frompromise.md

fromPromise

signature: fromPromise(promise: Promise, scheduler: Scheduler): Observable

Create observable from promise, emitting result.

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💡 Flattening operators can generally accept promises without wrapping!

💡 You could also use Observable.from for the same result!

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Examples

Example 1: Converting promise to observable and catching errors

( jsBin | jsFiddle )

//example promise that will resolve or reject based on input
const myPromise = (willReject) => {
	return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
  	    if(willReject){
    	    reject('Rejected!');
        }
        resolve('Resolved!');
    })
}
//emit true, then false
const source = Rx.Observable.of(true, false);
const example = source
    .mergeMap(val => Rx.Observable
        //turn promise into observable
        .fromPromise(myPromise(val))
        //catch and gracefully handle rejections
        .catch(error => Rx.Observable.of(`Error: ${error}`))
    )
//output: 'Error: Rejected!', 'Resolved!'
const subscribe = example.subscribe(val => console.log(val));

Additional Resources

• fromPromise 📰 - Official docs
• Creation operators: from, fromArray, fromPromise 📹 💵 - André Staltz
• fromPromise - Guide

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📁 Source Code: https://github.com/ReactiveX/rxjs/blob/master/src/observable/PromiseObservable.ts