Interface Promisor<T>

Interface for providing a deliverable for a Contract The main and required implementation is demand(). There are optional methods with appropriate defaults.

interface Promisor<T> {
    decrementUsage(): number;
    demand(): OptionalType<T>;
    incrementUsage(): number;
}

Type Parameters

T
The type of the deliverable

Index

Methods

decrementUsage demand incrementUsage

Methods

decrementUsage

decrementUsage(): number
Reference counting used for advanced resource management Decremented when no longer used Every successful 'open' must be followed by a 'close' at the appropriate time

Returns number
the usage count. This might be a constant
- Defined in src/api/Promisor.ts:32

demand

demand(): OptionalType<T>
Return the deliverable promised for a Contract

Returns OptionalType<T>
the current deliverable
- Defined in src/api/Promisor.ts:16

incrementUsage

incrementUsage(): number
Reference counting used for advanced resource management Incremented when bound or by other Promisors Every successful 'open' must be followed by a 'close' at the appropriate time

Returns number
the usage count. This might be a constant
- Defined in src/api/Promisor.ts:24