fix(core): Avoid blocking the process when calling flush on empty buffer

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client.flush(timeout) blocks for the full timeout duration even when _numProcessing === 0, preventing clean process exit in CLI apps and serverless environments.

Changes

Early exit in _isClientDoneProcessing()

• Check _numProcessing before entering poll loop instead of after first wait
• Eliminates unnecessary 1ms+ delays when nothing is pending

Unref timers in Node.js environments

• Add .unref() to setTimeout calls in client.ts and promisebuffer.ts
• Uses browser-safe check: typeof timer !== 'number' && timer.unref
• Allows Node.js process to exit naturally when timers are the only pending operations

// Before: always waits at least 1ms
while (!timeout || ticked < timeout) {
  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1));
  if (!this._numProcessing) return true;
  ticked++;
}

// After: returns immediately when idle
if (!this._numProcessing) return true;

while (!timeout || ticked < timeout) {
  await new Promise(resolve => {
    const timer = setTimeout(resolve, 1);
    if (typeof timer !== 'number' && timer.unref) timer.unref();
  });
  if (!this._numProcessing) return true;
  ticked++;
}

Impact

• flush(3000) with no pending work: ~3000ms → <1ms
• Process exit behavior: blocked by event loop → exits cleanly

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size-limit report 📦

Path	Size	% Change	Change
@sentry/browser	25.35 kB	+0.09%	+21 B 🔺
@sentry/browser - with treeshaking flags	23.86 kB	+0.14%	+33 B 🔺
@sentry/browser (incl. Tracing)	42.17 kB	+0.06%	+22 B 🔺
@sentry/browser (incl. Tracing, Profiling)	46.81 kB	+0.05%	+22 B 🔺
@sentry/browser (incl. Tracing, Replay)	80.8 kB	+0.05%	+33 B 🔺
@sentry/browser (incl. Tracing, Replay) - with treeshaking flags	70.43 kB	+0.04%	+23 B 🔺
⛔️ @sentry/browser (incl. Tracing, Replay with Canvas) (max: 85.5 kB)	85.5 kB	+0.04%	+34 B 🔺
@sentry/browser (incl. Tracing, Replay, Feedback)	97.68 kB	+0.02%	+13 B 🔺
@sentry/browser (incl. Feedback)	42.07 kB	+0.06%	+23 B 🔺
@sentry/browser (incl. sendFeedback)	30.03 kB	+0.06%	+16 B 🔺
@sentry/browser (incl. FeedbackAsync)	35.05 kB	+0.1%	+33 B 🔺
@sentry/browser (incl. Metrics)	26.46 kB	+0.11%	+29 B 🔺
@sentry/browser (incl. Logs)	26.6 kB	+0.09%	+23 B 🔺
@sentry/browser (incl. Metrics & Logs)	27.29 kB	+0.15%	+40 B 🔺
@sentry/react	27.07 kB	+0.06%	+16 B 🔺
@sentry/react (incl. Tracing)	44.41 kB	+0.08%	+32 B 🔺
@sentry/vue	29.8 kB	+0.11%	+32 B 🔺
@sentry/vue (incl. Tracing)	43.97 kB	+0.08%	+31 B 🔺
@sentry/svelte	25.36 kB	+0.08%	+20 B 🔺
CDN Bundle	27.93 kB	+0.1%	+26 B 🔺
CDN Bundle (incl. Tracing)	42.96 kB	+0.06%	+25 B 🔺
CDN Bundle (incl. Logs, Metrics)	28.77 kB	+0.1%	+26 B 🔺
CDN Bundle (incl. Tracing, Logs, Metrics)	43.78 kB	+0.08%	+32 B 🔺
CDN Bundle (incl. Replay, Logs, Metrics)	67.7 kB	+0.04%	+23 B 🔺
CDN Bundle (incl. Tracing, Replay)	79.71 kB	+0.06%	+41 B 🔺
CDN Bundle (incl. Tracing, Replay, Logs, Metrics)	80.57 kB	+0.04%	+29 B 🔺
CDN Bundle (incl. Tracing, Replay, Feedback)	85.15 kB	+0.03%	+25 B 🔺
CDN Bundle (incl. Tracing, Replay, Feedback, Logs, Metrics)	86.05 kB	+0.02%	+10 B 🔺
CDN Bundle - uncompressed	81.72 kB	+0.14%	+109 B 🔺
CDN Bundle (incl. Tracing) - uncompressed	127.27 kB	+0.09%	+110 B 🔺
CDN Bundle (incl. Logs, Metrics) - uncompressed	84.56 kB	+0.13%	+109 B 🔺
⛔️ CDN Bundle (incl. Tracing, Logs, Metrics) - uncompressed (max: 130 kB)	130.1 kB	+0.09%	+110 B 🔺
CDN Bundle (incl. Replay, Logs, Metrics) - uncompressed	207.94 kB	+0.06%	+109 B 🔺
CDN Bundle (incl. Tracing, Replay) - uncompressed	243.87 kB	+0.05%	+110 B 🔺
CDN Bundle (incl. Tracing, Replay, Logs, Metrics) - uncompressed	246.69 kB	+0.05%	+110 B 🔺
CDN Bundle (incl. Tracing, Replay, Feedback) - uncompressed	256.67 kB	+0.05%	+110 B 🔺
CDN Bundle (incl. Tracing, Replay, Feedback, Logs, Metrics) - uncompressed	259.48 kB	+0.05%	+110 B 🔺
@sentry/nextjs (client)	46.76 kB	+0.08%	+34 B 🔺
@sentry/sveltekit (client)	42.54 kB	+0.08%	+30 B 🔺
@sentry/node-core	52.1 kB	+0.05%	+23 B 🔺
@sentry/node	166.11 kB	+0.03%	+34 B 🔺
@sentry/node - without tracing	93.86 kB	+0.03%	+25 B 🔺
@sentry/aws-serverless	109.39 kB	+0.03%	+30 B 🔺

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node-overhead report 🧳

Note: This is a synthetic benchmark with a minimal express app and does not necessarily reflect the real-world performance impact in an application.

Scenario	Requests/s	% of Baseline	Prev. Requests/s	Change %
GET Baseline	9,225	-	8,974	+3%
GET With Sentry	1,710	19%	1,666	+3%
GET With Sentry (error only)	6,174	67%	6,056	+2%
POST Baseline	1,199	-	1,200	-0%
POST With Sentry	585	49%	586	-0%
POST With Sentry (error only)	1,054	88%	1,062	-1%
MYSQL Baseline	3,331	-	3,314	+1%
MYSQL With Sentry	478	14%	451	+6%
MYSQL With Sentry (error only)	2,709	81%	2,680	+1%

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