add basic functionality

dist/index.d.ts

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export * from './smartipc.classes.thread';
 export * from './smartipc.classes.threadfunction';
+export * from './smartipc.classes.pool';

dist/index.js

@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ function __export(m) {
 }
 __export(require("./smartipc.classes.thread"));
 __export(require("./smartipc.classes.threadfunction"));
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+__export(require("./smartipc.classes.pool"));
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dist/smartipc.classes.pool.d.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export declare class Pool {
+    pool: any;
+    constructor();
+    run(workerPathArg: string): any;
+}

dist/smartipc.classes.pool.js

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+"use strict";
+const plugins = require("./smartipc.plugins");
+class Pool {
+    constructor() {
+        this.pool = new plugins.threads.Pool();
+    }
+    run(workerPathArg) {
+        return this.pool.run(workerPathArg);
+    }
+}
+exports.Pool = Pool;
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dist/smartipc.classes.thread.d.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
+import { Pool } from './smartipc.classes.pool';
 export declare let setWorkerBasePath: (basePathArg: string) => void;
 export declare class Thread {
     thread: any;
+    workerPath: string;
+    running: boolean;
+    assignedPool: Pool;
     constructor(filePathArg: string);
     /**
      * sends a message to the spawned process
      */
     send<T>(message: any): Promise<T>;
     kill(): void;
+    assignToPool(poolArg: Pool): void;
+    private checkSpawn();
 }

dist/smartipc.classes.thread.js

@@ -10,23 +10,45 @@ exports.setWorkerBasePath = (basePathArg) => {
 };
 class Thread {
     constructor(filePathArg) {
-        this.thread = plugins.threads.spawn(filePathArg);
+        this.running = false;
+        this.assignedPool = null;
+        this.workerPath = filePathArg;
     }
     /**
      * sends a message to the spawned process
      */
     send(message) {
         let done = q.defer();
-        this.thread.send(message).on('message', (message) => {
+        this.checkSpawn();
+        this.thread.send(message);
+        this.thread.on('message', (message) => {
             done.resolve(message);
-        }).on('error', err => {
+        });
+        this.thread.on('done', (job, message) => {
+            done.resolve(message);
+        });
+        this.thread.on('error', err => {
             done.reject(err);
         });
         return done.promise;
     }
     kill() {
         this.thread.kill();
+        this.running = false;
+    }
+    assignToPool(poolArg) {
+        this.assignedPool = poolArg;
+    }
+    checkSpawn() {
+        if (!this.running && !this.assignedPool) {
+            this.running = true;
+            this.thread = plugins.threads.spawn(this.workerPath);
+        }
+        else if (!this.running && this.assignedPool) {
+            this.running = true;
+            this.thread = this.assignedPool.run(this.workerPath);
+        }
     }
 }
 exports.Thread = Thread;
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dist/smartipc.pool.js

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test/child.js

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 require("typings-global");
 require("smartq");
 module.exports = (input, done) => {
-    done('hi');
+    done(input);
 };
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test/child.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import 'typings-global'
 import 'smartq'
 module.exports = (input, done) => {
-    done('hi')
+    done(input)
 }

test/test.js

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require("typings-test");
 const smartipc = require("../dist/index");
 let testThreadFunction;
 let testThread;
+let testPool;
 describe('smartipc', function () {
     it('should create an instance of ThreadFunction', function () {
         testThreadFunction = new smartipc.ThreadFunction((input, done) => {
@@ -22,5 +23,21 @@ describe('smartipc', function () {
             testThread.kill();
         });
     });
+    it('should not spawn when nothing is sent', function () {
+        smartipc.setWorkerBasePath(__dirname);
+        let testThread = new smartipc.Thread('child.js');
+    });
+    it('should run in a Pool', function () {
+        let testPool = new smartipc.Pool();
+        let testThread = new smartipc.Thread('child.js');
+        testThread.assignToPool(testPool);
+        testThread.send('what').then(message => {
+            console.log(message);
+            testThread.send('another').then(message => {
+                console.log(message);
+                testThread.assignedPool.pool.killAll();
+            });
+        });
+    });
 });
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test/test.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import * as smartipc from '../dist/index'
 
 let testThreadFunction: smartipc.ThreadFunction
 let testThread: smartipc.Thread
+let testPool: smartipc.Pool
 
 describe('smartipc',function(){
     it('should create an instance of ThreadFunction',function(){
@@ -24,4 +25,22 @@ describe('smartipc',function(){
             testThread.kill()
         })
     })
+
+    it('should not spawn when nothing is sent',function(){
+        smartipc.setWorkerBasePath(__dirname)
+        let testThread = new smartipc.Thread('child.js')
+    })
+
+    it('should run in a Pool', function() {
+        let testPool = new smartipc.Pool()
+        let testThread = new smartipc.Thread('child.js')
+        testThread.assignToPool(testPool)
+        testThread.send('what').then(message => {
+            console.log(message)
+            testThread.send('another').then(message => {
+                console.log(message)
+                testThread.assignedPool.pool.killAll()
+            })
+        })
+    })
 })

ts/index.ts

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export * from './smartipc.classes.thread'
 export * from './smartipc.classes.threadfunction'
+export * from './smartipc.classes.pool'

ts/smartipc.classes.pool.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartipc.plugins'
+
+export class Pool {
+    pool
+    constructor() {
+        this.pool = new plugins.threads.Pool()
+    }
+    run(workerPathArg: string) {
+        return this.pool.run(workerPathArg)
+    }
+}

ts/smartipc.classes.thread.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import * as plugins from './smartipc.plugins'
 import * as q from 'smartq'
 
+import { Pool } from './smartipc.classes.pool'
+
 export let setWorkerBasePath = (basePathArg: string) => {
     plugins.threads.config.set({
         basepath: {
@@ -11,8 +13,11 @@ export let setWorkerBasePath = (basePathArg: string) => {
 
 export class Thread {
     thread
+    workerPath: string
+    running: boolean = false
+    assignedPool: Pool = null
     constructor(filePathArg: string) {
-        this.thread = plugins.threads.spawn(filePathArg)
+        this.workerPath = filePathArg
     }
 
     /**
@@ -20,9 +25,15 @@ export class Thread {
      */
     send<T>(message: any): Promise<T> {
         let done = q.defer<T>()
-        this.thread.send(message).on('message', (message: T) => {
+        this.checkSpawn()
+        this.thread.send(message)
+        this.thread.on('message', (message: T) => {
             done.resolve(message)
-        }).on('error', err => {
+        })
+        this.thread.on('done', (job, message: T) => {
+            done.resolve(message)
+        })
+        this.thread.on('error', err => {
             done.reject(err)
         })
         return done.promise
@@ -30,5 +41,20 @@ export class Thread {
 
     kill() {
         this.thread.kill()
+        this.running = false
     }
-}
+
+    assignToPool(poolArg: Pool) {
+        this.assignedPool = poolArg
+    }
+
+    private checkSpawn() {
+        if (!this.running && !this.assignedPool) {
+            this.running = true
+            this.thread = plugins.threads.spawn(this.workerPath)
+        } else if (!this.running && this.assignedPool) {
+            this.running = true
+            this.thread = this.assignedPool.run(this.workerPath)
+        }
+    }
+}