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 - Ensure worker message listener used one time are removed after usage.
14 ## [2.7.0] - 2023-09-19
18 - Fix task stealing related tasks queue options handling at runtime.
22 - Rename `listTaskFunctions()` to `listTaskFunctionNames()` in pool and worker API.
26 - Add `hasTaskFunction()`, `addTaskFunction()`, `removeTaskFunction()`, `setDefaultTaskFunction()` methods to pool API: [PR #1148](https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier/pull/1148).
27 - Stricter worker constructor arguments validation.
29 ## [2.6.45] - 2023-09-17
33 - Disable publication on GitHub packages registry on release until authentication issue is fixed.
37 - Add `startWorkers` to pool options to whether start the minimum number of workers at pool creation or not.
38 - Add `start()` method to pool API to start the minimum number of workers.
39 - Add `taskStealing` and `tasksStealingOnPressure` to tasks queue options to whether enable task stealing or not and whether enable tasks stealing on back pressure or not.
40 - Continuous internal benchmarking: https://poolifier.github.io/benchmark-results/dev/bench.
42 ## [2.6.44] - 2023-09-08
46 - Use a dedicated PAT to publish on GitHub packages registry.
50 - Publish on GitHub packages registry on release.
54 - Switch from rome to biome: [PR #1128](https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier/pull/1128).
56 ## [2.6.43] - 2023-09-08
60 - Publish on GitHub packages registry on release.
64 - Switch from rome to biome: [PR #1128](https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier/pull/1128).
66 ## [2.6.42] - 2023-09-06
70 - Optimize hot code paths implementation: avoid unnecessary branching, add and use optimized helpers (min, max), use reduce() array helper, ...
72 ## [2.6.41] - 2023-09-03
76 - Optimize worker choice strategies implementation.
78 ## [2.6.40] - 2023-09-01
82 - Do not pre-choose in WRR worker choice strategy to avoid bias.
83 - Avoid array out of bound in worker choice strategies after worker node removal.
85 ## [2.6.39] - 2023-08-30
89 - Fix race condition in worker choice strategies at worker node info querying while not yet initialized.
91 ## [2.6.38] - 2023-08-30
95 - Bundle typescript types declaration into one file.
99 - Improve interleaved weighted round robin worker choice strategy implementation.
101 ## [2.6.37] - 2023-08-28
105 - Ensure unused worker usage statistics are deleted at runtime.
109 - Rename worker choice strategy options `choiceRetries` to `retries`.
110 - Avoid unnecessary branching in worker choice strategies.
112 ## [2.6.36] - 2023-08-27
116 - Fix pool `execute()` arguments check.
120 - Make continuous tasks stealing algorithm less aggressive.
121 - Fine tune tasks stealing algorithm under back pressure.
123 ## [2.6.35] - 2023-08-25
127 - Don't account worker usage statistics for tasks that have failed.
128 - Fix pool information runtime and wait time median computation.
132 - Update simple moving average implementation to use a circular buffer.
133 - Update simple moving median implementation to use a circular buffer.
134 - Account for stolen tasks in worker usage statistics and pool information.
138 - Continuous tasks stealing algorithm.
140 ## [2.6.34] - 2023-08-24
144 - Avoid cascading tasks stealing under back pressure.
148 - Add fastpath to queued tasks rescheduling.
150 ## [2.6.33] - 2023-08-24
154 - Fix queued tasks rescheduling.
158 - Rename tasks queue options `queueMaxSize` to `size`.
162 - Task stealing scheduling algorithm if tasks queueing is enabled.
164 ## [2.6.32] - 2023-08-23
168 - Ensure no task can be executed when the pool is destroyed.
172 - Add `queueMaxSize` option to tasks queue options.
173 - Add O(1) deque implementation implemented with doubly linked list and use it for tasks queueing.
174 - Add tasks stealing algorithm when a worker node queue is back pressured if tasks queueing is enabled.
176 ## [2.6.31] - 2023-08-20
180 - Fix worker choice strategy retries mechanism in some edge cases.
