nodejs process lifecycle events

node-process-lifecycle-events.js

/* demonstrate process lifecycle
--------------------------------*/

console.log('Start process');

// Event is fired when user kills process (ctl+d)
process.on('SIGINT', function() {
  console.log('I\'m dying.');
  setTimeout(function(){
    process.exit(1); 
  }, 1000);
});

// Event is fired when process exits
process.on('exit', function(code) {
  console.log('exiting');
});


// This process will wait for 5 seconds before exiting
setTimeout(function(){
  console.log('too late');
}, 5*1000);