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This module provides Disposable type with using(), usingSync(), usingAll(), and usingAllSync() functions to ensure a disposable resource is disposed. It is like C#’s IDisposable with using or Python’s context with with.

Usage

Implement Disposable on a resource. Write code to release that resource in dispose() method. Then use it with using like:

import { Disposable, using } from "https://deno.land/x/disposable/mod.ts";

class Connection implements Disposable {
  dispose() {
    // Synchronously release the resource
  }
}

await using(new Connection(), (conn) => {
  // The connection is alive in this block
  // Do whatever you want synchronously
});
// The connection is disposed after above block

You can use async function for dispose() or fn like

import { Disposable, using } from "https://deno.land/x/disposable/mod.ts";

class Connection implements Disposable {
  async dispose() {
    // Asynchronously release the resource
  }
}

await using(new Connection(), async (conn) => {
  // The connection is alive in this block
  // Do whatever you want asynchronously
});
// The connection is disposed after above block

If you are only using synchronous disposable and prefer synchronous code, use usingSync like:

import { Disposable, usingSync } from "https://deno.land/x/disposable/mod.ts";

class Connection implements Disposable {
  dispose() {
    // Synchronously release the resource
  }
}

usingSync(new Connection(), (conn) => {
  // The connection is alive in this block
  // Do whatever you want
});
// The connection is disposed after above block

If you would like to dispose multiple disposables, use usingAll like:

import { Disposable, usingAll } from "https://deno.land/x/disposable/mod.ts";

class Connection1 implements Disposable {
  async dispose() {
    // Asynchronously release the resource
  }
}

class Connection2 implements Disposable {
  dispose() {
    // Synchronously release the resource
  }
}

await usingAll([new Connection1(), new Connection2()], async (conn1, conn2) => {
  // The connections are alive in this block
  // Do whatever you want asynchronously
});
// The connections are disposed after above block

Or use usingAllSync for synchronous disposables.

License

The code follows MIT license written in LICENSE. Contributors need to agree that any modifications sent in this repository follow the license.