Blob gains textStream() for UTF-8 reading (
3d3c7ea)
Blob now exposes a textStream() method that returns a ReadableStream of decoded UTF-8 strings, effectively the stream equivalent of blob.text(). It’s also wired onto File, so callers can consume blob content incrementally without manual TextDecoderStream plumbing.
TextEncoder.encode() avoids copying source strings (
db094de)
Node’s UTF-8 encoder now inspects V8 string contents directly via ValueView instead of first copying them into temporary buffers. That should reduce extra allocations and improve encode performance, especially for larger strings.
JUnit reporter now emits suite timestamps (
546b596)
The test runner’s JUnit output now includes standard ISO 8601 timestamps on <testsuite> elements. This makes the reporter’s output more compliant and improves CI/test result tooling compatibility.
Stream iterators now honor abort signals sooner (
0dbb5df, a0263fe)
Abort handling was tightened in stream/iter so pending next() calls and pipeTo() reads can be interrupted even while waiting on the source. These fixes close real cancellation bugs where an abort could be delayed or ignored until the source produced more data.
Debugger startup waits more safely for initial break output (1f806f2)
The debugger REPL now defers waiting for the initial pause render until that pause is actually observed. This avoids hangs when the target exits early or tests use a minimal mock inspector.
Watch mode reports which file triggered a restart (
ac6ee05)
Restart messages in watch mode now include the changed filename, making it easier to understand why the process bounced. It’s a small but practical usability fix when iterating on watched projects.
Node bundles libffi 3.6.0 (
d9707af, 
e9a9065)
The vendored libffi dependency was updated to 3.6.0, along with a PowerPC/Darwin closure helper fix cherry-picked on top. This is a substantial dependency refresh that can carry platform build/runtime implications, especially for FFI and closure support.
Other misc changes
- HTTP docs corrected for the
keepAliveTimeoutdefault - GCC toolchain docs updated to
gcc-13/g++-13 - Minor libffi release and CI-related upstream churn