process-nextick-args
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Package description
The process-nextick-args package is a Node.js module that provides a shim for the `process.nextTick()` function, ensuring that arguments passed to the callback are handled correctly. It is particularly useful for maintaining compatibility with older versions of Node.js where the `process.nextTick()` function did not handle additional arguments properly.
Shimming process.nextTick
This package allows you to use `process.nextTick()` in a way that ensures additional arguments are passed to the callback function. This is useful when you want to ensure your code works consistently across different Node.js versions.
process.nextTick(callback, arg1, arg2, arg3);The setimmediate package provides a cross-browser implementation of the `setImmediate()` function, which is similar to `process.nextTick()` but with broader support in browsers. It does not mimic the Node.js environment as closely as process-nextick-args does.
Immediate is another package that offers a similar functionality to `setImmediate()` and can be used as a polyfill in environments where `setImmediate()` is not available. It is not as focused on Node.js environments as process-nextick-args.
Async is a utility module which provides straight-forward, powerful functions for working with asynchronous JavaScript. Although it's not a direct shim for `process.nextTick()`, it offers functions like `async.nextTick()` which can be used for deferring execution similar to `process.nextTick()`.
Readme
npm install --save process-nextick-args
Always be able to pass arguments to process.nextTick, no matter the platform
var pna = require('process-nextick-args');
pna.nextTick(function (a, b, c) {
console.log(a, b, c);
}, 'step', 3, 'profit');
FAQs
process.nextTick but always with args
The npm package process-nextick-args receives a total of 27,787,895 weekly downloads. As such, process-nextick-args popularity was classified as popular.
We found that process-nextick-args 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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