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coincident_main_thread_worker_bidirectional_function_proxy.ts
typescriptA quickstart example demonstrating how to bridge the main thread and a Worker
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coincident_main_thread_worker_bidirectional_function_proxy.ts
1// main.ts
2import coincident from 'coincident';
3
4// Initialize the worker
5const worker = new Worker(new URL('./worker.ts', import.meta.url), { type: 'module' });
6
7// Create the proxy object to communicate with the worker
8const proxy = coincident(worker);
9
10// Define a function on the main thread that the worker can call
11proxy.alert = (message: string) => {
12 alert(`Message from worker: ${message}`);
13 return 'Main thread received it!';
14};
15
16// Call a function defined in the worker
17const result = await proxy.compute(21);
18console.log(`Result from worker: ${result}`); // Result from worker: 42
19
20
21// worker.ts
22import coincident from 'coincident';
23
24// Create the proxy object to communicate with the main thread
25const proxy = coincident(self);
26
27// Define a function on the worker that the main thread can call
28proxy.compute = (value: number) => {
29 console.log('Computing in worker...');
30 return value * 2;
31};
32
33// Call the function defined on the main thread
34const response = await proxy.alert('Hello from the worker!');
35console.log(response);