# Is Generator [![NPM version][npm-image]][npm-url] [![NPM downloads][downloads-image]][downloads-url] [![Build status][travis-image]][travis-url] [![Test coverage][coveralls-image]][coveralls-url] > Check whether a value is a generator or generator function. **Generator:** A specific type of iterator object. [Reference][def-gen]. **Generator Function:** A `function*` declaration, returns a generator object. [Reference][def-gen-fn]. ## Installation ``` npm install is-generator --save ``` ## Usage ```javascript var isGenerator = require('is-generator') var isGeneratorFn = require('is-generator').fn isGenerator(null) //=> false isGenerator(function * () {}) //=> false isGenerator((function * () {})()) //=> true isGeneratorFn(null) //=> false isGeneratorFn(function () {}) //=> false isGeneratorFn(function * () {}) //=> true ``` ## License MIT [npm-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/is-generator.svg?style=flat [npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/is-generator [downloads-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/is-generator.svg?style=flat [downloads-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/is-generator [travis-image]: https://img.shields.io/travis/blakeembrey/is-generator.svg?style=flat [travis-url]: https://travis-ci.org/blakeembrey/is-generator [coveralls-image]: https://img.shields.io/coveralls/blakeembrey/is-generator.svg?style=flat [coveralls-url]: https://coveralls.io/r/blakeembrey/is-generator?branch=master [def-gen]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Generator [def-gen-fn]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/function*