184 - Make orthogonal worker choice strategies tasks distribution and created dynamic worker usage.
185 - Remove the experimental status of the `LEAST_ELU` worker choice strategy.
187 ## [2.6.30] - 2023-08-19
191 - Ensure pool event `backPressure` is emitted.
192 - Ensure pool event `full` is emitted only once.
193 - Ensure worker node cannot be instantiated without proper arguments.
195 ## [2.6.29] - 2023-08-18
199 - Fix race condition between ready and task functions worker message handling at startup.
200 - Fix duplicate task function worker usage statistics computation per task function.
201 - Update task function worker usage statistics if and only if there's at least two different task functions.
202 - Fix race condition at task function worker usage executing task computation leading to negative value.
206 - 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).
207 - Use back pressure detection in worker choice strategies.
208 - Add worker choice strategies retries mechanism if no worker is eligible.
210 ## [2.6.28] - 2023-08-16
214 - Ensure pool workers are properly initialized.
218 - HTTP server pool examples: express-cluster, express-hybrid.
222 - Remove now useless branching in worker hot code path.
224 ## [2.6.27] - 2023-08-15
228 - Add `KillHandler` type definition to exported types.
232 - Add `destroy` event to pool API.
234 ## [2.6.26] - 2023-08-15
238 - Add kill handler to worker options allowing to execute custom code when worker is killed.
239 - Add `listTaskFunctions()` method to pool API.
240 - SMTP client pool example: nodemailer.
242 ## [2.6.25] - 2023-08-13
246 - HTTP server pool examples: fastify-cluster, fastify-hybrid.
247 - WebSocket server pool examples: ws-cluster, ws-hybrid.
249 ## [2.6.24] - 2023-08-12
253 - Add array of transferable objects to the `execute()` method arguments.
254 - WebSocket server pool examples: ws-worker_threads.
256 ## [2.6.23] - 2023-08-11
260 - 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.
264 - HTTP client pool examples: fetch, node-fetch and axios with multiple task functions.
265 - HTTP server pool examples: express-worker_threads, fastify-worker_threads.
267 ## [2.6.22] - 2023-08-10
271 - Add missing `types` field to package.json `exports`.
275 - Structure markdown documentation (PR #811).
277 ## [2.6.21] - 2023-08-03
281 - Improve code documentation.
282 - Code refactoring and cleanup for better maintainability and readability.
284 ## [2.6.20] - 2023-07-21
288 - Fix queued tasks redistribution on error task execution starvation.
289 - Ensure tasks queueing per worker condition is untangled from the pool busyness semantic.
293 - Drastically reduce lookups by worker in the worker nodes.
295 ## [2.6.19] - 2023-07-20
299 - Dedicated internal communication channel for worker_threads pools.
301 ## [2.6.18] - 2023-07-19
305 - Code refactoring and cleanup for better maintainability and readability. Bundle size is a bit smaller.
307 ## [2.6.17] - 2023-07-16
311 - Add `listTaskFunctions()` method to worker API.
313 ## [2.6.16] - 2023-07-12
317 - Fix pool startup detection.
318 - Fix worker task functions handling.
320 ## [2.6.15] - 2023-07-11
324 - Take into account worker node readiness in worker choice strategies.
326 ## [2.6.14] - 2023-07-10
330 - Fix task function statistics tracking.
332 ## [2.6.13] - 2023-07-10
336 - Add per task function statistics tracking.
337 - Add public methods to manipulate the worker task functions at runtime.
339 ## [2.6.12] - 2023-07-09
343 - Workaround import issue with `node:os` module in node 16.x.x.
345 ## [2.6.11] - 2023-07-09
349 - Fix pool readiness semantic.
351 ## [2.6.10] - 2023-07-08
355 - Ensure workers are not recreated on error at pool startup.
359 - Add `ready` and `strategy` fields to pool information.
360 - Add pool event `ready` to notify when the number of workers created in the pool has reached the maximum size expected and are ready.
361 - Add dynamic pool sizing checks.
