Currently, there is an express server running on Node.js where clients can create tasks that involve various processes such as cycles and database communication.
The communication between the client and the server is facilitated through socket.io. I am looking for a way to implement a feature that allows the client to cancel or terminate a task manually.
I have attempted to use child_process for this purpose, and while it works correctly, it creates separate processes that consume around 50MB of RAM each due to the necessary libraries. With potentially hundreds of tasks running simultaneously, this could become a significant issue.
To start a task, the client can trigger the following function:
socket.on('tasks:launch', (collect) => {
(async () => {
await collector_obj.tasks.task(uid, data, io);
})();
});
To stop a task, the client should be able to execute the following function:
socket.on('tasks:stop', (collect) => {
// code to kill the function goes here
});
For testing purposes, a sample task function is provided below:
task: async (uid, data, io) => {
const sleep = (ms) => new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, ms));
while(1) {
await sleep(1000);
console.log(Date.now());
}
}