FinalizationRegistry.prototype.unregister()

unregister(unregisterToken);

class Thingy {
    #cleanup = label => {
    //         ^^^^^−−−−− held value
        console.error(
            `The \`release\` method was never called for the object with the label "${label}"`
        );
    };
    #registry = new FinalizationRegistry(this.#cleanup);

    /**
     * Constructs a `Thingy` instance. Be sure to call `release` when you're done with it.
     *
     * @param   label       A label for the `Thingy`.
     */
    constructor(label) {
        //                            vvvvv−−−−− held value
        this.#registry.register(this, label, this);
        //          target −−−−−^^^^         ^^^^−−−−− unregister token
    }

    /**
     * Releases resources held by this `Thingy` instance.
     */
    release() {
        this.#registry.unregister(this);
        //                        ^^^^−−−−− unregister token
    }
}

 {
    //         ^^^^−−−−− held value
        console.error(
            `The \`release\` method was never called for the \`Thingy\` for the file "${file.name}"`
        );
    };
    #registry = new FinalizationRegistry(this.#cleanup);

    /**
     * Constructs a `Thingy` instance for the given file. Be sure to call `release` when you're done with it.
     *
     * @param   filename    The name of the file.
     */
    constructor(filename) {
        this.#file = File.open(filename);
        //                            vvvvv−−−−− held value
        this.#registry.register(this, label, this.#file);
        //          target −−−−−^^^^         ^^^^^^^^^^−−−−− unregister token
    }

    /**
     * Releases resources held by this `Thingy` instance.
     */
    release() {
        if (this.#file) {
            this.#registry.unregister(this.#file);
            //                        ^^^^^^^^^^−−−−− unregister token
            File.close(this.#file);
            this.#file = null;
        }
    }
}