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16->22^17.0.31->^22.0.0Release Notes
nodejs/node (node)
v22.13.1: 2025-01-21, Version 22.13.1 'Jod' (LTS), @RafaelGSSCompare Source
This is a security release.
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Dependency update:
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v22.13.0: 2025-01-07, Version 22.13.0 'Jod' (LTS), @ruyadornoCompare Source
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Stabilize Permission Model
Upgrades the Permission Model status from Active Development to Stable.
Contributed by Rafael Gonzaga #56201
Graduate WebCryptoAPI
Ed25519and X25519 algorithms as stableFollowing the merge of Curve25519 into the Web Cryptography API Editor's Draft the
Ed25519andX25519algorithm identifiers are now stable and will no longer emit an ExperimentalWarning upon use.Contributed by (Filip Skokan) #56142
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v22.12.0: 2024-12-03, Version 22.12.0 'Jod' (LTS), @ruyadornoCompare Source
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require(esm) is now enabled by default
Support for loading native ES modules using require() had been available on v20.x and v22.x under the command line flag --experimental-require-module, and available by default on v23.x. In this release, it is now no longer behind a flag on v22.x.
This feature is still experimental, and we are looking for user feedback to make more final tweaks before fully stabilizing it. For this reason, on v22.x, when the Node.js instance encounters a native ES module in require() for the first time, it will emit an experimental warning unless
require()comes from a path that containsnode_modules. If there happens to be any regressions caused by this feature, users can report it to the Node.js issue tracker. Meanwhile this feature can also be disabled using--no-experimental-require-moduleas a workaround.With this feature enabled, Node.js will no longer throw
ERR_REQUIRE_ESMifrequire()is used to load a ES module. It can, however, throwERR_REQUIRE_ASYNC_MODULEif the ES module being loaded or its dependencies contain top-levelawait. When the ES module is loaded successfully byrequire(), the returned object will either be a ES module namespace object similar to what's returned byimport(), or what gets exported as"module.exports"in the ES module.Users can check
process.features.require_moduleto see whetherrequire(esm)is enabled in the current Node.js instance. For packages, the"module-sync"exports condition can be used as a way to detectrequire(esm)support in the current Node.js instance and allow bothrequire()andimportto load the same native ES module. See the documentation for more details about this feature.Contributed by Joyee Cheung in #55085
Added resizable
ArrayBuffersupport inBufferWhen a
Bufferis created using a resizableArrayBuffer, theBufferlength will now correctly change as the underlyingArrayBuffersize is changed.Contributed by James Snell in #55377
Update root certificates to NSS 3.104
This is the version of NSS that shipped in Firefox 131.0 on 2024-10-01.
Certificates added:
Contributed by Richard Lau in #55681
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v22.11.0: 2024-10-29, Version 22.11.0 'Jod' (LTS), @richardlauCompare Source
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This release marks the transition of Node.js 22.x into Long Term Support (LTS)
with the codename 'Jod'. The 22.x release line now moves into "Active LTS"
and will remain so until October 2025. After that time, it will move into
"Maintenance" until end of life in April 2027.
Other than updating metadata, such as the
process.releaseobject, to reflectthat the release is LTS, no further changes from Node.js 22.10.0 are included.
OpenSSL 3.x
Official binaries for Node.js 22.x currently include OpenSSL 3.0.x (more
specifically, the quictls OpenSSL fork).
OpenSSL 3.0.x is the currently designated long term support version that is
scheduled to be supported until 7th September 2026, which is within the expected
lifetime of Node.js 22.x. We are expecting upstream OpenSSL to announce a
successor long term support version prior to that date and since OpenSSL now
follows a semantic versioning-like versioning scheme we expect to be able to
update to the next long term supported version of OpenSSL during the lifetime of
Node.js 22.x.
v22.10.0: 2024-10-16, Version 22.10.0 (Current), @aduh95Compare Source
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New
"module-sync"exports conditionThis release introduces a
"module-sync"exports condition that's enabled whenrequire(esm)is enabled, so packages can supply a synchronous ES module to theNode.js module loader, no matter if it's being required or imported. This is
similar to the
"module"condition that bundlers have been using to supportrequire(esm)in Node.js, and allows dual-package authors to opt into ESM-firstonly on newer versions of Node.js that supports
require(esm)to avoid thedual-package hazard.
