3 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
5 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
6 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
10 ## [2.6.44] - 2023-09-08
14 - Use a dedicated PAT to publish on GitHub packages registry.
18 - Publish on GitHub packages registry on release.
22 - Switch from rome to biome: [PR #1128](https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier/pull/1128).
24 ## [2.6.43] - 2023-09-08
28 - Publish on GitHub packages registry on release.
32 - Switch from rome to biome: [PR #1128](https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier/pull/1128).
34 ## [2.6.42] - 2023-09-06
38 - Optimize hot code paths implementation: avoid unnecessary branching, add and use optimized helpers (min, max), use reduce() array helper, ...
40 ## [2.6.41] - 2023-09-03
44 - Optimize worker choice strategies implementation.
46 ## [2.6.40] - 2023-09-01
50 - Do not pre-choose in WRR worker choice strategy to avoid bias.
51 - Avoid array out of bound in worker choice strategies after worker node removal.
53 ## [2.6.39] - 2023-08-30
57 - Fix race condition in worker choice strategies at worker node info querying while not yet initialized.
59 ## [2.6.38] - 2023-08-30
63 - Bundle typescript types declaration into one file.
67 - Improve interleaved weighted round robin worker choice strategy implementation.
69 ## [2.6.37] - 2023-08-28
73 - Ensure unused worker usage statistics are deleted at runtime.
77 - Rename worker choice strategy options `choiceRetries` to `retries`.
78 - Avoid unnecessary branching in worker choice strategies.
80 ## [2.6.36] - 2023-08-27
84 - Fix pool `execute()` arguments check.
88 - Make continuous tasks stealing algorithm less aggressive.
89 - Fine tune tasks stealing algorithm under back pressure.
91 ## [2.6.35] - 2023-08-25
95 - Don't account worker usage statistics for tasks that have failed.
96 - Fix pool information runtime and wait time median computation.
100 - Update simple moving average implementation to use a circular buffer.
101 - Update simple moving median implementation to use a circular buffer.
102 - Account for stolen tasks in worker usage statistics and pool information.
106 - Continuous tasks stealing algorithm.
108 ## [2.6.34] - 2023-08-24
112 - Avoid cascading tasks stealing under back pressure.
116 - Add fastpath to queued tasks rescheduling.
118 ## [2.6.33] - 2023-08-24
122 - Fix queued tasks rescheduling.
126 - Rename tasks queue options `queueMaxSize` to `size`.
130 - Task stealing scheduling algorithm if tasks queueing is enabled.
132 ## [2.6.32] - 2023-08-23
136 - Ensure no task can be executed when the pool is destroyed.
140 - Add `queueMaxSize` option to tasks queue options.
141 - Add O(1) deque implementation implemented with doubly linked list and use it for tasks queueing.
142 - Add tasks stealing algorithm when a worker node queue is back pressured if tasks queueing is enabled.
144 ## [2.6.31] - 2023-08-20
148 - Fix worker choice strategy retries mechanism in some edge cases.
152 - Make orthogonal worker choice strategies tasks distribution and created dynamic worker usage.
153 - Remove the experimental status of the `LEAST_ELU` worker choice strategy.
155 ## [2.6.30] - 2023-08-19
159 - Ensure pool event `backPressure` is emitted.
160 - Ensure pool event `full` is emitted only once.
161 - Ensure worker node cannot be instantiated without proper arguments.
163 ## [2.6.29] - 2023-08-18
167 - Fix race condition between ready and task functions worker message handling at startup.
168 - Fix duplicate task function worker usage statistics computation per task function.
169 - Update task function worker usage statistics if and only if there's at least two different task functions.
170 - Fix race condition at task function worker usage executing task computation leading to negative value.
174 - Add back pressure detection on the worker node queue. Event `backPressure` is emitted when all worker node queues are full (worker node queue size >= poolMaxSize^2).
175 - Use back pressure detection in worker choice strategies.
