Re: web Worker API suggestion

More info on that proposal: https://github.com/domenic/proposal-blocks/

On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 1:35 PM Andre Venancio <info@andrevenancio.com>
wrote:

> Hi Reilly.
>
> Thanks for sharing. Really useful. I like that Block concept that's
> mentioned there!
> Happy I'm not alone :D
>
>
>
> On Tue, 15 May 2018 at 21:17 Reilly Grant <reillyg@chromium.org> wrote:
>
>> At BlinkOn 9 there was discussion of how ergonomics of the Worker API
>> could be improved in ways similar to what you suggest. Video of that
>> session is here
>> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/18V0baK57sAUFtD6uO9neLtZY8pR-Fzvn/view>.
>> Reilly Grant | Software Engineer | reillyg@chromium.org | Google Chrome
>> <https://www.google.com/chrome>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 10:21 AM Andre Venancio <info@andrevenancio.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Patrick.
>>> Been having a look at that option too, however a linter wouldnt easily
>>> parse that in order to validate my javascript.. I do understand your point,
>>> however makes me feel dirty having to include a task for copying static
>>> file around from my SRC to my DIST folders. would be easier if there was a
>>> way of accessing another memory thread without having to handle this
>>> external file requirement.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 13 May 2018 at 21:07 Patrick Kettner <
>>> Patrick.Kettner@microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey Andre!
>>>> The issue with this is that it would not be obvious that you are unable
>>>> to pass objects from the current scope into the worker (which would break
>>>> the entire purpose of having a fast codepath in another thread). You
>>>> *can* construct one from a string, however. You just need to wrap it
>>>> up like a file
>>>> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10343913/how-to-create-a-web-worker-from-a-string>
>>>>
>>>> cheers
>>>>
>>>> patrick
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* Andre Venancio <info@andrevenancio.com>
>>>> *Sent:* Friday, May 11, 2018 9:25 AM
>>>> *To:* public-webapps@w3.org
>>>> *Subject:* web Worker API suggestion
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> Not sure this is the best email to contact you guys regarding an API
>>>> suggestion, but here it goes:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've been thinking about this for a while now, and I think it would be
>>>> beneficial to update the Worker api to allow you to pass a IIFI function
>>>> instead of a external file?
>>>>
>>>> From: current Worker API:
>>>>
>>>> const worker = new Worker('lame.js');
>>>> worker.onmessage = (e) => {
>>>> console.log(e);
>>>> };
>>>>
>>>> // lame.js
>>>> this.addEventListener('message', (e) => {
>>>> this.postMessage({ message: 'hello back' });
>>>> });
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> to
>>>>
>>>> const worker = new Worker(() => {
>>>> this.addEventListener('message', (e) => {
>>>> this.postMessage({ message: 'hello back' });
>>>> });
>>>> });
>>>> worker.onmessage = (e) => {
>>>> console.log(e);
>>>> };
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Wouldn't this be better?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Andre
>>>>
>>>