diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ce2c2a9f01df78..818d612bc78a05 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ release.
- 7.7.2
+ 7.7.3
+ 7.7.2
7.7.1
7.7.0
7.6.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5db1b427ce499e..375119484b0770 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ more information about the governance of the Node.js project, see
**Colin Ihrig** <cjihrig@gmail.com>
* [evanlucas](https://github.com/evanlucas) -
**Evan Lucas** <evanlucas@me.com> (he/him)
+* [fhinkel](https://github.com/fhinkel) -
+**Franziska Hinkelmann** <franziska.hinkelmann@gmail.com>
* [fishrock123](https://github.com/fishrock123) -
**Jeremiah Senkpiel** <fishrock123@rocketmail.com>
* [indutny](https://github.com/indutny) -
@@ -229,8 +231,6 @@ more information about the governance of the Node.js project, see
**Alexander Makarenko** <estliberitas@gmail.com>
* [eugeneo](https://github.com/eugeneo) -
**Eugene Ostroukhov** <eostroukhov@google.com>
-* [fhinkel](https://github.com/fhinkel) -
-**Franziska Hinkelmann** <franziska.hinkelmann@gmail.com>
* [firedfox](https://github.com/firedfox) -
**Daniel Wang** <wangyang0123@gmail.com>
* [geek](https://github.com/geek) -
diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index a52915d59a7ac4..3aad8e7722d57b 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -315,12 +315,12 @@
'ldflags': [ '-m64' ],
}],
[ 'target_arch=="s390"', {
- 'cflags': [ '-m31' ],
- 'ldflags': [ '-m31' ],
+ 'cflags': [ '-m31', '-march=z196' ],
+ 'ldflags': [ '-m31', '-march=z196' ],
}],
[ 'target_arch=="s390x"', {
- 'cflags': [ '-m64' ],
- 'ldflags': [ '-m64' ],
+ 'cflags': [ '-m64', '-march=z196' ],
+ 'ldflags': [ '-m64', '-march=z196' ],
}],
[ 'OS=="solaris"', {
'cflags': [ '-pthreads' ],
diff --git a/doc/api/assert.md b/doc/api/assert.md
index 8478c235e783b6..4dc58000390b15 100644
--- a/doc/api/assert.md
+++ b/doc/api/assert.md
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ added: v0.1.21
* `actual` {any}
* `expected` {any}
* `message` {any}
-* `operator` {String}
+* `operator` {string}
Throws an `AssertionError`. If `message` is falsy, the error message is set as
the values of `actual` and `expected` separated by the provided `operator`.
diff --git a/doc/api/buffer.md b/doc/api/buffer.md
index eda33fb7c27c19..19a82a72c803dd 100644
--- a/doc/api/buffer.md
+++ b/doc/api/buffer.md
@@ -357,8 +357,8 @@ changes:
* `arrayBuffer` {ArrayBuffer} An [`ArrayBuffer`] or the `.buffer` property of a
[`TypedArray`].
-* `byteOffset` {Integer} Index of first byte to expose. **Default:** `0`
-* `length` {Integer} Number of bytes to expose.
+* `byteOffset` {integer} Index of first byte to expose. **Default:** `0`
+* `length` {integer} Number of bytes to expose.
**Default:** `arrayBuffer.length - byteOffset`
This creates a view of the [`ArrayBuffer`] without copying the underlying
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ changes:
> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`Buffer.alloc()`] instead (also see
> [`Buffer.allocUnsafe()`]).
-* `size` {Integer} The desired length of the new `Buffer`
+* `size` {integer} The desired length of the new `Buffer`
Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If the `size` is larger than
[`buffer.kMaxLength`] or smaller than 0, a [`RangeError`] will be thrown.
@@ -478,8 +478,8 @@ changes:
> Stability: 0 - Deprecated:
> Use [`Buffer.from(string[, encoding])`][`Buffer.from(string)`] instead.
-* `string` {String} String to encode
-* `encoding` {String} The encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'`
+* `string` {string} String to encode
+* `encoding` {string} The encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'`
Creates a new `Buffer` containing the given JavaScript string `string`. If
provided, the `encoding` parameter identifies the character encoding of `string`.
@@ -507,10 +507,10 @@ console.log(buf2.toString());
added: v5.10.0
-->
-* `size` {Integer} The desired length of the new `Buffer`
-* `fill` {String | Buffer | Integer} A value to pre-fill the new `Buffer` with.
+* `size` {integer} The desired length of the new `Buffer`
+* `fill` {string|Buffer|integer} A value to pre-fill the new `Buffer` with.
**Default:** `0`
-* `encoding` {String} If `fill` is a string, this is its encoding.
+* `encoding` {string} If `fill` is a string, this is its encoding.
**Default:** `'utf8'`
Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If `fill` is `undefined`, the
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ changes:
description: Passing a negative `size` will now throw an error.
-->
-* `size` {Integer} The desired length of the new `Buffer`
+* `size` {integer} The desired length of the new `Buffer`
Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If the `size` is larger than
[`buffer.kMaxLength`] or smaller than 0, a [`RangeError`] will be thrown.
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ additional performance that [`Buffer.allocUnsafe()`] provides.
added: v5.10.0
-->
-* `size` {Integer} The desired length of the new `Buffer`
+* `size` {integer} The desired length of the new `Buffer`
Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If the `size` is larger than
[`buffer.kMaxLength`] or smaller than 0, a [`RangeError`] will be thrown.
@@ -674,11 +674,11 @@ changes:
or `ArrayBuffer`.
-->
-* `string` {String | Buffer | TypedArray | DataView | ArrayBuffer} A value to
+* `string` {string|Buffer|TypedArray|DataView|ArrayBuffer} A value to
calculate the length of
-* `encoding` {String} If `string` is a string, this is its encoding.
+* `encoding` {string} If `string` is a string, this is its encoding.
**Default:** `'utf8'`
-* Returns: {Integer} The number of bytes contained within `string`
+* Returns: {integer} The number of bytes contained within `string`
Returns the actual byte length of a string. This is not the same as
[`String.prototype.length`] since that returns the number of *characters* in
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ added: v0.11.13
* `buf1` {Buffer}
* `buf2` {Buffer}
-* Returns: {Integer}
+* Returns: {integer}
Compares `buf1` to `buf2` typically for the purpose of sorting arrays of
`Buffer` instances. This is equivalent to calling
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ added: v0.7.11
-->
* `list` {Array} List of `Buffer` instances to concat
-* `totalLength` {Integer} Total length of the `Buffer` instances in `list`
+* `totalLength` {integer} Total length of the `Buffer` instances in `list`
when concatenated
* Returns: {Buffer}
@@ -792,8 +792,8 @@ added: v5.10.0
* `arrayBuffer` {ArrayBuffer} An [`ArrayBuffer`] or the `.buffer` property of a
[`TypedArray`].
-* `byteOffset` {Integer} Index of first byte to expose. **Default:** `0`
-* `length` {Integer} Number of bytes to expose.
+* `byteOffset` {integer} Index of first byte to expose. **Default:** `0`
+* `length` {integer} Number of bytes to expose.
**Default:** `arrayBuffer.length - byteOffset`
This creates a view of the [`ArrayBuffer`] without copying the underlying
@@ -868,8 +868,8 @@ A `TypeError` will be thrown if `buffer` is not a `Buffer`.
added: v5.10.0
-->
-* `string` {String} A string to encode.
-* `encoding` {String} The encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'`
+* `string` {string} A string to encode.
+* `encoding` {string} The encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'`
Creates a new `Buffer` containing the given JavaScript string `string`. If
provided, the `encoding` parameter identifies the character encoding of `string`.
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ added: v0.1.101
-->
* `obj` {Object}
-* Returns: {Boolean}
+* Returns: {boolean}
Returns `true` if `obj` is a `Buffer`, `false` otherwise.
@@ -909,8 +909,8 @@ Returns `true` if `obj` is a `Buffer`, `false` otherwise.
added: v0.9.1
-->
-* `encoding` {String} A character encoding name to check
-* Returns: {Boolean}
+* `encoding` {string} A character encoding name to check
+* Returns: {boolean}
Returns `true` if `encoding` contains a supported character encoding, or `false`
otherwise.
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ otherwise.
added: v0.11.3
-->
-* {Integer} **Default:** `8192`
+* {integer} **Default:** `8192`
This is the number of bytes used to determine the size of pre-allocated, internal
`Buffer` instances used for pooling. This value may be modified.
@@ -959,17 +959,17 @@ changes:
-->
* `target` {Buffer} A `Buffer` to compare to
-* `targetStart` {Integer} The offset within `target` at which to begin
+* `targetStart` {integer} The offset within `target` at which to begin
comparison. **Default:** `0`
-* `targetEnd` {Integer} The offset with `target` at which to end comparison
+* `targetEnd` {integer} The offset with `target` at which to end comparison
(not inclusive). Ignored when `targetStart` is `undefined`.
**Default:** `target.length`
-* `sourceStart` {Integer} The offset within `buf` at which to begin comparison.
+* `sourceStart` {integer} The offset within `buf` at which to begin comparison.
Ignored when `targetStart` is `undefined`. **Default:** `0`
-* `sourceEnd` {Integer} The offset within `buf` at which to end comparison
+* `sourceEnd` {integer} The offset within `buf` at which to end comparison
(not inclusive). Ignored when `targetStart` is `undefined`.
**Default:** [`buf.length`]
-* Returns: {Integer}
+* Returns: {integer}
Compares `buf` with `target` and returns a number indicating whether `buf`
comes before, after, or is the same as `target` in sort order.
@@ -1035,13 +1035,13 @@ added: v0.1.90
-->
* `target` {Buffer|Uint8Array} A `Buffer` or [`Uint8Array`] to copy into.
-* `targetStart` {Integer} The offset within `target` at which to begin
+* `targetStart` {integer} The offset within `target` at which to begin
copying to. **Default:** `0`
-* `sourceStart` {Integer} The offset within `buf` at which to begin copying from.
+* `sourceStart` {integer} The offset within `buf` at which to begin copying from.
Ignored when `targetStart` is `undefined`. **Default:** `0`
-* `sourceEnd` {Integer} The offset within `buf` at which to stop copying (not
+* `sourceEnd` {integer} The offset within `buf` at which to stop copying (not
inclusive). Ignored when `sourceStart` is `undefined`. **Default:** [`buf.length`]
-* Returns: {Integer} The number of bytes copied.
+* Returns: {integer} The number of bytes copied.
Copies data from a region of `buf` to a region in `target` even if the `target`
memory region overlaps with `buf`.
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ added: v0.11.13
-->
* `otherBuffer` {Buffer} A `Buffer` to compare to
-* Returns: {Boolean}
+* Returns: {boolean}
Returns `true` if both `buf` and `otherBuffer` have exactly the same bytes,
`false` otherwise.
@@ -1142,10 +1142,10 @@ changes:
description: The `encoding` parameter is supported now.
-->
-* `value` {String | Buffer | Integer} The value to fill `buf` with
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start filling `buf`. **Default:** `0`
-* `end` {Integer} Where to stop filling `buf` (not inclusive). **Default:** [`buf.length`]
-* `encoding` {String} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding.
+* `value` {string|Buffer|integer} The value to fill `buf` with
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start filling `buf`. **Default:** `0`
+* `end` {integer} Where to stop filling `buf` (not inclusive). **Default:** [`buf.length`]
+* `encoding` {string} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding.
**Default:** `'utf8'`
* Returns: {Buffer} A reference to `buf`
@@ -1179,11 +1179,11 @@ console.log(Buffer.allocUnsafe(3).fill('\u0222'));
added: v5.3.0
-->
-* `value` {String | Buffer | Integer} What to search for
-* `byteOffset` {Integer} Where to begin searching in `buf`. **Default:** `0`
-* `encoding` {String} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding.
+* `value` {string|Buffer|integer} What to search for
+* `byteOffset` {integer} Where to begin searching in `buf`. **Default:** `0`
+* `encoding` {string} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding.
**Default:** `'utf8'`
-* Returns: {Boolean} `true` if `value` was found in `buf`, `false` otherwise
+* Returns: {boolean} `true` if `value` was found in `buf`, `false` otherwise
Equivalent to [`buf.indexOf() !== -1`][`buf.indexOf()`].
@@ -1225,11 +1225,11 @@ changes:
is no longer required.
-->
-* `value` {String | Buffer | Integer} What to search for
-* `byteOffset` {Integer} Where to begin searching in `buf`. **Default:** `0`
-* `encoding` {String} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding.
+* `value` {string|Buffer|integer} What to search for
+* `byteOffset` {integer} Where to begin searching in `buf`. **Default:** `0`
+* `encoding` {string} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding.
**Default:** `'utf8'`
-* Returns: {Integer} The index of the first occurrence of `value` in `buf` or `-1`
+* Returns: {integer} The index of the first occurrence of `value` in `buf` or `-1`
if `buf` does not contain `value`
If `value` is:
@@ -1330,12 +1330,12 @@ for (const key of buf.keys()) {
added: v6.0.0
-->
-* `value` {String | Buffer | Integer} What to search for
-* `byteOffset` {Integer} Where to begin searching in `buf`.
+* `value` {string|Buffer|integer} What to search for
+* `byteOffset` {integer} Where to begin searching in `buf`.
**Default:** [`buf.length`]` - 1`
-* `encoding` {String} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding.
+* `encoding` {string} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding.
**Default:** `'utf8'`
-* Returns: {Integer} The index of the last occurrence of `value` in `buf` or `-1`
+* Returns: {integer} The index of the last occurrence of `value` in `buf` or `-1`
if `buf` does not contain `value`
Identical to [`buf.indexOf()`], except `buf` is searched from back to front
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ console.log(b.lastIndexOf('b', []));
added: v0.1.90
-->
-* {Integer}
+* {integer}
Returns the amount of memory allocated for `buf` in bytes. Note that this
does not necessarily reflect the amount of "usable" data within `buf`.
@@ -1456,9 +1456,9 @@ console.log(buf.length);
added: v0.11.15
-->
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 8`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Number}
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 8`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {number}
Reads a 64-bit double from `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified
endian format (`readDoubleBE()` returns big endian, `readDoubleLE()` returns
@@ -1492,9 +1492,9 @@ console.log(buf.readDoubleLE(1, true));
added: v0.11.15
-->
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Number}
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {number}
Reads a 32-bit float from `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified
endian format (`readFloatBE()` returns big endian, `readFloatLE()` returns
@@ -1527,9 +1527,9 @@ console.log(buf.readFloatLE(1, true));
added: v0.5.0
-->
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer}
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {integer}
Reads a signed 8-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset`.
@@ -1559,9 +1559,9 @@ console.log(buf.readInt8(2));
added: v0.5.5
-->
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer}
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {integer}
Reads a signed 16-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset` with
the specified endian format (`readInt16BE()` returns big endian,
@@ -1593,9 +1593,9 @@ console.log(buf.readInt16LE(1));
added: v0.5.5
-->
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer}
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {integer}
Reads a signed 32-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset` with
the specified endian format (`readInt32BE()` returns big endian,
@@ -1627,10 +1627,10 @@ console.log(buf.readInt32LE(1));
added: v0.11.15
-->
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - byteLength`
-* `byteLength` {Integer} How many bytes to read. Must satisfy: `0 < byteLength <= 6`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` and `byteLength` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer}
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - byteLength`
+* `byteLength` {integer} How many bytes to read. Must satisfy: `0 < byteLength <= 6`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` and `byteLength` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {integer}
Reads `byteLength` number of bytes from `buf` at the specified `offset`
and interprets the result as a two's complement signed value. Supports up to 48
@@ -1659,9 +1659,9 @@ console.log(buf.readIntBE(1, 6).toString(16));
added: v0.5.0
-->
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer}
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {integer}
Reads an unsigned 8-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset`.
@@ -1689,9 +1689,9 @@ console.log(buf.readUInt8(2));
added: v0.5.5
-->
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer}
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {integer}
Reads an unsigned 16-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset` with
specified endian format (`readUInt16BE()` returns big endian, `readUInt16LE()`
@@ -1727,9 +1727,9 @@ console.log(buf.readUInt16LE(2).toString(16));
added: v0.5.5
-->
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer}
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {integer}
Reads an unsigned 32-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset` with
specified endian format (`readUInt32BE()` returns big endian,
@@ -1759,10 +1759,10 @@ console.log(buf.readUInt32LE(1).toString(16));
added: v0.11.15
-->
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - byteLength`
-* `byteLength` {Integer} How many bytes to read. Must satisfy: `0 < byteLength <= 6`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` and `byteLength` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer}
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - byteLength`
+* `byteLength` {integer} How many bytes to read. Must satisfy: `0 < byteLength <= 6`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` and `byteLength` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {integer}
Reads `byteLength` number of bytes from `buf` at the specified `offset`
and interprets the result as an unsigned integer. Supports up to 48
@@ -1800,8 +1800,8 @@ changes:
calculations with them.
-->
-* `start` {Integer} Where the new `Buffer` will start. **Default:** `0`
-* `end` {Integer} Where the new `Buffer` will end (not inclusive).
+* `start` {integer} Where the new `Buffer` will start. **Default:** `0`
+* `end` {integer} Where the new `Buffer` will end (not inclusive).
**Default:** [`buf.length`]
* Returns: {Buffer}
@@ -1981,11 +1981,11 @@ console.log(copy);
added: v0.1.90
-->
-* `encoding` {String} The character encoding to decode to. **Default:** `'utf8'`
-* `start` {Integer} The byte offset to start decoding at. **Default:** `0`
-* `end` {Integer} The byte offset to stop decoding at (not inclusive).
+* `encoding` {string} The character encoding to decode to. **Default:** `'utf8'`
+* `start` {integer} The byte offset to start decoding at. **Default:** `0`
+* `end` {integer} The byte offset to stop decoding at (not inclusive).
**Default:** [`buf.length`]
-* Returns: {String}
+* Returns: {string}
Decodes `buf` to a string according to the specified character encoding in
`encoding`. `start` and `end` may be passed to decode only a subset of `buf`.
@@ -2062,11 +2062,11 @@ for (const value of buf) {
added: v0.1.90
-->
-* `string` {String} String to be written to `buf`
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing `string`. **Default:** `0`
-* `length` {Integer} How many bytes to write. **Default:** `buf.length - offset`
-* `encoding` {String} The character encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'`
-* Returns: {Integer} Number of bytes written
+* `string` {string} String to be written to `buf`
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start writing `string`. **Default:** `0`
+* `length` {integer} How many bytes to write. **Default:** `buf.length - offset`
+* `encoding` {string} The character encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'`
+* Returns: {integer} Number of bytes written
Writes `string` to `buf` at `offset` according to the character encoding in `encoding`.
