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).
12 - Rename worker choice strategy options `choiceRetries` to `retries`.
14 ## [2.6.36] - 2023-08-27
18 - Fix pool `execute()` arguments check.
22 - Make continuous tasks stealing algorithm less aggressive.
23 - Fine tune tasks stealing algorithm under back pressure.
25 ## [2.6.35] - 2023-08-25
29 - Don't account worker usage statistics for tasks that have failed.
30 - Fix pool information runtime and wait time median computation.
34 - Update simple moving average implementation to use a circular buffer.
35 - Update simple moving median implementation to use a circular buffer.
36 - Account for stolen tasks in worker usage statistics and pool information.
40 - Continuous tasks stealing algorithm.
42 ## [2.6.34] - 2023-08-24
46 - Avoid cascading tasks stealing under back pressure.
50 - Add fastpath to queued tasks rescheduling.
52 ## [2.6.33] - 2023-08-24
56 - Fix queued tasks rescheduling.
60 - Rename tasks queue options `queueMaxSize` to `size`.
64 - Task stealing scheduling algorithm if tasks queueing is enabled.
66 ## [2.6.32] - 2023-08-23
70 - Ensure no task can be executed when the pool is destroyed.
74 - Add `queueMaxSize` option to tasks queue options.
75 - Add O(1) deque implementation implemented with doubly linked list and use it for tasks queueing.
76 - Add tasks stealing algorithm when a worker node queue is back pressured if tasks queueing is enabled.
78 ## [2.6.31] - 2023-08-20
82 - Fix worker choice strategy retries mechanism in some edge cases.
86 - Make orthogonal worker choice strategies tasks distribution and created dynamic worker usage.
87 - Remove the experimental status of the `LEAST_ELU` worker choice strategy.
89 ## [2.6.30] - 2023-08-19
93 - Ensure pool event `backPressure` is emitted.
94 - Ensure pool event `full` is emitted only once.
95 - Ensure worker node cannot be instantiated without proper arguments.
97 ## [2.6.29] - 2023-08-18
101 - Fix race condition between ready and task functions worker message handling at startup.
102 - Fix duplicate task function worker usage statistics computation per task function.
103 - Update task function worker usage statistics if and only if there's at least two different task functions.
104 - Fix race condition at task function worker usage executing task computation leading to negative value.
108 - 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).
109 - Use back pressure detection in worker choice strategies.
110 - Add worker choice strategies retries mechanism if no worker is eligible.
112 ## [2.6.28] - 2023-08-16
116 - Ensure pool workers are properly initialized.
120 - HTTP server pool examples: express-cluster, express-hybrid.
124 - Remove now useless branching in worker hot code path.
126 ## [2.6.27] - 2023-08-15
130 - Add `KillHandler` type definition to exported types.
134 - Add `destroy` event to pool API.
136 ## [2.6.26] - 2023-08-15
140 - Add kill handler to worker options allowing to execute custom code when worker is killed.
141 - Add `listTaskFunctions()` method to pool API.
142 - SMTP server pool example: nodemailer.
144 ## [2.6.25] - 2023-08-13
148 - HTTP server pool examples: fastify-cluster, fastify-hybrid.
149 - WebSocket server pool examples: ws-cluster, ws-hybrid.
151 ## [2.6.24] - 2023-08-12
155 - Add array of transferable objects to the `execute()` method arguments.
156 - WebSocket server pool examples: ws-worker_threads.
158 ## [2.6.23] - 2023-08-11
162 - 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.
166 - HTTP client pool examples: fetch, node-fetch and axios with multiple task functions.
167 - HTTP server pool examples: express-worker_threads, fastify-worker_threads.
169 ## [2.6.22] - 2023-08-10
173 - Add missing `types` field to package.json `exports`.
177 - Structure markdown documentation (PR #811).
179 ## [2.6.21] - 2023-08-03
183 - Improve code documentation.
184 - Code refactoring and cleanup for better maintainability and readability.
186 ## [2.6.20] - 2023-07-21
190 - Fix queued tasks redistribution on error task execution starvation.
191 - Ensure tasks queueing per worker condition is untangled from the pool busyness semantic.
195 - Drastically reduce lookups by worker in the worker nodes.
197 ## [2.6.19] - 2023-07-20
201 - Dedicated internal communication channel for worker_threads pools.
