Observable.java

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package rx;

import java.util.*;
import java.util.concurrent.*;

import rx.exceptions.*;
import rx.functions.*;
import rx.internal.operators.*;
import rx.internal.util.ScalarSynchronousObservable;
import rx.internal.util.UtilityFunctions;

import rx.observables.*;
import rx.observers.SafeSubscriber;
import rx.plugins.*;
import rx.schedulers.*;
import rx.subjects.*;
import rx.subscriptions.Subscriptions;

/**
 * The Observable class that implements the Reactive Pattern.
 * <p>
 * This class provides methods for subscribing to the Observable as well as delegate methods to the various
 * Observers.
 * <p>
 * The documentation for this class makes use of marble diagrams. The following legend explains these diagrams:
 * <p>
 * <img width="640" height="301" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/legend.png" alt="">
 * <p>
 * For more information see the <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Observable">RxJava wiki</a>
 * 
 * @param <T>
 *            the type of the items emitted by the Observable
 */
public class Observable<T> {

    final OnSubscribe<T> onSubscribe;

    /**
     * Creates an Observable with a Function to execute when it is subscribed to.
     * <p>
     * <em>Note:</em> Use {@link #create(OnSubscribe)} to create an Observable, instead of this constructor,
     * unless you specifically have a need for inheritance.
     * 
     * @param f
     *            {@link OnSubscribe} to be executed when {@link #subscribe(Subscriber)} is called
     */
    protected Observable(OnSubscribe<T> f) {
        this.onSubscribe = f;
    }

    private static final RxJavaObservableExecutionHook hook = RxJavaPlugins.getInstance().getObservableExecutionHook();

    /**
     * Returns an Observable that will execute the specified function when a {@link Subscriber} subscribes to
     * it.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="200" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/create.png" alt="">
     * <p>
     * Write the function you pass to {@code create} so that it behaves as an Observable: It should invoke the
     * Subscriber's {@link Subscriber#onNext onNext}, {@link Subscriber#onError onError}, and
     * {@link Subscriber#onCompleted onCompleted} methods appropriately.
     * <p>
     * A well-formed Observable must invoke either the Subscriber's {@code onCompleted} method exactly once or
     * its {@code onError} method exactly once.
     * <p>
     * See <a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=205219">Rx Design Guidelines (PDF)</a> for detailed
     * information.
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code create} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param <T>
     *            the type of the items that this Observable emits
     * @param f
     *            a function that accepts an {@code Subscriber<T>}, and invokes its {@code onNext},
     *            {@code onError}, and {@code onCompleted} methods as appropriate
     * @return an Observable that, when a {@link Subscriber} subscribes to it, will execute the specified
     *         function
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Creating-Observables#create">RxJava wiki: create</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> create(OnSubscribe<T> f) {
        return new Observable<T>(hook.onCreate(f));
    }

    /**
     * Invoked when Obserable.subscribe is called.
     */
    public static interface OnSubscribe<T> extends Action1<Subscriber<? super T>> {
        // cover for generics insanity
    }

    /**
     * Operator function for lifting into an Observable.
     */
    public interface Operator<R, T> extends Func1<Subscriber<? super R>, Subscriber<? super T>> {
        // cover for generics insanity
    }

