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runOnBackground() function

runOnBackground allows triggering js functions on the background thread asynchronously.

Signature:

declare function runOnBackground<R, Fn extends (...args: any[]) => R>(f: Fn): (...args: Parameters<Fn>) => Promise<R>;

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
fFnThe js function to be called.

Returns:

(...args: Parameters<Fn>) => Promise<R>

A function. Calling which with the arguments to be passed to the js function to trigger it on the background thread. This function returns a promise that resolves to the return value of the js function.

Example

import { runOnBackground } from '@lynx-js/react';

async function someMainthreadFunction() {
  'main thread';
  const fn = runOnBackground(() => {
    return 'hello';
  });
  const result = await fn();
}