# Deprecated APIs

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Node.js may deprecate APIs when either: (a) use of the API is considered to be
unsafe, (b) an improved alternative API is available, or (c) breaking changes to
the API are expected in a future major release.

Node.js utilizes three kinds of Deprecations:

* Documentation-only
* Runtime
* End-of-Life

A Documentation-only deprecation is one that is expressed only within the
Node.js API docs. These generate no side-effects while running Node.js.
Some Documentation-only deprecations trigger a runtime warning when launched
with [`--pending-deprecation`][] flag (or its alternative,
`NODE_PENDING_DEPRECATION=1` environment variable), similarly to Runtime
deprecations below. Documentation-only deprecations that support that flag
are explicitly labeled as such in the
[list of Deprecated APIs](#deprecations_list_of_deprecated_apis).

A Runtime deprecation will, by default, generate a process warning that will
be printed to `stderr` the first time the deprecated API is used. When the
`--throw-deprecation` command-line flag is used, a Runtime deprecation will
cause an error to be thrown.

An End-of-Life deprecation is used when functionality is or will soon be removed
from Node.js.

## Revoking deprecations

Occasionally, the deprecation of an API may be reversed. In such situations,
this document will be updated with information relevant to the decision.
However, the deprecation identifier will not be modified.

## List of Deprecated APIs

<a id="DEP0001"></a>
### DEP0001: http.OutgoingMessage.prototype.flush
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  - version: v1.6.0
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    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: Runtime

The `OutgoingMessage.prototype.flush()` method is deprecated. Use
`OutgoingMessage.prototype.flushHeaders()` instead.

<a id="DEP0002"></a>
### DEP0002: require('\_linklist')
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12113
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version: v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version: v5.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3078
    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: End-of-Life

The `_linklist` module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative.

<a id="DEP0003"></a>
### DEP0003: \_writableState.buffer
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  - version: v0.11.15
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node-v0.x-archive/pull/8826
    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: Runtime

The `_writableState.buffer` property is deprecated. Use the
`_writableState.getBuffer()` method instead.

<a id="DEP0004"></a>
### DEP0004: CryptoStream.prototype.readyState
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  - version:
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    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version: 0.4.0
    commit: 9c7f89bf56abd37a796fea621ad2e47dd33d2b82
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
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Type: End-of-Life

The `CryptoStream.prototype.readyState` property was removed.

<a id="DEP0005"></a>
### DEP0005: Buffer() constructor
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    description: Runtime deprecation.
  - version: v6.12.0
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    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version: v6.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4682
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
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Type: Runtime (supports [`--pending-deprecation`][])

The `Buffer()` function and `new Buffer()` constructor are deprecated due to
API usability issues that can potentially lead to accidental security issues.

As an alternative, use of the following methods of constructing `Buffer` objects
is strongly recommended:

* [`Buffer.alloc(size[, fill[, encoding]])`][alloc] - Create a `Buffer` with
  *initialized* memory.
* [`Buffer.allocUnsafe(size)`][alloc_unsafe_size] - Create a `Buffer` with
  *uninitialized* memory.
* [`Buffer.allocUnsafeSlow(size)`][] - Create a `Buffer` with *uninitialized*
   memory.
* [`Buffer.from(array)`][] - Create a `Buffer` with a copy of `array`
* [`Buffer.from(arrayBuffer[, byteOffset[, length]])`][from_arraybuffer] -
  Create a `Buffer` that wraps the given `arrayBuffer`.
* [`Buffer.from(buffer)`][] - Create a `Buffer` that copies `buffer`.
* [`Buffer.from(string[, encoding])`][from_string_encoding] - Create a `Buffer`
  that copies `string`.

As of v10.0.0, a deprecation warning is printed at runtime when
`--pending-deprecation` is used or when the calling code is
outside `node_modules` in order to better target developers, rather than users.

<a id="DEP0006"></a>
### DEP0006: child\_process options.customFds
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  - version: v0.11.14
    description: Runtime deprecation.
  - version: v0.5.11
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

Within the [`child_process`][] module's `spawn()`, `fork()`, and `exec()`
methods, the `options.customFds` option is deprecated. The `options.stdio`
option should be used instead.

<a id="DEP0007"></a>
### DEP0007: Replace cluster worker.suicide with worker.exitedAfterDisconnect
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  - version: v7.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3747
    description: Runtime deprecation.
  - version: v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version: v6.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3743
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
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Type: End-of-Life

In an earlier version of the Node.js `cluster`, a boolean property with the name
`suicide` was added to the `Worker` object. The intent of this property was to
provide an indication of how and why the `Worker` instance exited. In Node.js
6.0.0, the old property was deprecated and replaced with a new
[`worker.exitedAfterDisconnect`][] property. The old property name did not
precisely describe the actual semantics and was unnecessarily emotion-laden.

<a id="DEP0008"></a>
### DEP0008: require('constants')
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  - version: v6.3.0
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Type: Documentation-only

The `constants` module is deprecated. When requiring access to constants
relevant to specific Node.js builtin modules, developers should instead refer
to the `constants` property exposed by the relevant module. For instance,
`require('fs').constants` and `require('os').constants`.

