Publish operator on Observable

ReactiveX#15

rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/Observable.java

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 import rx.plugins.RxJavaErrorHandler;
 import rx.plugins.RxJavaObservableExecutionHook;
 import rx.plugins.RxJavaPlugins;
+import rx.subjects.PublishSubject;
 import rx.subjects.Subject;
 import rx.subscriptions.BooleanSubscription;
 import rx.subscriptions.Subscriptions;
@@ -1665,6 +1666,17 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> onErrorReturn(final Observable<T> that, Func1<Ex
         return create(OperationOnErrorReturn.onErrorReturn(that, resumeFunction));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a connectable observable sequence that shares a single subscription to the underlying sequence.
+     * 
+     * @param that
+     *            the source Observable
+     * @return a connectable observable sequence that upon connection causes the source sequence to push results into the specified subject.
+     */
+    public static <T> ConnectableObservable<T> publish(final Observable<T> that) {
+        return OperationMulticast.multicast(that, PublishSubject.<T> create());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns an Observable that applies a function of your choosing to the first item emitted by a
      * source Observable, then feeds the result of that function along with the second item emitted
@@ -1720,7 +1732,7 @@ public T call(T t1, T t2) {
     public static <T> Observable<T> aggregate(Observable<T> sequence, Func2<T, T, T> accumulator) {
         return reduce(sequence, accumulator);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Used by dynamic languages.
      * 
@@ -1729,7 +1741,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> aggregate(Observable<T> sequence, Func2<T, T, T>
     public static <T> Observable<T> aggregate(Observable<T> sequence, Object accumulator) {
         return reduce(sequence, accumulator);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Returns an Observable that applies a function of your choosing to the first item emitted by a
      * source Observable, then feeds the result of that function along with the second item emitted
@@ -1787,7 +1799,7 @@ public R call(R r, T t) {
     public static <T, R> Observable<R> aggregate(Observable<T> sequence, R initialValue, Func2<R, T, R> accumulator) {
         return reduce(sequence, initialValue, accumulator);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Used by dynamic languages.
      * 
@@ -1796,7 +1808,7 @@ public static <T, R> Observable<R> aggregate(Observable<T> sequence, R initialVa
     public static <T, R> Observable<R> aggregate(Observable<T> sequence, R initialValue, Object accumulator) {
         return reduce(sequence, initialValue, accumulator);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Returns an Observable that applies a function of your choosing to the first item emitted by a
      * source Observable, then feeds the result of that function along with the second item emitted
@@ -2003,7 +2015,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> takeLast(final Observable<T> items, final int co
      * @param items
      * @param predicate
      *            a function to test each source element for a condition
-     * @return the values from the start of the given sequence 
+     * @return the values from the start of the given sequence
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> takeWhile(final Observable<T> items, Func1<T, Boolean> predicate) {
         return create(OperationTakeWhile.takeWhile(items, predicate));
@@ -2015,7 +2027,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> takeWhile(final Observable<T> items, Func1<T, Bo
      * @param items
      * @param predicate
      *            a function to test each source element for a condition
-     * @return the values from the start of the given sequence 
+     * @return the values from the start of the given sequence
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> takeWhile(final Observable<T> items, Object predicate) {
         @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
@@ -2035,7 +2047,7 @@ public Boolean call(T t) {
      * @param items
      * @param predicate
      *            a function to test each element for a condition; the second parameter of the function represents the index of the source element; otherwise, false.
-     * @return the values from the start of the given sequence 
+     * @return the values from the start of the given sequence
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> takeWhileWithIndex(final Observable<T> items, Func2<T, Integer, Boolean> predicate) {
         return create(OperationTakeWhile.takeWhileWithIndex(items, predicate));
@@ -2057,12 +2069,13 @@ public Boolean call(T t, Integer integer)
 
