From dd1fb98bda626b5bb2841943a1a86cd4a25ec09b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Roman Reiss Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2017 16:15:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: consistent case for primitive types PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/11167 Backport-PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/13054 Reviewed-By: Timothy Gu Reviewed-By: James M Snell Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung --- doc/api/buffer.md | 117 +++++++++++++------- doc/api/child_process.md | 148 ++++++++++++------------- doc/api/cluster.md | 22 ++-- doc/api/dgram.md | 46 ++++---- doc/api/dns.md | 10 +- doc/api/errors.md | 2 +- doc/api/events.md | 14 +-- doc/api/fs.md | 232 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------- doc/api/http.md | 84 +++++++------- doc/api/modules.md | 2 +- doc/api/net.md | 26 ++--- doc/api/os.md | 12 +- doc/api/path.md | 42 +++---- doc/api/process.md | 32 +++--- doc/api/punycode.md | 10 +- doc/api/querystring.md | 14 +-- doc/api/readline.md | 10 +- doc/api/repl.md | 8 +- doc/api/stream.md | 54 ++++----- doc/api/url.md | 54 +++++++-- doc/api/util.md | 10 +- 21 files changed, 515 insertions(+), 434 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/api/buffer.md b/doc/api/buffer.md index 106d4f58f0..228dc4d22a 100644 --- a/doc/api/buffer.md +++ b/doc/api/buffer.md @@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ deprecated: v6.0.0 > Stability: 0 - Deprecated: > Use [`Buffer.from(string[, encoding])`][`Buffer.from(string)`] instead. -* `string` {String} String to encode -* `encoding` {String} The encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'` +* `string` {string} String to encode +* `encoding` {string} The encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'` Creates a new `Buffer` containing the given JavaScript string `string`. If provided, the `encoding` parameter identifies the character encoding of `string`. @@ -454,9 +454,9 @@ added: v5.10.0 --> * `size` {Integer} The desired length of the new `Buffer` -* `fill` {String | Buffer | Integer} A value to pre-fill the new `Buffer` with. +* `fill` {string | Buffer | Integer} A value to pre-fill the new `Buffer` with. **Default:** `0` -* `encoding` {String} If `fill` is a string, this is its encoding. +* `encoding` {string} If `fill` is a string, this is its encoding. **Default:** `'utf8'` Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If `fill` is `undefined`, the @@ -609,9 +609,9 @@ A `TypeError` will be thrown if `size` is not a number. added: v0.1.90 --> -* `string` {String | Buffer | TypedArray | DataView | ArrayBuffer} A value to +* `string` {string | Buffer | TypedArray | DataView | ArrayBuffer} A value to calculate the length of -* `encoding` {String} If `string` is a string, this is its encoding. +* `encoding` {string} If `string` is a string, this is its encoding. **Default:** `'utf8'` * Returns: {Integer} The number of bytes contained within `string` @@ -805,8 +805,8 @@ A `TypeError` will be thrown if `buffer` is not a `Buffer`. added: v5.10.0 --> -* `string` {String} A string to encode. -* `encoding` {String} The encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'` +* `string` {string} A string to encode. +* `encoding` {string} The encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'` Creates a new `Buffer` containing the given JavaScript string `string`. If provided, the `encoding` parameter identifies the character encoding of `string`. @@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ Returns `true` if `obj` is a `Buffer`, `false` otherwise. added: v0.9.1 --> -* `encoding` {String} A character encoding name to check +* `encoding` {string} A character encoding name to check * Returns: {Boolean} Returns `true` if `encoding` contains a supported character encoding, or `false` @@ -1075,10 +1075,10 @@ console.log(buf1.equals(buf3)); added: v0.5.0 --> -* `value` {String | Buffer | Integer} The value to fill `buf` with +* `value` {string | Buffer | Integer} The value to fill `buf` with * `offset` {Integer} Where to start filling `buf`. **Default:** `0` * `end` {Integer} Where to stop filling `buf` (not inclusive). **Default:** [`buf.length`] -* `encoding` {String} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding. +* `encoding` {string} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding. **Default:** `'utf8'` * Returns: {Buffer} A reference to `buf` @@ -1107,6 +1107,47 @@ Example: Fill a `Buffer` with a two-byte character console.log(Buffer.allocUnsafe(3).fill('\u0222')); ``` +### buf.includes(value[, byteOffset][, encoding]) + + +* `value` {string | Buffer | Integer} What to search for +* `byteOffset` {Integer} Where to begin searching in `buf`. **Default:** `0` +* `encoding` {string} If `value` is a string, this is its encoding. + **Default:** `'utf8'` +* Returns: {Boolean} `true` if `value` was found in `buf`, `false` otherwise + +Equivalent to [`buf.indexOf() !== -1`][`buf.indexOf()`]. + +Examples: + +```js +const buf = Buffer.from('this is a buffer'); + +// Prints: true +console.log(buf.includes('this')); + +// Prints: true +console.log(buf.includes('is')); + +// Prints: true +console.log(buf.includes(Buffer.from('a buffer'))); + +// Prints: true +// (97 is the decimal ASCII value for 'a') +console.log(buf.includes(97)); + +// Prints: false +console.log(buf.includes(Buffer.from('a buffer example'))); + +// Prints: true +console.log(buf.includes(Buffer.from('a buffer example').slice(0, 8))); + +// Prints: false +console.log(buf.includes('this', 4)); +``` + ### buf.indexOf(value[, byteOffset][, encoding]) * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 8` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Number} Reads a 64-bit double from `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified @@ -1421,7 +1462,7 @@ added: v0.11.15 --> * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Number} Reads a 32-bit float from `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified @@ -1456,7 +1497,7 @@ added: v0.5.0 --> * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} Reads a signed 8-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset`. @@ -1488,7 +1529,7 @@ added: v0.5.5 --> * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} Reads a signed 16-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset` with @@ -1522,7 +1563,7 @@ added: v0.5.5 --> * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} Reads a signed 32-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset` with @@ -1557,7 +1598,7 @@ added: v0.11.15 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - byteLength` * `byteLength` {Integer} How many bytes to read. Must satisfy: `0 < byteLength <= 6` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` and `byteLength` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` and `byteLength` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} Reads `byteLength` number of bytes from `buf` at the specified `offset` @@ -1588,7 +1629,7 @@ added: v0.5.0 --> * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} Reads an unsigned 8-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset`. @@ -1618,7 +1659,7 @@ added: v0.5.5 --> * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} Reads an unsigned 16-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset` with @@ -1656,7 +1697,7 @@ added: v0.5.5 --> * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} Reads an unsigned 32-bit integer from `buf` at the specified `offset` with @@ -1689,7 +1730,7 @@ added: v0.11.15 * `offset` {Integer} Where to start reading. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - byteLength` * `byteLength` {Integer} How many bytes to read. Must satisfy: `0 < byteLength <= 6` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `offset` and `byteLength` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `offset` and `byteLength` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} Reads `byteLength` number of bytes from `buf` at the specified `offset` @@ -1871,7 +1912,7 @@ for working with 64-bit floats. added: v0.1.90 --> -* `encoding` {String} The character encoding to decode to. **Default:** `'utf8'` +* `encoding` {string} The character encoding to decode to. **Default:** `'utf8'` * `start` {Integer} The byte offset to start decoding at. **Default:** `0` * `end` {Integer} The byte offset to stop decoding at (not inclusive). **Default:** [`buf.length`] @@ -1981,10 +2022,10 @@ for (const value of buf) { added: v0.1.90 --> -* `string` {String} String to be written to `buf` +* `string` {string} String to be written to `buf` * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing `string`. **Default:** `0` * `length` {Integer} How many bytes to write. **Default:** `buf.length - offset` -* `encoding` {String} The character encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'` +* `encoding` {string} The character encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'` * Returns: {Integer} Number of bytes written Writes `string` to `buf` at `offset` according to the character encoding in `encoding`. @@ -2009,9 +2050,9 @@ console.log(`${len} bytes: ${buf.toString('utf8', 0, len)}`); added: v0.11.15 --> -* `value` {Number} Number to be written to `buf` +* `value` {number} Number to be written to `buf` * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 8` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian @@ -2044,9 +2085,9 @@ console.log(buf); added: v0.11.15 --> -* `value` {Number} Number to be written to `buf` +* `value` {number} Number to be written to `buf` * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian @@ -2080,7 +2121,7 @@ added: v0.5.0 * `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf` * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset`. `value` *should* be a valid @@ -2112,7 +2153,7 @@ added: v0.5.5 * `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf` * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian @@ -2145,7 +2186,7 @@ added: v0.5.5 * `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf` * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian @@ -2179,7 +2220,7 @@ added: v0.11.15 * `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf` * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - byteLength` * `byteLength` {Integer} How many bytes to write. Must satisfy: `0 < byteLength <= 6` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value`, `offset`, and `byteLength` validation? +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value`, `offset`, and `byteLength` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written @@ -2213,7 +2254,7 @@ added: v0.5.0 * `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf` * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 1` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset`. `value` *should* be a @@ -2245,7 +2286,7 @@ added: v0.5.5 * `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf` * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 2` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian @@ -2282,7 +2323,7 @@ added: v0.5.5 * `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf` * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - 4` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value` and `offset` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written Writes `value` to `buf` at the specified `offset` with specified endian @@ -2318,7 +2359,7 @@ added: v0.5.5 * `value` {Integer} Number to be written to `buf` * `offset` {Integer} Where to start writing. Must satisfy: `0 <= offset <= buf.length - byteLength` * `byteLength` {Integer} How many bytes to write. Must satisfy: `0 < byteLength <= 6` -* `noAssert` {Boolean} Skip `value`, `offset`, and `byteLength` validation? +* `noAssert` {boolean} Skip `value`, `offset`, and `byteLength` validation? **Default:** `false` * Returns: {Integer} `offset` plus the number of bytes written diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.md b/doc/api/child_process.md index d7a94e7deb..d91a1a5e5e 100644 --- a/doc/api/child_process.md +++ b/doc/api/child_process.md @@ -125,25 +125,25 @@ exec('"my script.cmd" a b', (err, stdout, stderr) => { added: v0.1.90 --> -* `command` {String} The command to run, with space-separated arguments +* `command` {string} The command to run, with space-separated arguments * `options` {Object} - * `cwd` {String} Current working directory of the child process + * `cwd` {string} Current working directory of the child process * `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs - * `encoding` {String} (Default: `'utf8'`) - * `shell` {String} Shell to execute the command with + * `encoding` {string} (Default: `'utf8'`) + * `shell` {string} Shell to execute the command with (Default: `'/bin/sh'` on UNIX, `'cmd.exe'` on Windows, The shell should understand the `-c` switch on UNIX or `/s /c` on Windows. On Windows, command line parsing should be compatible with `cmd.exe`.) - * `timeout` {Number} (Default: `0`) + * `timeout` {number} (Default: `0`) * [`maxBuffer`][] {Number} largest amount of data (in bytes) allowed on stdout or stderr - if exceeded child process is killed (Default: `200*1024`) - * `killSignal` {String|Integer} (Default: `'SIGTERM'`) - * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) - * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) + * `killSignal` {string|Integer} (Default: `'SIGTERM'`) + * `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) + * `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) * `callback` {Function} called with the output when process terminates * `error` {Error} - * `stdout` {String|Buffer} - * `stderr` {String|Buffer} + * `stdout` {string|Buffer} + * `stderr` {string|Buffer} * Returns: {ChildProcess} Spawns a shell then executes the `command` within that shell, buffering any @@ -205,22 +205,22 @@ replace the existing process and uses a shell to execute the command.* added: v0.1.91 --> -* `file` {String} The name or path of the executable file to run +* `file` {string} The name or path of the executable file to run * `args` {Array} List of string arguments * `options` {Object} - * `cwd` {String} Current working directory of the child process + * `cwd` {string} Current working directory of the child process * `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs - * `encoding` {String} (Default: `'utf8'`) - * `timeout` {Number} (Default: `0`) + * `encoding` {string} (Default: `'utf8'`) + * `timeout` {number} (Default: `0`) * [`maxBuffer`][] {Number} largest amount of data (in bytes) allowed on stdout or stderr - if exceeded child process is killed (Default: `200*1024`) - * `killSignal` {String|Integer} (Default: `'SIGTERM'`) - * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) - * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) + * `killSignal` {string|Integer} (Default: `'SIGTERM'`) + * `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) + * `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) * `callback` {Function} called with the output when process terminates * `error` {Error} - * `stdout` {String|Buffer} - * `stderr` {String|Buffer} + * `stdout` {string|Buffer} + * `stderr` {string|Buffer} * Returns: {ChildProcess} The `child_process.execFile()` function is similar to [`child_process.exec()`][] @@ -253,15 +253,15 @@ encoding, `Buffer` objects will be passed to the callback instead. added: v0.5.0 --> -* `modulePath` {String} The module to run in the child +* `modulePath` {string} The module to run in the child * `args` {Array} List of string arguments * `options` {Object} - * `cwd` {String} Current working directory of the child process + * `cwd` {string} Current working directory of the child process * `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs - * `execPath` {String} Executable used to create the child process + * `execPath` {string} Executable used to create the child process * `execArgv` {Array} List of string arguments passed to the executable (Default: `process.execArgv`) - * `silent` {Boolean} If `true`, stdin, stdout, and stderr of the child will be + * `silent` {boolean} If `true`, stdin, stdout, and stderr of the child will be piped to the parent, otherwise they will be inherited from the parent, see the `'pipe'` and `'inherit'` options for [`child_process.spawn()`][]'s [`stdio`][] for more details (Default: `false`) @@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ added: v0.5.0 [`stdio`][] option. When this option is provided, it overrides `silent`. The array must contain exactly one item with value `'ipc'` or an error will be thrown. For instance `[0, 1, 2, 'ipc']`. - * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) - * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) + * `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) + * `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) * Returns: {ChildProcess} The `child_process.fork()` method is a special case of @@ -304,21 +304,21 @@ not clone the current process.* added: v0.1.90 --> -* `command` {String} The command to run +* `command` {string} The command to run * `args` {Array} List of string arguments * `options` {Object} - * `cwd` {String} Current working directory of the child process + * `cwd` {string} Current working directory of the child process * `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs - * `argv0` {String} Explicitly set the value of `argv[0]` sent to the child + * `argv0` {string} Explicitly set the value of `argv[0]` sent to the child process. This will be set to `command` if not specified. - * `stdio` {Array|String} Child's stdio configuration. (See + * `stdio` {Array|string} Child's stdio configuration. (See [`options.stdio`][`stdio`]) - * `detached` {Boolean} Prepare child to run independently of its parent + * `detached` {boolean} Prepare child to run independently of its parent process. Specific behavior depends on the platform, see [`options.detached`][]) - * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) - * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) - * `shell` {Boolean|String} If `true`, runs `command` inside of a shell. Uses + * `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) + * `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) + * `shell` {boolean|string} If `true`, runs `command` inside of a shell. Uses `'/bin/sh'` on UNIX, and `'cmd.exe'` on Windows. A different shell can be specified as a string. The shell should understand the `-c` switch on UNIX, or `/s /c` on Windows. Defaults to `false` (no shell). @@ -576,27 +576,27 @@ configuration at startup. added: v0.11.12 --> -* `file` {String} The name or path of the executable file to run +* `file` {string} The name or path of the executable file to run * `args` {Array} List of string arguments * `options` {Object} - * `cwd` {String} Current working directory of the child process - * `input` {String|Buffer} The value which will be passed as stdin to the + * `cwd` {string} Current working directory of the child process + * `input` {string|Buffer} The value which will be passed as stdin to the spawned process - supplying this value will override `stdio[0]` - * `stdio` {String | Array} Child's stdio configuration. (Default: `'pipe'`) + * `stdio` {string | Array} Child's stdio configuration. (Default: `'pipe'`) - `stderr` by default will be output to the parent process' stderr unless `stdio` is specified * `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs - * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) - * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) - * `timeout` {Number} In milliseconds the maximum amount of time the process + * `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) + * `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) + * `timeout` {number} In milliseconds the maximum amount of time the process is allowed to run. (Default: `undefined`) - * `killSignal` {String|Integer} The signal value to be used when the spawned + * `killSignal` {string|Integer} The signal value to be used when the spawned process will be killed. (Default: `'SIGTERM'`) * [`maxBuffer`][] {Number} largest amount of data (in bytes) allowed on stdout or stderr - if exceeded child process is killed - * `encoding` {String} The encoding used for all stdio inputs and outputs. (Default: `'buffer'`) -* Returns: {Buffer|String} The stdout from the command + * `encoding` {string} The encoding used for all stdio inputs and outputs. (Default: `'buffer'`) +* Returns: {Buffer|string} The stdout from the command The `child_process.execFileSync()` method is generally identical to [`child_process.execFile()`][] with the exception that the method will not return @@ -615,31 +615,31 @@ throw. The [`Error`][] object will contain the entire result from added: v0.11.12 --> -* `command` {String} The command to run +* `command` {string} The command to run * `options` {Object} - * `cwd` {String} Current working directory of the child process - * `input` {String|Buffer} The value which will be passed as stdin to the + * `cwd` {string} Current working directory of the child process + * `input` {string|Buffer} The value which will be passed as stdin to the spawned process - supplying this value will override `stdio[0]` - * `stdio` {String | Array} Child's stdio configuration. (Default: `'pipe'`) + * `stdio` {string | Array} Child's stdio configuration. (Default: `'pipe'`) - `stderr` by default will be output to the parent process' stderr unless `stdio` is specified * `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs - * `shell` {String} Shell to execute the command with + * `shell` {string} Shell to execute the command with (Default: `'/bin/sh'` on UNIX, `'cmd.exe'` on Windows, The shell should understand the `-c` switch on UNIX or `/s /c` on Windows. On Windows, command line parsing should be compatible with `cmd.exe`.) - * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) - * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) - * `timeout` {Number} In milliseconds the maximum amount of time the process + * `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) + * `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) + * `timeout` {number} In milliseconds the maximum amount of time the process is allowed to run. (Default: `undefined`) - * `killSignal` {String|Integer} The signal value to be used when the spawned + * `killSignal` {string|Integer} The signal value to be used when the spawned process will be killed. (Default: `'SIGTERM'`) * [`maxBuffer`][] {Number} largest amount of data (in bytes) allowed on stdout or stderr - if exceeded child process is killed - * `encoding` {String} The encoding used for all stdio inputs and outputs. + * `encoding` {string} The encoding used for all stdio inputs and outputs. (Default: `'buffer'`) -* Returns: {Buffer|String} The stdout from the command +* Returns: {Buffer|string} The stdout from the command The `child_process.execSync()` method is generally identical to [`child_process.exec()`][] with the exception that the method will not return until @@ -662,36 +662,36 @@ execution.