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Poolifier is used to perform CPU intensive and I/O intensive tasks on nodejs servers, it implements worker pools (yes, more worker pool implementations, so you can choose which one fit better for you) using [worker-threads](https://nodejs.org/api/worker_threads.html#worker_threads_worker_threads) and cluster pools using [Node.js cluster](https://nodejs.org/api/cluster.html) modules.
With poolifier you can improve your **performance** and resolve problems related to the event loop.
Moreover you can execute your tasks using an API designed to improve the **developer experience**.
-Please consult our guidelines to <a href="#choose-your-pool">choose your pool</a>
+Please consult our <a href="#general-guidance">general guidelines</a>
- Performance :racehorse: [benchmarks](./benchmarks/README.md)
- Security :bank: :cop: [](https://sonarcloud.io/dashboard?id=pioardi_poolifier) [](https://sonarcloud.io/dashboard?id=pioardi_poolifier)
- Easy to use :couple:
-- Easy switch from a pool to another, easy to tune :heavy_check_mark:
-- Dynamic pool size :heavy_check_mark:
-- No runtime dependencies :heavy_check_mark:
-- Proper async integration with node async hooks :heavy_check_mark:
-- Support for worker threads and cluster node modules :heavy_check_mark:
-- Support sync and async tasks :heavy_check_mark:
-- General guidance on pools to use :heavy_check_mark:
-- Widely tested :heavy_check_mark:
-- Error handling out of the box :heavy_check_mark:
-- Active community :heavy_check_mark:
+- Easy switch from a pool to another, easy to tune :white_check_mark:
+- Dynamic pool size :white_check_mark:
+- No runtime dependencies :white_check_mark:
+- Proper async integration with node async hooks :white_check_mark:
+- Support for worker threads and cluster node modules :white_check_mark:
+- Support sync and async tasks :white_check_mark:
+- General guidance on pools to use :white_check_mark:
+- Widely tested :white_check_mark:
+- Error handling out of the box :white_check_mark:
+- Active community :white_check_mark:
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<a href="#usage">Usage</a>
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- <a href="#node-versions"> Node versions</a>
+ <a href="#node-versions">Node versions</a>
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<a href="#api">API</a>
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- <a href="#choose-your-pool">Choose your pool</a>
+ <a href="#general-guidance">General guidance</a>
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<a href="#contribute">Contribute</a>
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'use strict'
const { ThreadWorker } = require('poolifier')
-function yourFunction (data) {
+function yourFunction(data) {
// this will be executed in the worker thread,
// the data will be received by using the execute method
return { ok: 1 }
'./yourWorker.js',
{ errorHandler: (e) => console.error(e), onlineHandler: () => console.log('worker is online') })
-pool.emitter.on('FullPool', () => console.log('Pool is full'))
+pool.emitter.on('busy', () => console.log('Pool is busy'))
// the execute method signature is the same for both implementations,
// so you can easy switch from one to another
## Node versions
-You can use node versions 12.x, 13.x, 14.x
+Node versions >= 16.x are supported.
## API
+### [Documentation](https://poolifier.github.io/poolifier/)
+
### `pool = new FixedThreadPool/FixedClusterPool(numberOfThreads/numberOfWorkers, filePath, opts)`
-`numberOfThreads/numberOfWorkers` (mandatory) Num of workers for this worker pool
+`numberOfThreads/numberOfWorkers` (mandatory) Number of workers for this pool
`filePath` (mandatory) Path to a file with a worker implementation
-`opts` (optional) An object with these properties :
+`opts` (optional) An object with these properties:
+
+- `messageHandler` (optional) - A function that will listen for message event on each worker
+- `errorHandler` (optional) - A function that will listen for error event on each worker
+- `onlineHandler` (optional) - A function that will listen for online event on each worker
+- `exitHandler` (optional) - A function that will listen for exit event on each worker
+- `workerChoiceStrategy` (optional) - The worker choice strategy to use in this pool:
+
+ - `WorkerChoiceStrategies.ROUND_ROBIN`: Submit tasks to worker in a round robbin fashion
+ - `WorkerChoiceStrategies.LESS_RECENTLY_USED`: Submit tasks to the less recently used worker
+ - `WorkerChoiceStrategies.WEIGHTED_ROUND_ROBIN` Submit tasks to worker using a weighted round robin scheduling algorithm based on tasks execution time
+ - `WorkerChoiceStrategies.FAIR_SHARE`: Submit tasks to worker using a fair share tasks scheduling algorithm based on tasks execution time
-- `errorHandler` - A function that will listen for error event on each worker
-- `onlineHandler` - A function that will listen for online event on each worker
-- `exitHandler` - A function that will listen for exit event on each worker
+ `WorkerChoiceStrategies.WEIGHTED_ROUND_ROBIN` and `WorkerChoiceStrategies.FAIR_SHARE` strategies are targeted to heavy and long tasks
+ Default: `WorkerChoiceStrategies.ROUND_ROBIN`
+
+- `enableEvents` (optional) - Events emission enablement in this pool. Default: true
### `pool = new DynamicThreadPool/DynamicClusterPool(min, max, filePath, opts)`
### `pool.execute(data)`
-Execute method is available on both pool implementations (return type : Promise):
+Execute method is available on both pool implementations (return type: Promise):
`data` (mandatory) An object that you want to pass to your worker implementation
### `pool.destroy()`
The last active time of your worker unit will be updated when a task is submitted to a worker or when a worker terminate a task.
