Node.js heap memory limit for single object

Question

Does v8 have limits on the heap allocations for single objects?

a = new Array(1024*1024*102)

fails on node command-line with

FATA

Answer 1

It turns out that there are hard-limits put on the maximum size of strings, objects and arrays. The limts are a remnant of the old garbage collector. Here is the relevant ticket:

https://code.google.com/p/v8/issues/detail?id=3505