how to use the subject function from the rxjs library in javascript

The Subject function in the rxjs library is a type of Observable that allows values to be multicasted to many observers which are subscribed to the Subject. Here's an example of how to use it in JavaScript:

const { Subject } = require('rxjs');

const subject = new Subject();

subject.subscribe({
  next: (v) => console.log(`observerA: ${v}`)
});

subject.next(1);
subject.next(2);

subject.subscribe({
  next: (v) => console.log(`observerB: ${v}`)
});

subject.next(3);

// Output:
// observerA: 1
// observerA: 2
// observerA: 3
// observerB: 3
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In the example code above, we create a new Subject object and subscribe an observer observerA to it. We then emit values 1 and 2 using the next method of the subject object.

Afterwards, we subscribe another observer observerB to the subject object and emit the value 3. Both observers receive the value 3 as Subject is multicasting the emitted values.

Note that Subject is a mutable object and it is recommended to keep a reference to it and call its complete method when you are done with it, in order to avoid memory leaks.

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