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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions doc/api/deprecations.md
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Type: Documentation-only

The [`EventEmitter.listenerCount(emitter, eventName)`][] API is
The [`events.listenerCount(emitter, eventName)`][] API is
deprecated. Please use [`emitter.listenerCount(eventName)`][] instead.

### DEP0034: `fs.exists(path, callback)`
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[`Buffer.isBuffer()`]: buffer.md#buffer_static_method_buffer_isbuffer_obj
[`Cipher`]: crypto.md#crypto_class_cipher
[`Decipher`]: crypto.md#crypto_class_decipher
[`EventEmitter.listenerCount(emitter, eventName)`]: events.md#events_eventemitter_listenercount_emitter_eventname
[`REPLServer.clearBufferedCommand()`]: repl.md#repl_replserver_clearbufferedcommand
[`ReadStream.open()`]: fs.md#fs_class_fs_readstream
[`Server.getConnections()`]: net.md#net_server_getconnections_callback
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[`domain`]: domain.md
[`ecdh.setPublicKey()`]: crypto.md#crypto_ecdh_setpublickey_publickey_encoding
[`emitter.listenerCount(eventName)`]: events.md#events_emitter_listenercount_eventname
[`events.listenerCount(emitter, eventName)`]: events.md#events_events_listenercount_emitter_eventname
[`fs.FileHandle`]: fs.md#fs_class_filehandle
[`fs.access()`]: fs.md#fs_fs_access_path_mode_callback
[`fs.createReadStream()`]: fs.md#fs_fs_createreadstream_path_options
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220 changes: 112 additions & 108 deletions doc/api/events.md
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```

It is possible to monitor `'error'` events without consuming the emitted error
by installing a listener using the symbol `errorMonitor`.
by installing a listener using the symbol `events.errorMonitor`.

```js
const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();
myEmitter.on(EventEmitter.errorMonitor, (err) => {
const { EventEmitter, errorMonitor } = require('events');

const myEmitter = new EventEmitter();
myEmitter.on(errorMonitor, (err) => {
MyMonitoringTool.log(err);
});
myEmitter.emit('error', new Error('whoops!'));
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ee2[Symbol.for('nodejs.rejection')] = console.log;
```

Setting `EventEmitter.captureRejections = true` will change the default for all
Setting `events.captureRejections = true` will change the default for all
new instances of `EventEmitter`.

```js
EventEmitter.captureRejections = true;
const ee1 = new EventEmitter();
const events = require('events');
events.captureRejections = true;
const ee1 = new events.EventEmitter();
ee1.on('something', async (value) => {
throw new Error('kaboom');
});
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The `'removeListener'` event is emitted *after* the `listener` is removed.

### `EventEmitter.listenerCount(emitter, eventName)`
<!-- YAML
added: v0.9.12
deprecated: v3.2.0
-->

> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`emitter.listenerCount()`][] instead.

* `emitter` {EventEmitter} The emitter to query
* `eventName` {string|symbol} The event name

A class method that returns the number of listeners for the given `eventName`
registered on the given `emitter`.

```js
const myEmitter = new EventEmitter();
myEmitter.on('event', () => {});
myEmitter.on('event', () => {});
console.log(EventEmitter.listenerCount(myEmitter, 'event'));
// Prints: 2
```

### `EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners`
<!-- YAML
added: v0.11.2
-->

By default, a maximum of `10` listeners can be registered for any single
event. This limit can be changed for individual `EventEmitter` instances
using the [`emitter.setMaxListeners(n)`][] method. To change the default
for *all* `EventEmitter` instances, the `EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners`
property can be used. If this value is not a positive number, a `RangeError`
is thrown.

Take caution when setting the `EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners` because the
change affects *all* `EventEmitter` instances, including those created before
the change is made. However, calling [`emitter.setMaxListeners(n)`][] still has
precedence over `EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners`.

This is not a hard limit. The `EventEmitter` instance will allow
more listeners to be added but will output a trace warning to stderr indicating
that a "possible EventEmitter memory leak" has been detected. For any single
`EventEmitter`, the `emitter.getMaxListeners()` and `emitter.setMaxListeners()`
methods can be used to temporarily avoid this warning:

```js
emitter.setMaxListeners(emitter.getMaxListeners() + 1);
emitter.once('event', () => {
// do stuff
emitter.setMaxListeners(Math.max(emitter.getMaxListeners() - 1, 0));
});
```

The [`--trace-warnings`][] command-line flag can be used to display the
stack trace for such warnings.

The emitted warning can be inspected with [`process.on('warning')`][] and will
have the additional `emitter`, `type` and `count` properties, referring to
the event emitter instance, the event’s name and the number of attached
listeners, respectively.
Its `name` property is set to `'MaxListenersExceededWarning'`.

### `EventEmitter.errorMonitor`
<!-- YAML
added:
- v13.6.0
- v12.17.0
-->

This symbol shall be used to install a listener for only monitoring `'error'`
events. Listeners installed using this symbol are called before the regular
`'error'` listeners are called.

Installing a listener using this symbol does not change the behavior once an
`'error'` event is emitted, therefore the process will still crash if no
regular `'error'` listener is installed.

### `EventEmitter.setMaxListeners(n[, ...eventTargets])`
<!-- YAML
added: REPLACEME
-->

* `n` {number} A non-negative number. The maximum number of listeners per
`EventTarget` event.
* `...eventsTargets` {EventTarget[]|EventEmitter[]} Zero or more {EventTarget}
or {EventEmitter} instances. If none are specified, `n` is set as the default
max for all newly created {EventTarget} and {EventEmitter} objects.

