@nrutils/node-red-utils 0.1.0 → 0.2.0

package/node-red-worker/NodeRedWorker.js

@@ -1,438 +1,443 @@
-/**
- * Copyright 2024 Contributors
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- */
-
-const path = require('path');
-const { Worker } = require('worker_threads');
-
-// Types that the library uses itself. 'default' handlers do not get them.
-const isInternalType = (type) => type === 'ack' || type.startsWith('_');
-let nextLinkId = 0;
-
-/**
- * Extended Worker class for Node-RED that handles worker thread communication and management
- * @extends {Worker}
- */
-class NodeRedWorker extends Worker {
-    static _REDListenerCreated = false;
-    static _flowsRunning = false;     // true from flows:started to flows:stopping
-    static _nodeRedWorkers = [];
-
-    constructor( params ) {
-        super(params.workerRuntimeFile, { workerData: params.workerData } );
-
-        this.RED = params.RED;
-        this.thisNode = params.thisNode;
-
-        this._connectionsCompleteCallback = params.connectionsCompleteCallback;
-
-        this.dirname = path.dirname(params.workerRuntimeFile);
-        this._wired = false;    // true after the first flows:started wires this worker
-        NodeRedWorker._nodeRedWorkers.push({ worker: this, node: this.thisNode });
-        this._subscribers = new Map();
-        this._namedPorts = {};
-        this._links = [];       // { linkId, peer }: one entry for each wire to another worker
-        this._exited = false;
-        this._requests = new Map();     // requestId -> { resolve, reject, timer }: request() calls without an answer
-        this._nextRequestId = 0;
-        this._setupStandardSubscriptions();
-
-        // A throw in the worker that nothing catches. Without this listener, Node-RED stops.
-        this.on('error', (err) => {
-            const message = err && err.message ? err.message : String(err);
-            this._rejectRequests(`worker error: ${message}`);
-            this._reportError(message);
-        });
-        this.on('exit', (code) => {
-            this._exited = true;
-            this._rejectRequests(`worker stopped with exit code ${code}`);
-            this._unlink();
-            NodeRedWorker._nodeRedWorkers = NodeRedWorker._nodeRedWorkers.filter(entry => entry.worker !== this);
-            if (!this._terminatePromise && !this._failed) this._reportError(`worker stopped with exit code ${code}`);
-        });
-
-        this.senderTrace = {
-            nodeId: this.thisNode.id,
-            hostType: 'parent',
-            basePortsGroup: 'parentPorts',
-            portIndex: 0,
-            connectionIndex: 0
-        };
-
-        NodeRedWorker._listen(this.RED);
-        // A worker made after the flows started (init() after an await, or in an
-        // input handler) gets no flows:started. Wire it now.
-        if (NodeRedWorker._flowsRunning) NodeRedWorker._wireFresh(this.RED).catch(err => this.RED.log.error('nodeRedWorker: wiring failed: ' + err.message));
-
-        // call handlers when message is received
-        this.on('message', async (message) => {
-            // Other users of the port (e.g. the pubsub proxy) send messages without a type
-            if (typeof message?.type !== 'string') return;
-            const { type, data, senderTrace } = message;
-            // 'default' handlers get every type except the internal ones.
-            // A handler that fails is reported on the node; the next handlers still run.
-            for (const handler of [
-                ...(this._subscribers.get(type) || []),
-                ...(isInternalType(type) ? [] : this._subscribers.get('default') || [])]) {
-                try {
-                    await handler(data, senderTrace, this.senderTrace, type);
-                } catch (error) {
-                    this.thisNode.error(`worker message handler for '${type}' failed: ${(error && error.message) || error}`, {});
-                }
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
-    /**
-    * Listens to the flow events one time. The mixin calls it when the node type is
-    * registered, so that it knows if the flows run when a worker starts.
-    * @private
-    */
-    static _listen(RED) {
-        if (NodeRedWorker._REDListenerCreated) return;
-        NodeRedWorker._REDListenerCreated = true;
-        RED.events.on('flows:stopping', () => { NodeRedWorker._flowsRunning = false; });
-        RED.events.on('flows:started', () => {
-            NodeRedWorker._flowsRunning = true;
-            NodeRedWorker._wireFresh(RED).catch(err => RED.log.error('nodeRedWorker: wiring failed: ' + err.message));
-        });
-    }
-
-    /**
-    * Connects each worker that is not wired yet to the worker nodes it is wired to.