Or if the package is only meant to be run on Node.js and wants to fallback to
CJS on older versions that don't have
require(esm):For package authors: this only serves as a feature-detection mechanism for
packages that wish to support both CJS and ESM users during the period when some
active Node.js LTS versions support
require(esm)while some older ones don't.When all active Node.js LTS lines support
require(esm), packages can simplifytheir distributions by bumping the major version, dropping their CJS exports,
and removing the
module-syncexports condition (with onlymainordefaulttargetting the ESM exports). If the package needs to support both bundlers and
being run unbundled on Node.js during the transition period, use both
module-syncandmoduleand point them to the same ESM file. If the packagealready doesn't want to support older versions of Node.js that doesn't support
require(esm), don't use this export condition.For bundlers/tools: they should avoid implementing this stop-gap condition.
Most existing bundlers implement the de-facto bundler standard
moduleexports condition, and that should be enough to support users who want to bundle
ESM from CJS consumers. Users who want both bundlers and Node.js to recognize
the ESM exports can use both
module/module-syncconditions during thetransition period, and can drop
module-sync+modulewhen they no longer needto support older versions of Node.js. If tools do want to support this
condition, it's recommended to make the resolution rules in the graph pointed by
this condition match the Node.js native ESM rules to avoid divergence.
We ended up implementing a condition with a different name instead of reusing
"module", because existing code in the ecosystem using the"module"condition sometimes also expect the module resolution for these ESM files to
work in CJS style, which is supported by bundlers, but the native Node.js loader
has intentionally made ESM resolution different from CJS resolution (e.g.
forbidding
import './noext'orimport './directory'), so it would bebreaking to implement a
"module"condition without implementing the forbiddenESM resolution rules. For now, this just implements a new condition as
semver-minor so it can be backported to older LTS.
Contributed by Joyee Cheung in #54648.
node --runis now stableThis CLI flag runs a specified command from a
package.json's"scripts"object.For the following
package.json:You can run
node --run testand that would start the test suite.Contributed by Yagiz Nizipli in #53763.
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v22.9.0: 2024-09-17, Version 22.9.0 (Current), @RafaelGSSCompare Source
New API to retrieve execution Stack Trace
A new API
getCallSitehas been introduced to theutilmodule. This API allows usersto retrieve the stacktrace of the current execution. Example:
Thanks to Rafael Gonzaga for making this work on #54380.
Disable V8 Maglev
We have seen several crashes/unexpected JS behaviors with maglev on v22
(which ships V8 v12.4). The bugs lie in the codegen so it would be difficult for
users to work around them or even figure out where the bugs are coming from.
Some bugs are fixed in the upstream while some others probably remain.
As v22 will get stuck with V8 v12.4 as LTS, it will be increasingly difficult to
backport patches for them even if the bugs are fixed. So disable it by default
on v22 to reduce the churn and troubles for users.
Thanks to Joyee Cheung for making this work on #54384
Exposes X509_V_FLAG_PARTIAL_CHAIN to tls.createSecureContext
This releases introduces a new option to the API
tls.createSecureContext. Fornow on users can use
tls.createSecureContext({ allowPartialTrustChain: true })to treat intermediate (non-self-signed) certificates in the trust CA certificate
list as trusted.
Thanks to Anna Henningsen for making this work on #54790
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Deprecations
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v22.8.0: 2024-09-03, Version 22.8.0 (Current), @RafaelGSSCompare Source
New JS API for compile cache
This release adds a new API
module.enableCompileCache()that can be used to enable on-disk code caching of all modules loaded after this API is called.Previously this could only be enabled by the
NODE_COMPILE_CACHEenvironment variable, so it could only set by end-users.This API allows tooling and library authors to enable caching of their own code.
