node/doc/ctc-meetings/2016-08-03.md

# Node Foundation CTC Meeting 2016-08-03

## Links

* **Audio Recording**: TBP
* **GitHub Issue**: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7948
* **Minutes Google Doc**: <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ufR5dNuN3JLmFPvCvLYGRa98_-eqy5yY3zJuTnT60K8/edit#heading=h.ncvpl89y747j>
* _Previous Minutes Google Doc: <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rHxRb-ImjwFPOCOapgRDLdhqr4LJvie7eDNPOnDu2UA>_


## Present

* Anna Henningsen @addaleax (observer)
* Bradley Meck @bmeck (observer/GoDaddy/TC39)
* Ben Noordhuis @bnoordhuis (CTC)
* Сковорода Никита Андреевич @ChALkeR (CTC)
* Colin Ihrig @cjihrig (CTC)
* Evan Lucas @evanlucas (CTC)
* Jeremiah Senkpiel @Fishrock123 (CTC)
* James M Snell @jasnell (CTC)
* Josh Gavant @joshgav (observer/Microsoft)
* Michael Dawson @mhdawson (CTC)
* Brian White @mscdex (CTC)
* Ali Ijaz Sheikh @ofrobots (CTC)
* Bert Belder @piscisaureus (CTC)
* Saúl Ibarra Corretgé @saghul (observer)
* Rich Trott @Trott (CTC)


## Standup

* Anna Henningsen @addaleax (observer)
  * Issues & PR review
* Bradley Meck @bmeck (observer/GoDaddy/TC39)
  * Went to TC39
  * Modules are going to take a different direction
* Ben Noordhuis @bnoordhuis (CTC)
  * Nothing special.
* Сковорода Никита Андреевич @ChALkeR (CTC)
  * Working on the npm dataset rebuilding tool. Some comments on issues and PRs as usual.
* Colin Ihrig @cjihrig (CTC)
  * Was on vacation
  * Reviewing issues and PRs since I've been back
* Evan Lucas @evanlucas (CTC)
  * A little cherry-picking to v6.x
  * Working on getting commit validator running for PRs
* Jeremiah Senkpiel @Fishrock123 (CTC)
  * Mostly away, experimenting with nucleus-js.
* James M Snell @jasnell (CTC)
  * Node Summit
  * Exploring the possibility of an HTTP/2 implementation in core
  * Continued evaluation of the WHATWG URL implementation
  * Foundation-y / TSC-y stuff
  * Reviewing PRs, catching up still from vacation
* Josh Gavant @joshgav (observer/Microsoft)
  * internal stuff, vacation
* Michael Dawson @mhdawson (CTC)
  * Node Summit/catching up on issues after Node Summit
  * Starting to add linuxOne release machine/jobs
  * Adding new AIX machine from osuosl
  * landed a few minutes PRs
* Brian White @mscdex (CTC)
  * Commenting on issues/PRs.
* Ali Ijaz Sheikh @ofrobots (CTC)
  * Node Summit & internal stuff. Spent rest of time shepherding some backports.
  * Planning on writing a proposal for managing V8 for LTS
* Bert Belder @piscisaureus (CTC)
  * Commented on an issue.
* Rich Trott @Trott (CTC)
  * CTC/governance documentation updates
  * Onboarding (danbev postponed but we’ll get there, now scheduling with fhinkel, additional nominees welcome)
  * fixed a flaky test, investigating others

## Agenda

Extracted from **ctc-agenda** labelled issues and pull requests from the **nodejs org** prior to the meeting.

