node script child processes code example

Example 1: how to return when child process is complete in node js

var child = require('child_process').exec('python celulas.py')
child.stdout.pipe(process.stdout)
child.on('exit', function() {
  process.exit()
})

Example 2: child process

// OR...
const { exec, spawn } = require('child_process');
exec('my.bat', (err, stdout, stderr) => {
  if (err) {
    console.error(err);
    return;
  }
  console.log(stdout);
});

// Script with spaces in the filename:
const bat = spawn('"my script.cmd"', ['a', 'b'], { shell: true });
// or:
exec('"my script.cmd" a b', (err, stdout, stderr) => {
  // ...
});

Example 3: how to return when child process is complete in node js

var execSync = require('exec-sync');

var user = execSync('python celulas.py');