# Interface: `IOptions`

[@jupyterlite/kernel](../modules/jupyterlite_kernel.md).[IKernel](../modules/jupyterlite_kernel.IKernel.md).IOptions

The instantiation options for an IKernel.


## Properties

### `id`

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> **`id`**: `string`

The kernel id.

#### Defined in

[packages/kernel/src/tokens.ts:113](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/c78cc8d/packages/kernel/src/tokens.ts#L113)



### `location`

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> **`location`**: `string`

The location in the virtual filesystem from which the kernel was started.

#### Defined in

[packages/kernel/src/tokens.ts:123](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/c78cc8d/packages/kernel/src/tokens.ts#L123)



### `name`

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> **`name`**: `string`

The name of the kernel.

#### Defined in

[packages/kernel/src/tokens.ts:118](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/c78cc8d/packages/kernel/src/tokens.ts#L118)



### `sendMessage`

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> **`sendMessage`**: [`SendMessage`](../modules/jupyterlite_kernel.IKernel.md#sendmessage)

The method to send messages back to the server.

#### Defined in

[packages/kernel/src/tokens.ts:128](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/c78cc8d/packages/kernel/src/tokens.ts#L128)