mapbox / mapbox/mapbox-gl-js

feat: using module workers instead of traditional workers

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Description

Motivation

Drastically improving the performance on slower devices using moduled workers. This is still very new and currently only in Chrome 80, but will become industry standard soon.

Concepts & Implementation

https://web.dev/module-workers/#enter-module-workers

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No repository files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by reading the linked module-workers article, then locate the existing worker setup and determine the compatibility requirements; done means the worker approach is updated with appropriate browser support behavior and verified tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, typescript
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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