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pear-ref
Pear core ref counter
Usage
const ref = require('pear-ref')
ref.on('ref', (refs) => console.log('ref', 'count', refs))
ref.on('unref', (refs) => console.log('unref', 'count', refs))
ref.ref()
handleCreatingCb(function callback () { ref.unref() })
ref.track(handleCreatingPromise())
License
Apache-2.0
FAQs
Pear core ref counter
The npm package pear-ref receives a total of 89 weekly downloads. As such, pear-ref popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that pear-ref 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.
Package last updated on 11 Aug 2025
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