git-watchtower 1.10.13 → 1.10.14

package/bin/git-watchtower.js

@@ -656,6 +656,9 @@ function startServerProcess() {
     env: { ...process.env, FORCE_COLOR: '1' },
     shell: isWindows,
     stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+    // On Unix, create a new process group so we can kill the entire tree
+    // (e.g. npm -> node -> next). On Windows, taskkill /t handles this.
+    detached: !isWindows,
   };
 
   try {
@@ -713,13 +716,19 @@ function stopServerProcess() {
   if (process.platform === 'win32') {
     spawn('taskkill', ['/pid', proc.pid.toString(), '/f', '/t']);
   } else {
-    proc.kill('SIGTERM');
+    // Kill the entire process group (negative PID) so that
+    // grandchildren (e.g. npm -> node -> vite) are also terminated.
+    try {
+      process.kill(-proc.pid, 'SIGTERM');
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Process group may already be dead
+    }
     // Force kill after grace period if process hasn't exited
     const forceKillTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
       try {
-        proc.kill('SIGKILL');
+        process.kill(-proc.pid, 'SIGKILL');
       } catch (e) {
-        // Process may already be dead
+        // Process group may already be dead
       }
     }, 3000);
 

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "git-watchtower",
-  "version": "1.10.13",
+  "version": "1.10.14",
   "description": "Terminal-based Git branch monitor with activity sparklines and optional dev server with live reload",
   "main": "bin/git-watchtower.js",
   "bin": {

package/src/server/process.js

@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ class ProcessManager {
       env: { ...process.env, FORCE_COLOR: '1' },
       shell: isWindows,
       stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+      // On Unix, create a new process group so we can kill the entire tree
+      // (e.g. npm -> node -> next). On Windows, taskkill /t handles this.
+      detached: !isWindows,
     };
 
     try {
@@ -247,14 +250,16 @@ class ProcessManager {
       }
     } else {
       try {
-        proc.kill('SIGTERM');
+        // Kill the entire process group (negative PID) so that
+        // grandchildren (e.g. npm -> node -> vite) are also terminated.
+        process.kill(-proc.pid, 'SIGTERM');
 
         // Force kill after grace period
         const forceKillTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
           try {
-            proc.kill('SIGKILL');
+            process.kill(-proc.pid, 'SIGKILL');
           } catch (e) {
-            // Process may already be dead
+            // Process group may already be dead
           }
         }, KILL_GRACE_PERIOD);
 
@@ -263,7 +268,7 @@ class ProcessManager {
           clearTimeout(forceKillTimeout);
         });
       } catch (e) {
-        // Process may already be dead
+        // Process group may already be dead
       }
     }