workerpool - npm Package Versions

2020-10-03, version 6.0.2

• Fix #32, #175: the promise returned by Pool.terminate() now waits until subprocesses are dead before resolving. Thanks @boneskull.

2020-09-23, version 6.0.1

• Removed examples from the npm package. Thanks @madbence.

2020-05-13, version 6.0.0

BREAKING CHANGE: the library entry points are changed and new source maps are added. This may have impact on your project depending on your setup.

• Created separate library entry points in package.json for node.js and browser. Thanks @boneskull.
• Generated source maps for both minified and non-minified bundles.
• Removed deprecation warnings for options.nodeWorker (renamed to options.workerType) and pool.clear() (renamed to pool.terminate()).

2019-12-31, version 5.0.4

• Fixed #121: isMainThread not working when using worker_threads.
• Drop official support for node.js 8 (end of life).

2019-12-23, version 5.0.3

• Fixed library not working in the browser. See #106.

2019-11-06, version 5.0.2

• Fixed environment detection in browser. See #106. Thanks @acgrid.

2019-10-13, version 5.0.1

• Fixed #96: WorkerPool not cancelling any pending tasks on termination.

2019-08-25, version 5.0.0

• Deprecated option nodeWorker and created a new, more extensive option workerType giving full control over the selected type of worker. Added new option 'web' to enforce use a Web Worker. See #85, #74.
• In a node.js environment, the default workerType is changed from 'process' to 'thread'. See #85, #50.
• Improved detection of environment (browser or node), fixing wrong detection in a Jest test environment. See #85.

2019-08-21, version 4.0.0

• Pass argument --max-old-space-size to child processes. Thanks @patte.
• Removed redundant dependencies, upgraded all devDependencies.
• Fixed Webpack issues of missing modules child_process and worker_threads. See #43.
• Bundled library changed due to the upgrade to Webpack 4. This could possibly lead to breaking changes.
• Implemented new option maxQueueSize. Thanks @colomboe.
• Fixed exiting workers when the parent process is killed. Thanks @RogerKang.
• Fixed #81: Option minWorkers: 'max' not using the configured maxWorkers.
• Fixed not passing nodeWorker to workers initialized when creating a pool. Thanks @spacelan.
• Internal restructure of the code: moved from lib to src.

2019-03-12, version 3.1.2

• Improved error message when a node.js worker unexpectedly exits (see #58). Thanks @stefanpenner.

• Allocate debug ports safely, this fixes an issue cause workers to exit unexpectedly if more then one worker pool is active, and the process is started with a debugger (node debug or node --inspect). Thanks @stefanpenner.