This page tracks ongoing documentation work in the MDN Web Workers section. Feel free to contribute!
Note: This list is not yet complete as proper tagging of API pages is still to be done.
Summary
| Pages | Needs* tags | Missing tags | Editorial reviews | Technical reviews | Outdated pages | Missing pages | Dev-doc-needed bugs | Documentation requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (14%) | 22 (62%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (14%) | 4 (12%) |
See also localization status of this section.
Needs* tags
Found 1 pages. Learn more about how to deal with meta-tags.
- NeedsBrowserCompatibility
Technical reviews
Found 5 pages. Learn more about how to do a technical review.
Outdated pages
Found 22 pages. These pages haven't been updated in over a year. Outdated pages can have problems with both content and format. Look at these pages and consider: Is this page talking about the Web of today? Does it look consistent with newer pages in this topic area? If not, make any needed changes.
- AbstractWorker
525 days old - AbstractWorker.onerror
615 days old - DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope
466 days old - DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope.onmessage
614 days old - DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope.postMessage()
614 days old - SharedWorker()
443 days old - SharedWorker.port
443 days old - SharedWorkerGlobalScope
443 days old - SharedWorkerGlobalScope.applicationCache
485 days old - SharedWorkerGlobalScope.name
445 days old - SharedWorkerGlobalScope.onconnect
613 days old - Worker()
506 days old - Worker.onmessage
613 days old - Worker.terminate()
613 days old - WorkerGlobalScope.close()
613 days old - WorkerGlobalScope.location
485 days old - WorkerGlobalScope.navigator
485 days old - WorkerGlobalScope.onerror
613 days old - WorkerGlobalScope.onlanguagechange
613 days old - WorkerGlobalScope.onoffline
613 days old - WorkerGlobalScope.ononline
613 days old - WorkerGlobalScope.self
485 days old
Dev-doc-needed bugs
Found 5 bugs. Learn more about how to resolve a dev-doc-needed bug.
| Bug | Summary | Release |
|---|---|---|
| 1269052 | Implement WorkerGlobalScope.isSecureContext | mozilla52 |
| 842818 | [WebCryptoAPI] Enable Crypto in workers | mozilla48 |
| 931243 | XMLHttpRequest should be disabled on ServiceWorkers | mozilla44 |
| 504553 | WebSocket in Workers | mozilla35 |
| 924089 | Enable SharedWorker by default | mozilla29 |
Browse as bug list.
Documentation requests
Found 4 bugs. Documentation request bugs can contain various kinds work related to MDN pages. Read through the bug and ask questions in the bug if in doubt.
| Bug | Summary |
|---|---|
| 1045721 | "Using web workers" needs code improvements |
| 1249684 | Incorrect HTML anchor for Web Push API |
| 1258149 | Several links in the events section of Service workers result in 404 |
| 1264889 | pushManager.subscribe() does not resolve with subscriptionId |
Browse as bug list.
Localizations
Please help us to localize this documentation into different languages. Read more about how to translate.
| Language | Pages | Translated | Translations up to date |
|---|---|---|---|
| af | 36 | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
| bn-BD | 36 | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
| de | 36 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| es | 36 | 3 (8%) | 1 (33%) |
| fa | 36 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| fr | 36 | 21 (58%) | 11 (52%) |
| it | 36 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| ja | 36 | 7 (19%) | 5 (71%) |
| ko | 36 | 4 (11%) | 2 (50%) |
| pl | 36 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| pt-BR | 36 | 4 (11%) | 2 (50%) |
| pt-PT | 36 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| ro | 36 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| ru | 36 | 3 (8%) | 2 (66%) |
| zh-CN | 36 | 5 (13%) | 3 (60%) |
| zh-TW | 36 | 1 (2%) | 1 (100%) |
Goals
- Complete references for all Worker interfaces, including all interfaces (and their properties and methods).
- Update all existing worker documents, including:
- ...
- Write interface landing pages and reference pages for all undocumented worker interfaces and their properties and methods.
- Update all existing worker documents, including:
- Thorough guide to each type of Worker, covering:
- Use cases
- Functional differences
- Proper usage
- Guide to choosing the right type of worker for your needs
- Solid examples that provide adequate coverage for all Worker classes
- Update all API documentation to indicate whether or not they can be used from workers
- This means figuring out a standard, easy to spot and understand, method for providing this information.
- Could we use a badge that appears somewhere near the top of the page?
- Or does it just go in the info block at the top of the page?
- Similarly, find places elsewhere on MDN where proposing the use of a worker makes sense and link to appropriate docs.
- We have a few scattered half-baked tutorials and guides for workers that need to be updated, merged, and/or replaced, including
Notes
Tagging standard
- Grouping tag is: "Web Workers"
Other tasks to do
- TBD
Tutorial to-do list
- TBD
Notes for translators
Any notes here? Where do we expect updates, so that localizers don't translate and update too often?
Specifications
The interfaces defined in the following specifications are tracked by this status page:
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Web Workers | Editor's Draft |