How to call a function in main v8 loop from a different thread
Problem
I am trying to implement an audio module for nodejs which involves a Neural Network.
This neural network has 2 types of nodes
- Pure C++
- C++ based on JAVASCRIPT ( which involves calling a javascript function )
As far as i know its not possible to call any Function which involves v8 from a different thread. And if i return to the main thread i will lose my traverse in the neural network.
How to implement a call to a function in the main thread from a different thread?
Problem courtesy of: Shrek
Solution
I figured it out with the help of
@indutny in the #libuv channel.
What I do now is dispatch the call to main thread via
uv_async_send
function defined in libuv.h, since the function is non-blocking. I also use a semaphore to wait till the execution of the javascript function is complete in order to avoid the corrupted parse.
Solution courtesy of: Shrek
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