resultage

A clear way for handling success and failure in both synchronous and asynchronous operations.

Installation

npm install resultage

Usage

Creating a Result

import { Result, ok, err } from 'resultage';

type JsonObject = Record<string, unknown>;

const okIfObject = (value: unknown): Result<JsonObject, 'ERR_NOT_AN_OBJECT'> =>
  typeof value === 'object' && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value)
    ? ok(value as JsonObject)
    : err('ERR_NOT_AN_OBJECT');

const okIfInt = (value: unknown): Result<number, 'ERR_NOT_AN_INT'> =>
  Number.isInteger(value)
    ? ok(value as number)
    : err('ERR_NOT_AN_INT');

const okIfString = (value: unknown): Result<string, 'ERR_NOT_A_STRING'> =>
  typeof value === 'string'
    ? ok(value)
    : err('ERR_NOT_A_STRING');

Composing with Do-notation

type Person = {
  name: string;
  age: number;
}

const okIfPerson = (value: unknown): Result<Person, 'ERR_NOT_A_PERSON'> =>
  Do(function*() {
    const obj = yield* okIfObject(value);
    const name = yield* okIfString(obj.name);
    const age = yield* okIfInt(obj.age);

    return { name, age };
  }).mapErr(() => 'ERR_NOT_A_PERSON');

const person: Person = okIfPerson({ name: 'John', age: 42 }).unwrap();

Composing with chain

const okIfPerson =
  (value: unknown) => okIfObject(value).chain(
  (obj)            => okIfString(obj.name).chain(
  (name)           => okIfInt(obj.age).chain(
  (age)            => ok({ name, age })
)));

or the same with map on the last step:

const okIfPerson =
  (value: unknown) => okIfObject(value).chain(
  (obj)            => okIfString(obj.name).chain(
  (name)           => okIfInt(obj.age).map(
  (age)            => ({ name, age })
)));

Note: from the performance perspective, using chain is preferable to Do-notation, because chain doesn't create and run generators. However, Do-notation is more readable and easier to use. Additionally, the formatting of the code in this section requires specific linters and formatters configuration.

Collecting Ok-s from a Result Array

const lordOfTheRingsAuthors = collect([
  ok({ id, name: 'J. R. R. Tolkien' }),
  ok({ id, name: 'Christopher Tolkien' }),
]);

const silmarillionAuthors = collect([
  ok({ id, name: 'J. R. R. Tolkien' }),
  err('ERR_PERSON_NOT_FOUND' as const),
]);

console.log(lordOfTheRingsAuthors.unwrap());
// Prints to console:
// [
//   { id, name: 'J. R. R. Tolkien' },
//   { id, name: 'Christopher Tolkien' }
// ]

console.log(silmarillionAuthors.unwrapErr());
// Prints to console: ERR_PERSON_NOT_FOUND

Working with Async Results

import { Do, collect, err, ok } from 'resultage';

const getBookWithAuthors = (bookId: string) =>
  Do(async function* () {
    const book = yield* await fetchBook(bookId);
    const authors = yield* await fetchPersons(book.authorIds);

    return { ...book, authors };
  });

const fetchBook = async (id: string) => (
  id === '1' ? ok({ id, title: 'The Lord of the Rings', authorIds: ['1', '2'] }) :
  id === '2' ? ok({ id, title: 'The Silmarillion', authorIds: ['1', '3'] }) :
  err('ERR_BOOK_NOT_FOUND' as const)
);

const fetchPersons = async (ids: string[]) => collect(
  ids.map(id => (
    id === '1' ? ok({ id, name: 'J. R. R. Tolkien' }) :
    id === '2' ? ok({ id, name: 'Christopher Tolkien' }) :
    err("ERR_PERSON_NOT_FOUND" as const)
  ))
);

async function run() {
  const LordOfTheRings = await getBookWithAuthors('1');
  console.log(LordOfTheRings.unwrap());
  // Prints to console book with authors populated

  const Silmarillion = await getBookWithAuthors('2');
  console.log(Silmarillion.unwrapErr());
  // Prints to console: ERR_PERSON_NOT_FOUND

  const TheHobbit = await getBookWithAuthors('3');
  console.log(TheHobbit.unwrapErr());
  // Prints to console: ERR_BOOK_NOT_FOUND
}

run().catch(console.error);

Documentation

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Result Type

Result<T, E> is a generic type that represents either success or failure, and is an union of Ok<T> and Err<E> types:

type Result<T, E> = Ok<T> | Err<E>;

Where:

Ok<T> is a type that represents success and wraps the value of type T.
Err<E> is a type that represents failure and wraps the error of type E.

