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fix: deliver pending utilityProcess messages before emitting exit - #54960

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Backport of #54924

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Notes: Fixed utilityProcess dropping messages posted with process.parentPort.postMessage() right before the process exits.

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* fix: deliver pending utilityProcess messages before emitting exit

HandleTermination closed the parentPort connector before emitting 'exit',
so messages the child had posted but the browser had not dispatched yet
were dropped. The connector dispatches one message per task, and the exit
notification can already be queued ahead of those tasks, so a child that
posts several messages and then calls process.exit() lost all but the
first.

Dispatch whatever is already queued on the port before closing it. Browser
shutdown still closes the port without dispatching, since the child is
still running then.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01LPMvJBQiyP6b7QjatACmnS

* test: extract sleepSync helper and drop utility-process ack handshake

Move the Atomics.wait() call in the utilityProcess message-before-exit
test into a documented sleepSync() spec helper.

With pending parentPort messages now dispatched before 'exit', the
api-net-spec.js fixture can post its result and exit right away again,
so remove the ack handshake that #54901 added as a workaround, along
with the error logging that covered the wait for the ack.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01LPMvJBQiyP6b7QjatACmnS

(cherry picked from commit 4a802b0)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01LPMvJBQiyP6b7QjatACmnS

Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Fixed utilityProcess dropping messages posted with process.parentPort.postMessage() right before the process exits.

renovate Bot added a commit to cigaleapp/cigale that referenced this pull request Oct 25, 2026
##### [v44.9.0](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.9.0)

### Release Notes for v44.9.0

#### Features

- Added app shims on macOS to show windows under another app's Dock icon. [#55073](electron/electron#55073) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/55072))</sup>

#### Fixes

- Fixed link-opened windows not using the opener's session and `webPreferences`. [#55048](electron/electron#55048) <sup>(Also in [42](electron/electron#55050), [43](electron/electron#55049), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/55051))</sup>
- Fixed `setCertificateVerifyProc` occasionally not being applied to a request issued concurrently with the first request to a host. [#55046](electron/electron#55046) <sup>(Also in [42](electron/electron#55054), [43](electron/electron#55047), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/55045))</sup>
##### [v44.8.0](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.8.0)

### Release Notes for v44.8.0

#### Features

- Added support for `Notification` action buttons on Linux. [#54890](electron/electron#54890) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54889))</sup>

#### Fixes

- Fixed mouse cursor missing over native dialogs in certain scenarios on Windows. [#54987](electron/electron#54987)
- Fixed `net.fetch` and `session.fetch` failing permanently with `net::ERR_FAILED` after the Network Service process restarts. [#54909](electron/electron#54909) <sup>(Also in [42](electron/electron#54925), [43](electron/electron#54908), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54910))</sup>
- Fixed `utilityProcess` dropping messages posted with `process.parentPort.postMessage()` right before the process exits. [#54960](electron/electron#54960) <sup>(Also in [42](electron/electron#55000), [43](electron/electron#54962), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54956))</sup>
- Fixed `win.isFullScreen()` being stale in fullscreen events on Windows. [#55009](electron/electron#55009) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/55008))</sup>

#### Other Changes

- Backported fixes from upstream Chromium and V8. [#55034](electron/electron#55034)
- Updated Chromium to 152.0.7977.167. [#54928](electron/electron#54928)
- Updated Node.js to v24.22.0. [#55004](electron/electron#55004)
##### [v44.7.2](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.7.2)

### Release Notes for v44.7.2

#### Fixes

- Fixed an issue where clicks posted to a background app were dropped on macOS. [#54819](electron/electron#54819) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54818))</sup>
- Fixed interrupted macOS updates leaving a broken app behind. [#54844](electron/electron#54844) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54843))</sup>

#### Other Changes

- Backported fixes from upstream ANGLE, Chromium, PDFium and V8. [#54898](electron/electron#54898)

#### Documentation

- Documentation changes: [#54880](electron/electron#54880)
##### [v44.7.1](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.7.1)

