Deprecate `test` npm package
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Stale
- Tech stack
- javascript, node.js
- Domain
- release
Research direction
Start by reviewing the linked npm page for the test package and the issue's node:test context. Confirm that supported Node.js versions no longer need the backport, then verify that the package is marked deprecated with an appropriate rationale.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Description
The test npm package serves as a backport of the node:test module for Node.js versions prior to v18. However, all these older versions are now end-of-life (EoL). This means the package offers no real advantage for users running supported (non-EoL) versions of Node.js, which they ideally should be using.
Given that the package is outdated and no longer necessary, wouldn't it make sense to deprecate it?
CC @nodejs/test_runner
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 202
- Forks
- 183
- Avg merge
- 13d 12h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 2
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