How can I perform operations in JavaScript just like we do pipeline of operations in Java streams?

Jaspreet Jolly :

In Java 8 using streams when I chain methods one after the another the execution of operations are performed in pipelined manner.

Example:

List<Integer> nums = Arrays.asList(1,2,3,4,5,6);    
nums.stream().map(x->{
    x = x * x;
    System.out.println("map1="+x);
    return x;
}).map(x->{
    x = x * 3;
    System.out.println("map2="+x);
    return x;
}).forEach(x-> System.out.println("forEach="+x));

Output:-

map1=1
map2=3
forEach=3
map1=4
map2=12
forEach=12
map1=9
map2=27
forEach=27
map1=16
map2=48
forEach=48
map1=25
map2=75
forEach=75
map1=36
map2=108
forEach=108

But when I tried similarly in javascript.The result is different.As in javascript first operation gets completed and then second operation is performed.Example:-

var nums = [1,2,3,4,5,6 ];
nums.map(x => {
  x = (x * x);
  console.log('map1='+x);
  return x;})
  .map(x => {
  x = x * 3;
  console.log('map2='+x);
  return x;})
  .forEach(x=> console.log('forEach='+x));

Output:-

 map1=1
 map1=4
 map1=9
 map1=16
 map1=25
 map1=36
 map2=3
 map2=12
 map2=27
 map2=48
 map2=75
 map2=108
 forEach=3
 forEach=12
 forEach=27
 forEach=48
 forEach=75
 forEach=108

Is there any way in JavaScript to make it performs operations in a pipeline manner, and I get output as in the Java program?

This question ask only how to collect like in JavaScript but not how internal working changes for same type of methods.

Nina Scholz :

Maybe later (or never) you can use the actual experimental pipeline operator |>, which has the following syntax:

expression |> function

Your wanted result could be achieved by taking the functions as separate functions and iterate the stream array for each pipe.

This works only in FF. From version 58: this feature is behind the --enable-pipeline-operator compile flag.

const
    a = x => { x = x * x; console.log("map1=" + x); return x; },
    b = x => { x = x * 3; console.log("map2=" + x); return x; },
    c = x => console.log("forEach=" + x)

var nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];

nums.forEach(v => v |> a |> b |> c);

The same with a pipe as function (function composition enabling piping) with a closure over the wanted functions.

const
    pipe = (...functions) => input => functions.reduce((acc, fn) => fn(acc), input),
    a = x => { x = x * x; console.log("map1=" + x); return x; },
    b = x => { x = x * 3; console.log("map2=" + x); return x; },
    c = x => console.log("forEach=" + x)

var nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6],
    pipeline = pipe(a, b, c);

nums.forEach(pipeline);