<a id="DEP0009"></a>
### DEP0009: crypto.pbkdf2 without digest
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    description: Runtime deprecation (for `digest === null`).
  - version: v8.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/11305
    description: End-of-Life (for `digest === undefined`).
  - version: v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version: v6.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4047
    description: Runtime deprecation (for `digest === undefined`).
-->

Type: Runtime

Use of the [`crypto.pbkdf2()`][] API without specifying a digest was deprecated
in Node.js 6.0 because the method defaulted to using the non-recommended
`'SHA1'` digest. Previously, a deprecation warning was printed. Starting in
Node.js 8.0.0, calling `crypto.pbkdf2()` or `crypto.pbkdf2Sync()` with
`digest` set to `undefined` will throw a `TypeError`.

Beginning in Node.js REPLACEME, calling these functions with `digest` set to
`null` will print a deprecation warning to align with the behavior when `digest`
is `undefined`.

<a id="DEP0010"></a>
### DEP0010: crypto.createCredentials
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  - version: v0.11.13
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    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: End-of-Life

The `crypto.createCredentials()` API was removed. Please use
[`tls.createSecureContext()`][] instead.

<a id="DEP0011"></a>
### DEP0011: crypto.Credentials
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  - version:
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  - version: v0.11.13
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    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: End-of-Life

The `crypto.Credentials` class was removed. Please use [`tls.SecureContext`][]
instead.

<a id="DEP0012"></a>
### DEP0012: Domain.dispose
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  - version: v0.11.7
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node-v0.x-archive/pull/5021
    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: End-of-Life

`Domain.dispose()` has been removed. Recover from failed I/O actions
explicitly via error event handlers set on the domain instead.

<a id="DEP0013"></a>
### DEP0013: fs asynchronous function without callback
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    description: End-of-Life.
  - version: v7.0.0
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    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: End-of-Life

Calling an asynchronous function without a callback throws a `TypeError`
in Node.js 10.0.0 onwards. (See <https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562>.)

<a id="DEP0014"></a>
### DEP0014: fs.read legacy String interface
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  - version: v6.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4525
    description: Runtime deprecation.
  - version:
    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version: v0.1.96
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Type: End-of-Life

The [`fs.read()`][] legacy `String` interface is deprecated. Use the `Buffer`
API as mentioned in the documentation instead.

<a id="DEP0015"></a>
### DEP0015: fs.readSync legacy String interface
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    description: Runtime deprecation.
  - version:
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  - version: v0.1.96
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Type: End-of-Life

The [`fs.readSync()`][] legacy `String` interface is deprecated. Use the
`Buffer` API as mentioned in the documentation instead.

<a id="DEP0016"></a>
### DEP0016: GLOBAL/root
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  - version: v6.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/1838
    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: Runtime

The `GLOBAL` and `root` aliases for the `global` property are deprecated
and should no longer be used.

<a id="DEP0017"></a>
### DEP0017: Intl.v8BreakIterator
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    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: End-of-Life

`Intl.v8BreakIterator` was a non-standard extension and has been removed.
See [`Intl.Segmenter`](https://github.com/tc39/proposal-intl-segmenter).

<a id="DEP0018"></a>
### DEP0018: Unhandled promise rejections
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Type: Runtime

Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise rejections
that are not handled will terminate the Node.js process with a non-zero exit
code.

<a id="DEP0019"></a>
### DEP0019: require('.') resolved outside directory
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  - version: v1.8.1
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/1363
    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: Runtime

In certain cases, `require('.')` may resolve outside the package directory.
This behavior is deprecated and will be removed in a future major Node.js
release.

<a id="DEP0020"></a>
### DEP0020: Server.connections
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  - version: v0.9.7
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node-v0.x-archive/pull/4595
    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: Runtime

The [`Server.connections`][] property is deprecated. Please use the
[`Server.getConnections()`][] method instead.

<a id="DEP0021"></a>
### DEP0021: Server.listenFD
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  - version: v0.7.12
    commit: 41421ff9da1288aa241a5e9dcf915b685ade1c23
    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: Runtime

The `Server.listenFD()` method is deprecated. Please use
[`Server.listen({fd: <number>})`][] instead.

<a id="DEP0022"></a>
### DEP0022: os.tmpDir()
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    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: Runtime

The `os.tmpDir()` API is deprecated. Please use [`os.tmpdir()`][] instead.

<a id="DEP0023"></a>
### DEP0023: os.getNetworkInterfaces()
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  - version: v0.6.0
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Type: Runtime

The `os.getNetworkInterfaces()` method is deprecated. Please use the
[`os.networkInterfaces`][] property instead.

<a id="DEP0024"></a>
### DEP0024: REPLServer.prototype.convertToContext()
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    description: End-of-Life.
  - version: v7.0.0
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    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: End-of-Life

The `REPLServer.prototype.convertToContext()` API has been removed.

<a id="DEP0025"></a>
### DEP0025: require('sys')
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  - version: v1.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/317
    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: Runtime

The `sys` module is deprecated. Please use the [`util`][] module instead.

