Custom JavaScript garbage collector

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I don't want to create a wheel from scratch. But I am curious if there were JavaScript library named gc.js what would it looks like? How can I write custom garbage collector for JavaScript in JavaScript (if possible)?

Garbage collection is not implemented in JavaScript code, but is built-in to the language runtime (browser, node.js, V8, etc.). — Brandon
– Brandon, Commented May 18, 2013 at 18:22

Bergi · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-18 18:32:47Z

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The garbage collection is done by the execution environment of your code. It is not accessible from the JavaScript code itself - at least it is not specified to be, yet an engine can decide to expose a custom interface to the native functions (example for node.js).

If you would write the whole garbage collector in JavaScript, that would imply that your JavaScript engine itself is [partly] written in JavaScript.

answered May 18, 2013 at 18:32

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