watch-pid
v1.0.0
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continuously test if a process exists
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watch-pid
Continuously calls process.kill with the specified pid and a signal of 0 to test the existance of a process with the corresponding pid. Repeats with a default delay of 1500 ms.
usage
const watch = require(`watch-pid`)
watch(42, pid => {
console.log(`Process with pid: ${pid} exited`)
})api
watch(pid, callback[, delay])
pid - process identifier
callback - called with the pid when the process no longer exists.
delay - delay between tests.