useWebWorker

Usage

import { useWebWorker } from '@vueuse/core'

const { data, post, terminate, worker } = useWebWorker('/path/to/worker.js')

State	Type	Description
data	`Ref<any>`	Reference to the latest data received via the worker, can be watched to respond to incoming messages
worker	`ShallowRef<Worker \| undefined>`	Reference to the instance of the WebWorker

Method	Signature	Description
post	`(message: any, transfer: Transferable[]): void` `(message: any, options?: StructuredSerializeOptions \| undefined): void`	Sends data to the worker thread.
terminate	`() => void`	Stops and terminates the worker.

Type Declarations

typescript

type PostMessage = (typeof Worker.prototype)["postMessage"]
export interface UseWebWorkerReturn<Data = any> {
  data: Ref<Data>
  post: PostMessage
  terminate: () => void
  worker: ShallowRef<Worker | undefined>
}
type WorkerFn = (...args: unknown[]) => Worker
/**
 * Simple Web Workers registration and communication.
 *
 * @see https://vueuse.org/useWebWorker
 * @param url
 * @param workerOptions
 * @param options
 */
export declare function useWebWorker<T = any>(
  url: string,
  workerOptions?: WorkerOptions,
  options?: ConfigurableWindow,
): UseWebWorkerReturn<T>
/**
 * Simple Web Workers registration and communication.
 *
 * @see https://vueuse.org/useWebWorker
 * @param worker
 */
export declare function useWebWorker<T = any>(
  worker: Worker | WorkerFn,
): UseWebWorkerReturn<T>