event-stream or merge-stream?

[cognitom]

In this cheatsheet the two modules are used, but basically es.concat and merge has a same functionality. merge-stream seems my favorite because of readability, like below.

var merge = require('merge-stream');
gulp.task('hello', function(){
  return merge(stream1, stream2);
});

Here's some difference between these.

• event-stream
  • well-known, tested
  • multi-oriented toolbelt
  • doesn't support through2
  • Stream Array example in this cheatsheet.
• merge-stream
  • young module
  • single-oriented: focused on merge
  • support through2
  • Async Streams example in this cheatsheet.

[cognitom]

Related to this, I've sent a PR.
grncdr/merge-stream#5

[cognitom]

The PR has been accepted, so from now on we can use merge(tasks) instead of merge.apply(null, tasks). It seems an advantage of merge-stream.

var gulp = require('gulp');
var merge = require('merge-stream');

gulp.task('css', function(){
  var tasks = [/* some tasks */];
  return merge(tasks);
});

I'd like to change the code of Stream Array to use merge-stream. Is there any objection, or suggestion?

[cognitom]

I've found another option stream-combiner, hmm.
https://github.com/dominictarr/stream-combiner