https://github.com/segsalerty2013/node-process

A simple utility to handle sub-processes and multi threading and tasking in a node driven application
https://github.com/segsalerty2013/node-process

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A simple utility to handle sub-processes and multi threading and tasking in a node driven application

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/segsalerty2013/node-process
• Owner: segsalerty2013
• Created: 2017-03-31T22:56:46.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-09-09T19:27:12.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-28T17:27:02.685Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: background, background-thread, fork, helpers, multithreading, node, nodejs, process, thread
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 3.91 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Node Process

Multi threading/tasking and background task helper module for nodejs.

### Description

Read about the use and motivation behing this here: 

[https://github.com/segsalerty2013/node-process/wiki](https://github.com/segsalerty2013/node-process/wiki)

### Installation

```bash

$ npm install node-process;

```

### Usage

```javascript

//for one sub process/thread

let node_process = require('node_process');

node_process.fork('path_to_valid_module', ['array of arg required by module'], true)

.then((response)=>{

    //response is string|object sent from the module back to the main thread

    //such response will be sent with process.send('string|object');

    console.log(response);

})

.catch((error)=>{

    //error occurred.

    console.log(error);

});

//for a sticky process/thread that never ends until main thread is dead

node_process.fork('path_to_valid_module', ['array of arg required by module'], false)

.then((response)=>{

    //response is string|object sent from the module back to the main thread

    //such response will be sent with process.send('string|object', 'Handler' ()=>{}, {keepOpen:true});

    //note the Handler i.e Empty ()=>{}

    //and the {keepOpen:true} options

    console.log(response);

})

.catch((error)=>{

    //error occurred.

    console.log(error);

});

```

### Submit an issue, feedback or a feature request

- Any issue topics are welcome.

### CONTRIBUTING

 - Fork it!

 - Clone your fork

 - Create your feature branch: `git checkout -b my-new-feature;`

 - Add a test for each new code

 - Add add your new code

 - Run the tests: `npm test;`

 - Commit your changes: `git commit -am 'Add some feature/fix';`

 - Push to the branch: `git push origin my-new-feature;`

 - Submit a pull request: