I have no problem using phantom as a child process. You can communicate with it while it is running. I would imagine one could write a module to make the interaction quite transparent.
On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 9:02 AM, // ravi <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 24, 2014, at 11:30 AM, Alexey Petrushin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > PhantomJS ... > > But does it works with node.js? I heard it needs to maintain its own > control over the loop. > > > > IIUC it does not integrate with NodeJS for the reason you mention: control > over the loop. Here's the section from the FAQ: > > http://phantomjs.org/faq.html > > Q: Why is PhantomJS not written as Node.js module? > > A: The short answer: "No one can serve two masters." > > A longer explanation is as follows. > > As of now, it is technically very challenging to do so. > > Every Node.js module is essentially "a slave" to the core of Node.js, i.e. > "the master". In its current state, PhantomJS (and its included WebKit) > needs to have the full control (in a synchronous matter) over everything: > event loop, network stack, and JavaScript execution. > > If the intention is just about using PhantomJS right from a script running > within Node.js, such a "loose binding" can be achieved by launching a > PhantomJS process and interact with it. > > > > --ravi > > > -- > -- > 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 > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nodejs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
