2021-06-22, Version 16.4.0 (Current)

Notable changes:

* async_hooks:
  * stabilize part of AsyncLocalStorage (Vladimir de Turckheim) #37675
* deps:
  * upgrade npm to 7.18.1 (npm-robot) #39065
  * update V8 to 9.1.269.36 (Michaël Zasso) #38273
* dns:
  * allow `--dns-result-order` to change default dns verbatim (Ouyang Yadong) #38099

PR-URL: #39031

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ release.
 </tr>
 <tr>
     <td valign="top">
-<b><a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.3.0">16.3.0</a></b><br/>
+<b><a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.4.0">16.4.0</a></b><br/>
+<a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.3.0">16.3.0</a><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.2.0">16.2.0</a><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.1.0">16.1.0</a><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.0.0">16.0.0</a><br/>

doc/api/async_context.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ added:
  - v13.10.0
  - v12.17.0
 changes:
- - version: REPLACEME
+ - version: v16.4.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/37675
    description: AsyncLocalStorage is now Stable. Previously, it had been Experimental.
 -->
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ responsible for the context loss.
 ## Class: `AsyncResource`
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- - version: REPLACEME
+ - version: v16.4.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/37675
    description: AsyncResource is now Stable. Previously, it had been Experimental.
 -->

doc/api/child_process.md

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ exec('"my script.cmd" a b', (err, stdout, stderr) => {
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-  - version: REPLACEME
+  - version: v16.4.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38862
     description: The `cwd` option can be a WHATWG `URL` object using
                  `file:` protocol.
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ controller.abort();
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-  - version: REPLACEME
+  - version: v16.4.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38862
     description: The `cwd` option can be a WHATWG `URL` object using
                  `file:` protocol.
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ controller.abort();
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 added: v0.5.0
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-  - version: REPLACEME
+  - version: v16.4.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38862
     description: The `cwd` option can be a WHATWG `URL` object using
                  `file:` protocol.
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
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-  - version: REPLACEME
+  - version: v16.4.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38862
     description: The `cwd` option can be a WHATWG `URL` object using
                  `file:` protocol.
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ configuration at startup.
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 added: v0.11.12
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-  - version: REPLACEME
+  - version: v16.4.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38862
     description: The `cwd` option can be a WHATWG `URL` object using
                  `file:` protocol.
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ arbitrary command execution.**
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 added: v0.11.12
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-  - version: REPLACEME
+  - version: v16.4.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38862
     description: The `cwd` option can be a WHATWG `URL` object using
                  `file:` protocol.
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ metacharacters may be used to trigger arbitrary command execution.**
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 added: v0.11.12
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-  - version: REPLACEME
+  - version: v16.4.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38862
     description: The `cwd` option can be a WHATWG `URL` object using
                  `file:` protocol.

doc/api/cli.md

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ code from strings throw an exception instead. This does not affect the Node.js
 
 ### `--dns-result-order=order`
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-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.4.0
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 Set the default value of `verbatim` in [`dns.lookup()`][] and

doc/api/dns.md

@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ one of the [DNS error codes][].
 
 ## `dns.setDefaultResultOrder(order)`
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+added: v16.4.0
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 * `order` {string} must be `'ipv4first'` or `'verbatim'`.
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ is one of the [DNS error codes](#dns_error_codes).
 
 ### `dnsPromises.setDefaultResultOrder(order)`
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-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.4.0
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 * `order` {string} must be `'ipv4first'` or `'verbatim'`.

doc/api/errors.md

@@ -1006,15 +1006,15 @@ An attempt to invoke an unsupported crypto operation was made.
 <a id="ERR_DEBUGGER_ERROR"></a>
 ### `ERR_DEBUGGER_ERROR`
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+added: v16.4.0
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 An error occurred with the [debugger][].
 
 <a id="ERR_DEBUGGER_STARTUP_ERROR"></a>
 ### `ERR_DEBUGGER_STARTUP_ERROR`
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+added: v16.4.0
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 The [debugger][] timed out waiting for the required host/port to be free.

src/node_version.h

@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
 #define SRC_NODE_VERSION_H_
 
 #define NODE_MAJOR_VERSION 16
-#define NODE_MINOR_VERSION 3
-#define NODE_PATCH_VERSION 1
+#define NODE_MINOR_VERSION 4
+#define NODE_PATCH_VERSION 0
 
 #define NODE_VERSION_IS_LTS 0
 #define NODE_VERSION_LTS_CODENAME ""
 
-#define NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 0
+#define NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 1
 
 #ifndef NODE_STRINGIFY
 #define NODE_STRINGIFY(n) NODE_STRINGIFY_HELPER(n)