pseudo-function

Turn the function object to URL object. This library is useful to create web workers from inline functions.

Supported Browsers

• Internet Explorer 11+
• Firefox 12+
• Google Chrome 26+
• Safari 6+
• iOS 6.0+
• Android 4.4+

Installation

npm:

$ npm install pseudo-function

bower:

$ bower install pseudo-function

Example

// var pfn = window.PseudoFunction; // bower
var pfn = require('pseudo-function'); // browserify
 
var fn = pfn(function() {
  setInterval(function() {
    self.postMessage(new Date());
  }, 1000);
});
 
var worker = new Worker(fn);
 
worker.onmessage = function(e) {
  console.log(e.data);
};
 
setTimeout(function() {
  worker.terminate();
  fn.revoke();  // clean up pseudo function
  console.log('terminated');
}, 5000);

License

MIT