Import the worker file:
``` javascript
// main.js
var MyWorker = require("worker-loader!./file.js");
var worker = new MyWorker();
worker.postMessage({a: 1});
worker.onmessage = function(event) {...};
worker.addEventListener("message", function(event) {...});
```
You can also inline the worker as a blob with the `inline` parameter:
``` javascript
var MyWorker = require("worker-loader?inline!./myWorker.js");
```
Inline mode will also create chunks for browsers without supporting of inline workers,
to disable this behavior just set `fallback` parameter as `false`:
``` javascript
var MyWorker = require("worker-loader?inline&fallback=false!./myWorker.js");
```
To set a custom name for the output script, use the `name` parameter. The name may contain the string `[hash]`,
which will be replaced with a content-dependent hash for caching purposes. For example:
``` javascript
var MyWorker = require("worker-loader?name=outputWorkerName.[hash].js!./myWorker.js");
```
The worker file can import dependencies just like any other file:
``` javascript
// file.js
var _ = require('lodash')
var o = {foo: 'foo'}
_.has(o, 'foo') // true
// Post data to parent thread
self.postMessage({foo: 'foo'})
// Respond to message from parent thread
self.addEventListener('message', function(event){ console.log(event); });
```
You can even use ES6 modules if you have the babel-loader configured:
``` javascript
// file.js
import _ from 'lodash'
let o = {foo: 'foo'}
_.has(o, 'foo') // true
// Post data to parent thread
self.postMessage({foo: 'foo'})
// Respond to message from parent thread
self.addEventListener('message', (event) => { console.log(event); });
```
### Integrating with TypeScript
To integrate with TypeScript, you will need to define a custom module for the exports of your worker. You will also need to cast the new worker as the `Worker` type:
**typings/custom.d.ts**
```
declare module "worker-loader!*" {
const content: any;
export = content;
}
```
**App.ts**
```
import * as MyWorker from "worker-loader!../../worker";
const worker: Worker = new MyWorker();
```
