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lloyd/node-memwatch

A NodeJS library to keep an eye on your memory usage, and discover and isolate leaks. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/lloyd/node-memwatch · C++ observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5321
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1343
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2501 stars · 292 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A native Node.js module for detecting and isolating memory leaks. It emits leak and heap stats events and provides a HeapDiff class to compare heap snapshots over time.

Use cases

  • detect memory leaks in node.js app
  • diff v8 heap snapshots
  • monitor heap usage after garbage collection
  • find what objects are growing in memory
  • force full garbage collection for debugging

When to choose

  • you need leak detection without special instrumentation
  • you want programmatic leak events and heap trend stats
  • you need to isolate leaks by diffing heap allocations

When to avoid

  • you need actively maintained tooling - the project has no license and infrequent releases
  • you only need basic heap profiling - built-in Node.js inspector may suffice
  • you are not on the V8/Node.js runtime

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

monitoring developer-tools testing developer-tools performance monitoring cross-platform memory-leaks heap-diffing garbage-collection v8 native-module nodejs

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Member repositories

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