     /**
      * Adds a timestamp to each item emitted by this observable.
+     * 
      * @return An observable sequence of timestamped items.
      */
     public Observable<Timestamped<T>> timestamp() {
         return create(OperationTimestamp.timestamp(this));
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Return a Future representing a single value of the Observable.
      * <p>
@@ -2384,7 +2397,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> toObservable(T... items) {
      * @param sequence
      * @throws ClassCastException
      *             if T objects do not implement Comparable
-     * @return an observable containing the sorted list 
+     * @return an observable containing the sorted list
      */
     public static <T> Observable<List<T>> toSortedList(Observable<T> sequence) {
         return create(OperationToObservableSortedList.toSortedList(sequence));
@@ -2397,7 +2410,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<List<T>> toSortedList(Observable<T> sequence) {
      * 
      * @param sequence
      * @param sortFunction
-     * @return an observable containing the sorted list 
+     * @return an observable containing the sorted list
      */
     public static <T> Observable<List<T>> toSortedList(Observable<T> sequence, Func2<T, T, Integer> sortFunction) {
         return create(OperationToObservableSortedList.toSortedList(sequence, sortFunction));
@@ -2410,7 +2423,7 @@ public static <T> Observable<List<T>> toSortedList(Observable<T> sequence, Func2
      * 
      * @param sequence
      * @param sortFunction
-     * @return an observable containing the sorted list 
+     * @return an observable containing the sorted list
      */
     public static <T> Observable<List<T>> toSortedList(Observable<T> sequence, final Object sortFunction) {
         @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
@@ -3186,6 +3199,15 @@ public Observable<T> reduce(Func2<T, T, T> accumulator) {
         return reduce(this, accumulator);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a connectable observable sequence that shares a single subscription to the underlying sequence.
+     * 
+     * @return a connectable observable sequence that upon connection causes the source sequence to push results into the specified subject.
+     */
+    public ConnectableObservable<T> publish() {
+        return OperationMulticast.multicast(this, PublishSubject.<T> create());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Used by dynamic languages.
      * 
@@ -3201,7 +3223,7 @@ public Observable<T> reduce(Object accumulator) {
     public Observable<T> aggregate(Func2<T, T, T> accumulator) {
         return aggregate(this, accumulator);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Used by dynamic languages.
      * 
@@ -3210,7 +3232,7 @@ public Observable<T> aggregate(Func2<T, T, T> accumulator) {
     public Observable<T> aggregate(Object accumulator) {
         return aggregate(this, accumulator);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Returns an Observable that applies a function of your choosing to the first item emitted by a
      * source Observable, then feeds the result of that function along with the second item emitted
@@ -3263,7 +3285,7 @@ public <R> Observable<R> aggregate(R initialValue, Func2<R, T, R> accumulator) {
     public <R> Observable<R> aggregate(R initialValue, Object accumulator) {
         return aggregate(this, initialValue, accumulator);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Returns an Observable that applies a function of your choosing to the first item emitted by a
      * source Observable, then feeds the result of that function along with the second item emitted
@@ -3298,7 +3320,7 @@ public Observable<T> scan(Func2<T, T, T> accumulator) {
     public Observable<T> sample(long period, TimeUnit unit) {
         return create(OperationSample.sample(this, period, unit));
     }
-  
+
     /**
      * Samples the observable sequence at each interval.
      * 
@@ -3313,10 +3335,10 @@ public Observable<T> sample(long period, TimeUnit unit) {
     public Observable<T> sample(long period, TimeUnit unit, Scheduler scheduler) {
         return create(OperationSample.sample(this, period, unit, scheduler));
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Used by dynamic languages.
-     *
+     * 
      * @see #scan(Func2)
      */
     public Observable<T> scan(final Object accumulator) {
@@ -3348,7 +3370,7 @@ public <R> Observable<R> scan(R initialValue, Func2<R, T, R> accumulator) {
 
