sleep-await ⏳

The Modern, Abortable, and Precise Async Timing Utilities for Node.js & Browser.

sleep-await is a lightweight, zero-dependency collection of async timing utilities. It goes beyond simple pausing, offering robust tools for timeouts, polling, retries, and cancellation (AbortSignal).

Why sleep-await?

Feature	sleep-await	Standard setTimeout	delay package
TypeScript Native	✅	✅	✅
CommonJS & ESM	✅	⚠️	❌ (ESM only)
AbortSignal (Cancel)	✅	❌	✅
Timeout Wrapper	✅	❌	❌
Polling (WaitUntil)	✅	❌	❌
Retry Utility	✅	❌	❌

Installation

npm install sleep-await
# or
yarn add sleep-await
# or
pnpm add sleep-await

Usage

1. Sleep (Advanced)

Standard pause, but with AbortSignal support.

import { sleep } from 'sleep-await';

async function performTask() {
  console.log('Start');
  await sleep(1000); // Wait for 1 second
  console.log('End');
}

// With AbortSignal
const controller = new AbortController();
setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 500); // Abort after 500ms

try {
  await sleep(2000, { signal: controller.signal });
} catch (error) {
  console.log('Sleep was aborted!'); // This will run
}

2. Timeout

Wrap any promise with a strict timeout.

import { timeout } from 'sleep-await';

try {
  const data = await timeout(fetch('https://slow-api.com'), 1000);
} catch (error) {
  console.error('Request timed out!');
}

3. WaitUntil (Polling)

Wait for a condition to become true. Perfect for integration tests or waiting for resources.

import { waitUntil } from 'sleep-await';

await waitUntil(() => db.isConnected(), {
  interval: 100, // Check every 100ms
  timeout: 5000, // Give up after 5 seconds
});

4. Retry

Retry a failing async operation with exponential backoff.

import { retry } from 'sleep-await';

await retry(() => api.fetchData(), {
  retries: 3,
  delay: 200, // Start with 200ms delay
  backoffFactor: 2 // 200ms -> 400ms -> 800ms
});

Legacy Support (v1.0.x Users)

The original sleepAwait function is preserved but deprecated.

import { sleepAwait } from 'sleep-await';

await sleepAwait(1000); // Still works exactly as before!

License

ISC