I have a function that could be used in CLI or web application, that being said, there is a little difference in the process; for example: if I'm using this function for CLI it'll use a text progress bar, but that doesn't make sense if I'm using this function for a web application.
The function is basically a loop; so what i'm looking for is a way to make this function flexible by making it possible to pass code as an argument so that it'll be executed at the end of each loop cycle. So if I'm using this function in CLI; i'll pass a progress incremental function to advance the progress bar, and so on.
My current solution is to pass a progress bar object instance, which I think isn't a proper solution; because it doesn't seem flexible for the long run.
A demonstration example of what I'm already doing:
function myFunction($progressBar = null)
{
for($i = 0; $i......)
{
//Do stuff
....
//finally...
if(!empty($progressBar))
$progressBar->advance();
}
}
So, if I want to add another function at the end of the loop, I'll have to pass it as an argument and call it manually later; but as I said, it just doesn't seem right.
I'm thinking of using a callback function(an anonymous function being passed to myFunction) But what is a proper way of doing that; should I just make each callback function as an individual argument? or, to make it even more flexible, should I be grouping all callback functions in an array(if that's possible).
Yes, you can use callbacks for this.
function myFunction($progressBar = null, callable $callback = null)
{
for($i = 0; $i......)
{
//Do stuff
....
//finally...
if(!empty($progressBar))
$progressBar->advance();
}
if ($callback){ //Execute the callback if it is passed as a parameter
$callback();
}
}
Also, you can specify parameters for an anonymous function:
Example: you want to echo something at some point.
myFunction($progressBar) ; //No need yet
myFunction($progressBar, function($result){ echo $result ; }) ; //Now you want to execute it
So, handle it in an appropriate way:
if ($callback){ //Execute the callback if it is passed as a parameter
$callback("All is fine"); //Execute the callback and pass a parameter
}
Array of callbacks also may be useful in this case like:
$callbacks = array(
"onStart" => function(){ echo "started" ; },
"onEnd" => function(){ echo "ended" ; }
) ;
function myFunc($progressBar = null, $callbacks){
if (isset($callbacks["onStart"]) && is_callable($callbacks["onStart"])){
$callbacks["onStart"]() ;//Execute on start.
}
//Execute your code
if (isset($callbacks["onEnd"]) && is_callable($callbacks["onEnd"])){
$callbacks["onEnd"]() ;//Execute on end.
}
}
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I am sending a value via MyRepository.myConflatedChannel.offer(myvalue).
I then expect to receive it in collect { } or onEach { } blocks in my ViewModel. However, neither function is invoked. It is as if nothing is passed down the ConflatedBroadcastChannel.
Has anybody seen a similar problem?
Make sure you properly work with receiving values.
If you use the ConflatedBroadcastChannel, you can use either OpenSubscription to get a ReceiveChannel or you can represent it as flow (with asFlow).
Note that consume and consumeEach are terminal, they perform an action and then cancel the channel after the execution of the block. See this.
First case:
val receivingChannel = MyRepository.myConflatedChannel.openSubscription()
// then you can consume values using for example a for loop, e.g.:
launch {
for (value in receivingChannel) {
// do something
}
}
Second case:
val receivingFlow = MyRepository.myConflatedChannel.asFlow()
launch {
receivingFlow.collect {
// do something
}
}
I have below code to create column:
DTColumnBuilder.newColumn(null).withTitle('Validation').renderWith(validationRenderer)
and render function:
function validationRenderer(data, type, full, meta) {
.......
}
Now, I want to pass custom parameters to validationRenderer so that I can access it inside the function, like below:
DTColumnBuilder.newColumn(null).withTitle('Validation').renderWith(validationRenderer('abc'))
function validationRenderer(data, type, full, meta, additionalParam) {
// do something with additionalParam
}
I could not find it in the documentation but there must be something to pass additional parameters in meta as per the reference from here
Yes, you can. Or, better, you technically can, but you may use a clever workaround to handle your issue.
I had this issue today, and found a pretty sad (but working) solution.
Basically, the big problem is that the render function is a parameter passed to the datatable handler, which is (of course) isolated.
In my case, to make a pratical example, I had to add several dynamic buttons, each with a different action, to a dynamic datatable.
Apparently, there was no solution, until I thought the following: the problem seems to be that the renderer function scope is somewhat isolated and unaccessible. However, since the "return" of the function is called only when the datatable effectively renders the field, you may wrap the render function in a custom self-invoking-anonymous-function, providing arguments there to use them once the cell is being rendered.
