pampanelson/webworker-polyfill

Let web worker access `localStorage` etc

webworker-polyfill

Web worker has a lot of limitations like you cannot access localStorage, because you cannot access initiating window.

This library is to fill this gap, providing this missing objects. Only exception is that these APIs will become promised methods.

Usage

Install: npm install webworker-polyfill

In your host context:

import polyfill from 'webworker-polyfill'

const worker = new Worker('./worker.js')
polyfill(worker)

In your worker context (worker.js here):

import polyfill from 'webworker-polyfill'

polyfill(self)

// then do what you want to do
localStorage.setItem('set_from_worker', 'whatever')
localStorage.getItem('set_from_worker').then((value) => {
  console.log(value)
})

// or use ES2017 async/await
(async () => {
  const value = await localStorage.getItem('set_from_worker')
  console.log(value)
})()

How it works

Just postMessage() and request the host context to access these resources whenever you access these missing APIs. Simple, right?

Supported APIs

• localStorage
• indexDB