The `length` parameter is the number of bytes to write. If `buf` did not contain
@@ -2090,10 +2090,10 @@ console.log(`${len} bytes: ${buf.toString('utf8', 0, len)}`);
added: v0.11.15
-->
-* `value` {Number} Number to be written to `buf`
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 8`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
+* `value` {number} Number to be written to `buf`
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 8`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian
format (`writeDoubleBE()` writes big endian, `writeDoubleLE()` writes little
@@ -2125,10 +2125,10 @@ console.log(buf);
added: v0.11.15
-->
-* `value` {Number} Number to be written to `buf`
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
+* `value` {number} Number to be written to `buf`
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian
format (`writeFloatBE()` writes big endian, `writeFloatLE()` writes little
@@ -2159,10 +2159,10 @@ console.log(buf);
added: v0.5.0
-->
-* `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf`
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
+* `value` {integer} Number to be written to `buf`
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset`. `value` *should* be a valid
signed 8-bit integer. Behavior is undefined when `value` is anything other than
@@ -2191,10 +2191,10 @@ console.log(buf);
added: v0.5.5
-->
-* `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf`
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
+* `value` {integer} Number to be written to `buf`
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian
format (`writeInt16BE()` writes big endian, `writeInt16LE()` writes little
@@ -2224,10 +2224,10 @@ console.log(buf);
added: v0.5.5
-->
-* `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf`
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
+* `value` {integer} Number to be written to `buf`
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian
format (`writeInt32BE()` writes big endian, `writeInt32LE()` writes little
@@ -2257,12 +2257,12 @@ console.log(buf);
added: v0.11.15
-->
-* `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf`
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - byteLength`
-* `byteLength` {Integer} How many bytes to write. Must satisfy: `0 < byteLength <= 6`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value`, `offset`, and `byteLength` validation?
+* `value` {integer} Number to be written to `buf`
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - byteLength`
+* `byteLength` {integer} How many bytes to write. Must satisfy: `0 < byteLength <= 6`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value`, `offset`, and `byteLength` validation?
**Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
+* Returns: {integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
Writes `byteLength` bytes of `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset`.
Supports up to 48 bits of accuracy. Behavior is undefined when `value` is
@@ -2292,10 +2292,10 @@ console.log(buf);
added: v0.5.0
-->
-* `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf`
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
+* `value` {integer} Number to be written to `buf`
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset`. `value` *should* be a
valid unsigned 8-bit integer. Behavior is undefined when `value` is anything
@@ -2324,10 +2324,10 @@ console.log(buf);
added: v0.5.5
-->
-* `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf`
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
+* `value` {integer} Number to be written to `buf`
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian
format (`writeUInt16BE()` writes big endian, `writeUInt16LE()` writes little
@@ -2361,10 +2361,10 @@ console.log(buf);
added: v0.5.5
-->
-* `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf`
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
+* `value` {integer} Number to be written to `buf`
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false`
+* Returns: {integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian
format (`writeUInt32BE()` writes big endian, `writeUInt32LE()` writes little
@@ -2396,12 +2396,12 @@ console.log(buf);
added: v0.5.5
-->
-* `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf`
-* `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - byteLength`
-* `byteLength` {Integer} How many bytes to write. Must satisfy: `0 < byteLength <= 6`
-* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value`, `offset`, and `byteLength` validation?
+* `value` {integer} Number to be written to `buf`
+* `offset` {integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - byteLength`
+* `byteLength` {integer} How many bytes to write. Must satisfy: `0 < byteLength <= 6`
+* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value`, `offset`, and `byteLength` validation?
**Default:** `false`
-* Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
+* Returns: {integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written
Writes `byteLength` bytes of `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset`.
Supports up to 48 bits of accuracy. Behavior is undefined when `value` is
@@ -2431,7 +2431,7 @@ console.log(buf);
added: v0.5.4
-->
-* {Integer} **Default:** `50`
+* {integer} **Default:** `50`
Returns the maximum number of bytes that will be returned when
`buf.inspect()` is called. This can be overridden by user modules. See
@@ -2445,7 +2445,7 @@ Note that this is a property on the `buffer` module returned by
added: v3.0.0
-->
-* {Integer} The largest size allowed for a single `Buffer` instance
+* {integer} The largest size allowed for a single `Buffer` instance
On 32-bit architectures, this value is `(2^30)-1` (~1GB).
On 64-bit architectures, this value is `(2^31)-1` (~2GB).
@@ -2459,8 +2459,8 @@ added: v7.1.0
-->
* `source` {Buffer} A `Buffer` instance
-* `fromEnc` {String} The current encoding
-* `toEnc` {String} To target encoding
+* `fromEnc` {string} The current encoding
+* `toEnc` {string} To target encoding
Re-encodes the given `Buffer` instance from one character encoding to another.
Returns a new `Buffer` instance.
@@ -2532,7 +2532,7 @@ deprecated: v6.0.0
> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`Buffer.allocUnsafeSlow()`] instead.
-* `size` {Integer} The desired length of the new `SlowBuffer`
+* `size` {integer} The desired length of the new `SlowBuffer`
Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If the `size` is larger than
[`buffer.kMaxLength`] or smaller than 0, a [`RangeError`] will be thrown.
diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.md b/doc/api/child_process.md
index 1cb2410a84dcee..5819d0978e6922 100644
--- a/doc/api/child_process.md
+++ b/doc/api/child_process.md
@@ -125,25 +125,26 @@ exec('"my script.cmd" a b', (err, stdout, stderr) => {
added: v0.1.90
-->
-* `command` {String} The command to run, with space-separated arguments
+* `command` {string} The command to run, with space-separated arguments
* `options` {Object}
- * `cwd` {String} Current working directory of the child process
+ * `cwd` {string} Current working directory of the child process
* `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs
- * `encoding` {String} (Default: `'utf8'`)
- * `shell` {String} Shell to execute the command with
+ * `encoding` {string} (Default: `'utf8'`)
+ * `shell` {string} Shell to execute the command with
(Default: `'/bin/sh'` on UNIX, `'cmd.exe'` on Windows, The shell should
understand the `-c` switch on UNIX or `/d /s /c` on Windows. On Windows,
command line parsing should be compatible with `cmd.exe`.)
- * `timeout` {Number} (Default: `0`)
- * [`maxBuffer`][] {Number} largest amount of data (in bytes) allowed on
- stdout or stderr - if exceeded child process is killed (Default: `200*1024`)
- * `killSignal` {String|Integer} (Default: `'SIGTERM'`)
- * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
- * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
+ * `timeout` {number} (Default: `0`)
+ * `maxBuffer` {number} Largest amount of data in bytes allowed on stdout or
+ stderr. (Default: `200*1024`) If exceeded, the child process is terminated.
+ See caveat at [`maxBuffer` and Unicode][].
+ * `killSignal` {string|integer} (Default: `'SIGTERM'`)
+ * `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
+ * `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
* `callback` {Function} called with the output when process terminates
* `error` {Error}
- * `stdout` {String|Buffer}
- * `stderr` {String|Buffer}
+ * `stdout` {string|Buffer}
+ * `stderr` {string|Buffer}
* Returns: {ChildProcess}
Spawns a shell then executes the `command` within that shell, buffering any
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ the process is spawned. The default options are:
}
```
-If `timeout` is greater than `0`, the parent will send the the signal
+If `timeout` is greater than `0`, the parent will send the signal
identified by the `killSignal` property (the default is `'SIGTERM'`) if the
child runs longer than `timeout` milliseconds.
@@ -205,22 +206,23 @@ replace the existing process and uses a shell to execute the command.*
added: v0.1.91
-->
-* `file` {String} The name or path of the executable file to run
+* `file` {string} The name or path of the executable file to run
* `args` {Array} List of string arguments
* `options` {Object}
- * `cwd` {String} Current working directory of the child process
+ * `cwd` {string} Current working directory of the child process
* `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs
- * `encoding` {String} (Default: `'utf8'`)
- * `timeout` {Number} (Default: `0`)
- * [`maxBuffer`][] {Number} largest amount of data (in bytes) allowed on
- stdout or stderr - if exceeded child process is killed (Default: `200*1024`)
- * `killSignal` {String|Integer} (Default: `'SIGTERM'`)
- * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
- * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
+ * `encoding` {string} (Default: `'utf8'`)
+ * `timeout` {number} (Default: `0`)
+ * `maxBuffer` {number} Largest amount of data in bytes allowed on stdout or
+ stderr. (Default: `200*1024`) If exceeded, the child process is terminated.
+ See caveat at [`maxBuffer` and Unicode][].
+ * `killSignal` {string|integer} (Default: `'SIGTERM'`)
+ * `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
+ * `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
* `callback` {Function} called with the output when process terminates
* `error` {Error}
- * `stdout` {String|Buffer}
- * `stderr` {String|Buffer}
+ * `stdout` {string|Buffer}
+ * `stderr` {string|Buffer}
* Returns: {ChildProcess}
The `child_process.execFile()` function is similar to [`child_process.exec()`][]
@@ -257,15 +259,15 @@ changes:
description: The `stdio` option is supported now.
-->
-* `modulePath` {String} The module to run in the child
+* `modulePath` {string} The module to run in the child
* `args` {Array} List of string arguments
* `options` {Object}
- * `cwd` {String} Current working directory of the child process
+ * `cwd` {string} Current working directory of the child process
* `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs
- * `execPath` {String} Executable used to create the child process
+ * `execPath` {string} Executable used to create the child process
* `execArgv` {Array} List of string arguments passed to the executable
(Default: `process.execArgv`)
- * `silent` {Boolean} If `true`, stdin, stdout, and stderr of the child will be
+ * `silent` {boolean} If `true`, stdin, stdout, and stderr of the child will be
piped to the parent, otherwise they will be inherited from the parent, see
the `'pipe'` and `'inherit'` options for [`child_process.spawn()`][]'s
[`stdio`][] for more details (Default: `false`)
@@ -273,8 +275,8 @@ changes:
[`stdio`][] option. When this option is provided, it overrides `silent`.
The array must contain exactly one item with value `'ipc'` or an error will
be thrown. For instance `[0, 1, 2, 'ipc']`.
- * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
- * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
+ * `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
+ * `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
* Returns: {ChildProcess}
The `child_process.fork()` method is a special case of
@@ -315,21 +317,21 @@ changes:
description: The `shell` option is supported now.
-->
-* `command` {String} The command to run
+* `command` {string} The command to run
* `args` {Array} List of string arguments
* `options` {Object}
- * `cwd` {String} Current working directory of the child process
+ * `cwd` {string} Current working directory of the child process
* `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs
- * `argv0` {String} Explicitly set the value of `argv[0]` sent to the child
+ * `argv0` {string} Explicitly set the value of `argv[0]` sent to the child
process. This will be set to `command` if not specified.
- * `stdio` {Array|String} Child's stdio configuration. (See
+ * `stdio` {Array|string} Child's stdio configuration. (See
[`options.stdio`][`stdio`])
- * `detached` {Boolean} Prepare child to run independently of its parent
+ * `detached` {boolean} Prepare child to run independently of its parent
process. Specific behavior depends on the platform, see
[`options.detached`][])
- * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
- * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
- * `shell` {Boolean|String} If `true`, runs `command` inside of a shell. Uses
+ * `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
+ * `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
+ * `shell` {boolean|string} If `true`, runs `command` inside of a shell. Uses
`'/bin/sh'` on UNIX, and `'cmd.exe'` on Windows. A different shell can be
specified as a string. The shell should understand the `-c` switch on UNIX,
or `/d /s /c` on Windows. Defaults to `false` (no shell).
@@ -595,27 +597,28 @@ changes:
description: The `encoding` option can now explicitly be set to `buffer`.
-->
-* `file` {String} The name or path of the executable file to run
+* `file` {string} The name or path of the executable file to run
* `args` {Array} List of string arguments
* `options` {Object}
- * `cwd` {String} Current working directory of the child process
- * `input` {String|Buffer} The value which will be passed as stdin to the
+ * `cwd` {string} Current working directory of the child process
+ * `input` {string|Buffer} The value which will be passed as stdin to the
spawned process
- supplying this value will override `stdio[0]`
- * `stdio` {String | Array} Child's stdio configuration. (Default: `'pipe'`)
+ * `stdio` {string|Array} Child's stdio configuration. (Default: `'pipe'`)
- `stderr` by default will be output to the parent process' stderr unless
`stdio` is specified
* `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs
- * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
- * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
- * `timeout` {Number} In milliseconds the maximum amount of time the process
+ * `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
+ * `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
+ * `timeout` {number} In milliseconds the maximum amount of time the process
is allowed to run. (Default: `undefined`)
- * `killSignal` {String|Integer} The signal value to be used when the spawned
+ * `killSignal` {string|integer} The signal value to be used when the spawned
process will be killed. (Default: `'SIGTERM'`)
- * [`maxBuffer`][] {Number} largest amount of data (in bytes) allowed on
- stdout or stderr - if exceeded child process is killed
- * `encoding` {String} The encoding used for all stdio inputs and outputs. (Default: `'buffer'`)
-* Returns: {Buffer|String} The stdout from the command
+ * `maxBuffer` {number} Largest amount of data in bytes allowed on stdout or
+ stderr. (Default: `200*1024`) If exceeded, the child process is terminated.
+ See caveat at [`maxBuffer` and Unicode][].
+ * `encoding` {string} The encoding used for all stdio inputs and outputs. (Default: `'buffer'`)
+* Returns: {Buffer|string} The stdout from the command
The `child_process.execFileSync()` method is generally identical to
[`child_process.execFile()`][] with the exception that the method will not return
@@ -634,31 +637,32 @@ throw. The [`Error`][] object will contain the entire result from
added: v0.11.12
-->
-* `command` {String} The command to run
+* `command` {string} The command to run
* `options` {Object}
- * `cwd` {String} Current working directory of the child process
- * `input` {String|Buffer} The value which will be passed as stdin to the
+ * `cwd` {string} Current working directory of the child process
+ * `input` {string|Buffer} The value which will be passed as stdin to the
spawned process
- supplying this value will override `stdio[0]`
- * `stdio` {String | Array} Child's stdio configuration. (Default: `'pipe'`)
+ * `stdio` {string|Array} Child's stdio configuration. (Default: `'pipe'`)
- `stderr` by default will be output to the parent process' stderr unless
`stdio` is specified
* `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs
- * `shell` {String} Shell to execute the command with
+ * `shell` {string} Shell to execute the command with
(Default: `'/bin/sh'` on UNIX, `'cmd.exe'` on Windows, The shell should
understand the `-c` switch on UNIX or `/d /s /c` on Windows. On Windows,
command line parsing should be compatible with `cmd.exe`.)
- * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
- * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
- * `timeout` {Number} In milliseconds the maximum amount of time the process
+ * `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
+ * `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
+ * `timeout` {number} In milliseconds the maximum amount of time the process
is allowed to run. (Default: `undefined`)
- * `killSignal` {String|Integer} The signal value to be used when the spawned
+ * `killSignal` {string|integer} The signal value to be used when the spawned
process will be killed. (Default: `'SIGTERM'`)
- * [`maxBuffer`][] {Number} largest amount of data (in bytes) allowed on
- stdout or stderr - if exceeded child process is killed
- * `encoding` {String} The encoding used for all stdio inputs and outputs.
+ * `maxBuffer` {number} Largest amount of data in bytes allowed on stdout or
+ stderr. (Default: `200*1024`) If exceeded, the child process is terminated.
+ See caveat at [`maxBuffer` and Unicode][].
+ * `encoding` {string} The encoding used for all stdio inputs and outputs.
(Default: `'buffer'`)
-* Returns: {Buffer|String} The stdout from the command
+* Returns: {Buffer|string} The stdout from the command
The `child_process.execSync()` method is generally identical to
[`child_process.exec()`][] with the exception that the method will not return until
@@ -688,36 +692,37 @@ changes:
description: The `shell` option is supported now.
-->
-* `command` {String} The command to run
+* `command` {string} The command to run
* `args` {Array} List of string arguments
* `options` {Object}
- * `cwd` {String} Current working directory of the child process
- * `input` {String|Buffer} The value which will be passed as stdin to the
+ * `cwd` {string} Current working directory of the child process
+ * `input` {string|Buffer} The value which will be passed as stdin to the
spawned process
- supplying this value will override `stdio[0]`
- * `stdio` {String | Array} Child's stdio configuration.
+ * `stdio` {string|Array} Child's stdio configuration.
* `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs
- * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
- * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
- * `timeout` {Number} In milliseconds the maximum amount of time the process
+ * `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
+ * `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
+ * `timeout` {number} In milliseconds the maximum amount of time the process
is allowed to run. (Default: `undefined`)
- * `killSignal` {String|Integer} The signal value to be used when the spawned
+ * `killSignal` {string|integer} The signal value to be used when the spawned
process will be killed. (Default: `'SIGTERM'`)
- * [`maxBuffer`][] {Number} largest amount of data (in bytes) allowed on
- stdout or stderr - if exceeded child process is killed
- * `encoding` {String} The encoding used for all stdio inputs and outputs.
+ * `maxBuffer` {number} Largest amount of data in bytes allowed on stdout or
+ stderr. (Default: `200*1024`) If exceeded, the child process is terminated.
+ See caveat at [`maxBuffer` and Unicode][].
+ * `encoding` {string} The encoding used for all stdio inputs and outputs.
(Default: `'buffer'`)
- * `shell` {Boolean|String} If `true`, runs `command` inside of a shell. Uses
+ * `shell` {boolean|string} If `true`, runs `command` inside of a shell. Uses
`'/bin/sh'` on UNIX, and `'cmd.exe'` on Windows. A different shell can be
specified as a string. The shell should understand the `-c` switch on UNIX,
or `/d /s /c` on Windows. Defaults to `false` (no shell).
* Returns: {Object}
- * `pid` {Number} Pid of the child process
+ * `pid` {number} Pid of the child process
* `output` {Array} Array of results from stdio output
- * `stdout` {Buffer|String} The contents of `output[1]`
- * `stderr` {Buffer|String} The contents of `output[2]`
- * `status` {Number} The exit code of the child process
- * `signal` {String} The signal used to kill the child process
+ * `stdout` {Buffer|string} The contents of `output[1]`
+ * `stderr` {Buffer|string} The contents of `output[2]`
+ * `status` {number} The exit code of the child process
+ * `signal` {string} The signal used to kill the child process
* `error` {Error} The error object if the child process failed or timed out
The `child_process.spawnSync()` method is generally identical to
@@ -750,8 +755,8 @@ instances of `ChildProcess`.
added: v0.7.7
-->
-* `code` {Number} the exit code if the child exited on its own.
-* `signal` {String} the signal by which the child process was terminated.
+* `code` {number} the exit code if the child exited on its own.
+* `signal` {string} the signal by which the child process was terminated.
The `'close'` event is emitted when the stdio streams of a child process have
been closed. This is distinct from the [`'exit'`][] event, since multiple
@@ -788,8 +793,8 @@ See also [`child.kill()`][] and [`child.send()`][].
added: v0.1.90
-->
-* `code` {Number} the exit code if the child exited on its own.
-* `signal` {String} the signal by which the child process was terminated.
+* `code` {number} the exit code if the child exited on its own.
+* `signal` {string} the signal by which the child process was terminated.
