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# Events
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<!--introduced_in=v0.10.0-->
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> Stability: 2 - Stable
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<!--type=module-->
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Much of the Node.js core API is built around an idiomatic asynchronous
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event-driven architecture in which certain kinds of objects (called "emitters")
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emit named events that cause `Function` objects ("listeners") to be called.
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For instance: a [`net.Server`][] object emits an event each time a peer
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connects to it; a [`fs.ReadStream`][] emits an event when the file is opened;
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a [stream][] emits an event whenever data is available to be read.
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All objects that emit events are instances of the `EventEmitter` class. These
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objects expose an `eventEmitter.on()` function that allows one or more
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functions to be attached to named events emitted by the object. Typically,
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event names are camel-cased strings but any valid JavaScript property key
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can be used.
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When the `EventEmitter` object emits an event, all of the functions attached
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to that specific event are called _synchronously_. Any values returned by the
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called listeners are _ignored_ and will be discarded.
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The following example shows a simple `EventEmitter` instance with a single
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listener. The `eventEmitter.on()` method is used to register listeners, while
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the `eventEmitter.emit()` method is used to trigger the event.
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```js
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const EventEmitter = require('events');
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class MyEmitter extends EventEmitter {}
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const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();
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myEmitter.on('event', () => {
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console.log('an event occurred!');
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});
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myEmitter.emit('event');
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```
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## Passing arguments and `this` to listeners
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The `eventEmitter.emit()` method allows an arbitrary set of arguments to be
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passed to the listener functions. Keep in mind that when
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an ordinary listener function is called, the standard `this` keyword
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is intentionally set to reference the `EventEmitter` instance to which the
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listener is attached.
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```js
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const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();
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myEmitter.on('event', function(a, b) {
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console.log(a, b, this, this === myEmitter);
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// Prints:
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// a b MyEmitter {
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// domain: null,
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// _events: { event: [Function] },
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// _eventsCount: 1,
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// _maxListeners: undefined } true
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});
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myEmitter.emit('event', 'a', 'b');
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```
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It is possible to use ES6 Arrow Functions as listeners, however, when doing so,
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the `this` keyword will no longer reference the `EventEmitter` instance:
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```js
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const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();
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myEmitter.on('event', (a, b) => {
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console.log(a, b, this);
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// Prints: a b {}
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});
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myEmitter.emit('event', 'a', 'b');
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```
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## Asynchronous vs. Synchronous
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The `EventEmitter` calls all listeners synchronously in the order in which
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they were registered. This ensures the proper sequencing of
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events and helps avoid race conditions and logic errors. When appropriate,
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listener functions can switch to an asynchronous mode of operation using
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the `setImmediate()` or `process.nextTick()` methods:
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```js
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const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();
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myEmitter.on('event', (a, b) => {
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setImmediate(() => {
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console.log('this happens asynchronously');
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});
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});
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myEmitter.emit('event', 'a', 'b');
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```
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## Handling events only once
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When a listener is registered using the `eventEmitter.on()` method, that
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listener will be invoked _every time_ the named event is emitted.
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```js
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const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();
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let m = 0;
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myEmitter.on('event', () => {
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console.log(++m);
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});
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myEmitter.emit('event');
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// Prints: 1
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myEmitter.emit('event');
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// Prints: 2
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```
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Using the `eventEmitter.once()` method, it is possible to register a listener
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that is called at most once for a particular event. Once the event is emitted,
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the listener is unregistered and *then* called.
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```js
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const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();
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let m = 0;
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myEmitter.once('event', () => {
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console.log(++m);
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});
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myEmitter.emit('event');
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// Prints: 1
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myEmitter.emit('event');
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// Ignored
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```
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## Error events
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When an error occurs within an `EventEmitter` instance, the typical action is
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for an `'error'` event to be emitted. These are treated as special cases
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within Node.js.
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If an `EventEmitter` does _not_ have at least one listener registered for the
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`'error'` event, and an `'error'` event is emitted, the error is thrown, a
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stack trace is printed, and the Node.js process exits.