** added: v0.11.12 --> -* `command` {String} The command to run +* `command` {string} The command to run * `args` {Array} List of string arguments * `options` {Object} - * `cwd` {String} Current working directory of the child process - * `input` {String|Buffer} The value which will be passed as stdin to the + * `cwd` {string} Current working directory of the child process + * `input` {string|Buffer} The value which will be passed as stdin to the spawned process - supplying this value will override `stdio[0]` - * `stdio` {String | Array} Child's stdio configuration. + * `stdio` {string | Array} Child's stdio configuration. * `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs - * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) - * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) - * `timeout` {Number} In milliseconds the maximum amount of time the process + * `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) + * `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) + * `timeout` {number} In milliseconds the maximum amount of time the process is allowed to run. (Default: `undefined`) - * `killSignal` {String|Integer} The signal value to be used when the spawned + * `killSignal` {string|Integer} The signal value to be used when the spawned process will be killed. (Default: `'SIGTERM'`) * [`maxBuffer`][] {Number} largest amount of data (in bytes) allowed on stdout or stderr - if exceeded child process is killed - * `encoding` {String} The encoding used for all stdio inputs and outputs. + * `encoding` {string} The encoding used for all stdio inputs and outputs. (Default: `'buffer'`) - * `shell` {Boolean|String} If `true`, runs `command` inside of a shell. Uses + * `shell` {boolean|string} If `true`, runs `command` inside of a shell. Uses `'/bin/sh'` on UNIX, and `'cmd.exe'` on Windows. A different shell can be specified as a string. The shell should understand the `-c` switch on UNIX, or `/s /c` on Windows. Defaults to `false` (no shell). * Returns: {Object} - * `pid` {Number} Pid of the child process + * `pid` {number} Pid of the child process * `output` {Array} Array of results from stdio output - * `stdout` {Buffer|String} The contents of `output[1]` - * `stderr` {Buffer|String} The contents of `output[2]` - * `status` {Number} The exit code of the child process - * `signal` {String} The signal used to kill the child process + * `stdout` {Buffer|string} The contents of `output[1]` + * `stderr` {Buffer|string} The contents of `output[2]` + * `status` {number} The exit code of the child process + * `signal` {string} The signal used to kill the child process * `error` {Error} The error object if the child process failed or timed out The `child_process.spawnSync()` method is generally identical to @@ -724,8 +724,8 @@ instances of `ChildProcess`. added: v0.7.7 --> -* `code` {Number} the exit code if the child exited on its own. -* `signal` {String} the signal by which the child process was terminated. +* `code` {number} the exit code if the child exited on its own. +* `signal` {string} the signal by which the child process was terminated. The `'close'` event is emitted when the stdio streams of a child process have been closed. This is distinct from the [`'exit'`][] event, since multiple @@ -762,8 +762,8 @@ See also [`child.kill()`][] and [`child.send()`][]. added: v0.1.90 --> -* `code` {Number} the exit code if the child exited on its own. -* `signal` {String} the signal by which the child process was terminated. +* `code` {number} the exit code if the child exited on its own. +* `signal` {string} the signal by which the child process was terminated. The `'exit'` event is emitted after the child process ends. If the process exited, `code` is the final exit code of the process, otherwise `null`. If the @@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ within the child process to close the IPC channel as well. added: v0.1.90 --> -* `signal` {String} +* `signal` {string} The `child.kill()` methods sends a signal to the child process. If no argument is given, the process will be sent the `'SIGTERM'` signal. See signal(7) for diff --git a/doc/api/cluster.md b/doc/api/cluster.md index 01a2aaf6a8..850881d787 100644 --- a/doc/api/cluster.md +++ b/doc/api/cluster.md @@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ In a worker you can also use `process.on('error')`. added: v0.11.2 --> -* `code` {Number} the exit code, if it exited normally. -* `signal` {String} the name of the signal (e.g. `'SIGHUP'`) that caused +* `code` {number} the exit code, if it exited normally. +* `signal` {string} the name of the signal (e.g. `'SIGHUP'`) that caused the process to be killed. Similar to the `cluster.on('exit')` event, but specific to this worker. @@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ because of exiting or being signaled). Otherwise, it returns `false`. added: v0.9.12 --> -* `signal` {String} Name of the kill signal to send to the worker +* `signal` {string} Name of the kill signal to send to the worker process. This function will kill the worker. In the master, it does this by disconnecting @@ -502,8 +502,8 @@ added: v0.7.9 --> * `worker` {cluster.Worker} -* `code` {Number} the exit code, if it exited normally. -* `signal` {String} the name of the signal (e.g. `'SIGHUP'`) that caused +* `code` {number} the exit code, if it exited normally. +* `signal` {string} the name of the signal (e.g. `'SIGHUP'`) that caused the process to be killed. When any of the workers die the cluster module will emit the `'exit'` event. @@ -713,16 +713,16 @@ added: v0.7.1 * {Object} * `execArgv` {Array} list of string arguments passed to the Node.js executable. (Default=`process.execArgv`) - * `exec` {String} file path to worker file. (Default=`process.argv[1]`) + * `exec` {string} file path to worker file. (Default=`process.argv[1]`) * `args` {Array} string arguments passed to worker. (Default=`process.argv.slice(2)`) - * `silent` {Boolean} whether or not to send output to parent's stdio. + * `silent` {boolean} whether or not to send output to parent's stdio. (Default=`false`) * `stdio` {Array} Configures the stdio of forked processes. Because the cluster module relies on IPC to function, this configuration must contain an `'ipc'` entry. When this option is provided, it overrides `silent`. - * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) - * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) + * `uid` {number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) + * `gid` {number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) After calling `.setupMaster()` (or `.fork()`) this settings object will contain the settings, including the default values. @@ -735,10 +735,10 @@ added: v0.7.1 --> * `settings` {Object} - * `exec` {String} file path to worker file. (Default=`process.argv[1]`) + * `exec` {string} file path to worker file. (Default=`process.argv[1]`) * `args` {Array} string arguments passed to worker. (Default=`process.argv.slice(2)`) - * `silent` {Boolean} whether or not to send output to parent's stdio. + * `silent` {boolean} whether or not to send output to parent's stdio. (Default=`false`) * `stdio` {Array} Configures the stdio of forked processes. When this option is provided, it overrides `silent`. diff --git a/doc/api/dgram.md b/doc/api/dgram.md index 2e214beb2f..2d996ce0c6 100644 --- a/doc/api/dgram.md +++ b/doc/api/dgram.md @@ -74,18 +74,18 @@ The `'message'` event is emitted when a new datagram is available on a socket. The event handler function is passed two arguments: `msg` and `rinfo`. * `msg` {Buffer} - The message * `rinfo` {Object} - Remote address information - * `address` {String} The sender address - * `family` {String} The address family (`'IPv4'` or `'IPv6'`) - * `port` {Number} The sender port - * `size` {Number} The message size + * `address` {string} The sender address + * `family` {string} The address family (`'IPv4'` or `'IPv6'`) + * `port` {number} The sender port + * `size` {number} The message size ### socket.addMembership(multicastAddress[, multicastInterface]) -* `multicastAddress` {String} -* `multicastInterface` {String}, Optional +* `multicastAddress` {string} +* `multicastInterface` {string}, Optional Tells the kernel to join a multicast group at the given `multicastAddress` and `multicastInterface` using the `IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP` socket option. If the @@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ properties. added: v0.1.99 --> -* `port` {Number} - Integer, Optional -* `address` {String}, Optional +* `port` {number} - Integer, Optional +* `address` {string}, Optional * `callback` {Function} with no parameters, Optional. Called when binding is complete. @@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ added: v0.11.14 --> * `options` {Object} - Required. Supports the following properties: - * `port` {Number} - Optional. - * `address` {String} - Optional. - * `exclusive` {Boolean} - Optional. + * `port` {number} - Optional. + * `address` {string} - Optional. + * `exclusive` {boolean} - Optional. * `callback` {Function} - Optional. For UDP sockets, causes the `dgram.Socket` to listen for datagram @@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ provided, it is added as a listener for the [`'close'`][] event. added: v0.6.9 --> -* `multicastAddress` {String} -* `multicastInterface` {String}, Optional +* `multicastAddress` {string} +* `multicastInterface` {string}, Optional Instructs the kernel to leave a multicast group at `multicastAddress` using the `IP_DROP_MEMBERSHIP` socket option. This method is automatically called by the @@ -230,11 +230,11 @@ drop membership on all valid interfaces. added: v0.1.99 --> -* `msg` {Buffer|String|Array} Message to be sent -* `offset` {Number} Integer. Optional. Offset in the buffer where the message starts. -* `length` {Number} Integer. Optional. Number of bytes in the message. -* `port` {Number} Integer. Destination port. -* `address` {String} Destination hostname or IP address. +* `msg` {Buffer|string|array} Message to be sent +* `offset` {number} Integer. Optional. Offset in the buffer where the message starts. +* `length` {number} Integer. Optional. Number of bytes in the message. +* `port` {number} Integer. Destination port. +* `address` {string} Destination hostname or IP address. * `callback` {Function} Called when the message has been sent. Optional. Broadcasts a datagram on the socket. The destination `port` and `address` must @@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ source that the data did not reach its intended recipient. added: v0.6.9 --> -* `flag` {Boolean} +* `flag` {boolean} Sets or clears the `SO_BROADCAST` socket option. When set to `true`, UDP packets may be sent to a local interface's broadcast