     /**
      * Used by dynamic languages.
-     *
+     * 
      * @see #scan(Object, Func2)
      */
     public <R> Observable<R> scan(final R initialValue, final Object accumulator) {
@@ -3419,7 +3441,7 @@ public Observable<T> take(final int num) {
      * 
      * @param predicate
      *            a function to test each source element for a condition
-     * @return the values from the start of the given sequence 
+     * @return the values from the start of the given sequence
      */
     public Observable<T> takeWhile(final Func1<T, Boolean> predicate) {
         return takeWhile(this, predicate);
@@ -3430,7 +3452,7 @@ public Observable<T> takeWhile(final Func1<T, Boolean> predicate) {
      * 
      * @param predicate
      *            a function to test each source element for a condition
-     * @return the values from the start of the given sequence 
+     * @return the values from the start of the given sequence
      */
     public Observable<T> takeWhile(final Object predicate) {
         return takeWhile(this, predicate);
@@ -3441,7 +3463,7 @@ public Observable<T> takeWhile(final Object predicate) {
      * 
      * @param predicate
      *            a function to test each element for a condition; the second parameter of the function represents the index of the source element; otherwise, false.
-     * @return the values from the start of the given sequence 
+     * @return the values from the start of the given sequence
      */
     public Observable<T> takeWhileWithIndex(final Func2<T, Integer, Boolean> predicate) {
         return takeWhileWithIndex(this, predicate);
@@ -3452,7 +3474,7 @@ public Observable<T> takeWhileWithIndex(final Func2<T, Integer, Boolean> predica
      * 
      * @param predicate
      *            a function to test each element for a condition; the second parameter of the function represents the index of the source element; otherwise, false.
-     * @return the values from the start of the given sequence 
+     * @return the values from the start of the given sequence
      */
     public Observable<T> takeWhileWithIndex(final Object predicate) {
         return takeWhileWithIndex(this, predicate);
@@ -3523,7 +3545,7 @@ public Observable<List<T>> toList() {
      * 
      * @throws ClassCastException
      *             if T objects do not implement Comparable
-     * @return an observable containing the sorted list 
+     * @return an observable containing the sorted list
      */
     public Observable<List<T>> toSortedList() {
         return toSortedList(this);
@@ -3535,7 +3557,7 @@ public Observable<List<T>> toSortedList() {
      * <img width="640" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/Netflix/RxJava/images/rx-operators/toSortedList.png">
      * 
      * @param sortFunction
-     * @return an observable containing the sorted list 
+     * @return an observable containing the sorted list
      */
     public Observable<List<T>> toSortedList(Func2<T, T, Integer> sortFunction) {
         return toSortedList(this, sortFunction);
@@ -3547,7 +3569,7 @@ public Observable<List<T>> toSortedList(Func2<T, T, Integer> sortFunction) {
      * <img width="640" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/Netflix/RxJava/images/rx-operators/toSortedList.png">
      * 
      * @param sortFunction
-     * @return an observable containing the sorted list 
+     * @return an observable containing the sorted list
      */
     public Observable<List<T>> toSortedList(final Object sortFunction) {
         return toSortedList(this, sortFunction);
@@ -4140,6 +4162,63 @@ public void call(String t1) {
             }
         }
 
+        @Test
+        public void testPublish() throws InterruptedException {
+            final AtomicInteger counter = new AtomicInteger();
+            ConnectableObservable<String> o = Observable.create(new Func1<Observer<String>, Subscription>() {
+
+                @Override
+                public Subscription call(final Observer<String> observer) {
+                    final BooleanSubscription subscription = new BooleanSubscription();
+                    new Thread(new Runnable() {
+
+                        @Override
+                        public void run() {
+                            System.out.println("published observable being executed");
+                            observer.onNext("one");
+                            observer.onCompleted();
+                            counter.incrementAndGet();
+                        }
+                    }).start();
+                    return subscription;
+                }
+            }).publish();
+
+            final CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(2);
+
+            // subscribe once
+            o.subscribe(new Action1<String>() {
+
+                @Override
+                public void call(String v) {
+                    assertEquals("one", v);
+                    System.out.println("v: " + v);
+                    latch.countDown();
+                }
+            });
+
+            // subscribe again
+            o.subscribe(new Action1<String>() {
+
+                @Override
+                public void call(String v) {
+                    assertEquals("one", v);
+                    System.out.println("v: " + v);
+                    latch.countDown();
+                }
+            });
+
+            Subscription s = o.connect();
+            try {
+                if (!latch.await(1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)) {
+                    fail("subscriptions did not receive values");
+                }
+                assertEquals(1, counter.get());
+            } finally {
+                s.unsubscribe();
+            }
+        }
+
         private static class TestException extends RuntimeException {
             private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
         }