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```js
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const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();
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myEmitter.emit('error', new Error('whoops!'));
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// Throws and crashes Node.js
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```
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To guard against crashing the Node.js process the [`domain`][] module can be
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used. (Note, however, that the `domain` module is deprecated.)
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As a best practice, listeners should always be added for the `'error'` events.
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```js
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const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();
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myEmitter.on('error', (err) => {
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console.error('whoops! there was an error');
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});
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myEmitter.emit('error', new Error('whoops!'));
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// Prints: whoops! there was an error
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```
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It is possible to monitor `'error'` events without consuming the emitted error
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by installing a listener using the symbol `errorMonitor`.
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```js
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const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();
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myEmitter.on(EventEmitter.errorMonitor, (err) => {
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MyMonitoringTool.log(err);
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});
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myEmitter.emit('error', new Error('whoops!'));
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// Still throws and crashes Node.js
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```
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## Capture Rejections of Promises
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> Stability: 1 - captureRejections is experimental.
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Using `async` functions with event handlers is problematic, because it
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can lead to an unhandled rejection in case of a thrown exception:
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```js
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const ee = new EventEmitter();
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ee.on('something', async (value) => {
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throw new Error('kaboom');
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});
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```
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The `captureRejections` option in the `EventEmitter` constructor or the global
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setting change this behavior, installing a `.then(undefined, handler)`
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handler on the `Promise`. This handler routes the exception
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asynchronously to the [`Symbol.for('nodejs.rejection')`][rejection] method
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if there is one, or to [`'error'`][error] event handler if there is none.
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```js
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const ee1 = new EventEmitter({ captureRejections: true });
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ee1.on('something', async (value) => {
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throw new Error('kaboom');
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});
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ee1.on('error', console.log);
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const ee2 = new EventEmitter({ captureRejections: true });
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ee2.on('something', async (value) => {
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throw new Error('kaboom');
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});
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ee2[Symbol.for('nodejs.rejection')] = console.log;
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```
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Setting `EventEmitter.captureRejections = true` will change the default for all
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new instances of `EventEmitter`.
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```js
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EventEmitter.captureRejections = true;
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const ee1 = new EventEmitter();
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ee1.on('something', async (value) => {
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throw new Error('kaboom');
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});
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ee1.on('error', console.log);
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```
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The `'error'` events that are generated by the `captureRejections` behavior
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do not have a catch handler to avoid infinite error loops: the
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recommendation is to **not use `async` functions as `'error'` event handlers**.
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## Class: `EventEmitter`
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<!-- YAML
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added: v0.1.26
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changes:
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- version: v13.4.0
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pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/27867
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description: Added captureRejections option.
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-->
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The `EventEmitter` class is defined and exposed by the `events` module:
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```js
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const EventEmitter = require('events');
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```
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All `EventEmitter`s emit the event `'newListener'` when new listeners are
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added and `'removeListener'` when existing listeners are removed.
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It supports the following option:
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* `captureRejections` {boolean} It enables
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[automatic capturing of promise rejection][capturerejections].
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Default: `false`.
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### Event: `'newListener'`
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<!-- YAML
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added: v0.1.26
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-->
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* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event being listened for
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* `listener` {Function} The event handler function
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The `EventEmitter` instance will emit its own `'newListener'` event *before*
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a listener is added to its internal array of listeners.
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Listeners registered for the `'newListener'` event will be passed the event
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name and a reference to the listener being added.
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The fact that the event is triggered before adding the listener has a subtle
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but important side effect: any *additional* listeners registered to the same
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`name` *within* the `'newListener'` callback will be inserted *before* the
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listener that is in the process of being added.
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```js
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const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();
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// Only do this once so we don't loop forever
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myEmitter.once('newListener', (event, listener) => {
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if (event === 'event') {
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// Insert a new listener in front
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myEmitter.on('event', () => {
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console.log('B');
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});
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}
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});
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myEmitter.on('event', () => {
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console.log('A');
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});
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myEmitter.emit('event');
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// Prints:
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// B
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// A
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```
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### Event: `'removeListener'`
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<!-- YAML
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added: v0.9.3
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changes:
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- version: v6.1.0, v4.7.0
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pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6394
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description: For listeners attached using `.once()`, the `listener` argument
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now yields the original listener function.
