Flowablerange1

Flowablerange1 is a term used in reactive programming to denote an operator that creates a finite Flowable sequence consisting of a contiguous range of integers. The exact name Flowablerange1 may appear in documentation or examples to illustrate the idea of generating a range-based data stream. In practice, many libraries provide a similar operator called Flowable.range or Observable.range, depending on the framework.

Behavior and purpose: The operator creates a Flowable that, upon subscription, emits a sequence of integers in increasing order starting from a specified start value and continuing for a specified count or ending at a specified end value. After emitting the final value, the Flowable completes. The design is compatible with backpressure-aware pipelines, honoring downstream demand and avoiding overwhelming the subscriber.

Usage and parameters: A common signature is Flowablerange1(start, count) or Flowablerange1(start, end), depending on the API. It is often used to generate test data, drive iterative computations, or provide a finite source for operators such as map, filter, or reduce.

Implementation notes: In typical implementations, the operator iterates from start to end and emits each value via onNext, followed by onComplete. Some libraries may allow asynchronous emission or different backpressure strategies, but the core idea remains a controlled, finite stream of integers.

See also: Flowable.range, Observable.range, Reactive streams, backpressure.