Synchronous ES module loading for most entry points (
c89ec29)
Node can now load and evaluate many ES module entry points synchronously, avoiding promise creation when the graph has no top-level await. That trims startup overhead and keeps the async path only for graphs that actually need it.
Built-in WebSocket masking helpers added to node:http (
3a44541)
http.websocketMask() and http.websocketUnmask() provide the RFC 6455 masking primitive in core for Buffer/TypedArray/DataView inputs. This gives userland WebSocket implementations a faster native path and exposes the operation directly in the public API.
Test runner assertions gain mock call matchers (
fcfb7ec)
t.assert now includes called(), callCount(), nthCalledWith(), and lastCalledWith() for inspecting mock functions. This makes the built-in test runner much more capable for behavior-style assertions without extra helpers.
QUIC session close/destroy now validates error codes (
a4f6d75)
session.close() and session.destroy() now reject non-integer, negative, or out-of-range code values instead of truncating or relying on undefined behavior. The accepted range is now explicitly limited to QUIC's 62-bit varint space, preventing invalid close frames.
QUIC stream bodies now fail cleanly on invalid resolved promises (8314231)
If a promised stream body resolves to an unsupported type, the stream is now destroyed with the thrown validation error instead of surfacing an unhandled rejection. That fixes a crashy edge case in outbound QUIC body handling.
Watch mode strips underscore variants of watch flags (
57bb817)
Watch mode now normalizes --watch_* spellings the same way the option parser does, so underscore aliases are removed before spawning child processes. This fixes a bug where children could re-enter watch mode forever and never run the app.
Histogram dependency updated to 0.12.0 (
1271bb4)
The vendored histogram library was updated with API/documentation changes and internal implementation updates. This is a notable dependency refresh, but it remains an internal library bump rather than a user-facing Node feature.
Other misc changes
- QUIC docs tightened to document the valid close-code range.
- WebCrypto WPT fixtures refreshed.
- Source-map test426 fixtures updated for spec changes.
- Root certificates updated to NSS 3.129.