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rbnts/race — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2026-05-09

★ 1TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5MaintainedSetup · easy

TL;DR

A tiny zero-dependency utility that adds a timeout to Promise.race, so async operations fail instead of hanging forever.

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    What it does
      Timeout wrapper
      Race single task
      Race multiple tasks
    Tech stack
      TypeScript
      JavaScript
      Promise.race
    Use cases
      Prevent hanging requests
      Race primary and backup servers
      Enforce response deadlines
    Audience
      JavaScript developers
    Notable
      Zero dependencies
      Minimal overhead

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Set a timeout on a slow async operation so it fails instead of hanging your app forever.

REASON 2

Race a call to a primary server against a backup server, giving up if both are too slow.

REASON 3

Guarantee a Node.js backend returns a response within a fixed time limit.

What's in the stack?

TypeScriptJavaScript

How it stacks up

rbnts/race0xkinno/neuralvault0xmayurrr/ai-contractauditor
Stars111
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScriptTypeScript
Last pushed2026-05-09——
MaintenanceMaintained——
Setup difficultyeasyhardeasy
Complexity1/54/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to use this package to add a 2-second timeout to a fetch call.
Prompt 2
Help me race a primary and backup API request together with a timeout using this repo.
Prompt 3
Explain how this package's timeout wrapper works on top of Promise.race.
Prompt 4
Write an example integrating this package into a Node.js backend that queries a database.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is race?

A tiny zero-dependency utility that adds a timeout to Promise.race, so async operations fail instead of hanging forever.

What language is race written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, JavaScript.

Is race actively maintained?

Maintained — commit in last 6 months (last push 2026-05-09).

How hard is race to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is race for?

Mainly developer.

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