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For sharing (byte) data, I think there is SharedArrayBuffer https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SharedArrayBuffer h
by 11235813213455 8y ago
For sharing (byte) data, I think there is SharedArrayBuffer https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SharedArrayBuffer https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Refe...
But else, yes, the sent and received data is serialized (when using ipc, else you can also send raw data through streams, and handle the serialization yourself)
- primq 8y agomemory sharing is explained in the article.
- rndgermandude 8y agoSharedArrayBuffer -> shared ArrayBuffer -> ownership can be transferred around, but the data can only be owned by one thread at a time. The data itself isn't copied. Passing around ArrayBuffers back and forth is good enough for a lot of stuff. In a worker you can then put a node Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView around the ArrayBuffer again, if you want.
- ilaksh 8y agoSupposedly SharedArrayBuffer and atomics have been in Node.js since version 9. I wonder if there are any articles where people use them in threads.