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- Many objects in Node.js emit events: a ` net.Server ` emits an event each time
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- a peer connects to it, a ` fs.readStream ` emits an event when the file is
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+ Many objects in Node.js emit events: a
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+ [ ` net.Server ` ] ( net.html#net_class_net_server ) emits an event each time a peer
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+ connects to it, a [ ` fs.ReadStream ` ] ( fs.html#fs_class_fs_readstream ) emits an
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+ event when the file is
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opened. All objects which emit events are instances of ` events.EventEmitter ` .
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You can access this module by doing: ` require("events"); `
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### emitter.getMaxListeners()
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Returns the current max listener value for the emitter which is either set by
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- ` emitter.setMaxListeners(n) ` or defaults to ` EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners ` .
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+ [ ` emitter.setMaxListeners(n) ` ] ( #events_emitter_setmaxlisteners_n ) or defaults to
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+ [ ` EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners ` ] ( #events_eventemitter_defaultmaxlisteners ) .
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This can be useful to increment/decrement max listeners to avoid the warning
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while not being irresponsible and setting a too big number.
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### EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners
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- ` emitter.setMaxListeners(n) ` sets the maximum on a per-instance basis.
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+ [ ` emitter.setMaxListeners(n) ` ] ( #events_emitter_setmaxlisteners_n ) sets the
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This class property lets you set it for * all* ` EventEmitter ` instances,
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current and future, effective immediately. Use with care.
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- Note that ` emitter.setMaxListeners(n) ` still has precedence over
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- ` EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners ` .
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+ Note that [ ` emitter.setMaxListeners(n) ` ] ( #events_emitter_setmaxlisteners_n )
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+ still has precedence over ` EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners ` .
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### emitter.listeners(event)
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