Essentials

Essentials is a lightweight JavaScript utility designed for fundamental process initialization, primarily targeting Node.js and other V8-based environments (Chrome, Edge). Its main functions are to ensure that error stack traces include all available stack frames (a common limitation in many JavaScript engines outside of Firefox's hardcoded 128-frame limit) and, crucially, to convert unhandled promise rejections into uncaught exceptions. This prevents silent failures in asynchronous code, making debugging significantly easier. The package is currently at version 1.2.0 (last updated December 2021), indicating a stable project with a low release cadence, focusing on core process hygiene rather than feature expansion. It differentiates itself by providing these essential process-level enhancements with a minimal footprint and simple integration.