The `'exit'` event is emitted after the child process ends. If the process
exited, `code` is the final exit code of the process, otherwise `null`. If the
@@ -833,7 +838,7 @@ IPC channel currently exists, this property is `undefined`.
added: v0.7.2
-->
-* {Boolean} Set to `false` after `child.disconnect()` is called
+* {boolean} Set to `false` after `child.disconnect()` is called
The `child.connected` property indicates whether it is still possible to send
and receive messages from a child process. When `child.connected` is `false`, it
@@ -863,7 +868,7 @@ within the child process to close the IPC channel as well.
added: v0.1.90
-->
-* `signal` {String}
+* `signal` {string}
The `child.kill()` methods sends a signal to the child process. If no argument
is given, the process will be sent the `'SIGTERM'` signal. See signal(7) for
@@ -920,7 +925,7 @@ setTimeout(() => {
added: v0.1.90
-->
-* {Number} Integer
+* {number} Integer
Returns the process identifier (PID) of the child process.
@@ -954,7 +959,7 @@ changes:
* `sendHandle` {Handle}
* `options` {Object}
* `callback` {Function}
-* Returns: {Boolean}
+* Returns: {boolean}
When an IPC channel has been established between the parent and child (
i.e. when using [`child_process.fork()`][]), the `child.send()` method can be
@@ -1222,7 +1227,7 @@ to `stdout` although there are only 4 characters.
[`Error`]: errors.html#errors_class_error
[`EventEmitter`]: events.html#events_class_eventemitter
[`JSON.stringify()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/JSON/stringify
-[`maxBuffer`]: #child_process_maxbuffer_and_unicode
+[`maxBuffer` and Unicode]: #child_process_maxbuffer_and_unicode
[`net.Server`]: net.html#net_class_net_server
[`net.Socket`]: net.html#net_class_net_socket
[`options.detached`]: #child_process_options_detached
diff --git a/doc/api/cluster.md b/doc/api/cluster.md
index d0ec3f4ed5d277..0774938766c7a9 100644
--- a/doc/api/cluster.md
+++ b/doc/api/cluster.md
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ In a worker you can also use `process.on('error')`.
added: v0.11.2
-->
-* `code` {Number} the exit code, if it exited normally.
-* `signal` {String} the name of the signal (e.g. `'SIGHUP'`) that caused
+* `code` {number} the exit code, if it exited normally.
+* `signal` {string} the name of the signal (e.g. `'SIGHUP'`) that caused
the process to be killed.
Similar to the `cluster.on('exit')` event, but specific to this worker.
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ if (cluster.isMaster) {
added: v6.0.0
-->
-* {Boolean}
+* {boolean}
Set by calling `.kill()` or `.disconnect()`. Until then, it is `undefined`.
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ worker.kill();
added: v0.8.0
-->
-* {Number}
+* {number}
Each new worker is given its own unique id, this id is stored in the
`id`.
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ because of exiting or being signaled). Otherwise, it returns `false`.
added: v0.9.12
-->
-* `signal` {String} Name of the kill signal to send to the worker
+* `signal` {string} Name of the kill signal to send to the worker
process.
This function will kill the worker. In the master, it does this by disconnecting
@@ -514,8 +514,8 @@ added: v0.7.9
-->
* `worker` {cluster.Worker}
-* `code` {Number} the exit code, if it exited normally.
-* `signal` {String} the name of the signal (e.g. `'SIGHUP'`) that caused
+* `code` {number} the exit code, if it exited normally.
+* `signal` {string} the name of the signal (e.g. `'SIGHUP'`) that caused
the process to be killed.
When any of the workers die the cluster module will emit the `'exit'` event.
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ This can only be called from the master process.
added: v0.8.1
-->
-* {Boolean}
+* {boolean}
True if the process is a master. This is determined
by the `process.env.NODE_UNIQUE_ID`. If `process.env.NODE_UNIQUE_ID` is
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ undefined, then `isMaster` is `true`.
added: v0.6.0
-->
-* {Boolean}
+* {boolean}
True if the process is not a master (it is the negation of `cluster.isMaster`).
@@ -736,16 +736,16 @@ changes:
* {Object}
* `execArgv` {Array} list of string arguments passed to the Node.js
executable. (Default=`process.execArgv`)
- * `exec` {String} file path to worker file. (Default=`process.argv[1]`)
+ * `exec` {string} file path to worker file. (Default=`process.argv[1]`)
* `args` {Array} string arguments passed to worker.
(Default=`process.argv.slice(2)`)
- * `silent` {Boolean} whether or not to send output to parent's stdio.
+ * `silent` {boolean} whether or not to send output to parent's stdio.
(Default=`false`)
* `stdio` {Array} Configures the stdio of forked processes. Because the
cluster module relies on IPC to function, this configuration must contain an
`'ipc'` entry. When this option is provided, it overrides `silent`.
- * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
- * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
+ * `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)
+ * `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)
After calling `.setupMaster()` (or `.fork()`) this settings object will contain
the settings, including the default values.
@@ -762,10 +762,10 @@ changes:
-->
* `settings` {Object}
- * `exec` {String} file path to worker file. (Default=`process.argv[1]`)
+ * `exec` {string} file path to worker file. (Default=`process.argv[1]`)
* `args` {Array} string arguments passed to worker.
(Default=`process.argv.slice(2)`)
- * `silent` {Boolean} whether or not to send output to parent's stdio.
+ * `silent` {boolean} whether or not to send output to parent's stdio.
(Default=`false`)
* `stdio` {Array} Configures the stdio of forked processes. When this option
is provided, it overrides `silent`.
diff --git a/doc/api/console.md b/doc/api/console.md
index cd538d73328615..1398e3e5bc739e 100644
--- a/doc/api/console.md
+++ b/doc/api/console.md
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ added: v0.1.101
-->
* `obj` {any}
* `options` {Object}
- * `showHidden` {Boolean}
- * `depth` {Number}
- * `colors` {Boolean}
+ * `showHidden` {boolean}
+ * `depth` {number}
+ * `colors` {boolean}
Uses [`util.inspect()`][] on `obj` and prints the resulting string to `stdout`.
This function bypasses any custom `inspect()` function defined on `obj`. An
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ values are concatenated. See [`util.format()`][] for more information.
-* `label` {String}
+* `label` {string}
Starts a timer that can be used to compute the duration of an operation. Timers
are identified by a unique `label`. Use the same `label` when you call
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ changes:
description: This method no longer supports multiple calls that don’t map
to individual `console.time()` calls; see below for details.
-->
-* `label` {String}
+* `label` {string}
Stops a timer that was previously started by calling [`console.time()`][] and
prints the result to `stdout`:
diff --git a/doc/api/crypto.md b/doc/api/crypto.md
index d14c787a2b3c60..957dff9975fa52 100644
--- a/doc/api/crypto.md
+++ b/doc/api/crypto.md
@@ -929,8 +929,8 @@ The `private_key` argument can be an object or a string. If `private_key` is a
string, it is treated as a raw key with no passphrase. If `private_key` is an
object, it is interpreted as a hash containing two properties:
-* `key` : {String} - PEM encoded private key
-* `passphrase` : {String} - passphrase for the private key
+* `key`: {string} - PEM encoded private key
+* `passphrase`: {string} - passphrase for the private key
The `output_format` can specify one of `'latin1'`, `'hex'` or `'base64'`. If
`output_format` is provided a string is returned; otherwise a [`Buffer`][] is
@@ -1469,8 +1469,8 @@ treated as the key with no passphrase and will use `RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING`.
If `private_key` is an object, it is interpreted as a hash object with the
keys:
-* `key` : {String} - PEM encoded private key
-* `passphrase` : {String} - Optional passphrase for the private key
+* `key`: {string} - PEM encoded private key
+* `passphrase`: {string} - Optional passphrase for the private key
* `padding` : An optional padding value, one of the following:
* `crypto.constants.RSA_NO_PADDING`
* `crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING`
@@ -1490,8 +1490,8 @@ treated as the key with no passphrase and will use `RSA_PKCS1_PADDING`.
If `private_key` is an object, it is interpreted as a hash object with the
keys:
-* `key` : {String} - PEM encoded private key
-* `passphrase` : {String} - Optional passphrase for the private key
+* `key`: {string} - PEM encoded private key
+* `passphrase`: {string} - Optional passphrase for the private key
* `padding` : An optional padding value, one of the following:
* `crypto.constants.RSA_NO_PADDING`
* `crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING`
@@ -1510,8 +1510,8 @@ treated as the key with no passphrase and will use `RSA_PKCS1_PADDING`.
If `public_key` is an object, it is interpreted as a hash object with the
keys:
-* `key` : {String} - PEM encoded public key
-* `passphrase` : {String} - Optional passphrase for the private key
+* `key`: {string} - PEM encoded public key
+* `passphrase`: {string} - Optional passphrase for the private key
* `padding` : An optional padding value, one of the following:
* `crypto.constants.RSA_NO_PADDING`
* `crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING`
@@ -1534,8 +1534,8 @@ treated as the key with no passphrase and will use `RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING`.
If `public_key` is an object, it is interpreted as a hash object with the
keys:
-* `key` : {String} - PEM encoded public key
-* `passphrase` : {String} - Optional passphrase for the private key
+* `key`: {string} - PEM encoded public key
+* `passphrase`: {string} - Optional passphrase for the private key
* `padding` : An optional padding value, one of the following:
* `crypto.constants.RSA_NO_PADDING`
* `crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING`
diff --git a/doc/api/dgram.md b/doc/api/dgram.md
index b763620f2c58e2..73749688fef713 100644
--- a/doc/api/dgram.md
+++ b/doc/api/dgram.md
@@ -74,18 +74,18 @@ The `'message'` event is emitted when a new datagram is available on a socket.
The event handler function is passed two arguments: `msg` and `rinfo`.
* `msg` {Buffer} - The message
* `rinfo` {Object} - Remote address information
- * `address` {String} The sender address
- * `family` {String} The address family (`'IPv4'` or `'IPv6'`)
- * `port` {Number} The sender port
- * `size` {Number} The message size
+ * `address` {string} The sender address
+ * `family` {string} The address family (`'IPv4'` or `'IPv6'`)
+ * `port` {number} The sender port
+ * `size` {number} The message size
### socket.addMembership(multicastAddress[, multicastInterface])
-* `multicastAddress` {String}
-* `multicastInterface` {String}, Optional
+* `multicastAddress` {string}
+* `multicastInterface` {string}, Optional
Tells the kernel to join a multicast group at the given `multicastAddress` and
`multicastInterface` using the `IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP` socket option. If the
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ properties.
added: v0.1.99
-->
-* `port` {Number} - Integer, Optional
-* `address` {String}, Optional
+* `port` {number} - Integer, Optional
+* `address` {string}, Optional
* `callback` {Function} with no parameters, Optional. Called when
binding is complete.
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ added: v0.11.14
-->
* `options` {Object} - Required. Supports the following properties:
- * `port` {Number} - Optional.
- * `address` {String} - Optional.
- * `exclusive` {Boolean} - Optional.
+ * `port` {number} - Optional.
+ * `address` {string} - Optional.
+ * `exclusive` {boolean} - Optional.
* `callback` {Function} - Optional.
For UDP sockets, causes the `dgram.Socket` to listen for datagram
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ provided, it is added as a listener for the [`'close'`][] event.
added: v0.6.9
-->
-* `multicastAddress` {String}
-* `multicastInterface` {String}, Optional
+* `multicastAddress` {string}
+* `multicastInterface` {string}, Optional
Instructs the kernel to leave a multicast group at `multicastAddress` using the
`IP_DROP_MEMBERSHIP` socket option. This method is automatically called by the
@@ -255,11 +255,11 @@ changes:
and `length` parameters are optional now.
-->
-* `msg` {Buffer|String|Array} Message to be sent
-* `offset` {Number} Integer. Optional. Offset in the buffer where the message starts.
-* `length` {Number} Integer. Optional. Number of bytes in the message.
-* `port` {Number} Integer. Destination port.
-* `address` {String} Destination hostname or IP address.
+* `msg` {Buffer|string|array} Message to be sent
+* `offset` {number} Integer. Optional. Offset in the buffer where the message starts.
+* `length` {number} Integer. Optional. Number of bytes in the message.
+* `port` {number} Integer. Destination port.
+* `address` {string} Destination hostname or IP address.
* `callback` {Function} Called when the message has been sent. Optional.
Broadcasts a datagram on the socket. The destination `port` and `address` must
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ source that the data did not reach its intended recipient.
added: v0.6.9
-->
-* `flag` {Boolean}
+* `flag` {boolean}
Sets or clears the `SO_BROADCAST` socket option. When set to `true`, UDP
packets may be sent to a local interface's broadcast address.
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ packets may be sent to a local interface's broadcast address.
added: v0.3.8
-->
-* `flag` {Boolean}
+* `flag` {boolean}
Sets or clears the `IP_MULTICAST_LOOP` socket option. When set to `true`,
multicast packets will also be received on the local interface.
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ multicast packets will also be received on the local interface.
added: v0.3.8
-->
-* `ttl` {Number} Integer
+* `ttl` {number} Integer
Sets the `IP_MULTICAST_TTL` socket option. While TTL generally stands for
"Time to Live", in this context it specifies the number of IP hops that a
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ between 0 and 255. The default on most systems is `1` but can vary.
added: v0.1.101
-->
-* `ttl` {Number} Integer
+* `ttl` {number} Integer
Sets the `IP_TTL` socket option. While TTL generally stands for "Time to Live",
in this context it specifies the number of IP hops that a packet is allowed to
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ and `udp6` sockets). The bound address and port can be retrieved using
added: v0.1.99
-->
-* `type` {String} - Either 'udp4' or 'udp6'
+* `type` {string} - Either 'udp4' or 'udp6'
* `callback` {Function} - Attached as a listener to `'message'` events.
Optional
* Returns: {dgram.Socket}
diff --git a/doc/api/dns.md b/doc/api/dns.md
index 0c8bf8daa43a28..7f075be3114279 100644
--- a/doc/api/dns.md
+++ b/doc/api/dns.md
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ an integer, then it must be `4` or `6`.
Alternatively, `options` can be an object containing these properties:
-* `family` {Number} - The record family. If present, must be the integer
+* `family` {number} - The record family. If present, must be the integer
`4` or `6`. If not provided, both IP v4 and v6 addresses are accepted.
-* `hints`: {Number} - If present, it should be one or more of the supported
+* `hints`: {number} - If present, it should be one or more of the supported
`getaddrinfo` flags. If `hints` is not provided, then no flags are passed to
`getaddrinfo`. Multiple flags can be passed through `hints` by bitwise
`OR`ing their values.
See [supported `getaddrinfo` flags][] for more information on supported
flags.
-* `all`: {Boolean} - When `true`, the callback returns all resolved addresses
+* `all`: {boolean} - When `true`, the callback returns all resolved addresses
in an array, otherwise returns a single address. Defaults to `false`.
All properties are optional.
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ Uses the DNS protocol to resolve a IPv4 addresses (`A` records) for the
will contain an array of IPv4 addresses (e.g.
`['74.125.79.104', '74.125.79.105', '74.125.79.106']`).
-* `hostname` {String} Hostname to resolve.
+* `hostname` {string} Hostname to resolve.
* `options` {Object}
- * `ttl` {Boolean} Retrieve the Time-To-Live value (TTL) of each record.
+ * `ttl` {boolean} Retrieve the Time-To-Live value (TTL) of each record.
The callback receives an array of `{ address: '1.2.3.4', ttl: 60 }` objects
rather than an array of strings. The TTL is expressed in seconds.
* `callback` {Function} An `(err, result)` callback function.
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ Uses the DNS protocol to resolve a IPv6 addresses (`AAAA` records) for the
`hostname`. The `addresses` argument passed to the `callback` function
will contain an array of IPv6 addresses.
-* `hostname` {String} Hostname to resolve.
+* `hostname` {string} Hostname to resolve.
* `options` {Object}
- * `ttl` {Boolean} Retrieve the Time-To-Live value (TTL) of each record.
+ * `ttl` {boolean} Retrieve the Time-To-Live value (TTL) of each record.
The callback receives an array of `{ address: '0:1:2:3:4:5:6:7', ttl: 60 }`
objects rather than an array of strings. The TTL is expressed in seconds.
* `callback` {Function} An `(err, result)` callback function.
diff --git a/doc/api/errors.md b/doc/api/errors.md
index e0e0f06ac5900f..96409a53677689 100644
--- a/doc/api/errors.md
+++ b/doc/api/errors.md
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ will either be instances of, or inherit from, the `Error` class.
### new Error(message)
-* `message` {String}
+* `message` {string}
Creates a new `Error` object and sets the `error.message` property to the
provided text message. If an object is passed as `message`, the text message
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ new MyError().stack;
### Error.stackTraceLimit
-* {Number}
+* {number}
The `Error.stackTraceLimit` property specifies the number of stack frames
collected by a stack trace (whether generated by `new Error().stack` or
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ not capture any frames.
### error.message
-* {String}
+* {string}
The `error.message` property is the string description of the error as set by calling `new Error(message)`.
The `message` passed to the constructor will also appear in the first line of
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ console.error(err.message);
### error.stack
-* {String}
+* {string}
The `error.stack` property is a string describing the point in the code at which
the `Error` was instantiated.
@@ -449,14 +449,14 @@ added properties.
#### error.code
-* {String}
+* {string}
The `error.code` property is a string representing the error code, which is always
`E` followed by a sequence of capital letters.
#### error.errno
-* {String | Number}
+* {string|number}
The `error.errno` property is a number or a string.
The number is a **negative** value which corresponds to the error code defined in
@@ -466,27 +466,27 @@ In case of a string, it is the same as `error.code`.
#### error.syscall
-* {String}
+* {string}
The `error.syscall` property is a string describing the [syscall][] that failed.
#### error.path
-* {String}
+* {string}
When present (e.g. in `fs` or `child_process`), the `error.path` property is a string
containing a relevant invalid pathname.
#### error.address
-* {String}
+* {string}
When present (e.g. in `net` or `dgram`), the `error.address` property is a string
describing the address to which the connection failed.
#### error.port
-* {Number}
+* {number}
When present (e.g. in `net` or `dgram`), the `error.port` property is a number representing
the connection's port that is not available.
diff --git a/doc/api/events.md b/doc/api/events.md
index 7a376415a842b9..5f12cfe3191837 100644
--- a/doc/api/events.md
+++ b/doc/api/events.md
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ added and `'removeListener'` when existing listeners are removed.
added: v0.1.26
-->
-* `eventName` {String|Symbol} The name of the event being listened for
+* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event being listened for
* `listener` {Function} The event handler function
The `EventEmitter` instance will emit its own `'newListener'` event *before*
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ changes:
now yields the original listener function.
-->
-* `eventName` {String|Symbol} The event name
+* `eventName` {string|symbol} The event name
* `listener` {Function} The event handler function
The `'removeListener'` event is emitted *after* the `listener` is removed.
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ set by [`emitter.setMaxListeners(n)`][] or defaults to
added: v3.2.0
-->
-* `eventName` {String|Symbol} The name of the event being listened for
+* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event being listened for
Returns the number of listeners listening to the event named `eventName`.
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ console.log(util.inspect(server.listeners('connection')));
added: v0.1.101
-->
-* `eventName` {String|Symbol} The name of the event.
+* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event.
* `listener` {Function} The callback function
Adds the `listener` function to the end of the listeners array for the
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ myEE.emit('foo');
added: v0.3.0
-->
-* `eventName` {String|Symbol} The name of the event.
+* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event.
* `listener` {Function} The callback function
Adds a **one time** `listener` function for the event named `eventName`. The
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ myEE.emit('foo');
added: v6.0.0
-->
-* `eventName` {String|Symbol} The name of the event.
+* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event.
* `listener` {Function} The callback function
Adds the `listener` function to the *beginning* of the listeners array for the
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ Returns a reference to the `EventEmitter`, so that calls can be chained.
added: v6.0.0
-->
-* `eventName` {String|Symbol} The name of the event.
+* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event.
* `listener` {Function} The callback function
Adds a **one time** `listener` function for the event named `eventName` to the
diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index 6f1fceae84f426..c6046d27313791 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ The object itself emits these events:
added: v0.5.8
-->
-* `eventType` {String} The type of fs change
-* `filename` {String | Buffer} The filename that changed (if relevant/available)
+* `eventType` {string} The type of fs change
+* `filename` {string|Buffer} The filename that changed (if relevant/available)
Emitted when something changes in a watched directory or file.
See more details in [`fs.watch()`][].
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ using the `fs.close()` method.
added: v0.1.93
-->
-* `fd` {Integer} Integer file descriptor used by the ReadStream.
+* `fd` {integer} Integer file descriptor used by the ReadStream.
Emitted when the ReadStream's file is opened.
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ using the `fs.close()` method.
added: v0.1.93
-->
-* `fd` {Integer} Integer file descriptor used by the WriteStream.
+* `fd` {integer} Integer file descriptor used by the WriteStream.
Emitted when the WriteStream's file is opened.
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ argument to `fs.createWriteStream()`. If `path` is passed as a string, then
added: v0.11.15
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `mode` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `mode` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Tests a user's permissions for the file or directory specified by `path`.
@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@ process.
added: v0.11.15
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `mode` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `mode` {integer}
Synchronous version of [`fs.access()`][]. This throws if any accessibility
checks fail, and does nothing otherwise.
@@ -461,12 +461,12 @@ changes:
description: The `file` parameter can be a file descriptor now.
-->
-* `file` {String | Buffer | Number} filename or file descriptor
-* `data` {String | Buffer}
-* `options` {Object | String}
- * `encoding` {String | Null} default = `'utf8'`
- * `mode` {Integer} default = `0o666`
- * `flag` {String} default = `'a'`
+* `file` {string|Buffer|number} filename or file descriptor
+* `data` {string|Buffer}
+* `options` {Object|string}
+ * `encoding` {string|null} default = `'utf8'`
+ * `mode` {integer} default = `0o666`
+ * `flag` {string} default = `'a'`
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronously append data to a file, creating the file if it does not yet exist.
@@ -504,12 +504,12 @@ changes:
description: The `file` parameter can be a file descriptor now.
-->
-* `file` {String | Buffer | Number} filename or file descriptor
-* `data` {String | Buffer}
-* `options` {Object | String}
- * `encoding` {String | Null} default = `'utf8'`
- * `mode` {Integer} default = `0o666`
- * `flag` {String} default = `'a'`
+* `file` {string|Buffer|number} filename or file descriptor
+* `data` {string|Buffer}
+* `options` {Object|string}
+ * `encoding` {string|null} default = `'utf8'`
+ * `mode` {integer} default = `0o666`
+ * `flag` {string} default = `'a'`
The synchronous version of [`fs.appendFile()`][]. Returns `undefined`.
@@ -523,8 +523,8 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `mode` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `mode` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous chmod(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
@@ -535,8 +535,8 @@ to the completion callback.
added: v0.6.7
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `mode` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `mode` {integer}
Synchronous chmod(2). Returns `undefined`.
@@ -550,9 +550,9 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `uid` {Integer}
-* `gid` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `uid` {integer}
+* `gid` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous chown(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
@@ -563,9 +563,9 @@ to the completion callback.
added: v0.1.97
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `uid` {Integer}
-* `gid` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `uid` {integer}
+* `gid` {integer}
Synchronous chown(2). Returns `undefined`.
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous close(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ to the completion callback.
added: v0.1.21
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
Synchronous close(2). Returns `undefined`.
@@ -612,15 +612,15 @@ changes:
description: The passed `options` object can be a string now.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `options` {String | Object}
- * `flags` {String}
- * `encoding` {String}
- * `fd` {Integer}
- * `mode` {Integer}
- * `autoClose` {Boolean}
- * `start` {Integer}
- * `end` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `options` {string|Object}
+ * `flags` {string}
+ * `encoding` {string}
+ * `fd` {integer}
+ * `mode` {integer}
+ * `autoClose` {boolean}
+ * `start` {integer}
+ * `end` {integer}
Returns a new [`ReadStream`][] object. (See [Readable Stream][]).
@@ -683,14 +683,14 @@ changes:
description: The passed `options` object can be a string now.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `options` {String | Object}
- * `flags` {String}
- * `defaultEncoding` {String}
- * `fd` {Integer}
- * `mode` {Integer}
- * `autoClose` {Boolean}
- * `start` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `options` {string|Object}
+ * `flags` {string}
+ * `defaultEncoding` {string}
+ * `fd` {integer}
+ * `mode` {integer}
+ * `autoClose` {boolean}
+ * `start` {integer}
Returns a new [`WriteStream`][] object. (See [Writable Stream][]).
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ deprecated: v1.0.0
> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`fs.stat()`][] or [`fs.access()`][] instead.
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
* `callback` {Function}
Test whether or not the given path exists by checking with the file system.
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ process.
added: v0.1.21
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
Synchronous version of [`fs.exists()`][].
Returns `true` if the file exists, `false` otherwise.
@@ -854,8 +854,8 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
-* `mode` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
+* `mode` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous fchmod(2). No arguments other than a possible exception
@@ -866,8 +866,8 @@ are given to the completion callback.
added: v0.4.7
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
-* `mode` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
+* `mode` {integer}
Synchronous fchmod(2). Returns `undefined`.
@@ -881,9 +881,9 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
-* `uid` {Integer}
-* `gid` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
+* `uid` {integer}
+* `gid` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous fchown(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
@@ -894,9 +894,9 @@ to the completion callback.
added: v0.4.7
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
-* `uid` {Integer}
-* `gid` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
+* `uid` {integer}
+* `gid` {integer}
Synchronous fchown(2). Returns `undefined`.
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous fdatasync(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ given to the completion callback.
added: v0.1.96
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
Synchronous fdatasync(2). Returns `undefined`.
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous fstat(2). The callback gets two arguments `(err, stats)` where
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ except that the file to be stat-ed is specified by the file descriptor `fd`.
added: v0.1.95
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
Synchronous fstat(2). Returns an instance of [`fs.Stats`][].
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous fsync(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ to the completion callback.
added: v0.1.96
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
Synchronous fsync(2). Returns `undefined`.
@@ -986,8 +986,8 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
-* `len` {Integer} default = `0`
+* `fd` {integer}
+* `len` {integer} default = `0`
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous ftruncate(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are
@@ -1039,8 +1039,8 @@ The last three bytes are null bytes ('\0'), to compensate the over-truncation.
added: v0.8.6
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
-* `len` {Integer} default = `0`
+* `fd` {integer}
+* `len` {integer} default = `0`
Synchronous ftruncate(2). Returns `undefined`.
@@ -1058,9 +1058,9 @@ changes:
time specifiers.
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
-* `atime` {Integer}
-* `mtime` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
+* `atime` {integer}
+* `mtime` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Change the file timestamps of a file referenced by the supplied file
@@ -1076,9 +1076,9 @@ changes:
time specifiers.
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
-* `atime` {Integer}
-* `mtime` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
+* `atime` {integer}
+* `mtime` {integer}
Synchronous version of [`fs.futimes()`][]. Returns `undefined`.
@@ -1092,8 +1092,8 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `mode` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `mode` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous lchmod(2). No arguments other than a possible exception
@@ -1106,8 +1106,8 @@ Only available on Mac OS X.
deprecated: v0.4.7
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `mode` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `mode` {integer}
Synchronous lchmod(2). Returns `undefined`.
@@ -1121,9 +1121,9 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `uid` {Integer}
-* `gid` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `uid` {integer}
+* `gid` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous lchown(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
@@ -1134,9 +1134,9 @@ to the completion callback.
deprecated: v0.4.7
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `uid` {Integer}
-* `gid` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `uid` {integer}
+* `gid` {integer}
Synchronous lchown(2). Returns `undefined`.
@@ -1150,8 +1150,8 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `existingPath` {String | Buffer}
-* `newPath` {String | Buffer}
+* `existingPath` {string|Buffer}
+* `newPath` {string|Buffer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous link(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given to
@@ -1162,8 +1162,8 @@ the completion callback.
added: v0.1.31
-->
-* `existingPath` {String | Buffer}
-* `newPath` {String | Buffer}
+* `existingPath` {string|Buffer}
+* `newPath` {string|Buffer}
Synchronous link(2). Returns `undefined`.
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous lstat(2). The callback gets two arguments `(err, stats)` where
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ not the file that it refers to.
added: v0.1.30
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
Synchronous lstat(2). Returns an instance of [`fs.Stats`][].
@@ -1204,8 +1204,8 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `mode` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `mode` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous mkdir(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
@@ -1216,8 +1216,8 @@ to the completion callback. `mode` defaults to `0o777`.
added: v0.1.21
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `mode` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `mode` {integer}
Synchronous mkdir(2). Returns `undefined`.
@@ -1234,9 +1234,9 @@ changes:
description: The `callback` parameter is optional now.
-->
-* `prefix` {String}
-* `options` {String | Object}
- * `encoding` {String} default = `'utf8'`
+* `prefix` {string}
+* `options` {string|Object}
+ * `encoding` {string} default = `'utf8'`
* `callback` {Function}
Creates a unique temporary directory.
@@ -1296,9 +1296,9 @@ fs.mkdtemp(tmpDir + path.sep, (err, folder) => {
added: v5.10.0
-->
-* `prefix` {String}
-* `options` {String | Object}
- * `encoding` {String} default = `'utf8'`
+* `prefix` {string}
+* `options` {string|Object}
+ * `encoding` {string} default = `'utf8'`
The synchronous version of [`fs.mkdtemp()`][]. Returns the created
folder path.
@@ -1311,9 +1311,9 @@ object with an `encoding` property specifying the character encoding to use.
added: v0.0.2
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `flags` {String | Number}
-* `mode` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `flags` {string|number}
+* `mode` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous file open. See open(2). `flags` can be:
@@ -1395,9 +1395,9 @@ fs.open('', 'a+', (err, fd) => {
added: v0.1.21
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `flags` {String | Number}
-* `mode` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `flags` {string|number}
+* `mode` {integer}
Synchronous version of [`fs.open()`][]. Returns an integer representing the file
descriptor.
@@ -1414,11 +1414,11 @@ changes:
description: The `length` parameter can now be `0`.
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
-* `buffer` {String | Buffer | Uint8Array}
-* `offset` {Integer}
-* `length` {Integer}
-* `position` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
+* `buffer` {string|Buffer|Uint8Array}
+* `offset` {integer}
+* `length` {integer}
+* `position` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Read data from the file specified by `fd`.
@@ -1444,9 +1444,9 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `options` {String | Object}
- * `encoding` {String} default = `'utf8'`
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `options` {string|Object}
+ * `encoding` {string} default = `'utf8'`
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous readdir(3). Reads the contents of a directory.
@@ -1463,9 +1463,9 @@ the filenames returned will be passed as `Buffer` objects.
added: v0.1.21
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `options` {String | Object}
- * `encoding` {String} default = `'utf8'`
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `options` {string|Object}
+ * `encoding` {string} default = `'utf8'`
Synchronous readdir(3). Returns an array of filenames excluding `'.'` and
`'..'`.
@@ -1492,10 +1492,10 @@ changes:
description: The `file` parameter can be a file descriptor now.
-->
-* `file` {String | Buffer | Integer} filename or file descriptor
-* `options` {Object | String}
- * `encoding` {String | Null} default = `null`
- * `flag` {String} default = `'r'`
+* `file` {string|Buffer|integer} filename or file descriptor
+* `options` {Object|string}
+ * `encoding` {string|null} default = `null`
+ * `flag` {string} default = `'r'`
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronously reads the entire contents of a file. Example:
@@ -1532,10 +1532,10 @@ changes:
description: The `file` parameter can be a file descriptor now.
-->
-* `file` {String | Buffer | Integer} filename or file descriptor
-* `options` {Object | String}
- * `encoding` {String | Null} default = `null`
- * `flag` {String} default = `'r'`
+* `file` {string|Buffer|integer} filename or file descriptor
+* `options` {Object|string}
+ * `encoding` {string|null} default = `null`
+ * `flag` {string} default = `'r'`
Synchronous version of [`fs.readFile`][]. Returns the contents of the `file`.
@@ -1552,9 +1552,9 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `options` {String | Object}
- * `encoding` {String} default = `'utf8'`
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `options` {string|Object}
+ * `encoding` {string} default = `'utf8'`
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous readlink(2). The callback gets two arguments `(err,
@@ -1570,9 +1570,9 @@ the link path returned will be passed as a `Buffer` object.
added: v0.1.31
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `options` {String | Object}
- * `encoding` {String} default = `'utf8'`
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `options` {string|Object}
+ * `encoding` {string} default = `'utf8'`
Synchronous readlink(2). Returns the symbolic link's string value.
@@ -1590,11 +1590,11 @@ changes:
description: The `length` parameter can now be `0`.
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
-* `buffer` {String | Buffer | Uint8Array}
-* `offset` {Integer}
-* `length` {Integer}
-* `position` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
+* `buffer` {string|Buffer|Uint8Array}
+* `offset` {integer}
+* `length` {integer}
+* `position` {integer}
Synchronous version of [`fs.read()`][]. Returns the number of `bytesRead`.
@@ -1615,9 +1615,9 @@ changes:
description: The `cache` parameter was removed.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `options` {String | Object}
- * `encoding` {String} default = `'utf8'`
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `options` {string|Object}
+ * `encoding` {string} default = `'utf8'`
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous realpath(3). The `callback` gets two arguments `(err,
@@ -1643,9 +1643,9 @@ changes:
description: The `cache` parameter was removed.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer};
-* `options` {String | Object}
- * `encoding` {String} default = `'utf8'`
+* `path` {string|Buffer};
+* `options` {string|Object}
+ * `encoding` {string} default = `'utf8'`
Synchronous realpath(3). Returns the resolved path.
@@ -1666,8 +1666,8 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `oldPath` {String | Buffer}
-* `newPath` {String | Buffer}
+* `oldPath` {string|Buffer}
+* `newPath` {string|Buffer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous rename(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
@@ -1678,8 +1678,8 @@ to the completion callback.
added: v0.1.21
-->
-* `oldPath` {String | Buffer}
-* `newPath` {String | Buffer}
+* `oldPath` {string|Buffer}
+* `newPath` {string|Buffer}
Synchronous rename(2). Returns `undefined`.
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous rmdir(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
@@ -1704,7 +1704,7 @@ to the completion callback.
added: v0.1.21
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
Synchronous rmdir(2). Returns `undefined`.
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous stat(2). The callback gets two arguments `(err, stats)` where
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ is recommended.
added: v0.1.21
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
Synchronous stat(2). Returns an instance of [`fs.Stats`][].
@@ -1748,9 +1748,9 @@ Synchronous stat(2). Returns an instance of [`fs.Stats`][].
added: v0.1.31
-->
-* `target` {String | Buffer}
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `type` {String}
+* `target` {string|Buffer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `type` {string}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous symlink(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
@@ -1773,9 +1773,9 @@ It creates a symbolic link named "new-port" that points to "foo".
added: v0.1.31
-->
-* `target` {String | Buffer}
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `type` {String}
+* `target` {string|Buffer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `type` {string}
Synchronous symlink(2). Returns `undefined`.
@@ -1789,8 +1789,8 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `len` {Integer} default = `0`
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `len` {integer} default = `0`
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous truncate(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are
@@ -1802,8 +1802,8 @@ first argument. In this case, `fs.ftruncate()` is called.
added: v0.8.6
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `len` {Integer} default = `0`
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `len` {integer} default = `0`
Synchronous truncate(2). Returns `undefined`. A file descriptor can also be
passed as the first argument. In this case, `fs.ftruncateSync()` is called.
@@ -1818,7 +1818,7 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronous unlink(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
@@ -1829,7 +1829,7 @@ to the completion callback.
added: v0.1.21
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
Synchronous unlink(2). Returns `undefined`.
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ Synchronous unlink(2). Returns `undefined`.
added: v0.1.31
-->
-* `filename` {String | Buffer}
+* `filename` {string|Buffer}
* `listener` {Function}
Stop watching for changes on `filename`. If `listener` is specified, only that
@@ -1866,9 +1866,9 @@ changes:
time specifiers.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `atime` {Integer}
-* `mtime` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `atime` {integer}
+* `mtime` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Change file timestamps of the file referenced by the supplied path.
@@ -1893,9 +1893,9 @@ changes:
time specifiers.
-->
-* `path` {String | Buffer}
-* `atime` {Integer}
-* `mtime` {Integer}
+* `path` {string|Buffer}
+* `atime` {integer}
+* `mtime` {integer}
Synchronous version of [`fs.utimes()`][]. Returns `undefined`.
@@ -1908,15 +1908,15 @@ changes:
description: The passed `options` object will never be modified.
-->
-* `filename` {String | Buffer}
-* `options` {String | Object}
- * `persistent` {Boolean} Indicates whether the process should continue to run
+* `filename` {string|Buffer}
+* `options` {string|Object}
+ * `persistent` {boolean} Indicates whether the process should continue to run
as long as files are being watched. default = `true`
- * `recursive` {Boolean} Indicates whether all subdirectories should be
+ * `recursive` {boolean} Indicates whether all subdirectories should be
watched, or only the current directory. The applies when a directory is
specified, and only on supported platforms (See [Caveats][]). default =
`false`
- * `encoding` {String} Specifies the character encoding to be used for the
+ * `encoding` {string} Specifies the character encoding to be used for the
filename passed to the listener. default = `'utf8'`
* `listener` {Function}
@@ -2011,10 +2011,10 @@ fs.watch('somedir', (eventType, filename) => {
added: v0.1.31
-->
-* `filename` {String | Buffer}
+* `filename` {string|Buffer}
* `options` {Object}
- * `persistent` {Boolean}
- * `interval` {Integer}
+ * `persistent` {boolean}
+ * `interval` {integer}
* `listener` {Function}
Watch for changes on `filename`. The callback `listener` will be called each
@@ -2068,11 +2068,11 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
-* `buffer` {Buffer | Uint8Array}
-* `offset` {Integer}
-* `length` {Integer}
-* `position` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
+* `buffer` {Buffer|Uint8Array}
+* `offset` {integer}
+* `length` {integer}
+* `position` {integer}
* `callback` {Function}
Write `buffer` to the file specified by `fd`.
