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test: add test for exec() known issue #7375

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15 changes: 15 additions & 0 deletions test/known_issues/test-child-process-exec-stdout-data-string.js
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'use strict';
// Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7342
const common = require('../common');
const assert = require('assert');
const exec = require('child_process').exec;

const keepAlive = setInterval(() => {}, 9999);
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Won't the child process keep the event loop open? Works for me locally without the timer.


const command = common.isWindows ? 'dir' : 'ls';
const e = exec(command);
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Could you name this something like child? e seems like it would be an error.


e.stdout.on('data', function(data) {
assert.strictEqual(typeof data, 'string');
clearInterval(keepAlive);
});