Question 1

How do I use Clooney with a CDN without running into same-origin issues?

Accepted Answer

You need to fetch the worker script as a blob and create a Worker from it, as shown in the README's CDN example with newWorkerFunc. This bypasses same-origin restrictions by loading the worker locally from a blob URL.

Question 2

What's better for my project: Clooney or writing vanilla Web Workers from scratch?

Accepted Answer

Clooney simplifies development with its class-based API and automatic communication handling, ideal for rapid prototyping. Vanilla Web Workers offer more control and potentially lower overhead for highly optimized, custom implementations.

Question 3

Can Clooney actors manipulate the DOM or handle user interactions directly?

Accepted Answer

No, because Web Workers cannot access the DOM. Clooney provides remoteEvent objects to transfer event data (e.g., targetId, detail) so actors can react to events proxied from the main thread, but direct DOM access is impossible.

Question 4

How do I pass callback functions to a Clooney actor?

Accepted Answer

Functions are not transferable, but Clooney allows binding actor methods to event listeners via remoteEvent objects. For other use cases, you may need to structure code to avoid passing functions directly, relying on the library's event handling.

Question 5

What browsers support Clooney, and do I always need polyfills?

Accepted Answer

Clooney supports modern browsers with ES6 Proxy (Chrome 56+, Firefox 52+, etc.), as listed in the README. For older browsers, you must use proxy-polyfill, which adds complexity and may affect performance.

Question 6

How can I clean up and terminate all workers when my app is done?

Accepted Answer

Call the terminate() method on your strategy instance, which will terminate all worker containers. This is part of the Strategy interface and helps manage resources, but you must handle it explicitly to avoid memory leaks.

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