<a id="DEP0026"></a>
### DEP0026: util.print()
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  - version: v0.11.3
    commit: 896b2aa7074fc886efd7dd0a397d694763cac7ce
    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: Runtime

The [`util.print()`][] API is deprecated. Please use [`console.log()`][]
instead.

<a id="DEP0027"></a>
### DEP0027: util.puts()
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  - version: v0.11.3
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    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: Runtime

The [`util.puts()`][] API is deprecated. Please use [`console.log()`][] instead.

<a id="DEP0028"></a>
### DEP0028: util.debug()
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Type: Runtime

The [`util.debug()`][] API is deprecated. Please use [`console.error()`][]
instead.

<a id="DEP0029"></a>
### DEP0029: util.error()
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    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: Runtime

The [`util.error()`][] API is deprecated. Please use [`console.error()`][]
instead.

<a id="DEP0030"></a>
### DEP0030: SlowBuffer
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  - version: v6.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5833
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
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Type: Documentation-only

The [`SlowBuffer`][] class is deprecated. Please use
[`Buffer.allocUnsafeSlow(size)`][] instead.

<a id="DEP0031"></a>
### DEP0031: ecdh.setPublicKey()
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  - version: v5.2.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3511
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
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Type: Documentation-only

The [`ecdh.setPublicKey()`][] method is now deprecated as its inclusion in the
API is not useful.

<a id="DEP0032"></a>
### DEP0032: domain module
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  - version: v1.4.2
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/943
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
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Type: Documentation-only

The [`domain`][] module is deprecated and should not be used.

<a id="DEP0033"></a>
### DEP0033: EventEmitter.listenerCount()
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  - version: v3.2.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2349
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
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Type: Documentation-only

The [`EventEmitter.listenerCount(emitter, eventName)`][] API is
deprecated. Please use [`emitter.listenerCount(eventName)`][] instead.

<a id="DEP0034"></a>
### DEP0034: fs.exists(path, callback)
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  - version: v1.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/iojs/io.js/pull/166
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
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Type: Documentation-only

The [`fs.exists(path, callback)`][] API is deprecated. Please use
[`fs.stat()`][] or [`fs.access()`][] instead.

<a id="DEP0035"></a>
### DEP0035: fs.lchmod(path, mode, callback)
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  - version: v0.4.7
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
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Type: Documentation-only

The [`fs.lchmod(path, mode, callback)`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0036"></a>
### DEP0036: fs.lchmodSync(path, mode)
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  - version: v0.4.7
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
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Type: Documentation-only

The [`fs.lchmodSync(path, mode)`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0037"></a>
### DEP0037: fs.lchown(path, uid, gid, callback)
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  - version: v0.4.7
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Type: Deprecation revoked

The [`fs.lchown(path, uid, gid, callback)`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0038"></a>
### DEP0038: fs.lchownSync(path, uid, gid)
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  - version:
    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version: v0.4.7
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Deprecation revoked

The [`fs.lchownSync(path, uid, gid)`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0039"></a>
### DEP0039: require.extensions
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    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version: v0.10.6
    commit: 7bd8a5a2a60b75266f89f9a32877d55294a3881c
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`require.extensions`][] property is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0040"></a>
### DEP0040: punycode module
<!-- YAML
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  - version: v7.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7941
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`punycode`][] module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative
instead.

<a id="DEP0041"></a>
### DEP0041: NODE\_REPL\_HISTORY\_FILE environment variable
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version: v10.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/13876
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version:
    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version: v3.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2224
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

The `NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE` environment variable was removed. Please use
`NODE_REPL_HISTORY` instead.

<a id="DEP0042"></a>
### DEP0042: tls.CryptoStream
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version: v10.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17882
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version:
    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version: v0.11.3
    commit: af80e7bc6e6f33c582eb1f7d37c7f5bbe9f910f7
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

The [`tls.CryptoStream`][] class was removed. Please use
[`tls.TLSSocket`][] instead.

<a id="DEP0043"></a>
### DEP0043: tls.SecurePair
<!-- YAML
changes:
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/11349
    description: Runtime deprecation.
  - version: v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version: v6.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6063
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
  - version: v0.11.15
    pr-url:
      - https://github.com/nodejs/node-v0.x-archive/pull/8695
      - https://github.com/nodejs/node-v0.x-archive/pull/8700
    description: Deprecation revoked.
  - version: v0.11.3
    commit: af80e7bc6e6f33c582eb1f7d37c7f5bbe9f910f7
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`tls.SecurePair`][] class is deprecated. Please use
[`tls.TLSSocket`][] instead.

<a id="DEP0044"></a>
### DEP0044: util.isArray()
<!-- YAML
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    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version:
    - v3.3.1
    - v4.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2447
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util.isArray()`][] API is deprecated. Please use `Array.isArray()`
instead.

<a id="DEP0045"></a>
### DEP0045: util.isBoolean()
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version:
    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version:
    - v3.3.1
    - v4.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2447
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util.isBoolean()`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0046"></a>
### DEP0046: util.isBuffer()
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version:
    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version:
    - v3.3.1
    - v4.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2447
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util.isBuffer()`][] API is deprecated. Please use
[`Buffer.isBuffer()`][] instead.