363 ## [2.6.9] - 2023-07-07
367 - Recreate the right worker type on uncaught exception.
371 - Add minimum and maximum to internal measurement statistics.
372 - Add `runTime` and `waitTime` to pool information.
373 - Check worker inactive time only on dynamic worker.
375 ## [2.6.8] - 2023-07-03
379 - Brown paper bag release to fix version handling in pool information.
381 ## [2.6.7] - 2023-07-03
385 - Ensure worker queued tasks at error are reassigned to other pool workers.
389 - Add pool `utilization` ratio to pool information.
390 - Add `version` to pool information.
391 - Add worker information to worker nodes.
393 ## [2.6.6] - 2023-07-01
397 - Add safe helper `availableParallelism()` to help sizing the pool.
401 - Ensure message handler is only registered in worker.
403 ## [2.6.5] - 2023-06-27
407 - Cluster pools tasks execution are not working by using ESM files extension: https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier/issues/782
411 - Artificial version bump to 2.6.5 to workaround publication issue.
412 - Ensure cluster pool `destroy()` gracefully shutdowns worker's server.
413 - Ensure pool event is emitted before task error promise rejection.
414 - Fix queued tasks count computation.
418 - Remove unneeded worker_threads worker `MessageChannel` internal usage for IPC.
420 ## [2.6.4] - 2023-06-27
424 - Cluster pools tasks execution are not working by using ESM files extension: https://github.com/poolifier/poolifier/issues/782
428 - Ensure cluster pool `destroy()` gracefully shutdowns worker's server.
429 - Ensure pool event is emitted before task error promise rejection.
430 - Fix queued tasks count computation.
434 - Remove unneeded worker_threads worker `MessageChannel` internal usage for IPC.
436 ## [2.6.3] - 2023-06-19
440 - Ensure no tasks are queued when trying to soft kill a dynamic worker.
441 - Update strategies internals after statistics computation.
445 - Optimize O(1) queue implementation.
447 ## [2.6.2] - 2023-06-12
451 - Fix new worker use after creation in dynamic pool given the current worker choice strategy.
453 ## [2.6.1] - 2023-06-10
457 - Add worker choice strategy documentation: [README.md](./docs/worker-choice-strategies.md).
461 - Fix average statistics computation: ensure failed tasks are not accounted.
463 ## [2.6.0] - 2023-06-09
467 - Add `LEAST_ELU` worker choice strategy (experimental).
468 - Add tasks ELU instead of runtime support to `FAIR_SHARE` worker choice strategy.
472 - Refactor pool worker node usage internals.
473 - Breaking change: refactor worker choice strategy statistics requirements: the syntax of the worker choice strategy options has changed.
474 - Breaking change: pool information `info` property object fields have been renamed.
478 - Fix wait time accounting.
479 - Ensure worker choice strategy `LEAST_BUSY` accounts also tasks wait time.
480 - Ensure worker choice strategy `LEAST_USED` accounts also queued tasks.
482 ## [2.5.4] - 2023-06-07
486 - Add Event Loop Utilization (ELU) statistics to worker tasks usage.
490 - Compute statistics at the worker level only if needed.
491 - Add `worker_threads` options to thread pool options.
495 - Make the `LEAST_BUSY` strategy only relies on task runtime.
497 ## [2.5.3] - 2023-06-04
501 - Refine pool information content.
502 - Limit pool internals public exposure.
504 ## [2.5.2] - 2023-06-02
508 - Add `taskError` pool event for task execution error.
509 - Add pool information `info` property to pool.
510 - Emit pool information on `busy` and `full` pool events.
512 ## [2.5.1] - 2023-06-01
516 - Add pool option `restartWorkerOnError` to restart worker on uncaught error. Default to `true`.
517 - Add `error` pool event for uncaught worker error.
519 ## [2.5.0] - 2023-05-31
523 - Switch pool event emitter to `EventEmitterAsyncResource`.
524 - Add tasks wait time accounting in per worker tasks usage.
