Skip to main content

WebContext

@webda/core • Readme | API


Class: WebContext<T, U>

This represent in fact a WebContext In 3.0 an abstract version of Context will replace this (closer to OperationContext)

Extends​

Type parameters​

• T = any

• U = any

Properties​

_body​

protected _body: string

Output

Inherited from​

OperationContext._body

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:87


_cookie: Map<string, Cookie>

Cookies to send back

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:473


_ended​

_ended: Promise<any> = undefined

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:480


_executor​

_executor: Service<any, Events>

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:482


_outputHeaders​

protected _outputHeaders: OutgoingHttpHeaders

Contains the response headers

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:464


_pathParams​

protected _pathParams: any = {}

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:489


_promises​

_promises: Promise<any>[]

Contain all registered promises to this context

Inherited from​

OperationContext._promises

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:98


_route​

_route: any

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:478


_sanitized​

protected _sanitized: any

Contain the sanitized request body if computed

Inherited from​

OperationContext._sanitized

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:82


_serviceParams​

protected _serviceParams: any = {}

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:490


_stream​

_stream: Writable

Output stream

Inherited from​

OperationContext._stream

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:120


_webda​

protected _webda: Core<CoreEvents>

Contain emitting Core

Inherited from​

OperationContext._webda

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:70


extensions​

protected extensions: Object

Allow extensions

Index signature​

[key: string]: any

Inherited from​

OperationContext.extensions

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:78


headers​

headers: Map<string, string>

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:477


headersFlushed​

protected headersFlushed: boolean

If headers were flushed

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:486


parameters​

protected parameters: any = undefined

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:488


session​

protected session: Session

Session

Inherited from​

OperationContext.session

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:74


statusCode​

statusCode: number

Current status code

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:469


__globalContext​

static protected __globalContext: OperationContext<any, any>

Inherited from​

OperationContext.__globalContext

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:65


captureRejectionSymbol​

static readonly captureRejectionSymbol: typeof captureRejectionSymbol

Inherited from​

OperationContext.captureRejectionSymbol

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:328


captureRejections​

static captureRejections: boolean

Sets or gets the default captureRejection value for all emitters.

Inherited from​

OperationContext.captureRejections

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:333


defaultMaxListeners​

static defaultMaxListeners: number

Inherited from​

OperationContext.defaultMaxListeners

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:334


errorMonitor​

static readonly errorMonitor: typeof errorMonitor

This symbol shall be used to install a listener for only monitoring 'error' events. Listeners installed using this symbol are called before the regular 'error' listeners are called.

Installing a listener using this symbol does not change the behavior once an 'error' event is emitted, therefore the process will still crash if no regular 'error' listener is installed.

Inherited from​

OperationContext.errorMonitor

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:327

Methods​

addAsyncRequest()​

addAsyncRequest(promise): void

Register a promise with the context

Parameters​

• promise: any

Returns​

void

Inherited from​

OperationContext.addAsyncRequest

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:167


addListener()​

addListener(eventName, listener): this

Alias for emitter.on(eventName, listener).

Parameters​

• eventName: string | symbol

• listener: (...args) => void

Returns​

this

Inherited from​

OperationContext.addListener

Since​

v0.1.26

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:354


cookie(param, value, options): void

For compatibility reason

Parameters​

• param: any

• value: any

• options: any= undefined

Returns​

void

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:648


createStream()​

createStream(): void

Create a buffer stream

Returns​

void

Inherited from​

OperationContext.createStream

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:296


emit()​

emit(eventName, ...args): boolean

Synchronously calls each of the listeners registered for the event namedeventName, in the order they were registered, passing the supplied arguments to each.

Returns true if the event had listeners, false otherwise.

const EventEmitter = require('events');
const myEmitter = new EventEmitter();

// First listener
myEmitter.on('event', function firstListener() {
console.log('Helloooo! first listener');
});
// Second listener
myEmitter.on('event', function secondListener(arg1, arg2) {
console.log(`event with parameters ${arg1}, ${arg2} in second listener`);
});
// Third listener
myEmitter.on('event', function thirdListener(...args) {
const parameters = args.join(', ');
console.log(`event with parameters ${parameters} in third listener`);
});

console.log(myEmitter.listeners('event'));

myEmitter.emit('event', 1, 2, 3, 4, 5);

// Prints:
// [
// [Function: firstListener],
// [Function: secondListener],
// [Function: thirdListener]
// ]
// Helloooo! first listener
// event with parameters 1, 2 in second listener
// event with parameters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in third listener

