# safeps

> Work with processes safely and easily with Node.js

Latest version **11.6.0** (published 2023-12-29) · Artistic-2.0 license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install safeps
pnpm add safeps
yarn add safeps
bun add safeps
```

## Health

**Score 15/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: no vulnerabilities.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 11.6.0 |
| Published | 2023-12-29 |
| First published | 2013-06-24 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | Artistic-2.0 |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Node | >=4 |
| Dependencies | 5 |
| Unpacked size | 134.7 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Author | Benjamin Lupton |
| Maintainers | bevryme |
| Keywords | child_process, closeProcess, es5, esnext, exec, node, openProcess, process, ps, spawn, typed, types |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/safeps
- Repository: https://github.com/bevry/safeps
- Issues: https://github.com/bevry/safeps/issues
- Funding: https://bevry.me/fund
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/safeps

## Dependencies (5)

- [safefs](https://npm.io/package/safefs.md) ^8.9.0
- [editions](https://npm.io/package/editions.md) ^6.21.0
- [taskgroup](https://npm.io/package/taskgroup.md) ^9.6.0
- [typechecker](https://npm.io/package/typechecker.md) ^9.3.0
- [extract-opts](https://npm.io/package/extract-opts.md) ^5.8.0

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## Recent versions

- 11.6.0 (latest) — 2023-12-29
- 11.6.0-next.1703833474.e8a8c989f4c282c7da9084094fe3f5025f4bde49 (next) — 2023-12-29
- 11.5.0 — 2023-12-27
- 11.5.0-next.1703665766.b3b37fd024a28c3842805f24b113fc788844588e — 2023-12-27
- 11.4.0 — 2023-11-24
- 11.4.0-next.1700860635.cf59857f0a8e7c0074cea6d1da41fba140191476 — 2023-11-24
- 11.3.0 — 2023-11-21
- 11.3.0-next.1700544299.9feac0ce115a553cd4e24c41423a343d9e02fcde — 2023-11-21
- 11.2.0-next.1699979324.f6be3cdfe529a73c42b33d7f5b69be9fc2933b64 — 2023-11-14
- 11.2.0 — 2023-11-14
- 11.1.0 — 2023-11-13
- 11.1.0-next.1699877641.357e0c41b31132279609a4d8a0c1d79bd6d7b40b — 2023-11-13
- 11.0.0 — 2023-11-13
- 10.18.0 — 2023-11-02
- 10.18.0-next.1698928136.a754a7492d5809db405912aa938fa1a1674bbbc6 — 2023-11-02
- … 99 more at https://npm.io/package/safeps/versions

## README

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# Safe PS

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Work with processes safely and easily with Node.js

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## Usage

[Complete API Documentation.](http://master.safeps.bevry.surge.sh/docs/)

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## Install

### [npm](https://npmjs.com "npm is a package manager for javascript")

-   Install: `npm install --save safeps`
-   Import: `import * as pkg from ('safeps')`
-   Require: `const pkg = require('safeps')`

### [Editions](https://editions.bevry.me "Editions are the best way to produce and consume packages you care about.")

This package is published with the following editions:
-   `safeps` aliases `safeps/index.cjs` which uses the [Editions Autoloader](https://github.com/bevry/editions "You can use the Editions Autoloader to autoload the appropriate edition for your consumers environment") to automatically select the correct edition for the consumer's environment
-   `safeps/source/index.js` is [ESNext](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECMAScript#ES.Next "ECMAScript Next") source code for [Node.js](https://nodejs.org "Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine") 6 || 8 || 10 || 12 || 14 || 16 || 18 || 20 || 21 with [Require](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v5.x/docs/api/modules.html "Node/CJS Modules") for modules
-   `safeps/edition-node-4/index.js` is [ESNext](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECMAScript#ES.Next "ECMAScript Next") compiled for [Node.js](https://nodejs.org "Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine") 4 || 6 || 8 || 10 || 12 || 14 || 16 || 18 || 20 || 21 with [Require](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v5.x/docs/api/modules.html "Node/CJS Modules") for modules

### [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/ "TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript.")

This project provides its type information via inline [JSDoc Comments](http://usejsdoc.org "JSDoc is an API documentation generator for JavaScript, similar to Javadoc or phpDocumentor"). To make use of this in [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/ "TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript."), set your <code>maxNodeModuleJsDepth</code> compiler option to `5` or thereabouts. You can accomplish this via your `tsconfig.json` file like so:
``` json
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "maxNodeModuleJsDepth": 5
  }
}
```

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## History

[Discover the release history by heading on over to the `HISTORY.md` file.](https://github.com/bevry/safeps/blob/HEAD/HISTORY.md#files)

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## Backers

### Code

[Discover how to contribute via the `CONTRIBUTING.md` file.](https://github.com/bevry/safeps/blob/HEAD/CONTRIBUTING.md#files)

#### Authors

-   [Benjamin Lupton](https://balupton.com) — Accelerating collaborative wisdom.

#### Maintainers

-   [Benjamin Lupton](https://balupton.com) — Accelerating collaborative wisdom.

#### Contributors

-   [Benjamin Lupton](https://github.com/balupton) — [view contributions](https://github.com/bevry/safeps/commits?author=balupton "View the GitHub contributions of Benjamin Lupton on repository bevry/safeps")
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## License

Unless stated otherwise all works are:

-   Copyright &copy; [Benjamin Lupton](https://balupton.com)

and licensed under:

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