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Consider the fact that flatMap only emits the values of an observable when the observable completes. Therefore, if an observable does not complete, flatMap will never emit any values.
I’ve never seen any description of such behavior in the docs. Actually I just performed a simple test, flatMap emits values as soon as the Observable does.
agreed, not sure how this got there - must’ve thought about toArray while was writing that. it’s removed now
And I’m not sure about never() operator. I’ve been using RxSwift for a while, still not 100% confident how it works, but i guess if Observable.never() never produces a .completed event, the subscription will be active forever (well, until ViewController and its bag are released). Wouldn’t it be better to use Observable.empty() instead?
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