Is there a way to inspect the pending queue size?
Is there a way to inspect the pending queue size?
About sindresorhus/p-limit · 2 messages · last activity 6/15/2026
Yes, there is. You can inspect the pending queue size using the limit.pendingCount property.
According to the API documentation [index.d.ts:L8-L11], pendingCount is a read-only property that returns "The number of promises that are waiting to run (i.e. their internal fn was not called yet)."
Here's a practical example from the test suite [test.js:L187-L189]:
const limit = pLimit(1);
Array.from({length: 1}, () => limit(() => delay(1000)));
Array.from({length: 3}, () => limit(() => delay(1000)));
await Promise.resolve();
t.is(limit.pendingCount, 3); // Inspect the pending queue size
This allows you to see how many tasks are queued up and waiting to execute. Additionally, you can also inspect limit.activeCount [index.d.ts:L3-L5] to see how many promises are currently running.
FOLLOW_UPS:
- How do I clear the pending queue?
- What's the difference between activeCount and pendingCount?
- Can I modify the concurrency limit dynamically?
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