Deno adds hoisted npm, faster HTTP, and Node fixes

Hoisted npm installs land as a new linker mode (d7e0210)

Adds --node-modules-linker=hoisted, letting npm packages install in a flat layout instead of Deno’s default isolated/symlinked mode. This is a big new dependency-management option, and it requires nodeModulesDir=manual to avoid reinstall issues with dynamic imports.

module.register() now works for Node ESM hooks (c238866)

Implements Node’s module.register() on top of the existing hook bridge, including async hook loading, initialize(data) support, transfer lists, and LIFO chaining with correct ordering relative to sync hooks. This meaningfully expands Node compatibility for loader customization.

HTTP request handling gets a direct dispatch fast path (0c69465)

Deno’s HTTP server now dispatches requests straight into the JS handler instead of bouncing through the previous queue/polling path. The change reduces overhead in the hot path and produced a large throughput win in the benchmark shown in the commit message.

Compile-bundled VFS files now work with node:fs (6d28e29)

Fixes deno compile binaries so node:fs can open, read, and access virtual files that don’t have real OS file descriptors. It does this by assigning virtual fds for VFS-backed files and reporting sensible file modes so fs.access() checks succeed.

Node’s module.registerHooks() now intercepts ESM imports (d340bbc)

Extends the earlier hook API so async loader hooks can participate in ESM import() as well as CommonJS resolution. This tightens the Rust/JS loader bridge and unlocks broader hook-based module interception.

SIMD ASCII fast path speeds up op_decode (50c5338)

Adds an ASCII-only shortcut that skips BOM checks and V8’s UTF-8 validation when input is pure ASCII. That should help common cases like Response.text(), File.text(), and form parsing.

Hoisted npm linker wiring reaches the CLI and resolver (d7e0210)

Beyond the new flag, the change threads hoisted-linker support through config, CLI parsing, installer logic, and resolver behavior. It’s a substantial internal plumbing update to make the new install mode usable end to end.

Other misc changes

• Node HTTP request timeout compat fix: support connectionsCheckingInterval and emit 408 on timeout (0969789)
• Watcher fix: apply --watch-exclude to file change events (c5eb105)
• spawn() now tolerates an unlinked cwd (01ea663)
• npm catalog override parsing now handles workspace object ფორმs (9c23f62)
• Lazy-load conversion expanded to 62 more ext/node polyfills (88320d6)
• dprint-plugin-typescript bumped to 0.96.0 and deno-fmt-ignore-file cleanup (3eaa2fb)
• TypeScript updated to 6.0.3, including large generated lib file refreshes (c2366ea)