Here is what I did with my practical example, considering the following points:
The goal was to pass the ID field of each row to several different custom functions, so the problem was passing the ID of the button to call when the button is effectively clicked (since you can't get any external reference of it when it is rendered).
I'm using a custom class, which is the following:
hxDatatableDynamicButton = function(label, onClick, classNames) {
this.label = label;
this.onClick = onClick;
this.classNames = this.classNames || 'col5p text-center';
}
Basically, it just creates an instance that I'm later using.
In this case, consider having an array of 2 different instances of these, one having a "test" label, and the other one having a "test2" label.
I'm injecting these instances through a for loop, hence I need to pass the "i" to my datatable to know which of the buttons is being pressed.
Since the code is actually quite big (the codebase is huge), here is the relevant snippet that you need to accomplish the trick:
scope.datatableAdditionalActionButtons.reverse();
scope._abstractDynamicClick = function(id, localReferenceID) {
scope.datatableAdditionalActionButtons[localReferenceID].onClick.call(null, id);
};
for (var i = 0; i < scope.datatableAdditionalActionButtons.length; i++) {
var _localReference = scope.datatableAdditionalActionButtons[i];
var hax = (function(i){
var _tmp = function (data, type, full, meta) {
var _label = scope.datatableAdditionalActionButtons[i].label;
return '<button class="btn btn-default" ng-click="_abstractDynamicClick('+full.id+', '+i+')">'+_label+'</button>';
}
return _tmp;
})(i);
dtColumns.unshift(DTColumnBuilder.newColumn(null).notSortable().renderWith(hax).withClass(_localReference.classNames));
}
So, where is the trick? the trick is entirely in the hax function, and here is why it works: instead of passing the regular renderWith function prototype, we are using a "custom" render, which has the same arguments (hence same parameters) as the default one. However, it is isolated in a self invoking anonymous function, which allows us to arbitrarely inject a parameter inside it and, so, allows us to distinguish, when rendering, which "i" it effectively is, since the isolated scope of the function is never lost in this case.
Basically, the output is as follow:
And the inspection actually shows that elements are effectively rendered differently, hence each "i" is being rendered properly, while it wouldn't have if the function wouldn't have been wrapped in a self invoking anonymous function:
So, basically, in your case, you would do something like this:
var _myValidator = (function(myAbcParam){
var _validate = function (data, type, full, meta) {
console.log("additional param is: ", myAbcParam); // logs "abc"
return '<button id="'+myAbcParam+'">Hello!</button>'; // <-- renders id ="abc"
}
return _validate ;
})('abc');
DTColumnBuilder.newColumn(null).withTitle('Validation').renderWith(_myValidator);
// <-- note that _myValidator is passed instead of "_myValidator()", since it is already executed and already returns a function.
I know this is not exactly the answer someone may be expecting, but if you need to accomplish something that complex in datatable it really looks like the only possible way to do this is using a self invoking anonymous function.
Hope this helps someone who is still having issues with this.
I see the following code in Perl 6:
await do for #files -> $file {
start {
#do something ... }
}
which runs in async mode.
Why does the above code need do? What is the purpose of do in Perl 6? Could someone please explain the above code in detail?
Also is there are an option to write something like this:
for #files -> $file {
start {
#do something ... }
}
and await after the code for the promises to be fulfilled?
The purpose of do
The for keyword can be used in two different ways:
1) As a stand-alone block statement:
for 1..5 { say $_ }
2) As a statement modifier appended to the end of a statement:
say $_ for 1..5;
When the bare for keyword is encountered in the middle of a larger statement, it is interpreted as that second form.
If you want to use the block form inside a larger statement (e.g. as the argument to the await function), you have to prefix it with do to tell the parser that you're starting a block statement here, and want its return value.
More generally, do makes sure that what follows it is parsed using the same rules it would be parsed as if it were its own statement, and causes it to provide a return value. It thus allows us to use any statement as an expression inside a larger statement. do if, do while, etc. all work the same way.
Explanation of your code
The code you showed...
await do for #files -> $file {
start {
#do somthing ... }
}
...does the following:
It loops of over the array #files.
For each iteration, it uses the start keyword to schedule an asynchronous task, which presumably does something with the current element $file. (The $*SCHEDULER variable decides how the task is actually started; by default it uses a simple thread pool scheduler.)
Each invocation of start immediately returns a Promise that will be updated when the asynchronous task has completed.