This is a built-in alternative to the v8-compile-cache/v8-compile-cache-lib packages,
but have better performance and supports ESM.
Thanks to Joyee Cheung for working on this.
New option for vm.createContext() to create a context with a freezable globalThis
Node.js implements a flavor of
vm.createContext()and friends that creates a context without contextifying its globalobject when vm.constants.DONT_CONTEXTIFY is used. This is suitable when users want to freeze the context
(impossible when the global is contextified i.e. has interceptors installed) or speed up the global access if they
don't need the interceptor behavior.
Thanks to Joyee Cheung for working on this.
Support for coverage thresholds
Node.js now supports requiring code coverage to meet a specific threshold before the process exits successfully.
To use this feature, you need to enable the
--experimental-test-coverageflag.You can set thresholds for the following types of coverage:
--test-coverage-branches=<threshold>--test-coverage-functions=<threshold>--test-coverage-lines=<threshold><threshold>should be an integer between 0 and 100. If an invalid value is provided, aTypeErrorwill be thrown.If the code coverage fails to meet the specified thresholds for any category, the process will exit with code
1.For instance, to enforce a minimum of 80% line coverage and 60% branch coverage, you can run:
Thanks Aviv Keller for working on this.
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v22.7.0: 2024-08-22, Version 22.7.0 (Current), @RafaelGSSCompare Source
Experimental transform types support
With the new flag
--experimental-transform-typesit is possible to enable thetransformation of TypeScript-only syntax into JavaScript code.
This feature allows Node.js to support TypeScript syntax such as
Enumandnamespace.Thanks to Marco Ippolito for making this work on #54283.
Module syntax detection is now enabled by default.
Module syntax detection (the
--experimental-detect-moduleflag) is nowenabled by default. Use
--no-experimental-detect-moduleto disable it ifneeded.
Syntax detection attempts to run ambiguous files as CommonJS, and if the module
fails to parse as CommonJS due to ES module syntax, Node.js tries again and runs
the file as an ES module.
Ambiguous files are those with a
.jsor no extension, where the nearest parentpackage.jsonhas no"type"field (either"type": "module"or"type": "commonjs").Syntax detection should have no performance impact on CommonJS modules, but it
incurs a slight performance penalty for ES modules; add
"type": "module"tothe nearest parent
package.jsonfile to eliminate the performance cost.A use case unlocked by this feature is the ability to use ES module syntax in
extensionless scripts with no nearby
package.json.Thanks to Geoffrey Booth for making this work on #53619.
Performance Improvements to Buffer
Performance of Node.js Buffers have been optimized through multiple PR's with significant
improvements to the
Buffer.copyandBuffer.writemethods. These are used throughoutthe codebase and should give a nice boost across the board.
Thanks to Robert Nagy for making this work on #54311,
#54324, and #54087.
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v22.6.0: 2024-08-06, Version 22.6.0 (Current), @RafaelGSSCompare Source
Experimental TypeScript support via strip types
Node.js introduces the
--experimental-strip-typesflag for initial TypeScript support.This feature strips type annotations from .ts files, allowing them to run
without transforming TypeScript-specific syntax. Current limitations include:
enumsornamespaces.Thanks Marco Ippolito for working on this.
Experimental Network Inspection Support in Node.js
This update introduces the initial support for network inspection in Node.js.
Currently, this is an experimental feature, so you need to enable it using the
--experimental-network-inspectionflag.With this feature enabled, you can inspect network activities occurring within a JavaScript application.
To use network inspection, start your Node.js application with the following command:
Please note that the network inspection capabilities are in active development.
We are actively working on enhancing this feature and will continue to expand its functionality in future updates.
httpandhttpsmodules only.feature request on the Chrome DevTools side is addressed.
Thanks Kohei Ueno for working on this.
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v22.5.1: 2024-07-19, Version 22.5.1 (Current), @richardlauCompare Source
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This release fixes a regression introduced in Node.js 22.5.0. The problem is known to display the following symptoms:
FATAL ERROR: v8::Object::GetCreationContextChecked No creation context available#53902npm error Exit handler never called!npm/cli#7657Usage Error: Couldn't find the node_modules state file - running an install might help (findPackageLocation)yarnpkg/berry#6398Commits
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v22.4.1: 2024-07-08, Version 22.4.1 (Current), @RafaelGSSCompare Source
This is a security release.
