Node.js v16.12.0 released!

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Node.js v16.12.0 has been released.

Notable Changes

Experimental ESM Loader Hooks API

Node.js ESM Loader hooks have been consolidated to represent the steps involved needed to facilitate future loader chaining:

1. resolve: resolve [+ getFormat]
2. load: getFormat + getSource + transformSource

For consistency, getGlobalPreloadCode has been renamed to globalPreload.

A loader exporting obsolete hook(s) will trigger a single deprecation warning (per loader) listing the errant hooks.

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Link: Release 2021-10-20, Version 16.12.0 (Current), @richardlau · nodejs/node · GitHub

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