Sample
why-is-node-running 2.3.0: identify active asynchronous handles keeping node process alive
Verified sample for npm why-is-node-running 2.3.0: identify active asynchronous handles keeping node process alive. The contract ran on node 22 · linux…
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Declared environment
linux 24 · ubuntu · glibc 2.39 x64 npm
Verification-run environments
| Environment | Contract | Stages | Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| node 22 · linux alpine/x64 · docker ed25519:c1973797be207ac4 | PASS | compile:SKIPPED · contract:PASS · load:PASS · resolve:PASS CONTAINER_RUN · node-typescript@1node:22-alpine@sha256:c610fcdfb1d5… |
2026-08-27 |
Case
HOW- Goal
- identify active asynchronous handles keeping node process alive
- Packages
- Symbols
-
- whyIsNodeRunning
- Created
- 2026-08-27T18:59:04Z
Contract
- whyIsNodeRunning invokes custom logger error method with formatted handle count and active handle types
- inspectActiveHandles wrapper delegates correctly to whyIsNodeRunning
- whyIsNodeRunning ignores unreferenced handles that do not keep process running
- whyIsNodeRunning falls back to console logger when no custom logger is provided
Files
- PROMPT.md
- csx.json
- package-lock.json
- package.json
- spec.json
- src/index.mjs
- test/contract.mjs
Source
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Do not copy, paraphrase, or reference any existing project source. Work only from this spec.
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Goal: identify active asynchronous handles keeping node process alive
Kind: HOW
Use EXACTLY these public packages and versions:
- pkg:npm/why-is-node-running@2.3.0
Demonstrate these symbols/APIs:
- whyIsNodeRunning
Rules:
- One focused purpose; the smallest project that proves the goal.
- Include a contract test (test/contract.*) that runs OFFLINE and exits 0 exactly when the goal behavior works.
- Pin every dependency with a lockfile so resolution is reproducible.
- No secrets, credentials, or tokens. No real URLs (only example.com or localhost). No absolute paths.
- No personal names, emails, company names, or project identifiers of any kind.
- No binaries and no generated output (node_modules, dist, target, venv, .git, .env).
- Keep it under 200 files and 256KB packed.
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"license": "MIT",
"dependencies": {
"siginfo": "^2.0.0",
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"bin": {
"why-is-node-running": "cli.js"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=8"
}
}
}
}
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"license": "MIT-0",
"dependencies": {
"why-is-node-running": "2.3.0"
}
}
{
"schemaVersion": 1,
"goal": "identify active asynchronous handles keeping node process alive",
"kind": "HOW",
"packages": [
"pkg:npm/why-is-node-running@2.3.0"
],
"symbols": [
"whyIsNodeRunning"
]
}
import whyIsNodeRunning from "why-is-node-running";
/**
* Inspects active asynchronous handles keeping the Node.js process alive.
* @param {object} [logger] - Custom logger object with an error method.
*/
export function inspectActiveHandles(logger) {
whyIsNodeRunning(logger);
}
export { whyIsNodeRunning };
export default whyIsNodeRunning;
import assert from "node:assert/strict";
import net from "node:net";
import util from "node:util";
import { whyIsNodeRunning, inspectActiveHandles } from "../src/index.mjs";
async function runContract() {
// 1. whyIsNodeRunning invokes custom logger error method with formatted handle count and active handle types
const logs = [];
const customLogger = {
error: (...args) => {
logs.push(util.format(...args));
},
};
const server = net.createServer();
await new Promise((resolve) => server.listen(0, "127.0.0.1", resolve));
whyIsNodeRunning(customLogger);
const countLog = logs.find((l) =>
l.includes("handle(s) keeping the process running")
);
assert.ok(countLog, "Logger must record handle count message");
assert.match(countLog, /There are \d+ handle\(s\) keeping the process running/);
const serverWrapLog = logs.find((l) => l.includes("# TCPSERVERWRAP"));
assert.ok(
serverWrapLog,
"Logger must identify active TCPSERVERWRAP handle type"
);
await new Promise((resolve) => server.close(resolve));
// 2. inspectActiveHandles wrapper delegates correctly to whyIsNodeRunning
const wrapperLogs = [];
const wrapperLogger = {
error: (...args) => {
wrapperLogs.push(util.format(...args));
},
};
inspectActiveHandles(wrapperLogger);
const wrapperCountLog = wrapperLogs.find((l) =>
l.includes("handle(s) keeping the process running")
);
assert.ok(
wrapperCountLog,
"inspectActiveHandles must invoke underlying whyIsNodeRunning logic"
);
// 3. whyIsNodeRunning ignores unreferenced handles that do not keep process running
const unrefLogs = [];
const unrefLogger = {
error: (...args) => {
unrefLogs.push(util.format(...args));
},
};
const unrefTimer = setTimeout(() => {}, 60000);
unrefTimer.unref();
whyIsNodeRunning(unrefLogger);
const timerEntry = unrefLogs.find((l) => l.includes("# Timeout"));
assert.equal(
timerEntry,
undefined,
"Unreferenced timer handles must not be logged as active keepalive handles"
);
clearTimeout(unrefTimer);
// 4. whyIsNodeRunning falls back to console logger when no custom logger is provided
let consoleErrorCalled = false;
const originalConsoleError = console.error;
console.error = (...args) => {
consoleErrorCalled = true;
originalConsoleError(...args);
};
try {
whyIsNodeRunning();
assert.equal(
consoleErrorCalled,
true,
"console.error must be called when logger argument is omitted"
);
} finally {
console.error = originalConsoleError;
}
console.log("All contract assertions passed successfully.");
}
runContract().catch((err) => {
console.error("Contract test failed:", err);
process.exit(1);
});
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