What is the best way to pass resolved promise values down to a final “then” chain [duplicate]

Answer 1

These are some of your many options:

Behind door 1, use reduce to accumulate the results in series.

var models = [];
[
    function () {
        return ModelA.create(/*...*/);
    },
    function () {
        return ModelB.create(/*...*/);
    },
    function () {
        return ModelC.create(/*...*/);
    }
].reduce(function (ready, makeModel) {
    return ready.then(function () {
        return makeModel().then(function (model) {
            models.push(model);
        });
    });
}, Q())
.catch(function (error) {
    // handle errors
});

Behind door 2, pack the accumulated models into an array, and unpack with spread.

Q.try(function () {
    return ModelA.create(/* params */)
})
.then(function(modelA){
    return [modelA, ModelB.create(/* params */)];
})
.spread(function(modelA, modelB){
    return [modelA, modelB, ModelC.create(/* params */)];
})
.spread(function(modelA, modelB, modelC){
    // need to do stuff with modelA, modelB and modelC
})
.catch(/*do failure stuff*/);

Behind door 3, capture the results in the parent scope:

var models [];
ModelA.create(/* params */)
.then(function(modelA){
    models.push(modelA);
    return ModelB.create(/* params */);
})
.then(function(modelB){
    models.push(modelB);
    return ModelC.create(/* params */);
})
.then(function(modelC){
    models.push(modelC);

    // need to do stuff with models

})
.catch(function (error) {
    // handle error
});