[nginx-announce] njs-0.8.8

[Dmitry Volyntsev]

Hello,

I'm glad to announce a new release of NGINX JavaScript module (njs).

This release introduced shared dictionary for QuickJS engine.

Learn more about njs:

- Overview and introduction:
       https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/
- NGINX JavaScript in Your Web Server Configuration:
       https://youtu.be/Jc_L6UffFOs
- Extending NGINX with Custom Code:
       https://youtu.be/0CVhq4AUU7M
- Using node modules with njs:
       https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/node_modules.html
- Writing njs code using TypeScript definition files:
       https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/typescript.html

Feel free to try it and give us feedback on:

- Github:
       https://github.com/nginx/njs/issues

Additional examples and howtos can be found here:

- Github:
       https://github.com/nginx/njs-examples

Changes with njs 0.8.8                                       10 Dec 2024

     nginx modules:

     *) Feature: implemented shared dictionary for QuickJS engine.

     *) Improvement: js_preload_object is refactored.

     *) Bugfix: fixed rate-limited output.

     *) Bugfix: optimized use of SSL contexts for
        js_fetch_trusted_certificate directive.

     Core:

     *) Feature: implemented process object for QuickJS engine.

     *) Feature: implemented process.kill() method.

     *) Bugfix: fixed tests with libxml2 2.13 and later.

     *) Bugfix: fixed promise resolving when Promise is inherited.

     *) Bugfix: fixed absolute scope in cloned VMs.