Replace Task's implementation with ProcessTask.

spec/stdlib/process-task-shell-spec.coffee

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-Task = require 'process-task'
-
-describe "ProcessTask shell", ->
-  describe "populating the window with fake properties", ->
-    describe "when jQuery is loaded in child process", ->
-      it "doesn't log to the console", ->
-        spyOn(console, 'log')
-        spyOn(console, 'error')
-        spyOn(console, 'warn')
-        class JQueryTask extends Task
-          constructor: -> super('fixtures/jquery-task-handler.coffee')
-          started: -> @callWorkerMethod('load')
-          loaded: (@jqueryLoaded) ->
-
-        task = new JQueryTask()
-        task.start()
-        waitsFor "child process to start and jquery to be required", 5000, ->
-          task.jqueryLoaded
-        runs ->
-          expect(task.jqueryLoaded).toBeTruthy()
-          expect(console.log).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-          expect(console.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-          expect(console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled()

spec/stdlib/task-shell-spec.coffee

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Task = require 'task'
 
 describe "Task shell", ->
   describe "populating the window with fake properties", ->
-    describe "when jQuery is loaded in a web worker", ->
+    describe "when jQuery is loaded in a child process", ->
       it "doesn't log to the console", ->
         spyOn(console, 'log')
         spyOn(console, 'error')
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe "Task shell", ->
 
         task = new JQueryTask()
         task.start()
-        waitsFor "web worker to start and jquery to be required", 5000, ->
+        waitsFor "child process to start and jquery to be required", 5000, ->
           task.jqueryLoaded
         runs ->
           expect(task.jqueryLoaded).toBeTruthy()

src/stdlib/process-task-shell.coffee

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-global.window = {}
-global.attachEvent = ->
-console =
-  warn: -> callTaskMethod 'warn', arguments...
-  log: -> callTaskMethod 'log', arguments...
-  error: -> callTaskMethod 'error', arguments...
-global.__defineGetter__ 'console', -> console
-
-window.document =
-  createElement: ->
-    setAttribute: ->
-    getElementsByTagName: -> []
-    appendChild: ->
-  documentElement:
-    insertBefore: ->
-    removeChild: ->
-  getElementById: -> {}
-  createComment: -> {}
-  createDocumentFragment: -> {}
-global.document = window.document
-
-# `callTaskMethod` can be used to invoke method's on the parent `Task` object
-# back in the window thread.
-global.callTaskMethod = (method, args...) ->
-  process.send(method: method, args: args)
-
-# The worker's initial handler replaces itglobal when `start` is invoked
-global.handler =
-  start: ({globals, handlerPath}) ->
-    for key, value of globals
-      global[key] = value
-      window[key] = value
-    global.handler = require(handlerPath)
-    callTaskMethod 'started'
-
-process.on 'message', (data) ->
-  handler[data.method]?(data.args...) if data.method

src/stdlib/process-task.coffee

@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-_ = require 'underscore'
-child_process = require 'child_process'
-EventEmitter = require 'event-emitter'
-fs = require 'fs-utils'
-
-module.exports =
-class ProcessTask
-  aborted: false
-
-  constructor: (@path) ->
-
-  start: ->
-    throw new Error("Task already started") if @worker?
-
-    # Equivalent with node --eval "...".
-    blob = "require('coffee-script'); require('process-task-shell');"
-    @worker = child_process.fork '--eval', [ blob ], cwd: __dirname
-
-    @worker.on 'message', (data) =>
-      if @aborted
-        @done()
-        return
-
-      if data.method and this[data.method]
-        this[data.method](data.args...)
-      else
-        @onMessage(data)
-
-    @startWorker()
-
-  log: -> console.log(arguments...)
-  warn: -> console.warn(arguments...)
-  error: -> console.error(arguments...)
-
-  startWorker: ->
-    @callWorkerMethod 'start',
-      globals:
-        navigator:
-          userAgent: navigator.userAgent
-      handlerPath: @path
-
-  started: ->
-
-  onMessage: (message) ->
-
-  callWorkerMethod: (method, args...) ->
-    @postMessage({method, args})
-
-  postMessage: (data) ->
-    @worker.send(data)
-
-  abort: ->
-    @aborted = true
-
-  done: ->
-    @abort()
-    @worker?.kill()
-    @worker = null
-    @trigger 'task-completed'
-
-_.extend ProcessTask.prototype, EventEmitter