    /**
     * Lifts a function to the current Observable and returns a new Observable that when subscribed to will pass
     * the values of the current Observable through the Operator function.
     * <p>
     * In other words, this allows chaining Observers together on an Observable for acting on the values within
     * the Observable.
     * <p> {@code
     * observable.map(...).filter(...).take(5).lift(new OperatorA()).lift(new OperatorB(...)).subscribe()
     * }
     * <p>
     * If the operator you are creating is designed to act on the individual items emitted by a source
     * Observable, use {@code lift}. If your operator is designed to transform the source Observable as a whole
     * (for instance, by applying a particular set of existing RxJava operators to it) use {@link #compose}.
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code lift} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param lift the Operator that implements the Observable-operating function to be applied to the source
     *             Observable
     * @return an Observable that is the result of applying the lifted Operator to the source Observable
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Implementing-Your-Own-Operators">RxJava wiki: Implementing Your Own Operators</a>
     */
    public final <R> Observable<R> lift(final Operator<? extends R, ? super T> lift) {
        return new Observable<R>(new OnSubscribe<R>() {
            @Override
            public void call(Subscriber<? super R> o) {
                try {
                    Subscriber<? super T> st = hook.onLift(lift).call(o);
                    try {
                        // new Subscriber created and being subscribed with so 'onStart' it
                        st.onStart();
                        onSubscribe.call(st);
                    } catch (Throwable e) {
                        // localized capture of errors rather than it skipping all operators 
                        // and ending up in the try/catch of the subscribe method which then
                        // prevents onErrorResumeNext and other similar approaches to error handling
                        if (e instanceof OnErrorNotImplementedException) {
                            throw (OnErrorNotImplementedException) e;
                        }
                        st.onError(e);
                    }
                } catch (Throwable e) {
                    if (e instanceof OnErrorNotImplementedException) {
                        throw (OnErrorNotImplementedException) e;
                    }
                    // if the lift function failed all we can do is pass the error to the final Subscriber
                    // as we don't have the operator available to us
                    o.onError(e);
                }
            }
        });
    }
    
    
    /**
     * Transform an Observable by applying a particular Transformer function to it.
     * <p>
     * This method operates on the Observable itself whereas {@link #lift} operates on the Observable's
     * Subscribers or Observers.
     * <p>
     * If the operator you are creating is designed to act on the individual items emitted by a source
     * Observable, use {@link #lift}. If your operator is designed to transform the source Observable as a whole
     * (for instance, by applying a particular set of existing RxJava operators to it) use {@code compose}.
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code compose} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param transformer implements the function that transforms the source Observable
     * @return the source Observable, transformed by the transformer function
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Implementing-Your-Own-Operators">RxJava wiki: Implementing Your Own Operators</a>
     */
    public <R> Observable<R> compose(Transformer<? super T, ? extends R> transformer) {
        return ((Transformer<T, R>) transformer).call(this);
    }

    /**
     * Transformer function used by {@link #compose}.
     * @warn more complete description needed
     */
    public static interface Transformer<T, R> extends Func1<Observable<T>, Observable<R>> {
        // cover for generics insanity
    }
    
    

    /* *********************************************************************************************************
     * Operators Below Here
     * *********************************************************************************************************
     */

    /**
     * Mirrors the one Observable in an Iterable of several Observables that first emits an item.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="385" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/amb.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code amb} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param sources
     *            an Iterable of Observable sources competing to react first
     * @return an Observable that emits the same sequence of items as whichever of the source Observables first
     *         emitted an item
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Conditional-and-Boolean-Operators#amb">RxJava wiki: amb</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> amb(Iterable<? extends Observable<? extends T>> sources) {
        return create(OnSubscribeAmb.amb(sources));
    }

    /**
     * Given two Observables, mirrors the one that first emits an item.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="385" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/amb.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code amb} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param o1
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o2
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @return an Observable that emits the same sequence of items as whichever of the source Observables first
     *         emitted an item
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Conditional-and-Boolean-Operators#amb">RxJava wiki: amb</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> amb(Observable<? extends T> o1, Observable<? extends T> o2) {
        return create(OnSubscribeAmb.amb(o1, o2));
    }

    /**
     * Given three Observables, mirrors the one that first emits an item.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="385" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/amb.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code amb} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param o1
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o2
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o3
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @return an Observable that emits the same sequence of items as whichever of the source Observables first
     *         emitted an item
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Conditional-and-Boolean-Operators#amb">RxJava wiki: amb</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> amb(Observable<? extends T> o1, Observable<? extends T> o2, Observable<? extends T> o3) {
        return create(OnSubscribeAmb.amb(o1, o2, o3));
    }

