commonJS GarbageCollector Sample

app.js

//Run test 1
var gced = require('create_gced');
var win = gced.create_gced();

win.open();

/*
//When running by second time enable this: 
setTimeout(
	function(){
			gced = null;
			win = null;
			alert('released!');
	},	15000);
 */

//The negative case might work the same
//var non_gced = require('create_non_gced');

create_gced.js

exports.create_gced = function() {
	var $win = Ti.UI.createWindow({
		width : '100%',
		height : '100%',
		backgroundColor : '#d4d4d4',
		title : 'GarbageCollected',
		layout : 'vertical'
	});

	var $btn = Ti.UI.createButton({
		left : 10,
		right : 10,
		height : 24
	});

	$win.add($btn);

	var $btn1 = Ti.UI.createButton({
		left : 10,
		right : 10,
		height : 24
	});

	$win.add($btn1);

	var $btn2 = Ti.UI.createButton({
		left : 10,
		right : 10,
		height : 24
	});

	$win.add($btn2);

	$win.addEventListener('close', function() {

		$btn = null;
		$btn1 = null;
		$btn2 = null;
		Ti.API.info('Close & releasing btns');

	});

	$win.addEventListener('click', function() {
		this.close();
	});
	
	return $win;
}

create_non_gced.js

exports.create_non_gced = function() {
	var $win = Ti.UI.createWindow({
		width : '100%',
		height : '100%',
		backgroundColor : '#d4d4d4',
		title : 'NON GarbageCollected',
		layout : 'vertical'
	});

	var $btn = Ti.UI.createButton({
		left : 10,
		right : 10,
		height : 24
	});

	$win.add($btn);

	var $btn1 = Ti.UI.createButton({
		left : 10,
		right : 10,
		height : 24
	});

	$win.add($btn1);

	var $btn2 = Ti.UI.createButton({
		left : 10,
		right : 10,
		height : 24
	});

	$win.add($btn2);

	return $win;
}