Hi,

Here I wrote a simple module to make functions asynchronous.

https://github.com/shinout/standalone


With this, synchronous methods can be called by the same method
asynchonously.
Also this module can be available in browsers (using WebWorker API).

Thanks.



2012/4/9 Roly Fentanes <[email protected]>

> You could use just one child process that you spawn at the start of your
> app. Then every time you need to do the calculation, you tell it to. And it
> will get back to you when it's finished.
>
> Would only work there's little chance for many calculations to be needed
> at once. Or you could spawn a few more workers as needed.
>
>
> On Monday, April 9, 2012 3:34:05 AM UTC-7, Jeremy Rudd wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I've got a couple of long-running functions that use BigIntegers and the
>> like for some financial calculations. These take a few seconds to execute.
>> Now a few seconds of CPU on the main node thread means all other activity
>> grinds to a halt. What's the easiest way to call these functions
>> asynchronously? ie, on another thread?
>>
>> Should I be making a module? Is it possible without a module? Should I be
>> using child_process?
>>
>> Any pointers or tips appreciated.
>> Thank you.
>>
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