The do for collects a sequence of all the return values of the loop body (i.e. the promises).
The await function accepts this sequence as its argument, and waits until all the promises have completed.
How to "await after the code"
Not entirely sure what you mean here.
If you want to remember the promises but not await them just jet, simply store them in an array:
my #promises = do for #files -> $file {
start {
#do something ... }
}
#other code ...
await #promises;
There is no convenience functionality for awaiting all scheduled/running tasks. You always have to keep track of the promises.
Lets say we have a function, and a caller to that function
function baz(){
myVar = null;
foo(myVar);
}
function foo(bar){
//do stuff
}
where should validation on the parameters happen?
It could be
function baz(){
myVar = null;
if(myVar != null){
foo(myVar);
}
}
or it could be
function foo(bar){
if(myVar == null) return null;
//do stuff
}
What is better? Or if it's situational, when should I use what?
Perhaps an extension of this would also be when should I do
myVar['key'] = myFunc();
function myFunc(){
return x;
}
vs
myFunc();
function myFunc(myVar){
myVar['key'] = x;
}
It very much depends. If you are implementing for speed, you may want to consider leavin the choice of validation to the user. If you are implementing for stability, you may want to validate as part of the function.
Imagine an array and the push() function validates. Now imagine using that function a a few hundred times per frame at 60 FPS in a game. That's an extra >6000 if calls per second. Thats a big enough number to matter.
Q (tldr;): How do I use the JavaScanner in android-lint to check if a particular function call with a specific string as a parameter has been surrounded by a try/catch block.
Details: I have completed the android-lint tutorials on the official site and have gone through the source of the existing lint-checks. However, I can't seem to grasp the workflow for this AST-based parsing of JavaScanner. What I'm trying to achieve is to catch a function that sets a specific property and surround it with a try/catch block. For example:
MyPropertySettings.set("SOME_PROPERTY", "SOME_VAL");
should not trigger the lint rule but:
MyPropertySettings.set("SOME_SENSITIVE_PROPERTY", "SOME_VAL");
should because it's not surrounded by a try/catch block with SetPropertyException. I don't want to introduce the try/catch to the function itself because it only throws the exception in extremely rare cases (and the internals of the function are based on some reflection mojo).
For this question, even a workflow/hint would be fine. If I can get the first few steps, I might be able to grasp it better.
Update:
After some more study, I have found that I need to set the set function above in getApplicableMethodNames() and then, somehow read the property of that function to decide if the check applies. That part should be easy.
Surrounding try/catch would be more difficult and I gather I would need to do some "flow analysis". How is the question now.
Well, along with the getApplicableMethodNames() method, you need to override the visitMethod() function. You will get the MethodInvocationNode. Just fetch the arguments passed in the invocation using the node.astArguments() function. This returns a list of arguments that you can iterate through using a StrictListAccessor. Check the arguments passed and if it matches your criterion, run a loop and keep calculating the parent node of the invocation node till a try node is found. If it is a try node, then you can get a list of catches using node.astCatches(). Scan the list and find the appropriate exception. If not found, then report.
You can code like this:
check if it is surrounded by try/catch:
#Override
public void visitMethod(JavaContext context, AstVisitor visitor, MethodInvocation node) {
// check the specified class that invoke the method
JavaParser.ResolvedMethod method = (JavaParser.ResolvedMethod) context.resolve(node);
JavaParser.ResolvedClass clzz = method.getContainingClass();
boolean isSubClass = false;
// sSupportSuperType = {"class name"};
for (int i = 0; i < sSupportSuperType.length; i++) {
if (clzz.isSubclassOf(sSupportSuperType[i], false)) {
isSubClass = true;
break;
}
}
if (!isSubClass) return;
// check if surrounded by try/catch
Node parent = node;
while (true) {
Try tryCatch = context.getParentOfType(parent, Try.class);
if (tryCatch == null) {
break;
} else {
for (Catch aCatch : tryCatch.astCatches()) {
TypeReference catchType = aCatch.astExceptionDeclaration().astTypeReference();
}
parent = tryCatch;
}
}
// get the arguments string
String str = node.astArguments().first().toString();
if (!str.startsWith("\"SOME_PROPERTY\"")) {
context.report(ISSUE, node, context.getLocation(node), "message");
}
}
before this you have to define the specific method by override:
#Override
public List<String> getApplicableMethodNames() {
return Collections.singletonList("set");
}