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package rx.observables;
import rx.Observable;
import rx.Scheduler;
import rx.Subscriber;
import rx.functions.Func1;
/**
* An {@link Observable} that has been grouped by key, the value of which can be obtained with {@link #getKey()}.
*
* Note: A {@link GroupedObservable} will cache the items it is to emit until such time as it
* is subscribed to. For this reason, in order to avoid memory leaks, you should not simply ignore those
* {@code GroupedObservable}s that do not concern you. Instead, you can signal to them that they
* may discard their buffers by applying an operator like {@link Observable#take take}{@code (0)} to them.
*
* @param
* the type of the key
* @param
* the type of the items emitted by the {@code GroupedObservable}
* @see Observable#groupBy(Func1)
* @see ReactiveX documentation: GroupBy
*/
public class GroupedObservable extends Observable {
private final K key;
/**
* Converts an {@link Observable} into a {@code GroupedObservable} with a particular key.
*
* @param the key type
* @param the value type
* @param key
* the key to identify the group of items emitted by this {@code GroupedObservable}
* @param o
* the {@link Observable} to convert
* @return a {@code GroupedObservable} representation of {@code o}, with key {@code key}
*/
public static GroupedObservable from(K key, final Observable o) {
return new GroupedObservable(key, new OnSubscribe() {
@Override
public void call(Subscriber super T> s) {
o.unsafeSubscribe(s);
}
});
}
/**
* Returns an Observable that will execute the specified function when a {@link Subscriber} subscribes to
* it.
*
*
*
* Write the function you pass to {@code create} so that it behaves as an Observable: It should invoke the
* Subscriber's {@link Subscriber#onNext onNext}, {@link Subscriber#onError onError}, and {@link Subscriber#onCompleted onCompleted} methods appropriately.
*
* A well-formed Observable must invoke either the Subscriber's {@code onCompleted} method exactly once or
* its {@code onError} method exactly once.
*
* See Rx Design Guidelines (PDF) for detailed
* information.
*
* - Scheduler:
* - {@code create} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.
*
*
* @param
* the type of the key
* @param
* the type of the items that this Observable emits
* @param key the key value
* @param f
* a function that accepts an {@code Subscriber}, and invokes its {@code onNext}, {@code onError}, and {@code onCompleted} methods as appropriate
* @return a GroupedObservable that, when a {@link Subscriber} subscribes to it, will execute the specified
* function
*/
public static GroupedObservable create(K key, OnSubscribe f) {
return new GroupedObservable(key, f);
}
protected GroupedObservable(K key, OnSubscribe onSubscribe) {
super(onSubscribe);
this.key = key;
}
/**
* Returns the key that identifies the group of items emitted by this {@code GroupedObservable}
*
* @return the key that the items emitted by this {@code GroupedObservable} were grouped by
*/
public K getKey() {
return key;
}
}