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 * [`httpsRedirect`](#httpsredirect)
 * [`onUserInputChange`](#onuserinputchange)
 * [`redirect`](#redirect)
+* [`runAsync`](#runasync)
 * [`scrollToTop`](#scrolltotop)
 * [`setStyle`](#setstyle)
 * [`show`](#show)
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 <br>[⬆ Back to top](#table-of-contents)
 
 
+### runAsync
+
+Runs a function in a separate thread by using a [Web Worker](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Workers_API/Using_web_workers), allowing long running functions to not block the UI.
+
+Create a new `Worker` using a `Blob` object URL, the contents of which should be the stringified version of the supplied function. 
+Immediately post the return value of calling the function back. 
+Return a promise, listening for `onmessage` and `onerror` events and resolving the data posted back from the worker, or throwing an error.
+
+```js
+const runAsync = fn => {
+  const blob = `
+    var fn = ${fn.toString()};
+    this.postMessage(fn());
+  `;
+  const worker = new Worker(
+    URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([blob]), {
+      type: 'application/javascript; charset=utf-8'
+    })
+  );
+  return new Promise((res, rej) => {
+    worker.onmessage = ({ data }) => {
+      res(data), worker.terminate();
+    };
+    worker.onerror = err => {
+      rej(err), worker.terminate();
+    };
+  });
+};
+```
+
+<details>
+<summary>Examples</summary>
+
+```js
+const longRunningFunction = () => {
+  let result = 0;
+  for (var i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
+    for (var j = 0; j < 700; j++) {
+      for (var k = 0; k < 300; k++) {
+        result = result + i + j + k;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
+};
+
+// NOTE: Since the function is running in a different context, closures are not supported.
+// The function supplied to `runAsync` gets stringified, so everything becomes literal.
+// All variables and functions must be defined inside.
+runAsync(longRunningFunction).then(console.log); // 209685000000
+runAsync(() => 10 ** 3).then(console.log); // 1000
+let outsideVariable = 50;
+runAsync(() => typeof outsideVariable).then(console.log); // 'undefined'
+```
+
+</details>
+
+<br>[⬆ Back to top](#table-of-contents)
+
+
 ### scrollToTop
 
 Smooth-scrolls to the top of the page.