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-->
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* `eventName` {string|symbol} The event name
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* `listener` {Function} The event handler function
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The `'removeListener'` event is emitted *after* the `listener` is removed.
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### `EventEmitter.listenerCount(emitter, eventName)`
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<!-- YAML
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added: v0.9.12
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deprecated: v4.0.0
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-->
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> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`emitter.listenerCount()`][] instead.
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* `emitter` {EventEmitter} The emitter to query
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* `eventName` {string|symbol} The event name
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A class method that returns the number of listeners for the given `eventName`
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registered on the given `emitter`.
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```js
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const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();
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myEmitter.on('event', () => {});
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myEmitter.on('event', () => {});
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console.log(EventEmitter.listenerCount(myEmitter, 'event'));
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// Prints: 2
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```
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### `EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners`
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<!-- YAML
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added: v0.11.2
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-->
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By default, a maximum of `10` listeners can be registered for any single
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event. This limit can be changed for individual `EventEmitter` instances
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using the [`emitter.setMaxListeners(n)`][] method. To change the default
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for *all* `EventEmitter` instances, the `EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners`
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property can be used. If this value is not a positive number, a `TypeError`
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will be thrown.
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Take caution when setting the `EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners` because the
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change affects *all* `EventEmitter` instances, including those created before
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the change is made. However, calling [`emitter.setMaxListeners(n)`][] still has
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precedence over `EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners`.
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This is not a hard limit. The `EventEmitter` instance will allow
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more listeners to be added but will output a trace warning to stderr indicating
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that a "possible EventEmitter memory leak" has been detected. For any single
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`EventEmitter`, the `emitter.getMaxListeners()` and `emitter.setMaxListeners()`
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methods can be used to temporarily avoid this warning:
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```js
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emitter.setMaxListeners(emitter.getMaxListeners() + 1);
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emitter.once('event', () => {
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// do stuff
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emitter.setMaxListeners(Math.max(emitter.getMaxListeners() - 1, 0));
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});
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```
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The [`--trace-warnings`][] command line flag can be used to display the
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stack trace for such warnings.
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The emitted warning can be inspected with [`process.on('warning')`][] and will
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have the additional `emitter`, `type` and `count` properties, referring to
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the event emitter instance, the event’s name and the number of attached
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listeners, respectively.
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Its `name` property is set to `'MaxListenersExceededWarning'`.
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### `EventEmitter.errorMonitor`
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<!-- YAML
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added: v13.6.0
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-->
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This symbol shall be used to install a listener for only monitoring `'error'`
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events. Listeners installed using this symbol are called before the regular
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`'error'` listeners are called.
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Installing a listener using this symbol does not change the behavior once an
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`'error'` event is emitted, therefore the process will still crash if no
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regular `'error'` listener is installed.
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### `emitter.addListener(eventName, listener)`
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<!-- YAML
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added: v0.1.26
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-->
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* `eventName` {string|symbol}
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* `listener` {Function}
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Alias for `emitter.on(eventName, listener)`.
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### `emitter.emit(eventName[, ...args])`
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<!-- YAML
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-->
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* `eventName` {string|symbol}
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* `...args` {any}
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* Returns: {boolean}
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Synchronously calls each of the listeners registered for the event named
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`eventName`, in the order they were registered, passing the supplied arguments
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to each.
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Returns `true` if the event had listeners, `false` otherwise.
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```js
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const EventEmitter = require('events');
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const myEmitter = new EventEmitter();
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// First listener
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myEmitter.on('event', function firstListener() {
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console.log('Helloooo! first listener');
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});
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// Second listener
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myEmitter.on('event', function secondListener(arg1, arg2) {
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console.log(`event with parameters ${arg1}, ${arg2} in second listener`);
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});
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// Third listener
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myEmitter.on('event', function thirdListener(...args) {
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const parameters = args.join(', ');
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console.log(`event with parameters ${parameters} in third listener`);
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});
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console.log(myEmitter.listeners('event'));
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myEmitter.emit('event', 1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
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// Prints:
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// [
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// [Function: firstListener],
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// [Function: secondListener],
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// [Function: thirdListener]
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// ]
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// Helloooo! first listener
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// event with parameters 1, 2 in second listener
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// event with parameters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in third listener
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```
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### `emitter.eventNames()`
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-->
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* Returns: {Array}
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Returns an array listing the events for which the emitter has registered
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listeners. The values in the array will be strings or `Symbol`s.
