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# @pushrocks/smartspawn
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smart subprocess handling
## Availabililty
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## Status for master
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## Usage
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Use TypeScript for best in class instellisense.
### Understand the Purpose
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smartipc makes it easy to spawn tasks into subprocesses without loosing control over what those processes do.
You can transparently call functions and expect returned data using promises.
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### How To
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**Master.ts:**
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```javascript
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import * as smartspawn from 'smartspawn';
smartspawn.setBasePathArg(__dirname); // if you want to avoid typings out full paths every time
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let myThread = new smartspawn.Thread('worker');
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myThread.send('someMessageOrObject').then(messageResponse => {
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console.log(messageResponse);
});
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```
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**worker.ts**
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```javascript
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```
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For further information read the linked docs at the top of this README.
> MIT licensed | **©** [Lossless GmbH](https://lossless.gmbh)
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