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liza/src/dapi/DataApi.ts

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/**
* Generic interface for data transmission
*
* Copyright (C) 2010-2019 R-T Specialty, LLC.
*
* This file is part of the Liza Data Collection Framework
*
* Liza 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 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* 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 this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
const { Interface } = require( 'easejs' );
/**
* Result of DataAPI call
*
* This seemingly pointless type exists to emphasize that the result of all
* DataAPI requests is and must be an array. Overlooking this has been the
* source of bugs in the past.
*/
export type DataApiResult = DataApiResultItem[];
/**
* Individual item of DataAPI result
*
* Each result contains a set of key/value pairs. Usually, the value is a
* string or number, but more complex structures may be used server-side.
*/
export type DataApiResultItem = Record<string, any>;
/**
* Inputs to the DataAPI
*
* Since data originate from the bucket, all values are expected to be
* strings.
*/
export type DataApiInput = Record<string, string>;
/** Name of DataAPI */
export type DataApiName = NominalType<string, 'DataApiName'>;
/**
* Generic interface for data transmission
*
* This is to replace the below easejs interface; see TODO.
*/
export interface DataApi
{
request(
data: DataApiInput,
callback: NodeCallback<DataApiResult>,
id: string,
): this;
}
/**
* Provies a generic interface for data transmission. The only assumption that a
* user of this API shall make is that data may be sent and received in some
* arbitrary, implementation-defined format, and that every request for data
* shall yield some sort of response via a callback.
*
* TODO: Remove in favor of TypeScript interface (requires also converting
* subtypes)
*/
module.exports = Interface( 'DataApi',
{
/**
* Perform an asynchronous request and invoke the callback with the reply
*
* If an implementation is synchronous, the callback must still be invoked.
*
* The data format is implementation-defined. The data parameter is
* documented as binary as it is the most permissive, but any data may be
* transferred that is supported by the protocol.
*
* The first parameter of the callback shall contain an Error in the event
* of a failure; otherwise, it shall be null.
*
* @param {?Object<string,string>|string} data params or post data
* @param {function(?Error,*):string} callback continuation upon reply
* @param {string} id unique dapi identifier
*
* @return {DataApi} self
*/
'public request': [ 'data', 'callback', 'id' ]
} );