Parameters​

• eventName: string | symbol

• ...args: any[]

Returns​

boolean

Inherited from​

OperationContext.emit

Since​

v0.1.26

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:610


emitError()​

emitError(err): void

Parameters​

• err: any

Returns​

void

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:907


end()​

end(): Promise<any>

Flush the request

Returns​

Promise<any>

Overrides​

OperationContext.end

Emits​

'finish' event

Throws​

Error if the request was already ended

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:702


eventNames()​

eventNames(): (string | symbol)[]

Returns an array listing the events for which the emitter has registered listeners. The values in the array are strings or Symbols.

const EventEmitter = require('events');
const myEE = new EventEmitter();
myEE.on('foo', () => {});
myEE.on('bar', () => {});

const sym = Symbol('symbol');
myEE.on(sym, () => {});

console.log(myEE.eventNames());
// Prints: [ 'foo', 'bar', Symbol(symbol) ]

Returns​

(string | symbol)[]

Inherited from​

OperationContext.eventNames

Since​

v6.0.0

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:669


execute()​

execute(): Promise<any>

Execute the target route

Returns​

Promise<any>

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:817


getCurrentUser()​

getCurrentUser<K>(refresh): Promise<K>

Get the current user from session

Type parameters​

• K extends User

Parameters​

• refresh: boolean= false

Returns​

Promise<K>

Inherited from​

OperationContext.getCurrentUser

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:361


getCurrentUserId()​

getCurrentUserId(): string

Get the current user id from session

Returns​

string

Overrides​

OperationContext.getCurrentUserId

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:800


getExecutor()​

getExecutor(): Service<any, Events>

Return the service handling the request

Returns​

Service<any, Events>

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:810


getExtension()​

getExtension<K>(name): K

Get an extension of the context

Type parameters​

• K = any

Parameters​

• name: string

of the extension

Returns​

K

extension object

Inherited from​

OperationContext.getExtension

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:126


getHttpContext()​

getHttpContext(): HttpContext

Get current http context

Returns​

HttpContext

Inherited from​

OperationContext.getHttpContext

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:185


getInput()​

getInput(sanitizedOptions): Promise<T>

Parameters​

• sanitizedOptions: IOptions & Object= undefined

Returns​

Promise<T>

Inherited from​

OperationContext.getInput

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:198


getLocale()​

getLocale(): string

Get the request locale if found

Returns​

string

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:824


getMaxListeners()​

getMaxListeners(): number

Returns the current max listener value for the EventEmitter which is either set by emitter.setMaxListeners(n) or defaults to defaultMaxListeners.

