Node.js v18.17.0 released!

NewsBot · 18 July 2023 20:10

Node.js v18.17.0 has been released.

Notable Changes

Ada 2.0

Node.js v18.17.0 comes with the latest version of the URL parser, Ada. This update brings significant performance improvements
to URL parsing, including enhancements to the url.domainToASCII and url.domainToUnicode functions in node:url.

Ada 2.0 has been integrated into the Node.js codebase, ensuring that all parts of the application can benefit from the
improved performance. Additionally, Ada 2.0 features a significant performance boost over its predecessor, Ada 1.0.4,
while also eliminating the need for the ICU requirement for URL hostname parsing.

Contributed by Yagiz Nizipli and Daniel Lemire in #47339

Web Crypto API

Web Crypto API functions’ arguments are now coerced and validated as per their WebIDL definitions like in other Web Crypto API implementations.
This further improves interoperability with other implementations of Web Crypto API.

Contributed by Filip Skokan in …

Link: Release 2023-07-18, Version 18.17.0 'Hydrogen' (LTS), @danielleadams · nodejs/node · GitHub