Avoid `process.exit` in application code

#Metadata

Rule ID

ts.runtime.no-process-exit

Severity

medium

Confidence

0.9

Languages

javascript, typescript

Presets

recommended, security, strict

Stability

stable

Applies to

block

Tags

node, rules-catalog, runtime

#Why it matters

Forced process termination bypasses graceful shutdown, in-flight request draining, and cleanup hooks.

#Remediation

Propagate errors to the caller or use graceful shutdown hooks instead of calling `process.exit`.

#Repository path

The generated metadata points to critiq-rules/libs/rules/catalog/rules/typescript/ts.runtime.no-process-exit.rule.yaml.