doc: add documentation for workers module

doc/api/_toc.md

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 * [Utilities](util.html)
 * [V8](v8.html)
 * [VM](vm.html)
+* [Worker](worker.html)
 * [ZLIB](zlib.html)
 
 <div class="line"></div>

doc/api/domain.md

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ will be notified, rather than losing the context of the error in the
 `process.on('uncaughtException')` handler, or causing the program to
 exit immediately with an error code.
 
+*Note*: This module is not available in [`Worker`][]s.
+
 ## Warning: Don't Ignore Errors!
 
 <!-- type=misc -->
@@ -505,3 +507,4 @@ rejections.
 [`setInterval()`]: timers.html#timers_setinterval_callback_delay_args
 [`setTimeout()`]: timers.html#timers_settimeout_callback_delay_args
 [`throw`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/throw
+[`Worker`]: #worker_class_worker

doc/api/process.md

@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ added: v0.7.0
 The `process.abort()` method causes the Node.js process to exit immediately and
 generate a core file.
 
+*Note*: This feature is not available in [`Worker`][] threads.
+
 ## process.arch
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.5.0
@@ -515,6 +517,8 @@ try {
 }
 ```
 
+*Note*: This feature is not available in [`Worker`][] threads.
+
 ## process.config
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.7.7
@@ -901,6 +905,8 @@ console.log(process.env.test);
 // => 1
 ```
 
+*Note*: `process.env` is read-only in [`Worker`][] threads.
+
 ## process.execArgv
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.7.7
@@ -1018,6 +1024,9 @@ If it is necessary to terminate the Node.js process due to an error condition,
 throwing an *uncaught* error and allowing the process to terminate accordingly
 is safer than calling `process.exit()`.
 
+*Note*: in [`Worker`][] threads, this function stops the current thread rather than
+the current process.
+
 ## process.exitCode
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.11.8
@@ -1185,6 +1194,8 @@ console.log(process.getgroups());         // [ 27, 30, 46, 1000 ]
 *Note*: This function is only available on POSIX platforms (i.e. not Windows
 or Android).
 
+*Note*: This feature is not available in [`Worker`][] threads.
+
 ## process.kill(pid[, signal])
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.0.6
@@ -1502,6 +1513,7 @@ if (process.getegid && process.setegid) {
 *Note*: This function is only available on POSIX platforms (i.e. not Windows
 or Android).
 
+*Note*: This feature is not available in [`Worker`][] threads.
 
 ## process.seteuid(id)
 <!-- YAML
@@ -1530,6 +1542,8 @@ if (process.geteuid && process.seteuid) {
 *Note*: This function is only available on POSIX platforms (i.e. not Windows
 or Android).
 
+*Note*: This feature is not available in [`Worker`][] threads.
+
 ## process.setgid(id)
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.31
@@ -1557,6 +1571,8 @@ if (process.getgid && process.setgid) {
 *Note*: This function is only available on POSIX platforms (i.e. not Windows
 or Android).
 
+*Note*: This feature is not available in [`Worker`][] threads.
+
 ## process.setgroups(groups)
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.9.4
@@ -1573,6 +1589,8 @@ The `groups` array can contain numeric group IDs, group names or both.
 *Note*: This function is only available on POSIX platforms (i.e. not Windows
 or Android).
 
+*Note*: This feature is not available in [`Worker`][] threads.
+
 ## process.setuid(id)
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.28
@@ -1598,6 +1616,8 @@ if (process.getuid && process.setuid) {
 *Note*: This function is only available on POSIX platforms (i.e. not Windows
 or Android).
 
+*Note*: This feature is not available in [`Worker`][] threads.
+
 
 ## process.stderr
 
@@ -1611,6 +1631,8 @@ a [Writable][] stream.
 *Note*: `process.stderr` differs from other Node.js streams in important ways,
 see [note on process I/O][] for more information.
 
+*Note*: This feature is not available in [`Worker`][] threads.
+
 ## process.stdin
 
 * {Stream}
@@ -1645,6 +1667,8 @@ For more information see [Stream compatibility][].
 must call `process.stdin.resume()` to read from it. Note also that calling
 `process.stdin.resume()` itself would switch stream to "old" mode.
 
+*Note*: This feature is not available in [`Worker`][] threads.
+
 ## process.stdout
 
 * {Stream}
@@ -1663,6 +1687,8 @@ process.stdin.pipe(process.stdout);
 *Note*: `process.stdout` differs from other Node.js streams in important ways,
 see [note on process I/O][] for more information.
 
+*Note*: This feature is not available in [`Worker`][] threads.
+
 ### A note on process I/O
 
 `process.stdout` and `process.stderr` differ from other Node.js streams in
@@ -1894,6 +1920,7 @@ cases:
 [`require.main`]: modules.html#modules_accessing_the_main_module
 [`require.resolve()`]: globals.html#globals_require_resolve
 [`setTimeout(fn, 0)`]: timers.html#timers_settimeout_callback_delay_args
+[`Worker`]: worker.html#worker_worker
 [Child Process]: child_process.html
 [Cluster]: cluster.html
 [Duplex]: stream.html#stream_duplex_and_transform_streams

doc/api/vm.md

@@ -310,6 +310,24 @@ console.log(util.inspect(sandbox));
 // { globalVar: 1024 }
 ```
 
+## vm.moveMessagePortToContext(port, contextifiedSandbox)
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+* `port` {MessagePort}
+* `contextifiedSandbox` {Object} A contextified object as returned by the
+  `vm.createContext()` method.
+* Returns: {MessagePort}
+
+Bind a `MessagePort` to a specific VM context. This returns a new `MessagePort`
+object, whose prototype and methods act as if they were created in the passed
+context. The received messages will also be emitted as objects from the passed
+context.
+
+The `port` object on which this method was called can not be used for sending
+or receiving further messages.
+
 ## vm.runInDebugContext(code)
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.11.14