Usage in Deno
import { getHeapStatistics } from "node:v8";
getHeapStatistics(): HeapInfo
Returns an object with the following properties:
does_zap_garbage
is a 0/1 boolean, which signifies whether the --zap_code_space
option is enabled or not. This makes V8 overwrite heap
garbage with a bit pattern. The RSS footprint (resident set size) gets bigger
because it continuously touches all heap pages and that makes them less likely
to get swapped out by the operating system.
number_of_native_contexts
The value of native_context is the number of the
top-level contexts currently active. Increase of this number over time indicates
a memory leak.
number_of_detached_contexts
The value of detached_context is the number
of contexts that were detached and not yet garbage collected. This number
being non-zero indicates a potential memory leak.
total_global_handles_size
The value of total_global_handles_size is the
total memory size of V8 global handles.
used_global_handles_size
The value of used_global_handles_size is the
used memory size of V8 global handles.
external_memory
The value of external_memory is the memory size of array
buffers and external strings.
{
total_heap_size: 7326976,
total_heap_size_executable: 4194304,
total_physical_size: 7326976,
total_available_size: 1152656,
used_heap_size: 3476208,
heap_size_limit: 1535115264,
malloced_memory: 16384,
peak_malloced_memory: 1127496,
does_zap_garbage: 0,
number_of_native_contexts: 1,
number_of_detached_contexts: 0,
total_global_handles_size: 8192,
used_global_handles_size: 3296,
external_memory: 318824
}