A way to attach a JavaScript function with napi_add_finalizer. For debugging.
const gcListen = require('gc-listen');
const obj = {};
const callback = () => {
// …
};
gcListen(obj, callback);
callback won’t be called as long as obj isn’t eligible for garbage collection. N-API even suggests it will be called when obj is collected. It will always be called asynchronously when called at all.
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Calls a function when V8 collects an object as garbage
We found that gc-listen demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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