### Release Notes for v44.7.1

#### Fixes

- Fixed a crash when starting without an available display server on Linux. [#54794](electron/electron#54794) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54781))</sup>
- Fixed a Linux crash creating a window with a menu bar when GTK failed to load. [#54859](electron/electron#54859) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54846))</sup>
- Fixed a `WebContentsView` that was removed with `removeChildView()` and re-added with `addChildView()` staying hidden behind its sibling views on Linux. [#54798](electron/electron#54798)
- Fixed asar archives in non-ASCII folders failing to load on Linux. [#54849](electron/electron#54849) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54848))</sup>
- Fixed renderer crashes during garbage collection inside ShadowRealms. [#54865](electron/electron#54865) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54864))</sup>

#### Other Changes

- Refactored mouse forwarding on Windows to fix `setIgnoreMouseEvents(true, { forward: true })` related issues. [#54802](electron/electron#54802) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54803))</sup>
- Updated Chromium to 152.0.7977.149. [#54085](electron/electron#54085)
##### [v44.7.0](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.7.0)

### Release Notes for v44.7.0

#### Features

- The macOS `autoUpdater` now streams update downloads to disk, resumes an interrupted download on the next check instead of starting over, and applies a binary delta when the update feed offers one for the running version. [#54204](electron/electron#54204)

#### Fixes

- Fixed an uncatchable TypeError in `net.fetch` when receiving response headers with non-ASCII characters, and preserved multiple Set-Cookie headers. [#54672](electron/electron#54672)

#### Other Changes

- Backported fixes from upstream ANGLE, Chromium, Dawn, fontconfig, Skia, V8 and WebRTC. [#54666](electron/electron#54666)
- Backported fixes from upstream ANGLE, Chromium, Skia, V8 and WebRTC. [#54657](electron/electron#54657)
##### [v44.6.0](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.6.0)

### Release Notes for v44.6.0

#### Features

- Added the experimental `protocol.registerSource()` to serve a custom scheme from directories on disk without a JavaScript handler. [#54522](electron/electron#54522) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54521))</sup>

#### Fixes

- Fixed a crash on launch on macOS when the system refused to register the app for sleep/wake notifications. [#54596](electron/electron#54596)
- Fixed a crash on `navigator.usb.requestDevice()` in in-memory sessions. [#54616](electron/electron#54616) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54615))</sup>
- Fixed `webview.findInPage()` hanging when the host page also has an iframe. [#54586](electron/electron#54586) <sup>(Also in [43](electron/electron#54584), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54585))</sup>
- Updated time zone data to tzdata 2026d, including British Columbia's move to permanent UTC-7. [#54623](electron/electron#54623)

#### Documentation

- Documentation changes: [#54589](electron/electron#54589)
renovate Bot added a commit to cigaleapp/cigale that referenced this pull request Oct 26, 2026
##### [v44.9.0](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.9.0)

### Release Notes for v44.9.0

#### Features

- Added app shims on macOS to show windows under another app's Dock icon. [#55073](electron/electron#55073) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/55072))</sup>

#### Fixes

- Fixed link-opened windows not using the opener's session and `webPreferences`. [#55048](electron/electron#55048) <sup>(Also in [42](electron/electron#55050), [43](electron/electron#55049), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/55051))</sup>
- Fixed `setCertificateVerifyProc` occasionally not being applied to a request issued concurrently with the first request to a host. [#55046](electron/electron#55046) <sup>(Also in [42](electron/electron#55054), [43](electron/electron#55047), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/55045))</sup>
##### [v44.8.0](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.8.0)

### Release Notes for v44.8.0

#### Features

- Added support for `Notification` action buttons on Linux. [#54890](electron/electron#54890) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54889))</sup>