@@ -2108,10 +2108,10 @@ changes:
it will emit a deprecation warning.
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
-* `string` {String}
-* `position` {Integer}
-* `encoding` {String}
+* `fd` {integer}
+* `string` {string}
+* `position` {integer}
+* `encoding` {string}
* `callback` {Function}
Write `string` to the file specified by `fd`. If `string` is not a string, then
@@ -2155,12 +2155,12 @@ changes:
description: The `file` parameter can be a file descriptor now.
-->
-* `file` {String | Buffer | Integer} filename or file descriptor
-* `data` {String | Buffer | Uint8Array}
-* `options` {Object | String}
- * `encoding` {String | Null} default = `'utf8'`
- * `mode` {Integer} default = `0o666`
- * `flag` {String} default = `'w'`
+* `file` {string|Buffer|integer} filename or file descriptor
+* `data` {string|Buffer|Uint8Array}
+* `options` {Object|string}
+ * `encoding` {string|null} default = `'utf8'`
+ * `mode` {integer} default = `0o666`
+ * `flag` {string} default = `'w'`
* `callback` {Function}
Asynchronously writes data to a file, replacing the file if it already exists.
@@ -2205,12 +2205,12 @@ changes:
description: The `file` parameter can be a file descriptor now.
-->
-* `file` {String | Buffer | Integer} filename or file descriptor
-* `data` {String | Buffer | Uint8Array}
-* `options` {Object | String}
- * `encoding` {String | Null} default = `'utf8'`
- * `mode` {Integer} default = `0o666`
- * `flag` {String} default = `'w'`
+* `file` {string|Buffer|integer} filename or file descriptor
+* `data` {string|Buffer|Uint8Array}
+* `options` {Object|string}
+ * `encoding` {string|null} default = `'utf8'`
+ * `mode` {integer} default = `0o666`
+ * `flag` {string} default = `'w'`
The synchronous version of [`fs.writeFile()`][]. Returns `undefined`.
@@ -2226,11 +2226,11 @@ changes:
description: The `offset` and `length` parameters are optional now.
-->
-* `fd` {Integer}
-* `buffer` {Buffer | Uint8Array}
-* `offset` {Integer}
-* `length` {Integer}
-* `position` {Integer}
+* `fd` {integer}
+* `buffer` {Buffer|Uint8Array}
+* `offset` {integer}
+* `length` {integer}
+* `position` {integer}
## fs.writeSync(fd, string[, position[, encoding]])
-* `fd` {Integer}
-* `string` {String}
-* `position` {Integer}
-* `encoding` {String}
+* `fd` {integer}
+* `string` {string}
+* `position` {integer}
+* `encoding` {string}
Synchronous versions of [`fs.write()`][]. Returns the number of bytes written.
diff --git a/doc/api/globals.md b/doc/api/globals.md
index 4ce4f479f6c89f..4e727a917ac31c 100644
--- a/doc/api/globals.md
+++ b/doc/api/globals.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ added: v0.1.27
-* {String}
+* {string}
The directory name of the current module. This the same as the
[`path.dirname()`][] of the [`__filename`][].
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ added: v0.0.1
-* {String}
+* {string}
The file name of the current module. This is the resolved absolute path of the
current module file.
diff --git a/doc/api/http.md b/doc/api/http.md
index 1b766c3eea97f4..a407c76a5e9550 100644
--- a/doc/api/http.md
+++ b/doc/api/http.md
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ It is good practice, to [`destroy()`][] an `Agent` instance when it is no
longer in use, because unused sockets consume OS resources.
Sockets are removed from an agent's pool when the socket emits either
-a `'close'` event or an `'agentRemove'` event. This means that if
-you intend to keep one HTTP request open for a long time and don't
-want it to stay in the pool you can do something along the lines of:
+a `'close'` event or an `'agentRemove'` event. When intending to keep one
+HTTP request open for a long time without keeping it in the pool, something
+like the following may be done:
```js
http.get(options, (res) => {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ http.get(options, (res) => {
});
```
-You may also use an agent for an individual request. By providing
+An agent may also be used for an individual request. By providing
`{agent: false}` as an option to the `http.get()` or `http.request()`
functions, a one-time use `Agent` with default options will be used
for the client connection.
@@ -110,23 +110,23 @@ added: v0.3.4
* `options` {Object} Set of configurable options to set on the agent.
Can have the following fields:
- * `keepAlive` {Boolean} Keep sockets around even when there are no
+ * `keepAlive` {boolean} Keep sockets around even when there are no
outstanding requests, so they can be used for future requests without
- having to reestablish a TCP connection. Default = `false`
- * `keepAliveMsecs` {Integer} When using the `keepAlive` option, specifies
+ having to reestablish a TCP connection. Defaults to `false`
+ * `keepAliveMsecs` {number} When using the `keepAlive` option, specifies
the [initial delay](net.html#net_socket_setkeepalive_enable_initialdelay)
for TCP Keep-Alive packets. Ignored when the
- `keepAlive` option is `false` or `undefined`. Default = `1000`.
- * `maxSockets` {Number} Maximum number of sockets to allow per
- host. Default = `Infinity`.
- * `maxFreeSockets` {Number} Maximum number of sockets to leave open
+ `keepAlive` option is `false` or `undefined`. Defaults to `1000`.
+ * `maxSockets` {number} Maximum number of sockets to allow per
+ host. Defaults to `Infinity`.
+ * `maxFreeSockets` {number} Maximum number of sockets to leave open
in a free state. Only relevant if `keepAlive` is set to `true`.
- Default = `256`.
+ Defaults to `256`.
The default [`http.globalAgent`][] that is used by [`http.request()`][] has all
of these values set to their respective defaults.
-To configure any of them, you must create your own [`http.Agent`][] instance.
+To configure any of them, a custom [`http.Agent`][] instance must be created.
```js
const http = require('http');
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ added: v0.11.4
Destroy any sockets that are currently in use by the agent.
-It is usually not necessary to do this. However, if you are using an
+It is usually not necessary to do this. However, if using an
agent with `keepAlive` enabled, then it is best to explicitly shut down
-the agent when you know that it will no longer be used. Otherwise,
+the agent when it will no longer be used. Otherwise,
sockets may hang open for quite a long time before the server
terminates them.
@@ -184,11 +184,11 @@ added: v0.11.4
-->
* `options` {Object} A set of options providing information for name generation
- * `host` {String} A domain name or IP address of the server to issue the request to
- * `port` {Number} Port of remote server
- * `localAddress` {String} Local interface to bind for network connections
+ * `host` {string} A domain name or IP address of the server to issue the request to
+ * `port` {number} Port of remote server
+ * `localAddress` {string} Local interface to bind for network connections
when issuing the request
-* Returns: {String}
+* Returns: {string}
Get a unique name for a set of request options, to determine whether a
connection can be reused. For an HTTP agent, this returns
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ socket reusability.
added: v0.11.7
-->
-* {Number}
+* {number}
By default set to 256. For agents with `keepAlive` enabled, this
sets the maximum number of sockets that will be left open in the free
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ state.
added: v0.3.6
-->
-* {Number}
+* {number}
By default set to Infinity. Determines how many concurrent sockets the agent
can have open per origin. Origin is either a 'host:port' or
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ During the [`'response'`][] event, one can add listeners to the
response object; particularly to listen for the `'data'` event.
If no [`'response'`][] handler is added, then the response will be
-entirely discarded. However, if you add a [`'response'`][] event handler,
-then you **must** consume the data from the response object, either by
+entirely discarded. However, if a [`'response'`][] event handler is added,
+then the data from the response object **must** be consumed, either by
calling `response.read()` whenever there is a `'readable'` event, or
by adding a `'data'` handler, or by calling the `.resume()` method.
Until the data is consumed, the `'end'` event will not fire. Also, until
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ Emitted each time a server responds to a request with a `CONNECT` method. If thi
event is not being listened for, clients receiving a `CONNECT` method will have
their connections closed.
-A client and server pair that shows you how to listen for the `'connect'` event:
+A client and server pair demonstrating how to listen for the `'connect'` event:
```js
const http = require('http');
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ Emitted each time a server responds to a request with an upgrade. If this
event is not being listened for, clients receiving an upgrade header will have
their connections closed.
-A client server pair that show you how to listen for the `'upgrade'` event.
+A client server pair demonstrating how to listen for the `'upgrade'` event.
```js
const http = require('http');
@@ -463,8 +463,8 @@ aborted, in milliseconds since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC.
added: v0.1.90
-->
-* `data` {String | Buffer}
-* `encoding` {String}
+* `data` {string|Buffer}
+* `encoding` {string}
* `callback` {Function}
Finishes sending the request. If any parts of the body are
@@ -484,20 +484,20 @@ added: v1.6.0
Flush the request headers.
-For efficiency reasons, Node.js normally buffers the request headers until you
-call `request.end()` or write the first chunk of request data. It then tries
-hard to pack the request headers and data into a single TCP packet.
+For efficiency reasons, Node.js normally buffers the request headers until
+`request.end()` is called or the first chunk of request data is written. It
+then tries to pack the request headers and data into a single TCP packet.
-That's usually what you want (it saves a TCP round-trip) but not when the first
-data is not sent until possibly much later. `request.flushHeaders()` lets you bypass
-the optimization and kickstart the request.
+That's usually desired (it saves a TCP round-trip), but not when the first
+data is not sent until possibly much later. `request.flushHeaders()` bypasses
+the optimization and kickstarts the request.
### request.setNoDelay([noDelay])
-* `noDelay` {Boolean}
+* `noDelay` {boolean}
Once a socket is assigned to this request and is connected
[`socket.setNoDelay()`][] will be called.
@@ -507,8 +507,8 @@ Once a socket is assigned to this request and is connected
added: v0.5.9
-->
-* `enable` {Boolean}
-* `initialDelay` {Number}
+* `enable` {boolean}
+* `initialDelay` {number}
Once a socket is assigned to this request and is connected
[`socket.setKeepAlive()`][] will be called.
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ Once a socket is assigned to this request and is connected
added: v0.5.9
-->
-* `timeout` {Number} Milliseconds before a request is considered to be timed out.
+* `timeout` {number} Milliseconds before a request is considered to be timed out.
* `callback` {Function} Optional function to be called when a timeout occurs. Same as binding to the `timeout` event.
Once a socket is assigned to this request and is connected
@@ -531,12 +531,12 @@ Returns `request`.
added: v0.1.29
-->
-* `chunk` {String | Buffer}
-* `encoding` {String}
+* `chunk` {string|Buffer}
+* `encoding` {string}
* `callback` {Function}
Sends a chunk of the body. By calling this method
-many times, the user can stream a request body to a
+many times, a request body can be sent to a
server--in that case it is suggested to use the
`['Transfer-Encoding', 'chunked']` header line when
creating the request.
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ not listened for, then clients requesting a `CONNECT` method will have their
connections closed.
After this event is emitted, the request's socket will not have a `'data'`
-event listener, meaning you will need to bind to it in order to handle data
+event listener, meaning it will need to be bound in order to handle data
sent to the server on that socket.
### Event: 'connection'
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ listened for, then clients requesting an upgrade will have their connections
closed.
After this event is emitted, the request's socket will not have a `'data'`
-event listener, meaning you will need to bind to it in order to handle data
+event listener, meaning it will need to be bound in order to handle data
sent to the server on that socket.
### server.close([callback])
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ subsequent call will *re-open* the server using the provided options.
added: v0.1.90
-->
-* `path` {String}
+* `path` {string}
* `callback` {Function}
Start a UNIX socket server listening for connections on the given `path`.
@@ -753,9 +753,9 @@ subsequent call will *re-open* the server using the provided options.
added: v0.1.90
-->
-* `port` {Number}
-* `hostname` {String}
-* `backlog` {Number}
+* `port` {number}
+* `hostname` {string}
+* `backlog` {number}
* `callback` {Function}
Begin accepting connections on the specified `port` and `hostname`. If the
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ after the `'listening'` event has been emitted.
To listen to a unix socket, supply a filename instead of port and hostname.
`backlog` is the maximum length of the queue of pending connections.
-The actual length will be determined by your OS through sysctl settings such as
+The actual length will be determined by the OS through sysctl settings such as
`tcp_max_syn_backlog` and `somaxconn` on linux. The default value of this
parameter is 511 (not 512).
@@ -789,27 +789,27 @@ subsequent call will *re-open* the server using the provided options.
added: v5.7.0
-->
-* {Boolean}
+* {boolean}
A Boolean indicating whether or not the server is listening for
connections.
-### server.maxHeadersCount
+### server.maxHeadersCount([limit])
-* {Number}
+* `limit` {number} Defaults to 1000.
Limits maximum incoming headers count, equal to 1000 by default. If set to 0 -
no limit will be applied.
-### server.setTimeout(msecs, callback)
+### server.setTimeout([msecs][, callback])
-* `msecs` {Number}
+* `msecs` {number} Defaults to 120000 (2 minutes).
* `callback` {Function}
Sets the timeout value for sockets, and emits a `'timeout'` event on
@@ -820,18 +820,17 @@ If there is a `'timeout'` event listener on the Server object, then it
will be called with the timed-out socket as an argument.
By default, the Server's timeout value is 2 minutes, and sockets are
-destroyed automatically if they time out. However, if you assign a
-callback to the Server's `'timeout'` event, then you are responsible
-for handling socket timeouts.
+destroyed automatically if they time out. However, if a callback is assigned
+to the Server's `'timeout'` event, timeouts must be handled explicitly.
Returns `server`.
-### server.timeout
+### server.timeout([msecs])
-* {Number} Default = 120000 (2 minutes)
+* `msecs` {number} Defaults to 120000 (2 minutes).
The number of milliseconds of inactivity before a socket is presumed
to have timed out.
@@ -888,7 +887,7 @@ Trailers will **only** be emitted if chunked encoding is used for the
response; if it is not (e.g. if the request was HTTP/1.0), they will
be silently discarded.
-Note that HTTP requires the `Trailer` header to be sent if you intend to
+Note that HTTP requires the `Trailer` header to be sent in order to
emit trailers, with a list of the header fields in its value. E.g.,
```js
@@ -907,8 +906,8 @@ will result in a [`TypeError`][] being thrown.
added: v0.1.90
-->
-* `data` {String | Buffer}
-* `encoding` {String}
+* `data` {string|Buffer}
+* `encoding` {string}
* `callback` {Function}
This method signals to the server that all of the response headers and body
@@ -926,7 +925,7 @@ is finished.
added: v0.0.2
-->
-* {Boolean}
+* {boolean}
Boolean value that indicates whether the response has completed. Starts
as `false`. After [`response.end()`][] executes, the value will be `true`.
@@ -936,8 +935,8 @@ as `false`. After [`response.end()`][] executes, the value will be `true`.
added: v0.4.0
-->
-* `name` {String}
-* Returns: {String}
+* `name` {string}
+* Returns: {string}
Reads out a header that's already been queued but not sent to the client.
Note that the name is case insensitive.
@@ -996,8 +995,8 @@ var headers = response.getHeaders();
added: v7.7.0
-->
-* `name` {String}
-* Returns: {Boolean}
+* `name` {string}
+* Returns: {boolean}
Returns `true` if the header identified by `name` is currently set in the
outgoing headers. Note that the header name matching is case-insensitive.
@@ -1013,7 +1012,7 @@ var hasContentType = response.hasHeader('content-type');
added: v0.9.3
-->
-* {Boolean}
+* {boolean}
Boolean (read-only). True if headers were sent, false otherwise.
@@ -1022,7 +1021,7 @@ Boolean (read-only). True if headers were sent, false otherwise.
added: v0.4.0
-->
-* `name` {String}
+* `name` {string}
Removes a header that's queued for implicit sending.
@@ -1037,7 +1036,7 @@ response.removeHeader('Content-Encoding');
added: v0.7.5
-->
-* {Boolean}
+* {boolean}
When true, the Date header will be automatically generated and sent in
the response if it is not already present in the headers. Defaults to true.
@@ -1050,12 +1049,12 @@ in responses.
added: v0.4.0
-->
-* `name` {String}
-* `value` {String}
+* `name` {string}
+* `value` {string | string[]}
Sets a single header value for implicit headers. If this header already exists
in the to-be-sent headers, its value will be replaced. Use an array of strings
-here if you need to send multiple headers with the same name.
+here to send multiple headers with the same name.
Example:
@@ -1086,12 +1085,12 @@ const server = http.createServer((req,res) => {
});
```
-### response.setTimeout(msecs, callback)
+### response.setTimeout(msecs[, callback])
-* `msecs` {Number}
+* `msecs` {number}
* `callback` {Function}
Sets the Socket's timeout value to `msecs`. If a callback is
@@ -1099,10 +1098,9 @@ provided, then it is added as a listener on the `'timeout'` event on
the response object.
If no `'timeout'` listener is added to the request, the response, or
-the server, then sockets are destroyed when they time out. If you
-assign a handler on the request, the response, or the server's
-`'timeout'` events, then it is your responsibility to handle timed out
-sockets.
+the server, then sockets are destroyed when they time out. If a handler is
+assigned to the request, the response, or the server's `'timeout'` events,
+timed out sockets must be handled explicitly.
Returns `response`.
@@ -1111,7 +1109,7 @@ Returns `response`.
added: v0.4.0
-->
-* {Number}
+* {number}
When using implicit headers (not calling [`response.writeHead()`][] explicitly),
this property controls the status code that will be sent to the client when
@@ -1131,7 +1129,7 @@ status code which was sent out.
added: v0.11.8
-->
-* {String}
+* {string}
When using implicit headers (not calling [`response.writeHead()`][] explicitly), this property
controls the status message that will be sent to the client when the headers get
@@ -1152,10 +1150,10 @@ status message which was sent out.
added: v0.1.29
-->
-* `chunk` {String | Buffer}
-* `encoding` {String}
+* `chunk` {string|Buffer}
+* `encoding` {string}
* `callback` {Function}
-* Returns: {Boolean}
+* Returns: {boolean}
If this method is called and [`response.writeHead()`][] has not been called,
it will switch to implicit header mode and flush the implicit headers.
@@ -1172,10 +1170,10 @@ of data is flushed.
higher-level multi-part body encodings that may be used.
The first time [`response.write()`][] is called, it will send the buffered
-header information and the first body to the client. The second time
-[`response.write()`][] is called, Node.js assumes you're going to be streaming
-data, and sends that separately. That is, the response is buffered up to the
-first chunk of body.
+header information and the first chunk of the body to the client. The second
+time [`response.write()`][] is called, Node.js assumes data will be streamed,
+and sends the new data separately. That is, the response is buffered up to the
+first chunk of the body.
Returns `true` if the entire data was flushed successfully to the kernel
buffer. Returns `false` if all or part of the data was queued in user memory.
@@ -1199,8 +1197,8 @@ changes:
the range `[100, 999]`.
-->
-* `statusCode` {Number}
-* `statusMessage` {String}
+* `statusCode` {number}
+* `statusMessage` {string}
* `headers` {Object}
Sends a response header to the request. The status code is a 3-digit HTTP
@@ -1220,8 +1218,8 @@ response.writeHead(200, {
This method must only be called once on a message and it must
be called before [`response.end()`][] is called.
