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<a name="worker-recognize"></a>
### Worker.recognize(image, options, output, jobId): Promise
### worker.recognize(image, options, output, jobId): Promise

Worker.recognize() provides core function of Tesseract.js as it executes OCR
`worker.recognize` provides core function of Tesseract.js as it executes OCR

Figures out what words are in `image`, where the words are in `image`, etc.
> [!TIP]
> Note: `image` should be sufficiently high resolution.
> Often, the same image will get much better results if you upscale it before calling `recognize`.
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- `jobId` Please see details above

**Output:**
`worker.recognize` returns a promise to an object containing `jobId` and `data` properties. The `data` property contains output in all of the formats specified using the `output` argument.

> [!NOTE]
> `worker.recognize` still returns an output object even if no text is detected (the outputs will simply contain no words). No exception is thrown as determining the page is empty is considered a valid result.
**Examples:**

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<a name="worker-detect"></a>
### Worker.detect(image, jobId): Promise
### worker.detect(image, jobId): Promise

Worker.detect() does OSD (Orientation and Script Detection) to the image instead of OCR.
`worker.detect` does OSD (Orientation and Script Detection) to the image instead of OCR.

Note: Running `worker.detect` requires a worker with code and language data that supports Tesseract Legacy (this is not enabled by default). If you want to run `worker.detect`, set `legacyCore` and `legacyLang` to `true` in the `createWorker` options.
> [!NOTE]
> Running `worker.detect` requires a worker with code and language data that supports Tesseract Legacy (this is not enabled by default). If you want to run `worker.detect`, set `legacyCore` and `legacyLang` to `true` in the `createWorker` options.
**Arguments:**

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<a name="worker-terminate"></a>
### Worker.terminate(jobId): Promise
### worker.terminate(jobId): Promise

Worker.terminate() terminates the worker and cleans up
`worker.terminate` terminates the worker and cleans up

```javascript
(async () => {
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<a name="worker-writeText"></a>
### Worker.writeText(path, text, jobId): Promise

Worker.writeText() writes a text file to the path specified in MEMFS, it is useful when you want to use some features that requires tesseract.js
`worker.writeText` writes a text file to the path specified in MEMFS, it is useful when you want to use some features that requires tesseract.js
to read file from file system.

**Arguments:**
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<a name="worker-readText"></a>
### Worker.readText(path, jobId): Promise
### worker.readText(path, jobId): Promise

Worker.readText() reads a text file to the path specified in MEMFS, it is useful when you want to check the content.
`worker.readText` reads a text file to the path specified in MEMFS, it is useful when you want to check the content.

**Arguments:**

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<a name="worker-removeFile"></a>
### Worker.removeFile(path, jobId): Promise
### worker.removeFile(path, jobId): Promise

Worker.removeFile() remove a file in MEMFS, it is useful when you want to free the memory.
`worker.removeFile` removes a file in MEMFS, it is useful when you want to free the memory.

**Arguments:**

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```

<a name="worker-FS"></a>
### Worker.FS(method, args, jobId): Promise
### worker.FS(method, args, jobId): Promise

Worker.FS() is a generic FS function to do anything you want, you can check [HERE](https://emscripten.org/docs/api_reference/Filesystem-API.html) for all functions.
`worker.FS` is a generic FS function to do anything you want, you can check [HERE](https://emscripten.org/docs/api_reference/Filesystem-API.html) for all functions.

**Arguments:**

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<a name="create-scheduler"></a>
## createScheduler(): Scheduler

createScheduler() is a factory function to create a scheduler, a scheduler manages a job queue and workers to enable multiple workers to work together, it is useful when you want to speed up your performance.
`createScheduler` is a factory function to create a scheduler, a scheduler manages a job queue and workers to enable multiple workers to work together, it is useful when you want to speed up your performance.

**Examples:**

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### Scheduler

<a name="scheduler-add-worker"></a>
### Scheduler.addWorker(worker): string
### scheduler.addWorker(worker): string

Scheduler.addWorker() adds a worker into the worker pool inside scheduler, it is suggested to add one worker to only one scheduler.
`scheduler.addWorker` adds a worker into the worker pool inside scheduler, it is suggested to add one worker to only one scheduler.

**Arguments:**

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<a name="scheduler-add-job"></a>
### Scheduler.addJob(action, ...payload): Promise
### scheduler.addJob(action, ...payload): Promise

Scheduler.addJob() adds a job to the job queue and scheduler waits and finds an idle worker to take the job.
`scheduler.addJob` adds a job to the job queue and scheduler waits and finds an idle worker to take the job.

**Arguments:**

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<a name="scheduler-get-queue-len"></a>
### Scheduler.getQueueLen(): number
### scheduler.getQueueLen(): number

Scheduler.getNumWorkers() returns the length of job queue.
`scheduler.getNumWorkers()` returns the length of job queue.

<a name="scheduler-get-num-workers"></a>
### Scheduler.getNumWorkers(): number

Scheduler.getNumWorkers() returns number of workers added into the scheduler

<a name="scheduler-terminate"></a>
### Scheduler.terminate(): Promise
### scheduler.terminate(): Promise

Scheduler.terminate() terminates all workers added, useful to do quick clean up.
`scheduler.terminate()` terminates all workers added, useful to do quick clean up.

**Examples:**

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<a name="set-logging"></a>
## setLogging(logging: boolean)

setLogging() sets the logging flag, you can `setLogging(true)` to see detailed information, useful for debugging.
`setLogging` sets the logging flag, you can `setLogging(true)` to see detailed information, useful for debugging.

**Arguments:**

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<a name="recognize"></a>
## recognize(image, langs, options): Promise

This function is depreciated and should be replaced with `worker.recognize` (see above).
> [!WARNING]
> This function is depreciated and should be replaced with `worker.recognize` (see above).
`recognize` works the same as `worker.recognize`, except that a new worker is created, loaded, and destroyed every time the function is called.

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<a name="detect"></a>
## detect(image, options): Promise

This function is depreciated and should be replaced with `worker.detect` (see above).
> [!WARNING]
> This function is depreciated and should be replaced with `worker.detect` (see above).
Same background as recognize(), but it does detect instead.
`detect` works the same as `worker.detect`, except that a new worker is created, loaded, and destroyed every time the function is called.

See [Tesseract.js](../src/Tesseract.js)

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