mediawiki-extensions-MultimediaViewer/resources/mmv/model/mmv.model.TaskQueue.js

/*
 * This file is part of the MediaWiki extension MultimediaViewer.
 *
 * MultimediaViewer is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with MultimediaViewer.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

( function ( mw, $ ) {
	var tqp;

	/**
	 * A queue which holds a list of tasks (functions). The tasks will be executed in order,
	 * each starting when the previous one has finished (or failed).
	 * @class mw.mmv.model.TaskQueue
	 * @constructor
	 */
	function TaskQueue() {
		/**
		 * The list of functions to execute.
		 * @protected
		 * @property {Array.<function()>}
		 */
		this.queue = [];

		/**
		 * State of the task queue (running, finished etc)
		 * @protected
		 * @property {mw.mmv.model.TaskQueue.State}
		 */
		this.state = TaskQueue.State.NOT_STARTED;

		/**
		 * A deferred which shows the state of the queue.
		 * @protected
		 * @property {jQuery.Deferred}
		 */
		this.deferred = $.Deferred();
	}

	tqp = TaskQueue.prototype;

	/**
	 * Adds a task. The task should be a function which returns a promise. (Other return values are
	 * permitted, and will be taken to mean that the task has finished already.) The next task will
	 * start when the promise resolves (or rejects).
	 *
	 * Tasks can only be added before the queue is first executed.
	 * @param {function()} task
	 */
	tqp.push = function ( task ) {
		if ( this.state !== TaskQueue.State.NOT_STARTED ) {
			throw 'Task queue already started!';
		}
		this.queue.push( task );
	};

	/**
	 * Execute the queue. The tasks will be performed in order. No more tasks can be added to the
	 * queue.
	 * @return {jQuery.Promise} a promise which will resolve when the queue execution is finished,
	 *     or reject when it is cancelled.
	 */
	tqp.execute = function () {
		if ( this.state === TaskQueue.State.NOT_STARTED ) {
			this.state = TaskQueue.State.RUNNING;
			this.runNextTask( 0, $.Deferred().resolve() );
		}

		return this.deferred;
	};

	/**
	 * Runs the next task once the current one has finished.
	 * @param {number} index
	 * @param {jQuery.Promise} currentTask
	 */
	tqp.runNextTask = function ( index, currentTask ) {
		var taskQueue = this;

		function handleThen() {
			if ( !taskQueue.queue[index] ) {
				taskQueue.state = TaskQueue.State.FINISHED;
				taskQueue.queue = []; // just to be sure there are no memory leaks
				taskQueue.deferred.resolve();
				return;
			}

			taskQueue.runNextTask( index + 1, $.when( taskQueue.queue[index]() ) );
		}

		if ( this.state !== TaskQueue.State.RUNNING ) {
			return;
		}

		currentTask.then( handleThen, handleThen );
	};

	/**
	 * Cancel the queue. No more tasks will be executed.
	 */
	tqp.cancel = function () {
		this.state = TaskQueue.State.CANCELLED;
		this.queue = []; // just to be sure there are no memory leaks
		this.deferred.reject();
	};

	/**
	 * State of the task queue (running, finished etc)
	 * @enum {string} mw.mmv.model.TaskQueue.State
	 */
	TaskQueue.State = {
		/** not executed yet, tasks can still be added */
		NOT_STARTED: 'not_started',

		/** some task is being executed */
		RUNNING: 'running',

		/** all tasks finished, queue can be discarded */
		FINISHED: 'finished',

		/** cancel() function has been called, queue can be discarded */
		CANCELLED: 'cancelled'
	};

	mw.mmv.model.TaskQueue = TaskQueue;
}( mediaWiki, jQuery ) );