176 - Add worker choice strategies retries mechanism if no worker is eligible.
178 ## [2.6.28] - 2023-08-16
182 - Ensure pool workers are properly initialized.
186 - HTTP server pool examples: express-cluster, express-hybrid.
190 - Remove now useless branching in worker hot code path.
192 ## [2.6.27] - 2023-08-15
196 - Add `KillHandler` type definition to exported types.
200 - Add `destroy` event to pool API.
202 ## [2.6.26] - 2023-08-15
206 - Add kill handler to worker options allowing to execute custom code when worker is killed.
207 - Add `listTaskFunctions()` method to pool API.
208 - SMTP client pool example: nodemailer.
210 ## [2.6.25] - 2023-08-13
214 - HTTP server pool examples: fastify-cluster, fastify-hybrid.
215 - WebSocket server pool examples: ws-cluster, ws-hybrid.
217 ## [2.6.24] - 2023-08-12
221 - Add array of transferable objects to the `execute()` method arguments.
222 - WebSocket server pool examples: ws-worker_threads.
224 ## [2.6.23] - 2023-08-11
228 - Fix pool busyness semantic when tasks queueing is enabled: the pool is busy when the number of executing tasks on each worker has reached the maximum tasks concurrency per worker.
232 - HTTP client pool examples: fetch, node-fetch and axios with multiple task functions.
233 - HTTP server pool examples: express-worker_threads, fastify-worker_threads.
235 ## [2.6.22] - 2023-08-10
239 - Add missing `types` field to package.json `exports`.
243 - Structure markdown documentation (PR #811).
245 ## [2.6.21] - 2023-08-03
249 - Improve code documentation.
250 - Code refactoring and cleanup for better maintainability and readability.
252 ## [2.6.20] - 2023-07-21
256 - Fix queued tasks redistribution on error task execution starvation.
257 - Ensure tasks queueing per worker condition is untangled from the pool busyness semantic.
261 - Drastically reduce lookups by worker in the worker nodes.
263 ## [2.6.19] - 2023-07-20
267 - Dedicated internal communication channel for worker_threads pools.
269 ## [2.6.18] - 2023-07-19
273 - Code refactoring and cleanup for better maintainability and readability. Bundle size is a bit smaller.
275 ## [2.6.17] - 2023-07-16
279 - Add `listTaskFunctions()` method to worker API.
281 ## [2.6.16] - 2023-07-12
285 - Fix pool startup detection.
286 - Fix worker task functions handling.
288 ## [2.6.15] - 2023-07-11
292 - Take into account worker node readiness in worker choice strategies.
294 ## [2.6.14] - 2023-07-10
298 - Fix task function statistics tracking.
300 ## [2.6.13] - 2023-07-10
304 - Add per task function statistics tracking.
305 - Add public methods to manipulate the worker task functions at runtime.
307 ## [2.6.12] - 2023-07-09
311 - Workaround import issue with `node:os` module in node 16.x.x.
313 ## [2.6.11] - 2023-07-09
317 - Fix pool readiness semantic.
319 ## [2.6.10] - 2023-07-08
323 - Ensure workers are not recreated on error at pool startup.
327 - Add `ready` and `strategy` fields to pool information.
328 - Add pool event `ready` to notify when the number of workers created in the pool has reached the maximum size expected and are ready.
329 - Add dynamic pool sizing checks.
331 ## [2.6.9] - 2023-07-07
335 - Recreate the right worker type on uncaught exception.
339 - Add minimum and maximum to internal measurement statistics.
340 - Add `runTime` and `waitTime` to pool information.
341 - Check worker inactive time only on dynamic worker.
343 ## [2.6.8] - 2023-07-03
347 - Brown paper bag release to fix version handling in pool information.
349 ## [2.6.7] - 2023-07-03
353 - Ensure worker queued tasks at error are reassigned to other pool workers.
