# Stop Watch

*By* [*adamlubek*](https://github.com/adamlubek)

This recipe demonstrates RxJS implementation of Stop Watch, inspired by [RxJS Advanced Patterns – Operate Heavily Dynamic UI’s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKfhGntZROQ) talk by [@Michael\_Hladky](https://twitter.com/michael_hladky)

### Example Code

( [StackBlitz](https://stackblitz.com/edit/rxjs-stop-watch?file=index.ts) )

![Stop Watch](https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view\&id=14kiNGgR8laJq4a2gEvInNyTPXLVbWH5l)

#### index.ts

```js
// RxJS v6+
import { fromEvent, interval, merge, noop, NEVER } from 'rxjs';
import { map, mapTo, scan, startWith, switchMap, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';

interface State {
  count: boolean;
  countup: boolean;
  speed: number;
  value: number;
  increase: number;
}

const getElem = (id: string): HTMLElement => document.getElementById(id);
const getVal = (id: string): number => parseInt(getElem(id)['value']);
const fromClick = (id: string) => fromEvent(getElem(id), 'click');
const fromClickAndMapTo = (id: string, obj: {}) =>
  fromClick(id).pipe(mapTo(obj));
const fromClickAndMap = (id: string, fn: _ => {}) =>
  fromClick(id).pipe(map(fn));
const setValue = (val: number) =>
  (getElem('counter').innerText = val.toString());

const events$ = merge(
  fromClickAndMapTo('start', { count: true }),
  fromClickAndMapTo('pause', { count: false }),
  fromClickAndMapTo('reset', { value: 0 }),
  fromClickAndMapTo('countup', { countup: true }),
  fromClickAndMapTo('countdown', { countup: false }),
  fromClickAndMap('setto', _ => ({ value: getVal('value') })),
  fromClickAndMap('setspeed', _ => ({ speed: getVal('speed') })),
  fromClickAndMap('setincrease', _ => ({ increase: getVal('increase') }))
);

const stopWatch$ = events$.pipe(
  startWith({
    count: false,
    speed: 1000,
    value: 0,
    countup: true,
    increase: 1
  }),
  scan((state: State, curr): State => ({ ...state, ...curr }), {}),
  tap((state: State) => setValue(state.value)),
  switchMap((state: State) =>
    state.count
      ? interval(state.speed).pipe(
          tap(
            _ =>
              (state.value += state.countup ? state.increase : -state.increase)
          ),
          tap(_ => setValue(state.value))
        )
      : NEVER
  )
);

stopWatch$.subscribe();
```

#### index.html

```html
<style>
  input,
  #counter,
  #controls {
    text-align: center;
    margin: auto;
  }

  #counter {
    font-size: 50px;
  }

  #controls {
    width: 50%;
  }
</style>

<div id="counter">0</div>
<div id="controls">
  <fieldset>
    <legend>Setup</legend>
    <button id="start">start</button>
    <button id="pause">pause</button>
    <button id="reset">reset</button>
  </fieldset>
  <fieldset>
    <legend>Count</legend>
    <button id="countup">count up</button>
    <button id="countdown">count down</button>
  </fieldset>
  <fieldset>
    <legend>Set to</legend>
    <input id="value" value="0"></input>
    <br/>
    <button id="setto">set value</button>
  </fieldset>
  <fieldset>
    <legend>Speed</legend>
    <input id="speed" value="1000"></input>
    <br/>
    <button id="setspeed">set speed</button>
  </fieldset>
  <fieldset>
    <legend>Increase</legend>
    <input id="increase" value="1"></input>
    <br/>
    <button id="setincrease">set increase</button>
  </fieldset>
</div>
```

### Operators Used

* [fromEvent](/learn-rxjs/operators/creation/fromevent.md)
* [interval](/learn-rxjs/operators/creation/interval.md)
* [map](/learn-rxjs/operators/transformation/map.md)
* [mapTo](/learn-rxjs/operators/transformation/mapto.md)
* [merge](/learn-rxjs/operators/transformation/map.md)
* NEVER
* noop
* [scan](/learn-rxjs/operators/transformation/scan.md)
* [startWith](/learn-rxjs/operators/combination/startwith.md)
* [switchMap](/learn-rxjs/operators/transformation/switchmap.md)
* [tap](/learn-rxjs/operators/utility/do.md)


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