Node.js v21.7.0 released!

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Node.js v21.7.0 has been released.

Text Styling

• util.styleText(format, text): This function returns a formatted text considering the format passed.

A new API has been created to format text based on util.inspect.colors, enabling you to style text in different colors (such as red, blue, …) and emphasis (italic, bold, …).

const { styleText } = require('node:util');
const errorMessage = styleText('red', 'Error! Error!');
console.log(errorMessage);

Contributed by Rafael Gonzaga in #51850.

Loading and parsing environment variables

• process.loadEnvFile(path):

  • Use this function to load the .env file. If no path is specified, it automatically loads the .env file in the current directory. Example: process.loadEnvFile().
  • Load a specific .env file by specifying its path. Example: process.loadEnvFile('./development.env').

• util.parseEnv(content):

  • Use this function to parse an existing string containing …

Link: Release 2024-03-06, Version 21.7.0 (Current), @RafaelGSS prepared by @marco-ippolito · nodejs/node · GitHub