-If you call [`response.write()`][] or [`response.end()`][] before calling this,
-the implicit/mutable headers will be calculated and call this function for you.
+If [`response.write()`][] or [`response.end()`][] are called before calling
+this, the implicit/mutable headers will be calculated and call this function.
When headers have been set with [`response.setHeader()`][], they will be merged with
any headers passed to [`response.writeHead()`][], with the headers passed to
@@ -1323,7 +1321,7 @@ header name:
added: v0.1.1
-->
-* {String}
+* {string}
In case of server request, the HTTP version sent by the client. In the case of
client response, the HTTP version of the connected-to server.
@@ -1337,7 +1335,7 @@ Also `message.httpVersionMajor` is the first integer and
added: v0.1.1
-->
-* {String}
+* {string}
**Only valid for request obtained from [`http.Server`][].**
@@ -1388,7 +1386,7 @@ received. Only populated at the `'end'` event.
added: v0.5.9
-->
-* `msecs` {Number}
+* `msecs` {number}
* `callback` {Function}
Calls `message.connection.setTimeout(msecs, callback)`.
@@ -1412,7 +1410,7 @@ client's authentication details.
added: v0.1.1
-->
-* {Number}
+* {number}
**Only valid for response obtained from [`http.ClientRequest`][].**
@@ -1423,7 +1421,7 @@ The 3-digit HTTP response status code. E.G. `404`.
added: v0.11.10
-->
-* {String}
+* {string}
**Only valid for response obtained from [`http.ClientRequest`][].**
@@ -1443,7 +1441,7 @@ The request/response trailers object. Only populated at the `'end'` event.
added: v0.1.90
-->
-* {String}
+* {string}
**Only valid for request obtained from [`http.Server`][].**
@@ -1462,8 +1460,8 @@ Then `request.url` will be:
'/status?name=ryan'
```
-If you would like to parse the URL into its parts, you can use
-`require('url').parse(request.url)`. Example:
+To parse the url into its parts `require('url').parse(request.url)`
+can be used. Example:
```txt
$ node
@@ -1476,9 +1474,10 @@ $ node
}
```
-If you would like to extract the parameters from the query string,
-you can use the `require('querystring').parse` function, or pass
-`true` as the second argument to `require('url').parse`. Example:
+To extract the parameters from the query string, the
+`require('querystring').parse` function can be used, or
+`true` can be passed as the second argument to `require('url').parse`.
+Example:
```txt
$ node
@@ -1515,6 +1514,7 @@ Found'`.
+- `requestListener` {Function}
* Returns: {http.Server}
@@ -1528,7 +1528,8 @@ added to the [`'request'`][] event.
added: v0.3.6
-->
-* `options` {Object}
+* `options` {Object | string} Accepts the same `options` as
+ [`http.request()`][], with the `method` always set to `GET`.
* `callback` {Function}
* Returns: {http.ClientRequest}
@@ -1594,29 +1595,29 @@ requests.
added: v0.3.6
-->
-* `options` {Object}
- * `protocol` {String} Protocol to use. Defaults to `'http:'`.
- * `host` {String} A domain name or IP address of the server to issue the
- request to. Defaults to `'localhost'`.
- * `hostname` {String} Alias for `host`. To support [`url.parse()`][],
+* `options` {Object | string}
+ * `protocol` {string} Protocol to use. Defaults to `http:`.
+ * `host` {string} A domain name or IP address of the server to issue the
+ request to. Defaults to `localhost`.
+ * `hostname` {string} Alias for `host`. To support [`url.parse()`][],
`hostname` is preferred over `host`.
- * `family` {Number} IP address family to use when resolving `host` and
+ * `family` {number} IP address family to use when resolving `host` and
`hostname`. Valid values are `4` or `6`. When unspecified, both IP v4 and
v6 will be used.
- * `port` {Number} Port of remote server. Defaults to 80.
- * `localAddress` {String} Local interface to bind for network connections.
- * `socketPath` {String} Unix Domain Socket (use one of host:port or
+ * `port` {number} Port of remote server. Defaults to 80.
+ * `localAddress` {string} Local interface to bind for network connections.
+ * `socketPath` {string} Unix Domain Socket (use one of host:port or
socketPath).
- * `method` {String} A string specifying the HTTP request method. Defaults to
+ * `method` {string} A string specifying the HTTP request method. Defaults to
`'GET'`.
- * `path` {String} Request path. Defaults to `'/'`. Should include query
+ * `path` {string} Request path. Defaults to `'/'`. Should include query
string if any. E.G. `'/index.html?page=12'`. An exception is thrown when
the request path contains illegal characters. Currently, only spaces are
rejected but that may change in the future.
* `headers` {Object} An object containing request headers.
- * `auth` {String} Basic authentication i.e. `'user:password'` to compute an
+ * `auth` {string} Basic authentication i.e. `'user:password'` to compute an
Authorization header.
- * `agent` {http.Agent|Boolean} Controls [`Agent`][] behavior. Possible values:
+ * `agent` {http.Agent | boolean} Controls [`Agent`][] behavior. Possible values:
* `undefined` (default): use [`http.globalAgent`][] for this host and port.
* `Agent` object: explicitly use the passed in `Agent`.
* `false`: causes a new `Agent` with default values to be used.
@@ -1625,7 +1626,7 @@ added: v0.3.6
avoid creating a custom `Agent` class just to override the default
`createConnection` function. See [`agent.createConnection()`][] for more
details.
- * `timeout` {Integer}: A number specifying the socket timeout in milliseconds.
+ * `timeout` {number}: A number specifying the socket timeout in milliseconds.
This will set the timeout before the socket is connected.
* `callback` {Function}
* Returns: {http.ClientRequest}
@@ -1683,7 +1684,7 @@ req.end();
```
Note that in the example `req.end()` was called. With `http.request()` one
-must always call `req.end()` to signify that you're done with the request -
+must always call `req.end()` to signify the end of the request -
even if there is no data being written to the request body.
If any error is encountered during the request (be that with DNS resolution,
@@ -1699,8 +1700,8 @@ There are a few special headers that should be noted.
* Sending a 'Content-Length' header will disable the default chunked encoding.
* Sending an 'Expect' header will immediately send the request headers.
- Usually, when sending 'Expect: 100-continue', you should both set a timeout
- and listen for the `'continue'` event. See RFC2616 Section 8.2.3 for more
+ Usually, when sending 'Expect: 100-continue', both a timeout and a listener
+ for the `continue` event should be set. See RFC2616 Section 8.2.3 for more
information.
* Sending an Authorization header will override using the `auth` option
diff --git a/doc/api/https.md b/doc/api/https.md
index 355fd7b133a76d..515a4362effc85 100644
--- a/doc/api/https.md
+++ b/doc/api/https.md
@@ -21,17 +21,20 @@ added: v0.3.4
This class is a subclass of `tls.Server` and emits events same as
[`http.Server`][]. See [`http.Server`][] for more information.
-### server.setTimeout(msecs, callback)
+### server.setTimeout([msecs][, callback])
+- `msecs` {number} Defaults to 120000 (2 minutes).
+- `callback` {Function}
See [`http.Server#setTimeout()`][].
-### server.timeout
+### server.timeout([msecs])
+- `msecs` {number} Defaults to 120000 (2 minutes).
See [`http.Server#timeout`][].
@@ -39,10 +42,8 @@ See [`http.Server#timeout`][].
-
-Returns a new HTTPS web server object. The `options` is similar to
-[`tls.createServer()`][]. The `requestListener` is a function which is
-automatically added to the `'request'` event.
+- `options` {Object} Accepts `options` from [`tls.createServer()`][] and [`tls.createSecureContext()`][].
+- `requestListener` {Function} A listener to be added to the `request` event.
Example:
@@ -82,19 +83,33 @@ https.createServer(options, (req, res) => {
+- `callback` {Function}
See [`http.close()`][] for details.
### server.listen(handle[, callback])
+- `handle` {Object}
+- `callback` {Function}
+
### server.listen(path[, callback])
-### server.listen(port[, host][, backlog][, callback])
+- `path` {string}
+- `callback` {Function}
+
+### server.listen([port][, host][, backlog][, callback])
+- `port` {number}
+- `hostname` {string}
+- `backlog` {number}
+- `callback` {Function}
See [`http.listen()`][] for details.
-## https.get(options, callback)
+## https.get(options[, callback])
+- `options` {Object | string} Accepts the same `options` as
+ [`https.request()`][], with the `method` always set to `GET`.
+- `callback` {Function}
Like [`http.get()`][] but for HTTPS.
@@ -126,18 +141,27 @@ added: v0.5.9
Global instance of [`https.Agent`][] for all HTTPS client requests.
-## https.request(options, callback)
+## https.request(options[, callback])
+- `options` {Object | string} Accepts all `options` from [`http.request()`][],
+ with some differences in default values:
+ - `protocol` Defaults to `https:`
+ - `port` Defaults to `443`.
+ - `agent` Defaults to `https.globalAgent`.
+- `callback` {Function}
+
Makes a request to a secure web server.
+The following additional `options` from [`tls.connect()`][] are also accepted when using a
+ custom [`Agent`][]:
+ `pfx`, `key`, `passphrase`, `cert`, `ca`, `ciphers`, `rejectUnauthorized`, `secureProtocol`, `servername`
+
`options` can be an object or a string. If `options` is a string, it is
automatically parsed with [`url.parse()`][].
-All options from [`http.request()`][] are valid.
-
Example:
```js
@@ -164,58 +188,7 @@ req.on('error', (e) => {
});
req.end();
```
-
-The options argument has the following options
-
-- `host`: A domain name or IP address of the server to issue the request to.
- Defaults to `'localhost'`.
-- `hostname`: Alias for `host`. To support `url.parse()` `hostname` is
- preferred over `host`.
-- `family`: IP address family to use when resolving `host` and `hostname`.
- Valid values are `4` or `6`. When unspecified, both IP v4 and v6 will be
- used.
-- `port`: Port of remote server. Defaults to 443.
-- `localAddress`: Local interface to bind for network connections.
-- `socketPath`: Unix Domain Socket (use one of host:port or socketPath).
-- `method`: A string specifying the HTTP request method. Defaults to `'GET'`.
-- `path`: Request path. Defaults to `'/'`. Should include query string if any.
- E.G. `'/index.html?page=12'`. An exception is thrown when the request path
- contains illegal characters. Currently, only spaces are rejected but that
- may change in the future.
-- `headers`: An object containing request headers.
-- `auth`: Basic authentication i.e. `'user:password'` to compute an
- Authorization header.
-- `agent`: Controls [`Agent`][] behavior. When an Agent is used request will
- default to `Connection: keep-alive`. Possible values:
- - `undefined` (default): use [`globalAgent`][] for this host and port.
- - `Agent` object: explicitly use the passed in `Agent`.
- - `false`: opts out of connection pooling with an Agent, defaults request to
- `Connection: close`.
-
-The following options from [`tls.connect()`][] can also be specified:
-
-- `pfx`: Certificate, Private key and CA certificates to use for SSL. Default `null`.
-- `key`: Private key to use for SSL. Default `null`.
-- `passphrase`: A string of passphrase for the private key or pfx. Default `null`.
-- `cert`: Public x509 certificate to use. Default `null`.
-- `ca`: A string, [`Buffer`][] or array of strings or [`Buffer`][]s of trusted
- certificates in PEM format. If this is omitted several well known "root"
- CAs will be used, like VeriSign. These are used to authorize connections.
-- `ciphers`: A string describing the ciphers to use or exclude. Consult
- for
- details on the format.
-- `rejectUnauthorized`: If `true`, the server certificate is verified against
- the list of supplied CAs. An `'error'` event is emitted if verification
- fails. Verification happens at the connection level, *before* the HTTP
- request is sent. Default `true`.
-- `secureProtocol`: The SSL method to use, e.g. `SSLv3_method` to force
- SSL version 3. The possible values depend on your installation of
- OpenSSL and are defined in the constant [`SSL_METHODS`][].
-- `servername`: Servername for SNI (Server Name Indication) TLS extension.
-
-In order to specify these options, use a custom [`Agent`][].
-
-Example:
+Example using options from [`tls.connect()`][]:
```js
var options = {
@@ -269,4 +242,5 @@ var req = https.request(options, (res) => {
[`SSL_METHODS`]: https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.0.2/ssl/ssl.html#DEALING-WITH-PROTOCOL-METHODS
[`tls.connect()`]: tls.html#tls_tls_connect_options_callback
[`tls.createServer()`]: tls.html#tls_tls_createserver_options_secureconnectionlistener
+[`tls.createSecureContext()`]: tls.html#tls_tls_createsecurecontext_options
[`url.parse()`]: url.html#url_url_parse_urlstring_parsequerystring_slashesdenotehost
diff --git a/doc/api/modules.md b/doc/api/modules.md
index 0aeab0ad14bbd2..a0c669f20956e8 100644
--- a/doc/api/modules.md
+++ b/doc/api/modules.md
@@ -161,14 +161,18 @@ LOAD_AS_FILE(X)
3. If X.json is a file, parse X.json to a JavaScript Object. STOP
4. If X.node is a file, load X.node as binary addon. STOP
+LOAD_INDEX(X)
+1. If X/index.js is a file, load X/index.js as JavaScript text. STOP
+2. If X/index.json is a file, parse X/index.json to a JavaScript object. STOP
+3. If X/index.node is a file, load X/index.node as binary addon. STOP
+
LOAD_AS_DIRECTORY(X)
1. If X/package.json is a file,
a. Parse X/package.json, and look for "main" field.
b. let M = X + (json main field)
c. LOAD_AS_FILE(M)
-2. If X/index.js is a file, load X/index.js as JavaScript text. STOP
-3. If X/index.json is a file, parse X/index.json to a JavaScript object. STOP
-4. If X/index.node is a file, load X/index.node as binary addon. STOP
+ d. LOAD_INDEX(M)
+2. LOAD_INDEX(X)
LOAD_NODE_MODULES(X, START)
1. let DIRS=NODE_MODULES_PATHS(START)
@@ -580,7 +584,7 @@ function require(...) {
added: v0.1.16
-->
-* {String}
+* {string}
The fully resolved filename to the module.
@@ -589,7 +593,7 @@ The fully resolved filename to the module.
added: v0.1.16
-->
-* {String}
+* {string}
The identifier for the module. Typically this is the fully resolved
filename.
@@ -599,7 +603,7 @@ filename.
added: v0.1.16
-->
-* {Boolean}
+* {boolean}
Whether or not the module is done loading, or is in the process of
loading.
@@ -618,7 +622,7 @@ The module that first required this one.
added: v0.5.1
-->
-* `id` {String}
+* `id` {string}
* Returns: {Object} `module.exports` from the resolved module
The `module.require` method provides a way to load a module as if
diff --git a/doc/api/net.md b/doc/api/net.md
index fe55ff486f6b19..3465ece47be9c0 100644
--- a/doc/api/net.md
+++ b/doc/api/net.md
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ added: v0.5.10
-->
* `handle` {Object}
-* `backlog` {Number}
+* `backlog` {number}
* `callback` {Function}
The `handle` object can be set to either a server or socket (anything
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ added: v0.11.14
-->
* `options` {Object} - Required. Supports the following properties:
- * `port` {Number} - Optional.
- * `host` {String} - Optional.
- * `backlog` {Number} - Optional.
- * `path` {String} - Optional.
- * `exclusive` {Boolean} - Optional.
+ * `port` {number} - Optional.
+ * `host` {string} - Optional.
+ * `backlog` {number} - Optional.
+ * `path` {string} - Optional.
+ * `exclusive` {boolean} - Optional.
* `callback` {Function} - Optional.
The `port`, `host`, and `backlog` properties of `options`, as well as the
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ subsequent call will *re-open* the server using the provided options.
added: v0.1.90
-->
-* `path` {String}
-* `backlog` {Number}
+* `path` {string}
+* `backlog` {number}
* `callback` {Function}
Start a local socket server listening for connections on the given `path`.
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ About `allowHalfOpen`, refer to [`net.createServer()`][] and [`'end'`][] event.
added: v0.1.90
-->
-* `had_error` {Boolean} `true` if the socket had a transmission error.
+* `had_error` {boolean} `true` if the socket had a transmission error.
Emitted once the socket is fully closed. The argument `had_error` is a boolean
which says if the socket was closed due to a transmission error.
@@ -420,10 +420,10 @@ changes:
Emitted after resolving the hostname but before connecting.
Not applicable to UNIX sockets.
-* `err` {Error|Null} The error object. See [`dns.lookup()`][].
-* `address` {String} The IP address.
-* `family` {String|Null} The address type. See [`dns.lookup()`][].
-* `host` {String} The hostname.
+* `err` {Error|null} The error object. See [`dns.lookup()`][].
+* `address` {string} The IP address.
+* `family` {string|null} The address type. See [`dns.lookup()`][].
+* `host` {string} The hostname.
### Event: 'timeout'
-* {String}
+* {string}
A string constant defining the operating system-specific end-of-line marker:
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ A string constant defining the operating system-specific end-of-line marker:
added: v0.5.0
-->
-* Returns: {String}
+* Returns: {string}
The `os.arch()` method returns a string identifying the operating system CPU
architecture *for which the Node.js binary was compiled*.
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ each CPU/core installed.
The properties included on each object include:
-* `model` {String}
+* `model` {string}
* `speed` {number} (in MHz)
* `times` {Object}
* `user` {number} The number of milliseconds the CPU has spent in user mode.
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ all processors are always 0.
added: v0.9.4
-->
-* Returns: {String}
+* Returns: {string}
The `os.endianness()` method returns a string identifying the endianness of the
CPU *for which the Node.js binary was compiled*.
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Possible values are:
added: v0.3.3
-->
-* Returns: {Integer}
+* Returns: {integer}
The `os.freemem()` method returns the amount of free system memory in bytes as
an integer.
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ an integer.
added: v2.3.0
-->
-* Returns: {String}
+* Returns: {string}
The `os.homedir()` method returns the home directory of the current user as a
string.
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ string.
added: v0.3.3
-->
-* Returns: {String}
+* Returns: {string}
The `os.hostname()` method returns the hostname of the operating system as a
string.
@@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ value is an array of objects that each describe an assigned network address.
The properties available on the assigned network address object include:
-* `address` {String} The assigned IPv4 or IPv6 address
-* `netmask` {String} The IPv4 or IPv6 network mask
-* `family` {String} Either `IPv4` or `IPv6`
-* `mac` {String} The MAC address of the network interface
+* `address` {string} The assigned IPv4 or IPv6 address
+* `netmask` {string} The IPv4 or IPv6 network mask
+* `family` {string} Either `IPv4` or `IPv6`
+* `mac` {string} The MAC address of the network interface
* `internal` {boolean} `true` if the network interface is a loopback or
similar interface that is not remotely accessible; otherwise `false`
* `scopeid` {number} The numeric IPv6 scope ID (only specified when `family`
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ The properties available on the assigned network address object include:
added: v0.5.0
-->
-* Returns: {String}
+* Returns: {string}
The `os.platform()` method returns a string identifying the operating system
platform as set during compile time of Node.js.
