989417 - Use Task.spawn in Netmonitor code to improve code readability

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(DevTools :: Netmonitor, defect)

Description

[Victor Porof [:vporof][:vp]]

There are a few places in the netmonitor code that would benefit from using Task instead of awkwardly and sequentially then-ing.

Comment 1

[Victor Porof [:vporof][:vp]]

Attachment: v1

Comment 2

[Girish Sharma [:Optimizer]]

I'd suggest giving async a try. Its pretty neat imho. It removes the need for extra indentation.

Comment 3

[Victor Porof [:vporof][:vp]]

I actually like that.

Comment 4

[Victor Porof [:vporof][:vp]]

Attachment: v2

Comment 5

[Rob Campbell [:rc] (:robcee)]

Comment on attachment 8398968 [details] [diff] [review]
v2

Review of attachment 8398968 [details] [diff] [review]:
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::: browser/devtools/netmonitor/netmonitor-view.js
@@ +1217,5 @@
>     *        The type of information that is to be updated.
>     * @param any aValue
>     *        The new value to be shown.
> +   * @return object
> +   *         A promise that is resolved once the information is displayed.

is this true? I don't see a return anywhere in here.

@@ +1779,5 @@
>     *        The data source (this should be the attachment of a request item).
>     * @return object
>     *        Returns a promise that resolves upon population of the subview.
>     */
> +  populate: Task.async(function*(aData) {

aren't you just on the cutting edge?

@@ +2260,5 @@
>     *        The "requestPostData" message received from the server.
>     * @return object
>     *        A promise that is resolved when the request post params are set.
>     */
> +  _setRequestPostParams: Task.async(function*(aHeadersResponse, aHeadersFromUploadStream, aPostDataResponse) {

long line is long.

@@ +2269,3 @@
>      let { headers: requestHeaders } = aHeadersResponse;
>      let { headers: payloadHeaders } = aHeadersFromUploadStream;
>      let allHeaders = [...payloadHeaders, ...requestHeaders];

if you use every language feature in one function do you win a prize?

@@ +2269,5 @@
>      let { headers: requestHeaders } = aHeadersResponse;
>      let { headers: payloadHeaders } = aHeadersFromUploadStream;
>      let allHeaders = [...payloadHeaders, ...requestHeaders];
>  
> +    let contentTypeHeader = allHeaders.find(e => e.name.toLowerCase() == "content-type");

<b>This is an experimental technology, part of the Harmony (ECMAScript 6) proposal.</b>

THANKS FOR MAKING ME LEARN STUFF, jerkface.

Comment 6

[Victor Porof [:vporof][:vp]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/fx-team/rev/b98c0f82c792

Comment 7

[Wes Kocher (:KWierso) (Not reading bugmail; email directly if needed)]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/b98c0f82c792