How to get the data from BehaviorSubject after its completed? - rxjs

Question

I have a function that returns a BehaviorSubject but when I try to use the data I get back from the function I need to use it once all the data is back, is there a way to know when the BehaviorSubject is done pulling all the data?
I tried using .finally but it never gets called. Here is the code I'm using.
getData() {
let guideList = '';
this.getChildren(event.node)
.subscribe(
function(data) {
console.log('here');
guideList = data.join(',');
},
function(err) {
console.log('error');
},
function() {
console.log('done');
console.log(guideList);
}
);
}
getChildren(node: TreeNode) {
const nodeIds$ = new BehaviorSubject([]);
//doForAll is a promise
node.doForAll((data) => {
nodeIds$.next(nodeIds$.getValue().concat(data.id));
});
return nodeIds$;
}
Attached is a screen shot of the console.log

Answer 1

Easiest way is to just collect all the data in the array and only call next once the data is all collected. Even better: don't use a subject at all. It is very rare that one ever needs to create a subject. Often people use Subjects when instead they should be using a more streamlined observable factory method or operator:
getChildren(node: TreeNode) {
return Observable.defer(() => {
const result = [];
return node.doForAll(d => result.push(d.id)).then(() => result);
});
}