Sometimes, we want to programmatically shut down an instance of Express.js.
In this article, we’ll look at how to programmatically shut down an instance of Express.js.
How to programmatically shut down an instance of Express.js?
To programmatically shut down an instance of Express.js, we can call the close
method.
For instance, we write
const server = app.listen(3000);
const handler = () => {
server.close();
};
to call the app.listen
with the port number to return an Express server
object.
Then we call server.close
to shut down the Express instance in the handler
function.
Conclusion
To programmatically shut down an instance of Express.js, we can call the close
method.