    /**
     * Given four Observables, mirrors the one that first emits an item.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="385" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/amb.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code amb} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param o1
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o2
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o3
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o4
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @return an Observable that emits the same sequence of items as whichever of the source Observables first
     *         emitted an item
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Conditional-and-Boolean-Operators#amb">RxJava wiki: amb</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> amb(Observable<? extends T> o1, Observable<? extends T> o2, Observable<? extends T> o3, Observable<? extends T> o4) {
        return create(OnSubscribeAmb.amb(o1, o2, o3, o4));
    }

    /**
     * Given five Observables, mirrors the one that first emits an item.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="385" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/amb.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code amb} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     *
     * @param o1
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o2
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o3
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o4
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o5
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @return an Observable that emits the same sequence of items as whichever of the source Observables first
     *         emitted an item
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Conditional-and-Boolean-Operators#amb">RxJava wiki: amb</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> amb(Observable<? extends T> o1, Observable<? extends T> o2, Observable<? extends T> o3, Observable<? extends T> o4, Observable<? extends T> o5) {
        return create(OnSubscribeAmb.amb(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5));
    }

    /**
     * Given six Observables, mirrors the one that first emits an item.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="385" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/amb.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code amb} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param o1
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o2
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o3
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o4
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o5
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o6
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @return an Observable that emits the same sequence of items as whichever of the source Observables first
     *         emitted an item
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Conditional-and-Boolean-Operators#amb">RxJava wiki: amb</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> amb(Observable<? extends T> o1, Observable<? extends T> o2, Observable<? extends T> o3, Observable<? extends T> o4, Observable<? extends T> o5, Observable<? extends T> o6) {
        return create(OnSubscribeAmb.amb(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6));
    }

    /**
     * Given seven Observables, mirrors the one that first emits an item.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="385" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/amb.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code amb} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     *
     * @param o1
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o2
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o3
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o4
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o5
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o6
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o7
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @return an Observable that emits the same sequence of items as whichever of the source Observables first
     *         emitted an item
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Conditional-and-Boolean-Operators#amb">RxJava wiki: amb</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> amb(Observable<? extends T> o1, Observable<? extends T> o2, Observable<? extends T> o3, Observable<? extends T> o4, Observable<? extends T> o5, Observable<? extends T> o6, Observable<? extends T> o7) {
        return create(OnSubscribeAmb.amb(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6, o7));
    }

    /**
     * Given eight Observables, mirrors the one that first emits an item.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="385" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/amb.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code amb} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     *
     * @param o1
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o2
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o3
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o4
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o5
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o6
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o7
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o8
     *            an observable competing to react first
     * @return an Observable that emits the same sequence of items as whichever of the source Observables first
     *         emitted an item
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Conditional-and-Boolean-Operators#amb">RxJava wiki: amb</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> amb(Observable<? extends T> o1, Observable<? extends T> o2, Observable<? extends T> o3, Observable<? extends T> o4, Observable<? extends T> o5, Observable<? extends T> o6, Observable<? extends T> o7, Observable<? extends T> o8) {
        return create(OnSubscribeAmb.amb(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6, o7, o8));
    }

    /**
     * Given nine Observables, mirrors the one that first emits an item.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="385" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/amb.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code amb} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param o1
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o2
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o3
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o4
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o5
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o6
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o7
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o8
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @param o9
     *            an Observable competing to react first
     * @return an Observable that emits the same sequence of items as whichever of the source Observables first
     *         emitted an item
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Conditional-and-Boolean-Operators#amb">RxJava wiki: amb</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> amb(Observable<? extends T> o1, Observable<? extends T> o2, Observable<? extends T> o3, Observable<? extends T> o4, Observable<? extends T> o5, Observable<? extends T> o6, Observable<? extends T> o7, Observable<? extends T> o8, Observable<? extends T> o9) {
        return create(OnSubscribeAmb.amb(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6, o7, o8, o9));
    }

