiment I made to learn async iterators
https://github.com/evelynhathaway/async-iterator-channel

asynciterable asynciterator do-not-use es2018 experiment

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⚠️📢 An observable-like experiment I made to learn async iterators

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/evelynhathaway/async-iterator-channel
• Owner: evelynhathaway
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-12-03T03:21:04.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-05-19T01:21:05.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-11T18:23:13.071Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: asynciterable, asynciterator, do-not-use, es2018, experiment
• Language: JavaScript
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• Size: 2.93 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Async Iterator Channel

![status: experimental](https://badgen.net/badge/status/experimental/yellow)

[![license](https://badgen.net/badge/license/MIT/blue)](/LICENSE)

An experiment I made to learn async iterators added in Node.js `v10.0.0`. It allows an implementer to create a channel consumers can subscribe to (like observables or events) and use `for await` syntax instead of callbacks.

Given that there are existing mature APIs and libraries that fit this use case, don't use this in your codebase. Instead, take a look at:

- [ES observables](https://github.com/tc39/proposal-observable)

- [RxJS observables](https://rxjs-dev.firebaseapp.com)

- [Node.js streams](https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html) which got [stable async interators](https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#stream_readable_symbol_asynciterator) in Node.js `v11.14.0`

- [Node.js EventEmmiters](https://nodejs.org/api/events.html)

- Or just use callbacks 😜