Repository: denoland/deno
Pull request: fix(watch): support graceful shutdown via SIGTERM dispatch

## Summary

- When watch mode restarts (file change) or exits (Ctrl+C), synthetically dispatch SIGTERM to any registered signal handlers before cancelling the running operation
- If SIGTERM handlers are registered, wait up to 10 seconds for the operation to finish gracefully before force-cancelling
- If no SIGTERM handlers are registered, restart/exit happens immediately (preserves existing behavior)
- Added `deno_signals::raise()` public API to synthetically trigger signal handlers
- This enables async cleanup patterns like closing DB connections, releasing resources, and running Effect TS finalizers

Closes #30912

## Example

```ts
const interval = setInterval(() => {}, 1000);

Deno.addSignalListener("SIGTERM", () => {
  console.log("Shutting down gracefully...");
  db.close().then(() => clearInterval(interval));
});
```

On file change with `deno run --watch`:
```
Watcher Process started.
Shutting down gracefully...
Watcher Waiting for graceful termination...
Watcher Restarting! File change detected: "main.ts"
```

## Known limitation

`process.exit()` / `Deno.exit()` calls `std::process::exit()` which terminates the entire Deno process, including the watcher. Scripts using SIGTERM handlers in watch mode should perform cleanup and let the event loop drain naturally (e.g. clear intervals/timeouts, close servers) rather than calling `process.exit()`. This is a pre-existing limitation unrelated to this change — it also affects the existing `unload` event behavior in watch mode.

## Test plan

- [x] All 42 existing watcher integration tests pass
- [x] Manually verified: SIGTERM handler fires on file change, async cleanup runs, watcher restarts
- [x] Manually verified: SIGTERM handler fires on Ctrl+C, async cleanup runs, process exits
- [x] Manually verified: scripts without SIGTERM handlers restart immediately (no grace period)

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Changed files:
filename: cli/util/file_watcher.rs
patch: @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ use crate::util::fs::canonicalize_path;
 
 const CLEAR_SCREEN: &str = "\x1B[H\x1B[2J\x1B[3J";
 const DEBOUNCE_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(200);
+const GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
 
 struct DebouncedReceiver {
   // The `recv()` call could be used in a tokio `select!` macro,
@@ -400,17 +401,55 @@ where
       });
     }
 
+    tokio::pin!(operation_future);
+
     select! {
       _ = receiver_future => {},
       _ = deno_signals::ctrl_c() => {
+        // Dispatch SIGINT (matching what Ctrl+C normally sends) and
+        // SIGTERM to give JS code a chance for async cleanup. Some
+        // libraries only listen for SIGINT, others for SIGTERM.
+        // Note: `raise()` works on all platforms (including Windows)
+        // because it synthetically invokes registered JS handlers via
+        // `handle_signal()` rather than using OS-level signal delivery.
+        //
+        // Use bitwise OR (not `||`) to ensure both signals are always
+        // raised regardless of whether the first one has handlers.
+        let has_handlers = deno_signals::raise(deno_signals::SIGINT)
+          | deno_signals::raise(deno_signals::SIGTERM);
+        if has_handlers {
+          info!(
+            "{} Waiting for graceful termination...",
+            colors::intense_blue(banner),
+          );
+          let _ = tokio::time::timeout(
+            GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT,
+            &mut operation_future,
+          )
+          .await;
+        }
         return Ok(());
       },
       _ = restart_rx.recv() => {
+        // Dispatch SIGTERM to give JS code a chance for async cleanup
+        // before restarting. If handlers are registered, wait for the
+        // operation to finish gracefully before restarting.
+        if deno_signals::raise(deno_signals::SIGTERM) {
+          info!(
+            "{} Waiting for graceful termination...",
+            colors::intense_blue(banner),
+          );
+          let _ = tokio::time::timeout(
+            GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT,
+            &mut operation_future,
+          )
+          .await;
+        }
         deno_runtime::deno_inspector_server::notify_restart();
         print_after_restart();
         continue;
       },
-      success = operation_future => {
+      success = &mut operation_future => {
         consume_paths_to_watch(&mut watcher, &mut paths_to_watch_rx, &exclude_set);
         if print_finished {
           // TODO(bartlomieju): print exit code here?

filename: ext/signals/lib.rs
patch: @@ -245,6 +245,20 @@ pub fn run_exit() {
   }
 }
 
