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

To use the window function from the RxJS library in JavaScript, first, you need to import it from the library. Here's an example:

index.tsx
import { of } from 'rxjs';
import { window, mergeAll, map } from 'rxjs/operators';

const source = of('A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E');
const example = source.pipe(
  window(3),
  map(innerObservable => innerObservable.pipe(toArray())),
  mergeAll()
);

example.subscribe(val => console.log(val));
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The window function is used to split the source observable into multiple inner observables that are emitted every time a specified condition is met. In the example above, the source observable is split into multiple observables of size 3.

The map operator is used to transform each inner observable into an array of emitted values. The mergeAll operator is then used to flatten the stream of inner observables into a single stream of values. Finally, we subscribe to the example observable to log the emitted values.

This is just a simple example of how to use the window function, there are many more options and combinations available to achieve different behaviors and results.

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