lib: add getLazy() method to internal/util

This patch adds a getLazy() method to facilitate initialize-once lazy loading in the internals. PR-URL: #45849 Reviewed-By: Geoffrey Booth <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Chengzhong Wu <[email protected]>
nodejs · Jan 1, 2023 · 943852a · 943852a
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diff --git a/lib/internal/util.js b/lib/internal/util.js
@@ -694,7 +694,26 @@ function isArrayBufferDetached(value) {
   return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Helper function to lazy-load an initialize-once value.
+ * @template T Return value of initializer
+ * @param {()=>T} initializer Initializer of the lazily loaded value.
+ * @returns {()=>T}
+ */
+function getLazy(initializer) {
+  let value;
+  let initialized = false;
+  return function() {
+    if (initialized === false) {
+      value = initializer();
+      initialized = true;
+    }
+    return value;
+  };
+}
+
 module.exports = {
+  getLazy,
   assertCrypto,
   cachedResult,
   convertToValidSignal,