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denoland-deno/docs/runtime/workers.md
Bartek Iwańczuk 32aeec9630
refactor: check permissions in SourceFileFetcher (#5011)
This PR hot-fixes permission escapes in dynamic imports, workers
and runtime compiler APIs.

"permissions" parameter was added to public APIs of SourceFileFetcher
and appropriate permission checks are performed during loading of
local and remote files.
2020-05-11 13:13:27 +02:00

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## Workers
Deno supports
[`Web Worker API`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Worker/Worker).
Workers can be used to run code on multiple threads. Each instance of `Worker`
is run on a separate thread, dedicated only to that worker.
Currently Deno supports only `module` type workers; thus it's essential to pass
`type: "module"` option when creating new worker:
```ts
// Good
new Worker("./worker.js", { type: "module" });
// Bad
new Worker("./worker.js");
new Worker("./worker.js", { type: "classic" });
```
### Permissions
Creating a new `Worker` instance is similar to a dynamic import; therefore Deno
requires appropriate permission for this action.
For workers using local modules; `--allow-read` permission is required:
```ts
// main.ts
new Worker("./worker.ts", { type: "module" });
// worker.ts
console.log("hello world");
self.close();
```
```shell
$ deno run main.ts
error: Uncaught PermissionDenied: read access to "./worker.ts", run again with the --allow-read flag
$ deno run --allow-read main.ts
hello world
```
For workers using remote modules; `--allow-read` permission is required:
```ts
// main.ts
new Worker("https://example.com/worker.ts", { type: "module" });
// worker.ts
console.log("hello world");
self.close();
```
```shell
$ deno run main.ts
error: Uncaught PermissionDenied: net access to "https://example.com/worker.ts", run again with the --allow-net flag
$ deno run --allow-net main.ts
hello world
```
### Using Deno in worker
> This is an unstable Deno feature. Learn more about
> [unstable features](./stability.md).
By default `Deno` namespace is not available in worker scope.
To add `Deno` namespace pass `deno: true` option when creating new worker:
```ts
// main.js
const worker = new Worker("./worker.js", { type: "module", deno: true });
worker.postMessage({ filename: "./log.txt" });
// worker.js
self.onmessage = async (e) => {
const { filename } = e.data;
const text = await Deno.readTextFile(filename);
console.log(text);
self.close();
};
// log.txt
hello world
```
```shell
$ deno run --allow-read --unstable main.js
hello world
```
When `Deno` namespace is available in worker scope; the worker inherits parent
process permissions (the ones specified using `--allow-*` flags).
We intend to make permissions configurable for workers.