### nodejs/node

* CTC membership nomination: @addaleax [#7607](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7607)

* Revert fs changes [#7846](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7846)

* [meta] realpath issues in v6 [#7726](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7726)

* v4.5.0 proposal [#7688](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7688)

* build: drop support for VS 2013 in v7 [#7484](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7484)

* http: don't inherit from Object.prototype [#6102](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6102)


### nodejs/node-eps

* proposal: WHATWG URL standard implementation [#28](https://github.com/nodejs/node-eps/pull/28)

### other

* doc: @piscisaureus has stepped-down from the CTC [#7969](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7969)

## Previous Meeting

### nodejs/node

* Role of CTC in semver-major changes needs clarification [#7848](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7848)
* Revert fs changes [#7846](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7846)
* doc: add information about CTC quorum rules [#7813](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7813)
* meta: provide example activities [#7744](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7744)
* meta: realpath issues in v6 [#7726](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7726)
* v4.5.0 proposal [#7688](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7688)
* punycode: deprecate punycode module [#7552](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7552)
* Node 6 fs.realpath behavior changes [#7175](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7175)
* http: don't inherit from Object.prototype [#6102](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6102)
* Seek legal advice on LICENSE and copyright blocks in code [#3979](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/3979)

### nodejs/post-mortem

* Repositories to contribute collaboratively [#30](https://github.com/nodejs/post-mortem/issues/30)

### nodejs/node-eps

* proposal: WHATWG URL standard implementation [#28](https://github.com/nodejs/node-eps/pull/28)

## Minutes

### CTC membership nomination: @addaleax [#7607](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7607)

Unanimous `aye`.

**Next steps**: @rvagg to merge.

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### Revert fs changes [#7846](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7846)

Reverts:
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7846
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7950

Warn instead of throw when callback is omitted, as in v5:
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7897

@bnoordhuis: This change makes omitting the callback an immediate error.

@trott: What do we need to do to get those PRs to land?

@addaleax: Myles split off one commit to [#7950](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7950). Not controversial, was requested by CTC last week.
This must be landed prior to #7846.

@jasnell: Would like to see a CI and CITGM run and some additional testing to make sure we have exactly the right set of reverts. @jasnell will start it.

@bnoordhuis: We need to print a deprecation warning [instead of throwing, when no callback].

@addaleax: That’s the plan after the reverts have landed. @thefourtheye plans to work on it. [see #7897])

@jasnell: process warning or deprecation warning? Will we use `util.printDeprecationWarning` or `process.emitWarning()`?
Deprecation warning is semver-major, process warning is semver-minor or even patch.

[It's `printDeprecationWarning`, see [here](https://github.com/thefourtheye/io.js/blob/8c65f7b6a253ab4e26ffe0de791dc41fcee92244/lib/fs.js#L48).]

@addaleax: PR to print warning already opened. Could be used instead of reverting, but we agreed to revert last week and it blocks the realpath revert.

@Fishrock123: Unbreaking a break and replacing with warning shouldn’t be semver-major.

@trott: @jasnell’s PR on semver policies says it should be semver-major.

@Fishrock123: Since we already changed it in the v6 transition let’s just change it to a deprecation.

@trott: Let’s do the reverts (#7846, #7950), discuss deprecation warning separately in GH (#7897).

OK with everybody.

**Next steps**: Do the reverts (#7846, #7950). Continue discussion on throw -> warning in #7897.

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### [meta] realpath issues in v6 [#7726](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7726)

@trott: Last week we concluded that Anna, Trevor, or Alexis would move it forward.

@trott: Just the two reverts that are blocking.

@addaleax: Yes.

@saghul: Old JS impl did not resolve subst’ed drives. New libuv impl does. A test looks for the new behavior. ]

@saghul: Some people are relying on the old JS impl behavior to shorten paths on Windows. What are the right semantics? Should `subst`ed drives resolve to original path or to shortened path?

@piscisaureus: The whole reason we use realpath in `module` is to avoid a module being loaded multiple times via multiple symlinked paths. So the goal should be to always resolve to the true path.

@piscisaureus: Path limit is 64k not likely to encounter.

@saghul: There’s a test for the new code which expects realpath on a subst’ed drive to give the original path. We need to revert this test for reverted behavior.

@addaleax: Reverting to fs JS impl would return to old behavior.

@trott: Submit a PR to remove that test, or move to known issues tests.

@piscisaureus: Leave the test to track changes in the future.

@Fishrock123: Key is to revert to an impl the ecosystem is depending on. Discuss this in another PR in GitHub.

@jasnell: It’s a revert of the internal impl, not the changed public API [i.e. so we have to consider it now.]

What about reverting the removal of the `cache` option?

@addaleax: Not including the `cache` option now would allow additional/alternate improvements in the future.

