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2022-07-13, Version 18.6.0 (Current), @targos

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2022-07-13, Version 18.6.0 (Current), @targos

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Added experimental ESM Loader Hooks API with support for chaining multiple custom loaders, enabling more flexible module loading.
Introduced several new features and utilities (e.g., DNS error code constants, HTTP diagnostics channel, perf‑hooks details, isBuiltIn method, net drop event, test runner expose describe/it, v8 startupSnapshot utils) and updated numerous...
Implemented a large set of bug fixes across crypto, cluster, net, http, stream, and other core modules, improving stability and correctness.

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