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Can we support Worker API in node environment , like browser's Web work behavior. #8137

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Can we support Worker API in node environment , like browser's Web work behavior.#8137
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opened on Aug 17, 2016

main.js

var worker = new Worker('worker.js');
worker.addEventListener('message', function(event){
   // do something...
});

worker.js

// do something...
onmessage =function(event) {
    // do something...
    postMessage();
}

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  1. MylesBorins commented on Aug 17, 2016

    @MylesBorins
    MylesBorins
    on Aug 17, 2016
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    Closing

    There is an open PR to try to do just this 🎉

    #2133

    Turns out it is pretty hard

  2. MylesBorins
    closed this as completedon Aug 17, 2016

  3. suplch commented on Aug 17, 2016

    @suplch
    suplch
    on Aug 17, 2016
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    Just found out that one [https://github.com/pgriess/node-webworker]

  4. MylesBorins commented on Aug 17, 2016

    @MylesBorins
    MylesBorins
    on Aug 17, 2016
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    that project hasn't been touched since 2011, you might want to stay clear.

    the cluster api or child process might help depending on what you want to
    do

    On Wed, Aug 17, 2016, 1:49 AM suplch notifications@github.com wrote:

    Just found out that one [https://github.com/pgriess/node-webworker]

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