SharedWorkerGlobalScope

The SharedWorkerGlobalScope object (the SharedWorker global scope) is accessible through the self keyword. Some additional global functions, namespaces objects, and constructors, not typically associated with the worker global scope, but available on it, are listed in the JavaScript Reference. See the complete list of functions available to workers.

Properties

This interface inherits properties from the WorkerGlobalScope interface, and its parent EventTarget, and therefore implements properties from WindowTimers, WindowBase64, and WindowEventHandlers.

SharedWorkerGlobalScope.name Read only

The name that the SharedWorker was (optionally) given when it was created. This is the name that the SharedWorker() constructor can pass to get a reference to the SharedWorkerGlobalScope.

SharedWorkerGlobalScope.applicationCache Read only

This property returns the ApplicationCache object for the worker (see Using the application cache).

Properties inherited from WorkerGlobalScope

WorkerGlobalScope.self

Returns an object reference to the DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope object itself.

WorkerGlobalScope.console Read only

Returns the Console associated with the worker.

WorkerGlobalScope.location Read only

Returns the WorkerLocation associated with the worker. WorkerLocation is a specific location object, mostly a subset of the Location for browsing scopes, but adapted to workers.

WorkerGlobalScope.navigator Read only

Returns the WorkerNavigator associated with the worker. WorkerNavigator is a specific navigator object, mostly a subset of the Navigator for browsing scopes, but adapted to workers.

WorkerGlobalScope.performance Read only

Returns the Performance object associated with the worker, which is a regular performance object, but with a subset of its properties and methods available.

Event handlers

This interface inherits event handlers from the WorkerGlobalScope interface, and its parent EventTarget, and therefore implements event handlers from WindowTimers, WindowBase64, and WindowEventHandlers.

SharedWorkerGlobalScope.onconnect

Is an EventHandler representing the code to be called when the connect event is raised — that is, when a MessagePort connection is opened between the associated SharedWorker and the main thread.

Methods

This interface inherits methods from the WorkerGlobalScope interface, and its parent EventTarget, and therefore implements methods from WindowTimers, WindowBase64, and WindowEventHandlers.

Inherited from WorkerGlobalScope

WorkerGlobalScope.close()

Discards any tasks queued in the WorkerGlobalScope's event loop, effectively closing this particular scope.

WorkerGlobalScope.dump()

Allows you to write a message to stdout — i.e. in your terminal. This is the same as Firefox's window.dump, but for workers.

WorkerGlobalScope.importScripts()

Imports one or more scripts into the worker's scope. You can specify as many as you'd like, separated by commas. For example: importScripts('foo.js', 'bar.js');

Implemented from other places

WindowBase64.atob()

Decodes a string of data which has been encoded using base-64 encoding.

WindowBase64.btoa()

Creates a base-64 encoded ASCII string from a string of binary data.

WindowTimers.clearInterval()

Cancels the repeated execution set using WindowTimers.setInterval().

WindowTimers.clearTimeout()

Cancels the repeated execution set using WindowTimers.setTimeout().

WindowTimers.setInterval()

Schedules the execution of a function every X milliseconds.

WindowTimers.setTimeout()

Sets a delay for executing a function.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'SharedWorkerGlobalScope' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change from Web Workers.
Web Workers The definition of 'SharedWorkerGlobalScope' in that specification.	Editor's Draft	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

See also

• SharedWorker
• WorkerGlobalScope
• Using Web workers
• Functions available to workers