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rpominov/basic-streams — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2022-06-22

★ 70TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

TL;DR

A tiny JavaScript library for working with streams of events over time, like a lightweight, no-frills alternative to RxJS.

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    What it does
      Streams as functions
      Feed events to callback
      Stop listening anytime
    Tech stack
      TypeScript
      Small npm packages
    Use cases
      Track mouse movement
      Combine event sources
      Handle async UI events
    Audience
      Frontend developers
      Reactive programming learners
    Tradeoffs
      No built in errors
      No completion signal
      Simpler than RxJS

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Track mouse coordinates and combine them with scroll position to trigger updates.

REASON 2

Chain map, filter, and merge operations to build event-driven UI logic.

REASON 3

Learn how reactive programming works by reading a small, readable codebase.

REASON 4

Replace nested callbacks with declarative stream transformations.

What's in the stack?

TypeScriptJavaScript

How it stacks up

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LanguageTypeScriptTypeScriptTypeScript
Last pushed2022-06-22——
MaintenanceDormant——
Setup difficultyeasymoderateeasy
Complexity2/54/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdevelopergeneral

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to use basic-streams' map and filter to transform a stream of click events.
Prompt 2
Write a basic-streams pipeline that merges mouse movement and scroll position streams.
Prompt 3
Explain how basic-streams' chain function works compared to RxJS's flatMap.
Prompt 4
Help me set up a minimal basic-streams example that logs only odd numbers from a number stream.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is basic-streams?

A tiny JavaScript library for working with streams of events over time, like a lightweight, no-frills alternative to RxJS.

What language is basic-streams written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, JavaScript.

Is basic-streams actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2022-06-22).

How hard is basic-streams to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is basic-streams for?

Mainly developer.

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