javascript: unload

Run a piece of code whenever the javascript-process stops/exits/quits. On browsers, nodejs, electron, react-native, .net-core. It also ensures that the exit-function is called only once.

You should use this module when your write a npm-library where you dont know in which environments the users will run it.

What does unload handle?

When nodejs:

process.on('beforeExit')
process.on('exit')
process.on('SIGINT')
process.on('uncaughtException')

When browser:

window.addEventListener('beforeunload')

When electron:

app.on('window-all-closed')

Usage

Installation:

npm install unload --save

Add a function which runs when the process exits:

var unload = require('unload');
unload.add(function(){
    console.log('Ouch, I\'m dying.');
});

Add and remove the function (It will no longer run when the process exits):

var unload = require('unload');
var stopListen = unload.add(function(){
    console.log('Ouch, I\'m dying.');
});

stopListen(); // removes the event-listeners

Run all previously added functions:

var unload = require('unload');
unload.add(function(){
    console.log('Ouch, I\'m dying.');
});

unload.runAll();

Remove all added functions (They will no longer run when the process exits):

var unload = require('unload');
unload.add(function(){
    console.log('Ouch, I\'m dying.');
});

unload.removeAll();