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v22.4.0: 2024-07-02, Version 22.4.0 (Current), @targosCompare Source
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Experimental Web Storage API
API stability updates
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v22.3.0: 2024-06-11, Version 22.3.0 (Current), @RafaelGSSCompare Source
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module: implement
NODE_COMPILE_CACHEfor automatic on-disk code cachingThis patch implements automatic on-disk code caching that can be enabled
via an environment variable
NODE_COMPILE_CACHE=/path/to/cache/dir.When set, whenever Node.js compiles a CommonJS or a ECMAScript Module,
it will use on-disk V8 code cache
persisted in the specified directory
to speed up the compilation. This may slow down the first load of a
module graph, but subsequent loads of the same module graph may get
a significant speedup if the contents of the modules do not change.
Locally, this speeds up loading of
test/fixtures/snapshot/typescript.jsfrom ~130ms to ~80ms.
To clean up the generated code cache, simply remove the directory.
It will be recreated the next time the same directory is used for
NODE_COMPILE_CACHE.Compilation cache generated by one version of Node.js may not be used
by a different version of Node.js. Cache generated by different versions
of Node.js will be stored separately if the same directory is used
to persist the cache, so they can co-exist.
Caveat: currently when using this with V8 JavaScript code coverage, the
coverage being collected by V8 may be less precise in functions that are
deserialized from the code cache. It's recommended to turn this off when
running tests to generate precise coverage.
Contributed by Joyee Cheung in #52535.
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We're excited to announce the release of Node.js 22!
Highlights include require()ing ESM graphs, WebSocket client, updates of the V8 JavaScript engine, and more!
As a reminder, Node.js 22 will enter long-term support (LTS) in October, but until then, it will be the "Current" release for the next six months.
We encourage you to explore the new features and benefits offered by this latest release and evaluate their potential impact on your applications.
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Semver-Minor Commits
Semver-Patch Commits
v20.18.2: 2025-01-21, Version 20.18.2 'Iron' (LTS), @RafaelGSSCompare Source
This is a security release.
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v20.18.1: 2024-11-20, Version 20.18.1 'Iron' (LTS), @marco-ippolitoCompare Source
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Experimental Network Inspection Support in Node.js
This update introduces the initial support for network inspection in Node.js.
Currently, this is an experimental feature, so you need to enable it using the
--experimental-network-inspectionflag.With this feature enabled, you can inspect network activities occurring within a JavaScript application.
To use network inspection, start your Node.js application with the following command:
Please note that the network inspection capabilities are in active development.
We are actively working on enhancing this feature and will continue to expand its functionality in future updates.
httpandhttpsmodules only.feature request on the Chrome DevTools side is addressed.
Contributed by Kohei Ueno in #53593 and #54246
Exposes X509_V_FLAG_PARTIAL_CHAIN to tls.createSecureContext
This releases introduces a new option to the API
tls.createSecureContext. Fromnow on,
tls.createSecureContext({ allowPartialTrustChain: true })can be usedto treat intermediate (non-self-signed) certificates in the trust CA certificate
list as trusted.
Contributed by Anna Henningsen in #54790
New option for vm.createContext() to create a context with a freezable globalThis
Node.js implements a flavor of
vm.createContext()and friends that creates a context without contextifying its globalobject when vm.constants.DONT_CONTEXTIFY is used. This is suitable when users want to freeze the context
(impossible when the global is contextified i.e. has interceptors installed) or speed up the global access if they
don't need the interceptor behavior.
Contributed by Joyee Cheung in #54394
Deprecations
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module: support require()ing synchronous ESM graphs
This release adds
require()support for synchronous ESM graphs underthe flag
--experimental-require-module.If
--experimental-require-moduleis enabled, and the ECMAScriptmodule being loaded by
require()meets the following requirements:require()will load the requested module as an ES Module, and returnthe module name space object. In this case it is similar to dynamic
import()but is run synchronously and returns the name space objectdirectly.
