The only limit to the number of child processes would be in the OS. Node has no trouble with a zillion.
> So I know I need to hit each client to drain the pipe somewhat often. No. Everything in node is an async callback. So you just write a handler that deals with the results and pass that handler as a callback. Using node in the beginning can be confusing because it is hard to switch to thinking in async instead of the sync you are used to. > Who else is using node JS as a generic tool? I have switched to doing all my scripting in node so I have a bunch of non-web node tools. I've also written four or five servers in node. If you are like me, once you get some experience in node you won't want to use anything else. Also, once you understand node, be sure to check out coffeescript. It is awesome. > Next step read the code? That would be really masochistic. There are literally hundreds of resources on the web to help you learn node. Google is your friend. On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 4:55 PM, Michael Pechner <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone used node.js as a process controller? I am looking for a > language that can manage a large group of processes. The global lock in > python has gotten me in trouble. Many threads, many CPU/cores and only one > thread runs at time. > > Has anyone done any work to see if there are limits? > > For instance, how is the IO managed for the childProcesses? Pipes? So I > know I need to hit each client to drain the pipe somewhat often. Buffers? > If so what size? > > Obviously my needs are more systems and automation work. Not a web > server. Who else is using node JS as a generic tool? > > Next step read the code? Hope is was meant to be read. > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
