Module threads

The threads module is used to create and controls sub threads in a process. threads run on a nodejs worker context, meaning that the variables and functions in your context won't be shared.

{ thread } = imp 'threads'

Running a thread

myThread = thread (myData) -> 
	print myData

myThread.start "Custom Data"

Thread Functions

{ on, off, emit, get, stop } = myThread.start "Custom Data"

Thread Return Value

myThread = thread (myData) ->
	# process data
	@process.finish 'Result Data'

myThread.start "My Data"
	.get()
		.then (result) ->
			print(result)

Thread Events

myThread = thread () ->
	@process.on 'myEvent', (data) =>
		print(data)
		@process.emit 'myEventBack', data: 'smn'

runningThread = myThread.start()

runningThread.on 'myEventBack', (data) ->
  print data, 'back'
  runningThread.stop()

sleep 1000
	.then () ->
		runningThread.emit 'myEvent', data: 'Hello'

You can also stop it using the thread.stop() function.

...
runningThread.on 'myEventBack', (data) ->
  print data, 'back'
  runningThread.stop()
...