exit-compat

A replacement for process.exit() that ensures stdio streams are fully drained before exiting.

This is needed for Node 0.8-0.10 compatibility where process.exit() could truncate stdout/stderr output because streams hadn't finished flushing. Modern Node.js versions handle this automatically.

Installation

npm install exit-compat

Usage

var exit = require('exit-compat');

console.log('This will be fully written before exit');
exit(0);

API

exit(exitCode)

• exitCode (number): The exit code to pass to process.exit()

The function waits for process.stdout and process.stderr to drain before calling process.exit().

Why?

On Node 0.8-0.10, calling process.exit() immediately could truncate stdout/stderr output. This was fixed in Node 0.11.8+, but this package provides a consistent solution across all Node versions.

Credits

Based on the exit package by "Cowboy" Ben Alman.