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```js
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const EventEmitter = require('events');
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const myEE = new EventEmitter();
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myEE.on('foo', () => {});
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myEE.on('bar', () => {});
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const sym = Symbol('symbol');
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myEE.on(sym, () => {});
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console.log(myEE.eventNames());
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// Prints: [ 'foo', 'bar', Symbol(symbol) ]
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```
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### `emitter.getMaxListeners()`
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<!-- YAML
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-->
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* Returns: {integer}
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Returns the current max listener value for the `EventEmitter` which is either
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set by [`emitter.setMaxListeners(n)`][] or defaults to
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[`EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners`][].
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### `emitter.listenerCount(eventName)`
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<!-- YAML
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added: v3.2.0
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-->
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* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event being listened for
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* Returns: {integer}
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Returns the number of listeners listening to the event named `eventName`.
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### `emitter.listeners(eventName)`
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<!-- YAML
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added: v0.1.26
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changes:
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- version: v7.0.0
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pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6881
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description: For listeners attached using `.once()` this returns the
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original listeners instead of wrapper functions now.
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-->
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* `eventName` {string|symbol}
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* Returns: {Function[]}
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Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named `eventName`.
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```js
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server.on('connection', (stream) => {
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console.log('someone connected!');
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});
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console.log(util.inspect(server.listeners('connection')));
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// Prints: [ [Function] ]
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```
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### `emitter.off(eventName, listener)`
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<!-- YAML
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added: v10.0.0
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-->
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* `eventName` {string|symbol}
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* `listener` {Function}
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* Returns: {EventEmitter}
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Alias for [`emitter.removeListener()`][].
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### `emitter.on(eventName, listener)`
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<!-- YAML
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added: v0.1.101
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-->
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* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event.
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* `listener` {Function} The callback function
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* Returns: {EventEmitter}
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Adds the `listener` function to the end of the listeners array for the
|
||
event named `eventName`. No checks are made to see if the `listener` has
|
||
already been added. Multiple calls passing the same combination of `eventName`
|
||
and `listener` will result in the `listener` being added, and called, multiple
|
||
times.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
server.on('connection', (stream) => {
|
||
console.log('someone connected!');
|
||
});
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
Returns a reference to the `EventEmitter`, so that calls can be chained.
|
||
|
||
By default, event listeners are invoked in the order they are added. The
|
||
`emitter.prependListener()` method can be used as an alternative to add the
|
||
event listener to the beginning of the listeners array.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
const myEE = new EventEmitter();
|
||
myEE.on('foo', () => console.log('a'));
|
||
myEE.prependListener('foo', () => console.log('b'));
|
||
myEE.emit('foo');
|
||
// Prints:
|
||
// b
|
||
// a
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
### `emitter.once(eventName, listener)`
|
||
<!-- YAML
|
||
added: v0.3.0
|
||
-->
|
||
|
||
* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event.
|
||
* `listener` {Function} The callback function
|
||
* Returns: {EventEmitter}
|
||
|
||
Adds a **one-time** `listener` function for the event named `eventName`. The
|
||
next time `eventName` is triggered, this listener is removed and then invoked.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
server.once('connection', (stream) => {
|
||
console.log('Ah, we have our first user!');
|
||
});
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
Returns a reference to the `EventEmitter`, so that calls can be chained.
|
||
|
||
By default, event listeners are invoked in the order they are added. The
|
||
`emitter.prependOnceListener()` method can be used as an alternative to add the
|
||
event listener to the beginning of the listeners array.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
const myEE = new EventEmitter();
|
||
myEE.once('foo', () => console.log('a'));
|
||
myEE.prependOnceListener('foo', () => console.log('b'));
|
||
myEE.emit('foo');
|
||
// Prints:
|
||
// b
|
||
// a
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
### `emitter.prependListener(eventName, listener)`
|
||
<!-- YAML
|
||
added: v6.0.0
|
||
-->
|
||
|
||
* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event.
