What nodejs library is most like jQuery's deferreds?

Question

I\'ve become a skilled user of jQuery\'s new and amazing Deferred module, and as I\'m easing into using more of Node.js, I find myself wanting something exactly like it in m

Answer 1

This nodejs module is CommonJS compliant.

https://github.com/cujojs/when

Answer 2

This node library looks quite similar in functionality to jQuery's Deferred:

https://github.com/kriszyp/node-promise

Answer 3

If you want the same API, there's nothing stopping you from using jQuery itself under Node. Just npm install jquery, then:

var $ = require('jquery');
var deferred = $.Deferred();

Answer 4

Googling: deferred for nodejs

Gave me: https://github.com/felixge/node-deferred

Though not exactly what you are looking for, is moderately close. I find that the callback chaining is fairly natural, though deeply nested chains can be a bit difficult to keep up with.

Searching for: promise nodejs lead me down a path of more interesting results...

• https://github.com/willconant/flow-js
• https://github.com/creationix/conductor

Both of which are probably much closer to what you are looking for. :)

Answer 5

I don't think you can get any closer than jQuery deferred lib for nodeJS.

Answer 6

This wasn't around when the question was asked, but according to the readme it uses (and passes) the jquery tests. It appears to be exactly identical minus the (jQuery||$). prefix.

https://github.com/jaubourg/jquery-deferred-for-node