Detecting memory leaks in nodejs

Question

Are there some tools for detecting memory leaks in nodejs? And tell me about your experience in testing nodejs applications.

Answer 1

I could also recommend following sources:

1. following episodes of NodeUp, where profiling and memory leaks detection tools are discussed:

   • http://nodeup.com/twentyone
   • http://nodeup.com/fortyfive

2. This article - Tracking Down Memory Leaks in Node.js – A Node.JS Holiday Season, which basically aggregates all widely known modules and techniques to track down memory leaks

3. For Mac OS - Instruments tool could be helpful to debug native (C++) modules. It is not so sophisticated as SmartOS tools, but very easy to setup.