simple-nodejs-threader

A basic package for multithreading (multiple processes) in NodeJs

Why

To simplify node build processes, used for better development experience or to spead up build pipelines, by utilizing node's multicore processing.

Download

• With yarn: yarn add -D simple-nodejs-threader
• With npm: npm install simple-nodejs-threader --save-dev

Getting started

1. Create a new Process manager

const manager = new ProcessManager("My task name");

1. Create one or more processes that can run in parallel

const backendProcess = ProcessManager.promiseSpawn(
  "yarn start:backend",
  [processFlags],
  {
    stdio: "inherit",
    shell: true,
  }
);

const frontendProcess = ProcessManager.promiseSpawn(
  "yarn start:frontend",
  [processFlags],
  {
    stdio: "inherit",
    shell: true,
  }
);

1. Add processes to the manager queue

manager.queue(frontendProcess, backendProcess);

1. Await for completion

await manager.complete();

Utils

addFlags

Convert an object into Node friendly process flags.

Arguments

• flags [Record<string, string>]

Usage

const processFlags = addFlags({ argOne: "hello", argTwo: "world" });
processFlags; // [--hello, --world]