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ to be experimental at this time.
added: v0.3.3
-->
-* Returns: {String}
+* Returns: {string}
The `os.release()` method returns a string identifying the operating system
release.
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ changes:
returns a path with a trailing slash on any platform
-->
-* Returns: {String}
+* Returns: {string}
The `os.tmpdir()` method returns a string specifying the operating system's
default directory for temporary files.
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ default directory for temporary files.
added: v0.3.3
-->
-* Returns: {Integer}
+* Returns: {integer}
The `os.totalmem()` method returns the total amount of system memory in bytes
as an integer.
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ as an integer.
added: v0.3.3
-->
-* Returns: {String}
+* Returns: {string}
The `os.type()` method returns a string identifying the operating system name
as returned by uname(3). For example `'Linux'` on Linux, `'Darwin'` on OS X and
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ information about the output of running uname(3) on various operating systems.
added: v0.3.3
-->
-* Returns: {Integer}
+* Returns: {integer}
The `os.uptime()` method returns the system uptime in number of seconds.
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ added: v6.0.0
-->
* `options` {Object}
- * `encoding` {String} Character encoding used to interpret resulting strings.
+ * `encoding` {string} Character encoding used to interpret resulting strings.
If `encoding` is set to `'buffer'`, the `username`, `shell`, and `homedir`
values will be `Buffer` instances. (Default: 'utf8')
* Returns: {Object}
diff --git a/doc/api/path.md b/doc/api/path.md
index f284c500595571..0039e2c3ef14bd 100644
--- a/doc/api/path.md
+++ b/doc/api/path.md
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ changes:
description: Passing a non-string as the `path` argument will throw now.
-->
-* `path` {String}
-* `ext` {String} An optional file extension
-* Returns: {String}
+* `path` {string}
+* `ext` {string} An optional file extension
+* Returns: {string}
The `path.basename()` methods returns the last portion of a `path`, similar to
the Unix `basename` command.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ and is not a string.
added: v0.9.3
-->
-* {String}
+* {string}
Provides the platform-specific path delimiter:
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ changes:
description: Passing a non-string as the `path` argument will throw now.
-->
-* `path` {String}
-* Returns: {String}
+* `path` {string}
+* Returns: {string}
The `path.dirname()` method returns the directory name of a `path`, similar to
the Unix `dirname` command.
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ changes:
description: Passing a non-string as the `path` argument will throw now.
-->
-* `path` {String}
-* Returns: {String}
+* `path` {string}
+* Returns: {string}
The `path.extname()` method returns the extension of the `path`, from the last
occurrence of the `.` (period) character to end of string in the last portion of
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ added: v0.11.15
-->
* `pathObject` {Object}
- * `dir` {String}
- * `root` {String}
- * `base` {String}
- * `name` {String}
- * `ext` {String}
-* Returns: {String}
+ * `dir` {string}
+ * `root` {string}
+ * `base` {string}
+ * `name` {string}
+ * `ext` {string}
+* Returns: {string}
The `path.format()` method returns a path string from an object. This is the
opposite of [`path.parse()`][].
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ path.format({
added: v0.11.2
-->
-* `path` {String}
-* Returns: {Boolean}
+* `path` {string}
+* Returns: {boolean}
The `path.isAbsolute()` method determines if `path` is an absolute path.
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ A [`TypeError`][] is thrown if `path` is not a string.
added: v0.1.16
-->
-* `...paths` {String} A sequence of path segments
-* Returns: {String}
+* `...paths` {string} A sequence of path segments
+* Returns: {string}
The `path.join()` method joins all given `path` segments together using the
platform specific separator as a delimiter, then normalizes the resulting path.
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ A [`TypeError`][] is thrown if any of the path segments is not a string.
added: v0.1.23
-->
-* `path` {String}
-* Returns: {String}
+* `path` {string}
+* Returns: {string}
The `path.normalize()` method normalizes the given `path`, resolving `'..'` and
`'.'` segments.
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ A [`TypeError`][] is thrown if `path` is not a string.
added: v0.11.15
-->
-* `path` {String}
+* `path` {string}
* Returns: {Object}
The `path.parse()` method returns an object whose properties represent
@@ -351,11 +351,11 @@ significant elements of the `path`.
The returned object will have the following properties:
-* `root` {String}
-* `dir` {String}
-* `base` {String}
-* `ext` {String}
-* `name` {String}
+* `root` {string}
+* `dir` {string}
+* `base` {string}
+* `ext` {string}
+* `name` {string}
For example on POSIX:
@@ -427,9 +427,9 @@ changes:
in the return value.
-->
-* `from` {String}
-* `to` {String}
-* Returns: {String}
+* `from` {string}
+* `to` {string}
+* Returns: {string}
The `path.relative()` method returns the relative path from `from` to `to`.
If `from` and `to` each resolve to the same path (after calling `path.resolve()`
@@ -459,8 +459,8 @@ A [`TypeError`][] is thrown if neither `from` nor `to` is a string.
added: v0.3.4
-->
-* `...paths` {String} A sequence of paths or path segments
-* Returns: {String}
+* `...paths` {string} A sequence of paths or path segments
+* Returns: {string}
The `path.resolve()` method resolves a sequence of paths or path segments into
an absolute path.
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ A [`TypeError`][] is thrown if any of the arguments is not a string.
added: v0.7.9
-->
-* {String}
+* {string}
Provides the platform-specific path segment separator:
diff --git a/doc/api/process.md b/doc/api/process.md
index 8e7f75232ec61a..ff70f81244afc7 100644
--- a/doc/api/process.md
+++ b/doc/api/process.md
@@ -276,9 +276,9 @@ lead to sub-optimal application performance, bugs or security vulnerabilities.
The listener function is called with a single `warning` argument whose value is
an `Error` object. There are three key properties that describe the warning:
-* `name` {String} The name of the warning (currently `Warning` by default).
-* `message` {String} A system-provided description of the warning.
-* `stack` {String} A stack trace to the location in the code where the warning
+* `name` {string} The name of the warning (currently `Warning` by default).
+* `message` {string} A system-provided description of the warning.
+* `stack` {string} A stack trace to the location in the code where the warning
was issued.
```js
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ generate a core file.
added: v0.5.0
-->
-* {String}
+* {string}
The `process.arch` property returns a String identifying the processor
architecture that the Node.js process is currently running on. For instance
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ Would generate the output:
added: 6.4.0
-->
-* {String}
+* {string}
The `process.argv0` property stores a read-only copy of the original value of
`argv[0]` passed when Node.js starts.
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ property is `undefined`.
added: v0.1.17
-->
-* `directory` {String}
+* `directory` {string}
The `process.chdir()` method changes the current working directory of the
Node.js process or throws an exception if doing so fails (for instance, if
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ replace the value of `process.config`.
added: v0.7.2
-->
-* {Boolean}
+* {boolean}
If the Node.js process is spawned with an IPC channel (see the [Child Process][]
and [Cluster][] documentation), the `process.connected` property will return
@@ -583,8 +583,8 @@ added: v6.1.0
* `previousValue` {Object} A previous return value from calling
`process.cpuUsage()`
* Returns: {Object}
- * `user` {Integer}
- * `system` {Integer}
+ * `user` {integer}
+ * `system` {integer}
The `process.cpuUsage()` method returns the user and system CPU time usage of
the current process, in an object with properties `user` and `system`, whose
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ console.log(process.cpuUsage(startUsage));
added: v0.1.8
-->
-* Returns: {String}
+* Returns: {string}
The `process.cwd()` method returns the current working directory of the Node.js
process.
@@ -642,8 +642,8 @@ If the Node.js process was not spawned with an IPC channel,
added: v6.0.0
-->
-* `warning` {String | Error} The warning to emit.
-* `name` {String} When `warning` is a String, `name` is the name to use
+* `warning` {string | Error} The warning to emit.
+* `name` {string} When `warning` is a String, `name` is the name to use
for the warning. Default: `Warning`.
* `ctor` {Function} When `warning` is a String, `ctor` is an optional
function used to limit the generated stack trace. Default
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ And `process.argv`:
added: v0.1.100
-->
-* {String}
+* {string}
The `process.execPath` property returns the absolute pathname of the executable
that started the Node.js process.
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ For example:
added: v0.1.13
-->
-* `code` {Integer} The exit code. Defaults to `0`.
+* `code` {integer} The exit code. Defaults to `0`.
The `process.exit()` method instructs Node.js to terminate the process
synchronously with an exit status of `code`. If `code` is omitted, exit uses
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ is safer than calling `process.exit()`.
added: v0.11.8
-->
-* {Integer}
+* {integer}
A number which will be the process exit code, when the process either
exits gracefully, or is exited via [`process.exit()`][] without specifying
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ Android)
added: v0.1.28
-->
-* Returns: {Integer}
+* Returns: {integer}
The `process.getuid()` method returns the numeric user identity of the process.
(See getuid(2).)
@@ -1058,8 +1058,8 @@ passing the result to process.hrtime() will result in undefined behavior.
added: v0.9.4
-->
-* `user` {String|number} The user name or numeric identifier.
-* `extra_group` {String|number} A group name or numeric identifier.
+* `user` {string|number} The user name or numeric identifier.
+* `extra_group` {string|number} A group name or numeric identifier.
The `process.initgroups()` method reads the `/etc/group` file and initializes
the group access list, using all groups of which the user is a member. This is
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ added: v0.0.6
-->
* `pid` {number} A process ID
-* `signal` {String|number} The signal to send, either as a string or number.
+* `signal` {string|number} The signal to send, either as a string or number.
Defaults to `'SIGTERM'`.
The `process.kill()` method sends the `signal` to the process identified by
@@ -1145,10 +1145,10 @@ changes:
-->
* Returns: {Object}
- * `rss` {Integer}
- * `heapTotal` {Integer}
- * `heapUsed` {Integer}
- * `external` {Integer}
+ * `rss` {integer}
+ * `heapTotal` {integer}
+ * `heapUsed` {integer}
+ * `external` {integer}
The `process.memoryUsage()` method returns an object describing the memory usage
of the Node.js process measured in bytes.
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ happening, just like a `while(true);` loop.
added: v0.1.15
-->
-* {Integer}
+* {integer}
The `process.pid` property returns the PID of the process.
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ console.log(`This process is pid ${process.pid}`);
added: v0.1.16
-->
-* {String}
+* {string}
The `process.platform` property returns a string identifying the operating
system platform on which the Node.js process is running. For instance
@@ -1312,19 +1312,19 @@ tarball.
`process.release` contains the following properties:
-* `name` {String} A value that will always be `'node'` for Node.js. For
+* `name` {string} A value that will always be `'node'` for Node.js. For
legacy io.js releases, this will be `'io.js'`.
-* `sourceUrl` {String} an absolute URL pointing to a _`.tar.gz`_ file containing
+* `sourceUrl` {string} an absolute URL pointing to a _`.tar.gz`_ file containing
the source code of the current release.
-* `headersUrl`{String} an absolute URL pointing to a _`.tar.gz`_ file containing
+* `headersUrl`{string} an absolute URL pointing to a _`.tar.gz`_ file containing
only the source header files for the current release. This file is
significantly smaller than the full source file and can be used for compiling
Node.js native add-ons.
-* `libUrl` {String} an absolute URL pointing to a _`node.lib`_ file matching the
+* `libUrl` {string} an absolute URL pointing to a _`node.lib`_ file matching the
architecture and version of the current release. This file is used for
compiling Node.js native add-ons. _This property is only present on Windows
builds of Node.js and will be missing on all other platforms._
-* `lts` {String} a string label identifying the [LTS][] label for this release.
+* `lts` {string} a string label identifying the [LTS][] label for this release.
If the Node.js release is not an LTS release, this will be `undefined`.
For example:
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ added: v0.5.9
* `sendHandle` {Handle object}
* `options` {Object}
* `callback` {Function}
-* Returns: {Boolean}
+* Returns: {boolean}
If Node.js is spawned with an IPC channel, the `process.send()` method can be
used to send messages to the parent process. Messages will be received as a
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ If Node.js was not spawned with an IPC channel, `process.send()` will be
added: v2.0.0
-->
-* `id` {String|number} A group name or ID
+* `id` {string|number} A group name or ID
The `process.setegid()` method sets the effective group identity of the process.
(See setegid(2).) The `id` can be passed as either a numeric ID or a group
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ Android)
added: v2.0.0
-->
-* `id` {String|number} A user name or ID
+* `id` {string|number} A user name or ID
The `process.seteuid()` method sets the effective user identity of the process.
(See seteuid(2).) The `id` can be passed as either a numeric ID or a username
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ Android)
added: v0.1.31
-->
-* `id` {String|number} The group name or ID
+* `id` {string|number} The group name or ID
The `process.setgid()` method sets the group identity of the process. (See
setgid(2).) The `id` can be passed as either a numeric ID or a group name
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ See the [TTY][] documentation for more information.
added: v0.1.104
-->
-* {String}
+* {string}
The `process.title` property returns the current process title (i.e. returns
the current value of `ps`). Assigning a new value to `process.title` modifies
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ console.log(
added: v0.5.0
-->
-* Returns: {Number}
+* Returns: {number}
The `process.uptime()` method returns the number of seconds the current Node.js
process has been running.
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ process has been running.
added: v0.1.3
-->
-* {String}
+* {string}
The `process.version` property returns the Node.js version string.
@@ -1761,6 +1761,8 @@ cases:
[`Error`]: errors.html#errors_class_error
[`EventEmitter`]: events.html#events_class_eventemitter
[`JSON.stringify()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/JSON/stringify
+[`console.error()`]: console.html#console_console_error_data_args
+[`console.log()`]: console.html#console_console_log_data_args
[`net.Server`]: net.html#net_class_net_server
[`net.Socket`]: net.html#net_class_net_socket
[`process.argv`]: #process_process_argv
diff --git a/doc/api/punycode.md b/doc/api/punycode.md
index 7b0b63939de369..baa3d050d16435 100644
--- a/doc/api/punycode.md
+++ b/doc/api/punycode.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ the module must be directed to the [Punycode.js][] project.
added: v0.5.1
-->
-* `string` {String}
+* `string` {string}
The `punycode.decode()` method converts a [Punycode][] string of ASCII-only
characters to the equivalent string of Unicode codepoints.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ punycode.decode('--dqo34k'); // '☃-⌘'
added: v0.5.1
-->
-* `string` {String}
+* `string` {string}
The `punycode.encode()` method converts a string of Unicode codepoints to a
[Punycode][] string of ASCII-only characters.
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ punycode.encode('☃-⌘'); // '--dqo34k'
added: v0.6.1
-->
-* `domain` {String}
+* `domain` {string}
The `punycode.toASCII()` method converts a Unicode string representing an
Internationalized Domain Name to [Punycode][]. Only the non-ASCII parts of the
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ punycode.toASCII('example.com'); // 'example.com'
added: v0.6.1
-->
-* `domain` {String}
+* `domain` {string}
The `punycode.toUnicode()` method converts a string representing a domain name
containing [Punycode][] encoded characters into Unicode. Only the [Punycode][]
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ added: v0.7.0
added: v0.7.0
-->
-* `string` {String}
+* `string` {string}
The `punycode.ucs2.decode()` method returns an array containing the numeric
codepoint values of each Unicode symbol in the string.
diff --git a/doc/api/querystring.md b/doc/api/querystring.md
index 0c31c1600bd67c..8b59b47087c945 100644
--- a/doc/api/querystring.md
+++ b/doc/api/querystring.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const querystring = require('querystring');
added: v0.1.25
-->
-* `str` {String}
+* `str` {string}
The `querystring.escape()` method performs URL percent-encoding on the given
`str` in a manner that is optimized for the specific requirements of URL
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ changes:
description: The `eq` parameter may now have a length of more than `1`.
-->
-* `str` {String} The URL query string to parse
-* `sep` {String} The substring used to delimit key and value pairs in the
+* `str` {string} The URL query string to parse
+* `sep` {string} The substring used to delimit key and value pairs in the
query string. Defaults to `'&'`.
-* `eq` {String}. The substring used to delimit keys and values in the
+* `eq` {string}. The substring used to delimit keys and values in the
query string. Defaults to `'='`.
* `options` {Object}
* `decodeURIComponent` {Function} The function to use when decoding
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ added: v0.1.25
-->
* `obj` {Object} The object to serialize into a URL query string
-* `sep` {String} The substring used to delimit key and value pairs in the
+* `sep` {string} The substring used to delimit key and value pairs in the
query string. Defaults to `'&'`.
-* `eq` {String}. The substring used to delimit keys and values in the
+* `eq` {string}. The substring used to delimit keys and values in the
query string. Defaults to `'='`.
* `options`
* `encodeURIComponent` {Function} The function to use when converting
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ querystring.stringify({ w: '中文', foo: 'bar' }, null, null,
-* `str` {String}
+* `str` {string}
The `querystring.unescape()` method performs decoding of URL percent-encoded
diff --git a/doc/api/readline.md b/doc/api/readline.md
index 10164bc7887984..878721bb4d3f37 100644
--- a/doc/api/readline.md
+++ b/doc/api/readline.md
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ If the `readline.Interface` was created with `output` set to `null` or
added: v0.3.3
-->
-* `query` {String} A statement or query to write to `output`, prepended to the
+* `query` {string} A statement or query to write to `output`, prepended to the
prompt.
* `callback` {Function} A callback function that is invoked with the user's
input in response to the `query`.
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ The `rl.resume()` method resumes the `input` stream if it has been paused.
added: v0.1.98
-->
-* `prompt` {String}
+* `prompt` {string}
The `rl.setPrompt()` method sets the prompt that will be written to `output`
whenever `rl.prompt()` is called.
@@ -286,12 +286,12 @@ whenever `rl.prompt()` is called.
added: v0.1.98
-->
-* `data` {String}
+* `data` {string}
* `key` {Object}
* `ctrl` {boolean} `true` to indicate the `` key.
* `meta` {boolean} `true` to indicate the `` key.
* `shift` {boolean} `true` to indicate the `` key.
- * `name` {String} The name of the a key.
+ * `name` {string} The name of the a key.
The `rl.write()` method will write either `data` or a key sequence identified
by `key` to the `output`. The `key` argument is supported only if `output` is
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ added: v0.7.7
* `stream` {Writable}
* `dx` {number}
-* `dy` {Number}
+* `dy` {number}
The `readline.moveCursor()` method moves the cursor *relative* to its current
position in a given [TTY][] `stream`.
diff --git a/doc/api/repl.md b/doc/api/repl.md
index f4d85e11c96b3b..8c2f56ccbd3820 100644
--- a/doc/api/repl.md
+++ b/doc/api/repl.md
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ Clearing context...
added: v0.3.0
-->
-* `keyword` {String} The command keyword (*without* a leading `.` character).
+* `keyword` {string} The command keyword (*without* a leading `.` character).
* `cmd` {Object|Function} The function to invoke when the command is processed.