    /**
     * Combines two source Observables by emitting an item that aggregates the latest values of each of the
     * source Observables each time an item is received from either of the source Observables, where this
     * aggregation is defined by a specified function.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/combineLatest.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code combineLatest} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     *
     * @param o1
     *            the first source Observable
     * @param o2
     *            the second source Observable
     * @param combineFunction
     *            the aggregation function used to combine the items emitted by the source Observables
     * @return an Observable that emits items that are the result of combining the items emitted by the source
     *         Observables by means of the given aggregation function
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Combining-Observables#combinelatest">RxJava wiki: combineLatest</a>
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final <T1, T2, R> Observable<R> combineLatest(Observable<? extends T1> o1, Observable<? extends T2> o2, Func2<? super T1, ? super T2, ? extends R> combineFunction) {
        return combineLatest(Arrays.asList(o1, o2), Functions.fromFunc(combineFunction));
    }

    /**
     * Combines three source Observables by emitting an item that aggregates the latest values of each of the
     * source Observables each time an item is received from any of the source Observables, where this
     * aggregation is defined by a specified function.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/combineLatest.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code combineLatest} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param o1
     *            the first source Observable
     * @param o2
     *            the second source Observable
     * @param o3
     *            the third source Observable
     * @param combineFunction
     *            the aggregation function used to combine the items emitted by the source Observables
     * @return an Observable that emits items that are the result of combining the items emitted by the source
     *         Observables by means of the given aggregation function
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Combining-Observables#combinelatest">RxJava wiki: combineLatest</a>
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final <T1, T2, T3, R> Observable<R> combineLatest(Observable<? extends T1> o1, Observable<? extends T2> o2, Observable<? extends T3> o3, Func3<? super T1, ? super T2, ? super T3, ? extends R> combineFunction) {
        return combineLatest(Arrays.asList(o1, o2, o3), Functions.fromFunc(combineFunction));
    }

    /**
     * Combines four source Observables by emitting an item that aggregates the latest values of each of the
     * source Observables each time an item is received from any of the source Observables, where this
     * aggregation is defined by a specified function.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/combineLatest.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code combineLatest} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param o1
     *            the first source Observable
     * @param o2
     *            the second source Observable
     * @param o3
     *            the third source Observable
     * @param o4
     *            the fourth source Observable
     * @param combineFunction
     *            the aggregation function used to combine the items emitted by the source Observables
     * @return an Observable that emits items that are the result of combining the items emitted by the source
     *         Observables by means of the given aggregation function
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Combining-Observables#combinelatest">RxJava wiki: combineLatest</a>
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final <T1, T2, T3, T4, R> Observable<R> combineLatest(Observable<? extends T1> o1, Observable<? extends T2> o2, Observable<? extends T3> o3, Observable<? extends T4> o4,
            Func4<? super T1, ? super T2, ? super T3, ? super T4, ? extends R> combineFunction) {
        return combineLatest(Arrays.asList(o1, o2, o3, o4), Functions.fromFunc(combineFunction));
    }

    /**
     * Combines five source Observables by emitting an item that aggregates the latest values of each of the
     * source Observables each time an item is received from any of the source Observables, where this
     * aggregation is defined by a specified function.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/combineLatest.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code combineLatest} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param o1
     *            the first source Observable
     * @param o2
     *            the second source Observable
     * @param o3
     *            the third source Observable
     * @param o4
     *            the fourth source Observable
     * @param o5
     *            the fifth source Observable
     * @param combineFunction
     *            the aggregation function used to combine the items emitted by the source Observables
     * @return an Observable that emits items that are the result of combining the items emitted by the source
     *         Observables by means of the given aggregation function
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Combining-Observables#combinelatest">RxJava wiki: combineLatest</a>
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final <T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, R> Observable<R> combineLatest(Observable<? extends T1> o1, Observable<? extends T2> o2, Observable<? extends T3> o3, Observable<? extends T4> o4, Observable<? extends T5> o5,
            Func5<? super T1, ? super T2, ? super T3, ? super T4, ? super T5, ? extends R> combineFunction) {
        return combineLatest(Arrays.asList(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5), Functions.fromFunc(combineFunction));
    }

