MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected

[marck283]

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1. Is this a client library issue or a product issue?
   This issue is related to the client library for Node.js.

2. Did someone already solve this?

• This issue is solved in node-fetch@3.2.5.

3. Do you have a support contract?
   No.

If the support paths suggested above still do not result in a resolution, please provide the following details.

Environment details

• OS: Windows 11
• Node.js version: 20.7.0
• npm version: 10.1.0
• gax-nodejs version: 3.6.1

Steps to reproduce

1. Upgrade Node.js to version 20.7.0 while having some packages in your project that depend on a version of node-fetch prior to 3.2.5.

Making sure to follow these steps will guarantee the quickest resolution possible.

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[marck283]

As a side note, node-fetch's versions up until 3.2.10 also suffer from a Regular Expression Denial of Service bug (as stated here). Therefore, my suggestion would be to upgrade node-fetch to version 3.2.10 or later.