Class: WorkerPool
A pool of web workers that can be used to execute jobs. The pool will create workers up to the maximum number of workers specified in the options. When a job is queued, the pool will find the first available worker and execute the job. If no workers are available, the job will be queued until a worker becomes available.
Constructors
constructor
• new WorkerPool(Proto, options?): WorkerPool
Create a new worker pool.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Default value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Proto | () => Worker | undefined | The worker class to create. |
options | WorkerPoolOptions | defaultOptions | The options to create the worker pool. |
Returns
Properties
Proto
• Proto: () => Worker
The worker class to create.
Type declaration
• new Proto(): Worker
Returns
Worker
WORKING_COUNT
▪ Static WORKING_COUNT: number = 0
A static count of working web workers across all worker pools.
options
• options: WorkerPoolOptions = defaultOptions
The options to create the worker pool.
queue
• queue: WorkerPoolJob[] = []
The queue of jobs that are waiting to be executed.
Accessors
isBusy
• get isBusy(): boolean
Whether or not are there no available workers.
Returns
boolean
workingCount
• get workingCount(): number
The number of workers that are simultaneously working.
Returns
number
Methods
addJob
▸ addJob(job): void
Append a new job to be executed by a worker.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
job | WorkerPoolJob | The job to queue. |
Returns
void
postMessage
▸ postMessage(message, buffers?): void
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
message | any |
buffers? | ArrayBufferLike[] |
Returns
void