The `replServer.defineCommand()` method is used to add new `.`-prefixed commands
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ to the REPL instance. Such commands are invoked by typing a `.` followed by the
`keyword`. The `cmd` is either a Function or an object with the following
properties:
-* `help` {String} Help text to be displayed when `.help` is entered (Optional).
+* `help` {string} Help text to be displayed when `.help` is entered (Optional).
* `action` {Function} The function to execute, optionally accepting a single
string argument.
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ Goodbye!
added: v0.1.91
-->
-* `preserveCursor` {Boolean}
+* `preserveCursor` {boolean}
The `replServer.displayPrompt()` method readies the REPL instance for input
from the user, printing the configured `prompt` to a new line in the `output`
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ changes:
description: The `options` parameter is optional now.
-->
-* `options` {Object | String}
- * `prompt` {String} The input prompt to display. Defaults to `> `
+* `options` {Object|string}
+ * `prompt` {string} The input prompt to display. Defaults to `> `
(with a trailing space).
* `input` {Readable} The Readable stream from which REPL input will be read.
Defaults to `process.stdin`.
diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md
index 7756ddbef234a1..c48dfe050808ee 100644
--- a/doc/api/stream.md
+++ b/doc/api/stream.md
@@ -354,10 +354,10 @@ See also: [`writable.uncork()`][].
added: v0.9.4
-->
-* `chunk` {String|Buffer|any} Optional data to write. For streams not operating
+* `chunk` {string|Buffer|any} Optional data to write. For streams not operating
in object mode, `chunk` must be a string or a `Buffer`. For object mode
streams, `chunk` may be any JavaScript value other than `null`.
-* `encoding` {String} The encoding, if `chunk` is a String
+* `encoding` {string} The encoding, if `chunk` is a String
* `callback` {Function} Optional callback for when the stream is finished
Calling the `writable.end()` method signals that no more data will be written
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ changes:
description: This method now returns a reference to `writable`.
-->
-* `encoding` {String} The new default encoding
+* `encoding` {string} The new default encoding
* Returns: `this`
The `writable.setDefaultEncoding()` method sets the default `encoding` for a
@@ -440,10 +440,10 @@ changes:
considered invalid now, even in object mode.
-->
-* `chunk` {String|Buffer} The data to write
-* `encoding` {String} The encoding, if `chunk` is a String
+* `chunk` {string|Buffer} The data to write
+* `encoding` {string} The encoding, if `chunk` is a String
* `callback` {Function} Callback for when this chunk of data is flushed
-* Returns: {Boolean} `false` if the stream wishes for the calling code to
+* Returns: {boolean} `false` if the stream wishes for the calling code to
wait for the `'drain'` event to be emitted before continuing to write
additional data; otherwise `true`.
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ If the data to be written can be generated or fetched on demand, it is
recommended to encapsulate the logic into a [Readable][] and use
[`stream.pipe()`][]. However, if calling `write()` is preferred, it is
possible to respect backpressure and avoid memory issues using the
-the [`'drain'`][] event:
+[`'drain'`][] event:
```js
function write (data, cb) {
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ Not all [Readable][] streams will emit the `'close'` event.
added: v0.9.4
-->
-* `chunk` {Buffer|String|any} The chunk of data. For streams that are not
+* `chunk` {Buffer|string|any} The chunk of data. For streams that are not
operating in object mode, the chunk will be either a string or `Buffer`.
For streams that are in object mode, the chunk can be any JavaScript value
other than `null`.
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ preferred over the use of the `'readable'` event.
added: v0.11.14
-->
-* Returns: {Boolean}
+* Returns: {boolean}
The `readable.isPaused()` method returns the current operating state of the
Readable. This is used primarily by the mechanism that underlies the
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ added: v0.9.4
* `destination` {stream.Writable} The destination for writing data
* `options` {Object} Pipe options
- * `end` {Boolean} End the writer when the reader ends. Defaults to `true`.
+ * `end` {boolean} End the writer when the reader ends. Defaults to `true`.
The `readable.pipe()` method attaches a [Writable][] stream to the `readable`,
causing it to switch automatically into flowing mode and push all of its data
@@ -845,8 +845,8 @@ options.
added: v0.9.4
-->
-* `size` {Number} Optional argument to specify how much data to read.
-* Return {String|Buffer|Null}
+* `size` {number} Optional argument to specify how much data to read.
+* Return {string|Buffer|null}
The `readable.read()` method pulls some data out of the internal buffer and
returns it. If no data available to be read, `null` is returned. By default,
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ getReadableStreamSomehow()
added: v0.9.4
-->
-* `encoding` {String} The encoding to use.
+* `encoding` {string} The encoding to use.
* Returns: `this`
The `readable.setEncoding()` method sets the default character encoding for
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ setTimeout(() => {
added: v0.9.11
-->
-* `chunk` {Buffer|String} Chunk of data to unshift onto the read queue
+* `chunk` {Buffer|string} Chunk of data to unshift onto the read queue
The `readable.unshift()` method pushes a chunk of data back into the internal
buffer. This is useful in certain situations where a stream is being consumed by
@@ -1236,13 +1236,13 @@ constructor and implement the `writable._write()` method. The
#### Constructor: new stream.Writable([options])
* `options` {Object}
- * `highWaterMark` {Number} Buffer level when
+ * `highWaterMark` {number} Buffer level when
[`stream.write()`][stream-write] starts returning `false`. Defaults to
`16384` (16kb), or `16` for `objectMode` streams.
- * `decodeStrings` {Boolean} Whether or not to decode strings into
+ * `decodeStrings` {boolean} Whether or not to decode strings into
Buffers before passing them to [`stream._write()`][stream-_write].
Defaults to `true`
- * `objectMode` {Boolean} Whether or not the
+ * `objectMode` {boolean} Whether or not the
[`stream.write(anyObj)`][stream-write] is a valid operation. When set,
it becomes possible to write JavaScript values other than string or
`Buffer` if supported by the stream implementation. Defaults to `false`
@@ -1295,9 +1295,9 @@ const myWritable = new Writable({
#### writable.\_write(chunk, encoding, callback)
-* `chunk` {Buffer|String} The chunk to be written. Will **always**
+* `chunk` {Buffer|string} The chunk to be written. Will **always**
be a buffer unless the `decodeStrings` option was set to `false`.
-* `encoding` {String} If the chunk is a string, then `encoding` is the
+* `encoding` {string} If the chunk is a string, then `encoding` is the
character encoding of that string. If chunk is a `Buffer`, or if the
stream is operating in object mode, `encoding` may be ignored.
* `callback` {Function} Call this function (optionally with an error
@@ -1417,12 +1417,12 @@ constructor and implement the `readable._read()` method.
#### new stream.Readable([options])
* `options` {Object}
- * `highWaterMark` {Number} The maximum number of bytes to store in
+ * `highWaterMark` {number} The maximum number of bytes to store in
the internal buffer before ceasing to read from the underlying
resource. Defaults to `16384` (16kb), or `16` for `objectMode` streams
- * `encoding` {String} If specified, then buffers will be decoded to
+ * `encoding` {string} If specified, then buffers will be decoded to
strings using the specified encoding. Defaults to `null`
- * `objectMode` {Boolean} Whether this stream should behave
+ * `objectMode` {boolean} Whether this stream should behave
as a stream of objects. Meaning that [`stream.read(n)`][stream-read] returns
a single value instead of a Buffer of size n. Defaults to `false`
* `read` {Function} Implementation for the [`stream._read()`][stream-_read]
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ const myReadable = new Readable({
#### readable.\_read(size)
-* `size` {Number} Number of bytes to read asynchronously
+* `size` {number} Number of bytes to read asynchronously
*Note*: **This function MUST NOT be called by application code directly.** It
should be implemented by child classes, and called only by the internal Readable
@@ -1500,10 +1500,10 @@ user programs.
#### readable.push(chunk[, encoding])
-* `chunk` {Buffer|Null|String} Chunk of data to push into the read queue
-* `encoding` {String} Encoding of String chunks. Must be a valid
+* `chunk` {Buffer|null|string} Chunk of data to push into the read queue
+* `encoding` {string} Encoding of String chunks. Must be a valid
Buffer encoding, such as `'utf8'` or `'ascii'`
-* Returns {Boolean} `true` if additional chunks of data may continued to be
+* Returns {boolean} `true` if additional chunks of data may continued to be
pushed; `false` otherwise.
When `chunk` is a `Buffer` or `string`, the `chunk` of data will be added to the
@@ -1631,13 +1631,13 @@ constructor and implement *both* the `readable._read()` and
* `options` {Object} Passed to both Writable and Readable
constructors. Also has the following fields:
- * `allowHalfOpen` {Boolean} Defaults to `true`. If set to `false`, then
+ * `allowHalfOpen` {boolean} Defaults to `true`. If set to `false`, then
the stream will automatically end the readable side when the
writable side ends and vice versa.
- * `readableObjectMode` {Boolean} Defaults to `false`. Sets `objectMode`
+ * `readableObjectMode` {boolean} Defaults to `false`. Sets `objectMode`
for readable side of the stream. Has no effect if `objectMode`
is `true`.
- * `writableObjectMode` {Boolean} Defaults to `false`. Sets `objectMode`
+ * `writableObjectMode` {boolean} Defaults to `false`. Sets `objectMode`
for writable side of the stream. Has no effect if `objectMode`
is `true`.
@@ -1873,9 +1873,9 @@ user programs.
#### transform.\_transform(chunk, encoding, callback)
-* `chunk` {Buffer|String} The chunk to be transformed. Will **always**
+* `chunk` {Buffer|string} The chunk to be transformed. Will **always**
be a buffer unless the `decodeStrings` option was set to `false`.
-* `encoding` {String} If the chunk is a string, then this is the
+* `encoding` {string} If the chunk is a string, then this is the
encoding type. If chunk is a buffer, then this is the special
value - 'buffer', ignore it in this case.
* `callback` {Function} A callback function (optionally with an error
diff --git a/doc/api/url.md b/doc/api/url.md
index 5104c575396853..b58639bf2193d7 100644
--- a/doc/api/url.md
+++ b/doc/api/url.md
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ forward-slash characters (`/`) are required following the colon in the
added: v0.1.25
-->
-* `urlObject` {Object | String} A URL object (as returned by `url.parse()` or
+* `urlObject` {Object|string} A URL object (as returned by `url.parse()` or
constructed otherwise). If a string, it is converted to an object by passing
it to `url.parse()`.
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ The formatting process operates as follows:
* `URL` {URL} A [WHATWG URL][] object
* `options` {Object}
- * `auth` {Boolean} `true` if the serialized URL string should include the
+ * `auth` {boolean} `true` if the serialized URL string should include the
username and password, `false` otherwise. Defaults to `true`.
- * `fragment` {Boolean} `true` if the serialized URL string should include the
+ * `fragment` {boolean} `true` if the serialized URL string should include the
fragment, `false` otherwise. Defaults to `true`.
- * `search` {Boolean} `true` if the serialized URL string should include the
+ * `search` {boolean} `true` if the serialized URL string should include the
search query, `false` otherwise. Defaults to `true`.
* `unicode` (Boolean) `true` if Unicode characters appearing in the host
component of the URL string should be encoded directly as opposed to being
@@ -245,12 +245,12 @@ be experimental.
added: v0.1.25
-->
-* `urlString` {String} The URL string to parse.
-* `parseQueryString` {Boolean} If `true`, the `query` property will always
+* `urlString` {string} The URL string to parse.
+* `parseQueryString` {boolean} If `true`, the `query` property will always
be set to an object returned by the [`querystring`][] module's `parse()`
method. If `false`, the `query` property on the returned URL object will be an
unparsed, undecoded string. Defaults to `false`.
-* `slashesDenoteHost` {Boolean} If `true`, the first token after the literal
+* `slashesDenoteHost` {boolean} If `true`, the first token after the literal
string `//` and preceding the next `/` will be interpreted as the `host`.
For instance, given `//foo/bar`, the result would be
`{host: 'foo', pathname: '/bar'}` rather than `{pathname: '//foo/bar'}`.
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ changes:
contains a hostname.
-->
-* `from` {String} The Base URL being resolved against.
-* `to` {String} The HREF URL being resolved.
+* `from` {string} The Base URL being resolved against.
+* `to` {string} The HREF URL being resolved.
The `url.resolve()` method resolves a target URL relative to a base URL in a
manner similar to that of a Web browser resolving an anchor tag HREF.
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ object returned by `url.parse()` are shown. Below it are properties of a WHATWG
### Class: URL
#### Constructor: new URL(input[, base])
-* `input` {String} The input URL to parse
-* `base` {String | URL} The base URL to resolve against if the `input` is not
+* `input` {string} The input URL to parse
+* `base` {string|URL} The base URL to resolve against if the `input` is not
absolute.
Creates a new `URL` object by parsing the `input` relative to the `base`. If
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ Additional [examples of parsed URLs][] may be found in the WHATWG URL Standard.
#### url.hash
-* {String}
+* {string}
Gets and sets the fragment portion of the URL.
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ percent-encode may vary somewhat from what the [`url.parse()`][] and
#### url.host
-* {String}
+* {string}
Gets and sets the host portion of the URL.
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ Invalid host values assigned to the `host` property are ignored.
#### url.hostname
-* {String}
+* {string}
Gets and sets the hostname portion of the URL. The key difference between
`url.host` and `url.hostname` is that `url.hostname` does *not* include the
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ Invalid hostname values assigned to the `hostname` property are ignored.
#### url.href
-* {String}
+* {string}
Gets and sets the serialized URL.
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ will be thrown.
#### url.origin
-* {String}
+* {string}
Gets the read-only serialization of the URL's origin. Unicode characters that
may be contained within the hostname will be encoded as-is without [Punycode][]
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ console.log(idnURL.hostname);
#### url.password
-* {String}
+* {string}
Gets and sets the password portion of the URL.
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ percent-encode may vary somewhat from what the [`url.parse()`][] and
#### url.pathname
-* {String}
+* {string}
Gets and sets the path portion of the URL.
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ to percent-encode may vary somewhat from what the [`url.parse()`][] and
#### url.port
-* {String}
+* {string}
Gets and sets the port portion of the URL.
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ lies outside the range denoted above, it is ignored.
#### url.protocol
-* {String}
+* {string}
Gets and sets the protocol portion of the URL.
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ Invalid URL protocol values assigned to the `protocol` property are ignored.
#### url.search
-* {String}
+* {string}
Gets and sets the serialized query portion of the URL.
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ documentation for details.
#### url.username
-* {String}
+* {string}
Gets and sets the username portion of the URL.
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ and [`url.format()`][] methods would produce.
#### url.toString()
-* Returns: {String}
+* Returns: {string}
The `toString()` method on the `URL` object returns the serialized URL. The
value returned is equivalent to that of [`url.href`][] and [`url.toJSON()`][].
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ to customize the serialization process of the URL. For more flexibility,
#### url.toJSON()
-* Returns: {String}
+* Returns: {string}
The `toJSON()` method on the `URL` object returns the serialized URL. The
value returned is equivalent to that of [`url.href`][] and
@@ -722,14 +722,14 @@ console.log(myURL.href);
#### urlSearchParams.append(name, value)
-* `name` {String}
-* `value` {String}
+* `name` {string}
+* `value` {string}
Append a new name-value pair to the query string.
#### urlSearchParams.delete(name)
-* `name` {String}
+* `name` {string}
Remove all name-value pairs whose name is `name`.
@@ -763,15 +763,16 @@ myURL.searchParams.forEach((value, name, searchParams) => {
#### urlSearchParams.get(name)
-* `name` {String}
-* Returns: {String | Null}
+* `name` {string}
+* Returns: {string} or `null` if there is no name-value pair with the given
+ `name`.
Returns the value of the first name-value pair whose name is `name`. If there
are no such pairs, `null` is returned.
#### urlSearchParams.getAll(name)
-* `name` {String}
+* `name` {string}
* Returns: {Array}
Returns the values of all name-value pairs whose name is `name`. If there are
@@ -779,8 +780,8 @@ no such pairs, an empty array is returned.
#### urlSearchParams.has(name)
-* `name` {String}
-* Returns: {Boolean}
+* `name` {string}
+* Returns: {boolean}
Returns `true` if there is at least one name-value pair whose name is `name`.
@@ -803,8 +804,8 @@ for (const name of params.keys()) {
#### urlSearchParams.set(name, value)
-* `name` {String}
-* `value` {String}
+* `name` {string}
+* `value` {string}
Sets the value in the `URLSearchParams` object associated with `name` to
`value`. If there are any pre-existing name-value pairs whose names are `name`,
@@ -844,7 +845,7 @@ console.log(params.toString());
#### urlSearchParams.toString()
-* Returns: {String}
+* Returns: {string}
Returns the search parameters serialized as a string, with characters
percent-encoded where necessary.
@@ -878,8 +879,8 @@ for (const [name, value] of params) {
### require('url').domainToASCII(domain)
-* `domain` {String}
-* Returns: {String}
+* `domain` {string}
+* Returns: {string}
Returns the [Punycode][] ASCII serialization of the `domain`. If `domain` is an
invalid domain, the empty string is returned.
@@ -901,8 +902,8 @@ the new `URL` implementation but is not part of the WHATWG URL standard.
### require('url').domainToUnicode(domain)
-* `domain` {String}
-* Returns: {String}
+* `domain` {string}
+* Returns: {string}
Returns the Unicode serialization of the `domain`. If `domain` is an invalid
domain, the empty string is returned.
diff --git a/doc/api/util.md b/doc/api/util.md
index 726691b8d6dabd..bb1bbd529a4ccb 100644
--- a/doc/api/util.md
+++ b/doc/api/util.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const util = require('util');
added: v0.11.3
-->
-* `section` {String} A string identifying the portion of the application for
+* `section` {string} A string identifying the portion of the application for
which the `debuglog` function is being created.
* Returns: {Function} The logging function
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ property take precedence over `--trace-deprecation` and
added: v0.5.3
-->
-* `format` {String} A `printf`-like format string.
+* `format` {string} A `printf`-like format string.
The `util.format()` method returns a formatted string using the first argument
as a `printf`-like format.
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ deprecated: v0.11.3
> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`console.error()`][] instead.
-* `string` {String} The message to print to `stderr`
+* `string` {string} The message to print to `stderr`
Deprecated predecessor of `console.error`.
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ deprecated: v0.11.3
> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`console.error()`][] instead.
-* `...strings` {String} The message to print to `stderr`
+* `...strings` {string} The message to print to `stderr`
Deprecated predecessor of `console.error`.
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ deprecated: v6.0.0
> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use a third party module instead.
-* `string` {String}
+* `string` {string}
The `util.log()` method prints the given `string` to `stdout` with an included
timestamp.
diff --git a/doc/api_assets/style.css b/doc/api_assets/style.css
index 7889389f59b251..20845970fbce37 100644
--- a/doc/api_assets/style.css
+++ b/doc/api_assets/style.css
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ th > *:last-child, td > *:last-child {
@media only screen and (max-width: 1024px) {
#content {
- font-size: 2.5em;
+ font-size: 1.6em;
overflow: visible;
}
#column1.interior {
diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V7.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V7.md
index 53c6b345ba4cfe..45dda5d2edd22e 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V7.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V7.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
|