-    * Workers that are wired already keep their live connections.
-    * It uses the wires of the runtime nodes, so it also works in a subflow instance.
-    * @private
-    */
-    static async _wireFresh(RED) {
-        const fresh = NodeRedWorker._nodeRedWorkers.filter(entry => !entry.worker._wired);
-        if (fresh.length === 0) return;
-        fresh.forEach(entry => { entry.worker._wired = true; });
-
-        const byNodeId = new Map(NodeRedWorker._nodeRedWorkers.map(entry => [entry.node.id, entry]));
-        const ackPromises = [];
-
-        for (const upstreamWorkerEntry of NodeRedWorker._nodeRedWorkers) {
-            const upstreamNode = upstreamWorkerEntry.node;
-            const upstreamWorker = upstreamWorkerEntry.worker;
-            const nodeWires = upstreamNode.wires || [];
-            const wires = !Array.isArray(nodeWires[0]) ? [nodeWires] : nodeWires;
-            wires.forEach((connections, outputPortIndex) => {
-                connections.forEach((nodeId, outputConnectionIndex) => {
-                    const downstreamWorkerEntry = byNodeId.get(nodeId);
-                    // Make a new connection only if one end is a new worker
-                    if (!downstreamWorkerEntry || !(fresh.includes(upstreamWorkerEntry) || fresh.includes(downstreamWorkerEntry))) return;
-                    const downstreamWorker = downstreamWorkerEntry.worker;
-                    const channel = new MessageChannel();
-                    const linkId = nextLinkId++;
-                    upstreamWorker._links.push({ linkId, peer: downstreamWorker });
-                    downstreamWorker._links.push({ linkId, peer: upstreamWorker });
-
-                    ackPromises.push(upstreamWorker._waitForAcknowledgment(upstreamWorker, '_outputPortReceived'));
-                    ackPromises.push(downstreamWorker._waitForAcknowledgment(downstreamWorker, '_inputPortReceived'));
-
-                    upstreamWorker.publish('_addOutputConnection', {
-                        nodeId: upstreamNode.id,
-                        portIndex: outputPortIndex,
-                        connectionIndex: outputConnectionIndex,
-                        linkId,
-                        messagePort: channel.port1
-                    }, [channel.port1]);
-
-                    downstreamWorker.publish('_addInputConnection', {
-                        nodeId: downstreamWorkerEntry.node.id,
-                        linkId,
-                        messagePort: channel.port2
-                    }, [channel.port2]);
-                });
-            });
-        }
-
-        // Wait for all acks before proceeding
-        await Promise.all(ackPromises);
-
-        // Tell the new workers that their connections are complete
-        fresh.forEach(({ worker }) => {
-            if (worker._exited) return;
-            try {
-                if (typeof worker._connectionsCompleteCallback === 'function') worker._connectionsCompleteCallback();
-            } catch (err) {
-                worker.thisNode.error(err);
-            }
-            worker.publish('_ConnectionsComplete', null);
-        });
-    }
-
-    /**
-    * Set up default message handlers from this worker
-    * @private
-    */
-    _setupStandardSubscriptions() {
-
-        this.subscribe('_createNamedPort', ({ portName, port }, senderTrace, receiverTrace ) => {
-            this._namedPorts[portName] = port;
-            this.publish('_namedPortReceived', null);
-        });
-
-        // The worker file threw while it loaded. The thread is of no use now: stop it,
-        // so that 'exit' fires as for any other worker failure.
-        this.subscribe('_workerError', (message) => {
-            this._rejectRequests(`worker error: ${message}`);
-            this._reportError(message);
-            this.terminate();
-        });
-
-        // The answer to a request(): a result, or an error as { name, message }
-        this.subscribe('_reply', ({ requestId, result, error }) => {
-            const request = this._requests.get(requestId);
-            if (!request) return;
-            this._requests.delete(requestId);
-            clearTimeout(request.timer);
-            if (!error) return request.resolve(result);
-            const err = new Error(error.message);
-            err.name = error.name;
-            request.reject(err);
-        });
-
-    };
-
-    /**
-    * Reports a worker failure on the node: an error in the log (Catch nodes get it) and a red status.
-    * The worker is not started again. The node stays in error until a Full deploy or Restart Flows starts it again.
