<A>(self: Subscription<A>): Effect.Effect<number>Returns the number of messages currently available in the subscription as an
Effect.
When to use
Use when checking a subscription from effectful code and shutdown should interrupt the effect.
Details
The count includes replay-buffered messages. If the subscription has been shut down, the effect interrupts.
Example (Checking remaining messages)
import { Effect, PubSub } from "effect"
const program = Effect.gen(function*() {
const pubsub = yield* PubSub.bounded<string>(10)
yield* Effect.scoped(Effect.gen(function*() {
const subscription = yield* PubSub.subscribe(pubsub)
// Publish some messages
yield* PubSub.publishAll(pubsub, ["msg1", "msg2", "msg3"])
// Check how many messages are available
const count = yield* PubSub.remaining(subscription)
console.log("Messages available:", count) // 3
// Take one message
yield* PubSub.take(subscription)
const remaining = yield* PubSub.remaining(subscription)
console.log("Messages remaining:", remaining) // 2
}))
})export const const remaining: <A>(
self: Subscription<A>
) => Effect.Effect<number>
Returns the number of messages currently available in the subscription as an
Effect.
When to use
Use when checking a subscription from effectful code and shutdown should
interrupt the effect.
Details
The count includes replay-buffered messages. If the subscription has been
shut down, the effect interrupts.
Example (Checking remaining messages)
import { Effect, PubSub } from "effect"
const program = Effect.gen(function*() {
const pubsub = yield* PubSub.bounded<string>(10)
yield* Effect.scoped(Effect.gen(function*() {
const subscription = yield* PubSub.subscribe(pubsub)
// Publish some messages
yield* PubSub.publishAll(pubsub, ["msg1", "msg2", "msg3"])
// Check how many messages are available
const count = yield* PubSub.remaining(subscription)
console.log("Messages available:", count) // 3
// Take one message
yield* PubSub.take(subscription)
const remaining = yield* PubSub.remaining(subscription)
console.log("Messages remaining:", remaining) // 2
}))
})
remaining = <function (type parameter) A in <A>(self: Subscription<A>): Effect.Effect<number>A>(self: Subscription<A>(parameter) self: {
pubsub: PubSub.Atomic<any>;
subscribers: PubSub.Subscribers<any>;
subscription: PubSub.BackingSubscription<A>;
pollers: MutableList.MutableList<Deferred.Deferred<any>>;
shutdownHook: Latch.Latch;
shutdownFlag: MutableRef.MutableRef<boolean>;
strategy: PubSub.Strategy<any>;
replayWindow: PubSub.ReplayWindow<A>;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
}
interface Subscription<out A>A subscription represents a consumer's connection to a PubSub, allowing them to take messages.
Example (Taking messages from a subscription)
import { Effect, PubSub } from "effect"
const program = Effect.gen(function*() {
const pubsub = yield* PubSub.bounded<string>(10)
// Subscribe within a scope for automatic cleanup
yield* Effect.scoped(Effect.gen(function*() {
const subscription: PubSub.Subscription<string> = yield* PubSub.subscribe(
pubsub
)
yield* PubSub.publishAll(pubsub, ["msg1", "msg2", "msg3"])
// Take individual messages
const message = yield* PubSub.take(subscription)
console.log(message) // "msg1"
// Take multiple messages
const messages = yield* PubSub.takeUpTo(subscription, 1)
console.log(messages) // ["msg2"]
const allMessages = yield* PubSub.takeAll(subscription)
console.log(allMessages) // ["msg3"]
}))
})
Subscription<function (type parameter) A in <A>(self: Subscription<A>): Effect.Effect<number>A>): import EffectEffect.interface Effect<out A, out E = never, out R = never>The Effect interface defines a value that lazily describes a workflow or
job. The workflow requires some context R, and may fail with an error of
type E, or succeed with a value of type A.
When to use
Use when you need to represent a lazy, composable workflow that can require
services, fail with a typed error, or succeed with a typed value.
Details
Effect values model resourceful interaction with the outside world,
including synchronous, asynchronous, concurrent, and parallel interaction.
They use a fiber-based concurrency model, with built-in support for
scheduling, fine-grained interruption, structured concurrency, and high
scalability.
To run an Effect value, you need a Runtime, which is a type that is
capable of executing Effect values.
Effect<number> =>
import EffectEffect.const suspend: <A, E, R>(
effect: LazyArg<Effect<A, E, R>>
) => Effect<A, E, R>
Creates an Effect lazily, delaying construction until it is needed.
When to use
Use when you need to defer the evaluation of an effect until it is required.
Details
suspend takes a thunk that represents an effect and delays creating it
until the suspended effect is evaluated. This is useful for optimizing
expensive computations, managing circular dependencies such as recursive
functions, and helping TypeScript unify return types when branches construct
different effects. Any side effects or scoped captures inside the thunk are
re-executed on each invocation.