525 - Add interleaved weighted round robin `INTERLEAVED_WEIGHTED_ROUND_ROBIN` worker choice strategy (experimental).
529 - Renamed worker choice strategy `LESS_BUSY` to `LEAST_BUSY` and `LESS_USED` to `LEAST_USED`.
531 ## [2.4.14] - 2023-05-09
535 - Ensure no undefined task runtime can land in the tasks history.
536 - Fix median computation implementation once again.
540 - Unit tests for median and queue implementations.
542 ## [2.4.13] - 2023-05-08
546 - Fix worker choice strategy options validation.
547 - Fix fair share worker choice strategy internals update: ensure virtual task end timestamp is computed at task submission.
549 ## [2.4.12] - 2023-05-06
553 - Support multiple task functions per worker.
554 - Add custom worker weights support to worker choice strategies options.
558 - Use O(1) queue implementation for tasks queueing.
562 - Fix median computation implementation.
563 - Fix fair share worker choice strategy internals update.
565 ## [2.4.11] - 2023-04-23
569 - Optimize free worker finding in worker choice strategies.
571 ## [2.4.10] - 2023-04-15
575 - Fix typescript type definition for task function: ensure the input data is optional.
576 - Fix typescript type definition for pool execute(): ensure the input data is optional.
578 ## [2.4.9] - 2023-04-15
582 - Add tasks queue enablement runtime setter to pool.
583 - Add tasks queue options runtime setter to pool.
584 - Add worker choice strategy options runtime setter to pool.
588 - Remove the tasks queuing experimental status.
592 - Fix task function type definition and validation.
593 - Fix worker choice strategy options handling.
595 ## [2.4.8] - 2023-04-12
599 - Fix message between main worker and worker type definition for tasks.
600 - Fix code documentation.
602 ## [2.4.7] - 2023-04-11
606 - Add worker tasks queue options to pool options.
610 - Fix missing documentation.
612 ## [2.4.6] - 2023-04-10
616 - Ensure one task at a time is executed per worker with tasks queueing enabled.
617 - Properly count worker executing tasks with tasks queueing enabled.
619 ## [2.4.5] - 2023-04-09
623 - Use monotonic high resolution timer for worker tasks runtime.
624 - Add worker tasks median runtime to statistics.
625 - Add worker tasks queue (experimental).
627 ## [2.4.4] - 2023-04-07
631 - Add `PoolEvents` enumeration and `PoolEvent` type.
635 - Destroy worker only on alive check.
637 ## [2.4.3] - 2023-04-07
641 - Fix typedoc generation with inheritance.
643 ## [2.4.2] - 2023-04-06
647 - Add `full` event to dynamic pool.
648 - Keep worker choice strategy in memory for conditional reuse.
652 - Fix possible negative worker key at worker removal in worker choice strategies.
654 ## [2.4.1] - 2023-04-05
658 - Optimize worker choice strategy for dynamic pool.
662 - Ensure dynamic pool does not alter worker choice strategy expected behavior.
664 ## [2.4.0] - 2023-04-04
668 - Add `LESS_BUSY` worker choice strategy.
672 - Optimize worker storage in pool.
673 - Optimize worker alive status check.
674 - BREAKING CHANGE: Rename worker choice strategy `LESS_RECENTLY_USED` to `LESS_USED`.
675 - Optimize `LESS_USED` worker choice strategy.
676 - Update benchmark versus external threads pools.
677 - Optimize tasks usage statistics requirements for worker choice strategy.
681 - Ensure trimmable characters are checked at pool initialization.
682 - Fix message id integer overflow.
683 - Fix pool worker removal in worker choice strategy internals.
684 - Fix package publication with pnpm.
686 ## [2.4.0-3] - 2023-04-04
690 - Add `LESS_BUSY` worker choice strategy.
694 - Optimize worker storage in pool.
695 - Optimize worker alive status check.
696 - BREAKING CHANGE: Rename worker choice strategy `LESS_RECENTLY_USED` to `LESS_USED`.
697 - Optimize `LESS_USED` worker choice strategy.
698 - Update benchmark versus external threads pools.