@bnoordhuis: Are these changes to land in v7?

@jasnell: The idea is to get these into *v6* before it goes LTS.

* The realpath change would land in v6.
* The other changes (revert throwing error on callback) is only in master and would not land in v6.
* Are the realpath changes dependent on the others?
* Only Myles’ changes conflict with realpath [see previous item].

@jasnell: Do we have the steps lined up?

@addaleax: Myles revert (#7846, #7950), then realpath revert.

@? apply semver-major changes that were reverted, with deprecation warning.

@chalker: Can we keep tests which were added? Revert removes some tests which aren’t actually related to changes.

@piscisareus: Same as @saghul’s comment, and we agreed to keep the new tests. So yes we should keep them.

**Next steps**:

* Modify PR to keep tests related to new behavior for reference.
* Apply Myles' reverts (#7846, #7950)
* Apply `realpath` revert.
* Discuss other items (e.g. throw -> deprecation, proper realpath for subst'ed drives, cache impl) in GH issues.

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### v4.5.0 proposal [#7688](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7688)

@trott: Please test the RCs.

@mhdawson and @jasnell: Building at IBM and not encountered anything.

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### build: drop support for VS 2013 in v7 [#7484](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7484)

@bnoordhuis: Based on @joaocgreis’s comment we can move from 2013 without trouble.

@joshgav: @joaocgreis tested against many modules and with CITGM and encountered no problems.

@piscisaureus: Can we wait for semver-major?

@joshgav: Then we’ll be stuck with 2013 through out v6 LTS.

@piscisaureus: Should we make another issue for v6?

@jasnell: Let’s get this landed in master and test it out, then make a decision on putting in v6 before October.

@trott: Getting pretty close, don’t want to be switching just a month before.

**Next steps**:

* Merge to master and test.
* Determine in September if we can apply in v6.

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### http: don't inherit from Object.prototype [#6102](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6102)

@chrisdickinson has concerns, @mscdex contacted. No response yet.

@Fishrock123: Let’s remove `ctc-agenda` tag for next week.

@jasnell: Plenty of discussion, heard from Doug Wilson that it’s a positive change. Would rather not hold up waiting for a response. Would be best to land before v7.

@ofrobots: If we are going to change this we should have a plan for if/how we’ll get to maps.

@Fishrock123: There are too many people currently depending on this being a regular object.

@ofrobots: We shouldn’t break the ecosystem twice. We should target something with maps for v8 or longer timeframe.

@Fishrock123: Motivation is ?

Some feel we should wait for maps before making a breaking change. Jeremiah feels we should make an effective change now and not wait for an unknown future.

@Fishrock123: We’ll need to provide both old and new APIs side by side, and that could be hard to do with maps.

@ofrobots: We can delegate old API to a Proxy and add deprecation warnings on that handler.

@?: Is Proxy performant enough?

@ofrobots: For a deprecated path is it okay to take a performance hit?

@evan: Okay with current change proposal (i.e. to not inherit from Object) as long as it’s considered semver-major.

@jasnell will work on this.

**Next steps**: Decide whether to merge this or wait for maps-based impl.

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### nodejs/node-eps proposal: WHATWG URL standard implementation [#28](https://github.com/nodejs/node-eps/pull/28)

@trott: briefing now, longer discussion next week.

@jasnell: Everyone keep reviewing it. Goal is to land as “experimental” in master, doesn’t have to go in v6.

@trevnorris: -1 on global `URL` variable.

@Fishrock123 also against new globals other than lang features.

@jasnell: It’s a global in browsers. It can be removed, it’s in its own commit.

**Next steps**: @nodejs/ctc review @jasnell's proposal. Discuss next week.

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### doc: @piscisaureus has stepped-down from the CTC [#7969](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7969)

@Fishrock123: submit PR to remove @piscisaureus and/or move to Collaborator.

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## Q/A on public fora

No questions.

## Upcoming Meetings

* CTC: 2016-08-03
* TSC: 2016-07-28
* Build: 2016-08-07
* LTS: 2016-07-25
* Diagnostics: Sept
* Post-Mortem: August
* API: August