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Created January 17, 2017 18:42
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Launch a function as a Worker
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launchWorker.js
function launchWorker(f) {
if (! (f instanceof Function)) {
throw new Error(`Cannot launch ${typeof(f)} as Worker`);
}
const src = `(${f})();`;
const blob = new Blob([src], {type: 'application/javascript'});
const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
return new Worker(url);
}
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