mattdesl / mattdesl/spawn-npm-install

Consider listening for the error event

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Description

It's possible for this module to throw an error if no one is listening for the `error` event on the `proc` object returned from `spawn`.

You could argue that this is up to the user, but since you allow to user to give an optional callback I'd say that error should be redirected there.

Alternatively this should probably be documented in the README.md.

I'll happily make a PR in either case.

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Research direction

Start by inspecting the module's spawn call and the README.md, focusing on the proc object returned from spawn and the optional callback mentioned in the issue. Decide whether the callback should receive the error or the behavior should be documented; done means the chosen behavior is covered and no error-handling ambiguity remains.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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