Returns​

number

Inherited from​

OperationContext.getMaxListeners

Since​

v1.0.0

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:526


getOutput()​

getOutput(): string

Get output as string, if a OutputStream is provided it will returned null

Returns​

string

Inherited from​

OperationContext.getOutput

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:175


getOutputStream()​

getOutputStream(): Writable

Get the HTTP stream to output raw data

Returns​

Writable

Inherited from​

OperationContext.getOutputStream

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:271


getParameters()​

getParameters(): any

Returns​

any

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:542


getPathParameters()​

getPathParameters(): any

Returns​

any

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:555


getRawInput()​

getRawInput(limit, timeout): Promise<Buffer>

Parameters​

• limit: number= undefined

• timeout: number= 60000

Returns​

Promise<Buffer>

Overrides​

OperationContext.getRawInput

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:516


getRawInputAsString()​

getRawInputAsString(limit, timeout, encoding?): Promise<string>

Parameters​

• limit: number= undefined

• timeout: number= 60000

• encoding?: string

Returns​

Promise<string>

Overrides​

OperationContext.getRawInputAsString

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:505


getRawStream()​

getRawStream(): Readable

Returns​

Readable

Overrides​

OperationContext.getRawStream

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:523


getRequest()​

getRequest(): IncomingMessage

Retrieve a http.IncomingMessage valid from Context

Need more testing

Returns​

IncomingMessage

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:757


getRequestBody()​

getRequestBody(sanitizedOptions): Promise<T>

Alias to keep compatibility with WebContext

Parameters​

• sanitizedOptions: any= undefined

Returns​

Promise<T>

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:731


getRequestParameters()​

getRequestParameters(): any

Returns​

any

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:534


getResponseBody()​

getResponseBody(): string | false | Buffer

Get request body

Returns​

string | false | Buffer

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:744


getResponseCode()​

getResponseCode(): number

Returns​

number

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:634


getResponseCookies()​

getResponseCookies(): Map<string, Cookie>

Returns​

Map<string, Cookie>

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:656


getResponseHeaders()​

getResponseHeaders(): any

Get output headers

Returns​

any

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:530


getResponseSize()​

getResponseSize(): number

Return the response size

Returns​

number

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:692


getRoute()​

getRoute(): any

Returns​

any

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:843


getService()​

getService<K>(name): K

Get a service from webda

Type parameters​

• K extends Service<ServiceParameters, Events>

Parameters​

• name: any

of the service

Returns​

K

See​

Webda

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:785


getServiceParameters()​

getServiceParameters(): any

Returns​

any

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:551


getSession()​

getSession<K>(): K

Get linked session

Type parameters​

• K = Session

Returns​

K

Inherited from​

OperationContext.getSession

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:279


getStream()​

getStream(): Writable

Get the HTTP stream to output raw data

Returns​

Writable

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:793


getWebda()​

getWebda(): Core<CoreEvents>

Return the webda

Returns​

Core<CoreEvents>

Inherited from​

OperationContext.getWebda

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:159


hasFlushedHeaders()​

hasFlushedHeaders(): boolean

Return true if Headers got flushed already

Returns​

boolean

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:865


init()​

init(force): Promise<WebContext<T, U>>

Parameters​

• force: boolean= false

Returns​

Promise<WebContext<T, U>>

Overrides​

OperationContext.init

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:892


isEnded()​

isEnded(): Promise<any>

Returns​

Promise<any>

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:660


isGlobal()​

isGlobal(): boolean

Global context is the default Context

Whenever a request is internal to the system or not linked to a user request

Returns​

boolean

Inherited from​

OperationContext.isGlobal

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:386


json()​

json(obj): this

Express response allow answer to be sent this way

Parameters​

• obj: any

Returns​

this

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:683


listenerCount()​

listenerCount(eventName): number

Returns the number of listeners listening to the event named eventName.

Parameters​

• eventName: string | symbol

The name of the event being listened for

Returns​

number

Inherited from​

OperationContext.listenerCount

Since​

v3.2.0

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:616


listeners()​

listeners(eventName): Function[]

Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named eventName.

server.on('connection', (stream) => {
console.log('someone connected!');
});
console.log(util.inspect(server.listeners('connection')));
// Prints: [ [Function] ]

Parameters​

• eventName: string | symbol

Returns​

Function[]

Inherited from​

OperationContext.listeners

Since​

v0.1.26

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:539


log()​

log(level, ...args): void

Proxy for simplification

Parameters​

• level: WorkerLogLevel

• ...args: any[]

Returns​

void

Inherited from​

OperationContext.log

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:308


newSession()​

newSession(): Promise<Session>

Create a new session

Returns​

Promise<Session>

Inherited from​

OperationContext.newSession

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:316


off()​

off(eventName, listener): this

Alias for emitter.removeListener().

Parameters​

• eventName: string | symbol

• listener: (...args) => void

Returns​

this

Inherited from​

OperationContext.off

Since​

v10.0.0

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:499


on()​

on(eventName, listener): this

Adds the listener function to the end of the listeners array for the event named eventName. No checks are made to see if the listener has already been added. Multiple calls passing the same combination of eventNameand listener will result in the listener being added, and called, multiple times.

server.on('connection', (stream) => {
console.log('someone connected!');
});

Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

By default, event listeners are invoked in the order they are added. Theemitter.prependListener() method can be used as an alternative to add the event listener to the beginning of the listeners array.

const myEE = new EventEmitter();
myEE.on('foo', () => console.log('a'));
myEE.prependListener('foo', () => console.log('b'));
myEE.emit('foo');
// Prints:
// b
// a

Parameters​

• eventName: string | symbol

The name of the event.

• listener: (...args) => void

The callback function

Returns​

this

Inherited from​

OperationContext.on

Since​

v0.1.101

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:385


once()​

once(eventName, listener): this

Adds a one-timelistener function for the event named eventName. The next time eventName is triggered, this listener is removed and then invoked.

server.once('connection', (stream) => {
console.log('Ah, we have our first user!');
});

Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

By default, event listeners are invoked in the order they are added. Theemitter.prependOnceListener() method can be used as an alternative to add the event listener to the beginning of the listeners array.

const myEE = new EventEmitter();
myEE.once('foo', () => console.log('a'));
myEE.prependOnceListener('foo', () => console.log('b'));
myEE.emit('foo');
// Prints:
// b
// a

Parameters​

• eventName: string | symbol

The name of the event.

