setTimeout(0)vs window.postMessage vs MessagePort.postMessage

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显然,使用window.postMessage是在所有现代浏览器中对异步javascript回调进行排队的首选方法window.setTimeout(fn, 0).我在window.postMessage和MessagePort.postMessage之间找不到类似的比较(使用相同的MessageChannel异步发送和接收消息).有没有人见过或做过任何时间?MessagePort.postMessage是否可以用于此目的(如果可用)?

[EDITED] MessagePort.postMessage确实为此工作,但window.postMessage仍然是一种优先的方式,IMO(见我的回答).

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[更新]添加了对setImmediate和JSFiddle的测试。相关的,有一个跨浏览器实现的setImmediate,并尽快库使用Q的承诺分辨率/拒绝。

我继续进行了一些时间安排,使用了David Baron的代码的修改版本,结果如下:

setTimeoutMC-使用MessageChannel
setTimeoutPM-使用window.postMessage
setTimeout(0)-使用setTimer

IE10:

2000 iterations of setTimeoutMC took 126 milliseconds.
2000 iterations of setTimeoutPM took 190 milliseconds.
2000 iterations of setTimeout(0) took 7986 milliseconds.
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Chrome v29.0.1547.66:

2000 iterations of setTimeoutMC took 144 milliseconds.
2000 iterations of setTimeoutPM took 81 milliseconds.
2000 iterations of setTimeout(0) took 10589 milliseconds.
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显然,window.postMessage是这里的赢家(考虑到它对现有跨浏览器的支持水平)。较为宽松的是window.setTimeout(fn, 0),应尽可能避免。

码:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <!-- http://stackoverflow.com/q/18826570/1768303 -->
    <!-- based on http://dbaron.org/log/20100309-faster-timeouts -->
    <!-- requires IE10 or Chrome. Firefox doesn't support MessageChannel yet -->
    <title></title>
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
    <script type="text/javascript">

        // setTimeoutMC via MessageChannel

        (function () {
            "use strict";
            var i = 0;
            var timeouts = {};
            var setApiName = "setTimeoutMC";
            var clearApiName = "clearTimeoutMC";

            var channel = new MessageChannel();

            function post(fn) {
                if (i === 0x100000000) // max queue size
                    i = 0;
                if (++i in timeouts)
                    throw new Error(setApiName + " queue overflow.");
                timeouts[i] = fn;
                channel.port2.postMessage(i);
                return i;
            }

            channel.port1.onmessage = function (ev) {
                var id = ev.data;
                var fn = timeouts[id];
                if (fn) {
                    delete timeouts[id];
                    fn();
                }
            }

            function clear(id) {
                delete timeouts[id];
            }

            channel.port1.start();
            channel.port2.start();

            window[setApiName] = post;
            window[clearApiName] = clear;
        })();

        // setTimeoutPM via window.postMessage

        (function () {
            "use strict";
            var i = 0;
            var timeouts = {};
            var setApiName = "setTimeoutPM";
            var clearApiName = "clearTimeoutPM";
            var messageName = setApiName + new Date().getTime();

            function post(fn) {
                if (i === 0x100000000) // max queue size
                    i = 0;
                if (++i in timeouts)
                    throw new Error(setApiName + " queue overflow.");
                timeouts[i] = fn;
                window.postMessage({ type: messageName, id: i }, "*");
                return i;
            }

            function receive(ev) {
                if (ev.source !== window)
                    return;
                var data = ev.data;
                if (data && data instanceof Object && data.type === messageName) {
                    ev.stopPropagation();
                    var id = ev.data.id;
                    var fn = timeouts[id];
                    if (fn) {
                        delete timeouts[id];
                        fn();
                    }
                }
            }

            function clear(id) {
                delete timeouts[id];
            }

            window.addEventListener("message", receive, true);
            window[setApiName] = post;
            window[clearApiName] = clear;
        })();

        // timing

        function runtest() {
            var output = document.getElementById("output");
            var outputText = document.createTextNode("");
            output.appendChild(outputText);
            function printOutput(line) {
                outputText.data += line + "\n";
            }

            var n = 2000;
            var i = 0;
            var startTime = Date.now();
            setTimeoutMC(testMC);

            function testMC() {
                if (++i === n) {
                    var endTime = Date.now();
                    printOutput(n + " iterations of setTimeoutMC took " + (endTime - startTime) + " milliseconds.");
                    i = 0;
                    startTime = Date.now();
                    setTimeoutPM(testPM, 0);
                } else {
                    setTimeoutMC(testMC);
                }
            }

            function testPM() {
                if (++i === n) {
                    var endTime = Date.now();
                    printOutput(n + " iterations of setTimeoutPM took " + (endTime - startTime) + " milliseconds.");
                    i = 0;
                    startTime = Date.now();
                    setTimeout(test, 0);
                } else {
                    setTimeoutPM(testPM);
                }
            }

            function test() {
                if (++i === n) {
                    var endTime = Date.now();
                    printOutput(n + " iterations of setTimeout(0) took " + (endTime - startTime) + " milliseconds.");
                }
                else {
                    setTimeout(test, 0);
                }
            }
        }
    </script>
</head>

<body onload="runtest()">
    <pre id="output"></pre>
</body>
</html>
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  • 在支持Promise的浏览器(根据[MDN Promise docs](https://developer.mozilla.org/zh-CN/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise),这是大多数主要浏览器), Promise.resolve可能更快。请参阅我的[改良的Fiddle](http://jsfiddle.net/wPCN4/7/),在我测试的最新Firefox夜间版本中,它的速度提高了5-6倍。 (3认同)
  • @trusktr https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WindowTimers/setTimeout#Nested_timeouts_forced_to_%3E4ms 有详细信息,但总结是连续的 `setTimeout(fn, 0)` 调用是“限制为 4 毫秒的最小超时,因此解决它们所需的时间绝不会少于该时间。 (2认同)