address. @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ packets may be sent to a local interface's broadcast address. added: v0.3.8 --> -* `flag` {Boolean} +* `flag` {boolean} Sets or clears the `IP_MULTICAST_LOOP` socket option. When set to `true`, multicast packets will also be received on the local interface. @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ multicast packets will also be received on the local interface. added: v0.3.8 --> -* `ttl` {Number} Integer +* `ttl` {number} Integer Sets the `IP_MULTICAST_TTL` socket option. While TTL generally stands for "Time to Live", in this context it specifies the number of IP hops that a @@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ between 0 and 255. The default on most systems is `1` but can vary. added: v0.1.101 --> -* `ttl` {Number} Integer +* `ttl` {number} Integer Sets the `IP_TTL` socket option. While TTL generally stands for "Time to Live", in this context it specifies the number of IP hops that a packet is allowed to @@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ and `udp6` sockets). The bound address and port can be retrieved using added: v0.1.99 --> -* `type` {String} - Either 'udp4' or 'udp6' +* `type` {string} - Either 'udp4' or 'udp6' * `callback` {Function} - Attached as a listener to `'message'` events. Optional * Returns: {dgram.Socket} diff --git a/doc/api/dns.md b/doc/api/dns.md index cdb468de23..301daaa6dc 100644 --- a/doc/api/dns.md +++ b/doc/api/dns.md @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ an integer, then it must be `4` or `6`. Alternatively, `options` can be an object containing these properties: -* `family` {Number} - The record family. If present, must be the integer +* `family` {number} - The record family. If present, must be the integer `4` or `6`. If not provided, both IP v4 and v6 addresses are accepted. * `hints`: {Number} - If present, it should be one or more of the supported `getaddrinfo` flags. If `hints` is not provided, then no flags are passed to @@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ Uses the DNS protocol to resolve a IPv4 addresses (`A` records) for the will contain an array of IPv4 addresses (e.g. `['74.125.79.104', '74.125.79.105', '74.125.79.106']`). -* `hostname` {String} Hostname to resolve. +* `hostname` {string} Hostname to resolve. * `options` {Object} - * `ttl` {Boolean} Retrieve the Time-To-Live value (TTL) of each record. + * `ttl` {boolean} Retrieve the Time-To-Live value (TTL) of each record. The callback receives an array of `{ address: '1.2.3.4', ttl: 60 }` objects rather than an array of strings. The TTL is expressed in seconds. * `callback` {Function} An `(err, result)` callback function. @@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ Uses the DNS protocol to resolve a IPv6 addresses (`AAAA` records) for the `hostname`. The `addresses` argument passed to the `callback` function will contain an array of IPv6 addresses. -* `hostname` {String} Hostname to resolve. +* `hostname` {string} Hostname to resolve. * `options` {Object} - * `ttl` {Boolean} Retrieve the Time-To-Live value (TTL) of each record. + * `ttl` {boolean} Retrieve the Time-To-Live value (TTL) of each record. The callback receives an array of `{ address: '0:1:2:3:4:5:6:7', ttl: 60 }` objects rather than an array of strings. The TTL is expressed in seconds. * `callback` {Function} An `(err, result)` callback function. diff --git a/doc/api/errors.md b/doc/api/errors.md index ea60f2b0e5..94c06541c6 100644 --- a/doc/api/errors.md +++ b/doc/api/errors.md @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ will either be instances of, or inherit from, the `Error` class. ### new Error(message) -* `message` {String} +* `message` {string} Creates a new `Error` object and sets the `error.message` property to the provided text message. If an object is passed as `message`, the text message diff --git a/doc/api/events.md b/doc/api/events.md index 8864e78d9f..7462902e09 100644 --- a/doc/api/events.md +++ b/doc/api/events.md @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ added and `'removeListener'` when existing listeners are removed. added: v0.1.26 --> -* `eventName` {String|Symbol} The name of the event being listened for +* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event being listened for * `listener` {Function} The event handler function The `EventEmitter` instance will emit its own `'newListener'` event *before* @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ myEmitter.emit('event'); added: v0.9.3 --> -* `eventName` {String|Symbol} The event name +* `eventName` {string|symbol} The event name * `listener` {Function} The event handler function The `'removeListener'` event is emitted *after* the `listener` is removed. @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ set by [`emitter.setMaxListeners(n)`][] or defaults to added: v3.2.0 --> -* `eventName` {String|Symbol} The name of the event being listened for +* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event being listened for Returns the number of listeners listening to the event named `eventName`. @@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ console.log(util.inspect(server.listeners('connection'))); added: v0.1.101 --> -* `eventName` {String|Symbol} The name of the event. +* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event. * `listener` {Function} The callback function Adds the `listener` function to the end of the listeners array for the @@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ myEE.emit('foo'); added: v0.3.0 --> -* `eventName` {String|Symbol} The name of the event. +* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event. * `listener` {Function} The callback function Adds a **one time** `listener` function for the event named `eventName`. The @@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ myEE.emit('foo'); added: v6.0.0 --> -* `eventName` {String|Symbol} The name of the event. +* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event. * `listener` {Function} The callback function Adds the `listener` function to the *beginning* of the listeners array for the @@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ Returns a reference to the `EventEmitter`, so that calls can be chained. added: v6.0.0 --> -* `eventName` {String|Symbol} The name of the event. +* `eventName` {string|symbol} The name of the event. * `listener` {Function} The callback function Adds a **one time** `listener` function for the event named `eventName` to the diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md index 3594b3812e..9ee03b2a2f 100644 --- a/doc/api/fs.md +++ b/doc/api/fs.md @@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ The object itself emits these events: added: v0.5.8 --> -* `eventType` {String} The type of fs change -* `filename` {String | Buffer} The filename that changed (if relevant/available) +* `eventType` {string} The type of fs change +* `filename` {string | Buffer} The filename that changed (if relevant/available) Emitted when something changes in a watched directory or file. See more details in [`fs.watch()`][]. @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ argument to `fs.createWriteStream()`. If `path` is passed as a string, then added: v0.11.15 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `mode` {Integer} * `callback` {Function} @@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ process. added: v0.11.15 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `mode` {Integer} Synchronous version of [`fs.access()`][]. This throws if any accessibility @@ -449,12 +449,12 @@ checks fail, and does nothing otherwise. added: v0.6.7 --> -* `file` {String | Buffer | Number} filename or file descriptor -* `data` {String | Buffer} +* `file` {string | Buffer | Number} filename or file descriptor +* `data` {string | Buffer} * `options` {Object | String} - * `encoding` {String | Null} default = `'utf8'` + * `encoding` {string | Null} default = `'utf8'` * `mode` {Integer} default = `0o666` - * `flag` {String} default = `'a'` + * `flag` {string} default = `'a'` * `callback` {Function} Asynchronously append data to a file, creating the file if it does not yet exist. @@ -485,12 +485,12 @@ automatically._ added: v0.6.7 --> -* `file` {String | Buffer | Number} filename or file descriptor -* `data` {String | Buffer} +* `file` {string | Buffer | Number} filename or file descriptor +* `data` {string | Buffer} * `options` {Object | String} - * `encoding` {String | Null} default = `'utf8'` + * `encoding` {string | Null} default = `'utf8'` * `mode` {Integer} default = `0o666` - * `flag` {String} default = `'a'` + * `flag` {string} default = `'a'` The synchronous version of [`fs.appendFile()`][]. Returns `undefined`. @@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ The synchronous version of [`fs.appendFile()`][]. Returns `undefined`. added: v0.1.30 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `mode` {Integer} * `callback` {Function} @@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ to the completion callback. added: v0.6.7 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `mode` {Integer} Synchronous chmod(2). Returns `undefined`. @@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ Synchronous chmod(2). Returns `undefined`. added: v0.1.97 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `uid` {Integer} * `gid` {Integer} * `callback` {Function} @@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ to the completion callback. added: v0.1.97 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `uid` {Integer} * `gid` {Integer} @@ -571,13 +571,13 @@ operations. The specific constants currently defined are described in added: v0.1.31 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} -* `options` {String | Object} - * `flags` {String} - * `encoding` {String} +* `path` {string | Buffer} +* `options` {string | Object} + * `flags` {string} + * `encoding` {string} * `fd` {Integer} * `mode` {Integer} - * `autoClose` {Boolean} + * `autoClose` {boolean} * `start` {Integer} * `end` {Integer} @@ -632,13 +632,13 @@ If `options` is a string, then it specifies the encoding. added: v0.1.31 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} -* `options` {String | Object} - * `flags` {String} - * `defaultEncoding` {String} +* `path` {string | Buffer} +* `options` {string | Object} + * `flags` {string} + * `defaultEncoding` {string} * `fd` {Integer} * `mode` {Integer} - * `autoClose` {Boolean} + * `autoClose` {boolean} * `start` {Integer} Returns a new [`WriteStream`][] object. (See [Writable Stream][]). @@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ deprecated: v1.0.0 > Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`fs.stat()`][] or [`fs.access()`][] instead. -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `callback` {Function} Test whether or not the given path exists by checking with the file system. @@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ process. added: v0.1.21 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} Synchronous version of [`fs.exists()`][]. Returns `true` if the file exists, `false` otherwise. @@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ Synchronous version of [`fs.futimes()`][]. Returns `undefined`. deprecated: v0.4.7 