Utils – API | Bun Docs

`Bun.sleep`

Bun.sleep(ms: number) (added in Bun v0.5.6)

Returns a Promise that resolves after the given number of milliseconds.

console.log("hello");
await Bun.sleep(1000);
console.log("hello one second later!");

Alternatively, pass a Date object to receive a Promise that resolves at that point in time.

const oneSecondInFuture = new Date(Date.now() + 1000);

console.log("hello");
await Bun.sleep(oneSecondInFuture);
console.log("hello one second later!");

`Bun.which`

Bun.which(bin: string)

Find the path to an executable, similar to typing which in your terminal.

const ls = Bun.which("ls");
console.log(ls); // "/usr/bin/ls"

By default Bun looks at the current PATH environment variable to determine the path. To configure PATH:

const ls = Bun.which("ls", {
  PATH: "/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin",
});
console.log(ls); // "/usr/bin/ls"

Pass a cwd option to resolve for executable from within a specific directory.

const ls = Bun.which("ls", {
  cwd: "/tmp",
  PATH: "",
});

console.log(ls); // null

`Bun.peek`

Bun.peek(prom: Promise) (added in Bun v0.2.2)

Bun.peek is a utility function that lets you read a promise's result without await or .then, but only if the promise has already fulfilled or rejected.

import { peek } from "bun";

const promise = Promise.resolve("hi");

// no await!
const result = peek(promise);
console.log(result); // "hi"

This is important when attempting to reduce number of extraneous microticks in performance-sensitive code. It's an advanced API and you probably shouldn't use it unless you know what you're doing.

import { peek } from "bun";
import { expect, test } from "bun:test";

test("peek", () => {
  const promise = Promise.resolve(true);

  // no await necessary!
  expect(peek(promise)).toBe(true);

  // if we peek again, it returns the same value
  const again = peek(promise);
  expect(again).toBe(true);

  // if we peek a non-promise, it returns the value
  const value = peek(42);
  expect(value).toBe(42);

  // if we peek a pending promise, it returns the promise again
  const pending = new Promise(() => {});
  expect(peek(pending)).toBe(pending);

  // If we peek a rejected promise, it:
  // - returns the error
  // - does not mark the promise as handled
  const rejected = Promise.reject(
    new Error("Successfully tested promise rejection"),
  );
  expect(peek(rejected).message).toBe("Successfully tested promise rejection");
});

The peek.status function lets you read the status of a promise without resolving it.

import { peek } from "bun";
import { expect, test } from "bun:test";

test("peek.status", () => {
  const promise = Promise.resolve(true);
  expect(peek.status(promise)).toBe("fulfilled");

  const pending = new Promise(() => {});
  expect(peek.status(pending)).toBe("pending");

  const rejected = Promise.reject(new Error("oh nooo"));
  expect(peek.status(rejected)).toBe("rejected");
});

`Bun.openInEditor`

Open a file in your default editor. Bun auto-detects your editor via the $VISUAL or $EDITOR environment variables.

const currentFile = import.meta.url;
Bun.openInEditor(currentFile);

You can override this via the debug.editor setting in your bunfig.toml

bunfig.toml
[debug]
editor = "code"

Or specify an editor with the editor param. You can also specify a line and column number.

Bun.openInEditor(import.meta.url, {
  editor: "vscode", // or "subl"
  line: 10,
  column: 5,
})