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Ngememoize automatically detects and handles asynchronous functions that return Promises. This guide covers how to memoize async operations effectively.

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How Ngememoize handles Promises

When your memoized function returns a Promise, Ngememoize:
  1. Detects the Promise using isPromise(result)
  2. Waits for the Promise to resolve
  3. Caches the Promise itself (not just the resolved value)
  4. Returns the cached Promise for subsequent calls with the same arguments
Ngememoize caches the Promise object, which means all callers share the same Promise instance for identical arguments.

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Basic async memoization

Apply @Ngememoize to async methods just like synchronous ones: 
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { Ngememoize } from 'ngememoize';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-data',
  standalone: true,
})
export class DataComponent {
  @Ngememoize({
    debugLabel: 'fetchData',
    maxAge: 5000
  })
  async fetchData(id: string): Promise<string> {
    console.log('Fetching...');
    return new Promise(resolve =>
      setTimeout(() => resolve(`Data for ${id}`), 1000)
    );
  }
}
Usage: 
// First call - executes the async function
await this.fetchData('123'); // Logs: "Fetching..."
// Waits 1 second, returns: "Data for 123"

// Second call with same ID - returns cached Promise
await this.fetchData('123'); // No log, instant return
// Returns: "Data for 123" (from cache)

// Different ID - executes again
await this.fetchData('456'); // Logs: "Fetching..."
// Waits 1 second, returns: "Data for 456"

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Promise caching behavior

From the Ngememoize source code: 
const result = fn.apply(context, args);

if (isPromise(result)) {
  return result.then(resolvedResult => {
    if (
      (Array.isArray(resolvedResult) && resolvedResult.length > 0) ||
      resolvedResult
    ) {
      cache.set(key, { value: result, timestamp: now, generatedKey });
    }
    return resolvedResult;
  }) as TResult;
}
Key points:
  • The cache stores the Promise (result), not the resolved value
  • Empty arrays and falsy values are not cached
  • The Promise is cached after it resolves successfully
  • The timestamp is set when the function is first called, not when it resolves

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Async/await patterns

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HTTP requests

Memoize API calls to prevent duplicate requests: 
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
import { Ngememoize } from 'ngememoize';
import { firstValueFrom } from 'rxjs';

interface User {
  id: number;
  firstName: string;
  lastName: string;
}

@Injectable({
  providedIn: 'root',
})
export class UserService {
  private apiUrl = 'https://api.example.com/users';

  constructor(private http: HttpClient) {}

  @Ngememoize({
    maxAge: 60000, // Cache for 1 minute
    debugLabel: 'fetchUser'
  })
  async fetchUser(id: number): Promise<User> {
    const response = await firstValueFrom(
      this.http.get<User>(`${this.apiUrl}/${id}`)
    );
    return response;
  }
}

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Multiple parallel calls

When multiple components request the same data simultaneously, they all receive the same cached Promise: 
// Component A
const userA = await this.userService.fetchUser(1); // Makes HTTP request

// Component B (called while Component A's request is pending)
const userB = await this.userService.fetchUser(1); // Gets same Promise, no new request
Both components share the same Promise and receive the result when it resolves.

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Time-based expiration

Use maxAge to refresh cached async results periodically: 
@Ngememoize({
  maxAge: 30000, // Refresh every 30 seconds
  debugLabel: 'fetchNews'
})
async fetchNews(category: string): Promise<Article[]> {
  const response = await fetch(`/api/news/${category}`);
  return response.json();
}
After 30 seconds:
  • The cache entry is deleted
  • The next call triggers a new request
  • The new Promise is cached

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Error handling

Memoized async functions handle errors the same way as unmemoized ones: 
@Ngememoize({
  debugLabel: 'fetchUser'
})
async fetchUser(id: number): Promise<User> {
  try {
    const response = await fetch(`/api/users/${id}`);
    if (!response.ok) {
      throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
    }
    return response.json();
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Failed to fetch user:', error);
    throw error;
  }
}
Calling code: 
try {
  const user = await this.fetchUser(123);
  console.log(user);
} catch (error) {
  // Handle error
  console.error('Error:', error);
}
If a Promise rejects, it is still cached. Subsequent calls with the same arguments will return the same rejected Promise until the cache expires or is cleared.

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Observables vs Promises

Ngememoize works with Promises, not RxJS Observables. Convert Observables to Promises: 
import { firstValueFrom } from 'rxjs';

@Ngememoize({
  maxAge: 5000
})
async searchUsers(query: string): Promise<User[]> {
  const response = await firstValueFrom(
    this.http.get<{ users: User[] }>(`/api/users/search?q=${query}`)
  );
  return response.users;
}
Use firstValueFrom to convert an Observable to a Promise that resolves with the first emitted value.

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Monitoring async cache performance

Combine debugLabel and callbacks to track async operations: 
@Ngememoize({
  maxAge: 5000,
  debugLabel: 'fetchData',
  onCacheHit: (key) => {
    console.log(`✓ Returning cached data for ${key}`);
  },
  onCacheMiss: (key) => {
    console.log(`⟳ Fetching fresh data for ${key}`);
  }
})
async fetchData(id: string): Promise<Data> {
  console.log(`Starting fetch for ID: ${id}`);
  const response = await fetch(`/api/data/${id}`);
  return response.json();
}
Console output for cached call: 
[Memoize: fetchData] Cache hit for key: user-123
✓ Returning cached data for user-123
Console output for cache miss: 
[Memoize: fetchData] Cache miss for key: user-456
⟳ Fetching fresh data for user-456
Starting fetch for ID: user-456

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Real-world example

Here’s a complete example from the Ngememoize README: 
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { Ngememoize } from 'ngememoize';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-data',
  standalone: true,
})
export class DataComponent {
  @Ngememoize({
    debugLabel: 'fetchData',
    maxAge: 5000
  })
  async fetchData(id: string): Promise<string> {
    console.log('Fetching...');
    return new Promise(resolve =>
      setTimeout(() => resolve(`Data for ${id}`), 1000)
    );
  }

  async loadData() {
    // First call
    const data1 = await this.fetchData('user-1'); // Logs: "Fetching..."
    console.log(data1); // "Data for user-1" after 1 second

    // Second call (cached)
    const data2 = await this.fetchData('user-1'); // No log, instant
    console.log(data2); // "Data for user-1" immediately

    // After 5 seconds, cache expires
    setTimeout(async () => {
      const data3 = await this.fetchData('user-1'); // Logs: "Fetching..."
      console.log(data3); // "Data for user-1" after 1 second
    }, 6000);
  }
}

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Best practices

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Cache API responses

Prevents redundant network requests: 
@Ngememoize({ maxAge: 60000 })
async getProducts(): Promise<Product[]> {
  return firstValueFrom(this.http.get<Product[]>('/api/products'));
}

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Use appropriate maxAge

Balance freshness with performance:
  • Frequently changing data: 10-30 seconds
  • Moderately stable data: 1-5 minutes
  • Rarely changing data: 10-60 minutes

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Don’t cache user-specific actions

Avoid memoizing operations with side effects: 
// DON'T memoize this
async submitOrder(order: Order): Promise<void> {
  await this.http.post('/api/orders', order);
}

// DO memoize this
@Ngememoize({ maxAge: 30000 })
async getOrderHistory(userId: string): Promise<Order[]> {
  return firstValueFrom(this.http.get<Order[]>(`/api/orders/${userId}`));
}

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