node does not exit if realm-js is imported

Goals

Use realm in a cli program.

Expected Results

The program does its job and exits.

Actual Results

Node does not exit.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Import realm-js

Code Sample

require('realm');
console.log('hello');

It prints hello and hangs.

Version of Realm and Tooling

• Realm JS SDK Version: the issue first appeared in 1.12.0
• Node or React Native: Node 6.11.3
• Client OS & Version: macOS 10.12.6 and Debian 8

[dehlen]

Any news on this one ? I can reproduce the described behavior with realm-js 2.3.1 and my jest tests won’t terminate without adding the --forceExit hack.

[stigi]

This also prevents jest from exiting after finishing all tests. Now this is a major annoyance as it prevents us from running tests agains in memory realms (or importing realm at all in our tests).

I created a demo project to demonstrate the issue: https://github.com/stigi/realm-require-issue

Edit: The workaround for jest is, running jest with the --forceExit flag. This triggers process.exit when all tests have been run.