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Simplify vm.Module

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#43,899 opened on Jul 19, 2022

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One thing that comes up in user feedback about the vm.Module API is that it requires excessive boilerplate, as you can see in the example in the docs: https://nodejs.org/api/vm.html#class-vmmodule. I think that most users want a straightforward ESM equivalent to vm.Script, without needing to define a context or a custom function for linking; the default should be to link modules as Node itself normally does. See also https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/43288#issuecomment-1144112887.

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Study the current vm.Module API and its boilerplate, then propose a simplified API that defaults to standard Node.js linking.
Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
backendapi
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Feature
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3
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Half day
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Active
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Mostly clear
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JavaScriptNode.js
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50