src/stdlib/task-shell.coffee

@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
-# This file is loaded within Task's worker thread. It will attempt to invoke
-# any message with a 'method' and 'args' key on the global `handler` object. The
-# initial `handler` object contains the `start` method, which is called by the
-# task itself to relay information from the window thread and bootstrap the
-# worker's environment. The `start` method then replaces the handler with an
-# object required from the given `handlerPath`.
-
-self.window = {}
-self.attachEvent = ->
+global.window = {}
+global.attachEvent = ->
 console =
   warn: -> callTaskMethod 'warn', arguments...
   log: -> callTaskMethod 'log', arguments...
   error: -> callTaskMethod 'error', arguments...
-self.__defineGetter__ 'console', -> console
+global.__defineGetter__ 'console', -> console
 
 window.document =
   createElement: ->
@@ -24,21 +17,21 @@ window.document =
   getElementById: -> {}
   createComment: -> {}
   createDocumentFragment: -> {}
-self.document = window.document
+global.document = window.document
 
 # `callTaskMethod` can be used to invoke method's on the parent `Task` object
 # back in the window thread.
-self.callTaskMethod = (method, args...) ->
-  postMessage(method: method, args: args)
+global.callTaskMethod = (method, args...) ->
+  process.send(method: method, args: args)
 
-# The worker's initial handler replaces itself when `start` is invoked
-self.handler =
+# The worker's initial handler replaces itglobal when `start` is invoked
+global.handler =
   start: ({globals, handlerPath}) ->
     for key, value of globals
-      self[key] = value
+      global[key] = value
       window[key] = value
-    self.handler = require(handlerPath)
+    global.handler = require(handlerPath)
     callTaskMethod 'started'
 
-self.addEventListener 'message', ({data}) ->
+process.on 'message', (data) ->
   handler[data.method]?(data.args...) if data.method

src/stdlib/task.coffee

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 _ = require 'underscore'
+child_process = require 'child_process'
 EventEmitter = require 'event-emitter'
 fs = require 'fs-utils'
 
 module.exports =
-class Task
+class ProcessTask
   aborted: false
 
   constructor: (@path) ->
@@ -11,9 +12,11 @@ class Task
   start: ->
     throw new Error("Task already started") if @worker?
 
-    blob = new Blob(["require('coffee-script'); require('task-shell');"], type: 'text/javascript')
-    @worker = new Worker(URL.createObjectURL(blob))
-    @worker.onmessage = ({data}) =>
+    # Equivalent with node --eval "...".
+    blob = "require('coffee-script'); require('task-shell');"
+    @worker = child_process.fork '--eval', [ blob ], cwd: __dirname
+
+    @worker.on 'message', (data) =>
       if @aborted
         @done()
         return
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ class Task
         this[data.method](data.args...)
       else
         @onMessage(data)
+
     @startWorker()
 
   log: -> console.log(arguments...)
@@ -43,15 +47,15 @@ class Task
     @postMessage({method, args})
 
   postMessage: (data) ->
-    @worker.postMessage(data)
+    @worker.send(data)
 
   abort: ->
     @aborted = true
 
   done: ->
     @abort()
-    @worker?.terminate()
+    @worker?.kill()
     @worker = null
     @trigger 'task-completed'
 
-_.extend Task.prototype, EventEmitter
+_.extend ProcessTask.prototype, EventEmitter