203 ## [2.6.18] - 2023-07-19
207 - Code refactoring and cleanup for better maintainability and readability. Bundle size is a bit smaller.
209 ## [2.6.17] - 2023-07-16
213 - Add `listTaskFunctions()` method to worker API.
215 ## [2.6.16] - 2023-07-12
219 - Fix pool startup detection.
220 - Fix worker task functions handling.
222 ## [2.6.15] - 2023-07-11
226 - Take into account worker node readiness in worker choice strategies.
228 ## [2.6.14] - 2023-07-10
232 - Fix task function statistics tracking.
234 ## [2.6.13] - 2023-07-10
238 - Add per task function statistics tracking.
239 - Add public methods to manipulate the worker task functions at runtime.
241 ## [2.6.12] - 2023-07-09
245 - Workaround import issue with `node:os` module in node 16.x.x.
247 ## [2.6.11] - 2023-07-09
251 - Fix pool readiness semantic.
253 ## [2.6.10] - 2023-07-08
257 - Ensure workers are not recreated on error at pool startup.
261 - Add `ready` and `strategy` fields to pool information.
262 - Add pool event `ready` to notify when the number of workers created in the pool has reached the maximum size expected and are ready.
263 - Add dynamic pool sizing checks.
265 ## [2.6.9] - 2023-07-07
269 - Recreate the right worker type on uncaught exception.
273 - Add minimum and maximum to internal measurement statistics.
274 - Add `runTime` and `waitTime` to pool information.
275 - Check worker inactive time only on dynamic worker.
277 ## [2.6.8] - 2023-07-03
281 - Brown paper bag release to fix version handling in pool information.
283 ## [2.6.7] - 2023-07-03
287 - Ensure worker queued tasks at error are reassigned to other pool workers.
291 - Add pool `utilization` ratio to pool information.
292 - Add `version` to pool information.
293 - Add worker information to worker nodes.
295 ## [2.6.6] - 2023-07-01
299 - Add safe helper `availableParallelism()` to help sizing the pool.
303 - Ensure message handler is only registered in worker.
305 ## [2.6.5] - 2023-06-27
309 - Cluster pools tasks execution are not working by using ESM files extension: https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier/issues/782
313 - Artificial version bump to 2.6.5 to workaround publication issue.
314 - Ensure cluster pool `destroy()` gracefully shutdowns worker's server.
315 - Ensure pool event is emitted before task error promise rejection.
316 - Fix queued tasks count computation.
320 - Remove unneeded worker_threads worker `MessageChannel` internal usage for IPC.
322 ## [2.6.4] - 2023-06-27
326 - Cluster pools tasks execution are not working by using ESM files extension: https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier/issues/782
330 - Ensure cluster pool `destroy()` gracefully shutdowns worker's server.
331 - Ensure pool event is emitted before task error promise rejection.
332 - Fix queued tasks count computation.
336 - Remove unneeded worker_threads worker `MessageChannel` internal usage for IPC.
338 ## [2.6.3] - 2023-06-19
342 - Ensure no tasks are queued when trying to soft kill a dynamic worker.
343 - Update strategies internals after statistics computation.
347 - Optimize O(1) queue implementation.
349 ## [2.6.2] - 2023-06-12
353 - Fix new worker use after creation in dynamic pool given the current worker choice strategy.
355 ## [2.6.1] - 2023-06-10
359 - Add worker choice strategy documentation: [README.md](./docs/worker-choice-strategies.md).
363 - Fix average statistics computation: ensure failed tasks are not accounted.
365 ## [2.6.0] - 2023-06-09
369 - Add `LEAST_ELU` worker choice strategy (experimental).
370 - Add tasks ELU instead of runtime support to `FAIR_SHARE` worker choice strategy.
374 - Refactor pool worker node usage internals.
375 - Breaking change: refactor worker choice strategy statistics requirements: the syntax of the worker choice strategy options has changed.
376 - Breaking change: pool information `info` property object fields have been renamed.
380 - Fix wait time accounting.
381 - Ensure worker choice strategy `LEAST_BUSY` accounts also tasks wait time.
382 - Ensure worker choice strategy `LEAST_USED` accounts also queued tasks.
384 ## [2.5.4] - 2023-06-07
388 - Add Event Loop Utilization (ELU) statistics to worker tasks usage.
392 - Compute statistics at the worker level only if needed.