Contributed by Joyee Cheung in #51977
path: add
matchesGlobmethodGlob patterns can now be tested against individual paths via the
path.matchesGlob(path, pattern)method.Contributed by Aviv Keller in #52881
stream: expose DuplexPair API
The function
duplexPairreturns an array with two items,each being a
Duplexstream connected to the other side:Whatever is written to one stream is made readable on the other. It provides
behavior analogous to a network connection, where the data written by the client
becomes readable by the server, and vice-versa.
Contributed by Austin Wright in #34111
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v20.16.0: 2024-07-24, Version 20.16.0 'Iron' (LTS), @marco-ippolitoCompare Source
process: add process.getBuiltinModule(id)
process.getBuiltinModule(id)provides a way to load built-in modulesin a globally available function. ES Modules that need to support
other environments can use it to conditionally load a Node.js built-in
when it is run in Node.js, without having to deal with the resolution
error that can be thrown by
importin a non-Node.js environment orhaving to use dynamic
import()which either turns the module intoan asynchronous module, or turns a synchronous API into an asynchronous one.
If
idspecifies a built-in module available in the current Node.js process,process.getBuiltinModule(id)method returns the corresponding built-inmodule. If
iddoes not correspond to any built-in module,undefinedis returned.
process.getBuiltinModule(id)accepts built-in module IDs that are recognizedby
module.isBuiltin(id).The references returned by
process.getBuiltinModule(id)always point tothe built-in module corresponding to
ideven if users modifyrequire.cacheso thatrequire(id)returns something else.Contributed by Joyee Cheung in #52762
doc: doc-only deprecate OpenSSL engine-based APIs
OpenSSL 3 deprecated support for custom engines with a recommendation to switch to its new provider model.
The
clientCertEngineoption forhttps.request(),tls.createSecureContext(), andtls.createServer(); theprivateKeyEngineandprivateKeyIdentifierfortls.createSecureContext();andcrypto.setEngine()all depend on this functionality from OpenSSL.Contributed by Richard Lau in #53329
inspector: fix disable async hooks on Debugger.setAsyncCallStackDepth
Debugger.setAsyncCallStackDepthwas previously calling the enable function by mistake. As a result, when profiling using Chrome DevTools, the async hooks won't be turned off properly after receivingDebugger.setAsyncCallStackDepthwith depth 0.Contributed by Joyee Cheung in #53473
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v20.15.1: 2024-07-08, Version 20.15.1 'Iron' (LTS), @RafaelGSSCompare Source
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test_runner: support test plans
It is now possible to count the number of assertions and subtests that are expected to run within a test. If the number of assertions and subtests that run does not match the expected count, the test will fail.
Contributed by Colin Ihrig in #52860
inspector: introduce the
--inspect-waitflagThis release introduces the
--inspect-waitflag, which allows debugger to wait for attachement. This flag is useful when you want to debug the code from the beginning. Unlike--inspect-brk, which breaks on the first line, this flag waits for debugger to be connected and then runs the code as soon as a session is established.Contributed by Kohei Ueno in #52734
zlib: expose zlib.crc32()
This release exposes the crc32() function from zlib to user-land.
It computes a 32-bit Cyclic Redundancy Check checksum of data. If
value is specified, it is used as the starting value of the checksum,
otherwise, 0 is used as the starting value.
The CRC algorithm is designed to compute checksums and to detect error
in data transmission. It's not suitable for cryptographic authentication.
Contributed by Joyee Cheung in #52692
cli: allow running wasm in limited vmem with --disable-wasm-trap-handler
By default, Node.js enables trap-handler-based WebAssembly bound
checks. As a result, V8 does not need to insert inline bound checks
int the code compiled from WebAssembly which may speedup WebAssembly
execution significantly, but this optimization requires allocating
a big virtual memory cage (currently 10GB). If the Node.js process
does not have access to a large enough virtual memory address space
due to system configurations or hardware limitations, users won't
be able to run any WebAssembly that involves allocation in this
virtual memory cage and will see an out-of-memory error.
