- - Adds experimental Permission Model, runs custom ESM loader hooks on a dedicated thread, makes import.meta.resolve() synchronous, and promotes the test runner module to stable.
- - Updates V8 to 11.3 with new JS APIs (String.isWellFormed, Resizable ArrayBuffer, RegExp v flag, WebAssembly tail calls), ships Ada 2.0 URL parser, ARM64 Windows binaries, stricter Web Crypto API validation, and mandates specifying a WA...
- - Introduces multiple breaking changes and deprecations: url.parse() now warns on invalid ports, AsyncResource.bind deprecated, buffer API changes, removal of process.exit() and exitCode coercion, and several crypto constants and APIs re...
2023-04-18, Version 20.0.0 (Current), @RafaelGSS
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Added crypto STORE loader support for loading private keys and updated root certificates to NSS 3.125, including Argon2 and FIPS‑mode fixes
Added new APIs: ffi.getCurrentEventLoop, test runner context.log() with test:log event, and pattern cache for matchGlobPattern() (SEMVER MINOR).
Added new APIs such as `buffer.blob.textStream()`, experimental ESM `import text` flag, `ReadableStreamTee`, and synchronous dgram socket methods (`connectSync`, `bindSync`).