I have F# code that looks like this:
module O = Control.Observable
//...
use ss = serve' 4000
|> O.subscribe
(fun c -> use cs = RSS.items
|> O.subscribe (bytes >> c.SendAll) |> ignore)
where
serve' : int -> IObservable<Socket>
c : Socket
RSS.items : IObservable<XElement>
bytes : XElement -> byte []
c.SendAll : byte [] -> unit
- What is the most idiomatic way to retain
cs
until c.SendAll
fails?
- Is there or is it possible to define
Observable.subscribeUntilError(action)
where if action
fails, subscription gets disposed; otherwise action
is run as long as IObservable
keeps pushing?
I have come up with this:
let inline Δ<'a> = Unchecked.defaultof<'a>
let inline LOG x = printf "%A" x
module O = Observable
let d = ref (Δ:IDisposable)
let b x = try a x with e -> LOG e; let s = !d in if s <> Δ then s.Dispose()
d := o |> O.subscribe b
{
new IDisposable with
member x.Dispose() = let s = !d in if s <> Δ then d := Δ; s.Dispose()
}
To demonstrate the difference, try in main
!
Using subscribe
:
use s = new Subject<int>()
use x = s |> O.subscribe (fun _ -> raise <| Exception ())
use y = s |> O.subscribe (printf "%i")
s.OnNext 20
application comes crashing down:
Unhandled Exception: System.Exception: Exception of type 'System.Exception' was thrown.
at Microsoft.FSharp.Core.Operators.Raise[T](Exception exn)
at Program.System.x@604-5.Invoke(Int32 _arg1) in C:\Eniox\Eniox.News.Google\Eniox.News.Google\Program.fs:line 60
at Microsoft.FSharp.Control.CommonExtensions.SubscribeToObservable@1915.System-IObserver`1-OnNext(T value)
at System.Reactive.Observer`1.OnNext(T value)
at System.Reactive.Subjects.Subject`1.OnNext(T value)
at Program.System.main(String[] args) in C:\Eniox\Eniox.News.Google\Eniox.News.Google\Program.fs:line 606
Now using subscribeUE
:
use s = new Subject<int>()
use x = s |> O.subscribeUE (fun _ -> raise <| Exception ())
use y = s |> O.subscribe (printf "%i")
s.OnNext 20
delightfully disposes subscription x
, application continues to run without a hiccup and exits normally! Output with LOG = ignore
:
20
I would love to know whether comparable functionality actually exists somewhere in RX 2.0 as I find this combinator to be too useful to leave out.