The toList() operation reveals quite a bit about Observable behavior and how onNext() and onCompleted() calls can be manipulated. In my previous article that covered map(), the onNext() calls happen in sequence down the entire chain and get passed all the way to the final Subscriber.
The toList() operator intercepts onNext() calls. Rather than handing the items further down the chain, it catches them instead and adds them to a List (specifically an ArrayList). Only when the source Observable calls onCompleted() will it emit the entire List up the chain, then it will call onCompleted() up the chain.
The toList() in Action
The scene starts by Mover 1 taking boxes out of storage and pushing them to Mover 2, who represents the toList() operation. Instead of passing the boxes immediately to Mover 3, he instead collects them onto a dolly and does not pass anything to Mover 3. When Mover 1 has passed all items from the storage unit (which is three items), he calls onCompleted() on Mover 2 and says they are done.
However, Mover 2 does not pass the onCompleted() call to Mover 3 yet. This is his cue to push the dolly of items to Mover 3. He calls Mover 3's onNext() method and passes the entire List<Box> of items to him. Then Mover 2 calls onCompleted() which signals Mover 3 to close the truck.
This is how it may look in RxJava.
Observable<Box> mover1 = Observable.create(s -> { while (house.hasItems()) { s.onNext(house.getItem()); } s.onCompleted(); }); Observable<List<Box>> mover2 = mover1.toList(); Subscription mover3 = mover2.subscribe(listOfBoxes -> putInTruck(listOfBoxes));
The importance of onCompleted()
As you can probably guess, the onCompleted() call is very important with an operation like toList(). Logically, you cannot collect infinite emissions from an infinite Observable into a List, because a List is a finite collection of items. Therefore, if an onCompleted() call is never passed to a toList() operation, you will get some very undesired behaviors. These behaviors can range from infinite blocking because toList() infinitely keeps waiting for items, or it gives up and does not emit anything at all.A few other operators are dependent on the onCompleted() call, such as last() and count(). So always be mindful and ensure the sequences are finite. Let me know if you have any questions.
Be sure to read my latest RxMover post on flatMap().
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