spawn-worker

Spawn a web worker with a function

Install

$ npm i spawn-worker

Usage

const spawn = require('spawn-worker');
 
// Single worker
const worker = spawn(function() {
  postMessage('Yo!');
  self.close();
});
 
worker.onmessage = function(event) {
  console.log(event.data); // 'Yo!'
};
 
// Multiple workers
const workers = spawn(function() {
  postMessage('Yo!');
  self.close();
}, 2);
 
workers.forEach(function(worker) {
  worker.onmessage = function(event) {
    console.log(event.data); // 'Yo!'
  };
});

API

spawn(function[, count])

• function Function to be executed inside of a worker
• count Number of workers, Optional, Default: 1
• Return: single or multiple instances of Worker

License

MIT