357 - Add pool `utilization` ratio to pool information.
358 - Add `version` to pool information.
359 - Add worker information to worker nodes.
361 ## [2.6.6] - 2023-07-01
365 - Add safe helper `availableParallelism()` to help sizing the pool.
369 - Ensure message handler is only registered in worker.
371 ## [2.6.5] - 2023-06-27
375 - Cluster pools tasks execution are not working by using ESM files extension: https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier/issues/782
379 - Artificial version bump to 2.6.5 to workaround publication issue.
380 - Ensure cluster pool `destroy()` gracefully shutdowns worker's server.
381 - Ensure pool event is emitted before task error promise rejection.
382 - Fix queued tasks count computation.
386 - Remove unneeded worker_threads worker `MessageChannel` internal usage for IPC.
388 ## [2.6.4] - 2023-06-27
392 - Cluster pools tasks execution are not working by using ESM files extension: https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier/issues/782
396 - Ensure cluster pool `destroy()` gracefully shutdowns worker's server.
397 - Ensure pool event is emitted before task error promise rejection.
398 - Fix queued tasks count computation.
402 - Remove unneeded worker_threads worker `MessageChannel` internal usage for IPC.
404 ## [2.6.3] - 2023-06-19
408 - Ensure no tasks are queued when trying to soft kill a dynamic worker.
409 - Update strategies internals after statistics computation.
413 - Optimize O(1) queue implementation.
415 ## [2.6.2] - 2023-06-12
419 - Fix new worker use after creation in dynamic pool given the current worker choice strategy.
421 ## [2.6.1] - 2023-06-10
425 - Add worker choice strategy documentation: [README.md](./docs/worker-choice-strategies.md).
429 - Fix average statistics computation: ensure failed tasks are not accounted.
431 ## [2.6.0] - 2023-06-09
435 - Add `LEAST_ELU` worker choice strategy (experimental).
436 - Add tasks ELU instead of runtime support to `FAIR_SHARE` worker choice strategy.
440 - Refactor pool worker node usage internals.
441 - Breaking change: refactor worker choice strategy statistics requirements: the syntax of the worker choice strategy options has changed.
442 - Breaking change: pool information `info` property object fields have been renamed.
446 - Fix wait time accounting.
447 - Ensure worker choice strategy `LEAST_BUSY` accounts also tasks wait time.
448 - Ensure worker choice strategy `LEAST_USED` accounts also queued tasks.
450 ## [2.5.4] - 2023-06-07
454 - Add Event Loop Utilization (ELU) statistics to worker tasks usage.
458 - Compute statistics at the worker level only if needed.
459 - Add `worker_threads` options to thread pool options.
463 - Make the `LEAST_BUSY` strategy only relies on task runtime.
465 ## [2.5.3] - 2023-06-04
469 - Refine pool information content.
470 - Limit pool internals public exposure.
472 ## [2.5.2] - 2023-06-02
476 - Add `taskError` pool event for task execution error.
477 - Add pool information `info` property to pool.
478 - Emit pool information on `busy` and `full` pool events.
480 ## [2.5.1] - 2023-06-01
484 - Add pool option `restartWorkerOnError` to restart worker on uncaught error. Default to `true`.
485 - Add `error` pool event for uncaught worker error.
487 ## [2.5.0] - 2023-05-31
491 - Switch pool event emitter to `EventEmitterAsyncResource`.
492 - Add tasks wait time accounting in per worker tasks usage.
493 - Add interleaved weighted round robin `INTERLEAVED_WEIGHTED_ROUND_ROBIN` worker choice strategy (experimental).
497 - Renamed worker choice strategy `LESS_BUSY` to `LEAST_BUSY` and `LESS_USED` to `LEAST_USED`.
499 ## [2.4.14] - 2023-05-09
503 - Ensure no undefined task runtime can land in the tasks history.
504 - Fix median computation implementation once again.
