Napa.js
A multi-threaded JavaScript runtime
README
Napa.js
Napa.js is a multi-threaded JavaScript runtime built on V8, which was originally designed to develop highly iterative services with non-compromised performance in Bing. As it evolves, we find it useful to complement Node.js in CPU-bound tasks, with the capability of executing JavaScript in multiple V8 isolates and communicating between them. Napa.js is exposed as a Node.js module, while it can also be embedded in a host process without Node.js dependency.
Installation
Install the latest stable version:
- ```
- npm install napajs
- ```
Other options can be found in Build Napa.js.
Quick Start
- ``` js
- const napa = require('napajs');
- const zone1 = napa.zone.create('zone1', { workers: 4 });
- // Broadcast code to all 4 workers in 'zone1'.
- zone1.broadcast('console.log("hello world");');
- // Execute an anonymous function in any worker thread in 'zone1'.
- zone1.execute(
- (text) => text,
- ['hello napa'])
- .then((result) => {
- console.log(result.value);
- });
- ```
More examples:
Features
- Multi-threaded JavaScript runtime.
- Node.js compatible module architecture with NPM support.
- API for object transportation, object sharing and synchronization across JavaScript threads.
- API for pluggable logging, metric and memory allocator.
- Distributed as a Node.js module, as well as supporting embed scenarios.
Documentation
- FAQ
Contribute
You can contribute to Napa.js in following ways:
Report issues and help us verify fixes as they are checked in.
Review the source code changes.
Contribute to core module compatibility with Node.
Contribute bug fixes.
For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/) or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.
License
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Licensed under the MIT License.