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Keeps track of a server's open sockets so they can be destroyed at a moment's notice.


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What is killable?

The killable npm package provides a simple way to make server-like objects (such as those created by `http.createServer`) 'killable'. This means you can easily terminate all active connections with a single method call, allowing for graceful shutdowns of servers. This is particularly useful in scenarios where you need to cleanly stop a server during development, testing, or in production environments for updates or maintenance.

What are killable's main functionalities?

Making a server killable

This feature allows you to wrap an existing server object, making it 'killable'. After calling `killable(server)`, you can call `server.kill()` to terminate all active connections and stop the server.

const killable = require('killable');
const http = require('http');

const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
  res.end('Hello World!');
});

killable(server);

server.listen(3000, () => console.log('Server running on port 3000'));

// Later, to kill the server and all active connections:
server.kill();

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Package last updated on 07 Sep 2018

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