# Namespace: `KernelSpecs`

[@jupyterlite/kernel](jupyterlite_kernel.md).KernelSpecs

A namespace for KernelSpecs statics.


## Type Aliases

### `KernelFactories`

Ƭ **`KernelFactories`**: `Map`<`string`, [`KernelFactory`](jupyterlite_kernel.KernelSpecs.md#kernelfactory)\>

The type for the record of kernel factory functions.

#### Defined in

[packages/kernel/src/kernelspecs.ts:89](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/c78cc8d/packages/kernel/src/kernelspecs.ts#L89)



### `KernelFactory`

Ƭ **`KernelFactory`**: (`options`: [`IOptions`](../interfaces/jupyterlite_kernel.IKernel.IOptions.md)) => `Promise`<[`IKernel`](../interfaces/jupyterlite_kernel.IKernel-1.md)\>

#### Type declaration

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> (`options`): `Promise`<[`IKernel`](../interfaces/jupyterlite_kernel.IKernel-1.md)\>

The type for a kernel factory function used to instantiate new kernels.

##### Parameters

| Name | Type |
| :------ | :------ |
| `options` | [`IOptions`](../interfaces/jupyterlite_kernel.IKernel.IOptions.md) |

##### Returns

`Promise`<[`IKernel`](../interfaces/jupyterlite_kernel.IKernel-1.md)\>

#### Defined in

[packages/kernel/src/kernelspecs.ts:84](https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite/blob/c78cc8d/packages/kernel/src/kernelspecs.ts#L84)