scope-ts

Small, hierarchical resource cleanup for TypeScript.

scope-ts groups synchronous and asynchronous cleanup functions into named scopes. Scopes can own child scopes, allowing an entire dependency tree to be closed with one call.

Installation

npm install scope-ts

bun add scope-ts

Basic Usage

Register cleanup functions with scope.add(), then await scope.close() when the resources are no longer needed.

import { Scope } from "scope-ts";

const app = Scope.create("app");
const connection = await openDatabaseConnection();

app.add(async () => {
  await connection.close();
});

try {
  await runApplication(connection);
} finally {
  await app.close();
}

Cleanup functions run sequentially in last-in, first-out (LIFO) order.

const scope = Scope.create("request");

scope.add(() => console.log("close database"));
scope.add(() => console.log("flush response"));

await scope.close();

// flush response
// close database

Child Scopes

Use scope.child() to attach an existing scope. It returns the attached child, which makes creating nested scopes concise. Child names must be unique within their parent; adding a duplicate throws an error.

import { Scope } from "scope-ts";

const app = Scope.create("app");
const database = app.child(Scope.create("database"));

database.add(async () => {
  await connection.close();
});

await app.close();

Children close sequentially in reverse registration order before the parent's cleanup functions run. Each child recursively closes its own children and cleanup functions.

Close Hooks And Cancellation

Pass onClose to run a callback after a scope's children close and before its cleanup functions run. The callback receives the scope name.

An optional AbortController is aborted as soon as closing begins, allowing active work to observe cancellation before cleanup starts.

const controller = new AbortController();

const request = Scope.create("request", {
  abortController: controller,
  onClose: (name) => {
    console.log(`${name} children closed`);
  },
});

request.add(async () => {
  await flushPendingWork();
});

await fetch(url, { signal: controller.signal });
await request.close();

Cleanup and close-hook failures are logged, and closing continues through the remaining callbacks.

Scope State

const scope = Scope.create("worker");

scope.isOpen(); // true

const closing = scope.close();
scope.isClosing(); // true while asynchronous cleanup is running

await closing;
scope.isClosed(); // true

Cleanup functions and child scopes cannot be added after closing begins.

API

Scope

API	Description
Scope.create(name, options?)	Create a named scope
options.onClose	Callback run after children close and before local cleanup
options.abortController	Controller aborted when closing begins
scope.name	The scope's name
scope.add(cleanup)	Register a sync or async cleanup function
scope.child(childScope)	Attach and return a uniquely named child; throws on duplicate name
scope.close()	Close children, run the close hook, then run cleanup functions
scope.isOpen()	Whether the scope accepts new cleanup functions and children
scope.isClosing()	Whether closing is currently in progress
scope.isClosed()	Whether closing has completed

Development

bun install
bun test
bun run check
bun run build