+pub const SIGINT: i32 = 2;
+pub const SIGTERM: i32 = 15;
+
+/// Synthetically raise a signal, triggering all registered JS handlers.
+///
+/// This does NOT use OS-level signal delivery — it directly invokes the
+/// handler functions under a mutex, making it safe to call from any async
+/// or sync context on all platforms (including Windows).
+///
+/// Returns true if any handler prevented the default behavior.
+pub fn raise(signal: i32) -> bool {
+  handle_signal(signal)
+}
+
 pub fn is_forbidden(signo: i32) -> bool {
   if FORBIDDEN.contains(&signo) {
     return true;

filename: tests/integration/watcher_tests.rs
patch: @@ -1444,6 +1444,105 @@ async fn run_watch_process_exit_on_restart() {
   check_alive_then_kill(child);
 }
 
+/// Test that SIGTERM is dispatched to JS signal handlers on watch restart,
+/// giving the process a chance to clean up before restarting.
+#[test(flaky)]
+async fn run_watch_sigterm_on_restart() {
+  let t = TempDir::new();
+  let file_to_watch = t.path().join("file_to_watch.js");
+  file_to_watch.write(
+    r#"
+      Deno.addSignalListener("SIGTERM", () => {
+        console.log("received SIGTERM");
+      });
+      setInterval(() => {}, 1000);
+    "#,
+  );
+
+  let mut child = util::deno_cmd()
+    .current_dir(t.path())
+    .arg("run")
+    .arg("--watch")
+    .arg("-L")
+    .arg("debug")
+    .arg("--allow-all")
+    .arg(&file_to_watch)
+    .env("NO_COLOR", "1")
+    .piped_output()
+    .spawn()
+    .unwrap();
+  let (mut stdout_lines, mut stderr_lines) = child_lines(&mut child);
+
+  wait_for_watcher("file_to_watch.js", &mut stderr_lines).await;
+
+  // Trigger a restart by modifying the file (keep same behavior)
+  file_to_watch.write(
+    r#"
+      Deno.addSignalListener("SIGTERM", () => {
+        console.log("received SIGTERM");
+      });
+      setInterval(() => {}, 1000);
+      // changed
+    "#,
+  );
+
+  // The SIGTERM handler should fire before the process restarts
+  wait_contains("received SIGTERM", &mut stdout_lines).await;
+  wait_contains("Restarting", &mut stderr_lines).await;
+  check_alive_then_kill(child);
+}
+
+/// Test that both SIGINT and SIGTERM are dispatched on Ctrl+C in watch mode.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[test(flaky)]
+async fn test_watch_sigint_and_sigterm_on_ctrlc() {
+  use nix::sys::signal;
+  use nix::sys::signal::Signal;
+  use nix::unistd::Pid;
+
+  let t = TempDir::new();
+  let file_to_watch = t.path().join("file_to_watch.js");
+  file_to_watch.write(
+    r#"
+      Deno.addSignalListener("SIGINT", () => {
+        console.log("received SIGINT");
+      });
+      Deno.addSignalListener("SIGTERM", () => {
+        console.log("received SIGTERM");
+      });
+      setInterval(() => {}, 1000);
+    "#,
+  );
+
+  let mut child = util::deno_cmd()
+    .current_dir(t.path())
+    .arg("run")
+    .arg("--watch")
+    .arg("-L")
+    .arg("debug")
+    .arg("--allow-all")
+    .arg(&file_to_watch)
+    .env("NO_COLOR", "1")
+    .piped_output()
+    .spawn()
+    .unwrap();
+  let (mut stdout_lines, mut stderr_lines) = child_lines(&mut child);
+
+  wait_for_watcher("file_to_watch.js", &mut stderr_lines).await;
+
+  // Send SIGINT (simulating Ctrl+C)
+  signal::kill(Pid::from_raw(child.id() as i32), Signal::SIGINT).unwrap();
+
+  // Both signal handlers should fire before exit
+  wait_contains("received SIGINT", &mut stdout_lines).await;
+  wait_contains("received SIGTERM", &mut stdout_lines).await;
+
+  // The watcher handles Ctrl+C gracefully and exits with 0
+  // (not 130) because it intercepts SIGINT via ctrl_c().
+  let exit_status = child.wait().unwrap();
+  assert_eq!(exit_status.code(), Some(0));
+}
+
 #[test(flaky)]
 async fn bench_watch_basic() {
   let t = TempDir::new();