fix: unref timers implicitly scheduled for MAX_TIMEOUT

JoshuaKGoldberg · JoshuaKGoldberg · commit d4a65aabb052 · 2024-02-28T12:53:11.000-05:00
diff --git a/lib/runnable.js b/lib/runnable.js
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ Runnable.prototype.clearTimeout = function () {
  */
 Runnable.prototype.resetTimeout = function () {
   var self = this;
-  var ms = this.timeout() || MAX_TIMEOUT;
+  var ms = this.timeout();
 
   this.clearTimeout();
   this.timer = setTimeout(function () {
@@ -243,7 +243,11 @@ Runnable.prototype.resetTimeout = function () {
     }
     self.callback(self._timeoutError(ms));
     self.timedOut = true;
-  }, ms);
+  }, ms || MAX_TIMEOUT);
+
+  if (!ms) {
+    this.timer.unref();
+  }
 };
 
 /**