• listener: (...args) => void

The callback function

Returns​

this

Inherited from​

OperationContext.once

Since​

v0.3.0

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:414


parameter()​

parameter(name): any

Parameters​

• name: string

Returns​

any

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:538


prependListener()​

prependListener(eventName, listener): this

Adds the listener function to the beginning of the listeners array for the event named eventName. No checks are made to see if the listener has already been added. Multiple calls passing the same combination of eventNameand listener will result in the listener being added, and called, multiple times.

server.prependListener('connection', (stream) => {
console.log('someone connected!');
});

Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

Parameters​

• eventName: string | symbol

The name of the event.

• listener: (...args) => void

The callback function

Returns​

this

Inherited from​

OperationContext.prependListener

Since​

v6.0.0

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:634


prependOnceListener()​

prependOnceListener(eventName, listener): this

Adds a one-timelistener function for the event named eventName to the beginning of the listeners array. The next time eventName is triggered, this listener is removed, and then invoked.

server.prependOnceListener('connection', (stream) => {
console.log('Ah, we have our first user!');
});

Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

Parameters​

• eventName: string | symbol

The name of the event.

• listener: (...args) => void

The callback function

Returns​

this

Inherited from​

OperationContext.prependOnceListener

Since​

v6.0.0

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:650


rawListeners()​

rawListeners(eventName): Function[]

Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named eventName, including any wrappers (such as those created by .once()).

const emitter = new EventEmitter();
emitter.once('log', () => console.log('log once'));

// Returns a new Array with a function `onceWrapper` which has a property
// `listener` which contains the original listener bound above
const listeners = emitter.rawListeners('log');
const logFnWrapper = listeners[0];

// Logs "log once" to the console and does not unbind the `once` event
logFnWrapper.listener();

// Logs "log once" to the console and removes the listener
logFnWrapper();

emitter.on('log', () => console.log('log persistently'));
// Will return a new Array with a single function bound by `.on()` above
const newListeners = emitter.rawListeners('log');

// Logs "log persistently" twice
newListeners[0]();
emitter.emit('log');

Parameters​

• eventName: string | symbol

Returns​

Function[]

Inherited from​

OperationContext.rawListeners

Since​

v9.4.0

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:569


redirect()​

redirect(url): void

Redirect to another url

Parameters​

• url: string

Returns​

void

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:642


reinit()​

reinit(): void

Remove sanitized body

Returns​

void

Inherited from​

OperationContext.reinit

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:286


removeAllListeners()​

removeAllListeners(event?): this

Removes all listeners, or those of the specified eventName.

It is bad practice to remove listeners added elsewhere in the code, particularly when the EventEmitter instance was created by some other component or module (e.g. sockets or file streams).

Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

Parameters​

• event?: string | symbol

Returns​

this

Inherited from​

OperationContext.removeAllListeners

Since​

v0.1.26

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:510


removeListener()​

removeListener(eventName, listener): this

Removes the specified listener from the listener array for the event namedeventName.

const callback = (stream) => {
console.log('someone connected!');
};
server.on('connection', callback);
// ...
server.removeListener('connection', callback);

removeListener() will remove, at most, one instance of a listener from the listener array. If any single listener has been added multiple times to the listener array for the specified eventName, then removeListener() must be called multiple times to remove each instance.

Once an event is emitted, all listeners attached to it at the time of emitting are called in order. This implies that anyremoveListener() or removeAllListeners() calls after emitting and before the last listener finishes execution will not remove them fromemit() in progress. Subsequent events behave as expected.

const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();

const callbackA = () => {
console.log('A');
myEmitter.removeListener('event', callbackB);
};

const callbackB = () => {
console.log('B');
};

myEmitter.on('event', callbackA);

myEmitter.on('event', callbackB);

// callbackA removes listener callbackB but it will still be called.
// Internal listener array at time of emit [callbackA, callbackB]
myEmitter.emit('event');
// Prints:
// A
// B

// callbackB is now removed.
// Internal listener array [callbackA]
myEmitter.emit('event');
// Prints:
// A

Because listeners are managed using an internal array, calling this will change the position indices of any listener registered after the listener being removed. This will not impact the order in which listeners are called, but it means that any copies of the listener array as returned by the emitter.listeners() method will need to be recreated.

