node-workers v0.2.0

node-workers

Worker process manager.

Functions

• create/close/auto_restart bunch of processes.
• send/broadcast/sendTo messages to child processes.
• multiprocess logging support.

Usage

Install

npm install node-workers

master

var Workers = require('node-workers')('Workers');

worker

var logger = require('node-workers')('logger');

worker send message to master

process.send(['data', 'i need to be inited']);

More Examples

Protocols

There are too protocols between master and workers

• logger Used to do log job. internal use.
• data Used to communicate with master. Used by worker.

Principles

• Use child_process to manage bunch of processes.
• The communication between master and worker is by IPC.
• Logging function is also supported by IPC.

LICENSE

MIT