393 - Add `worker_threads` options to thread pool options.
397 - Make the `LEAST_BUSY` strategy only relies on task runtime.
399 ## [2.5.3] - 2023-06-04
403 - Refine pool information content.
404 - Limit pool internals public exposure.
406 ## [2.5.2] - 2023-06-02
410 - Add `taskError` pool event for task execution error.
411 - Add pool information `info` property to pool.
412 - Emit pool information on `busy` and `full` pool events.
414 ## [2.5.1] - 2023-06-01
418 - Add pool option `restartWorkerOnError` to restart worker on uncaught error. Default to `true`.
419 - Add `error` pool event for uncaught worker error.
421 ## [2.5.0] - 2023-05-31
425 - Switch pool event emitter to `EventEmitterAsyncResource`.
426 - Add tasks wait time accounting in per worker tasks usage.
427 - Add interleaved weighted round robin `INTERLEAVED_WEIGHTED_ROUND_ROBIN` worker choice strategy (experimental).
431 - Renamed worker choice strategy `LESS_BUSY` to `LEAST_BUSY` and `LESS_USED` to `LEAST_USED`.
433 ## [2.4.14] - 2023-05-09
437 - Ensure no undefined task runtime can land in the tasks history.
438 - Fix median computation implementation once again.
442 - Unit tests for median and queue implementations.
444 ## [2.4.13] - 2023-05-08
448 - Fix worker choice strategy options validation.
449 - Fix fair share worker choice strategy internals update: ensure virtual task end timestamp is computed at task submission.
451 ## [2.4.12] - 2023-05-06
455 - Support multiple task functions per worker.
456 - Add custom worker weights support to worker choice strategies options.
460 - Use O(1) queue implementation for tasks queueing.
464 - Fix median computation implementation.
465 - Fix fair share worker choice strategy internals update.
467 ## [2.4.11] - 2023-04-23
471 - Optimize free worker finding in worker choice strategies.
473 ## [2.4.10] - 2023-04-15
477 - Fix typescript type definition for task function: ensure the input data is optional.
478 - Fix typescript type definition for pool execute(): ensure the input data is optional.
480 ## [2.4.9] - 2023-04-15
484 - Add tasks queue enablement runtime setter to pool.
485 - Add tasks queue options runtime setter to pool.
486 - Add worker choice strategy options runtime setter to pool.
490 - Remove the tasks queuing experimental status.
494 - Fix task function type definition and validation.
495 - Fix worker choice strategy options handling.
497 ## [2.4.8] - 2023-04-12
501 - Fix message between main worker and worker type definition for tasks.
502 - Fix code documentation.
504 ## [2.4.7] - 2023-04-11
508 - Add worker tasks queue options to pool options.
512 - Fix missing documentation.
514 ## [2.4.6] - 2023-04-10
518 - Ensure one task at a time is executed per worker with tasks queueing enabled.
519 - Properly count worker executing tasks with tasks queueing enabled.
521 ## [2.4.5] - 2023-04-09
525 - Use monotonic high resolution timer for worker tasks runtime.
526 - Add worker tasks median runtime to statistics.
527 - Add worker tasks queue (experimental).
529 ## [2.4.4] - 2023-04-07
533 - Add `PoolEvents` enumeration and `PoolEvent` type.
537 - Destroy worker only on alive check.
539 ## [2.4.3] - 2023-04-07
543 - Fix typedoc generation with inheritance.
545 ## [2.4.2] - 2023-04-06
549 - Add `full` event to dynamic pool.
550 - Keep worker choice strategy in memory for conditional reuse.
554 - Fix possible negative worker key at worker removal in worker choice strategies.
556 ## [2.4.1] - 2023-04-05
560 - Optimize worker choice strategy for dynamic pool.
564 - Ensure dynamic pool does not alter worker choice strategy expected behavior.
566 ## [2.4.0] - 2023-04-04
570 - Add `LESS_BUSY` worker choice strategy.
574 - Optimize worker storage in pool.
575 - Optimize worker alive status check.
576 - BREAKING CHANGE: Rename worker choice strategy `LESS_RECENTLY_USED` to `LESS_USED`.
577 - Optimize `LESS_USED` worker choice strategy.
578 - Update benchmarks versus external threads pools.
579 - Optimize tasks usage statistics requirements for worker choice strategy.