|
||
* `listener` {Function} The callback function
|
||
* Returns: {EventEmitter}
|
||
|
||
Adds the `listener` function to the *beginning* of the listeners array for the
|
||
event named `eventName`. No checks are made to see if the `listener` has
|
||
already been added. Multiple calls passing the same combination of `eventName`
|
||
and `listener` will result in the `listener` being added, and called, multiple
|
||
times.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
server.prependListener('connection', (stream) => {
|
||
console.log('someone connected!');
|
||
});
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
Returns a reference to the `EventEmitter`, so that calls can be chained.
|
||
|
||
### `emitter.prependOnceListener(eventName, listener)`
|
||
<!-- YAML
|
||
added: v6.0.0
|
||
-->
|
||
|
||
* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event.
|
||
* `listener` {Function} The callback function
|
||
* Returns: {EventEmitter}
|
||
|
||
Adds a **one-time** `listener` function for the event named `eventName` to the
|
||
*beginning* of the listeners array. The next time `eventName` is triggered, this
|
||
listener is removed, and then invoked.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
server.prependOnceListener('connection', (stream) => {
|
||
console.log('Ah, we have our first user!');
|
||
});
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
Returns a reference to the `EventEmitter`, so that calls can be chained.
|
||
|
||
### `emitter.removeAllListeners([eventName])`
|
||
<!-- YAML
|
||
added: v0.1.26
|
||
-->
|
||
|
||
* `eventName` {string|symbol}
|
||
* Returns: {EventEmitter}
|
||
|
||
Removes all listeners, or those of the specified `eventName`.
|
||
|
||
It is bad practice to remove listeners added elsewhere in the code,
|
||
particularly when the `EventEmitter` instance was created by some other
|
||
component or module (e.g. sockets or file streams).
|
||
|
||
Returns a reference to the `EventEmitter`, so that calls can be chained.
|
||
|
||
### `emitter.removeListener(eventName, listener)`
|
||
<!-- YAML
|
||
added: v0.1.26
|
||
-->
|
||
|
||
* `eventName` {string|symbol}
|
||
* `listener` {Function}
|
||
* Returns: {EventEmitter}
|
||
|
||
Removes the specified `listener` from the listener array for the event named
|
||
`eventName`.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
const callback = (stream) => {
|
||
console.log('someone connected!');
|
||
};
|
||
server.on('connection', callback);
|
||
// ...
|
||
server.removeListener('connection', callback);
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
`removeListener()` will remove, at most, one instance of a listener from the
|
||
listener array. If any single listener has been added multiple times to the
|
||
listener array for the specified `eventName`, then `removeListener()` must be
|
||
called multiple times to remove each instance.
|
||
|
||
Once an event has been emitted, all listeners attached to it at the
|
||
time of emitting will be called in order. This implies that any
|
||
`removeListener()` or `removeAllListeners()` calls *after* emitting and
|
||
*before* the last listener finishes execution will not remove them from
|
||
`emit()` in progress. Subsequent events will behave as expected.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();
|
||
|
||
const callbackA = () => {
|
||
console.log('A');
|
||
myEmitter.removeListener('event', callbackB);
|
||
};
|
||
|
||
const callbackB = () => {
|
||
console.log('B');
|
||
};
|
||
|
||
myEmitter.on('event', callbackA);
|
||
|
||
myEmitter.on('event', callbackB);
|
||
|
||
// callbackA removes listener callbackB but it will still be called.
|
||
// Internal listener array at time of emit [callbackA, callbackB]
|
||
myEmitter.emit('event');
|
||
// Prints:
|
||
// A
|
||
// B
|
||
|
||
// callbackB is now removed.
|
||
// Internal listener array [callbackA]
|
||
myEmitter.emit('event');
|
||
// Prints:
|
||
// A
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
Because listeners are managed using an internal array, calling this will
|
||
change the position indices of any listener registered *after* the listener
|
||
being removed. This will not impact the order in which listeners are called,
|
||
but it means that any copies of the listener array as returned by
|
||
the `emitter.listeners()` method will need to be recreated.