If `killBehavior` is set to `KillBehaviors.HARD` this value represents also the timeout for the tasks that you submit to the pool, when this timeout expires your tasks is interrupted and the worker is killed if is not part of the minimum size of the pool.
If `killBehavior` is set to `KillBehaviors.SOFT` your tasks have no timeout and your workers will not be terminated until your task is completed.
- Default: 60.000 ms
+ Default: 60000 ms
-- `async` - true/false, true if your function contains async pieces else false
+- `async` - true/false, true if your function contains async code pieces, else false
- `killBehavior` - Dictates if your async unit (worker/process) will be deleted in case that a task is active on it.
- **SOFT**: If `currentTime - lastActiveTime` is greater than `maxInactiveTime` but a task is still running, then the worker **won't** be deleted.
- **HARD**: If `lastActiveTime` is greater than `maxInactiveTime` but a task is still running, then the worker will be deleted.
+ **KillBehaviors.SOFT**: If `currentTime - lastActiveTime` is greater than `maxInactiveTime` but a task is still running, then the worker **won't** be deleted.
+ **KillBehaviors.HARD**: If `lastActiveTime` is greater than `maxInactiveTime` but a task is still running, then the worker will be deleted.
This option only apply to the newly created workers.
- Default: `SOFT`
+ Default: `KillBehaviors.SOFT`
-## Choose your pool
+## General guidance
Performance is one of the main target of these worker pool implementations, we want to have a strong focus on this.
-We already have a bench folder where you can find some comparisons.
-**Thread pools** ( FixedThreadPool and DynamicThreadPool ) are suggested to run CPU intensive tasks, you can still run I/O intensive tasks into thread pools, but performance enhancement is expected to be minimal.
+We already have a bench folder where you can find some comparisons.
+
+### Internal Node.js thread pool
+
+Before to jump into each poolifier pool type, let highlight that **Node.js comes with a thread pool already**, the libuv thread pool where some particular tasks already run by default.
+Please take a look at [which tasks run on the libuv thread pool](https://nodejs.org/en/docs/guides/dont-block-the-event-loop/#what-code-runs-on-the-worker-pool).
+
+**If your task runs on libuv thread pool**, you can try to:
+
+- Tune the libuv thread pool size setting the [UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE](https://nodejs.org/api/cli.html#cli_uv_threadpool_size_size)
+
+and/or
+
+- Use poolifier cluster pool that spawning child processes will also increase the number of libuv threads since that any new child process comes with a separated libuv thread pool. **More threads does not mean more fast, so please tune your application.**
+
+### Cluster vs Threads worker pools
+
+**If your task does not run into libuv thread pool** and is CPU intensive then poolifier **thread pools** (FixedThreadPool and DynamicThreadPool) are suggested to run CPU intensive tasks, you can still run I/O intensive tasks into thread pools, but performance enhancement is expected to be minimal.
Thread pools are built on top of Node.js [worker-threads](https://nodejs.org/api/worker_threads.html#worker_threads_worker_threads) module.
-**Cluster pools** (FixedClusterPool and DynamicClusterPool) are suggested to run I/O intensive tasks, again you can still run CPU intensive tasks into cluster pools, but performance enhancement is expected to be minimal.
+**If your task does not run into libuv thread pool** and is I/O intensive then poolifier **cluster pools** (FixedClusterPool and DynamicClusterPool) are suggested to run I/O intensive tasks, again you can still run CPU intensive tasks into cluster pools, but performance enhancement is expected to be minimal.
+Consider that by default Node.js already has great performance for I/O tasks (asynchronous I/O).
Cluster pools are built on top of Node.js [cluster](https://nodejs.org/api/cluster.html) module.
+If your task contains code that runs on libuv plus code that is CPU intensive or I/O intensive you either split it either combine more strategies (i.e. tune the number of libuv threads and use cluster/thread pools).
+But in general, **always profile your application**
+
+### Fixed vs Dynamic pools
+
To choose your pool consider that with a FixedThreadPool/FixedClusterPool or a DynamicThreadPool/DynamicClusterPool (in this case is important the min parameter passed to the constructor) your application memory footprint will increase.
Increasing the memory footprint, your application will be ready to accept more tasks, but during idle time your application will consume more memory.
One good choose from my point of view is to profile your application using Fixed/Dynamic worker pool, and to see your application metrics when you increase/decrease the num of workers.
## Contribute
See guidelines [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md)
-Choose your task here [2.0.0](https://github.com/pioardi/poolifier/projects/1), propose an idea, a fix, an improvement.
+Choose your task here [2.3.x](https://github.com/orgs/poolifier/projects/1), propose an idea, a fix, an improvement.
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