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| # co
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| 
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| [![Gitter][gitter-image]][gitter-url]
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| [![NPM version][npm-image]][npm-url]
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| [![Build status][travis-image]][travis-url]
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| [![Test coverage][coveralls-image]][coveralls-url]
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| [![Downloads][downloads-image]][downloads-url]
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| 
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|   Generator based control flow goodness for nodejs and the browser,
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|   using promises, letting you write non-blocking code in a nice-ish way.
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| 
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| ## Co v4
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| 
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|   `co@4.0.0` has been released, which now relies on promises.
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|   It is a stepping stone towards [ES7 async/await](https://github.com/lukehoban/ecmascript-asyncawait).
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|   The primary API change is how `co()` is invoked.
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|   Before, `co` returned a "thunk", which you then called with a callback and optional arguments.
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|   Now, `co()` returns a promise.
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| 
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| ```js
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| co(function* () {
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|   var result = yield Promise.resolve(true);
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|   return result;
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| }).then(function (value) {
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|   console.log(value);
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| }, function (err) {
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|   console.error(err.stack);
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| });
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| ```
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| 
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|   If you want to convert a `co`-generator-function into a regular function that returns a promise,
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|   you now use `co.wrap(fn*)`.
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| 
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| ```js
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| var fn = co.wrap(function* (val) {
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|   return yield Promise.resolve(val);
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| });
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| 
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| fn(true).then(function (val) {
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| 
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| });
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| ```
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| 
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| ## Platform Compatibility
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| 
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|   `co@4+` requires a `Promise` implementation.
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|   For versions of node `< 0.11` and for many older browsers,
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|   you should/must include your own `Promise` polyfill.
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| 
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|   When using node 0.11.x or greater, you must use the `--harmony-generators`
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|   flag or just `--harmony` to get access to generators.
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| 
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|   When using node 0.10.x and lower or browsers without generator support,
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|   you must use [gnode](https://github.com/TooTallNate/gnode) and/or [regenerator](http://facebook.github.io/regenerator/).
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| 
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|   io.js is supported out of the box, you can use `co` without flags or polyfills.
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| 
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| ## Installation
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| 
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| ```
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| $ npm install co
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| ```
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| 
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| ## Associated libraries
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| 
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| Any library that returns promises work well with `co`.
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| 
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| - [mz](https://github.com/normalize/mz) - wrap all of node's code libraries as promises.
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| 
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| View the [wiki](https://github.com/visionmedia/co/wiki) for more libraries.
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| 
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| ## Examples
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| 
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| ```js
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| var co = require('co');
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| 
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| co(function *(){
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|   // yield any promise
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|   var result = yield Promise.resolve(true);
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| }).catch(onerror);
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| 
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| co(function *(){
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|   // resolve multiple promises in parallel
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|   var a = Promise.resolve(1);
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|   var b = Promise.resolve(2);
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|   var c = Promise.resolve(3);
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|   var res = yield [a, b, c];
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|   console.log(res);
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|   // => [1, 2, 3]
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| }).catch(onerror);
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| 
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| // errors can be try/catched
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| co(function *(){
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|   try {
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|     yield Promise.reject(new Error('boom'));
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|   } catch (err) {
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|     console.error(err.message); // "boom"
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|  }
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| }).catch(onerror);
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| 
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| function onerror(err) {
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|   // log any uncaught errors
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|   // co will not throw any errors you do not handle!!!
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|   // HANDLE ALL YOUR ERRORS!!!
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|   console.error(err.stack);
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| }
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| ```
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| 
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| ## Yieldables
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| 
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|   The `yieldable` objects currently supported are:
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| 
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|   - promises
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|   - thunks (functions)
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|   - array (parallel execution)
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|   - objects (parallel execution)
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|   - generators (delegation)
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|   - generator functions (delegation)
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| 
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| Nested `yieldable` objects are supported, meaning you can nest
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| promises within objects within arrays, and so on!
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| 
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| ### Promises
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| 
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| [Read more on promises!](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise)
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| 
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| ### Thunks
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| 
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| Thunks are functions that only have a single argument, a callback.
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| Thunk support only remains for backwards compatibility and may
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| be removed in future versions of `co`.
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| 
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| ### Arrays
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| 
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| `yield`ing an array will resolve all the `yieldables` in parallel.
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| 
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| ```js
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| co(function* () {
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|   var res = yield [
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|     Promise.resolve(1),
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|     Promise.resolve(2),
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|     Promise.resolve(3),
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|   ];
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|   console.log(res); // => [1, 2, 3]
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| }).catch(onerror);
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| ```
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| 
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| ### Objects
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| 
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| Just like arrays, objects resolve all `yieldable`s in parallel.
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| 
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| ```js
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| co(function* () {
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|   var res = yield {
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|     1: Promise.resolve(1),
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|     2: Promise.resolve(2),
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|   };
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|   console.log(res); // => { 1: 1, 2: 2 }
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| }).catch(onerror);
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| ```
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| 
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| ### Generators and Generator Functions
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| 
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| Any generator or generator function you can pass into `co`
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| can be yielded as well. This should generally be avoided
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| as we should be moving towards spec-compliant `Promise`s instead.
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| 
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| ## API
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| 
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| ### co(fn*).then( val => )
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| 
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| Returns a promise that resolves a generator, generator function,
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| or any function that returns a generator.
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| 
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| ```js
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| co(function* () {
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|   return yield Promise.resolve(true);
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| }).then(function (val) {
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|   console.log(val);
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| }, function (err) {
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|   console.error(err.stack);
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| });
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| ```
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| 
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| ### var fn = co.wrap(fn*)
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| 
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| Convert a generator into a regular function that returns a `Promise`.
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| 
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| ```js
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| var fn = co.wrap(function* (val) {
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|   return yield Promise.resolve(val);
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| });
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| 
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| fn(true).then(function (val) {
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| 
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| });
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| ```
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| 
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| ## License
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| 
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|   MIT
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| 
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| [npm-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/co.svg?style=flat-square
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| [npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/co
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| [travis-image]: https://img.shields.io/travis/tj/co.svg?style=flat-square
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| [travis-url]: https://travis-ci.org/tj/co
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| [coveralls-image]: https://img.shields.io/coveralls/tj/co.svg?style=flat-square
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| [coveralls-url]: https://coveralls.io/r/tj/co
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| [downloads-image]: http://img.shields.io/npm/dm/co.svg?style=flat-square
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| [downloads-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/co
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| [gitter-image]: https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg
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| [gitter-url]: https://gitter.im/tj/co?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge
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