-    * @private
-    */
-    _reportError(message) {
-        this._failed = true;
-        // The empty msg lets Catch nodes get the error; without a msg, Node-RED only logs it
-        this.thisNode.error(`Worker error: ${message}`, {});
-        this.thisNode.status({ fill: 'red', shape: 'ring', text: 'worker error' });
-    }
-
-    /**
-    * Rejects every request() that has no answer yet.
-    * @private
-    */
-    _rejectRequests(message) {
-        for (const { reject, timer } of this._requests.values()) {
-            clearTimeout(timer);
-            reject(new Error(message));
-        }
-        this._requests.clear();
-    }
-
-    /**
-    * Closes the wires between this worker and other workers.
-    * Each peer closes its end and frees the wire slot, so a new wire does not add a slot.
-    * @private
-    */
-    _unlink() {
-        for (const { linkId, peer } of this._links) {
-            peer._links = peer._links.filter(link => link.linkId !== linkId);
-            if (!peer._exited) peer.publish('_removeConnection', { linkId });
-        }
-        this._links = [];
-
-    };
-
-    /**
-    * Gets a named port by its channel name
-    * @param {string} channelName - The name of the channel
-    * @returns {MessagePort|null} The message port if found, null otherwise
-    */
-    namedPort(channelName) { return this._namedPorts[channelName] || null };
-
-    _waitForAcknowledgment(worker, expectedAck) {
-        return new Promise((resolve) => {
-            if (worker._exited) return resolve();
-            const finish = () => {
-                worker.removeListener('message', onMessage);
-                worker.removeListener('exit', finish);
-                resolve();
-            };
-            const onMessage = (message) => {
-                if (message.type === 'ack' && message.data === expectedAck) finish();
-            };
-            worker.on('message', onMessage);
-            worker.on('exit', finish);    // a stopped worker sends no ack
-        });
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Publishes a message to the worker thread
-     * @param {string} type - The message type
-     * @param {any} [data] - The data to send. It must be cloneable, or postMessage throws a DataCloneError.
-     * @param {Array} [transferList] - Optional array of transferable objects
-     */
-    publish(type, data, transferList = []) {
-        this.postMessage({ type, data, senderTrace: this.senderTrace }, transferList);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sends a request to the handler that the worker registered with worker.handle(type, fn),
-     * and returns a Promise for its answer.
-     * @param {string} type - The request type
-     * @param {any} [data] - The data to send. It must be cloneable.
-     * @param {Array} [transferList] - Optional array of transferable objects
-     * @param {object} [options]
-     * @param {number} [options.timeout] - Reject after this many milliseconds. Default: no timeout.
-     * @returns {Promise<any>} The value that the handler returned. Rejects with the error that the
-     *   handler threw, or when the worker stops, the node closes or the timeout expires.
-     */
-    request(type, data, transferList = [], { timeout } = {}) {
-        if (this._exited || this._terminatePromise) {
-            return Promise.reject(new Error(`worker request '${type}': the worker is stopped`));
-        }
-        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            const requestId = this._nextRequestId++;
-            const request = { resolve, reject, timer: null };
-            if (timeout > 0) {
-                request.timer = setTimeout(() => {
-                    this._requests.delete(requestId);
-                    reject(new Error(`worker request '${type}' timed out after ${timeout} ms`));
-                }, timeout);
-            }
-            this._requests.set(requestId, request);
-            try {
-                this.postMessage({ type, data, senderTrace: this.senderTrace, requestId }, transferList);
-            } catch (err) {             // for example a DataCloneError
-                clearTimeout(request.timer);
-                this._requests.delete(requestId);
-                reject(err);
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
-    /** init() runs one time for each node. After it, thisNode.nodeRedWorker is this object. */
-    init() {
-        throw new Error('nodeRedWorker.init() was already called for this node; it starts one worker per node');
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Subscribes to a message type
-     * @param {string} type - The message type to subscribe to
-     * @param {Function} handler - The handler function to be called when the message type is received
-     * @throws {Error} If handler is not a function
-     */
-    subscribe(type, handler) {
-        if (typeof handler !== 'function') { throw new Error('Handler must be a function') };
-        if (!this._subscribers.has(type)) { this._subscribers.set(type, []) };
-        this._subscribers.get(type).push(handler);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gracefully terminates the worker thread.
-     * Publishes a 'close' message to the worker and waits up to 2 seconds for it to
-     * clean up (e.g., drain GPU dispatches, destroy buffers) before force-killing.
