plain-queue

A lightweight queue library for Node.js that manages asynchronous task execution with configurable per-task timeouts and garbage collection of completed tasks. Version 4.0.0 requires Node.js 4+ and ships TypeScript types. Unlike many job queues, plain-queue is in-process, single-threaded, and has no persistence or external dependencies, making it ideal for simple sequential task orchestration. The library supports both promise-returning and synchronous functions, and provides timeout errors when a task exceeds the specified limit. Release cadence is low; the API has been stable since v1.0.2.