    /**
     * Combines six source Observables by emitting an item that aggregates the latest values of each of the
     * source Observables each time an item is received from any of the source Observables, where this
     * aggregation is defined by a specified function.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/combineLatest.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code combineLatest} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param o1
     *            the first source Observable
     * @param o2
     *            the second source Observable
     * @param o3
     *            the third source Observable
     * @param o4
     *            the fourth source Observable
     * @param o5
     *            the fifth source Observable
     * @param o6
     *            the sixth source Observable
     * @param combineFunction
     *            the aggregation function used to combine the items emitted by the source Observables
     * @return an Observable that emits items that are the result of combining the items emitted by the source
     *         Observables by means of the given aggregation function
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Combining-Observables#combinelatest">RxJava wiki: combineLatest</a>
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final <T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, R> Observable<R> combineLatest(Observable<? extends T1> o1, Observable<? extends T2> o2, Observable<? extends T3> o3, Observable<? extends T4> o4, Observable<? extends T5> o5, Observable<? extends T6> o6,
            Func6<? super T1, ? super T2, ? super T3, ? super T4, ? super T5, ? super T6, ? extends R> combineFunction) {
        return combineLatest(Arrays.asList(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6), Functions.fromFunc(combineFunction));
    }

    /**
     * Combines seven source Observables by emitting an item that aggregates the latest values of each of the
     * source Observables each time an item is received from any of the source Observables, where this
     * aggregation is defined by a specified function.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/combineLatest.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code combineLatest} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param o1
     *            the first source Observable
     * @param o2
     *            the second source Observable
     * @param o3
     *            the third source Observable
     * @param o4
     *            the fourth source Observable
     * @param o5
     *            the fifth source Observable
     * @param o6
     *            the sixth source Observable
     * @param o7
     *            the seventh source Observable
     * @param combineFunction
     *            the aggregation function used to combine the items emitted by the source Observables
     * @return an Observable that emits items that are the result of combining the items emitted by the source
     *         Observables by means of the given aggregation function
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Combining-Observables#combinelatest">RxJava wiki: combineLatest</a>
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final <T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, R> Observable<R> combineLatest(Observable<? extends T1> o1, Observable<? extends T2> o2, Observable<? extends T3> o3, Observable<? extends T4> o4, Observable<? extends T5> o5, Observable<? extends T6> o6, Observable<? extends T7> o7,
            Func7<? super T1, ? super T2, ? super T3, ? super T4, ? super T5, ? super T6, ? super T7, ? extends R> combineFunction) {
        return combineLatest(Arrays.asList(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6, o7), Functions.fromFunc(combineFunction));
    }

    /**
     * Combines eight source Observables by emitting an item that aggregates the latest values of each of the
     * source Observables each time an item is received from any of the source Observables, where this
     * aggregation is defined by a specified function.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/combineLatest.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code combineLatest} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param o1
     *            the first source Observable
     * @param o2
     *            the second source Observable
     * @param o3
     *            the third source Observable
     * @param o4
     *            the fourth source Observable
     * @param o5
     *            the fifth source Observable
     * @param o6
     *            the sixth source Observable
     * @param o7
     *            the seventh source Observable
     * @param o8
     *            the eighth source Observable
     * @param combineFunction
     *            the aggregation function used to combine the items emitted by the source Observables
     * @return an Observable that emits items that are the result of combining the items emitted by the source
     *         Observables by means of the given aggregation function
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Combining-Observables#combinelatest">RxJava wiki: combineLatest</a>
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final <T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, R> Observable<R> combineLatest(Observable<? extends T1> o1, Observable<? extends T2> o2, Observable<? extends T3> o3, Observable<? extends T4> o4, Observable<? extends T5> o5, Observable<? extends T6> o6, Observable<? extends T7> o7, Observable<? extends T8> o8,
            Func8<? super T1, ? super T2, ? super T3, ? super T4, ? super T5, ? super T6, ? super T7, ? super T8, ? extends R> combineFunction) {
        return combineLatest(Arrays.asList(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6, o7, o8), Functions.fromFunc(combineFunction));
    }