-     * Idempotent — subsequent calls return the same promise.
-     * @returns {Promise<number>} Promise that resolves with the exit code when the worker thread exits
-     */
-    terminate() {
-        if (this._terminatePromise) return this._terminatePromise;
-
-        this._terminatePromise = (async () => {
-            this._rejectRequests('worker request ended: the node closed');
-            this._unlink();
-            // Signal the worker to shut down gracefully. A stopped worker cannot answer.
-            if (!this._exited) {
-                try {
-                    this.publish('close', null);
-                    // Wait for ack or timeout — whichever comes first
-                    await Promise.race([
-                        this._waitForAcknowledgment(this, 'close'),
-                        new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000)),
-                    ]);
-                } catch (_) {}
-            }
-
-            const index = NodeRedWorker._nodeRedWorkers.findIndex(entry => entry.worker === this);
-            if (index > -1) {
-                NodeRedWorker._nodeRedWorkers.splice(index, 1);
-            }
-            return super.terminate();
-        })();
-
-        return this._terminatePromise;
-    }
-
-}
-
-/**
- * Creates a mixin that adds worker thread capabilities to Node-RED nodes
- * 
- * This function implements the "functional mixin" pattern where a function takes a class
- * and returns an extended version of that class. When used with NodeRedNodeBase.with(),
- * multiple mixins can be composed together to build nodes with combined capabilities.
- * 
- * Each mixin follows the same pattern:
- * 1. It's a function that takes a superclass and returns a derived class
- * 2. It adds its functionality through a namespaced object (e.g., this.nodeRedWorker)
- * 3. It provides standard initialization methods (e.g., init)
- * 4. It keeps its functionality self-contained to avoid naming conflicts
- * 
- * The "mix in" concept is literal - each mixin adds its own namespaced functionality
- * to the base object without interfering with other mixins. This approach creates
- * a cleaner composition model than deep inheritance chains.
- * 
- * @param {class} superclass - The class to extend with worker thread capabilities
- * @returns {class} A new class that extends the superclass with worker functionality
- */
-const nodeRedWorker = (superclass) => class extends superclass {
-    // Listen to the flow events before the first deploy
-    static onRegisterType(RED) {
-        super.onRegisterType?.(RED);
-        NodeRedWorker._listen(RED);
-    }
-
-    constructor(RED, thisNode, config) {
-        super(RED, thisNode, config);
-
-        const notStarted = () => { throw new Error('nodeRedWorker: call init() before publish(), request(), subscribe() or other worker calls'); };
-        this.nodeRedWorker = {
-
-            init: function(workerFile, myWorkerData, callback = null) {
-                if (thisNode.nodeRedWorker instanceof NodeRedWorker) {
-                    throw new Error('nodeRedWorker.init() was already called for this node; it starts one worker per node');
-                }
-                if (typeof workerFile !== 'string' || !path.isAbsolute(workerFile)) {
-                    throw new TypeError(`nodeRedWorker.init(workerFile): workerFile must be an absolute path, for example path.join(__dirname, 'my-worker.js'); got ${JSON.stringify(workerFile)}`);
-                }
-
-                const instance = new NodeRedWorker({
-                    RED: RED,
-                    thisNode: thisNode,
-                    workerRuntimeFile: path.join( __dirname, 'workerRuntimeLoader.js'),
-                    workerData: {
-                        workerFile: workerFile,
-                        myWorkerData: myWorkerData
-                    },
-                    connectionsCompleteCallback: callback
-                });
-                
-                // Handle node close event for cleanup
-                thisNode.on('close', (done) => { instance.terminate().then(() => done(), () => done()); });
-                
-                // Store the worker instance on the parent class to replace the namespace object
-                // the original nodeRedWorker object with only 'init' and '_parent' gets replaced
-                // with the new class instance
-                this._parent.nodeRedWorker = instance;
-                thisNode.nodeRedWorker = instance;
-
-                return instance;
-            },
-            // Reference to the parent class to allow the namespace object to modify its container  
-            _parent: this,
-            publish: notStarted,
-            request: notStarted,
-            subscribe: notStarted,
-            on: notStarted,
-            namedPort: notStarted,
-            terminate: notStarted
-        };
-        thisNode.nodeRedWorker = this.nodeRedWorker;
-    }
-};
-
-module.exports.nodeRedWorker = nodeRedWorker;
-module.exports.NodeRedWorker = NodeRedWorker;
+/**
+ * Copyright 2024 Contributors
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+
+const path = require('path');
+const { Worker } = require('worker_threads');
+
+// Types that the library uses itself. 'default' handlers do not get them.
