Consumption, cancellation, and safe transforms

A ReadableStream has one active reader. Decide which layer owns reading and cancellation before handing a stream to a UI or another transform.

Async iteration

isReadableStreamAsyncIterableSupported is a boolean captured at module evaluation. When the global exists but native async iteration does not, the package installs a prototype method that returns new ReadableStreamAsyncIterable<T>(stream). Native iterators are left untouched and retain their platform semantics.

ReadableStreamAsyncIterable<T> member	Contract
Constructor (stream)	Immediately calls getReader() and locks the stream; an existing lock throws.
locked	Wrapper's ownership flag, initially true.
next()	Returns Promise<IteratorResult<T>>; releases lock on EOF or read failure; read failures rethrow.
return()	Cancels the reader, logs cancellation failure at debug level, releases lock, returns done. Used by break in for-await.
releaseLock(): boolean	Releases once and returns success; false after release or if release throws (logged at debug level). Does not cancel.
throw(error)	Logs and releases lock, returns done; does not rethrow or cancel.
[Symbol.asyncIterator]()	Returns the same wrapper; it is not a reusable independent reader factory.

Use return() for intentional early termination. Releasing a lock alone leaves the source active. After consuming a response body, neither reader release nor cancellation makes the body reusable. For a manually acquired reader, cancel on early exit and release in finally. See Fetcher cancellation for the network controller and the header-only timeout boundary.

SafeTransformer

SafeTransformer<I, O> implements native Transformer<I, O>. Subclasses implement protected onTransform(chunk, controller): void | Promise<void> and may override onFlush(controller) and onError(error, phase). TransformerPhase is 'transform' | 'flush'.

transform ignores later chunks after termination. It catches the hook's error, marks terminated, invokes the guarded error hook, and calls safeError so readers observe failure. flush catches similarly and marks terminated in finally. Errors thrown by onError are suppressed so they cannot replace the original failure. Protected enqueue and terminate return booleans; terminate marks state before operating on the controller.

Controller helpers

StreamController<T> is ReadableStreamDefaultController<T> | TransformStreamDefaultController<T>. safeEnqueue(controller, chunk), safeError(controller, reason), and safeTerminate(transformController) return true on success, false when the controller operation throws a native TypeError (including matching cross-realm native TypeErrors). Other errors propagate. These helpers do not validate payloads or swallow arbitrary exceptions just because their name says TypeError.

Construct a fresh transformer for each pipeline: its buffered/terminated state belongs to that stream. Pipe cancellation follows native Web Streams behavior; no retry, buffering limit option, or reconnection policy is introduced here.

Complete example

import {
  ReadableStreamAsyncIterable,
  SafeTransformer,
} from '@ahoo-wang/fetcher-eventstream';

let cancelled = false;
const source = new ReadableStream<number>({
  start(controller) {
    controller.enqueue(1);
  },
  cancel() {
    cancelled = true;
  },
});
const iterator = new ReadableStreamAsyncIterable(source);
for await (const value of iterator) {
  console.assert(value === 1);
  break;
}
console.assert(cancelled && !source.locked);

class Double extends SafeTransformer<number, number> {
  protected onTransform(
    value: number,
    controller: TransformStreamDefaultController<number>,
  ) {
    this.enqueue(controller, value * 2);
  }
}
const transform = new TransformStream(new Double());
void transform;

Public symbols and source

Symbol	Implementation
ReadableStreamAsyncIterable	readableStreamAsyncIterable.ts:54
isReadableStreamAsyncIterableSupported	readableStreams.ts:37
TransformerPhase	safeTransformer.ts:19
SafeTransformer	safeTransformer.ts:44
StreamController	streamController.ts:24
safeTerminate	streamController.ts:87
safeEnqueue	streamController.ts:105
safeError	streamController.ts:125

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