    /**
     * Combines nine source Observables by emitting an item that aggregates the latest values of each of the
     * source Observables each time an item is received from any of the source Observables, where this
     * aggregation is defined by a specified function.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/combineLatest.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code combineLatest} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param o1
     *            the first source Observable
     * @param o2
     *            the second source Observable
     * @param o3
     *            the third source Observable
     * @param o4
     *            the fourth source Observable
     * @param o5
     *            the fifth source Observable
     * @param o6
     *            the sixth source Observable
     * @param o7
     *            the seventh source Observable
     * @param o8
     *            the eighth source Observable
     * @param o9
     *            the ninth source Observable
     * @param combineFunction
     *            the aggregation function used to combine the items emitted by the source Observables
     * @return an Observable that emits items that are the result of combining the items emitted by the source
     *         Observables by means of the given aggregation function
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Combining-Observables#combinelatest">RxJava wiki: combineLatest</a>
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final <T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, R> Observable<R> combineLatest(Observable<? extends T1> o1, Observable<? extends T2> o2, Observable<? extends T3> o3, Observable<? extends T4> o4, Observable<? extends T5> o5, Observable<? extends T6> o6, Observable<? extends T7> o7, Observable<? extends T8> o8,
            Observable<? extends T9> o9,
            Func9<? super T1, ? super T2, ? super T3, ? super T4, ? super T5, ? super T6, ? super T7, ? super T8, ? super T9, ? extends R> combineFunction) {
        return combineLatest(Arrays.asList(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6, o7, o8, o9), Functions.fromFunc(combineFunction));
    }
    /**
     * Combines a list of source Observables by emitting an item that aggregates the latest values of each of
     * the source Observables each time an item is received from any of the source Observables, where this
     * aggregation is defined by a specified function.
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code combineLatest} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     *
     * @param <T>
     *            the common base type of source values
     * @param <R>
     *            the result type
     * @param sources
     *            the list of source Observables
     * @param combineFunction
     *            the aggregation function used to combine the items emitted by the source Observables
     * @return an Observable that emits items that are the result of combining the items emitted by the source
     *         Observables by means of the given aggregation function
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Combining-Observables#combinelatest">RxJava wiki: combineLatest</a>
     */
    public static final <T, R> Observable<R> combineLatest(List<? extends Observable<? extends T>> sources, FuncN<? extends R> combineFunction) {
        return create(new OnSubscribeCombineLatest<T, R>(sources, combineFunction));
    }

    /**
     * Returns an Observable that emits the items emitted by each of the Observables emitted by the source
     * Observable, one after the other, without interleaving them.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/concat.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code concat} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     *
     * @param observables
     *            an Observable that emits Observables
     * @return an Observable that emits items all of the items emitted by the Observables emitted by
     *         {@code observables}, one after the other, without interleaving them
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Mathematical-and-Aggregate-Operators#concat">RxJava wiki: concat</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> concat(Observable<? extends Observable<? extends T>> observables) {
        return observables.lift(new OperatorConcat<T>());
    }

    /**
     * Returns an Observable that emits the items emitted by two Observables, one after the other, without
     * interleaving them.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/concat.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code concat} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     *
     * @param t1
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t2
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @return an Observable that emits items emitted by the two source Observables, one after the other,
     *         without interleaving them
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Mathematical-and-Aggregate-Operators#concat">RxJava wiki: concat</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> concat(Observable<? extends T> t1, Observable<? extends T> t2) {
        return concat(just(t1, t2));
    }

    /**
     * Returns an Observable that emits the items emitted by three Observables, one after the other, without
     * interleaving them.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/concat.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code concat} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     *
     * @param t1
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t2
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t3
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @return an Observable that emits items emitted by the three source Observables, one after the other,
     *         without interleaving them
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Mathematical-and-Aggregate-Operators#concat">RxJava wiki: concat</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> concat(Observable<? extends T> t1, Observable<? extends T> t2, Observable<? extends T> t3) {
        return concat(just(t1, t2, t3));
    }

    /**
     * Returns an Observable that emits the items emitted by four Observables, one after the other, without
     * interleaving them.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/concat.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code concat} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param t1
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t2
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t3
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t4
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @return an Observable that emits items emitted by the four source Observables, one after the other,
     *         without interleaving them
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Mathematical-and-Aggregate-Operators#concat">RxJava wiki: concat</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> concat(Observable<? extends T> t1, Observable<? extends T> t2, Observable<? extends T> t3, Observable<? extends T> t4) {
        return concat(just(t1, t2, t3, t4));
    }