+const isInternalType = (type) => type === 'ack' || type.startsWith('_');
+let nextLinkId = 0;
+
+/**
+ * Extended Worker class for Node-RED that handles worker thread communication and management
+ * @extends {Worker}
+ */
+class NodeRedWorker extends Worker {
+    static _REDListenerCreated = false;
+    static _flowsRunning = false;     // true from flows:started to flows:stopping
+    static _nodeRedWorkers = [];
+
+    constructor( params ) {
+        super(params.workerRuntimeFile, { workerData: params.workerData } );
+
+        this.RED = params.RED;
+        this.thisNode = params.thisNode;
+
+        this._connectionsCompleteCallback = params.connectionsCompleteCallback;
+
+        this.dirname = path.dirname(params.workerRuntimeFile);
+        this._wired = false;    // true after the first flows:started wires this worker
+        NodeRedWorker._nodeRedWorkers.push({ worker: this, node: this.thisNode });
+        this._subscribers = new Map();
+        this._namedPorts = {};
+        this._links = [];       // { linkId, peer }: one entry for each wire to another worker
+        this._exited = false;
+        this._requests = new Map();     // requestId -> { resolve, reject, timer }: request() calls without an answer
+        this._nextRequestId = 0;
+        this._setupStandardSubscriptions();
+
+        // A throw in the worker that nothing catches. Without this listener, Node-RED stops.
+        this.on('error', (err) => {
+            const message = err && err.message ? err.message : String(err);
+            this._rejectRequests(`worker error: ${message}`);
+            this._reportError(message);
+        });
+        this.on('exit', (code) => {
+            this._exited = true;
+            this._rejectRequests(`worker stopped with exit code ${code}`);
+            this._unlink();
+            NodeRedWorker._nodeRedWorkers = NodeRedWorker._nodeRedWorkers.filter(entry => entry.worker !== this);
+            if (!this._terminatePromise && !this._failed) this._reportError(`worker stopped with exit code ${code}`);
+        });
+
+        this.senderTrace = {
+            nodeId: this.thisNode.id,
+            hostType: 'parent',
+            basePortsGroup: 'parentPorts',
+            portIndex: 0,
+            connectionIndex: 0
+        };
+
+        NodeRedWorker._listen(this.RED);
+        // A worker made after the flows started (init() after an await, or in an
+        // input handler) gets no flows:started. Wire it now.
+        if (NodeRedWorker._flowsRunning) NodeRedWorker._wireFresh(this.RED).catch(err => this.RED.log.error('nodeRedWorker: wiring failed: ' + err.message));
+
+        // call handlers when message is received
+        this.on('message', async (message) => {
+            // Other users of the port (e.g. the pubsub proxy) send messages without a type
+            if (typeof message?.type !== 'string') return;
+            const { type, data, senderTrace } = message;
+            // 'default' handlers get every type except the internal ones.
+            // A handler that fails is reported on the node; the next handlers still run.
+            for (const handler of [
+                ...(this._subscribers.get(type) || []),
+                ...(isInternalType(type) ? [] : this._subscribers.get('default') || [])]) {
+                try {
+                    await handler(data, senderTrace, this.senderTrace, type);
+                } catch (error) {
+                    this.thisNode.error(`worker message handler for '${type}' failed: ${(error && error.message) || error}`, {});
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Listens to the flow events one time. The mixin calls it when the node type is
+    * registered, so that it knows if the flows run when a worker starts.
+    * @private
+    */
+    static _listen(RED) {
+        if (NodeRedWorker._REDListenerCreated) return;
+        NodeRedWorker._REDListenerCreated = true;
+        RED.events.on('flows:stopping', () => { NodeRedWorker._flowsRunning = false; });
+        RED.events.on('flows:started', () => {
+            NodeRedWorker._flowsRunning = true;
+            NodeRedWorker._wireFresh(RED).catch(err => RED.log.error('nodeRedWorker: wiring failed: ' + err.message));
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Connects each worker that is not wired yet to the worker nodes it is wired to.
+    * Workers that are wired already keep their live connections.
+    * It uses the wires of the runtime nodes, so it also works in a subflow instance.
