https://github.com/mdp/pitboss

Run dubious code in node!
https://github.com/mdp/pitboss

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Run dubious code in node!

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mdp/pitboss
• Owner: mdp
• Created: 2012-09-23T17:10:46.000Z (over 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-05-06T16:59:39.000Z (about 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-28T18:08:58.719Z (about 1 year ago)
• Language: CoffeeScript
• Size: 12.7 KB
• Stars: 6
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Deprication and better alternative

This library is old, unmaintained and not very useful. Please see [vm2](https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2#readme) if you're need something similar.

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# Pitboss

## A module for running untrusted code

### Runs JS code and returns the last eval'd statement

    code = """

      num = num % 5;

      num;

    """

    pitboss = new Pitboss(code)

    pitboss.run {num: 23}, (err, result) ->

      assert.equal 3, result

### Handles processes that take too damn long

    code = """

      while(true) { num % 3 };

    """

    pitboss = new Pitboss code

      timeout: 2000

    pitboss.run {num: 23}, (err, result) ->

      assert.equal "Timeout", err

### Doesn't choke under pressure(or shitty code)

    code = """

      What the fuck am I writing?

    """

    pitboss = new Pitboss code

      timeout: 2000

    pitboss.run {num: 23}, (err, result) ->

      assert.equal "VM Syntax Error: SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier", err

### Doesn't handle this! But 'ulimit' does!

    code = """

      str = ''

      while(true) { str = str + "Memory is a finite resource!" };

    """

    pitboss = new Pitboss code

      timeout: 10000

    pitboss.run {num: 23}, (err, result) ->

      assert.equal "Process failed", err

And since Pitboss forks each process, ulimit kills only the runner