Node.js v20.14.0 documentation

util.callbackify(original)#

• original <Function> An async function
• Returns: <Function> a callback style function

Takes an async function (or a function that returns a Promise) and returns a function following the error-first callback style, i.e. taking an (err, value) => ... callback as the last argument. In the callback, the first argument will be the rejection reason (or null if the Promise resolved), and the second argument will be the resolved value.

const util = require('node:util');

async function fn() {
  return 'hello world';
}
const callbackFunction = util.callbackify(fn);

callbackFunction((err, ret) => {
  if (err) throw err;
  console.log(ret);
}); copy

Will print:

hello world copy

The callback is executed asynchronously, and will have a limited stack trace. If the callback throws, the process will emit an 'uncaughtException' event, and if not handled will exit.

Since null has a special meaning as the first argument to a callback, if a wrapped function rejects a Promise with a falsy value as a reason, the value is wrapped in an Error with the original value stored in a field named reason.

function fn() {
  return Promise.reject(null);
}
const callbackFunction = util.callbackify(fn);

callbackFunction((err, ret) => {
  // When the Promise was rejected with `null` it is wrapped with an Error and
  // the original value is stored in `reason`.
  err && Object.hasOwn(err, 'reason') && err.reason === null;  // true
}); copy

util.debuglog(section[, callback])#

• section <string> A string identifying the portion of the application for which the debuglog function is being created.
• callback <Function> A callback invoked the first time the logging function is called with a function argument that is a more optimized logging function.
• Returns: <Function> The logging function

The util.debuglog() method is used to create a function that conditionally writes debug messages to stderr based on the existence of the NODE_DEBUG environment variable. If the section name appears within the value of that environment variable, then the returned function operates similar to console.error(). If not, then the returned function is a no-op.

const util = require('node:util');
const debuglog = util.debuglog('foo');

debuglog('hello from foo [%d]', 123); copy

If this program is run with NODE_DEBUG=foo in the environment, then it will output something like:

FOO 3245: hello from foo [123] copy

where 3245 is the process id. If it is not run with that environment variable set, then it will not print anything.

The section supports wildcard also:

const util = require('node:util');
const debuglog = util.debuglog('foo-bar');

debuglog('hi there, it\'s foo-bar [%d]', 2333); copy

if it is run with NODE_DEBUG=foo* in the environment, then it will output something like:

FOO-BAR 3257: hi there, it's foo-bar [2333] copy

Multiple comma-separated section names may be specified in the NODE_DEBUG environment variable: NODE_DEBUG=fs,net,tls.

The optional callback argument can be used to replace the logging function with a different function that doesn't have any initialization or unnecessary wrapping.

const util = require('node:util');
let debuglog = util.debuglog('internals', (debug) => {
  // Replace with a logging function that optimizes out
  // testing if the section is enabled
  debuglog = debug;
}); copy

debuglog().enabled#

• <boolean>

The util.debuglog().enabled getter is used to create a test that can be used in conditionals based on the existence of the NODE_DEBUG environment variable. If the section name appears within the value of that environment variable, then the returned value will be true. If not, then the returned value will be false.

const util = require('node:util');
const enabled = util.debuglog('foo').enabled;
if (enabled) {
  console.log('hello from foo [%d]', 123);
} copy

If this program is run with NODE_DEBUG=foo in the environment, then it will output something like:

hello from foo [123] copy

util.debug(section)#

Alias for util.debuglog. Usage allows for readability of that doesn't imply logging when only using util.debuglog().enabled.

util.deprecate(fn, msg[, code])#

• fn <Function> The function that is being deprecated.
• msg <string> A warning message to display when the deprecated function is invoked.
• code <string> A deprecation code. See the list of deprecated APIs for a list of codes.
• Returns: <Function> The deprecated function wrapped to emit a warning.

The util.deprecate() method wraps fn (which may be a function or class) in such a way that it is marked as deprecated.

const util = require('node:util');

exports.obsoleteFunction = util.deprecate(() => {
  // Do something here.
}, 'obsoleteFunction() is deprecated. Use newShinyFunction() instead.'); copy

When called, util.deprecate() will return a function that will emit a DeprecationWarning using the 'warning' event. The warning will be emitted and printed to stderr the first time the returned function is called. After the warning is emitted, the wrapped function is called without emitting a warning.

If the same optional code is supplied in multiple calls to util.deprecate(), the warning will be emitted only once for that code.

const util = require('node:util');

const fn1 = util.deprecate(someFunction, someMessage, 'DEP0001');
const fn2 = util.deprecate(someOtherFunction, someOtherMessage, 'DEP0001');
fn1(); // Emits a deprecation warning with code DEP0001
fn2(); // Does not emit a deprecation warning because it has the same code copy

If either the --no-deprecation or --no-warnings command-line flags are used, or if the process.noDeprecation property is set to true prior to the first deprecation warning, the util.deprecate() method does nothing.

If the --trace-deprecation or --trace-warnings command-line flags are set, or the process.traceDeprecation property is set to true, a warning and a stack trace are printed to stderr the first time the deprecated function is called.

If the --throw-deprecation command-line flag is set, or the process.throwDeprecation property is set to true, then an exception will be thrown when the deprecated function is called.

The --throw-deprecation command-line flag and process.throwDeprecation property take precedence over --trace-deprecation and process.traceDeprecation.

util.format(format[, ...args])#