583 - Ensure trimmable characters are checked at pool initialization.
584 - Fix message id integer overflow.
585 - Fix pool worker removal in worker choice strategy internals.
586 - Fix package publication with pnpm.
588 ## [2.4.0-3] - 2023-04-04
592 - Add `LESS_BUSY` worker choice strategy.
596 - Optimize worker storage in pool.
597 - Optimize worker alive status check.
598 - BREAKING CHANGE: Rename worker choice strategy `LESS_RECENTLY_USED` to `LESS_USED`.
599 - Optimize `LESS_USED` worker choice strategy.
600 - Update benchmarks versus external threads pools.
604 - Ensure trimmable characters are checked at pool initialization.
605 - Fix message id integer overflow.
606 - Fix pool worker removal in worker choice strategy internals.
607 - Fix package publication with pnpm.
609 ## [2.4.0-2] - 2023-04-03
613 - Add `LESS_BUSY` worker choice strategy.
617 - Optimize worker storage in pool.
618 - Optimize worker alive status check.
619 - BREAKING CHANGE: Rename worker choice strategy `LESS_RECENTLY_USED` to `LESS_USED`.
620 - Optimize `LESS_USED` worker choice strategy.
624 - Ensure trimmable characters are checked at pool initialization.
625 - Fix message id integer overflow.
626 - Fix pool worker removal in worker choice strategy internals.
627 - Fix package publication with pnpm.
629 ## [2.4.0-1] - 2023-04-03
633 - Add `LESS_BUSY` worker choice strategy.
637 - Optimize worker storage in pool.
638 - Optimize worker alive status check.
639 - BREAKING CHANGE: Rename worker choice strategy `LESS_RECENTLY_USED` to `LESS_USED`.
640 - Optimize `LESS_USED` worker choice strategy.
644 - Ensure trimmable characters are checked at pool initialization.
645 - Fix message id integer overflow.
646 - Fix pool worker removal in worker choice strategy internals.
648 ## [2.4.0-0] - 2023-04-03
652 - Add `LESS_BUSY` worker choice strategy.
656 - Optimize worker storage in pool.
657 - Optimize worker alive status check.
658 - BREAKING CHANGE: Rename worker choice strategy `LESS_RECENTLY_USED` to `LESS_USED`.
659 - Optimize `LESS_USED` worker choice strategy.
663 - Ensure trimmable characters are checked at pool initialization.
664 - Fix message id integer overflow.
665 - Fix pool worker removal in worker choice strategy internals.
667 ## [2.3.10] - 2023-03-18
671 - Fix package.json `exports` syntax for ESM and CommonJS.
675 - Permit SemVer pre-release publication.
677 ## [2.3.10-2] - 2023-03-18
681 - Fix package.json `exports` syntax for ESM and CommonJS.
683 ## [2.3.10-1] - 2023-03-18
687 - Permit SemVer pre-release publication.
689 ## [2.3.10-0] - 2023-03-18
693 - Fix package.json `exports` syntax for ESM and CommonJS.
695 ## [2.3.9] - 2023-03-18
699 - Introduce ESM module support along with CommonJS one.
703 - Fix brown paper bag bug referencing the same object literal.
705 ## [2.3.8] - 2023-03-18
709 - Switch internal benchmarking code to benny.
710 - Switch to TypeScript 5.x.x.
711 - Switch rollup bundler plugins to core ones.
712 - Switch to TSDoc syntax.
713 - Enforce conventional commits.
717 - Fix random integer generator.
718 - Fix worker choice strategy pool type identification at initialization.
720 ## [2.3.7] - 2022-10-23
724 - Switch to open collective FOSS project funding platform.
725 - Switch to ts-standard linter configuration on TypeScript code.
729 - Fixed missing async on pool execute method.
730 - Fixed typing in TypeScript example.
731 - Fixed types in unit tests.
733 ## [2.3.6] - 2022-10-22
737 - Cleanup pool attributes and methods.
738 - Refine error types thrown.
742 - Fix continuous integration build on windows.
743 - Fix code coverage reporting by using c8 instead of nyc.
745 ## [2.3.5] - 2022-10-21
749 - Improve benchmarks: add IO intensive task workload, add task size option, integrate code into linter.
750 - Optimize tasks usage lookup implementation.
754 - Fix missed pool event emitter type export.
