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doc: updated language around adding listeners on SIGUSR1 #19709

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Updated the doc/api/process.md documentation to reflect that
listening on SIGUSR1 could impact the debugger.

Fixes: #19619

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Trott commented Mar 30, 2018

Question/suggestion: Would it make sense to be more specific? Instead of "might interfere with the debugger", maybe something like "might override the default behavior of causing the process to start listening for debugging messages"? Well, something a bit more clear than that, but that sort of thing? Maybe "might stop the signal's default behavior of activating the inspector"?

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Despite my question/suggestion, this looks good to me as it is.

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Trott commented Mar 30, 2018

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Trott commented Mar 30, 2018

Lite CI: https://ci.nodejs.org/job/node-test-pull-request-lite/370/

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@willhayslett willhayslett changed the title doc: updated language around adding listens on SIGUSR1 doc: updated language around adding listeners on SIGUSR1 Mar 30, 2018
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Good call out @Trott. The language is vague in it's current form. Are we only worried about the debugger not starting if we register listeners on SIGUSR1 or are there other side effects that we'd want to warn users about? If it's the latter and those side effects are unknown or potentially robust and represent behavior we've no intention of testing/validating because adding the custom listener isn't "supported" for the debugger, does the ambiguity make more sense? Maybe we could be more stern or explicit in letting them know the results could be unexpected in such a case?

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how about this?
Installing a listener for this signal will lead to race condition with the in-built debugger that installs handler for the same signal. Unexpected behavior can result, depending on the order of handler registration (late comer overrides existing one), so it is recommended not to install one in user programs.

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To @Trott et al, the reason I suggested not being too specific is to allow for a little leeway in case the current implementation needs to change.

All the reader needs to know is that listening for SIGUSR1 is not a good idea, the details aren't important.

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* `SIGUSR1` is reserved by Node.js to start the [debugger][]. It's possible to
install a listener but doing so will _not_ stop the debugger from starting.
install a listener but doing so might intefere with the debugger.
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Typo: interfere

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Trott commented Mar 31, 2018

I'm sold on @bnoordhuis's explanation and +1 to the current wording (with the one typo fixed, of course).

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doc: updated language around adding listens on SIGUSR1
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Updated the doc/api/process.md documentation to reflect that
listening on SIGUSR1 could impact the debugger.

Fixes: nodejs#19619
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Typo fixed. Thanks, everyone!

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Trott commented Mar 31, 2018

Lite CI: https://ci.nodejs.org/job/node-test-pull-request-lite/374/

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doc: update to adding listens on SIGUSR1
67bbc84 
Updated the doc/api/process.md documentation to reflect that
listening on SIGUSR1 could impact the debugger.

Fixes: #19619

PR-URL: #19709
Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <info@bnoordhuis.nl>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
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doc: update to adding listens on SIGUSR1
c1b83fc 
Updated the doc/api/process.md documentation to reflect that
listening on SIGUSR1 could impact the debugger.

Fixes: #19619

PR-URL: #19709
Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <info@bnoordhuis.nl>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
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doc: update to adding listens on SIGUSR1
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Updated the doc/api/process.md documentation to reflect that
listening on SIGUSR1 could impact the debugger.

Fixes: #19619

PR-URL: #19709
Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <info@bnoordhuis.nl>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
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