508 - Unit tests for median and queue implementations.
510 ## [2.4.13] - 2023-05-08
514 - Fix worker choice strategy options validation.
515 - Fix fair share worker choice strategy internals update: ensure virtual task end timestamp is computed at task submission.
517 ## [2.4.12] - 2023-05-06
521 - Support multiple task functions per worker.
522 - Add custom worker weights support to worker choice strategies options.
526 - Use O(1) queue implementation for tasks queueing.
530 - Fix median computation implementation.
531 - Fix fair share worker choice strategy internals update.
533 ## [2.4.11] - 2023-04-23
537 - Optimize free worker finding in worker choice strategies.
539 ## [2.4.10] - 2023-04-15
543 - Fix typescript type definition for task function: ensure the input data is optional.
544 - Fix typescript type definition for pool execute(): ensure the input data is optional.
546 ## [2.4.9] - 2023-04-15
550 - Add tasks queue enablement runtime setter to pool.
551 - Add tasks queue options runtime setter to pool.
552 - Add worker choice strategy options runtime setter to pool.
556 - Remove the tasks queuing experimental status.
560 - Fix task function type definition and validation.
561 - Fix worker choice strategy options handling.
563 ## [2.4.8] - 2023-04-12
567 - Fix message between main worker and worker type definition for tasks.
568 - Fix code documentation.
570 ## [2.4.7] - 2023-04-11
574 - Add worker tasks queue options to pool options.
578 - Fix missing documentation.
580 ## [2.4.6] - 2023-04-10
584 - Ensure one task at a time is executed per worker with tasks queueing enabled.
585 - Properly count worker executing tasks with tasks queueing enabled.
587 ## [2.4.5] - 2023-04-09
591 - Use monotonic high resolution timer for worker tasks runtime.
592 - Add worker tasks median runtime to statistics.
593 - Add worker tasks queue (experimental).
595 ## [2.4.4] - 2023-04-07
599 - Add `PoolEvents` enumeration and `PoolEvent` type.
603 - Destroy worker only on alive check.
605 ## [2.4.3] - 2023-04-07
609 - Fix typedoc generation with inheritance.
611 ## [2.4.2] - 2023-04-06
615 - Add `full` event to dynamic pool.
616 - Keep worker choice strategy in memory for conditional reuse.
620 - Fix possible negative worker key at worker removal in worker choice strategies.
622 ## [2.4.1] - 2023-04-05
626 - Optimize worker choice strategy for dynamic pool.
630 - Ensure dynamic pool does not alter worker choice strategy expected behavior.
632 ## [2.4.0] - 2023-04-04
636 - Add `LESS_BUSY` worker choice strategy.
640 - Optimize worker storage in pool.
641 - Optimize worker alive status check.
642 - BREAKING CHANGE: Rename worker choice strategy `LESS_RECENTLY_USED` to `LESS_USED`.
643 - Optimize `LESS_USED` worker choice strategy.
644 - Update benchmarks versus external threads pools.
645 - Optimize tasks usage statistics requirements for worker choice strategy.
649 - Ensure trimmable characters are checked at pool initialization.
650 - Fix message id integer overflow.
651 - Fix pool worker removal in worker choice strategy internals.
652 - Fix package publication with pnpm.
654 ## [2.4.0-3] - 2023-04-04
658 - Add `LESS_BUSY` worker choice strategy.
662 - Optimize worker storage in pool.
663 - Optimize worker alive status check.
664 - BREAKING CHANGE: Rename worker choice strategy `LESS_RECENTLY_USED` to `LESS_USED`.
665 - Optimize `LESS_USED` worker choice strategy.
666 - Update benchmarks versus external threads pools.
670 - Ensure trimmable characters are checked at pool initialization.
671 - Fix message id integer overflow.
672 - Fix pool worker removal in worker choice strategy internals.
673 - Fix package publication with pnpm.
