A real world example(s)?

[MichalBryxi]

I'm having a hard time understanding what is a resource and when to use one. I think an example that shows a case where you use this library to solve standard problem would be nice.

[NullVoxPopuli]

That's fair. 🤔
I just released this a bit ago: https://github.com/NullVoxPopuli/ember-array-map-resource
But that's very niche / specific. 🙃

Maybe something interacting with ember-data would be a good example to put to the ember-resources README.

Like,

class extends Component {
  @service store;

  someRecord = useFunction(this, (, id) => {
     return this.store.findRecord('some-record', id);
  }, () => this.args.id);
}

someRecord.value (.value is required for function-resources) would be:

• undefined initially
• will not call findRecord until someRecord.value is accessed
• "eventually" be an ember-data Model
• if @id / this.args.id change, the function is run again, someRecord.value keeps its old value until the function re-resolves.

I'm sure the README phrasing can be better, but the gist is that they solve the problem of "reactive lazy data that resolves eventually".

Like, without the resource, you'd need to find a way to call a function that calls findRecord yourself.
And then you'd need to also figure out a way to re-call that function when your @id changes.

Does that help? 🤔
I can keep coming up with examples, if not 🙃

[NullVoxPopuli]

Here are some additional examples: https://github.com/NullVoxPopuli/ember-data-resources/

[MichalBryxi]

I think you covered (at least mine) most pressing questions. Now I think there is a value of cross linking ember-resources and ember-data-resources in the documentation to show people how things can be done. I created #120 for that.

[MichalBryxi]

This one can be probably closed now.