doc: update stability index#943
doc: update stability index#943chrisdickinson wants to merge 1 commit intonodejs:v1.xfrom chrisdickinson:update-stability-index
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By deprecated we mean "DON'T USE THIS!" :)
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STABLE ALL THE THINGS! +1 :) |
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👍 Also #771 |
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LGTM, pending the timers comment. |
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@mikeal re: timers, IIRC the changes there will be perf improvements (which are allowed under the new "locked.") I think the changes were algorithm improvements for the timers + a better idle timeout system, but I am not 100% sure. If not, then we should back down from "locked" there. I'll leave this open until tomorrow evening to get comments. If no one objects, I'll merge it in. Thanks! |
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If "Backwards-compatibility is guaranteed." is removed, how can my npm modules declare which versions of the built-in modules like url and path they are compatible with?
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See the above:
Stability: 2 - Stable
The API has proven satisfactory. Compatibility with the npm ecosystem
is a high priority, and will not be broken unless absolutely necessary
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That's not even an answer to the only question in my comment.
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The whole idea is that backwards compatibility is guaranteed by semver, stability levels don't really matter
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How do I, as a module author, assert this semver in my package.json? There is no engines.iojs field I'm aware of.
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There is currently no mechanism for this outside of feature detection. A breaking change in a stable API must demonstrate enough value to justify the breakage – that bar is very high.
This simplifies the stability index to 4 levels: 0 - deprecated 1 - experimental / feature-flagged 2 - stable 3 - locked Domains has been downgraded to deprecated, assert has been downgraded to stable. Timers and Module remain locked. All other APIs are now stable. Fixes: #930
This simplifies the stability index to 4 levels: 0 - deprecated 1 - experimental / feature-flagged 2 - stable 3 - locked Domains has been downgraded to deprecated, assert has been downgraded to stable. Timers and Module remain locked. All other APIs are now stable. PR-URL: #943 Fixes: #930 Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Jeremiah Senkpiel <fishrock123@rocketmail.com> Reviewed-By: Vladimir Kurchatkin <vladimir.kurchatkin@gmail.com>
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This simplifies the stability index to 4 levels:
0 - deprecated
1 - experimental / feature-flagged
2 - stable
3 - locked
Domains has been downgraded to deprecated, assert has been
downgraded to stable. Timers and Module remain locked. All
other APIs are now stable.
Fixes: #930