Breaking changes between v4 and v5

API changes between v4 and v5

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By Subsystem

console

[Docs]

• console.time() now logs with sub-millisecond accuracy.
  • Refs: 419f7d4, #3166

repl

[Docs]

• The repl's 'close' event now waits for the 'flushHistory' event if the repl is set to write history to disk while closing.
  • For consistency, the 'close' event is now always asynchronous in the repl only.
  • Refs: ecab7a6, #3435

tls

[Docs]

• The minimum key length for tls.connect()'s dhparam option is now 1024 bits.
  • This a security consideration to prevent logjam attacks.
  • Refs: 0140e1b, #1831

util

[Docs]

• util.p() was deprecated for years, and has been removed.
  • It had been deprecated since v0.1.96: 022c083.
  • Refs: 8b4adb2, #3432

zlib

[Docs]

• Decompression now throws on truncated input, such as if there is an unexpected end-of-file.
  • Refs: 0fc0902, #2595

Native Modules (Addons)

• The NODE_MODULE_VERSION is now 47.

Dependencies

npm

[Repo]

2.14.7 --> 3.3.6

This is a major version bump for npm and it has seen a significant amount of change. Please see the npm v3.0.0 release notes.

Note that npm minor and patch versions are pulled into io.js and node at an almost-weekly rate.

v8

v4.5.103.35 --> v4.6.85.x + floating patches