755 - Fix typedoc documentation generation.
757 ## [2.3.4] - 2022-10-17
761 - Fully automate release process with release-it.
765 - Optimize fair share task scheduling algorithm implementation.
766 - Update benchmarks versus external pools results with latest version.
768 ## [2.3.3] - 2022-10-15
772 - Add support for [cluster settings](https://nodejs.org/api/cluster.html#cluster_cluster_settings) in cluster pool options.
774 ## [2.3.2] - 2022-10-14
778 - Optimize fair share worker selection strategy implementation.
782 - Fix WRR worker selection strategy: ensure the condition triggering the round robin can be fulfilled.
784 ## [2.3.1] - 2022-10-13
788 - Pool worker choice strategies:
789 - `WorkerChoiceStrategies.WEIGHTED_ROUND_ROBIN` strategy based on weighted round robin scheduling algorithm using tasks execution time for now.
790 - `WorkerChoiceStrategies.FAIR_SHARE` strategy based on fair share scheduling algorithm using tasks execution time for now.
792 ## [2.2.2] - 2022-10-09
796 - Fixed `README.md` file.
798 ## [2.2.1] - 2022-10-08
802 - Dynamic worker choice strategy change at runtime.
804 ## [2.2.0] - 2022-01-05
808 - Support only Node.js version 16.x.x for cluster pool: upstream cluster API have changed on that version.
810 ## [2.1.0] - 2021-08-29
814 - Add an optional pool option `messageHandler` to `PoolOptions<Worker>` for registering a message handler callback on each worker.
818 - `AbstractWorker` class `maxInactiveTime`, `killBehavior` and `async` attributes have been removed in favour of the same ones in the worker options `opts` public attribute.
819 - `AbstractWorker` class `lastTask` attribute have been renamed to `lastTaskTimestamp`.
820 - `AbstractWorker` class `interval` attribute have been renamed to `aliveInterval`.
821 - `AbstractWorker` class cannot be instantiated without specifying the `mainWorker` argument referencing the main worker.
823 ## [2.0.2] - 2021-05-12
827 - Fix `busy` event emission on fixed pool type
829 ## [2.0.1] - 2021-03-16
833 - Check if pool options are properly set.
834 - `busy` event is emitted on all pool types.
836 ## [2.0.0] - 2021-03-01
840 - Now a thread/process by default is not deleted when the task submitted take more time than maxInactiveTime configured (issue #70).
844 - `FullPool` event is now renamed to `busy`.
845 - `maxInactiveTime` on `ThreadWorker` default behavior is now changed, if you want to keep the old behavior set `killBehavior` to `KillBehaviors.HARD`.
846 _Find more details on our JSDoc._
848 - `maxTasks` option on `FixedThreadPool` and `DynamicThreadPool` is now removed since is no more needed.
850 - We changed some internal structures, but you shouldn't be too affected by them as these are internal changes.
852 ### Pool options types declaration merge
854 `FixedThreadPoolOptions` and `DynamicThreadPoolOptions` type declarations have been merged to `PoolOptions<Worker>`.
856 #### New `export` strategy
860 const DynamicThreadPool = require('poolifier/lib/dynamic')
862 const { DynamicThreadPool } = require('poolifier/lib/dynamic')
865 But you should always prefer just using
868 const { DynamicThreadPool } = require('poolifier')
871 #### New type definitions for input data and response
873 For cluster worker and worker-thread pools, you can now only send and receive structured-cloneable data.
874 _This is not a limitation by poolifier but Node.js._
876 #### Public property replacements
878 `numWorkers` property is now `numberOfWorkers`
880 #### Internal (protected) properties and methods renaming
882 These properties are not intended for end users
884 - `id` => `nextMessageId`
886 These methods are not intended for end users
888 - `_chooseWorker` => `chooseWorker`
889 - `_newWorker` => `createWorker`
890 - `_execute` => `internalExecute`
891 - `_chooseWorker` => `chooseWorker`
892 - `_checkAlive` => `checkAlive`
894 - `_runAsync` => `runAsync`
896 ## [1.1.0] - 2020-05-21
900 - ThreadWorker support async functions as option
901 - Various external library patches
903 ## [1.0.0] - 2020-01-24
907 - FixedThreadPool implementation
908 - DynamicThreadPool implementation
909 - WorkerThread implementation to improve developer experience