<a id="DEP0047"></a>
### DEP0047: util.isDate()
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version:
    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version:
    - v3.3.1
    - v4.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2447
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util.isDate()`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0048"></a>
### DEP0048: util.isError()
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version:
    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version:
    - v3.3.1
    - v4.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2447
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util.isError()`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0049"></a>
### DEP0049: util.isFunction()
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version:
    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version:
    - v3.3.1
    - v4.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2447
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util.isFunction()`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0050"></a>
### DEP0050: util.isNull()
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version:
    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version:
    - v3.3.1
    - v4.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2447
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util.isNull()`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0051"></a>
### DEP0051: util.isNullOrUndefined()
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version:
    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version:
    - v3.3.1
    - v4.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2447
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util.isNullOrUndefined()`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0052"></a>
### DEP0052: util.isNumber()
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version:
    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version:
    - v3.3.1
    - v4.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2447
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util.isNumber()`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0053"></a>
### DEP0053 util.isObject()
<!-- YAML
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    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version:
    - v3.3.1
    - v4.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2447
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util.isObject()`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0054"></a>
### DEP0054: util.isPrimitive()
<!-- YAML
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    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
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  - version:
    - v3.3.1
    - v4.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2447
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util.isPrimitive()`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0055"></a>
### DEP0055: util.isRegExp()
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version:
    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version:
    - v3.3.1
    - v4.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2447
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util.isRegExp()`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0056"></a>
### DEP0056: util.isString()
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version:
    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version:
    - v3.3.1
    - v4.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2447
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util.isString()`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0057"></a>
### DEP0057: util.isSymbol()
<!-- YAML
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  - version:
    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version:
    - v3.3.1
    - v4.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2447
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util.isSymbol()`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0058"></a>
### DEP0058: util.isUndefined()
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version:
    - v4.8.6
    - v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version:
    - v3.3.1
    - v4.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2447
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util.isUndefined()`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0059"></a>
### DEP0059: util.log()
<!-- YAML
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version: v6.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6161
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util.log()`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0060"></a>
### DEP0060: util.\_extend()
<!-- YAML
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  - version: v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version: v6.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4903
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`util._extend()`][] API is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0061"></a>
### DEP0061: fs.SyncWriteStream
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version: REPLACEME
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/20735
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version: v8.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10467
    description: Runtime deprecation.
  - version: v7.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6749
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

The `fs.SyncWriteStream` class was never intended to be a publicly accessible
API and has been removed. No alternative API is available. Please use a userland
alternative.

<a id="DEP0062"></a>
### DEP0062: node --debug
<!-- YAML
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  - version: v8.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10970
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

`--debug` activates the legacy V8 debugger interface, which was removed as
of V8 5.8. It is replaced by Inspector which is activated with `--inspect`
instead.

<a id="DEP0063"></a>
### DEP0063: ServerResponse.prototype.writeHeader()
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version: v8.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/11355
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The `http` module `ServerResponse.prototype.writeHeader()` API is
deprecated. Please use `ServerResponse.prototype.writeHead()` instead.

The `ServerResponse.prototype.writeHeader()` method was never documented as an
officially supported API.

<a id="DEP0064"></a>
### DEP0064: tls.createSecurePair()
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version: v8.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/11349
    description: Runtime deprecation.
  - version: v6.12.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10116
    description: A deprecation code has been assigned.
  - version: v6.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6063
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
  - version: v0.11.15
    pr-url:
      - https://github.com/nodejs/node-v0.x-archive/pull/8695
      - https://github.com/nodejs/node-v0.x-archive/pull/8700
    description: Deprecation revoked.
  - version: v0.11.3
    commit: af80e7bc6e6f33c582eb1f7d37c7f5bbe9f910f7
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

The `tls.createSecurePair()` API was deprecated in documentation in Node.js
0.11.3. Users should use `tls.Socket` instead.

<a id="DEP0065"></a>
### DEP0065: repl.REPL_MODE_MAGIC and NODE_REPL_MODE=magic
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version: v10.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/19187
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version: v8.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/11599
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

The `repl` module's `REPL_MODE_MAGIC` constant, used for `replMode` option, has
been removed. Its behavior has been functionally identical to that of
`REPL_MODE_SLOPPY` since Node.js 6.0.0, when V8 5.0 was imported. Please use
`REPL_MODE_SLOPPY` instead.

The `NODE_REPL_MODE` environment variable is used to set the underlying
`replMode` of an interactive `node` session. Its value, `magic`, is also
removed. Please use `sloppy` instead.

<a id="DEP0066"></a>
### DEP0066: outgoingMessage.\_headers, outgoingMessage.\_headerNames
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version: v8.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10941
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The `http` module `outgoingMessage._headers` and `outgoingMessage._headerNames`
properties are deprecated. Use one of the public methods
(e.g. `outgoingMessage.getHeader()`, `outgoingMessage.getHeaders()`,
`outgoingMessage.getHeaderNames()`, `outgoingMessage.hasHeader()`,
`outgoingMessage.removeHeader()`, `outgoingMessage.setHeader()`) for working
with outgoing headers.

The `outgoingMessage._headers` and `outgoingMessage._headerNames` properties
were never documented as officially supported properties.