+    * @private
+    */
+    static async _wireFresh(RED) {
+        const fresh = NodeRedWorker._nodeRedWorkers.filter(entry => !entry.worker._wired);
+        if (fresh.length === 0) return;
+        fresh.forEach(entry => { entry.worker._wired = true; });
+
+        const byNodeId = new Map(NodeRedWorker._nodeRedWorkers.map(entry => [entry.node.id, entry]));
+        const ackPromises = [];
+
+        for (const upstreamWorkerEntry of NodeRedWorker._nodeRedWorkers) {
+            const upstreamNode = upstreamWorkerEntry.node;
+            const upstreamWorker = upstreamWorkerEntry.worker;
+            const nodeWires = upstreamNode.wires || [];
+            const wires = !Array.isArray(nodeWires[0]) ? [nodeWires] : nodeWires;
+            wires.forEach((connections, outputPortIndex) => {
+                connections.forEach((nodeId, outputConnectionIndex) => {
+                    const downstreamWorkerEntry = byNodeId.get(nodeId);
+                    // Make a new connection only if one end is a new worker
+                    if (!downstreamWorkerEntry || !(fresh.includes(upstreamWorkerEntry) || fresh.includes(downstreamWorkerEntry))) return;
+                    const downstreamWorker = downstreamWorkerEntry.worker;
+                    const channel = new MessageChannel();
+                    const linkId = nextLinkId++;
+                    upstreamWorker._links.push({ linkId, peer: downstreamWorker });
+                    downstreamWorker._links.push({ linkId, peer: upstreamWorker });
+
+                    ackPromises.push(upstreamWorker._waitForAcknowledgment(upstreamWorker, '_outputPortReceived'));
+                    ackPromises.push(downstreamWorker._waitForAcknowledgment(downstreamWorker, '_inputPortReceived'));
+
+                    upstreamWorker.publish('_addOutputConnection', {
+                        nodeId: upstreamNode.id,
+                        portIndex: outputPortIndex,
+                        connectionIndex: outputConnectionIndex,
+                        linkId,
+                        messagePort: channel.port1
+                    }, [channel.port1]);
+
+                    downstreamWorker.publish('_addInputConnection', {
+                        nodeId: downstreamWorkerEntry.node.id,
+                        linkId,
+                        messagePort: channel.port2
+                    }, [channel.port2]);
+                });
+            });
+        }
+
+        // Wait for all acks before proceeding
+        await Promise.all(ackPromises);
+
+        // Tell the new workers that their connections are complete
+        fresh.forEach(({ worker }) => {
+            if (worker._exited) return;
+            try {
+                if (typeof worker._connectionsCompleteCallback === 'function') worker._connectionsCompleteCallback();
+            } catch (err) {
+                worker.thisNode.error(err);
+            }
+            worker.publish('_ConnectionsComplete', null);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Set up default message handlers from this worker
+    * @private
+    */
+    _setupStandardSubscriptions() {
+
+        this.subscribe('_createNamedPort', ({ portName, port }, senderTrace, receiverTrace ) => {
+            this._namedPorts[portName] = port;
+            this.publish('_namedPortReceived', null);
+        });
+
+        // The worker file threw while it loaded. The thread is of no use now: stop it,
+        // so that 'exit' fires as for any other worker failure.
+        this.subscribe('_workerError', (message) => {
+            this._rejectRequests(`worker error: ${message}`);
+            this._reportError(message);
+            this.terminate();
+        });
+
+        // A subscribe handler in the worker failed (see handlerError in NodeRedWorkerRuntime.js)
+        this.subscribe('_handlerError', ({ type, message }) => {
+            this.thisNode.error(`worker message handler for '${type}' failed: ${message}`, {});
+        });
+
+        // The answer to a request(): a result, or an error as { name, message }
+        this.subscribe('_reply', ({ requestId, result, error }) => {
+            const request = this._requests.get(requestId);
+            if (!request) return;
+            this._requests.delete(requestId);
+            clearTimeout(request.timer);
+            if (!error) return request.resolve(result);
+            const err = new Error(error.message);
+            err.name = error.name;
+            request.reject(err);
+        });
+
+    };
+
+    /**
+    * Reports a worker failure on the node: an error in the log (Catch nodes get it) and a red status.
+    * The worker is not started again. The node stays in error until a Full deploy or Restart Flows starts it again.
