process_watcher

NOTE: WINDOWS ONLY. TESTED WITH NODE 12.18.X WITH ELECTRON 7+

process_watcher is a nodejs c++ addon for watching for process starting by using the WMI.

Prerequisites

1. Visual Studio with C++ dev is installed
2. ATLBase with spectre fixes have been applied
3. Windows OS
4. Node 12+

Installation

$ npm install --save @p0x6/process_watcher

Usage

If the process is already running when listener is added, it will trigger the callback.

const process_watcher = require('@p0x6/process_watcher');
const obj = new process_watcher.ProcessListener();

const listener = (process) => {
    console.log(process + ' opened.');
    obj.removeListener([process]);
}

obj.addListener(['notepad.exe', 'calculator.exe'],  listener);

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

License

MIT