675 ## [2.4.0-2] - 2023-04-03
679 - Add `LESS_BUSY` worker choice strategy.
683 - Optimize worker storage in pool.
684 - Optimize worker alive status check.
685 - BREAKING CHANGE: Rename worker choice strategy `LESS_RECENTLY_USED` to `LESS_USED`.
686 - Optimize `LESS_USED` worker choice strategy.
690 - Ensure trimmable characters are checked at pool initialization.
691 - Fix message id integer overflow.
692 - Fix pool worker removal in worker choice strategy internals.
693 - Fix package publication with pnpm.
695 ## [2.4.0-1] - 2023-04-03
699 - Add `LESS_BUSY` worker choice strategy.
703 - Optimize worker storage in pool.
704 - Optimize worker alive status check.
705 - BREAKING CHANGE: Rename worker choice strategy `LESS_RECENTLY_USED` to `LESS_USED`.
706 - Optimize `LESS_USED` worker choice strategy.
710 - Ensure trimmable characters are checked at pool initialization.
711 - Fix message id integer overflow.
712 - Fix pool worker removal in worker choice strategy internals.
714 ## [2.4.0-0] - 2023-04-03
718 - Add `LESS_BUSY` worker choice strategy.
722 - Optimize worker storage in pool.
723 - Optimize worker alive status check.
724 - BREAKING CHANGE: Rename worker choice strategy `LESS_RECENTLY_USED` to `LESS_USED`.
725 - Optimize `LESS_USED` worker choice strategy.
729 - Ensure trimmable characters are checked at pool initialization.
730 - Fix message id integer overflow.
731 - Fix pool worker removal in worker choice strategy internals.
733 ## [2.3.10] - 2023-03-18
737 - Fix package.json `exports` syntax for ESM and CommonJS.
741 - Permit SemVer pre-release publication.
743 ## [2.3.10-2] - 2023-03-18
747 - Fix package.json `exports` syntax for ESM and CommonJS.
749 ## [2.3.10-1] - 2023-03-18
753 - Permit SemVer pre-release publication.
755 ## [2.3.10-0] - 2023-03-18
759 - Fix package.json `exports` syntax for ESM and CommonJS.
761 ## [2.3.9] - 2023-03-18
765 - Introduce ESM module support along with CommonJS one.
769 - Fix brown paper bag bug referencing the same object literal.
771 ## [2.3.8] - 2023-03-18
775 - Switch internal benchmarking code to benny.
776 - Switch to TypeScript 5.x.x.
777 - Switch rollup bundler plugins to core ones.
778 - Switch to TSDoc syntax.
779 - Enforce conventional commits.
783 - Fix random integer generator.
784 - Fix worker choice strategy pool type identification at initialization.
786 ## [2.3.7] - 2022-10-23
790 - Switch to open collective FOSS project funding platform.
791 - Switch to ts-standard linter configuration on TypeScript code.
795 - Fixed missing async on pool execute method.
796 - Fixed typing in TypeScript example.
797 - Fixed types in unit tests.
799 ## [2.3.6] - 2022-10-22
803 - Cleanup pool attributes and methods.
804 - Refine error types thrown.
808 - Fix continuous integration build on windows.
809 - Fix code coverage reporting by using c8 instead of nyc.
811 ## [2.3.5] - 2022-10-21
815 - Improve benchmarks: add IO intensive task workload, add task size option, integrate code into linter.
816 - Optimize tasks usage lookup implementation.
820 - Fix missed pool event emitter type export.
821 - Fix typedoc documentation generation.
823 ## [2.3.4] - 2022-10-17
827 - Fully automate release process with release-it.
831 - Optimize fair share task scheduling algorithm implementation.
832 - Update benchmarks versus external pools results with latest version.
834 ## [2.3.3] - 2022-10-15
838 - Add support for [cluster settings](https://nodejs.org/api/cluster.html#cluster_cluster_settings) in cluster pool options.
