make-promises-safe
A node.js module to make the use of promises safe.
It implements the deprecation DEP0018 of Node.js in versions 6+.
Using Promises without this module might cause file descriptor and memory
leaks.
It is important that this module is only used in top-level program code, not
in reusable modules!
The Problem
Node.js crashes if there is an uncaught exception, while it does not
crash if there is an 'unhandledRejection'
, i.e. a Promise without a
.catch()
handler.
If you are using promises, you should attach a .catch()
handler
synchronously.
As an example, the following server will leak a file descriptor because
of a missing .catch()
handler:
const http = require('http')
const server = http.createServer(handle)
server.listen(3000)
function handle (req, res) {
doStuff()
.then((body) => {
res.end(body)
})
}
function doStuff () {
if (Math.random() < 0.5) {
return Promise.reject(new Error('kaboom'))
}
return Promise.resolve('hello world')
}
The Solution
make-promises-safe
installs an process.on('unhandledRejection')
handler that prints the stacktrace and exits the process with an exit
code of 1, just like any uncaught exception.
Install
npm install make-promises-safe --save
Usage
'use strict'
require('make-promises-safe')
const http = require('http')
const server = http.createServer(handle)
server.listen(3000)
function handle (req, res) {
doStuff()
.then((body) => {
res.end(body)
})
}
function doStuff () {
if (Math.random() < 0.5) {
return Promise.reject(new Error('kaboom'))
}
return Promise.resolve('hello world')
}
as a preloader
You can add this behavior to any Node.js application by using it as a
preloader:
node -r make-promises-safe server.js
with core dumps
You can also create a core dump when an unhandled rejection occurs:
require('make-promises-safe').abort = true
License
MIT