Chapter 6. Reactive Data Streams

In particular circumstances, our application may be required to handle huge file uploads. This can be done by putting all of these in the memory, by creating a temporary file, or by acting directly on the stream. Out of these three, the last option works the best for us, as it removes I/O stream limitations (such as blocking, memory, and threads) and also eliminates the need to buffer (that is, acting on input at the rate needed).

Handling huge file uploads belongs to the set of unavoidable operations that can be heavy on resources. Some other tasks that belong to the same category are processing real-time data for monitoring, analysis, bulk data transfers, and processing large datasets. In this chapter, we will discuss the Iteratee approach used to handle such situations. This chapter covers the basics of handling data streams with a brief explanation of the following topics:

This chapter may seem intense at times...