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `mode` {Integer} * `callback` {Function} @@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ Only available on macOS. deprecated: v0.4.7 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `mode` {Integer} Synchronous lchmod(2). Returns `undefined`. @@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ Synchronous lchmod(2). Returns `undefined`. deprecated: v0.4.7 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `uid` {Integer} * `gid` {Integer} * `callback` {Function} @@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ to the completion callback. deprecated: v0.4.7 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `uid` {Integer} * `gid` {Integer} @@ -1041,8 +1041,8 @@ Synchronous lchown(2). Returns `undefined`. added: v0.1.31 --> -* `existingPath` {String | Buffer} -* `newPath` {String | Buffer} +* `existingPath` {string | Buffer} +* `newPath` {string | Buffer} * `callback` {Function} Asynchronous link(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given to @@ -1053,8 +1053,8 @@ the completion callback. added: v0.1.31 --> -* `existingPath` {String | Buffer} -* `newPath` {String | Buffer} +* `existingPath` {string | Buffer} +* `newPath` {string | Buffer} Synchronous link(2). Returns `undefined`. @@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ Synchronous link(2). Returns `undefined`. added: v0.1.30 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `callback` {Function} Asynchronous lstat(2). The callback gets two arguments `(err, stats)` where @@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ not the file that it refers to. added: v0.1.30 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} Synchronous lstat(2). Returns an instance of [`fs.Stats`][]. @@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ Synchronous lstat(2). Returns an instance of [`fs.Stats`][]. added: v0.1.8 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `mode` {Integer} * `callback` {Function} @@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ to the completion callback. `mode` defaults to `0o777`. added: v0.1.21 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `mode` {Integer} Synchronous mkdir(2). Returns `undefined`. @@ -1107,9 +1107,9 @@ Synchronous mkdir(2). Returns `undefined`. added: v5.10.0 --> -* `prefix` {String} -* `options` {String | Object} - * `encoding` {String} default = `'utf8'` +* `prefix` {string} +* `options` {string | Object} + * `encoding` {string} default = `'utf8'` * `callback` {Function} Creates a unique temporary directory. @@ -1169,9 +1169,9 @@ fs.mkdtemp(`${tmpDir}${sep}`, (err, folder) => { added: v5.10.0 --> -* `prefix` {String} -* `options` {String | Object} - * `encoding` {String} default = `'utf8'` +* `prefix` {string} +* `options` {string | Object} + * `encoding` {string} default = `'utf8'` The synchronous version of [`fs.mkdtemp()`][]. Returns the created folder path. @@ -1184,8 +1184,8 @@ object with an `encoding` property specifying the character encoding to use. added: v0.0.2 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} -* `flags` {String | Number} +* `path` {string | Buffer} +* `flags` {string | Number} * `mode` {Integer} * `callback` {Function} @@ -1268,8 +1268,8 @@ fs.open('', 'a+', (err, fd) => { added: v0.1.21 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} -* `flags` {String | Number} +* `path` {string | Buffer} +* `flags` {string | Number} * `mode` {Integer} Synchronous version of [`fs.open()`][]. Returns an integer representing the file @@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ added: v0.0.2 --> * `fd` {Integer} -* `buffer` {String | Buffer} +* `buffer` {string | Buffer} * `offset` {Integer} * `length` {Integer} * `position` {Integer} @@ -1305,9 +1305,9 @@ The callback is given the three arguments, `(err, bytesRead, buffer)`. added: v0.1.8 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} -* `options` {String | Object} - * `encoding` {String} default = `'utf8'` +* `path` {string | Buffer} +* `options` {string | Object} + * `encoding` {string} default = `'utf8'` * `callback` {Function} Asynchronous readdir(3). Reads the contents of a directory. @@ -1324,9 +1324,9 @@ the filenames returned will be passed as `Buffer` objects. added: v0.1.21 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} -* `options` {String | Object} - * `encoding` {String} default = `'utf8'` +* `path` {string | Buffer} +* `options` {string | Object} + * `encoding` {string} default = `'utf8'` Synchronous readdir(3). Returns an array of filenames excluding `'.'` and `'..'`. @@ -1341,10 +1341,10 @@ the filenames returned will be passed as `Buffer` objects. added: v0.1.29 --> -* `file` {String | Buffer | Integer} filename or file descriptor +* `file` {string | Buffer | Integer} filename or file descriptor * `options` {Object | String} - * `encoding` {String | Null} default = `null` - * `flag` {String} default = `'r'` + * `encoding` {string | Null} default = `null` + * `flag` {string} default = `'r'` * `callback` {Function} Asynchronously reads the entire contents of a file. Example: @@ -1377,10 +1377,10 @@ automatically._ added: v0.1.8 --> -* `file` {String | Buffer | Integer} filename or file descriptor +* `file` {string | Buffer | Integer} filename or file descriptor * `options` {Object | String} - * `encoding` {String | Null} default = `null` - * `flag` {String} default = `'r'` + * `encoding` {string | Null} default = `null` + * `flag` {string} default = `'r'` Synchronous version of [`fs.readFile`][]. Returns the contents of the `file`. @@ -1392,9 +1392,9 @@ string. Otherwise it returns a buffer. added: v0.1.31 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} -* `options` {String | Object} - * `encoding` {String} default = `'utf8'` +* `path` {string | Buffer} +* `options` {string | Object} + * `encoding` {string} default = `'utf8'` * `callback` {Function} Asynchronous readlink(2). The callback gets two arguments `(err, @@ -1410,9 +1410,9 @@ the link path returned will be passed as a `Buffer` object. added: v0.1.31 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} -* `options` {String | Object} - * `encoding` {String} default = `'utf8'` +* `path` {string | Buffer} +* `options` {string | Object} + * `encoding` {string} default = `'utf8'` Synchronous readlink(2). Returns the symbolic link's string value. @@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@ added: v0.1.21 --> * `fd` {Integer} -* `buffer` {String | Buffer} +* `buffer` {string | Buffer} * `offset` {Integer} * `length` {Integer} * `position` {Integer} @@ -1439,9 +1439,9 @@ Synchronous version of [`fs.read()`][]. Returns the number of `bytesRead`. added: v0.1.31 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} -* `options` {String | Object} - * `encoding` {String} default = `'utf8'` +* `path` {string | Buffer} +* `options` {string | Object} + * `encoding` {string} default = `'utf8'` * `callback` {Function} Asynchronous realpath(3). The `callback` gets two arguments `(err, @@ -1459,9 +1459,9 @@ the path returned will be passed as a `Buffer` object. added: v0.1.31 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer}; -* `options` {String | Object} - * `encoding` {String} default = `'utf8'` +* `path` {string | Buffer}; +* `options` {string | Object} + * `encoding` {string} default = `'utf8'` Synchronous realpath(3). Returns the resolved path. @@ -1477,8 +1477,8 @@ will be passed as a `Buffer` object. added: v0.0.2 --> -* `oldPath` {String | Buffer} -* `newPath` {String | Buffer} +* `oldPath` {string | Buffer} +* `newPath` {string | Buffer} * `callback` {Function} Asynchronous rename(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given @@ -1489,8 +1489,8 @@ to the completion callback. added: v0.1.21 --> -* `oldPath` {String | Buffer} -* `newPath` {String | Buffer} +* `oldPath` {string | Buffer} +* `newPath` {string | Buffer} Synchronous rename(2). Returns `undefined`. @@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ Synchronous rename(2). Returns `undefined`. added: v0.0.2 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `callback` {Function} Asynchronous rmdir(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given @@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ to the completion callback. added: v0.1.21 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} Synchronous rmdir(2). Returns `undefined`. @@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ Synchronous rmdir(2). Returns `undefined`. added: v0.0.2 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `callback` {Function} Asynchronous stat(2). The callback gets two arguments `(err, stats)` where @@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ is recommended. added: v0.1.21 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} Synchronous stat(2). Returns an instance of [`fs.Stats`][]. @@ -1549,9 +1549,9 @@ Synchronous stat(2). Returns an instance of [`fs.Stats`][]. added: v0.1.31 --> -* `target` {String | Buffer} -* `path` {String | Buffer} -* `type` {String} +* `target` {string | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} +* `type` {string} * `callback` {Function} Asynchronous symlink(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given @@ -1574,9 +1574,9 @@ It creates a symbolic link named "new-port" that points to "foo". added: v0.1.31 --> -* `target` {String | Buffer} -* `path` {String | Buffer} -* `type` {String} +* `target` {string | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} +* `type` {string} Synchronous symlink(2). Returns `undefined`. @@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ Synchronous symlink(2). Returns `undefined`. added: v0.8.6 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `len` {Integer} default = `0` * `callback` {Function} @@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ first argument. In this case, `fs.ftruncate()` is called. added: v0.8.6 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `len` {Integer} default = `0` Synchronous truncate(2). Returns `undefined`. A file descriptor can also be @@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ passed as the first argument. In this case, `fs.ftruncateSync()` is called. added: v0.0.2 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `callback` {Function} Asynchronous unlink(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given @@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ to the completion callback. added: v0.1.21 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} Synchronous unlink(2). Returns `undefined`. @@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ Synchronous unlink(2). Returns `undefined`. added: v0.1.31 --> -* `filename` {String | Buffer} +* `filename` {string | Buffer} * `listener` {Function} Stop watching for changes on `filename`. If `listener` is specified, only that @@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ when possible._ added: v0.4.2 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `atime` {Integer} * `mtime` {Integer} * `callback` {Function} @@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@ follow these rules: added: v0.4.2 --> -* `path` {String | Buffer} +* `path` {string | Buffer} * `atime` {Integer} * `mtime` {Integer} @@ -1681,15 +1681,15 @@ Synchronous version of [`fs.utimes()`][]. Returns `undefined`. added: v0.5.10 --> -* `filename` {String | Buffer} -* `options` {String | Object} - * `persistent` {Boolean} Indicates whether the process should continue to run +* `filename` {string | Buffer} +* `options` {string | Object} + * `persistent` {boolean} Indicates whether the process should continue to run as long as files are being watched. default = `true` - * `recursive` {Boolean} Indicates whether all subdirectories should be + * `recursive` {boolean} Indicates whether all subdirectories should be watched, or only the current directory. The applies when a directory is specified, and only on supported platforms (See [Caveats][]). default = `false` - * `encoding` {String} Specifies the character encoding to be used for the + * `encoding` {string} Specifies the character encoding to be used for the filename passed to the listener. default = `'utf8'` * `listener` {Function} @@ -1784,9 +1784,9 @@ fs.watch('somedir', (eventType, filename) => { added: v0.1.31 --> -* `filename` {String | Buffer} +* `filename` {string | Buffer} * `options` {Object} - * `persistent` {Boolean} + * `persistent` {boolean} * `interval` {Integer} * `listener` {Function} @@ -1863,9 +1863,9 @@ added: v0.11.5 --> * `fd` {Integer} -* `data` {String | Buffer} +* `data` {string | Buffer} * `position` {Integer} -* `encoding` {String} +* `encoding` {string} * `callback` {Function} Write `data` to the file specified by `fd`. If `data` is not a Buffer instance @@ -1898,12 +1898,12 @@ the end of the file. added: v0.1.29 --> -* `file` {String | Buffer | Integer} filename or file descriptor -* `data` {String | Buffer} +* `file` {string | Buffer | Integer} filename or file descriptor +* `data` {string | Buffer} * `options` {Object | String} - * `encoding` {String | Null} default = `'utf8'` + * `encoding` {string | Null} default = `'utf8'` * `mode` {Integer} default = `0o666` - * `flag` {String} default = `'w'` + * `flag` {string} default = `'w'` * `callback` {Function} Asynchronously writes data to a file, replacing the file if it already exists. @@ -1941,12 +1941,12 @@ automatically._ added: v0.1.29 --> -* `file` {String | Buffer | Integer} filename or file descriptor -* `data` {String | Buffer} +* `file` {string | Buffer | Integer} filename or file descriptor +* `data` {string | Buffer} * `options` {Object | String} - * `encoding` {String | Null} default = `'utf8'` + * `encoding` {string | Null} default = `'utf8'` * `mode` {Integer} default = `0o666` - * `flag` {String} default = `'w'` + * `flag` {string} default = `'w'` The synchronous version of [`fs.writeFile()`][]. Returns `undefined`. @@ -1967,9 +1967,9 @@ added: v0.11.5 --> * `fd` {Integer} -* `data` {String | Buffer} +* `data` {string | Buffer} * `position` {Integer} -* `encoding` {String} +* `encoding` {string} Synchronous versions of [`fs.write()`][]. Returns the number of bytes written. diff --git a/doc/api/http.md b/doc/api/http.md index cdbdacb94c..3d7174e909 100644 --- a/doc/api/http.md +++ b/doc/api/http.md @@ -110,16 +110,16 @@ added: v0.3.4 * `options` {Object} Set of configurable options to set on the agent. Can have the following fields: - * `keepAlive` {Boolean} Keep sockets around even when there are no + * `keepAlive` {boolean} Keep sockets around even when there are no outstanding requests, so they can be used for future requests without having to reestablish a TCP connection. Default = `false` * `keepAliveMsecs` {Integer} When using the `keepAlive` option, specifies the [initial delay](#net_socket_setkeepalive_enable_initialdelay) for TCP Keep-Alive packets. Ignored when the `keepAlive` option is `false` or `undefined`. Default = `1000`. - * `maxSockets` {Number} Maximum number of sockets to allow per + * `maxSockets` {number} Maximum number of sockets to allow per host. Default = `Infinity`. - * `maxFreeSockets` {Number} Maximum number of sockets to leave open + * `maxFreeSockets` {number} Maximum number of sockets to leave open in a free state. Only relevant if `keepAlive` is set to `true`. Default = `256`. @@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ added: v0.11.4 --> * `options` {Object} A set of options providing information for name generation - * `host` {String} A domain name or IP address of the server to issue the request to - * `port` {Number} Port of remote server - * `localAddress` {String} Local interface to bind for network connections + * `host` {string} A domain name or IP address of the server to issue the request to + * `port` {number} Port of remote server + * `localAddress` {string} Local interface to bind for network connections when issuing the request * Returns: {String} @@ -463,8 +463,8 @@ aborted, in milliseconds since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC. added: v0.1.90 --> -* `data` {String | Buffer} -* `encoding` {String} +* `data` {string | Buffer} +* `encoding` {string} * `callback` {Function} Finishes sending the request. If any parts of the body are @@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ the optimization and kickstart the request. added: v0.5.9 --> -* `noDelay` {Boolean} +* `noDelay` {boolean} Once a socket is assigned to this request and is connected [`socket.setNoDelay()`][] will be called. @@ -507,8 +507,8 @@ Once a socket is assigned to this request and is connected added: v0.5.9 --> -* `enable` {Boolean} -* `initialDelay` {Number} +* `enable` {boolean} +* `initialDelay` {number} Once a socket is assigned to this request and is connected [`socket.setKeepAlive()`][] will be called. @@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ Once a socket is assigned to this request and is connected added: v0.5.9 --> -* `timeout` {Number} Milliseconds before a request is considered to be timed out. +* `timeout` {number} Milliseconds before a request is considered to be timed out. * `callback` {Function} Optional function to be called when a timeout occurs. Same as binding to the `timeout` event. Once a socket is assigned to this request and is connected @@ -531,8 +531,8 @@ Returns `request`. added: v0.1.29 --> -* `chunk` {String | Buffer} -* `encoding` {String} +* `chunk` {string | Buffer} +* `encoding` {string} * `callback` {Function} Sends a chunk of the body. By calling this method @@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ subsequent call will *re-open* the server using the provided options. added: v0.1.90 --> -* `path` {String} +* `path` {string} * `callback` {Function} Start a UNIX socket server listening for connections on the given `path`. @@ -747,9 +747,9 @@ subsequent call will *re-open* the server using the provided options. added: v0.1.90 --> -* `port` {Number} -* `hostname` {String} -* `backlog` {Number} +* `port` {number} +* `hostname` {string} +* `backlog` {number} * `callback` {Function} Begin accepting connections on the specified `port` and `hostname`. If the @@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ no limit will be applied. added: v0.9.12 --> -* `msecs` {Number} +* `msecs` {number} * `callback` {Function} Sets the timeout value for sockets, and emits a `'timeout'` event on @@ -895,8 +895,8 @@ will result in a [`TypeError`][] being thrown. added: v0.1.90 --> -* `data` {String | Buffer} -* `encoding` {String} +* `data` {string | Buffer} +* `encoding` {string} * `callback` {Function} This method signals to the server that all of the response headers and body @@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ as `false`. After [`response.end()`][] executes, the value will be `true`. added: v0.4.0 --> -* `name` {String} +* `name` {string} * Returns: {String} Reads out a header that's already been queued but not sent to the client. @@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ Boolean (read-only). True if headers were sent, false otherwise. added: v0.4.0 --> -* `name` {String} +* `name` {string} Removes a header that's queued for implicit sending. @@ -978,8 +978,8 @@ in responses. added: v0.4.0 --> -* `name` {String} -* `value` {String} +* `name` {string} +* `value` {string} Sets a single header value for implicit headers. If this header already exists in the to-be-sent headers, its value will be replaced. Use an array of strings @@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ const server = http.createServer((req,res) => { added: v0.9.12 --> -* `msecs` {Number} +* `msecs` {number} * `callback` {Function} Sets the Socket's timeout value to `msecs`. If a callback is @@ -1080,8 +1080,8 @@ status message which was sent out. added: v0.1.29 --> -* `chunk` {String | Buffer} -* `encoding` {String} +* `chunk` {string | Buffer} +* `encoding` {string} * `callback` {Function} * Returns: {Boolean} @@ -1126,8 +1126,8 @@ the request body should be sent. See the [`'checkContinue'`][] event on `Server` added: v0.1.30 --> -* `statusCode` {Number} -* `statusMessage` {String} +* `statusCode` {number} +* `statusMessage` {string} * `headers` {Object} Sends a response header to the request. The status code is a 3-digit HTTP @@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ received. Only populated at the `'end'` event. added: v0.5.9 --> -* `msecs` {Number} +* `msecs` {number} * `callback` {Function} Calls `message.connection.setTimeout(msecs, callback)`. @@ -1533,28 +1533,28 @@ added: v0.3.6 --> * `options` {Object} - * `protocol` {String} Protocol to use. Defaults to `'http:'`. - * `host` {String} A domain name or IP address of the server to issue the + * `protocol` {string} Protocol to use. Defaults to `'http:'`. + * `host` {string} A domain name or IP address of the server to issue the request to. Defaults to `'localhost'`. - * `hostname` {String} Alias for `host`. To support [`url.parse()`][], + * `hostname` {string} Alias for `host`. To support [`url.parse()`][], `hostname` is preferred over `host`. - * `family` {Number} IP address family to use when resolving `host` and + * `family` {number} IP address family to use when resolving `host` and `hostname`. Valid values are `4` or `6`. When unspecified, both IP v4 and v6 will be used. - * `port` {Number} Port of remote server. Defaults to 80. - * `localAddress` {String} Local interface to bind for network connections. - * `socketPath` {String} Unix Domain Socket (use one of host:port or + * `port` {number} Port of remote server. Defaults to 80. + * `localAddress` {string} Local interface to bind for network connections. + * `socketPath` {string} Unix Domain Socket (use one of host:port or socketPath). - * `method` {String} A string specifying the HTTP request method. Defaults to + * `method` {string} A string specifying the HTTP request method. Defaults to `'GET'`. - * `path` {String} Request path. Defaults to `'/'`. Should include query + * `path` {string} Request path. Defaults to `'/'`. Should include query string if any. E.G. `'/index.html?page=12'`. An exception is thrown when the request path contains illegal characters. Currently, only spaces are rejected but that may change in the future. * `headers` {Object} An object containing request headers. - * `auth` {String} Basic authentication i.e. `'user:password'` to compute an + * `auth` {string} Basic authentication i.e. `'user:password'` to compute an Authorization header. - * `agent` {http.Agent|Boolean} Controls [`Agent`][] behavior. Possible values: + * `agent` {http.Agent|boolean} Controls [`Agent`][] behavior. Possible values: * `undefined` (default): use [`http.globalAgent`][] for this host and port. * `Agent` object: explicitly use the passed in `Agent`. * `false`: causes a new `Agent` with default values to be used. diff --git a/doc/api/modules.md b/doc/api/modules.md index cdbbf14fa4..4eca72dd21 100644 --- a/doc/api/modules.md +++ b/doc/api/modules.md @@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ The module that first required this one. added: v0.5.1 --> -* `id` {String} +* `id` {string} * Returns: {Object} `module.exports` from the resolved module The `module.require` method provides a way to load a module as if diff --git a/doc/api/net.md b/doc/api/net.md index d7219efe5b..e6bbb05b0e 100644 --- a/doc/api/net.md +++ b/doc/api/net.md @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ added: v0.5.10 --> * `handle` {Object} -* `backlog` {Number} +* `backlog` {number} * `callback` {Function} The `handle` object can be set to either a server or socket (anything @@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ added: v0.11.14 --> * `options` {Object} - Required. Supports the following properties: - * `port` {Number} - Optional. - * `host` {String} - Optional. - * `backlog` {Number} - Optional. - * `path` {String} - Optional. - * `exclusive` {Boolean} - Optional. + * `port` {number} - Optional. + * `host` {string} - Optional. + * `backlog` {number} - Optional. + * `path` {string} - Optional. + * `exclusive` {boolean} - Optional. * `callback` {Function} - Optional. The `port`, `host`, and `backlog` properties of `options`, as well as the @@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ subsequent call will *re-open* the server using the provided options. added: v0.1.90 --> -* `path` {String} -* `backlog` {Number} +* `path` {string} +* `backlog` {number} * `callback` {Function} Start a local socket server listening for connections on the given `path`. @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ About `allowHalfOpen`, refer to [`net.createServer()`][] and [`'end'`][] event. added: v0.1.90 --> -* `had_error` {Boolean} `true` if the socket had a transmission error. +* `had_error` {boolean} `true` if the socket had a transmission error. Emitted once the socket is fully closed. The argument `had_error` is a boolean which says if the socket was closed due to a transmission error. @@ -410,10 +410,10 @@ added: v0.11.3 Emitted after resolving the hostname but before connecting. Not applicable to UNIX sockets. -* `err` {Error|Null} The error object. See [`dns.lookup()`][]. -* `address` {String} The IP address. -* `family` {String|Null} The address type. See [`dns.lookup()`][]. -* `host` {String} The hostname. +* `err` {Error|null} The error object. See [`dns.lookup()`][]. +* `address` {string} The IP address. +* `family` {string|null} The address type. See [`dns.lookup()`][]. +* `host` {string} The hostname. ### Event: 'timeout' * `options` {Object} - * `encoding` {String} Character encoding used to interpret resulting strings. + * `encoding` {string} Character encoding used to interpret resulting strings. If `encoding` is set to `'buffer'`, the `username`, `shell`, and `homedir` values will be `Buffer` instances. (Default: 'utf8') * Returns: {Object} diff --git a/doc/api/path.md b/doc/api/path.md index 0c78c91649..c8fdff46a7 100644 --- a/doc/api/path.md +++ b/doc/api/path.md @@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ path.posix.basename('/tmp/myfile.html'); added: v0.1.25 --> -* `path` {String} -* `ext` {String} An optional file extension +* `path` {string} +* `ext` {string} An optional file extension * Returns: {String} The `path.basename()` methods returns the last portion of a `path`, similar to @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ process.env.PATH.split(path.delimiter) added: v0.1.16 --> -* `path` {String} +* `path` {string} * Returns: {String} The `path.dirname()` method returns the directory name of a `path`, similar to @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ A [`TypeError`][] is thrown if `path` is not a string. added: v0.1.25 --> -* `path` {String} +* `path` {string} * Returns: {String} The `path.extname()` method returns the extension of the `path`, from the last @@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ added: v0.11.15 --> * `pathObject` {Object} - * `dir` {String} - * `root` {String} - * `base` {String} - * `name` {String} - * `ext` {String} + * `dir` {string} + * `root` {string} + * `base` {string} + * `name` {string} + * `ext` {string} * Returns: {String} The `path.format()` method returns a path string from an object. This is the @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ path.format({ added: v0.11.2 --> -* `path` {String} +* `path` {string} * Returns: {Boolean} The `path.isAbsolute()` method determines if `path` is an absolute path. @@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ A [`TypeError`][] is thrown if `path` is not a string. added: v0.1.16 --> -* `...paths` {String} A sequence of path segments +* `...paths` {string} A sequence of path segments * Returns: {String} The `path.join()` method joins all given `path` segments together using the @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ A [`TypeError`][] is thrown if any of the path segments is not a string. added: v0.1.23 --> -* `path` {String} +* `path` {string} * Returns: {String} The `path.normalize()` method normalizes the given `path`, resolving `'..'` and @@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ A [`TypeError`][] is thrown if `path` is not a string. added: v0.11.15 --> -* `path` {String} +* `path` {string} * Returns: {Object} The `path.parse()` method returns an object whose properties represent @@ -342,11 +342,11 @@ see [`path.sep`][]. The returned object will have the following properties: -* `root` {String} -* `dir` {String} -* `base` {String} -* `ext` {String} -* `name` {String} +* `root` {string} +* `dir` {string} +* `base` {string} +* `ext` {string} +* `name` {string} For example on POSIX: @@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ of the `path` methods. added: v0.5.0 --> -* `from` {String} -* `to` {String} +* `from` {string} +* `to` {string} * Returns: {String} The `path.relative()` method returns the relative path from `from` to `to`. @@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ A [`TypeError`][] is thrown if neither `from` nor `to` is a string. added: v0.3.4 --> -* `...paths` {String} A sequence of paths or path segments +* `...paths` {string} A sequence of paths or path segments * Returns: {String} The `path.resolve()` method resolves a sequence of paths or path segments into diff --git a/doc/api/process.md b/doc/api/process.md index 5d4c08f143..6a1a779ddd 100644 --- a/doc/api/process.md +++ b/doc/api/process.md @@ -268,9 +268,9 @@ lead to sub-optimal application performance, bugs or security vulnerabilities. The listener function is called with a single `warning` argument whose value is an `Error` object. There are three key properties that describe the warning: -* `name` {String} The name of the warning (currently `Warning` by default). -* `message` {String} A system-provided description of the warning. -* `stack` {String} A stack trace to the location in the code where the warning +* `name` {string} The name of the warning (currently `Warning` by default). +* `message` {string} A system-provided description of the warning. +* `stack` {string} A stack trace to the location in the code where the warning was issued. ```js @@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ $ bash -c 'exec -a customArgv0 ./node' added: v0.1.17 --> -* `directory` {String} +* `directory` {string} The `process.chdir()` method changes the current working directory of the Node.js process or throws an exception if doing so fails (for instance, if @@ -740,8 +740,8 @@ console.log(process.env.test); added: v6.0.0 --> -* `warning` {String | Error} The warning to emit. -* `name` {String} When `warning` is a String, `name` is the name to use +* `warning` {string | Error} The warning to emit. +* `name` {string} When `warning` is a String, `name` is the name to use for the warning. Default: `Warning`. * `ctor` {Function} When `warning` is a String, `ctor` is an optional function used to limit the generated stack trace. Default @@ -1080,8 +1080,8 @@ passing the result to process.hrtime() will result in undefined behavior. added: v0.9.4 --> -* `user` {String|number} The user name or numeric identifier. -* `extra_group` {String|number} A group name or numeric identifier. +* `user` {string|number} The user name or numeric identifier. +* `extra_group` {string|number} A group name or numeric identifier. The `process.initgroups()` method reads the `/etc/group` file and initializes the group access list, using all groups of which the user is a member. This is @@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ added: v0.0.6 --> * `pid` {number} A process ID -* `signal` {String|number} The signal to send, either as a string or number. +* `signal` {string|number} The signal to send, either as a string or number. Defaults to `'SIGTERM'`. The `process.kill()` method sends the `signal` to the process identified by @@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ tarball. `process.release` contains the following properties: -* `name` {String} A value that will always be `'node'` for Node.js. For +* `name` {string} A value that will always be `'node'` for Node.js. For legacy io.js releases, this will be `'io.js'`. * `lts`: a string with a value indicating the _codename_ of the LTS (Long-term Support) line the current release is part of. This property only exists for @@ -1333,17 +1333,17 @@ tarball. releases. Current valid values are: - `"Argon"` for the v4.x LTS line beginning with v4.2.0. - `"Boron"` for the v6.x LTS line beginning with v6.9.0. -* `sourceUrl` {String} an absolute URL pointing to a _`.tar.gz`_ file containing +* `sourceUrl` {string} an absolute URL pointing to a _`.tar.gz`_ file containing the source code of the current release. * `headersUrl`{String} an absolute URL pointing to a _`.tar.gz`_ file containing only the source header files for the current release. This file is significantly smaller than the full source file and can be used for compiling Node.js native add-ons. -* `libUrl` {String} an absolute URL pointing to a _`node.lib`_ file matching the +* `libUrl` {string} an absolute URL pointing to a _`node.lib`_ file matching the architecture and version of the current release. This file is used for compiling Node.js native add-ons. _This property is only present on Windows builds of Node.js and will be missing on all other platforms._ -* `lts` {String} a string label identifying the [LTS][] label for this release. +* `lts` {string} a string label identifying the [LTS][] label for this release. If the Node.js release is not an LTS release, this will be `undefined`. For example: @@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ If Node.js was not spawned with an IPC channel, `process.send()` will be added: v2.0.0 --> -* `id` {String|number} A group name or ID +* `id` {string|number} A group name or ID The `process.setegid()` method sets the effective group identity of the process. (See setegid(2).) The `id` can be passed as either a numeric ID or a group @@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ Android) added: