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+// Flags: --experimental-worker
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const { Worker, isMainThread, parentPort } = require('worker_threads');
+
+if (isMainThread) {
+  const w = new Worker(__filename);
+  w.on('message', common.mustCall((message) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(message, 4);
+    w.terminate();
+  }));
+  w.postMessage(2);
+} else {
+  parentPort.onmessage = common.mustCall((message) => {
+    parentPort.postMessage(message * 2);
+  });
+}