702 - Ensure trimmable characters are checked at pool initialization.
703 - Fix message id integer overflow.
704 - Fix pool worker removal in worker choice strategy internals.
705 - Fix package publication with pnpm.
707 ## [2.4.0-2] - 2023-04-03
711 - Add `LESS_BUSY` worker choice strategy.
715 - Optimize worker storage in pool.
716 - Optimize worker alive status check.
717 - BREAKING CHANGE: Rename worker choice strategy `LESS_RECENTLY_USED` to `LESS_USED`.
718 - Optimize `LESS_USED` worker choice strategy.
722 - Ensure trimmable characters are checked at pool initialization.
723 - Fix message id integer overflow.
724 - Fix pool worker removal in worker choice strategy internals.
725 - Fix package publication with pnpm.
727 ## [2.4.0-1] - 2023-04-03
731 - Add `LESS_BUSY` worker choice strategy.
735 - Optimize worker storage in pool.
736 - Optimize worker alive status check.
737 - BREAKING CHANGE: Rename worker choice strategy `LESS_RECENTLY_USED` to `LESS_USED`.
738 - Optimize `LESS_USED` worker choice strategy.
742 - Ensure trimmable characters are checked at pool initialization.
743 - Fix message id integer overflow.
744 - Fix pool worker removal in worker choice strategy internals.
746 ## [2.4.0-0] - 2023-04-03
750 - Add `LESS_BUSY` worker choice strategy.
754 - Optimize worker storage in pool.
755 - Optimize worker alive status check.
756 - BREAKING CHANGE: Rename worker choice strategy `LESS_RECENTLY_USED` to `LESS_USED`.
757 - Optimize `LESS_USED` worker choice strategy.
761 - Ensure trimmable characters are checked at pool initialization.
762 - Fix message id integer overflow.
763 - Fix pool worker removal in worker choice strategy internals.
765 ## [2.3.10] - 2023-03-18
769 - Fix package.json `exports` syntax for ESM and CommonJS.
773 - Permit SemVer pre-release publication.
775 ## [2.3.10-2] - 2023-03-18
779 - Fix package.json `exports` syntax for ESM and CommonJS.
781 ## [2.3.10-1] - 2023-03-18
785 - Permit SemVer pre-release publication.
787 ## [2.3.10-0] - 2023-03-18
791 - Fix package.json `exports` syntax for ESM and CommonJS.
793 ## [2.3.9] - 2023-03-18
797 - Introduce ESM module support along with CommonJS one.
801 - Fix brown paper bag bug referencing the same object literal.
803 ## [2.3.8] - 2023-03-18
807 - Switch internal benchmarking code to benny.
808 - Switch to TypeScript 5.x.x.
809 - Switch rollup bundler plugins to core ones.
810 - Switch to TSDoc syntax.
811 - Enforce conventional commits.
815 - Fix random integer generator.
816 - Fix worker choice strategy pool type identification at initialization.
818 ## [2.3.7] - 2022-10-23
822 - Switch to open collective FOSS project funding platform.
823 - Switch to ts-standard linter configuration on TypeScript code.
827 - Fixed missing async on pool execute method.
828 - Fixed typing in TypeScript example.
829 - Fixed types in unit tests.
831 ## [2.3.6] - 2022-10-22
835 - Cleanup pool attributes and methods.
836 - Refine error types thrown.
840 - Fix continuous integration build on windows.
841 - Fix code coverage reporting by using c8 instead of nyc.
843 ## [2.3.5] - 2022-10-21
847 - Improve benchmarks: add IO intensive task workload, add task size option, integrate code into linter.
848 - Optimize tasks usage lookup implementation.
852 - Fix missed pool event emitter type export.
853 - Fix typedoc documentation generation.
855 ## [2.3.4] - 2022-10-17
859 - Fully automate release process with release-it.
863 - Optimize fair share task scheduling algorithm implementation.
864 - Update benchmark versus external pools results with latest version.
