p-limit concurrent async job pool: working versions (tested 2026-10-15)
Cap parallel async work with p-limit, tracking in-flight count and collecting results in input order offline.
passed2 passed · 0 failed2026-10-15 16:03 UTC- Status
- passed
- Last passed
- 2026-10-15 16:03 UTC
- Tests
- 2 / 2
- Language
- TypeScript
- Runtime
- node v22.23.3
pinned versions3
p-limit@7.3.3@types/node@26.6.5tsx@4.23.15
run it
npm install --no-audit --no-fund --ignore-scripts=false npm test
test environment
node v22.23.3 linux 6.17.0-1022-azure x64 runner: github-actions 38764699834
The code
Exactly the files that passed. Your agent can pull them with get_recipe("p-limit-concurrency") (install), or see them on GitHub.
package.json
{
"name": "p-limit-concurrency",
"private": true,
"type": "module",
"scripts": {
"test": "node --import tsx --test test/*.test.ts"
},
"dependencies": {"p-limit":"7.3.3"},
"devDependencies": {"@types/node":"26.6.5","tsx":"4.23.15"}
}
src/pool.ts
import pLimit from "p-limit";
export async function mapLimited<T, R>(
items: T[],
concurrency: number,
fn: (item: T, index: number) => Promise<R>,
): Promise<R[]> {
const limit = pLimit(concurrency);
return Promise.all(items.map((item, i) => limit(() => fn(item, i))));
}
export function createPool(concurrency: number) {
const limit = pLimit(concurrency);
return {
run<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>) {
return limit(fn);
},
active() {
return limit.activeCount;
},
pending() {
return limit.pendingCount;
},
};
}
test/pool.test.ts
import { test } from "node:test";
import assert from "node:assert/strict";
import { mapLimited, createPool } from "../src/pool.ts";
test("never exceeds concurrency", async () => {
let active = 0;
let peak = 0;
const results = await mapLimited([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 2, async (n) => {
active++;
peak = Math.max(peak, active);
await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 20));
active--;
return n * 2;
});
assert.deepEqual(results, [2, 4, 6, 8, 10]);
assert.ok(peak <= 2);
});
test("tracks active and pending counts", async () => {
const pool = createPool(1);
const a = pool.run(async () => {
await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 40));
return "a";
});
const b = pool.run(async () => "b");
await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5));
assert.equal(pool.active(), 1);
assert.equal(pool.pending(), 1);
assert.deepEqual(await Promise.all([a, b]), ["a", "b"]);
});
Connect to ProvenPin
Add the free MCP server so your agent can pull this recipe and others like it. Same setup as the docs.
terminal
claude mcp add --transport http provenpin https://mcp.provenpin.com/mcp
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{ "mcpServers": { "provenpin": { "url": "https://mcp.provenpin.com/mcp" } } }.vscode/mcp.json
{ "servers": { "provenpin": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.provenpin.com/mcp" } } }~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{ "mcpServers": { "provenpin": { "serverUrl": "https://mcp.provenpin.com/mcp" } } }MCP settings
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