--disable-wasm-trap-handlerdisables this optimization so thatusers can at least run WebAssembly (with a less optimial performance)
when the virtual memory address space available to their Node.js
process is lower than what the V8 WebAssembly memory cage needs.
Contributed by Joyee Cheung in #52766
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Revert "tools: install npm PowerShell scripts on Windows"
Due to a regression in the npm installation on Windows, this commit reverts the change that installed npm PowerShell scripts on Windows.
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buffer: improve
base64andbase64urlperformanceThe performance of the
base64andbase64urlencoding and decoding functions has been improved significantly.Contributed by Yagiz Nizipli in #52428
crypto: deprecate implicitly shortened GCM tags
This release, introduces a doc-only deprecation of using GCM authentication tags that are shorter than the cipher's block size, unless the user specified the
authTagLengthoption.Contributed by Tobias Nießen in #52345
events,doc: mark CustomEvent as stable
From this release
CustomEventhas been marked stable.Contributed by Daeyeon Jeong in #52618
fs: add stacktrace to fs/promises
Sync functions in fs throwed an error with a stacktrace which is helpful for debugging. But functions in fs/promises throwed an error without a stacktrace. This commit adds stacktraces by calling
Error.captureStacktraceand re-throwing the error.Contributed by 翠 / green in #49849
report: add
--report-exclude-networkoptionNew option
--report-exclude-network, also available asreport.excludeNetwork, enables the user to exclude networking interfaces in their diagnostic report. On some systems, this can cause the report to take minutes to generate so this option can be used to optimize that.Contributed by Ethan Arrowood in #51645
src: add uv_get_available_memory to report and process
From this release it is possible to get the available memory in the system by calling
process.getAvailableMemory().Contributed by theanarkh #52023
stream: support typed arrays
This commit adds support for typed arrays in streams.
Contributed by IlyasShabi #51866
util: support array of formats in util.styleText
It is now possible to pass an array of format strings to
util.styleTextto apply multiple formats to the same text.Contributed by Marco Ippolito in #52040
v8: implement v8.queryObjects() for memory leak regression testing
This is similar to the queryObjects() console API provided by the Chromium DevTools console. It can be used to search for objects that have the matching constructor on its prototype chain in the heap after a full garbage collection, which can be useful for memory leak regression tests.
To avoid surprising results, users should avoid using this API on constructors whose implementation they don't control, or on constructors that can be invoked by other parties in the application.
To avoid accidental leaks, this API does not return raw references to the objects found. By default, it returns the count of the objects found. If options.format is 'summary', it returns an array containing brief string representations for each object. The visibility provided in this API is similar to what the heap snapshot provides, while users can save the cost of serialization and parsing and directly filer the target objects during the search.
We have been using this API internally for the test suite, which has been more stable than any other leak regression testing strategies in the CI. With a public implementation we can now use the public API instead.
Contributed by Joyee Cheung in #51927
watch: mark as stable
From this release Watch Mode is considered stable.
When in watch mode, changes in the watched files cause the Node.js process to restart.
Contributed by Moshe Atlow in #52074
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crypto: implement crypto.hash()
This patch introduces a helper crypto.hash() that computes
a digest from the input at one shot. This can be 1.2-2x faster
than the object-based createHash() for smaller inputs (<= 5MB)
that are readily available (not streamed) and incur less memory
overhead since no intermediate objects will be created.
Contributed by Joyee Cheung in #51044.
Loading and parsing environment variables
process.loadEnvFile(path):.envfile. If no path is specified, it automatically loads the .env file in the current directory. Example:process.loadEnvFile().process.loadEnvFile('./development.env').util.parseEnv(content):require('node:util').parseEnv('HELLO=world').Contributed by Yagiz Nizipli in #51476.