|
||
|
||
When a single function has been added as a handler multiple times for a single
|
||
event (as in the example below), `removeListener()` will remove the most
|
||
recently added instance. In the example the `once('ping')`
|
||
listener is removed:
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
const ee = new EventEmitter();
|
||
|
||
function pong() {
|
||
console.log('pong');
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
ee.on('ping', pong);
|
||
ee.once('ping', pong);
|
||
ee.removeListener('ping', pong);
|
||
|
||
ee.emit('ping');
|
||
ee.emit('ping');
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
Returns a reference to the `EventEmitter`, so that calls can be chained.
|
||
|
||
### `emitter.setMaxListeners(n)`
|
||
<!-- YAML
|
||
added: v0.3.5
|
||
-->
|
||
|
||
* `n` {integer}
|
||
* Returns: {EventEmitter}
|
||
|
||
By default `EventEmitter`s will print a warning if more than `10` listeners are
|
||
added for a particular event. This is a useful default that helps finding
|
||
memory leaks. Obviously, not all events should be limited to just 10 listeners.
|
||
The `emitter.setMaxListeners()` method allows the limit to be modified for this
|
||
specific `EventEmitter` instance. The value can be set to `Infinity` (or `0`)
|
||
to indicate an unlimited number of listeners.
|
||
|
||
Returns a reference to the `EventEmitter`, so that calls can be chained.
|
||
|
||
### `emitter.rawListeners(eventName)`
|
||
<!-- YAML
|
||
added: v9.4.0
|
||
-->
|
||
|
||
* `eventName` {string|symbol}
|
||
* Returns: {Function[]}
|
||
|
||
Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named `eventName`,
|
||
including any wrappers (such as those created by `.once()`).
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
const emitter = new EventEmitter();
|
||
emitter.once('log', () => console.log('log once'));
|
||
|
||
// Returns a new Array with a function `onceWrapper` which has a property
|
||
// `listener` which contains the original listener bound above
|
||
const listeners = emitter.rawListeners('log');
|
||
const logFnWrapper = listeners[0];
|
||
|
||
// Logs "log once" to the console and does not unbind the `once` event
|
||
logFnWrapper.listener();
|
||
|
||
// Logs "log once" to the console and removes the listener
|
||
logFnWrapper();
|
||
|
||
emitter.on('log', () => console.log('log persistently'));
|
||
// Will return a new Array with a single function bound by `.on()` above
|
||
const newListeners = emitter.rawListeners('log');
|
||
|
||
// Logs "log persistently" twice
|
||
newListeners[0]();
|
||
emitter.emit('log');
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
### `emitter[Symbol.for('nodejs.rejection')](err, eventName[, ...args])`
|
||
<!-- YAML
|
||
added: v13.4.0
|
||
-->
|
||
|
||
> Stability: 1 - captureRejections is experimental.
|
||
|
||
* `err` Error
|
||
* `eventName` {string|symbol}
|
||
* `...args` {any}
|
||
|
||
The `Symbol.for('nodejs.rejection')` method is called in case a
|
||
promise rejection happens when emitting an event and
|
||
[`captureRejections`][capturerejections] is enabled on the emitter.
|
||
It is possible to use [`events.captureRejectionSymbol`][rejectionsymbol] in
|
||
place of `Symbol.for('nodejs.rejection')`.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
const { EventEmitter, captureRejectionSymbol } = require('events');
|
||
|
||
class MyClass extends EventEmitter {
|
||
constructor() {
|
||
super({ captureRejections: true });
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
[captureRejectionSymbol](err, event, ...args) {
|
||
console.log('rejection happened for', event, 'with', err, ...args);
|
||
this.destroy(err);
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
destroy(err) {
|
||
// Tear the resource down here.
