is-running

What is is-running?

The is-running npm package is a simple utility to check if a process with a given PID is currently running. It is useful for monitoring and managing processes in Node.js applications.

What are is-running's main functionalities?

Check if a process is running

This feature allows you to check if a process with a specific PID is currently running. The code sample demonstrates how to use the is-running package to check the status of a process and log the result.

const isRunning = require('is-running');
const pid = 12345; // Replace with the actual PID you want to check
if (isRunning(pid)) {
  console.log(`Process ${pid} is running.`);
} else {
  console.log(`Process ${pid} is not running.`);
}

Other packages similar to is-running

pidusage

The pidusage package provides more detailed information about a process, including CPU and memory usage. It can be used to monitor the resource consumption of a process in addition to checking if it is running. Compared to is-running, pidusage offers more comprehensive monitoring capabilities.

ps-node

The ps-node package allows you to perform various operations on processes, such as listing all processes, killing a process, and checking if a process is running. It provides a broader set of functionalities compared to is-running, which is focused solely on checking the running status of a process.

README

Test if a process with a given pid is running

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Installation

npm install is-running

Usage

require('is-running')(897245) // returns true if a process with pid 897245 is running