Issue 7016 - Convert serialization functions into generators

lib/subscriptionClasses.js

Index: lib/subscriptionClasses.js
===================================================================
--- a/lib/subscriptionClasses.js
+++ b/lib/subscriptionClasses.js
@@ -122,43 +122,42 @@
       filterNotifier.emit("subscription.disabled", this, value, oldValue);
     }
     return this._disabled;
   },
 
   /**
    * Serializes the subscription to an array of strings for writing
    * out on the disk.
-   * @param {string[]} buffer  buffer to push the serialization results into
+   * @yields {string}
    */
-  serialize(buffer)
+  *serialize()
   {
-    buffer.push("[Subscription]");
-    buffer.push("url=" + this.url);
+    yield "[Subscription]";
+    yield "url=" + this.url;
+
     if (this.type)
-      buffer.push("type=" + this.type);
+      yield "type=" + this.type;
     if (this._title)
-      buffer.push("title=" + this._title);
+      yield "title=" + this._title;
     if (this._fixedTitle)
-      buffer.push("fixedTitle=true");
+      yield "fixedTitle=true";
     if (this._disabled)
-      buffer.push("disabled=true");
+      yield "disabled=true";
   },
 
-  serializeFilters(buffer)
+  *serializeFilters()
   {
     for (let filter of this.filters)
-      buffer.push(filter.text.replace(/\[/g, "\\["));
+      yield filter.text.replace(/\[/g, "\\[");
   },
 
   toString()
   {
-    let buffer = [];
-    this.serialize(buffer);
-    return buffer.join("\n");
+    return [...this.serialize()].join("\n");
   }
 };
 
 /**
  * Cache for known filter subscriptions, maps URL to subscription objects.
  * @type {Map.<string,Subscription>}
  */
 Subscription.knownSubscriptions = new Map();
@@ -276,29 +275,29 @@
 
     return false;
   },
 
   /**
    * See Subscription.serialize()
    * @inheritdoc
    */
-  serialize(buffer)
+  *serialize()
   {
-    Subscription.prototype.serialize.call(this, buffer);
+    yield* Subscription.prototype.serialize.call(this);
     if (this.defaults && this.defaults.length)
     {
-      buffer.push("defaults=" +
+      yield "defaults=" +
         this.defaults.filter(
           type => SpecialSubscription.defaultsMap.has(type)
         ).join(" ")
-      );
+      ;
     }
     if (this._lastDownload)
-      buffer.push("lastDownload=" + this._lastDownload);
+      yield "lastDownload=" + this._lastDownload;
   }
 });
 
 SpecialSubscription.defaultsMap = new Map([
   ["whitelist", WhitelistFilter],
   ["blocking", BlockingFilter],
   ["elemhide", ElemHideBase]
 ]);
@@ -394,23 +393,23 @@
     }
     return this._lastDownload;
   },
 
   /**
    * See Subscription.serialize()
    * @inheritdoc
    */
-  serialize(buffer)
+  *serialize()
   {
-    Subscription.prototype.serialize.call(this, buffer);
+    yield* Subscription.prototype.serialize.call(this);
     if (this._homepage)
-      buffer.push("homepage=" + this._homepage);
+      yield "homepage=" + this._homepage;
     if (this._lastDownload)
-      buffer.push("lastDownload=" + this._lastDownload);
+      yield "lastDownload=" + this._lastDownload;
   }
 });
 
 /**
  * Class for filter subscriptions updated externally (by other extension)
  * @param {string} url    see {@link Subscription Subscription()}
  * @param {string} [title]  see {@link Subscription Subscription()}
  * @constructor
@@ -422,19 +421,19 @@
 }
 exports.ExternalSubscription = ExternalSubscription;
 
 ExternalSubscription.prototype = extend(RegularSubscription, {
   /**
    * See Subscription.serialize()
    * @inheritdoc
    */
-  serialize(buffer)
+  *serialize()
   {
-    throw new Error(
+    yield new Error(
       "Unexpected call, external subscriptions should not be serialized"
     );
   }
 });
 
 /**
  * Class for filter subscriptions updated externally (by other extension)
  * @param {string} url  see {@link Subscription Subscription()}
@@ -547,31 +546,31 @@
    * @type {number}
    */
   downloadCount: 0,
 
   /**
    * See Subscription.serialize()
    * @inheritdoc
    */
-  serialize(buffer)
+  *serialize()
   {
-    RegularSubscription.prototype.serialize.call(this, buffer);
+    yield* RegularSubscription.prototype.serialize.call(this);
     if (this.downloadStatus)
-      buffer.push("downloadStatus=" + this.downloadStatus);
+      yield "downloadStatus=" + this.downloadStatus;
     if (this.lastSuccess)
-      buffer.push("lastSuccess=" + this.lastSuccess);
+      yield "lastSuccess=" + this.lastSuccess;
     if (this.lastCheck)
-      buffer.push("lastCheck=" + this.lastCheck);
+      yield "lastCheck=" + this.lastCheck;
     if (this.expires)
-      buffer.push("expires=" + this.expires);
+      yield "expires=" + this.expires;
     if (this.softExpiration)
-      buffer.push("softExpiration=" + this.softExpiration);
+      yield "softExpiration=" + this.softExpiration;
     if (this.errors)
-      buffer.push("errors=" + this.errors);
+      yield "errors=" + this.errors;
     if (this.version)
-      buffer.push("version=" + this.version);
+      yield "version=" + this.version;
     if (this.requiredVersion)
-      buffer.push("requiredVersion=" + this.requiredVersion);
+      yield "requiredVersion=" + this.requiredVersion;
     if (this.downloadCount)
-      buffer.push("downloadCount=" + this.downloadCount);
+      yield "downloadCount=" + this.downloadCount;
   }
 });