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
## `events.once(emitter, name)`
|
||
<!-- YAML
|
||
added: v11.13.0
|
||
-->
|
||
|
||
* `emitter` {EventEmitter}
|
||
* `name` {string}
|
||
* Returns: {Promise}
|
||
|
||
Creates a `Promise` that is fulfilled when the `EventEmitter` emits the given
|
||
event or that is rejected when the `EventEmitter` emits `'error'`.
|
||
The `Promise` will resolve with an array of all the arguments emitted to the
|
||
given event.
|
||
|
||
This method is intentionally generic and works with the web platform
|
||
[EventTarget][WHATWG-EventTarget] interface, which has no special
|
||
`'error'` event semantics and does not listen to the `'error'` event.
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
const { once, EventEmitter } = require('events');
|
||
|
||
async function run() {
|
||
const ee = new EventEmitter();
|
||
|
||
process.nextTick(() => {
|
||
ee.emit('myevent', 42);
|
||
});
|
||
|
||
const [value] = await once(ee, 'myevent');
|
||
console.log(value);
|
||
|
||
const err = new Error('kaboom');
|
||
process.nextTick(() => {
|
||
ee.emit('error', err);
|
||
});
|
||
|
||
try {
|
||
await once(ee, 'myevent');
|
||
} catch (err) {
|
||
console.log('error happened', err);
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
run();
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
## `events.captureRejections`
|
||
<!-- YAML
|
||
added: v13.4.0
|
||
-->
|
||
|
||
> Stability: 1 - captureRejections is experimental.
|
||
|
||
Value: {boolean}
|
||
|
||
Change the default `captureRejections` option on all new `EventEmitter` objects.
|
||
|
||
## `events.captureRejectionSymbol`
|
||
<!-- YAML
|
||
added: v13.4.0
|
||
-->
|
||
|
||
> Stability: 1 - captureRejections is experimental.
|
||
|
||
Value: `Symbol.for('nodejs.rejection')`
|
||
|
||
See how to write a custom [rejection handler][rejection].
|
||
|
||
## `events.on(emitter, eventName)`
|
||
<!-- YAML
|
||
added: v13.6.0
|
||
-->
|
||
|
||
* `emitter` {EventEmitter}
|
||
* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event being listened for
|
||
* Returns: {AsyncIterator} that iterates `eventName` events emitted by the `emitter`
|
||
|
||
```js
|
||
const { on, EventEmitter } = require('events');
|
||
|
||
(async () => {
|
||
const ee = new EventEmitter();
|
||
|
||
// Emit later on
|
||
process.nextTick(() => {
|
||
ee.emit('foo', 'bar');
|
||
ee.emit('foo', 42);
|
||
});
|
||
|
||
for await (const event of on(ee, 'foo')) {
|
||
// The execution of this inner block is synchronous and it
|
||
// processes one event at a time (even with await). Do not use
|
||
// if concurrent execution is required.
|
||
console.log(event); // prints ['bar'] [42]
|
||
}
|
||
})();
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
Returns an `AsyncIterator` that iterates `eventName` events. It will throw
|
||
if the `EventEmitter` emits `'error'`. It removes all listeners when
|
||
exiting the loop. The `value` returned by each iteration is an array
|
||
composed of the emitted event arguments.
|
||
|
||
[WHATWG-EventTarget]: https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#interface-eventtarget
|
||
[`--trace-warnings`]: cli.html#cli_trace_warnings
|
||
[`EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners`]: #events_eventemitter_defaultmaxlisteners
|
||
[`domain`]: domain.html
|
||
[`emitter.listenerCount()`]: #events_emitter_listenercount_eventname
|
||
[`emitter.removeListener()`]: #events_emitter_removelistener_eventname_listener
|
||
[`emitter.setMaxListeners(n)`]: #events_emitter_setmaxlisteners_n
|
||
[`fs.ReadStream`]: fs.html#fs_class_fs_readstream
|
||
[`net.Server`]: net.html#net_class_net_server
|
||
[`process.on('warning')`]: process.html#process_event_warning
|
||
[stream]: stream.html
|
||
[capturerejections]: #events_capture_rejections_of_promises
|
||
[rejection]: #events_emitter_symbol_for_nodejs_rejection_err_eventname_args
|
||
[rejectionsymbol]: #events_events_capturerejectionsymbol
|
||
[error]: #events_error_events
|