funcwork

🍵 Run pure function in Web Worker easily. Allows add functions to Web Worker dynamically, there are no preset .js files.

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Why

This package help you use Web Worker in a human way.

Install

npm i funcwork

Usage

base

import { FuncWork } from 'funcwork';

const fw = new FuncWork();
const add = (a, b) => a + b;
fw.add(add);

// The `add` function will be running in Web Worker.
// So you can do other things in main process.
fw.invoke(add, [1, 1]).then(result => {
  console.log(result); // 2
})

add multiple functions

import { FuncWork } from 'funcwork';

const fw = new FuncWork();
const add = (a, b) => a + b;
function sub(a, b) {
  return a - b;
}
fw.add(add, sub);

invoke

import { FuncWork } from 'funcwork';

const fw = new FuncWork();
const add = (a, b) => a + b;
fw.add(add);
fw.invoke(add, [1, 1]).then(result => {
  console.log(result); // 2
})

// or
fw.invoke('add', [1, 2]).then(result => {
  console.log(result); // 3
})

// recommended way
(async () => {
 try {
    const result = await fw.invoke('add', [1, 3]);
    console.log(result); // 4
 } catch (err) {
    // It may be an exception thrown by the Web Worker, or the process of function execution
    console.log(err);
 }
})()

destroy

import { FuncWork } from 'funcwork';

const fw = new FuncWork();

// ...

// Destroy Funcwork instance, it will clear all function and terminate Web Worker instance.
fw.destroy();

API

Class

Funcwork

• Arguments

  • options: Web Worker options, get detail here

• Returns

  Funcwork instance

• Usage

  Create Funcwork instance

  import { FuncWork } from 'funcwork';
    
  const fw = new FuncWork();
  // or 
  const fw = new FuncWork({
      credentials: '',
      name: '',
      type: ''
  });

Instance Methods

add

• Arguments

  • { Function } fn

• Returns

  this

• Usage

  Add function to Web Worker

  import { FuncWork } from 'funcwork';
    
  const fw = new FuncWork();
    
  function add (a, b) {
      return a + b;
  }
  fw.add(add);
  fw.add(function sub(a, b) { return a - b});
    
    
  // multiple
  const f3 = () => { 
  	// ... 
  };
  fw.add(function f1() {}, function f2, f3);
    
  // Chain calls
  fw.add(function f4() {})
     .add(function f5() {});

invoke

• Arguments

  • { string | Function } name
  • { Array } params

• Returns

  • Promise data is the result returned after the function is executed

• Usage

  Call the registered function

  import { FuncWork } from 'funcwork';
    
  const fw = new FuncWork();
    
  function add (a, b) {
      return a + b;
  }
  fw.add(add);
    
  fw.inoke(add, [1, 2]).then(data => {
      console.log(data); // 3
  })
  fw.invoke('add', [1, 3]).then(data => {
      console.log(data); // 4
  })

remove

• Arguments

  • { string | Function } name

• Returns

• Usage

  Remove a registered function

  import { FuncWork } from 'funcwork';
    
  const fw = new FuncWork();
  function add (a, b) { return a + b; }
  fw.add(add);
    
  fw.remove('add');
  // or
  fw.remove(add)
    
  fw.invoke(add) // throw new Error('add is not defined in Funcwork.')

clear

• Arguments

• Returns

• Usage

  Clear all registered functions

  import { FuncWork } from 'funcwork';
    
  const fw = new FuncWork();
  function add (a, b) { return a + b; }
  fw.add(add);
    
  fw.clear();
  fw.invoke(add) // throw new Error('add is not defined in Funcwork.')

list

• Arguments

• Returns

• Usage

  List all registered functions

  import { FuncWork } from 'funcwork';
    
  const fw = new FuncWork();
    
  function add (a, b) { return a + b; }
  function sub(a, b) { return a - b; }
  fw.add(add, sub);
  fw.list(); // "add | sub"

destroy

• Arguments

• Returns

• Usage

  Clear all function and terminate Web Worker instance.

  import { FuncWork } from 'funcwork';
    
  const fw = new FuncWork();
  // do something...
    
  fw.destroy();