+    * @private
+    */
+    _reportError(message) {
+        this._failed = true;
+        // The empty msg lets Catch nodes get the error; without a msg, Node-RED only logs it
+        this.thisNode.error(`Worker error: ${message}`, {});
+        this.thisNode.status({ fill: 'red', shape: 'ring', text: 'worker error' });
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Rejects every request() that has no answer yet.
+    * @private
+    */
+    _rejectRequests(message) {
+        for (const { reject, timer } of this._requests.values()) {
+            clearTimeout(timer);
+            reject(new Error(message));
+        }
+        this._requests.clear();
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Closes the wires between this worker and other workers.
+    * Each peer closes its end and frees the wire slot, so a new wire does not add a slot.
+    * @private
+    */
+    _unlink() {
+        for (const { linkId, peer } of this._links) {
+            peer._links = peer._links.filter(link => link.linkId !== linkId);
+            if (!peer._exited) peer.publish('_removeConnection', { linkId });
+        }
+        this._links = [];
+
+    };
+
+    /**
+    * Gets a named port by its channel name
+    * @param {string} channelName - The name of the channel
+    * @returns {MessagePort|null} The message port if found, null otherwise
+    */
+    namedPort(channelName) { return this._namedPorts[channelName] || null };
+
+    _waitForAcknowledgment(worker, expectedAck) {
+        return new Promise((resolve) => {
+            if (worker._exited) return resolve();
+            const finish = () => {
+                worker.removeListener('message', onMessage);
+                worker.removeListener('exit', finish);
+                resolve();
+            };
+            const onMessage = (message) => {
+                if (message.type === 'ack' && message.data === expectedAck) finish();
+            };
+            worker.on('message', onMessage);
+            worker.on('exit', finish);    // a stopped worker sends no ack
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Publishes a message to the worker thread
+     * @param {string} type - The message type
+     * @param {any} [data] - The data to send. It must be cloneable, or postMessage throws a DataCloneError.
+     * @param {Array} [transferList] - Optional array of transferable objects
+     */
+    publish(type, data, transferList = []) {
+        this.postMessage({ type, data, senderTrace: this.senderTrace }, transferList);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sends a request to the handler that the worker registered with worker.handle(type, fn),
+     * and returns a Promise for its answer.
+     * @param {string} type - The request type
+     * @param {any} [data] - The data to send. It must be cloneable.
+     * @param {Array} [transferList] - Optional array of transferable objects
+     * @param {object} [options]
+     * @param {number} [options.timeout] - Reject after this many milliseconds. Default: no timeout.
+     * @returns {Promise<any>} The value that the handler returned. Rejects with the error that the
+     *   handler threw, or when the worker stops, the node closes or the timeout expires.
+     */
+    request(type, data, transferList = [], { timeout } = {}) {
+        if (this._exited || this._terminatePromise) {
+            return Promise.reject(new Error(`worker request '${type}': the worker is stopped`));
+        }
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            const requestId = this._nextRequestId++;
+            const request = { resolve, reject, timer: null };
+            if (timeout > 0) {
+                request.timer = setTimeout(() => {
+                    this._requests.delete(requestId);
+                    reject(new Error(`worker request '${type}' timed out after ${timeout} ms`));
+                }, timeout);
+            }
+            this._requests.set(requestId, request);
+            try {
+                this.postMessage({ type, data, senderTrace: this.senderTrace, requestId }, transferList);
+            } catch (err) {             // for example a DataCloneError
+                clearTimeout(request.timer);
+                this._requests.delete(requestId);
+                reject(err);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    /** init() runs one time for each node. After it, thisNode.nodeRedWorker is this object. */
+    init() {
+        throw new Error('nodeRedWorker.init() was already called for this node; it starts one worker per node');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Subscribes to a message type
+     * @param {string} type - The message type to subscribe to
+     * @param {Function} handler - The handler function to be called when the message type is received
+     * @throws {Error} If handler is not a function
+     */
+    subscribe(type, handler) {
+        if (typeof handler !== 'function') { throw new Error('Handler must be a function') };
+        if (!this._subscribers.has(type)) { this._subscribers.set(type, []) };
+        this._subscribers.get(type).push(handler);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gracefully terminates the worker thread.
+     * Publishes a 'close' message to the worker and waits up to 2 seconds for it to
+     * clean up (e.g., drain GPU dispatches, destroy buffers) before force-killing.
+     * Idempotent — subsequent calls return the same promise.