<a id="DEP0067"></a>
### DEP0067: OutgoingMessage.prototype.\_renderHeaders
<!-- YAML
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  - version: v8.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10941
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The `http` module `OutgoingMessage.prototype._renderHeaders()` API is
deprecated.

The `OutgoingMessage.prototype._renderHeaders` property was never documented as
an officially supported API.

<a id="DEP0068"></a>
### DEP0068: node debug
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version: v8.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/11441
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

`node debug` corresponds to the legacy CLI debugger which has been replaced with
a V8-inspector based CLI debugger available through `node inspect`.

<a id="DEP0069"></a>
### DEP0069: vm.runInDebugContext(string)
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version: v10.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/13295
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version: v9.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12815
    description: Runtime deprecation.
  - version: v8.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12243
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

DebugContext has been removed in V8 and is not available in Node.js 10+.

DebugContext was an experimental API.

<a id="DEP0070"></a>
### DEP0070: async_hooks.currentId()
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  - version: v9.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/14414
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version: v8.2.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/13490
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

`async_hooks.currentId()` was renamed to `async_hooks.executionAsyncId()` for
clarity.

This change was made while `async_hooks` was an experimental API.

<a id="DEP0071"></a>
### DEP0071: async_hooks.triggerId()
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version: v9.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/14414
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version: v8.2.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/13490
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

`async_hooks.triggerId()` was renamed to `async_hooks.triggerAsyncId()` for
clarity.

This change was made while `async_hooks` was an experimental API.

<a id="DEP0072"></a>
### DEP0072: async_hooks.AsyncResource.triggerId()
<!-- YAML
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  - version: v9.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/14414
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version: v8.2.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/13490
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

`async_hooks.AsyncResource.triggerId()` was renamed to
`async_hooks.AsyncResource.triggerAsyncId()` for clarity.

This change was made while `async_hooks` was an experimental API.

<a id="DEP0073"></a>
### DEP0073: Several internal properties of net.Server
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17141
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version: v9.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/14449
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

Accessing several internal, undocumented properties of `net.Server` instances
with inappropriate names is deprecated.

As the original API was undocumented and not generally useful for non-internal
code, no replacement API is provided.

<a id="DEP0074"></a>
### DEP0074: REPLServer.bufferedCommand
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version: v9.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/13687
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

The `REPLServer.bufferedCommand` property was deprecated in favor of
[`REPLServer.clearBufferedCommand()`][].

<a id="DEP0075"></a>
### DEP0075: REPLServer.parseREPLKeyword()
<!-- YAML
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  - version: v9.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/14223
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

`REPLServer.parseREPLKeyword()` was removed from userland visibility.

<a id="DEP0076"></a>
### DEP0076: tls.parseCertString()
<!-- YAML
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  - version: v9.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/14249
    description: Runtime deprecation.
  - version: v8.6.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/14245
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

`tls.parseCertString()` is a trivial parsing helper that was made public by
mistake. This function can usually be replaced with:

```js
const querystring = require('querystring');
querystring.parse(str, '\n', '=');
```

This function is not completely equivalent to `querystring.parse()`. One
difference is that `querystring.parse()` does url decoding:

```sh
> querystring.parse('%E5%A5%BD=1', '\n', '=');
{ '好': '1' }
> tls.parseCertString('%E5%A5%BD=1');
{ '%E5%A5%BD': '1' }
```

<a id="DEP0077"></a>
### DEP0077: Module.\_debug()
<!-- YAML
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/13948
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

`Module._debug()` is deprecated.

The `Module._debug()` function was never documented as an officially
supported API.

<a id="DEP0078"></a>
### DEP0078: REPLServer.turnOffEditorMode()
<!-- YAML
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  - version: v9.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/15136
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

`REPLServer.turnOffEditorMode()` was removed from userland visibility.

<a id="DEP0079"></a>
### DEP0079: Custom inspection function on Objects via .inspect()
<!-- YAML
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/20722
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version: v10.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16393
    description: Runtime deprecation.
  - version: v8.7.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/15631
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

Using a property named `inspect` on an object to specify a custom inspection
function for [`util.inspect()`][] is deprecated. Use [`util.inspect.custom`][]
instead. For backward compatibility with Node.js prior to version 6.4.0, both
may be specified.

<a id="DEP0080"></a>
### DEP0080: path.\_makeLong()
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/14956
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The internal `path._makeLong()` was not intended for public use. However,
userland modules have found it useful. The internal API is deprecated
and replaced with an identical, public `path.toNamespacedPath()` method.

<a id="DEP0081"></a>
### DEP0081: fs.truncate() using a file descriptor
<!-- YAML
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  - version: v9.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/15990
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

`fs.truncate()` `fs.truncateSync()` usage with a file descriptor is
deprecated. Please use `fs.ftruncate()` or `fs.ftruncateSync()` to work with
file descriptors.

<a id="DEP0082"></a>
### DEP0082: REPLServer.prototype.memory()
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16242
    description: Runtime deprecation.
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Type: Runtime

`REPLServer.prototype.memory()` is only necessary for the internal mechanics of
the `REPLServer` itself. Do not use this function.

