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pi-better-background-tasks

v0.1.15

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Pi extension for durable background shell tasks, watchers, logs, and status inspection.

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pi-better-background-tasks

pi-better-background-tasks is a Pi extension for durable background shell tasks, watchers, logs, and status inspection.

Quick Answer

Use pi-better-background-tasks when a command should keep running while the foreground Pi session stays free. It is best for dev servers, long scripts, queue watchers, deploy checks, log tails, and other command-driven work.

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Core Features

  • Start long-running commands without blocking the current turn.
  • Watch commands until success, failure, or timeout.
  • Keep task metadata and logs available across reloads.
  • Show active work in Pi's background-work navigator.
  • Flag running tasks with no observable output or completed poll as stalled.

Install

pi install npm:pi-better-background-tasks

Try it for one run:

pi -e npm:pi-better-background-tasks

When To Use

Use this package for shell commands that need logs, status, cancellation, or completion notifications across a Pi turn.

Do not use it for short commands where the foreground session should wait for the result directly.

Compatibility

| Requirement | Support | |-------------|---------| | Pi | Required | | Install method | pi install npm:pi-better-background-tasks | | Development runtime | Node.js 22+ |

Update Or Remove

pi update npm:pi-better-background-tasks
pi remove npm:pi-better-background-tasks

More Detail

  • Repository: https://github.com/1aboveio/pi-better-harness
  • Detailed notes: https://github.com/1aboveio/pi-better-harness/blob/main/packages/pi-better-background-tasks/docs/usage.md
  • License: https://github.com/1aboveio/pi-better-harness/blob/main/LICENSE