Repository navigation
remove node: prefixed modules from builtinModules #57066
Description
Version
23.6.0
Platform
Subsystem
No response
What steps will reproduce the bug?
import { builtinModules } from "node:module";
console.log(builtinModules.filter((r) => r.startsWith("node:")).length);How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?
every time
What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?
0
What do you see instead?
4
Additional information
builtinModules docs say Note: the list doesn't contain prefix-only modules like node:test.
Activity
aduh95 commentedon Feb 15, 2025
It does not, not on the versions that include prefix-only modules in
builtinModules: https://nodejs.org/api/module.html#modulebuiltinmodulesWhy are you saying the expected behavior would be
0? Could share your use-case and explain what you don't like about this change?AugustinMauroy commentedon Feb 15, 2025
@huseeiin are you asking to have a way to list all builtin module that require
node:prefix (with a js code)ljharb commentedon Feb 15, 2025
These were added intentionally in #56185.
dario-piotrowicz commentedon Feb 16, 2025
That can be easily done via:
right?
BridgeAR commentedon Sep 12, 2025
I am closing this as working as intended.