<a id="DEP0083"></a>
### DEP0083: Disabling ECDH by setting ecdhCurve to false
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/19794
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version: v9.2.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16130
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: End-of-Life.

The `ecdhCurve` option to `tls.createSecureContext()` and `tls.TLSSocket` could
be set to `false` to disable ECDH entirely on the server only. This mode was
deprecated in preparation for migrating to OpenSSL 1.1.0 and consistency with
the client and is now unsupported. Use the `ciphers` parameter instead.

<a id="DEP0084"></a>
### DEP0084: requiring bundled internal dependencies
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16392
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

Since Node.js versions 4.4.0 and 5.2.0, several modules only intended for
internal usage are mistakenly exposed to user code through `require()`. These
modules are:

- `v8/tools/codemap`
- `v8/tools/consarray`
- `v8/tools/csvparser`
- `v8/tools/logreader`
- `v8/tools/profile_view`
- `v8/tools/profile`
- `v8/tools/SourceMap`
- `v8/tools/splaytree`
- `v8/tools/tickprocessor-driver`
- `v8/tools/tickprocessor`
- `node-inspect/lib/_inspect` (from 7.6.0)
- `node-inspect/lib/internal/inspect_client` (from 7.6.0)
- `node-inspect/lib/internal/inspect_repl` (from 7.6.0)

The `v8/*` modules do not have any exports, and if not imported in a specific
order would in fact throw errors. As such there are virtually no legitimate use
cases for importing them through `require()`.

On the other hand, `node-inspect` may be installed locally through a package
manager, as it is published on the npm registry under the same name. No source
code modification is necessary if that is done.

<a id="DEP0085"></a>
### DEP0085: AsyncHooks Sensitive API
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17147
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version:
    - v8.10.0
    - v9.4.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16972
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

The AsyncHooks Sensitive API was never documented and had various minor issues.
(See <https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/15572>.) Use the `AsyncResource`
API instead.

<a id="DEP0086"></a>
### DEP0086: Remove runInAsyncIdScope
<!-- YAML
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17147
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version:
    - v8.10.0
    - v9.4.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16972
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

`runInAsyncIdScope` doesn't emit the `'before'` or `'after'` event and can thus
cause a lot of issues. See <https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/14328> for
more details.

<a id="DEP0089"></a>
### DEP0089: require('assert')
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      - v9.9.0
      - v10.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17002
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

Importing assert directly is not recommended as the exposed functions will use
loose equality checks. Use `require('assert').strict` instead. The API is the
same as the legacy assert but it will always use strict equality checks.

<a id="DEP0090"></a>
### DEP0090: Invalid GCM authentication tag lengths
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17825
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version: v10.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18017
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

Node.js used to support all GCM authentication tag lengths which are accepted by
OpenSSL when calling [`decipher.setAuthTag()`][]. Beginning with node REPLACEME,
only authentication tag lengths of 128, 120, 112, 104, 96, 64, and 32 bits are
allowed. Authentication tags whose length is not included in this list are
considered invalid in compliance with [NIST SP 800-38D][].

<a id="DEP0091"></a>
### DEP0091: crypto.DEFAULT_ENCODING
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18333
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

The [`crypto.DEFAULT_ENCODING`][] property is deprecated.

<a id="DEP0092"></a>
### DEP0092: Top-level `this` bound to `module.exports`
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16878
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

Assigning properties to the top-level `this` as an alternative
to `module.exports` is deprecated. Developers should use `exports`
or `module.exports` instead.

<a id="DEP0093"></a>
### DEP0093: crypto.fips is deprecated and replaced.
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18335
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [`crypto.fips`][] property is deprecated. Please use `crypto.setFips()`
and `crypto.getFips()` instead.

<a id="DEP0094"></a>
### DEP0094: Using `assert.fail()` with more than one argument.
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18418
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

Using `assert.fail()` with more than one argument is deprecated. Use
`assert.fail()` with only one argument or use a different `assert` module
method.

<a id="DEP0095"></a>
### DEP0095: timers.enroll()
<!-- YAML
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  - version: v10.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18066
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

`timers.enroll()` is deprecated. Please use the publicly documented
[`setTimeout()`][] or [`setInterval()`][] instead.

<a id="DEP0096"></a>
### DEP0096: timers.unenroll()
<!-- YAML
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18066
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

`timers.unenroll()` is deprecated. Please use the publicly documented
[`clearTimeout()`][] or [`clearInterval()`][] instead.

<a id="DEP0097"></a>
### DEP0097: MakeCallback with domain property
<!-- YAML
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17417
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

Users of `MakeCallback` that add the `domain` property to carry context,
should start using the `async_context` variant of `MakeCallback` or
`CallbackScope`, or the high-level `AsyncResource` class.

<a id="DEP0098"></a>
### DEP0098: AsyncHooks Embedder AsyncResource.emitBefore and AsyncResource.emitAfter APIs
<!-- YAML
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  - version:
    - v8.12.0
    - v9.6.0
    - v10.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18632
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

The embedded API provided by AsyncHooks exposes `.emitBefore()` and
`.emitAfter()` methods which are very easy to use incorrectly which can lead
to unrecoverable errors.

