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Memory leak
// fixed-trigger-max-listeners.js
const { EventEmitter } = require('events');
EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners = 11
const e = new EventEmitter();
for (let i = 1; i <= 11; i++) {
e.on('data', () => {
// void listener function
});
console.log(`added listener ${i}`);
}
// Emit the event (not necessary for the warning, just demonstrative)
e.emit('data');
// trigger-max-listeners.js
const { EventEmitter } = require('events');
const e = new EventEmitter();
for (let i = 1; i <= 11; i++) {
e.on('data', () => {
// void listener function
});
console.log(`added listener ${i}`);
}
// Emit the event (not necessary for the warning, just demonstrative)
e.emit('data');
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