Is it a common pattern to use Subjects to cache an...
# rxa
anstaendig
04/05/2017, 10:45 AMIs it a common pattern to use Subjects to cache an observables emission? Like using a BehaviourSubject to cache the last item emitted? To me it somewhat feels like a misuse if I only have one subscriber. Is it just me?
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thomasnield
04/05/2017, 10:51 AManstaendig: I would try to use replay(1) followed by an autoConnect()
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anstaendig
04/05/2017, 10:53 AMAnd what if source is a single
anstaendig
04/05/2017, 10:54 AM.toObservable.replaty(1) ?
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lupajz
04/05/2017, 11:04 AMIt’s not something I would consider super bad as I just use it as a middle man http://blog.bradcampbell.nz/keep-your-main-thread-synchronous/ but you have to handle the termination yourself. Mine never terminates