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support promises in object #9

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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions .gitignore
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.idea
/index.js
/node_modules
.*.swp
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15 changes: 12 additions & 3 deletions README.md
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__Arguments__

* tasks - An array or object containing functions to run, each function
should return a promise for an optional value.
* tasks - An array, object containing functions to run (each function
should return a promise for an optional value), or an object containing promises that resolve a value
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simpler:
"An array or object containing promises or functions to...."


__Example__

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doStuff()
.done()

### an example using an object instead of an array ###
### an example using an object of functions instead of an array ###
async.parallel({
one: -> Q.delay(200).thenResolve(1)
two: -> Q.delay(100).thenResolve(2)
}).then (results) ->
### results is now equals to: {one: 1, two: 2} ###
doStuff()
.done()

### an example using an object of promises instead of an array ###
async.parallel({
one: Q.delay(200).thenResolve(1)
two: Q.delay(100).thenResolve(2)
}).then (results) ->
### results is now equals to: {one: 1, two: 2} ###
doStuff()
.done()
```

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6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion async.coffee
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).then(-> results)

parallel: Q.promised (tasks) ->
processArrayOrObject tasks, (arr) -> Q.all arr.map Q.try
processArrayOrObject tasks, (arr) -> Q.all arr.map (task) ->
if task.then
task
else
Q.try task

parallelLimit: Q.promised (tasks, limit) ->
processArrayOrObject tasks, (arr) ->
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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions test.coffee
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/^error1$/
)

it 'accepts an object of promises', ->
obj =
one: Q.delay(125).thenResolve 1
two: Q.delay(200).thenResolve 2
three: Q.delay(50).thenResolve [3,3]

async.parallel(obj).then (results) ->
deepEqual results, one: 1, two: 2, three: [3, 3]

it 'accepts an object', ->
call_order = []
async.parallel(getFunctionsObject call_order).then (results) ->
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