@@ -585,15 +585,16 @@ would provide the exports interface for the instantiation of `module.wasm`.
585585
586586## Top-level ` await `
587587
588+ <!--
589+ added: v14.8.0
590+ -->
591+
588592> Stability: 1 - Experimental
589593
590- The ` await ` keyword may be used in the top level (outside of async functions)
591- within modules as per the [ECMAScript Top-Level ` await ` proposal][].
594+ The ` await ` keyword may be used in the top level body of an ECMAScript module.
592595
593596Assuming an ` a .mjs ` with
594597
595- <!-- eslint-skip -->
596-
597598` ` ` js
598599export const five = await Promise .resolve (5 );
599600` ` `
@@ -610,6 +611,23 @@ console.log(five); // Logs `5`
610611node b .mjs # works
611612` ` `
612613
614+ If a top level ` await ` expression never resolves, the ` node` process will exit
615+ with a ` 13 ` [status code][].
616+
617+ ` ` ` js
618+ import { spawn } from ' child_process' ;
619+ import { execPath } from ' process' ;
620+
621+ spawn (execPath, [
622+ ' --input-type=module' ,
623+ ' --eval' ,
624+ // Never-resolving Promise:
625+ ' await new Promise(() => {})' ,
626+ ]).once (' exit' , (code ) => {
627+ console .log (code); // Logs `13`
628+ });
629+ ` ` `
630+
613631<i id="esm_experimental_loaders"></i>
614632
615633## Loaders
@@ -1441,7 +1459,6 @@ success!
14411459[Conditional exports ]: packages .md #conditional- exports
14421460[Core modules]: modules .md #core- modules
14431461[Dynamic ` import()` ]: https: // wiki.developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/import#Dynamic_Imports
1444- [ECMAScript Top- Level ` await` proposal]: https: // github.com/tc39/proposal-top-level-await/
14451462[ES Module Integration Proposal for WebAssembly]: https: // github.com/webassembly/esm-integration
14461463[Import Assertions]: #import -assertions
14471464[Import Assertions proposal]: https: // github.com/tc39/proposal-import-assertions
@@ -1476,5 +1493,6 @@ success!
14761493[percent- encoded]: url .md #percent- encoding- in - urls
14771494[resolve hook]: #resolvespecifier- context- defaultresolve
14781495[special scheme]: https: // url.spec.whatwg.org/#special-scheme
1496+ [status code]: process .md #exit- codes
14791497[the official standard format]: https: // tc39.github.io/ecma262/#sec-modules
14801498[url .pathToFileURL ]: url .md #urlpathtofileurlpath
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