+     * @returns {Promise<number>} Promise that resolves with the exit code when the worker thread exits
+     */
+    terminate() {
+        if (this._terminatePromise) return this._terminatePromise;
+
+        this._terminatePromise = (async () => {
+            this._rejectRequests('worker request ended: the node closed');
+            this._unlink();
+            // Signal the worker to shut down gracefully. A stopped worker cannot answer.
+            if (!this._exited) {
+                try {
+                    this.publish('close', null);
+                    // Wait for ack or timeout — whichever comes first
+                    await Promise.race([
+                        this._waitForAcknowledgment(this, 'close'),
+                        new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000)),
+                    ]);
+                } catch (_) {}
+            }
+
+            const index = NodeRedWorker._nodeRedWorkers.findIndex(entry => entry.worker === this);
+            if (index > -1) {
+                NodeRedWorker._nodeRedWorkers.splice(index, 1);
+            }
+            return super.terminate();
+        })();
+
+        return this._terminatePromise;
+    }
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a mixin that adds worker thread capabilities to Node-RED nodes
+ * 
+ * This function implements the "functional mixin" pattern where a function takes a class
+ * and returns an extended version of that class. When used with NodeRedNodeBase.with(),
+ * multiple mixins can be composed together to build nodes with combined capabilities.
+ * 
+ * Each mixin follows the same pattern:
+ * 1. It's a function that takes a superclass and returns a derived class
+ * 2. It adds its functionality through a namespaced object (e.g., this.nodeRedWorker)
+ * 3. It provides standard initialization methods (e.g., init)
+ * 4. It keeps its functionality self-contained to avoid naming conflicts
+ * 
+ * The "mix in" concept is literal - each mixin adds its own namespaced functionality
+ * to the base object without interfering with other mixins. This approach creates
+ * a cleaner composition model than deep inheritance chains.
+ * 
+ * @param {class} superclass - The class to extend with worker thread capabilities
+ * @returns {class} A new class that extends the superclass with worker functionality
+ */
+const nodeRedWorker = (superclass) => class extends superclass {
+    // Listen to the flow events before the first deploy
+    static onRegisterType(RED) {
+        super.onRegisterType?.(RED);
+        NodeRedWorker._listen(RED);
+    }
+
+    constructor(RED, thisNode, config) {
+        super(RED, thisNode, config);
+
+        const notStarted = () => { throw new Error('nodeRedWorker: call init() before publish(), request(), subscribe() or other worker calls'); };
+        this.nodeRedWorker = {
+
+            init: function(workerFile, myWorkerData, callback = null) {
+                if (thisNode.nodeRedWorker instanceof NodeRedWorker) {
+                    throw new Error('nodeRedWorker.init() was already called for this node; it starts one worker per node');
+                }
+                if (typeof workerFile !== 'string' || !path.isAbsolute(workerFile)) {
+                    throw new TypeError(`nodeRedWorker.init(workerFile): workerFile must be an absolute path, for example path.join(__dirname, 'my-worker.js'); got ${JSON.stringify(workerFile)}`);
+                }
+
+                const instance = new NodeRedWorker({
+                    RED: RED,
+                    thisNode: thisNode,
+                    workerRuntimeFile: path.join( __dirname, 'workerRuntimeLoader.js'),
+                    workerData: {
+                        workerFile: workerFile,
+                        myWorkerData: myWorkerData
+                    },
+                    connectionsCompleteCallback: callback
+                });
+                
+                // Handle node close event for cleanup
+                thisNode.on('close', (done) => { instance.terminate().then(() => done(), () => done()); });
+                
+                // Store the worker instance on the parent class to replace the namespace object
+                // the original nodeRedWorker object with only 'init' and '_parent' gets replaced
+                // with the new class instance
+                this._parent.nodeRedWorker = instance;
+                thisNode.nodeRedWorker = instance;
+
+                return instance;
+            },
+            // Reference to the parent class to allow the namespace object to modify its container  
+            _parent: this,
+            publish: notStarted,
+            request: notStarted,
+            subscribe: notStarted,
+            on: notStarted,
+            namedPort: notStarted,
+            terminate: notStarted
+        };
+        thisNode.nodeRedWorker = this.nodeRedWorker;
+    }
+};
+
+module.exports.nodeRedWorker = nodeRedWorker;
+module.exports.NodeRedWorker = NodeRedWorker;