NodeJS introduces HTTPS Import from URLs

The Backend Engineering Show with Hussein Nasser

Episode | Podcast

Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 17:32:24 GMT

<p>NodeJS introduces importing network based modules in their latest release. Importing network based modules using `https:` and `http:` is supported under the `--experimental-network-imports` flag. This allows web browser-like imports to work in Node.js with a few differences due to application stability and security concerns that are different when running in a privileged environment instead of a browser sandbox.</p> <p>&nbsp;Import HTTPS</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/36328/files">https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/36328/files</a></p>