Class: ChildProcess

launchers/childprocess.js, line 24

Create a new child process worker using child_process.fork

Name Type Description

options

object

options or name of script to execute

Name	Type	Description
`source`	string	Name of script to execute
`args`	Array	Any arguments to pass to the script
`options`	object	Additional options to pass to child_process.fork

...args

Any arguments to pass to the script

emit(event, data, callback) launchers/childprocess.js, line 60

Send a message to the worker process

Name	Type	Description
`event`	string	Name of the event to send
`data`	any	What data to send
`callback`	function	Callback called when complete

kill(signal) launchers/childprocess.js, line 51

Terminates the child process with signal

Name	Type	Default	Description
`signal`	string	SIGTERM	Signal to send to child process, defaults to 'SIGTERM'

on(event, handler) launchers/childprocess.js, line 75

Setup a listener for an event. Called every time the worker gets the event.

Name Type Description

event

string

What even to listen for

handler

function

function(data, done) handler for the event

Name	Type	Description
`data`	any	Data to be processed
`done`	function	Function to return results to the manager

once(event, handler) launchers/childprocess.js, line 83

Setup a listener for an event. Called only once, then removed.

Name	Type	Description
`event`	string	What even to listen for
`handler`	function	function(data) handler for the event

send() launchers/childprocess.js, line 90

Private internal, used to actually send messages back to the master process. See Node.js documentation for process.send for more info.