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57. create an Observable

Here is a possible implementation of a basic Observable class:

class Observable {  constructor(subscribe) {    this._subscribe = subscribe  }  subscribe(observer) {    const safeObserver = {      next: observer.next ? value => observer.next(value) : () => {},      error: observer.error ? err => {        if (!safeObserver.completed) {          observer.error(err)          safeObserver.completed = true        }      } : () => {},      complete: observer.complete ? () => {        if (!safeObserver.completed) {          observer.complete()          safeObserver.completed = true        }      } : () => {},      completed: false    }    const subscription = new Subscription(() => {      // clean up actions when unsubscribed      safeObserver.completed = true    })    this._subscribe({      next: value => {        if (!safeObserver.completed) {          safeObserver.next(value)        }      },      error: err => {        if (!safeObserver.completed) {          safeObserver.error(err)          safeObserver.completed = true        }      },      complete: () => {        if (!safeObserver.completed) {          safeObserver.complete()          safeObserver.completed = true        }        subscription.unsubscribe()      },    })    return subscription  }}class Subscription {  constructor(unsubscribe) {    this._unsubscribe = unsubscribe  }  unsubscribe() {    if (!this.closed) {      this._unsubscribe()      this.closed = true    }  }}

Explanation:

1. The Observable class takes a subscribe function as its only parameter. This function will receive an observer object and start delivering values to it.
2. The subscribe method of the Observable class takes an observer object, wraps it in a "safe" version that checks for error and completion, and calls the subscribe function with this safe observer. It also returns a Subscription object that the observer can use to unsubscribe.
3. The "safe" observer object is created from the original observer object, with default empty functions for error and complete if they are not provided. It also has a completed property that is set to false by default, and will be set to true after an error or completion event is triggered to ensure they are only delivered once.
4. The subscribe function passed in the constructor of Observable would be executed with a "real" observer that the user provides. It will deliver values to it through its next function, and check for error or completion events to deliver them to the "safe" observer through its error or complete functions.
5. When an error or completion event is delivered to the safe observer, it marks the completed property as true and returns. The subscribe function is then automatically unsubscribed by calling the unsubscribe method of the Subscription object obtained earlier.
6. The Subscription class is a simple class that has a unsubscribe method, which calls the unsubscribe function passed to its constructor, and marks itself as closed. This is used to prevent double unsubscription.

Note that this is just one possible implementation of Observable, there are many other ways to achieve the same result or optimize some parts of the code.