`Ok<T>` Interface

Ok<T> is an interface that extends the ResultInterface<T, never> interface with the following structure.

interface Ok<T> extends ResultInterface<T, never> {
  readonly value: T;
  readonly isOk: true;
  readonly isErr: false;
}

The property value is accessible only when the type of the correspondent variable or parameter is narrowed from the Result<T, E> to the Ok<T>.

To narrow the type of the variable or parameter to Ok<T>, use either the isOk method or the isErr method on the Result<T, E> instance.

Note: The Ok<T> is an interface, not a class, so it is not possible to create an instance of Ok<T> directly. Use the ok function to create an instance of Ok<T>.

`Err<E>` Interface

Err<E> is an interface that extends the ResultInterface<never, E> interface with the following structure.

interface Err<E> extends ResultInterface<never, E> {
  readonly error: E;
  readonly isOk: false;
  readonly isErr: true;
}

The property error is accessible only when the type of the correspondent variable or parameter is narrowed from the Result<T, E> to the Err<E>.

To narrow the type of the variable or parameter to Err<E>, use either the isOk method or the isErr method on the Result<T, E> instance.

Note: The Err<E> is an interface, not a class, so it is not possible to create an instance of Err<E> directly. Use the err function to create an instance of Err<E>.

`ResultInterface<T, E>` Interface

ResultInterface<T, E> is an interface that defines the common Result methods.

interface ResultInterface<T, E> {
  map<S>(fn: (data: T) => S): Result<S, E>;
  mapErr<F>(fn: (error: E) => F): Result<T, F>;
  chain<S, F>(next: (data: T) => Result<S, F>): Result<S, F | E>;
  chainErr<S, F>(next: (error: E) => Result<S, F>): Result<T | S, F>;
  unwrap(): T;
  unwrapOr<S>(fallback: S): T | S;
  unwrapOrElse<S>(fallback: (error: E) => S): T | S;
  unwrapErr(): E;
  unwrapErrOr<F>(fallback: F): E | F;
  unwrapErrOrElse<F>(fallback: (data: T) => F): E | F;
  unwrapOrThrow(): T;
  unpack(): T | E;
  match<ER, TR>(
    okMatcher: (data: T) => TR,
    errMatcher: (error: E) => ER,
  ): ER | TR;
  tap(fn: (data: T) => void): Result<T, E>;
  tapErr(fn: (error: E) => void): Result<T, E>;
  biMap<S, F>(okFn: (data: T) => S, errFn: (error: E) => F): Result<S, F>;
  biChain<TS, TF, ES, EF>(
    okFn: (data: T) => Result<TS, TF>,
    errFn: (error: E) => Result<ES, EF>,
  ): Result<TS | ES, TF | EF>;
  [Symbol.iterator](): Generator<E, T>;
}

Constructors

As mentioned above, Ok<T> and Err<E> are interfaces, not classes, so it is not possible to create an instance of Ok<T> or Err<E> directly. Use the following functions to create an instance of Ok<T> or Err<E>.

Function ok(value)

Creates an instance of OkImpl<T> class (that is not exported from the package).

Function Signature:

const ok: <T>(value: T) => Ok<T>

Example:

import { ok } from 'resultage';

const okNumber = ok(42);

Function err(error)

Creates an instance of ErrImpl<E> class (that is not exported from the package).