New connection attempt events
Three new events were added in the
net.createConnectionflow:connectionAttempt: Emitted when a new connection attempt is established. In case of Happy Eyeballs, this might emitted multiple times.connectionAttemptFailed: Emitted when a connection attempt failed. In case of Happy Eyeballs, this might emitted multiple times.connectionAttemptTimeout: Emitted when a connection attempt timed out. In case of Happy Eyeballs, this will not be emitted for the last attempt. This is not emitted at all if Happy Eyeballs is not used.Additionally, a previous bug has been fixed where a new connection attempt could have been started after a previous one failed and after the connection was destroyed by the user.
This led to a failed assertion.
Contributed by Paolo Insogna in #51045.
Permission Model changes
Node.js 20.12.0 comes with several fixes for the experimental permission model and two new semver-minor commits.
We're adding a new flag
--allow-addonsto enable addon usage when using the Permission Model.Contributed by Rafael Gonzaga in #51183
And relative paths are now supported through the
--allow-fs-*flags.Therefore, with this release one can use:
To give only read access to the entrypoint of the application.
Contributed by Rafael Gonzaga and Carlos Espa in #50758.
sea: support embedding assets
Users can now include assets by adding a key-path dictionary
to the configuration as the
assetsfield. At build time, Node.jswould read the assets from the specified paths and bundle them into
the preparation blob. In the generated executable, users can retrieve
the assets using the
sea.getAsset()andsea.getAssetAsBlob()API.The single-executable application can access the assets as follows:
Contributed by Joyee Cheung in #50960.
Support configurable snapshot through
--build-snapshot-configflagWe are adding a new flag
--build-snapshot-configto configure snapshots through a custom JSON configuration file.When using this flag, additional script files provided on the command line will
not be executed and instead be interpreted as regular command line arguments.
These changes were contributed by Joyee Cheung and Anna Henningsen in #50453
Text Styling
util.styleText(format, text): This function returns a formatted text considering theformatpassed.A new API has been created to format text based on
util.inspect.colors, enabling you to style text in different colors (such as red, blue, ...) and emphasis (italic, bold, ...).Contributed by Rafael Gonzaga in #51850.
vm: support using the default loader to handle dynamic import()
This patch adds support for using
vm.constants.USE_MAIN_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_LOADERas theimportModuleDynamicallyoption in all vm APIs that take this option exceptvm.SourceTextModule. This allows users to have a shortcut to support dynamicimport()in the compiled code without missing the compilation cache if they don't need customization of the loading process. We emit an experimental warning when theimport()is actually handled by the default loader through this option instead of requiring--experimental-vm-modules.Contributed by Joyee Cheung in #51244.
Root certificates updated to NSS 3.98
Certificates added:
Certificates removed:
Updated dependencies
Other notable changes
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v20.11.1: 2024-02-14, Version 20.11.1 'Iron' (LTS), @RafaelGSS prepared by @marco-ippolitoCompare Source
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This is a security release.
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v20.11.0: 2024-01-09, Version 20.11.0 'Iron' (LTS), @UlisesGasconCompare Source
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v20.10.0: 2023-11-22, Version 20.10.0 'Iron' (LTS), @targosCompare Source
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--experimental-default-typeflag to flip module defaultsThe new flag
--experimental-default-typecan be used to flip the defaultmodule system used by Node.js. Input that is already explicitly defined as ES
modules or CommonJS, such as by a
package.json"type"field or.mjs/.cjsfile extension or the
--input-typeflag, is unaffected. What is currentlyimplicitly CommonJS would instead be interpreted as ES modules under
--experimental-default-type=module:String input provided via
--evalor STDIN, if--input-typeis unspecified.Files ending in
.jsor with no extension, if there is nopackage.jsonfilepresent in the same folder or any parent folder.
Files ending in
.jsor with no extension, if the nearest parentpackage.jsonfield lacks atypefield; unless the folder is inside anode_modulesfolder.In addition, extensionless files are interpreted as Wasm if
--experimental-wasm-modulesis passed and the file contains the "magic bytes"Wasm header.
Contributed by Geoffrey Booth in #49869.
