Async iterable
An async iterable is an object that produces a sequence of values asynchronously through an asynchronous iteration protocol.
Build AI-Enhanced Web Apps
An async iterable is an object that asynchronously produces values for consumption through asynchronous iteration.
- How it is used
- Streams generated AI text so applications can process or display output incrementally.
- How deep it goes
- Explains async generators, delayed yields, loop completion, and termination warnings, while deferring deeper iterator internals.
- Examples
- Uses a delayed one-to-three generator and a streamText Gemini example that writes generated chunks incrementally.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via JavaScript for await...of to consume delayed values or streamed AI text incrementally.
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The Joy of JavaScript
An async iterable is a value or object that produces a sequence of elements asynchronously during iteration.
- How it is used
- Represents asynchronous push streams so applications can consume data as it becomes available.
- How deep it goes
- Explains the stream role and generator-based model, while deferring broader reactive API treatment to Observable.
- Examples
- Uses database, filesystem, and HTTP data as examples of large asynchronous sources consumed piece by piece.
- What you can do after
- Apply async iterables to represent and consume large asynchronous data streams incrementally.
Related concepts
- async iteratorproduces · An async iterator is an iterator interface that asynchronously produces successive values for consumption over time.
- throwuses · A throw construct explicitly raises or propagates an exception, error, or value to transfer control nonlocally from normal execution.
- textStreamincludes · textStream is a streamText response field that exposes generated text parts as an async iterable.
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