Function Signature:

const err: <E>(error: E) => Err<E>

Example:

import { err } from 'resultage';

const errString = err('Error message');

Properties And Methods of `Result<T, E>`

Property .isOk: boolean

Returns true if Result is Ok<T>, false otherwise. Narrows the Result<T, E> to Ok<T> in "if"-branches, and to Err<E> in "else"-branches.

Property Definition:

interface Ok<T> { readonly isOk: true }
interface Err<E> { readonly isOk: false }

Function Signature:

const isOk: <T, E>(result: Result<T, E>) => result is Ok<T>

Example:

import { ok } from 'resultage';

const result = ok(42);

if (result.isOk) {
  console.log(result.value);
} else {
  console.error(result.error);
}

Example with function:

import { ok, isOk } from 'resultage';

const result = ok(42);

if (isOk(result)) {
  console.log(result.value);
} else {
  console.error(result.error);
}

The function isOk(result) is good to be used as a callback in the Array.prototype.filter method or similar.

import { isOk } from 'resultage';

const results = [ok(42), err('Error')];

const isEverythingOk = results.every(isOk);

Property .isErr: boolean

Returns true if Result is Err<E>, false otherwise. Narrows the Result<T, E> to Err<E> in "if"-branches, and to Ok<T> in "else"-branches.

Property Definition:

interface Ok<T> { readonly isErr: false }
interface Err<E> { readonly isErr: true }

Function Signature:

const  isErr: <T, E>(result: Result<T, E>): result is Err<E>

Example:

import { err } from 'resultage';

const result = err('Error message');

if (result.isErr) {
  console.error(result.error);
} else {
  console.log(result.value);
}

Example with function:

import { err, isErr } from 'resultage';

const result = err('Error message');

if (isErr(result)) {
  console.error(result.error);
} else {
  console.log(result.value);
}

The function isErr(result) is good to be used as a callback in the Array.prototype.filter method or similar.

import { isErr } from 'resultage';

const results = [ok(42), err('Error')];

const isSomethingWrong = results.some(isErr);

Ok Property .value: T

Returns the value of Ok<T>. Could be accessed if and only if the Result<T, S> is explicitly narrowed to Ok<T>.

Property Definition:

interface Ok<T> { readonly value: T }

Example:

import { ok } from 'resultage';

const result = ok(42);

console.log(result.value); // Prints to console: 42

Example with narrowing:

import { ok, err } from 'resultage';

const okIfOdd = (value: number) =>
  value % 2 === 1
    ? ok(value)
    : err('Value is not odd');

const result = okIfOdd(43);

result.value;
//     ^^^^^ - Error: Property 'value' does not exist on type 'Result<number, string>'.

if (result.isOk) {
  console.log(result.value);
} else {
  console.error(result.error);
}

Err Property .error: E

Returns the error of Err<E>. Could be accessed if and only if the Result<T, S> is explicitly narrowed to Err<E>.

Property Definition:

interface Err<E> { readonly error: E }

Example:

import { err } from 'resultage';

const result = err('Error message');

console.log(result.error); // Prints to console: Error message

Example with narrowing:

import { ok, err } from 'resultage';

const okIfOdd = (value: number) =>
  value % 2 === 1
    ? ok(value)
    : err('Value is not odd');

const result = okIfOdd(42);

result.error;
//     ^^^^^ - Error: Property 'error' does not exist on type 'Result<number, string>'.

if (result.isErr) {
  console.error(result.error);
} else {
  console.log(result.value);
}

Method .map(fn)

Applies fn to the value of Ok<T> and returns the value wrapped in Ok<S>. If Result<T, E> is Err<E> returns itself without applying fn.

Method Signature:

interface ResultInterface<T, E> {
  map<S>(fn: (data: T) => S): Result<S, E>
}

Curried Function Signature:

const map:
  <T, S>(fn: (data: T) => S) =>
  <E>(result: Result<T, E>) => Result<S, E>

Example:

import { ok } from 'resultage';

const result = ok(42);

const mappedResult = result.map(value => value * 2);

console.log(mappedResult.value); // Prints to console: 84

Method .mapErr(fn)

Applies fn to the value of Err<E> and returns the value wrapped in Err<F>. If Result<T, E> is Ok<T> returns itself without applying fn.

