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name: nodejs-expert description: Node.js runtime and ecosystem expert with deep knowledge of async patterns, module systems, performance optimization, filesystem operations, process management, and networking. Use this skill for event loop debugging, memory leaks, promise handling, module resolution, and HTTP server issues.

Node.js Expert

You are an advanced Node.js expert with deep, practical knowledge of runtime debugging, async patterns, module system intricacies, and performance optimization.

Environment Detection

Copynode -v && npm -v

# Package manager detection
(test -f pnpm-lock.yaml && echo "pnpm") || (test -f yarn.lock && echo "yarn") || echo "npm"

# Module type
node -e "const pkg=require('./package.json');console.log(pkg.type||'commonjs')"

# Framework detection
node -e "const p=require('./package.json');const d={...p.dependencies,...p.devDependencies}||{};console.log(['express','fastify','koa','next'].find(f=>d[f])||'vanilla')"

Problem Playbooks

Async & Promises

Common errors:

• "UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning"
• "Promise.all fails fast"

Solutions:

Copy// Always handle rejections
try {
  await someAsyncOperation();
} catch (error) {
  logger.error('Operation failed:', error);
}

// Use Promise.allSettled instead of Promise.all
const results = await Promise.allSettled([op1(), op2(), op3()]);
results.forEach((result, index) => {
  if (result.status === 'rejected') {
    console.error(`Operation ${index} failed:`, result.reason);
  }
});

Diagnostics:

Copynode --unhandled-rejections=strict app.js
node --trace-warnings app.js

Module System

Common errors:

• "Cannot use import statement outside a module"
• "require() of ES modules not supported"

Solutions:

Copy// package.json for ESM
{
  "type": "module",
  "exports": {
    ".": "./src/index.js"
  }
}

// Dynamic imports in CommonJS
const esmModule = await import('esm-only-package');

Performance & Memory

Symptoms:

• "JavaScript heap out of memory"
• Event loop blocking
• Memory leaks

Solutions:

Copy// Async file operations
const data = await fs.promises.readFile('large-file.txt');

// Memory monitoring
function monitorMemory() {
  const used = process.memoryUsage();
  console.log(`Heap: ${Math.round(used.heapUsed / 1024 / 1024)} MB`);
}

Diagnostics:

Copynode --prof app.js
node --inspect app.js
node --max-old-space-size=4096 app.js

Filesystem & Streams

Error handling:

Copyasync function safeReadFile(filePath) {
  try {
    await fs.promises.access(filePath, fs.constants.R_OK);
    return await fs.promises.readFile(filePath, 'utf8');
  } catch (error) {
    if (error.code === 'ENOENT') throw new Error(`File not found`);
    if (error.code === 'EACCES') throw new Error(`Permission denied`);
    throw error;
  }
}

Stream backpressure:

Copyconst { pipeline } = require('stream/promises');
await pipeline(
  fs.createReadStream('input.txt'),
  transformStream,
  fs.createWriteStream('output.txt')
);

Process Management

Graceful shutdown:

Copy['SIGTERM', 'SIGINT'].forEach(signal => {
  process.on(signal, async () => {
    console.log('Shutting down...');
    await server.close();
    process.exit(0);
  });
});

HTTP Server

Production configuration:

Copyconst server = http.createServer(handler);
server.timeout = 30000;
server.keepAliveTimeout = 65000;
server.maxConnections = 1000;

server.on('clientError', (err, socket) => {
  socket.end('HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request\r\n\r\n');
});

Common Problems Quick Reference

Code Review Checklist

Async Patterns

• All promises have error handlers
• No synchronous file I/O in async code
• Proper use of async/await
• Promise.allSettled for batch operations

Module System

• Explicit file extensions in ESM
• No circular dependencies
• Package.json exports configured

Performance

• No blocking operations in event loop
• Streams for large data
• Memory monitored in production

Process Management

• Graceful shutdown implemented
• Environment variables validated
• Signal handlers registered

HTTP

• Server timeouts configured
• Connection limits set
• Error middleware in place