Comparisons
aggregator-toy occupies a specific niche in the data processing ecosystem. This section compares it with related libraries to help you understand when to use each.
Quick Comparison
| Library | Focus | Incremental | Typed | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aggregator-toy | Live aggregation pipelines | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | Dashboards, leaderboards |
| RxJS | General reactive streams | Manual | ✅ Yes | Complex async flows |
| Crossfilter | Multi-dimensional filtering | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Data exploration |
| DynamicData | .NET reactive collections | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | .NET applications |
| Arquero | Columnar data transforms | ❌ No | Partial | Batch analytics |
When to Use aggregator-toy
Choose aggregator-toy when you need:
- Real-time updates - Data streams in continuously
- Grouped aggregations - Sum, count, min/max by category
- UI-ready state - Nested structure maps to components
- TypeScript support - Full type inference
When to Consider Alternatives
- Complex async flows → RxJS
- Cross-filtering dashboards → Crossfilter
- Batch analytics → Arquero
- .NET ecosystem → DynamicData
Detailed Comparisons
- vs RxJS - General reactive programming
- vs Crossfilter - Browser-based filtering
- vs DynamicData - .NET reactive collections
- vs Arquero - Columnar data processing