#### Fixes

- Fixed mouse cursor missing over native dialogs in certain scenarios on Windows. [#54987](electron/electron#54987)
- Fixed `net.fetch` and `session.fetch` failing permanently with `net::ERR_FAILED` after the Network Service process restarts. [#54909](electron/electron#54909) <sup>(Also in [42](electron/electron#54925), [43](electron/electron#54908), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54910))</sup>
- Fixed `utilityProcess` dropping messages posted with `process.parentPort.postMessage()` right before the process exits. [#54960](electron/electron#54960) <sup>(Also in [42](electron/electron#55000), [43](electron/electron#54962), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54956))</sup>
- Fixed `win.isFullScreen()` being stale in fullscreen events on Windows. [#55009](electron/electron#55009) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/55008))</sup>

#### Other Changes

- Backported fixes from upstream Chromium and V8. [#55034](electron/electron#55034)
- Updated Chromium to 152.0.7977.167. [#54928](electron/electron#54928)
- Updated Node.js to v24.22.0. [#55004](electron/electron#55004)
##### [v44.7.2](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.7.2)

### Release Notes for v44.7.2

#### Fixes

- Fixed an issue where clicks posted to a background app were dropped on macOS. [#54819](electron/electron#54819) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54818))</sup>
- Fixed interrupted macOS updates leaving a broken app behind. [#54844](electron/electron#54844) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54843))</sup>

#### Other Changes

- Backported fixes from upstream ANGLE, Chromium, PDFium and V8. [#54898](electron/electron#54898)

#### Documentation

- Documentation changes: [#54880](electron/electron#54880)
##### [v44.7.1](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.7.1)

### Release Notes for v44.7.1

#### Fixes

- Fixed a crash when starting without an available display server on Linux. [#54794](electron/electron#54794) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54781))</sup>
- Fixed a Linux crash creating a window with a menu bar when GTK failed to load. [#54859](electron/electron#54859) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54846))</sup>
- Fixed a `WebContentsView` that was removed with `removeChildView()` and re-added with `addChildView()` staying hidden behind its sibling views on Linux. [#54798](electron/electron#54798)
- Fixed asar archives in non-ASCII folders failing to load on Linux. [#54849](electron/electron#54849) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54848))</sup>
- Fixed renderer crashes during garbage collection inside ShadowRealms. [#54865](electron/electron#54865) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54864))</sup>

#### Other Changes

- Refactored mouse forwarding on Windows to fix `setIgnoreMouseEvents(true, { forward: true })` related issues. [#54802](electron/electron#54802) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54803))</sup>
- Updated Chromium to 152.0.7977.149. [#54085](electron/electron#54085)
##### [v44.7.0](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.7.0)

### Release Notes for v44.7.0

#### Features

- The macOS `autoUpdater` now streams update downloads to disk, resumes an interrupted download on the next check instead of starting over, and applies a binary delta when the update feed offers one for the running version. [#54204](electron/electron#54204)

#### Fixes

- Fixed an uncatchable TypeError in `net.fetch` when receiving response headers with non-ASCII characters, and preserved multiple Set-Cookie headers. [#54672](electron/electron#54672)

#### Other Changes

- Backported fixes from upstream ANGLE, Chromium, Dawn, fontconfig, Skia, V8 and WebRTC. [#54666](electron/electron#54666)
- Backported fixes from upstream ANGLE, Chromium, Skia, V8 and WebRTC. [#54657](electron/electron#54657)
##### [v44.6.0](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.6.0)

### Release Notes for v44.6.0

#### Features

- Added the experimental `protocol.registerSource()` to serve a custom scheme from directories on disk without a JavaScript handler. [#54522](electron/electron#54522) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54521))</sup>

#### Fixes

- Fixed a crash on launch on macOS when the system refused to register the app for sleep/wake notifications. [#54596](electron/electron#54596)
- Fixed a crash on `navigator.usb.requestDevice()` in in-memory sessions. [#54616](electron/electron#54616) <sup>(Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54615))</sup>
- Fixed `webview.findInPage()` hanging when the host page also has an iframe. [#54586](electron/electron#54586) <sup>(Also in [43](electron/electron#54584), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54585))</sup>
- Updated time zone data to tzdata 2026d, including British Columbia's move to permanent UTC-7. [#54623](electron/electron#54623)

#### Documentation

- Documentation changes: [#54589](electron/electron#54589)
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