Use [`asyncResource.runInAsyncScope()`][] API instead which provides a much
safer, and more convenient, alternative. See
<https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18513> for more details.

<a id="DEP0099"></a>
### DEP0099: async context-unaware node::MakeCallback C++ APIs
<!-- YAML
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18632
    description: Compile-time deprecation.
-->

Type: Compile-time

Certain versions of `node::MakeCallback` APIs available to native modules are
deprecated. Please use the versions of the API that accept an `async_context`
parameter.

<a id="DEP0100"></a>
### DEP0100: process.assert()
<!-- YAML
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18666
    description: Runtime deprecation.
  - version: v0.3.7
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

`process.assert()` is deprecated. Please use the [`assert`][] module instead.

This was never a documented feature.

<a id="DEP0101"></a>
### DEP0101: --with-lttng
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18982
    description: End-of-Life.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

The `--with-lttng` compile-time option has been removed.

<a id="DEP0102"></a>
### DEP0102: Using `noAssert` in Buffer#(read|write) operations.
<!-- YAML
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18395
    description: End-of-Life.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

Using the `noAssert` argument has no functionality anymore. All input is going
to be verified, no matter if it is set to true or not. Skipping the verification
could lead to hard to find errors and crashes.

<a id="DEP0103"></a>
### DEP0103: process.binding('util').is[...] typechecks
<!-- YAML
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  - version: v10.9.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/22004
    description: Superseded by [DEP0111](#DEP0111).
  - version: v10.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18415
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only (supports [`--pending-deprecation`][])

Using `process.binding()` in general should be avoided. The type checking
methods in particular can be replaced by using [`util.types`][].

This deprecation has been superseded by the deprecation of the
`process.binding()` API ([DEP0111](#DEP0111)).

<a id="DEP0104"></a>
### DEP0104: process.env string coercion
<!-- YAML
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18990
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only (supports [`--pending-deprecation`][])

When assigning a non-string property to [`process.env`][], the assigned value is
implicitly converted to a string. This behavior is deprecated if the assigned
value is not a string, boolean, or number. In the future, such assignment may
result in a thrown error. Please convert the property to a string before
assigning it to `process.env`.

<a id="DEP0105"></a>
### DEP0105: decipher.finaltol
<!-- YAML
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  - version: REPLACEME
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/19941
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version: v10.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/19353
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

`decipher.finaltol()` has never been documented and was an alias for
[`decipher.final()`][]. This API has been removed, and it is recommended to use
[`decipher.final()`][] instead.

<a id="DEP0106"></a>
### DEP0106: crypto.createCipher and crypto.createDecipher
<!-- YAML
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  - version: REPLACEME
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/22089
    description: Runtime deprecation.
  - version: v10.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/19343
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

Using [`crypto.createCipher()`][] and [`crypto.createDecipher()`][] should be
avoided as they use a weak key derivation function (MD5 with no salt) and static
initialization vectors. It is recommended to derive a key using
[`crypto.pbkdf2()`][] or [`crypto.scrypt()`][] and to use
[`crypto.createCipheriv()`][] and [`crypto.createDecipheriv()`][] to obtain the
[`Cipher`][] and [`Decipher`][] objects respectively.

<a id="DEP0107"></a>
### DEP0107: tls.convertNPNProtocols()
<!-- YAML
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/20736
    description: End-of-Life.
  - version: v10.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/19403
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: End-of-Life

This was an undocumented helper function not intended for use outside Node.js
core and obsoleted by the removal of NPN (Next Protocol Negotiation) support.

<a id="DEP0108"></a>
### DEP0108: zlib.bytesRead
<!-- YAML
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  - version: REPLACEME
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23308
    description: Runtime deprecation.
  - version: v10.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/19414
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

Deprecated alias for [`zlib.bytesWritten`][]. This original name was chosen
because it also made sense to interpret the value as the number of bytes
read by the engine, but is inconsistent with other streams in Node.js that
expose values under these names.

<a id="DEP0109"></a>
### DEP0109: http, https, and tls support for invalid URLs
<!-- YAML
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    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/20270
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

Some previously supported (but strictly invalid) URLs were accepted through the
[`http.request()`][], [`http.get()`][], [`https.request()`][],
[`https.get()`][], and [`tls.checkServerIdentity()`][] APIs because those were
accepted by the legacy `url.parse()` API. The mentioned APIs now use the WHATWG
URL parser that requires strictly valid URLs. Passing an invalid URL is
deprecated and support will be removed in the future.

<a id="DEP0110"></a>
### DEP0110: vm.Script cached data
<!-- YAML
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  - version: v10.6.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/20300
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The `produceCachedData` option is deprecated. Use
[`script.createCachedData()`][] instead.

<a id="DEP0111"></a>
### DEP0111: process.binding()
<!-- YAML
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  - version: v10.9.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/22004
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The `process.binding()` API is intended for use by Node.js internal code
only. Use of `process.binding()` by userland code is unsupported.