    /**
     * Returns an Observable that emits the items emitted by five Observables, one after the other, without
     * interleaving them.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/concat.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code concat} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     *
     * @param t1
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t2
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t3
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t4
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t5
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @return an Observable that emits items emitted by the five source Observables, one after the other,
     *         without interleaving them
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Mathematical-and-Aggregate-Operators#concat">RxJava wiki: concat</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> concat(Observable<? extends T> t1, Observable<? extends T> t2, Observable<? extends T> t3, Observable<? extends T> t4, Observable<? extends T> t5) {
        return concat(just(t1, t2, t3, t4, t5));
    }

    /**
     * Returns an Observable that emits the items emitted by six Observables, one after the other, without
     * interleaving them.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/concat.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code concat} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     *
     * @param t1
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t2
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t3
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t4
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t5
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t6
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @return an Observable that emits items emitted by the six source Observables, one after the other,
     *         without interleaving them
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Mathematical-and-Aggregate-Operators#concat">RxJava wiki: concat</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> concat(Observable<? extends T> t1, Observable<? extends T> t2, Observable<? extends T> t3, Observable<? extends T> t4, Observable<? extends T> t5, Observable<? extends T> t6) {
        return concat(just(t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6));
    }

    /**
     * Returns an Observable that emits the items emitted by seven Observables, one after the other, without
     * interleaving them.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/concat.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code concat} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     *
     * @param t1
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t2
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t3
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t4
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t5
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t6
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t7
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @return an Observable that emits items emitted by the seven source Observables, one after the other,
     *         without interleaving them
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Mathematical-and-Aggregate-Operators#concat">RxJava wiki: concat</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> concat(Observable<? extends T> t1, Observable<? extends T> t2, Observable<? extends T> t3, Observable<? extends T> t4, Observable<? extends T> t5, Observable<? extends T> t6, Observable<? extends T> t7) {
        return concat(just(t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7));
    }

    /**
     * Returns an Observable that emits the items emitted by eight Observables, one after the other, without
     * interleaving them.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/concat.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code concat} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param t1
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t2
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t3
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t4
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t5
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t6
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t7
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t8
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @return an Observable that emits items emitted by the eight source Observables, one after the other,
     *         without interleaving them
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Mathematical-and-Aggregate-Operators#concat">RxJava wiki: concat</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> concat(Observable<? extends T> t1, Observable<? extends T> t2, Observable<? extends T> t3, Observable<? extends T> t4, Observable<? extends T> t5, Observable<? extends T> t6, Observable<? extends T> t7, Observable<? extends T> t8) {
        return concat(just(t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7, t8));
    }

    /**
     * Returns an Observable that emits the items emitted by nine Observables, one after the other, without
     * interleaving them.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="380" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/concat.png" alt="">
     * <dl>
     *  <dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
     *  <dd>{@code concat} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
     * </dl>
     * 
     * @param t1
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t2
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t3
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t4
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t5
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t6
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t7
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t8
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @param t9
     *            an Observable to be concatenated
     * @return an Observable that emits items emitted by the nine source Observables, one after the other,
     *         without interleaving them
     * @see <a href="https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Mathematical-and-Aggregate-Operators#concat">RxJava wiki: concat</a>
     */
    public final static <T> Observable<T> concat(Observable<? extends T> t1, Observable<? extends T> t2, Observable<? extends T> t3, Observable<? extends T> t4, Observable<? extends T> t5, Observable<? extends T> t6, Observable<? extends T> t7, Observable<? extends T> t8, Observable<? extends T> t9) {
        return concat(just(t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7, t8, t9));
    }

    /**
     * Returns an Observable that calls an Observable factory to create an Observable for each new Observer
     * that subscribes. That is, for each subscriber, the actual Observable that subscriber observes is
     * determined by the factory function.
     * <p>
     * <img width="640" height="340" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/defer.png" alt="">
     * <p>