866 ## [2.3.3] - 2022-10-15
870 - Add support for [cluster settings](https://nodejs.org/api/cluster.html#cluster_cluster_settings) in cluster pool options.
872 ## [2.3.2] - 2022-10-14
876 - Optimize fair share worker selection strategy implementation.
880 - Fix WRR worker selection strategy: ensure the condition triggering the round robin can be fulfilled.
882 ## [2.3.1] - 2022-10-13
886 - Pool worker choice strategies:
887 - `WorkerChoiceStrategies.WEIGHTED_ROUND_ROBIN` strategy based on weighted round robin scheduling algorithm using tasks execution time for now.
888 - `WorkerChoiceStrategies.FAIR_SHARE` strategy based on fair share scheduling algorithm using tasks execution time for now.
890 ## [2.2.2] - 2022-10-09
894 - Fixed `README.md` file.
896 ## [2.2.1] - 2022-10-08
900 - Dynamic worker choice strategy change at runtime.
902 ## [2.2.0] - 2022-01-05
906 - Support only Node.js version 16.x.x for cluster pool: upstream cluster API have changed on that version.
908 ## [2.1.0] - 2021-08-29
912 - Add an optional pool option `messageHandler` to `PoolOptions<Worker>` for registering a message handler callback on each worker.
916 - `AbstractWorker` class `maxInactiveTime`, `killBehavior` and `async` attributes have been removed in favour of the same ones in the worker options `opts` public attribute.
917 - `AbstractWorker` class `lastTask` attribute have been renamed to `lastTaskTimestamp`.
918 - `AbstractWorker` class `interval` attribute have been renamed to `aliveInterval`.
919 - `AbstractWorker` class cannot be instantiated without specifying the `mainWorker` argument referencing the main worker.
921 ## [2.0.2] - 2021-05-12
925 - Fix `busy` event emission on fixed pool type
927 ## [2.0.1] - 2021-03-16
931 - Check if pool options are properly set.
932 - `busy` event is emitted on all pool types.
934 ## [2.0.0] - 2021-03-01
938 - Now a thread/process by default is not deleted when the task submitted take more time than maxInactiveTime configured (issue #70).
942 - `FullPool` event is now renamed to `busy`.
943 - `maxInactiveTime` on `ThreadWorker` default behavior is now changed, if you want to keep the old behavior set `killBehavior` to `KillBehaviors.HARD`.
944 _Find more details on our JSDoc._
946 - `maxTasks` option on `FixedThreadPool` and `DynamicThreadPool` is now removed since is no more needed.
948 - We changed some internal structures, but you shouldn't be too affected by them as these are internal changes.
950 ### Pool options types declaration merge
952 `FixedThreadPoolOptions` and `DynamicThreadPoolOptions` type declarations have been merged to `PoolOptions<Worker>`.
954 #### New `export` strategy
958 const DynamicThreadPool = require('poolifier/lib/dynamic')
960 const { DynamicThreadPool } = require('poolifier/lib/dynamic')
963 But you should always prefer just using
966 const { DynamicThreadPool } = require('poolifier')
969 #### New type definitions for input data and response
971 For cluster worker and worker-thread pools, you can now only send and receive structured-cloneable data.
972 _This is not a limitation by poolifier but Node.js._
974 #### Public property replacements
976 `numWorkers` property is now `numberOfWorkers`
978 #### Internal (protected) properties and methods renaming
980 These properties are not intended for end users
982 - `id` => `nextMessageId`
984 These methods are not intended for end users
986 - `_chooseWorker` => `chooseWorker`
987 - `_newWorker` => `createWorker`
988 - `_execute` => `internalExecute`
989 - `_chooseWorker` => `chooseWorker`
990 - `_checkAlive` => `checkAlive`
992 - `_runAsync` => `runAsync`
994 ## [1.1.0] - 2020-05-21
998 - ThreadWorker support async functions as option
999 - Various external library patches
1001 ## [1.0.0] - 2020-01-24
1005 - FixedThreadPool implementation
1006 - DynamicThreadPool implementation
1007 - WorkerThread implementation to improve developer experience