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NODE.JS STRIPS DEPRECATED API CALLS, FIXES FFI BOOL REGRESSION

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Antoine du Hamel GitHub Actions tsctx trivikr Node.js GitHub Bot
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Antoine du Hamel @aduh95 3 cited GitHub Actions @web-flow 1 cited tsctx @tsctx 1 cited trivikr @trivikr 1 cited Node.js GitHub Bot @nodejs-github-bot

Antoine du Hamel landed two critical cleanups in core this cycle, removing deprecated function calls and custom DOM polyfills while the FFI layer gets a precision fix that restores uint8 semantics.

Node.js is tightening its internal APIs. The stream module ditched its custom `CloneableDOMException` implementation [1], a workaround that's outlived its usefulness now that the platform's native `DOMException` supports cloning natively. The DNS module followed suit, stopping use of deprecated functions in `SetServers` [2], keeping the codebase aligned with modern patterns. On the FFI front, a subtle but important regression got fixed: the `bool` type in fast calls was incorrectly mapped to V8's JavaScript Boolean after JIT optimization, changing return values from numbers to Booleans and accepting true/false as arguments when it shouldn't [3]. The fix normalizes `bool` to `kUint8` semantics, restoring documented behavior. Documentation also got attention, with broken links cleaned up during backport work to v24.x [4]. Meanwhile, undici tightened Windows compatibility by ignoring auto-generated .npmrc files [5], and the nightly snapshots continue rolling [6].

$ ls nodejs/reviews/ # the step-back reads

the week in review Node 26.9.0 ships generic crypto MAC API the month in review Node 26 line lands crypto, stream, and FFI hardening as deprecations tighten the core
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Quick answers

What shipped in Node.js on July 23, 2026?
Antoine du Hamel landed two critical cleanups in core this cycle, removing deprecated function calls and custom DOM polyfills while the FFI layer gets a precision fix that restores uint8 semantics. In total, 10 commits and 7 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Node.js on July 23, 2026?
5 developers shipped this update, including GitHub Actions, tsctx, Antoine du Hamel, trivikr, and Node.js GitHub Bot.
What were the notable Node.js updates?
stream: remove custom `CloneableDOMException` implementation, dns: stop using deprecated functions in `SetServers`, and ffi: preserve uint8 semantics for bool fast calls.
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SEA gets ZIP asset archives, HTTP server sheds per-request allocations 28 shipped Buffer.stringLength(), and a trace_events abort for embedders 40 shipped cpSync dereference regression fixed, trace union punning removed 39 shipped Node 26.9.0 adds a generic MAC API, undici walks back its decompression size cap 27 shipped

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