NPM compatibility within the Deno JavaScript/TypeScript runtime has reached the steady stage, that means builders leveraging Deno now can import greater than 1.3 million NPM modules.
NPM compatibility is featured in Deno 1.28, unveiled November 14. NPM assist makes it simpler to construct apps, the Deno builders mentioned, as a result of builders now can use persistent knowledge modules equivalent to MySQL, Mongoose, and Prisma, and entrance finish frameworks equivalent to React and Vue. The mission has posted directions for getting began with Prisma, Mongoose, and Apollo.
Deno’s builders mentioned utilizing NPM is safer with Deno, as a consequence of Deno’s secure-by-default, opt-in permissions mannequin. Importing NPM modules is finished by URLs in a standard-compliant trend. Builders can use NPM packages by importing an npm: specifier.
Deno’s builders intend to make as many NPM modules suitable with Deno as attainable. Some modules might not but be suitable due to edge circumstances, post-install scripts, or assumptions some packages make about executing a folder with a typical Node.js setup. Plans name for addressing these points in coming months.
Additionally with Deno 1.28, the lock file can be mechanically found and used if a configuration file ( deno.json(c) ) is found. On this case, a lock file can be mechanically created if one doesn’t but exist, subsequent to the configuration file, with the deno.lock title. The lock file can be up to date if new dependencies turn out to be a part of the module graph.
Deno 1.28 additionally upgrades to the V8 10.9 JavaScript/WebAssembly engine. Deno 1.28 follows predecessor Deno 1.27, which was launched final month.
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