```js
const {
setMaxListeners,
EventEmitter
} = require('events');

const target = new EventTarget();
const emitter = new EventEmitter();

setMaxListeners(5, target, emitter);
```

### `emitter.addListener(eventName, listener)`
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.26
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Returns the current max listener value for the `EventEmitter` which is either
set by [`emitter.setMaxListeners(n)`][] or defaults to
[`EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners`][].
[`events.defaultMaxListeners`][].

### `emitter.listenerCount(eventName)`
<!-- YAML
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}
```

## `events.defaultMaxListeners`
<!-- YAML
added: v0.11.2
-->

By default, a maximum of `10` listeners can be registered for any single
event. This limit can be changed for individual `EventEmitter` instances
using the [`emitter.setMaxListeners(n)`][] method. To change the default
for *all* `EventEmitter` instances, the `events.defaultMaxListeners`
property can be used. If this value is not a positive number, a `RangeError`
is thrown.

Take caution when setting the `events.defaultMaxListeners` because the
change affects *all* `EventEmitter` instances, including those created before
the change is made. However, calling [`emitter.setMaxListeners(n)`][] still has
precedence over `events.defaultMaxListeners`.

This is not a hard limit. The `EventEmitter` instance will allow
more listeners to be added but will output a trace warning to stderr indicating
that a "possible EventEmitter memory leak" has been detected. For any single
`EventEmitter`, the `emitter.getMaxListeners()` and `emitter.setMaxListeners()`
methods can be used to temporarily avoid this warning:

```js
emitter.setMaxListeners(emitter.getMaxListeners() + 1);
emitter.once('event', () => {
// do stuff
emitter.setMaxListeners(Math.max(emitter.getMaxListeners() - 1, 0));
});
```

The [`--trace-warnings`][] command-line flag can be used to display the
stack trace for such warnings.

The emitted warning can be inspected with [`process.on('warning')`][] and will
have the additional `emitter`, `type` and `count` properties, referring to
the event emitter instance, the event’s name and the number of attached
listeners, respectively.
Its `name` property is set to `'MaxListenersExceededWarning'`.

## `events.errorMonitor`
<!-- YAML
added:
- v13.6.0
- v12.17.0
-->

This symbol shall be used to install a listener for only monitoring `'error'`
events. Listeners installed using this symbol are called before the regular
`'error'` listeners are called.

Installing a listener using this symbol does not change the behavior once an
`'error'` event is emitted, therefore the process will still crash if no
regular `'error'` listener is installed.

## `events.getEventListeners(emitterOrTarget, eventName)`
<!-- YAML
added:
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See how to write a custom [rejection handler][rejection].

## `events.listenerCount(emitter, eventName)`
<!-- YAML
added: v0.9.12
deprecated: v3.2.0
-->

> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`emitter.listenerCount()`][] instead.

* `emitter` {EventEmitter} The emitter to query
* `eventName` {string|symbol} The event name

A class method that returns the number of listeners for the given `eventName`
registered on the given `emitter`.

```js
const { EventEmitter, listenerCount } = require('events');
const myEmitter = new EventEmitter();
myEmitter.on('event', () => {});
myEmitter.on('event', () => {});
console.log(listenerCount(myEmitter, 'event'));
// Prints: 2
```

## `events.on(emitter, eventName[, options])`
<!-- YAML
added:
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process.nextTick(() => ac.abort());
```

## `events.setMaxListeners(n[, ...eventTargets])`
<!-- YAML
added: REPLACEME
-->

* `n` {number} A non-negative number. The maximum number of listeners per
`EventTarget` event.
* `...eventsTargets` {EventTarget[]|EventEmitter[]} Zero or more {EventTarget}
or {EventEmitter} instances. If none are specified, `n` is set as the default
max for all newly created {EventTarget} and {EventEmitter} objects.

```js
const {
setMaxListeners,
EventEmitter
} = require('events');

const target = new EventTarget();
const emitter = new EventEmitter();

setMaxListeners(5, target, emitter);
```

<a id="event-target-and-event-api"></a>
## `EventTarget` and `Event` API
<!-- YAML
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[WHATWG-EventTarget]: https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#interface-eventtarget
[`--trace-warnings`]: cli.md#cli_trace_warnings
[`EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners`]: #events_eventemitter_defaultmaxlisteners
[`EventTarget` Web API]: https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#eventtarget
[`EventTarget` error handling]: #events_eventtarget_error_handling
[`Event` Web API]: https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#event
[`domain`]: domain.md
[`emitter.listenerCount()`]: #events_emitter_listenercount_eventname
[`emitter.removeListener()`]: #events_emitter_removelistener_eventname_listener
[`emitter.setMaxListeners(n)`]: #events_emitter_setmaxlisteners_n
[`events.defaultMaxListeners`]: #events_events_defaultmaxlisteners
[`fs.ReadStream`]: fs.md#fs_class_fs_readstream
[`net.Server`]: net.md#net_class_net_server
[`process.on('warning')`]: process.md#process_event_warning
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