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Recently I wrote about using Node.js with Swagger to build a simple listener for the Sync Gateway changes feed. In that version I did everything using synchronous calls. I’m working to build a more complete solution, so I decided to switch over to using Promises. I opted to use the Bluebird Promises library. Bluebird has some nice features over the built-in version.

The Problem

I ran into one problem that took me a little while to solve. Bluebird has a handy function return. It’s just shorthand for creating a Promise that resolves to the given value. You use it like this:

When I used this, though, I kept getting errors:

This was really puzzling at first, since more complicated constructions were working fine.

The Solution

Bluebird is built to drop in and replace the standard Promises implementation. However, the Swagger JS client uses the Q Promises library explicitly.

This means promises returned by my calls to the Sync Gateway endpoints were getting replaced by the Q version. Since Bluebird and Q share much of their core API, it took some digging to realize what was happening.

There are a few ways to address this. Since return is such a simple routine, I just decided to stick with using the equivalent then call.

Here are a few alternatives to try if you want:

  • promisifyAll Swagger instead of using Swagger’s built-in support
  • Use the “bluebird-q” project to replace Q with Bluebird
  • Wrap calls with Promise.resolve()

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Author

Posted by Hod Greeley, Developer Advocate, Couchbase

Hod Greeley is a Developer Advocate for Couchbase, living in Silicon Valley. He has over two decades of experience as a software engineer and engineering manager. He has worked in a variety of software fields, including computational physics and chemistry, computer and network security, finance, and mobile. Prior to joining Couchbase in 2016, Hod led developer relations for mobile at Samsung. Hod holds a Ph.D. in chemical physics from Columbia University.

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