Stop program with ShellJs command

Question

I'm using codeceptjs with shelljs.

In one of tests I'm invoking a Go application like this:

const shell = require('shelljs')


let execution = shell.exec('./myGoApplication')
execution.kill();

I tried to stop it with kill with different params but it is not working.

Does anyone knows how to stop Go application from running?

EDIT:

This code doesn't stop either

execution.kill('SIGINT');

There's nothing at all special about a Go program. To stop a running executable, you have two options: Have the program exit on its own, or have the OS kill it. There's really no third option. As for getting it to exit on its own (i.e. a graceful shutdown), there are many ways to request this of a running program—they all depend on the program supporting them. A common way is to send a SIGINT signal that the program intercepts and uses as a signal to begin a shutdown. — Jonathan Hall, Aug 09 '21 at 09:59
@Flimzy for me I use that go program in Automation tests so I want it to be cleaned in the end of test. So that I want to end it from outside. `execution.kill('SIGINT');` Is not working — Kyryl Zotov, Aug 09 '21 at 11:06
SIGINT just sends a signal to the program. Unless the program interprets that to mean it should exit, it won't do anything. — Jonathan Hall, Aug 09 '21 at 11:07

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 09 '21 at 10:08

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The kill command accepts the termination signal as its first argument.

let execution = shell.exec('./myGoApplication')
execution.kill('SIGINT');

Here is a list of all signals:

answered Aug 09 '21 at 10:08

Charlie

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