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New in Node.js: `node:` protocol imports
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New in Node.js: node: protocol imports
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Node.js now supports a node: protocol for built-in modules.
The new node: protocol #
Previously:
import * as fs from 'fs/promises';
import * as fs from 'node:fs/promises';
Benefits of node: imports #
What are the benefits of using node: module specifiers?
- It’s immediately clear that a built-in Node.js module is imported. Given how many of them there now are, that’s useful information.
- There is no risk of a module in
node_modulesoverriding the built-in module.- This is especially important whenever Node.js adds a new built-in module.
Support for node: imports #
- Supported in Node.js starting:
- v16.0.0, v14.18.0 (ESM
importand CommonJSrequire()) - v14.13.1, v12.20.0 (only ESM
import)
- v16.0.0, v14.18.0 (ESM
- Supported in TypeScript by the latest versions of
@types/node.
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