From 684a78aec863d40c08b673432ebcbe1b963714ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Kamat, Trivikram" <16024985+trivikr@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:13:26 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] test: keep finalization close fixture ref alive

The close fixture expects the registered object to still be reachable
when the process emits exit. Keep a strong reference outside setup() so
the assertion does not depend on platform-specific GC timing.

Signed-off-by: Kamat, Trivikram <16024985+trivikr@users.noreply.github.com>
Assisted-by: openai:gpt-5.5
---
 test/fixtures/process/close.mjs | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/test/fixtures/process/close.mjs b/test/fixtures/process/close.mjs
index 2f8e94878a3061..010670f893c0c0 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/process/close.mjs
+++ b/test/fixtures/process/close.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { strictEqual } from 'assert'
 
+let obj
+
 function setup() {
-  const obj = { foo: 'bar' }
+  obj = { foo: 'bar' }
   process.finalization.register(obj, shutdown)
 }
 
@@ -14,5 +16,6 @@ function shutdown(obj) {
 setup()
 
 process.on('exit', function () {
+  strictEqual(obj.foo, 'bar')
   strictEqual(shutdownCalled, true)
 })