tiny-worker

Tiny WebWorker for Server

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Example

Creating a Worker from a file

The worker script:

self.onmessage = function (ev) {
    postMessage(ev.data);
};

The core script:

var Worker = require("tiny-worker");
var worker = new Worker("repeat.js");

worker.onmessage = function (ev) {
    console.log(ev.data);
    worker.terminate();
};

worker.postMessage("Hello World!");

Creating a Worker from a Function

var Worker = require("tiny-worker");
var worker = new Worker(function () {
    self.onmessage = function (ev) {
        postMessage(ev.data);
    };
});

worker.onmessage = function (ev) {
    console.log(ev.data);
    worker.terminate();
};

worker.postMessage("Hello World!");

Properties

onmessage

Message handler, accepts an Event

onerror

Error handler, accepts an Event

API

addEventListener(event, fn)

Adds an event listener

close()

Terminates the Worker, same as terminate()

postMessage()

Broadcasts a message to the Worker

terminate()

Terminates the Worker

License

Copyright (c) 2015 Jason Mulligan Licensed under the BSD-3 license