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PressureObserver

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The PressureObserver interface is part of the Compute Pressure API and is used to observe the pressure changes of system resources such as the CPU.

Constructor

Static properties

Instance methods

  • PressureObserver.observe() Experimental
    • : Invokes the pressure observer’s callback function when a pressure record for the specified source is observed.
  • PressureObserver.unobserve() Experimental
    • : Stops the pressure observer callback from receiving pressure records from the specified source.
  • PressureObserver.disconnect() Experimental
    • : Stops the pressure observer callback from receiving pressure records from all sources.
  • PressureObserver.takeRecords() Experimental
    • : Returns the current list of pressure records stored in the pressure observer, emptying it out.

Examples

Log current pressure

This example creates a PressureObserver and takes action whenever there is a pressure change. The sample interval is set to 1000ms, meaning that there will be updates at most every second.

function callback(records) {
  const lastRecord = records[records.length - 1];
  console.log(`Current pressure ${lastRecord.state}`);
  if (lastRecord.state === "critical") {
    // disable video feeds
  } else if (lastRecord.state === "serious") {
    // disable video filter effects
  } else {
    // enable all video feeds and filter effects
  }
}

try {
  const observer = new PressureObserver(callback);
  await observer.observe("cpu", {
    sampleInterval: 1000, // 1000ms
  });
} catch (error) {
  // report error setting up the observer
}

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also