Example (Lazily evaluating side effects)
import { Effect } from "effect"
let i = 0
const bad = Effect.succeed(i++)
const good = Effect.suspend(() => Effect.succeed(i++))
console.log(Effect.runSync(bad)) // Output: 0
console.log(Effect.runSync(bad)) // Output: 0
console.log(Effect.runSync(good)) // Output: 1
console.log(Effect.runSync(good)) // Output: 2
Example (Suspending recursive Fibonacci evaluation)
import { Effect } from "effect"
const blowsUp = (n: number): Effect.Effect<number> =>
n < 2
? Effect.succeed(1)
: Effect.zipWith(blowsUp(n - 1), blowsUp(n - 2), (a, b) => a + b)
// console.log(Effect.runSync(blowsUp(32)))
// crash: JavaScript heap out of memory
const allGood = (n: number): Effect.Effect<number> =>
n < 2
? Effect.succeed(1)
: Effect.zipWith(
Effect.suspend(() => allGood(n - 1)),
Effect.suspend(() => allGood(n - 2)),
(a, b) => a + b
)
console.log(Effect.runSync(allGood(32)))
// Output: 3524578
Example (Helping TypeScript infer recursive effect types)
import { Effect } from "effect"
// Without suspend, TypeScript may struggle with type inference.
// Inferred type:
// (a: number, b: number) =>
// Effect<never, Error, never> | Effect<number, never, never>
const withoutSuspend = (a: number, b: number) =>
b === 0
? Effect.fail(new Error("Cannot divide by zero"))
: Effect.succeed(a / b)
// Using suspend to unify return types.
// Inferred type:
// (a: number, b: number) => Effect<number, Error, never>
const withSuspend = (a: number, b: number) =>
Effect.suspend(() =>
b === 0
? Effect.fail(new Error("Cannot divide by zero"))
: Effect.succeed(a / b)
)
suspend(() =>
self: Subscription<A>(parameter) self: {
pubsub: PubSub.Atomic<any>;
subscribers: PubSub.Subscribers<any>;
subscription: PubSub.BackingSubscription<A>;
pollers: MutableList.MutableList<Deferred.Deferred<any>>;
shutdownHook: Latch.Latch;
shutdownFlag: MutableRef.MutableRef<boolean>;
strategy: PubSub.Strategy<any>;
replayWindow: PubSub.ReplayWindow<A>;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
}
Subscription<out A>.shutdownFlag: MutableRef.MutableRef<boolean>(property) Subscription<out A>.shutdownFlag: {
current: T;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
toString: () => string;
toJSON: () => unknown;
}
MutableRef<boolean>.current: booleancurrent
? import EffectEffect.const interrupt: Effect<never>const interrupt: {
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
toString: () => string;
toJSON: () => unknown;
}
Returns an effect that is immediately interrupted.
Example (Creating an interrupted effect)
import { Effect } from "effect"
const program = Effect.gen(function*() {
return yield* Effect.interrupt
yield* Effect.succeed("This won't execute and is unreachable")
})
Effect.runPromise(program).catch(console.error)
// Throws: InterruptedException
interrupt
: import EffectEffect.const succeed: <A>(value: A) => Effect<A>Creates an Effect that always succeeds with a given value.
When to use
Use when an effect should complete successfully with a specific value without any errors
or external dependencies.
Example (Creating a successful effect)
import { Effect } from "effect"
// Creating an effect that represents a successful scenario
//
// ┌─── Effect<number, never, never>
// ▼
const success = Effect.succeed(42)
succeed(self: Subscription<A>(parameter) self: {
pubsub: PubSub.Atomic<any>;
subscribers: PubSub.Subscribers<any>;
subscription: PubSub.BackingSubscription<A>;
pollers: MutableList.MutableList<Deferred.Deferred<any>>;
shutdownHook: Latch.Latch;
shutdownFlag: MutableRef.MutableRef<boolean>;
strategy: PubSub.Strategy<any>;
replayWindow: PubSub.ReplayWindow<A>;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
}
Subscription<A>.subscription: PubSub.BackingSubscription<A>(property) Subscription<A>.subscription: {
isEmpty: () => boolean;
size: () => number;
poll: () => typeof MutableList.Empty | A;
pollUpTo: (n: number) => Array<A>;
unsubscribe: () => void;
}
PubSub<in out A>.BackingSubscription<A>.size(): numbersize() + self: Subscription<A>(parameter) self: {
pubsub: PubSub.Atomic<any>;
subscribers: PubSub.Subscribers<any>;
subscription: PubSub.BackingSubscription<A>;
pollers: MutableList.MutableList<Deferred.Deferred<any>>;
shutdownHook: Latch.Latch;
shutdownFlag: MutableRef.MutableRef<boolean>;
strategy: PubSub.Strategy<any>;
replayWindow: PubSub.ReplayWindow<A>;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
}
Subscription<A>.replayWindow: PubSub.ReplayWindow<A>(property) Subscription<A>.replayWindow: {
take: () => A | undefined;
takeN: (n: number) => Array<A>;
takeAll: () => Array<A>;
remaining: number;
}
PubSub<in out A>.ReplayWindow<A>.remaining: numberremaining)
)