When a single function has been added as a handler multiple times for a single event (as in the example below), removeListener() will remove the most recently added instance. In the example the once('ping')listener is removed:

const ee = new EventEmitter();

function pong() {
console.log('pong');
}

ee.on('ping', pong);
ee.once('ping', pong);
ee.removeListener('ping', pong);

ee.emit('ping');
ee.emit('ping');

Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

Parameters​

• eventName: string | symbol

• listener: (...args) => void

Returns​

this

Inherited from​

OperationContext.removeListener

Since​

v0.1.26

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:494


resetResponse()​

resetResponse(): void

Remove everything that was about to be sent

Returns​

void

Overrides​

OperationContext.resetResponse

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:572


setExecutor()​

setExecutor(executor): void

Parameters​

• executor: any

{object} Set the current executor for this context

Returns​

void

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:849


setExtension()​

setExtension(name, extension): this

Parameters​

• name: string

to add

• extension: any

object to store

Returns​

this

Inherited from​

OperationContext.setExtension

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:151


setFlushedHeaders()​

setFlushedHeaders(status): void

Set flushed header status

Parameters​

• status: boolean= true

Returns​

void

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:873


setHeader()​

setHeader(header, value): void

Set a header value

Parameters​

• header: any

name

• value: any

Returns​

void

Overrides​

OperationContext.setHeader

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:600


setHttpContext()​

setHttpContext(httpContext): void

Set current http context

Parameters​

• httpContext: HttpContext

current http context

Returns​

void

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:497


setMaxListeners()​

setMaxListeners(n): this

By default EventEmitters will print a warning if more than 10 listeners are added for a particular event. This is a useful default that helps finding memory leaks. The emitter.setMaxListeners() method allows the limit to be modified for this specific EventEmitter instance. The value can be set toInfinity (or 0) to indicate an unlimited number of listeners.

Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

Parameters​

• n: number

Returns​

this

Inherited from​

OperationContext.setMaxListeners

Since​

v0.3.5

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:520


setPathParameters()​

setPathParameters(params): void

Parameters​

• params: any

Returns​

void

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:564


setServiceParameters()​

setServiceParameters(params): void

Parameters​

• params: any

Returns​

void

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:559


status()​

status(code): this

Express response allow statusCode to be defined this way

Parameters​

• code: number

to return

Returns​

this

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:674


write()​

write(output, encoding?, cb?): boolean

Write data to the client

Parameters​

• output: U

If it is an object it will be serializeb with toPublicJSON, if it is a String it will be appended to the result, if it is a buffer it will replace the result

• encoding?: string

• cb?: (error) => void

Returns​

boolean

Overrides​

OperationContext.write

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:584


writeHead()​

writeHead(statusCode, headers): this

Write the http return code and some headers Those headers are not flushed yet so can still be overwritten

Parameters​

• statusCode: number

to return to the client

• headers: OutgoingHttpHeaders= undefined

to add to the response

Returns​

this

Overrides​

OperationContext.writeHead

Source​

packages/core/src/utils/context.ts:618


getEventListeners()​

static getEventListeners(emitter, name): Function[]

Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named eventName.

For EventEmitters this behaves exactly the same as calling .listeners on the emitter.

For EventTargets this is the only way to get the event listeners for the event target. This is useful for debugging and diagnostic purposes.

const { getEventListeners, EventEmitter } = require('events');

{
const ee = new EventEmitter();
const listener = () => console.log('Events are fun');
ee.on('foo', listener);
getEventListeners(ee, 'foo'); // [listener]
}
{
const et = new EventTarget();
const listener = () => console.log('Events are fun');
et.addEventListener('foo', listener);
getEventListeners(et, 'foo'); // [listener]
}

Parameters​

• emitter: EventEmitter | _DOMEventTarget

• name: string | symbol

Returns​

Function[]

Inherited from​

OperationContext.getEventListeners

Since​

v15.2.0, v14.17.0

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:299


listenerCount()​

static listenerCount(emitter, eventName): number

A class method that returns the number of listeners for the given eventNameregistered on the given emitter.

const { EventEmitter, listenerCount } = require('events');
const myEmitter = new EventEmitter();
myEmitter.on('event', () => {});
myEmitter.on('event', () => {});
console.log(listenerCount(myEmitter, 'event'));
// Prints: 2

Parameters​

• emitter: EventEmitter

The emitter to query

• eventName: string | symbol

The event name

Returns​

number

Inherited from​

OperationContext.listenerCount

Since​

v0.9.12

Deprecated​

Since v3.2.0 - Use listenerCount instead.