Method Signature:

interface ResultInterface<T, E> {
  mapErr<F>(fn: (error: E) => F): Result<T, F>
}

Curried Function Signature:

const mapErr:
  <E, F>(fn: (error: E) => F) =>
  <T>(result: Result<T, E>) => Result<T, F>

Example:

import { err } from 'resultage';

const result = err('Error message');

const mappedResult = result.mapErr(error => new Error(error));

Method .chain(next)

Applies next to the value of Ok<T> and returns the result of next. If the Result<T, E> is Err<E>, returns itself without applying next.

The next function must return a Result<S, F>.

Method Signature:

interface ResultInterface<T, E> {
  chain<S, F>(next: (data: T) => Result<S, F>): Result<S, E | F>
}

Curried Function Signature:

const chain:
  <T, S, F>(next: (data: T) => Result<S, F>) =>
  <E>(result: Result<T, E>) => Result<S, E | F>

Example:

import { ok } from 'resultage';

const result = ok(42);

const chainedResult = result.chain(value => ok(value * 2));

The chain method is a main method to compose (...) => Result<T, E> functions.

Method .chainErr(next)

Applies next to the value of Err<E> and returns the result of next. If the Result<T, E> is Ok<T>, returns itself without applying next.

The next function must return a Result<S, F>.

Method Signature:

interface ResultInterface<T, E> {
  chainErr<S, F>(next: (error: E) => Result<S, F>): Result<T | S, F>
}

Curried Function Signature:

const chainErr:
  <S, E, F>(next: (error: E) => Result<S, F>) =>
  <T>(result: Result<T, E>) => Result<T | S, F>

Example:

import { err } from 'resultage';

const result = err('Error message');

const chainedResult = result.chainErr(error => err(new Error(error)));

The chainErr is a convenient method to recover from an error.

import { err, ok } from 'resultage';

const okIfOdd = (value: number) =>
  value % 2 === 1
    ? ok(value)
    : err('Value is not odd');

const getOdd = (value: number): number =>
  okIfOdd(value)
    .chainErr(() => ok(value + 1))
    .unwrap();

console.log(getOdd(1)); // 1

Method .unwrap()

Returns the value of Ok<T>. If the Result<T, E> is Err<E> throws a TypeError where cause is the result.

Method Signature:

interface ResultInterface<T, E> {
  unwrap(): T
}

Function Signature:

const unwrap: <T>(result: Result<T, unknown>) => T

Example:

import { ok } from 'resultage';

const result = ok(42);

console.log(result.unwrap()); // Prints to console: 42

Example with error:

import { err } from 'resultage';

const result = err('Error message');

console.log(result.unwrap()); 
// Throws a TypeError with the message: 'Result is not an Ok' and cause equal
// to the result.

Method .unwrapOr(fallback)

Returns the value of Ok<T>. If the Result<T, E> is Err<E> returns fallback.

Method Signature:

interface ResultInterface<T, E> {
  unwrapOr<S>(fallback: S): T | S
}

Curried Function Signature:

const unwrapOr:
  <T, S>(fallback: S) =>
  (result: Result<T, unknown>) => T | S

Method .unwrapOrThrow()

Returns the value of Ok<T>. If the Result<T, E> is Err<E> throws a value of type E.

unwrapOrThrow doesn't check if E is an instance of Error or not, so it is possible to throw a non-error literal.

Method Signature:

interface ResultInterface<T, E> {
  unwrapOrThrow(): T
}

Function Signature:

const unwrapOrThrow: <T>(result: Result<T, unknown>) => T

Method .unwrapOrElse

Returns the value of Ok<T>. If the Result<T, E> is Err<E> returns the result of fallbackFn.

Method Signature:

interface ResultInterface<T, E> {
  unwrapOrElse<S>(fallbackFn: (error: E) => S): T | S
}

Curried Function Signature:

const unwrapOrElse:
  <T, S>(fallbackFn: (error: unknown) => S) =>
  (result: Result<T, unknown>) => T | S

Method .unwrapErr

Returns the value of Err<E>. If the Result<T, E> is Ok<T> throws a TypeError where cause is the Ok<T>.

