feat: add MemoLazy function that recomputes value if selected value has changed

package.json

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "compile": "tsc",
+    "test": "tsc && node ./test/main.js",
     "release": "pnpm compile && pnpm publish"
   },
   "devDependencies": {

src/main.ts

@@ -24,4 +24,54 @@ export class Lazy<T> {
     this._value = value
     this.creator = null
   }
+}
+
+export class MemoLazy<S, V> {
+  private selected: S | undefined = undefined
+  private _value: Promise<V> | undefined = undefined
+
+  constructor(
+    private selector: () => S,
+    private creator: (selected: S) => Promise<V>
+  ) {}
+
+  get hasValue() {
+    return this._value !== undefined
+  }
+
+  get value(): Promise<V> {
+    const selected = this.selector()
+    if (this._value !== undefined && equals(this.selected, selected)) {
+      // value exists and selected hasn't changed, so return the cached value
+      return this._value
+    }
+
+    this.selected = selected
+    const result = this.creator(selected)
+    this.value = result
+
+    return result
+  }
+
+  set value(value: Promise<V>) {
+    this._value = value
+  }
+}
+
+function equals(firstValue: any, secondValue: any): boolean {
+  const isFirstObject = typeof firstValue === "object" && firstValue !== null
+  const isSecondObject = typeof secondValue === "object" && secondValue !== null
+
+  // do a shallow comparison of objects, arrays etc.
+  if (isFirstObject && isSecondObject) {
+    const keys1 = Object.keys(firstValue)
+    const keys2 = Object.keys(secondValue)
+
+    return keys1.length === keys2.length && keys1.every((key) => {
+      return equals(firstValue[key], secondValue[key])
+    })
+  }
+
+  // otherwise just compare the values directly
+  return firstValue === secondValue
 }

test/main.js

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+const { Lazy, MemoLazy } = require("../out/main")
+
+const tests = []
+const it = (message, test) => tests.push({ message, test })
+const assert = (condition) => {
+  if (!condition) throw new Error()
+}
+
+it("[Lazy] reuses the created value even if the selected value has changed", () => {
+  let selectedValue = 0
+  const lazy = new Lazy(() => {
+    return selectedValue * 10
+  })
+
+  selectedValue++
+  assert(lazy.value === 10)
+
+  selectedValue++
+  assert(lazy.value === 10)
+})
+
+it("[MemoLazy] recomputes the created value if the selected value has changed", () => {
+  let selectedValue = 0
+  const lazy = new MemoLazy(
+    () => selectedValue,
+    (selectedValue) => {
+      return selectedValue * 10
+    }
+  )
+
+  selectedValue++
+  assert(lazy.value === 10)
+
+  selectedValue++
+  assert(lazy.value === 20)
+})
+
+tests.forEach((test) => {
+  try {
+    test.test()
+    console.log(`✅ ${test.message}`)
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`❌ ${test.message}`)
+  }
+})