ThimoDEV / node-deno-vm

A VM module for Node.js that utilizes the secure environment provided by Deno

deno-vm

A VM module for Node.js that utilizes the secure environment provided by Deno.

API Documentation

Features

• Secure out-of-process VM environment provided by Deno.
• Web Worker-like API
• Supports Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
• Tunable permissions (via Deno's permissions).
• Supports passing ArrayBuffer, TypedArray, Maps, Sets, Dates, RegExp, Errors, MessagePorts, and circular objects.

Installation

Note that Deno needs to be installed and available on the PATH.

npm install deno-vm

Usage

import { DenoWorker } from 'deno-vm';

const script = `
    self.onmessage = (e) => {
        self.postMessage(e.data * 2);
    };
`;

const worker = new DenoWorker(script);

worker.onmessage = (e) => {
    console.log('Number: ' + e.data);
};

worker.postMessage(2);
// Number: 4

Dependencies

deno-vm depends on the following packages:

• ws - Used for interprocess communication between the Node.js process and Deno. Stopgap solution until Deno gets IPC support.
• base64-js - Used to serialize/deserialize binary data into JSON.

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2020 Casual Simulation, Inc.

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