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+import { highlight } from './highlight_utils';
+
+/**
+ * A webworker for highlighting large amounts of content with Highlight.js
+ */
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
+self.addEventListener('message', ({ data: { fileType, content, language } }) => {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
+  self.postMessage(highlight(fileType, content, language));
+});