GeezerVison

[
  () => testSpawn('with invalid command', [ 'non-exist-command' ]),
  () => testSpawn('with invalid command and `shell: true`', [ 'non-exist-command', { shell: true } ]),
  () => testSpawn('with invalid cwd', [ 'node', { cwd: './non/exist/cwd/path/' } ]),
  () => testSpawn('invalid cwd and `shell: true`', [ 'node', { cwd: './non/exist/cwd/path/', shell: true } ]),

  () => testSpawnSync('with invalid command', [ 'non-exist-command' ]),
  () => testSpawnSync('with invalid command and `shell: true`', [ 'non-exist-command', { shell: true } ]),
  () => testSpawnSync('with invalid cwd', [ 'node', { cwd: './non/exist/cwd/path/' } ]),
  () => testSpawnSync('invalid cwd and `shell: true`', [ 'node', { cwd: './non/exist/cwd/path/', shell: true } ])
].forEach((testFunc, index) => setTimeout(testFunc, index * 200))

const formatError = (error) => error && error.message
// const formatError = (error) => error && error.stack // for more detail

const testSpawn = (title = '', spawnArgs = '') => {
  console.log(`\n== test spawn ${title} ==`)
  const { spawn } = require('child_process')
  const subProcess = spawn(...spawnArgs)
  subProcess.on('error', (error) => console.warn('- "error" event:', formatError(error))) // mute Unhandled "error" event or the test will exit
  console.log('- pid:', subProcess.pid, 'exitCode:', subProcess.exitCode)
  process.nextTick(() => console.log('- nextTick pid:', subProcess.pid, 'exitCode:', subProcess.exitCode))
  setTimeout(() => console.log('- after 100ms pid:', subProcess.pid, 'exitCode:', subProcess.exitCode), 100)
}

const testSpawnSync = (title = '', spawnArgs = '') => {
  console.log(`\n== test spawnSync ${title} ==`)
  const { spawnSync } = require('child_process')
  const outcome = spawnSync(...spawnArgs) // NOTE: not a `subProcess`
  console.log('- pid:', outcome.pid, 'status', outcome.status)
  console.log('- error', formatError(outcome.error))
}

v15.6.0 linux x64

== test spawn with invalid command ==
- pid: undefined exitCode: null
- "error" event: spawn non-exist-command ENOENT
- nextTick pid: undefined exitCode: -2
- after 100ms pid: undefined exitCode: -2

== test spawn with invalid command and `shell: true` ==
- pid: 30493 exitCode: null
- nextTick pid: 30493 exitCode: null
- after 100ms pid: 30493 exitCode: 127

== test spawn with invalid cwd ==
- pid: undefined exitCode: null
- "error" event: spawn node ENOENT
- nextTick pid: undefined exitCode: -2
- after 100ms pid: undefined exitCode: -2

== test spawn invalid cwd and `shell: true` ==
- pid: undefined exitCode: null
- "error" event: spawn /bin/sh ENOENT
- nextTick pid: undefined exitCode: -2
- after 100ms pid: undefined exitCode: -2

== test spawnSync with invalid command ==
- pid: 30496 status null
- error spawnSync non-exist-command ENOENT

== test spawnSync with invalid command and `shell: true` ==
- pid: 30497 status 127
- error undefined

== test spawnSync with invalid cwd ==
- pid: 30498 status null
- error spawnSync node ENOENT

== test spawnSync invalid cwd and `shell: true` ==
- pid: 30499 status null
- error spawnSync /bin/sh ENOENT

v15.6.0 win32 x64

== test spawn with invalid command ==
- pid: undefined exitCode: null
- "error" event: spawn non-exist-command ENOENT
- nextTick pid: undefined exitCode: -4058
- after 100ms pid: undefined exitCode: -4058

== test spawn with invalid command and `shell: true` ==
- pid: 21860 exitCode: null
- nextTick pid: 21860 exitCode: null
- after 100ms pid: 21860 exitCode: 1

== test spawn with invalid cwd ==
- pid: undefined exitCode: null
- "error" event: spawn node ENOENT
- nextTick pid: undefined exitCode: -4058
- after 100ms pid: undefined exitCode: -4058

== test spawn invalid cwd and `shell: true` ==
- pid: undefined exitCode: null
- "error" event: spawn C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe ENOENT
- nextTick pid: undefined exitCode: -4058
- after 100ms pid: undefined exitCode: -4058

== test spawnSync with invalid command ==
- pid: 0 status null
- error spawnSync non-exist-command ENOENT

== test spawnSync with invalid command and `shell: true` ==
- pid: 8864 status 1
- error undefined

== test spawnSync with invalid cwd ==
- pid: 0 status null
- error spawnSync node ENOENT

== test spawnSync invalid cwd and `shell: true` ==
- pid: 0 status null
- error spawnSync C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe ENOENT