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javascript - compatibility - determine if an object is transferable to worker thread
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isTranferable.js
function isTranferable(obj) {
try {
return (
obj instanceof ArrayBuffer ||
obj instanceof MessagePort ||
obj instanceof ImageBitmap || // safari 15+ ios 15+
obj instanceof OffscreenCanvas // safari 16.4+ ios 16.4+
);
} catch {
return false;
}
}
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I was hoping for an inbuilt browser function for this, but considering the list of transferable objects is quite short, this seems like a reasonable approach to me

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