(interval: Duration.Input): Stream<void>Creates a stream that emits void immediately once, then emits another
void after each specified interval.
Example (Emitting ticks on an interval)
import { Console, Effect, Stream } from "effect"
const program = Effect.gen(function*() {
const ticks = yield* Stream.tick("200 millis").pipe(
Stream.take(3),
Stream.runCollect
)
yield* Console.log(ticks)
})
Effect.runPromise(program)
// Output: [ undefined, undefined, undefined ]export const const tick: (
interval: Duration.Input
) => Stream<void>
Creates a stream that emits void immediately once, then emits another
void after each specified interval.
Example (Emitting ticks on an interval)
import { Console, Effect, Stream } from "effect"
const program = Effect.gen(function*() {
const ticks = yield* Stream.tick("200 millis").pipe(
Stream.take(3),
Stream.runCollect
)
yield* Console.log(ticks)
})
Effect.runPromise(program)
// Output: [ undefined, undefined, undefined ]
tick = (interval: Duration.Inputinterval: import DurationDuration.type Input =
| number
| bigint
| Duration.Duration
| readonly [seconds: number, nanos: number]
| `${number} nano`
| `${number} nanos`
| `${number} micro`
| `${number} micros`
| `${number} milli`
| `${number} millis`
| `${number} second`
| `${number} seconds`
| `${number} minute`
| `${number} minutes`
| `${number} hour`
| `${number} hours`
| `${number} day`
| `${number} days`
| `${number} week`
| `${number} weeks`
| "Infinity"
| "-Infinity"
| Duration.DurationObject
Valid input types that can be converted to a Duration.
When to use
Use when an API should accept any value that Effect can convert into a
Duration, including existing durations, millisecond numbers, nanosecond
bigints, high-resolution tuples, duration strings, infinity strings, or
duration objects.
Details
String inputs accept values like "10 seconds", "500 millis",
"Infinity", and "-Infinity". Finite fractional values that are
normalized to nanoseconds are rounded to the nearest nanosecond, with ties
away from zero.
Input): interface Stream<out A, out E = never, out R = never>A Stream<A, E, R> describes a program that can emit many A values, fail
with E, and require R.
Details
Streams are pull-based with backpressure and emit chunks to amortize effect
evaluation. They support monadic composition and error handling similar to
Effect, adapted for multiple values.
Example (Creating and consuming streams)
import { Console, Effect, Stream } from "effect"
const program = Effect.gen(function*() {
yield* Stream.make(1, 2, 3).pipe(
Stream.map((n) => n * 2),
Stream.runForEach((n) => Console.log(n))
)
})
Effect.runPromise(program)
// Output:
// 2
// 4
// 6
Stream<void> =>
const fromPull: <A, E, R, EX, RX>(
pull: Effect.Effect<
Pull.Pull<
Arr.NonEmptyReadonlyArray<A>,
E,
void,
R
>,
EX,
RX
>
) => Stream<A, Pull.ExcludeDone<E> | EX, R | RX>
Creates a stream from a pull effect, such as one produced by Stream.toPull.
Details
A pull effect yields chunks on demand and completes when the upstream stream ends.
See Stream.toPull for a matching producer.
Example (Creating a stream from a pull effect)
import { Console, Effect, Stream } from "effect"
const program = Effect.scoped(
Effect.gen(function*() {
const source = Stream.make(1, 2, 3)
const pull = yield* Stream.toPull(source)
const stream = Stream.fromPull(Effect.succeed(pull))
const values = yield* Stream.runCollect(stream)
yield* Console.log(values)
})
)
Effect.runPromise(program)
// Output: [1, 2, 3]
fromPull(import EffectEffect.const sync: <A>(
thunk: LazyArg<A>
) => Effect<A>
Creates an Effect that represents a synchronous side-effectful computation.
When to use
Use when you need to wrap a synchronous side-effectful operation that is not
expected to throw.
Details
The provided function is evaluated lazily when the effect runs.
Gotchas
The function must not throw. If it throws, the thrown value is treated as a
defect, not as a typed failure. Use try when throwing is expected.
Example (Capturing synchronous logging in an Effect)
import { Effect } from "effect"
const log = (message: string) =>
Effect.sync(() => {
console.log(message) // side effect
})
// ┌─── Effect<void, never, never>
// ▼
const program = log("Hello, World!")
sync(() => {
let let first: booleanfirst = true
const const effect: Effect.Effect<
[void, ...void[]],
never,
never
>
const effect: {
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;
}
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(import ArrArr.const of: <A>(a: A) => NonEmptyArray<A>Wraps a single value in a NonEmptyArray.
Example (Creating a single-element array)
import { Array } from "effect"
console.log(Array.of(1)) // [1]
of<void>(var undefinedundefined))
const const delayed: Effect.Effect<
[void, ...void[]],
never,
never
>
const delayed: {
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;
}
import EffectEffect.const delay: {
(duration: Duration.Input): <A, E, R>(
self: Effect<A, E, R>
) => Effect<A, E, R>
<A, E, R>(
self: Effect<A, E, R>,
duration: Duration.Input
): Effect<A, E, R>
}
const effect: Effect.Effect<
[void, ...void[]],
never,
never
>
const effect: {
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;
}
interval: Duration.Inputinterval)
return 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(() => {
if (let first: booleanfirst) {
let first: booleanfirst = false
return const effect: Effect.Effect<
[void, ...void[]],
never,
never
>
const effect: {
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;
}
const delayed: Effect.Effect<
[void, ...void[]],
never,
never
>
const delayed: {
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;
}