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Creating a web worker - JavaScript Tutorial
From the course: JavaScript: Async
Creating a web worker
- To create a web worker, you use the worker constructor. You assign the worker to a variable, so you can reference it in other parts of your code. The worker constructor requires a single argument, which is a reference to a script file containing the code that should be executed by the worker. When this statement is executed, a new thread is created for the code in the specified file. I've started building out a new feature for the Explorer California site. Users can pick a photo from an image gallery, and then manipulate it using a few photo filters. Eventually, I imagine allowing them to add text, and share the image they've created, like a postcard. But, these basic features represent my first milestone. Each of these filter buttons calls a function that takes the pixels of the current selected image, and modifies them based on the relevant algorithm. Image manipulation can require a significant processing power, and…
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