Detect ESM syntax in ambiguous JavaScript
The new flag
--experimental-detect-modulecan be used to automatically run ESmodules when their syntax can be detected. For “ambiguous” files, which are
.jsor extensionless files with nopackage.jsonwith atypefield, Node.jswill parse the file to detect ES module syntax; if found, it will run the file
as an ES module, otherwise it will run the file as a CommonJS module. The same
applies to string input via
--evalorSTDIN.We hope to make detection enabled by default in a future version of Node.js.
Detection increases startup time, so we encourage everyone—especially package
authors—to add a
typefield topackage.json, even for the default"type": "commonjs". The presence of atypefield, or explicit extensionssuch as
.mjsor.cjs, will opt out of detection.Contributed by Geoffrey Booth in #50096.
New
flushoption in file system functionsWhen writing to files, it is possible that data is not immediately flushed to
permanent storage. This allows subsequent read operations to see stale data.
This PR adds a
'flush'option to thefs.writeFilefamily of functions whichforces the data to be flushed at the end of a successful write operation.
Contributed by Colin Ihrig in #50009 and #50095.
Experimental WebSocket client
Adds a
--experimental-websocketflag that adds aWebSocketglobal, as standardized by WHATWG.
Contributed by Matthew Aitken in #49830.
vm: fix V8 compilation cache support for vm.Script
Previously repeated compilation of the same source code using
vm.Scriptstopped hitting the V8 compilation cache after v16.x when support for
importModuleDynamicallywas added tovm.Script, resulting in a performanceregression that blocked users (in particular Jest users) from upgrading from
v16.x.
The recent fixes allow the compilation cache to be hit again
for
vm.Scriptwhen--experimental-vm-modulesis not used even in thepresence of the
importModuleDynamicallyoption, so that users affected by theperformance regression can now upgrade. Ongoing work is also being done to
enable compilation cache support for
vm.CompileFunction.Contributed by Joyee Cheung in #49950
and #50137.
Other notable changes
Commits
v20.9.0: 2023-10-24, Version 20.9.0 'Iron' (LTS), @richardlauCompare Source
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This release marks the transition of Node.js 20.x into Long Term Support (LTS)
with the codename 'Iron'. The 20.x release line now moves into "Active LTS"
and will remain so until October 2024. After that time, it will move into
"Maintenance" until end of life in April 2026.
Known issue
Collecting code coverage via the
NODE_V8_COVERAGEenvironment variable maylead to a hang. This is not thought to be a regression in Node.js 20 (some
reports are on Node.js 18). For more information, including some potential
workarounds, see issue #49344.
v20.8.1: 2023-10-13, Version 20.8.1 (Current), @RafaelGSSCompare Source
This is a security release.
Notable Changes
The following CVEs are fixed in this release:
nghttp2Security Release (High)undiciSecurity Release (High)More detailed information on each of the vulnerabilities can be found in October 2023 Security Releases blog post.
Commits
v20.8.0: 2023-09-28, Version 20.8.0 (Current), @ruyadornoCompare Source
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Stream performance improvements
Performance improvements to writable and readable streams, improving the creation and destruction by ±15% and reducing the memory overhead each stream takes in Node.js
Contributed by Benjamin Gruenbaum in #49745 and Raz Luvaton in #49834.
Performance improvements for readable webstream, improving readable stream async iterator consumption by ±140% and improving readable stream
pipeToconsumption by ±60%Contributed by Raz Luvaton in #49662 and #49690.
Rework of memory management in
vmAPIs with theimportModuleDynamicallyoptionThis rework addressed a series of long-standing memory leaks and use-after-free issues in the following APIs that support
importModuleDynamically:vm.Scriptvm.compileFunctionvm.SyntheticModulevm.SourceTextModuleThis should enable affected users (in particular Jest users) to upgrade from older versions of Node.js.
Contributed by Joyee Cheung in #48510.
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v20.7.0: 2023-09-18, Version 20.7.0 (Current), @UlisesGasconCompare Source
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v20.6.1: 2023-09-08, Version 20.6.1 (Current), @ruyadorno and @RafaelGSSCompare Source
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