gecko-dev/dom/xhr/tests/terminateSyncXHR_worker.js

/**
 * Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.
 * http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
 */

onmessage = function(event) {
  throw new Error("No messages should reach me!");
};

var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open("GET", "worker_testXHR.txt", false);
xhr.addEventListener("loadstart", function() {
  // Tell the parent to terminate us.
  postMessage("TERMINATE");
  // And wait for it to do so.
  while (1) {
    true;
  }
});
xhr.send(null);