forkJoin doesn't emit any value for empty array

RxJS version: 5.3.0

Code to reproduce:

Rx.Observable.forkJoin([]).subscribe(data => console.log(data));

Expected behavior: Code should return empty array.

Actual behavior: Subscribe is never called.

Additional information: I think emitting empty array is better, then not emitting at all. User code using forkJoin could handle those situations (for example it might show some message to user).

Also if valid input is array of Observables and output is array of resolved values, then, it should handle situations with empty input array. And I believe empty output array is perfectly valid solution for that.

[klinki]

@Assdi Actally, I do initial array check, to see if it is not an empty array. And if it is, I don’t use forkJoin at all.

Example:

if (observablesArray.length === 0) {
    return Observable.of([]);
} else {    
    return Observable.forkJoin(observablesArray);
}

[klinki]

I see. Thanks for explanation.

I’m not sure if it is the right way, but I understand your reasoning. I will create custom wrapper for it. (I need it to call observer::next even for empty array, because I don’t control what is on input - there could be array of Observables, but in certain cases, it could be also empty array.)