NodeJS soft shutdown

nodejs_soft_shutdown.js

// not compatible with ES5, only ES6 and up

process.on('SIGINT', ()=>{
    try {
        // end your processes here, for example
        // http_connection.close();
        // or
        // mysql_connection.end();
      
      
        process.exit(); // <-- this ends the whole script normally (without throwing an error)
    }
    catch(err) {
        // this crashes the script if the processes couldn't be shut down in the try{} block
        console.log("\x1b[31m\x1b[1m Couldn't shut down all processes due to error: '" + err + "', crashing script instead.\x1b[0m");
        process.exit(1); // <-- this ends the whole script and uses the exit code 1, which is an error
    }
});