Cross-process file locking solution with lock-queue
const { lock } = require('cross-process-lock');
const { writeFileSync } = require('fs');
// create a lock for the given file
const unlock = await lock('file.txt')
// do smth with the file here
writeFileSync('file.txt', 'some content', 'utf8');
// unlock file with the received function
return unlock();lock(file[, options]) - creates a lock for the given file for the actual process
Arguments:
{string} file- the path of the file needs to be locked{lockOptions} options- the options to use to lock file, e.g timeouts
Returns: Promise<Function> - resolved with unlock function in case of successful lock; rejected in case of file couldn't be lock in the given timeout
unlock(file) - deletes the lock for the given file for the actual process
Arguments:
{string} file- the path of the file needs to be unlocked
Returns: Promise - resolved in case of successful unlock or rejected in case of any error
withLock(file[, options], callback) - executes the callback with locking before and unlocking after the execution
Arguments:
{string} file- path of the file needs to be locked{lockOptions} options- the options to use to lock file, e.g timeouts{() => Promise<T>} callback- the function to be executed
Returns: Promise<T> - resolved/rejected with the result of the callback
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
lockTimeout {number} |
timeout (ms) when locks automatically released | 20 minutes |
waitTimeout {number} |
timeout (ms) until lock waits to lock a file | 10 seconds |
The package uses the debug NPM package with cross-process-lock:PID name, where PID is the process ID of the current process.
To enable debug logging, use for example the DEBUG=cross-process-lock:* environment variable, but for more information, check the documentation of the debug package.