<a id="DEP0112"></a>
### DEP0112: dgram private APIs
<!-- YAML
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  - version: REPLACEME
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/22011
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

The `dgram` module previously contained several APIs that were never meant to
accessed outside of Node.js core: `Socket.prototype._handle`,
`Socket.prototype._receiving`, `Socket.prototype._bindState`,
`Socket.prototype._queue`, `Socket.prototype._reuseAddr`,
`Socket.prototype._healthCheck()`, `Socket.prototype._stopReceiving()`, and
`dgram._createSocketHandle()`.

<a id="DEP0113"></a>
### DEP0113: Cipher.setAuthTag(), Decipher.getAuthTag()
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version: REPLACEME
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/22126
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

With the current crypto API, having `Cipher.setAuthTag()` and
`Decipher.getAuthTag()` is not helpful and both functions will throw an error
when called. They have never been documented and will be removed in a future
release.

<a id="DEP0114"></a>
### DEP0114: crypto._toBuf()
<!-- YAML
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  - version: REPLACEME
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/22501
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

The `crypto._toBuf()` function was not designed to be used by modules outside
of Node.js core and will be removed in the future.

<a id="DEP0115"></a>
### DEP0115: crypto.prng(), crypto.pseudoRandomBytes(), crypto.rng()
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version: REPLACEME
    pr-url:
      - https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/22519
      - https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23017
    description: Added documentation-only deprecation
                 with `--pending-deprecation` support.
-->

Type: Documentation-only (supports [`--pending-deprecation`][])

In recent versions of Node.js, there is no difference between
[`crypto.randomBytes()`][] and `crypto.pseudoRandomBytes()`. The latter is
deprecated along with the undocumented aliases `crypto.prng()` and
`crypto.rng()` in favor of [`crypto.randomBytes()`][] and may be removed in a
future release.

<a id="DEP0116"></a>
### DEP0116: Legacy URL API
<!-- YAML
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  - version: v11.0.0
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/22715
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only

The [Legacy URL API][] is deprecated. This includes [`url.format()`][],
[`url.parse()`][], [`url.resolve()`][], and the [legacy `urlObject`][]. Please
use the [WHATWG URL API][] instead.

<a id="DEP0117"></a>
### DEP0117: Native crypto handles
<!-- YAML
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  - version: REPLACEME
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/22747
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

Previous versions of Node.js exposed handles to internal native objects through
the `_handle` property of the `Cipher`, `Decipher`, `DiffieHellman`,
`DiffieHellmanGroup`, `ECDH`, `Hash`, `Hmac`, `Sign`, and `Verify` classes.
Using the `_handle` property to access the native object is deprecated because
improper use of the native object can lead to crashing the application.

<a id="DEP0118"></a>
### DEP0118: dns.lookup() support for a falsy hostname
<!-- YAML
changes:
  - version: REPLACEME
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23173
    description: Runtime deprecation.
-->

Type: Runtime

Previous versions of Node.js supported `dns.lookup()` with a falsy hostname
like `dns.lookup(false)` due to backward compatibility.
This behavior is undocumented and is thought to be unused in real world apps.
It will become an error in future versions of Node.js.

<a id="DEP0119"></a>
### DEP0119: process.binding('uv').errname() private API
<!--
changes:
  - version: REPLACEME
    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23597
    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
-->

Type: Documentation-only (supports [`--pending-deprecation`][])

Directly calling `process.binding('uv').errname(<val>)` is deprecated.
Please make sure to use [`util.getSystemErrorName()`][] instead.


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[`clearInterval()`]: timers.html#timers_clearinterval_timeout
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[`util.isError()`]: util.html#util_util_iserror_object
[`util.isFunction()`]: util.html#util_util_isfunction_object
[`util.isNull()`]: util.html#util_util_isnull_object
[`util.isNullOrUndefined()`]: util.html#util_util_isnullorundefined_object
[`util.isNumber()`]: util.html#util_util_isnumber_object
[`util.isObject()`]: util.html#util_util_isobject_object
[`util.isPrimitive()`]: util.html#util_util_isprimitive_object
[`util.isRegExp()`]: util.html#util_util_isregexp_object
[`util.isString()`]: util.html#util_util_isstring_object
[`util.isSymbol()`]: util.html#util_util_issymbol_object
[`util.isUndefined()`]: util.html#util_util_isundefined_object
[`util.log()`]: util.html#util_util_log_string
[`util.print()`]: util.html#util_util_print_strings
[`util.puts()`]: util.html#util_util_puts_strings
[`util.types`]: util.html#util_util_types
[`util`]: util.html
[`worker.exitedAfterDisconnect`]: cluster.html#cluster_worker_exitedafterdisconnect
[`zlib.bytesWritten`]: zlib.html#zlib_zlib_byteswritten
[alloc]: buffer.html#buffer_class_method_buffer_alloc_size_fill_encoding
[alloc_unsafe_size]: buffer.html#buffer_class_method_buffer_allocunsafe_size
[from_arraybuffer]: buffer.html#buffer_class_method_buffer_from_arraybuffer_byteoffset_length
[from_string_encoding]: buffer.html#buffer_class_method_buffer_from_string_encoding
[Legacy URL API]: url.html#url_legacy_url_api
[legacy `urlObject`]: url.html#url_legacy_urlobject
[NIST SP 800-38D]: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-38d.pdf
[WHATWG URL API]: url.html#url_the_whatwg_url_api