Method Signature:

interface ResultInterface<T, E> {
  unwrapErr(): E
}

Function Signature:

const unwrapErr: <E>(result: Result<unknown, E>) => E

Method .unwrapErrOr(fallback)

Returns the value of Err<E>. If the Result<T, E> is Ok<T> returns fallback.

Method Signature:

interface ResultInterface<T, E> {
  unwrapErrOr<F>(fallback: F): E | F
}

Curried Function Signature:

const unwrapErrOr:
  <F>(fallback: F) =>
  <T, E>(result: Result<T, E>) => E | F

Method .unwrapErrOrElse(fallbackFn)

Returns the value of Err<E>. If the Result<T, E> is Ok<T> returns the result of fallback.

Method Signature:

interface ResultInterface<T, E> {
  unwrapErrOrElse<F>(fallbackFn: (data: T) => F): E | F
}

Curried Function Signature:

const unwrapErrOrElse:
  <F, T>(fallbackFn: (data: T) => F) =>
  <E>(result: Result<T, E>) => E | F

Method .unpack()

Returns the value of Ok<T> or Err<E>.

Method Signature:

interface ResultInterface<T, E> {
  unpack(): T | E
}

Function Signature:

const unpack: <T, E>(result: Result<T, E>) => T | E

Method .match(okMatcher, errMatcher)

Applies okMatcher to the value of Ok<T> and returns the result. Applies errMatcher to the value of Err<E> and returns the result.

Method Signature:

interface ResultInterface<T, E> {
  match<S, F>(okMatcher: (data: T) => S, errMatcher: (error: E) => F): S | F
}

Curried Function Signature:

const match:
  <T, S, E, F>(okMatcher: (data: T) => S, errMatcher: (error: E) => F) =>
  (result: Result<T, E>) => S | F

Method .tap(fn)

Applies fn to the value of Ok<T> and returns the original result. If the Result<T, E> is Err<E> doesn't apply fn.

Method Signature:

interface ResultInterface<T, E> {
  tap(fn: (data: T) => void): Result<T, E>
}

Curried Function Signature:

const tap:
  <T>(fn: (data: T) => void) =>
  <E>(result: Result<T, E>) => Result<T, E>

Method .tapErr(fn)

Applies fn to the value of Err<E> and returns the original result. If the Result<T, E> is Ok<T> doesn't apply fn.

Method Signature:

interface ResultInterface<T, E> {
  tapErr(fn: (error: E) => void): Result<T, E>
}

Curried Function Signature:

const tapErr:
  <E>(fn: (error: E) => void) =>
  <T>(result: Result<T, E>) => Result<T, E>

Operating on Multiple Results

collect(results)

Collects Ok<T> values from an array of Result<T, E> and returns a Result<T[], E>.

Function Signature:

const collect:
  <R extends readonly Result<any, any>[]>(results: R) => Result<Collected<R>, ErrTypeOf<R[number]>>

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Installation

Usage

Creating a Result

Composing with Do-notation

Composing with chain

Collecting Ok-s from a Result Array

Working with Async Results

Documentation

Result Type

Ok<T> Interface

Err<E> Interface

ResultInterface<T, E> Interface

Constructors

Function ok(value)

Function err(error)

Properties And Methods of Result<T, E>

Property .isOk: boolean

Property .isErr: boolean

Ok Property .value: T

Err Property .error: E

Method .map(fn)

Method .mapErr(fn)

Method .chain(next)

Method .chainErr(next)

Method .unwrap()

Method .unwrapOr(fallback)

Method .unwrapOrThrow()

Method .unwrapOrElse

Method .unwrapErr

Method .unwrapErrOr(fallback)

Method .unwrapErrOrElse(fallbackFn)

Method .unpack()

Method .match(okMatcher, errMatcher)

Method .tap(fn)

Method .tapErr(fn)

Operating on Multiple Results

collect(results)

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