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Bun worker threads libraries repros

Piscina & tinypool hang, workerpool hangs with child_process and returns but prints errors with threads.

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"piscina": "^5.0.0",
"tinypool": "^1.0.2",
"workerpool": "^9.3.2",
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/bun": "latest",
},
"peerDependencies": {
"typescript": "^5",
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}
}
{
"name": "worker-test",
"type": "module",
"private": true,
"scripts": {
"piscina": "bun run piscina-main.ts",
"tinypool": "bun run tinypool-main.ts",
"workerpool-threads": "bun run workerpool-threads.js",
"workerpool-childprocess": "bun run workerpool-childprocess.js"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/bun": "latest"
},
"peerDependencies": {
"typescript": "^5"
},
"dependencies": {
"piscina": "^5.0.0",
"tinypool": "^1.0.2",
"workerpool": "^9.3.2"
}
}
const path = require("path");
const Piscina = require("piscina");
const piscina = new Piscina({
filename: path.resolve(__dirname, "piscina-worker.js"),
});
(async function () {
console.log("Calling");
const result = await piscina.run({ a: 4, b: 6 });
console.log("Call finished");
console.log(result); // Prints 10
})();
module.exports = ({ a, b }) => {
console.log("Worker called");
return a + b;
};
import Tinypool from "tinypool";
const pool = new Tinypool({
filename: new URL("./tinypool-worker.js", import.meta.url).href,
});
console.log("Calling");
const result = await pool.run({ a: 4, b: 6 });
console.log("Call finished");
console.log(result); // Prints 10
// Make sure to destroy pool once it's not needed anymore
// This terminates all pool's idle workers
await pool.destroy();
export default ({ a, b }) => {
console.log("Worker called");
return a + b;
};
{
"compilerOptions": {
// Environment setup & latest features
"lib": ["ESNext"],
"target": "ESNext",
"module": "Preserve",
"moduleDetection": "force",
"jsx": "react-jsx",
"allowJs": true,
// Bundler mode
"moduleResolution": "bundler",
"allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
"verbatimModuleSyntax": true,
"noEmit": true,
// Best practices
"strict": true,
"skipLibCheck": true,
"noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
"noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,
"noImplicitOverride": true,
// Some stricter flags (disabled by default)
"noUnusedLocals": false,
"noUnusedParameters": false,
"noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": false
}
}
const workerpool = require("workerpool");
const pool = workerpool.pool({ workerType: "process" });
function add(a, b) {
console.log("Worker called");
return a + b;
}
pool
.exec(add, [3, 4])
.then(function (result) {
console.log("result", result); // outputs 7
})
.catch(function (err) {
console.error(err);
})
.then(function () {
pool.terminate(); // terminate all workers when done
});
const workerpool = require("workerpool");
const pool = workerpool.pool();
function add(a, b) {
console.log("Worker called");
return a + b;
}
pool
.exec(add, [3, 4])
.then(function (result) {
console.log("result", result); // outputs 7
})
.catch(function (err) {
console.error(err);
})
.then(function () {
pool.terminate(); // terminate all workers when done
});
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