840 ## [2.3.2] - 2022-10-14
844 - Optimize fair share worker selection strategy implementation.
848 - Fix WRR worker selection strategy: ensure the condition triggering the round robin can be fulfilled.
850 ## [2.3.1] - 2022-10-13
854 - Pool worker choice strategies:
855 - `WorkerChoiceStrategies.WEIGHTED_ROUND_ROBIN` strategy based on weighted round robin scheduling algorithm using tasks execution time for now.
856 - `WorkerChoiceStrategies.FAIR_SHARE` strategy based on fair share scheduling algorithm using tasks execution time for now.
858 ## [2.2.2] - 2022-10-09
862 - Fixed `README.md` file.
864 ## [2.2.1] - 2022-10-08
868 - Dynamic worker choice strategy change at runtime.
870 ## [2.2.0] - 2022-01-05
874 - Support only Node.js version 16.x.x for cluster pool: upstream cluster API have changed on that version.
876 ## [2.1.0] - 2021-08-29
880 - Add an optional pool option `messageHandler` to `PoolOptions<Worker>` for registering a message handler callback on each worker.
884 - `AbstractWorker` class `maxInactiveTime`, `killBehavior` and `async` attributes have been removed in favour of the same ones in the worker options `opts` public attribute.
885 - `AbstractWorker` class `lastTask` attribute have been renamed to `lastTaskTimestamp`.
886 - `AbstractWorker` class `interval` attribute have been renamed to `aliveInterval`.
887 - `AbstractWorker` class cannot be instantiated without specifying the `mainWorker` argument referencing the main worker.
889 ## [2.0.2] - 2021-05-12
893 - Fix `busy` event emission on fixed pool type
895 ## [2.0.1] - 2021-03-16
899 - Check if pool options are properly set.
900 - `busy` event is emitted on all pool types.
902 ## [2.0.0] - 2021-03-01
906 - Now a thread/process by default is not deleted when the task submitted take more time than maxInactiveTime configured (issue #70).
910 - `FullPool` event is now renamed to `busy`.
911 - `maxInactiveTime` on `ThreadWorker` default behavior is now changed, if you want to keep the old behavior set `killBehavior` to `KillBehaviors.HARD`.
912 _Find more details on our JSDoc._
914 - `maxTasks` option on `FixedThreadPool` and `DynamicThreadPool` is now removed since is no more needed.
916 - We changed some internal structures, but you shouldn't be too affected by them as these are internal changes.
918 ### Pool options types declaration merge
920 `FixedThreadPoolOptions` and `DynamicThreadPoolOptions` type declarations have been merged to `PoolOptions<Worker>`.
922 #### New `export` strategy
926 const DynamicThreadPool = require('poolifier/lib/dynamic')
928 const { DynamicThreadPool } = require('poolifier/lib/dynamic')
931 But you should always prefer just using
934 const { DynamicThreadPool } = require('poolifier')
937 #### New type definitions for input data and response
939 For cluster worker and worker-thread pools, you can now only send and receive structured-cloneable data.
940 _This is not a limitation by poolifier but Node.js._
942 #### Public property replacements
944 `numWorkers` property is now `numberOfWorkers`
946 #### Internal (protected) properties and methods renaming
948 These properties are not intended for end users
950 - `id` => `nextMessageId`
952 These methods are not intended for end users
954 - `_chooseWorker` => `chooseWorker`
955 - `_newWorker` => `createWorker`
956 - `_execute` => `internalExecute`
957 - `_chooseWorker` => `chooseWorker`
958 - `_checkAlive` => `checkAlive`
960 - `_runAsync` => `runAsync`
962 ## [1.1.0] - 2020-05-21
966 - ThreadWorker support async functions as option
967 - Various external library patches
969 ## [1.0.0] - 2020-01-24
973 - FixedThreadPool implementation
974 - DynamicThreadPool implementation
975 - WorkerThread implementation to improve developer experience