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:271


on()​

static on(emitter, eventName, options?): AsyncIterableIterator<any, any, any>

const { on, EventEmitter } = require('events');

(async () => {
const ee = new EventEmitter();

// Emit later on
process.nextTick(() => {
ee.emit('foo', 'bar');
ee.emit('foo', 42);
});

for await (const event of on(ee, 'foo')) {
// The execution of this inner block is synchronous and it
// processes one event at a time (even with await). Do not use
// if concurrent execution is required.
console.log(event); // prints ['bar'] [42]
}
// Unreachable here
})();

Returns an AsyncIterator that iterates eventName events. It will throw if the EventEmitter emits 'error'. It removes all listeners when exiting the loop. The value returned by each iteration is an array composed of the emitted event arguments.

An AbortSignal can be used to cancel waiting on events:

const { on, EventEmitter } = require('events');
const ac = new AbortController();

(async () => {
const ee = new EventEmitter();

// Emit later on
process.nextTick(() => {
ee.emit('foo', 'bar');
ee.emit('foo', 42);
});

for await (const event of on(ee, 'foo', { signal: ac.signal })) {
// The execution of this inner block is synchronous and it
// processes one event at a time (even with await). Do not use
// if concurrent execution is required.
console.log(event); // prints ['bar'] [42]
}
// Unreachable here
})();

process.nextTick(() => ac.abort());

Parameters​

• emitter: EventEmitter

• eventName: string

The name of the event being listened for

• options?: StaticEventEmitterOptions

Returns​

AsyncIterableIterator<any, any, any>

that iterates eventName events emitted by the emitter

Inherited from​

OperationContext.on

Since​

v13.6.0, v12.16.0

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:254


once()​

once(emitter, eventName, options)​

static once(emitter, eventName, options?): Promise<any[]>

Creates a Promise that is fulfilled when the EventEmitter emits the given event or that is rejected if the EventEmitter emits 'error' while waiting. The Promise will resolve with an array of all the arguments emitted to the given event.

This method is intentionally generic and works with the web platform EventTarget interface, which has no special'error' event semantics and does not listen to the 'error' event.

const { once, EventEmitter } = require('events');

async function run() {
const ee = new EventEmitter();

process.nextTick(() => {
ee.emit('myevent', 42);
});

const [value] = await once(ee, 'myevent');
console.log(value);

const err = new Error('kaboom');
process.nextTick(() => {
ee.emit('error', err);
});

try {
await once(ee, 'myevent');
} catch (err) {
console.log('error happened', err);
}
}

run();

The special handling of the 'error' event is only used when events.once()is used to wait for another event. If events.once() is used to wait for the 'error' event itself, then it is treated as any other kind of event without special handling:

const { EventEmitter, once } = require('events');

const ee = new EventEmitter();

once(ee, 'error')
.then(([err]) => console.log('ok', err.message))
.catch((err) => console.log('error', err.message));

ee.emit('error', new Error('boom'));

// Prints: ok boom

An AbortSignal can be used to cancel waiting for the event:

const { EventEmitter, once } = require('events');

const ee = new EventEmitter();
const ac = new AbortController();

async function foo(emitter, event, signal) {
try {
await once(emitter, event, { signal });
console.log('event emitted!');
} catch (error) {
if (error.name === 'AbortError') {
console.error('Waiting for the event was canceled!');
} else {
console.error('There was an error', error.message);
}
}
}

foo(ee, 'foo', ac.signal);
ac.abort(); // Abort waiting for the event
ee.emit('foo'); // Prints: Waiting for the event was canceled!
Parameters​

• emitter: _NodeEventTarget

• eventName: string | symbol

• options?: StaticEventEmitterOptions

Returns​

Promise<any[]>

Inherited from​

OperationContext.once

Since​

v11.13.0, v10.16.0

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:194

once(emitter, eventName, options)​

static once(emitter, eventName, options?): Promise<any[]>

Parameters​

• emitter: _DOMEventTarget

• eventName: string

• options?: StaticEventEmitterOptions

Returns​

Promise<any[]>

Inherited from​

OperationContext.once

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:195


setMaxListeners()​

static setMaxListeners(n?, ...eventTargets?): void

const {
setMaxListeners,
EventEmitter
} = require('events');

const target = new EventTarget();
const emitter = new EventEmitter();

setMaxListeners(5, target, emitter);

Parameters​

• n?: number

A non-negative number. The maximum number of listeners per EventTarget event.

• ...eventTargets?: (EventEmitter | _DOMEventTarget)[]

Returns​

void

Inherited from​

OperationContext.setMaxListeners

Since​

v15.4.0

Source​

packages/core/node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:317