v2.0.0 --> -* `id` {String|number} A user name or ID +* `id` {string|number} A user name or ID The `process.seteuid()` method sets the effective user identity of the process. (See seteuid(2).) The `id` can be passed as either a numeric ID or a username @@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ Android) added: v0.1.31 --> -* `id` {String|number} The group name or ID +* `id` {string|number} The group name or ID The `process.setgid()` method sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) The `id` can be passed as either a numeric ID or a group name diff --git a/doc/api/punycode.md b/doc/api/punycode.md index a5d1908a8c..87d1c7d80a 100644 --- a/doc/api/punycode.md +++ b/doc/api/punycode.md @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ the module must be directed to the [Punycode.js][] project. added: v0.5.1 --> -* `string` {String} +* `string` {string} The `punycode.decode()` method converts a [Punycode][] string of ASCII-only characters to the equivalent string of Unicode codepoints. @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ punycode.decode('--dqo34k'); // '☃-⌘' added: v0.5.1 --> -* `string` {String} +* `string` {string} The `punycode.encode()` method converts a string of Unicode codepoints to a [Punycode][] string of ASCII-only characters. @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ punycode.encode('☃-⌘'); // '--dqo34k' added: v0.6.1 --> -* `domain` {String} +* `domain` {string} The `punycode.toASCII()` method converts a Unicode string representing an Internationalized Domain Name to [Punycode][]. Only the non-ASCII parts of the @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ punycode.toASCII('example.com'); // 'example.com' added: v0.6.1 --> -* `domain` {String} +* `domain` {string} The `punycode.toUnicode()` method converts a string representing a domain name containing [Punycode][] encoded characters into Unicode. Only the [Punycode][] @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ added: v0.7.0 added: v0.7.0 --> -* `string` {String} +* `string` {string} The `punycode.ucs2.decode()` method returns an array containing the numeric codepoint values of each Unicode symbol in the string. diff --git a/doc/api/querystring.md b/doc/api/querystring.md index 4dc6585397..a1ee5e62b8 100644 --- a/doc/api/querystring.md +++ b/doc/api/querystring.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const querystring = require('querystring'); added: v0.1.25 --> -* `str` {String} +* `str` {string} The `querystring.escape()` method performs URL percent-encoding on the given `str` in a manner that is optimized for the specific requirements of URL @@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ necessary by assigning `querystring.escape` to an alternative function. added: v0.1.25 --> -* `str` {String} The URL query string to parse -* `sep` {String} The substring used to delimit key and value pairs in the +* `str` {string} The URL query string to parse +* `sep` {string} The substring used to delimit key and value pairs in the query string. Defaults to `'&'`. -* `eq` {String}. The substring used to delimit keys and values in the +* `eq` {string}. The substring used to delimit keys and values in the query string. Defaults to `'='`. * `options` {Object} * `decodeURIComponent` {Function} The function to use when decoding @@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ added: v0.1.25 --> * `obj` {Object} The object to serialize into a URL query string -* `sep` {String} The substring used to delimit key and value pairs in the +* `sep` {string} The substring used to delimit key and value pairs in the query string. Defaults to `'&'`. -* `eq` {String}. The substring used to delimit keys and values in the +* `eq` {string}. The substring used to delimit keys and values in the query string. Defaults to `'='`. * `options` * `encodeURIComponent` {Function} The function to use when converting @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ querystring.stringify({ w: '中文', foo: 'bar' }, null, null, -* `str` {String} +* `str` {string} The `querystring.unescape()` method performs decoding of URL percent-encoded diff --git a/doc/api/readline.md b/doc/api/readline.md index acbb94c3e9..59055ec76e 100644 --- a/doc/api/readline.md +++ b/doc/api/readline.md @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ If the `readline.Interface` was created with `output` set to `null` or added: v0.3.3 --> -* `query` {String} A statement or query to write to `output`, prepended to the +* `query` {string} A statement or query to write to `output`, prepended to the prompt. * `callback` {Function} A callback function that is invoked with the user's input in response to the `query`. @@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ The `rl.resume()` method resumes the `input` stream if it has been paused. added: v0.1.98 --> -* `prompt` {String} +* `prompt` {string} The `rl.setPrompt()` method sets the prompt that will be written to `output` whenever `rl.prompt()` is called. @@ -286,12 +286,12 @@ whenever `rl.prompt()` is called. added: v0.1.98 --> -* `data` {String} +* `data` {string} * `key` {Object} * `ctrl` {boolean} `true` to indicate the `` key. * `meta` {boolean} `true` to indicate the `` key. * `shift` {boolean} `true` to indicate the `` key. - * `name` {String} The name of the a key. + * `name` {string} The name of the a key. The `rl.write()` method will write either `data` or a key sequence identified by `key` to the `output`. The `key` argument is supported only if `output` is @@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ added: v0.7.7 * `stream` {Writable} * `dx` {number} -* `dy` {Number} +* `dy` {number} The `readline.moveCursor()` method moves the cursor *relative* to its current position in a given [TTY][] `stream`. diff --git a/doc/api/repl.md b/doc/api/repl.md index 9ff416e004..27b5b9aa39 100644 --- a/doc/api/repl.md +++ b/doc/api/repl.md @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ Clearing context... added: v0.3.0 --> -* `keyword` {String} The command keyword (*without* a leading `.` character). +* `keyword` {string} The command keyword (*without* a leading `.` character). * `cmd` {Object|Function} The function to invoke when the command is processed. The `replServer.defineCommand()` method is used to add new `.`-prefixed commands @@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ to the REPL instance. Such commands are invoked by typing a `.` followed by the `keyword`. The `cmd` is either a Function or an object with the following properties: -* `help` {String} Help text to be displayed when `.help` is entered (Optional). +* `help` {string} Help text to be displayed when `.help` is entered (Optional). * `action` {Function} The function to execute, optionally accepting a single string argument. @@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ Goodbye! added: v0.1.91 --> -* `preserveCursor` {Boolean} +* `preserveCursor` {boolean} The `replServer.displayPrompt()` method readies the REPL instance for input from the user, printing the configured `prompt` to a new line in the `output` @@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ added: v0.1.91 --> * `options` {Object | String} - * `prompt` {String} The input prompt to display. Defaults to `> `. + * `prompt` {string} The input prompt to display. Defaults to `> `. * `input` {Readable} The Readable stream from which REPL input will be read. Defaults to `process.stdin`. * `output` {Writable} The Writable stream to which REPL output will be diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md index 35755185eb..e74cb327ce 100644 --- a/doc/api/stream.md +++ b/doc/api/stream.md @@ -354,10 +354,10 @@ See also: [`writable.uncork()`][]. added: v0.9.4 --> -* `chunk` {String|Buffer|any} Optional data to write. For streams not operating +* `chunk` {string|Buffer|any} Optional data to write. For streams not operating in object mode, `chunk` must be a string or a `Buffer`. For object mode streams, `chunk` may be any JavaScript value other than `null`. -* `encoding` {String} The encoding, if `chunk` is a String +* `encoding` {string} The encoding, if `chunk` is a String * `callback` {Function} Optional callback for when the stream is finished Calling the `writable.end()` method signals that no more data will be written @@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ file.end('world!'); added: v0.11.15 --> -* `encoding` {String} The new default encoding +* `encoding` {string} The new default encoding * Returns: `this` The `writable.setDefaultEncoding()` method sets the default `encoding` for a @@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ See also: [`writable.cork()`][]. added: v0.9.4 --> -* `chunk` {String|Buffer} The data to write -* `encoding` {String} The encoding, if `chunk` is a String +* `chunk` {string|Buffer} The data to write +* `encoding` {string} The encoding, if `chunk` is a String * `callback` {Function} Callback for when this chunk of data is flushed * Returns: {Boolean} `false` if the stream wishes for the calling code to wait for the `'drain'` event to be emitted before continuing to write @@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ Not all [Readable][] streams will emit the `'close'` event. added: v0.9.4 --> -* `chunk` {Buffer|String|any} The chunk of data. For streams that are not +* `chunk` {Buffer|string|any} The chunk of data. For streams that are not operating in object mode, the chunk will be either a string or `Buffer`. For streams that are in object mode, the chunk can be any JavaScript value other than `null`. @@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ added: v0.9.4 * `destination` {stream.Writable} The destination for writing data * `options` {Object} Pipe options - * `end` {Boolean} End the writer when the reader ends. Defaults to `true`. + * `end` {boolean} End the writer when the reader ends. Defaults to `true`. The `readable.pipe()` method attaches a [Writable][] stream to the `readable`, causing it to switch automatically into flowing mode and push all of its data @@ -836,8 +836,8 @@ options. added: v0.9.4 --> -* `size` {Number} Optional argument to specify how much data to read. -* Return {String|Buffer|Null} +* `size` {number} Optional argument to specify how much data to read. +* Return {String|Buffer|null} The `readable.read()` method pulls some data out of the internal buffer and returns it. If no data available to be read, `null` is returned. By default, @@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ getReadableStreamSomehow() added: v0.9.4 --> -* `encoding` {String} The encoding to use. +* `encoding` {string} The encoding to use. * Returns: `this` The `readable.setEncoding()` method sets the default character encoding for @@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ setTimeout(() => { added: v0.9.11 --> -* `chunk` {Buffer|String} Chunk of data to unshift onto the read queue +* `chunk` {Buffer|string} Chunk of data to unshift onto the read queue The `readable.unshift()` method pushes a chunk of data back into the internal buffer. This is useful in certain situations where a stream is being consumed by @@ -1219,13 +1219,13 @@ constructor and implement the `writable._write()` method. The #### Constructor: new stream.Writable([options]) * `options` {Object} - * `highWaterMark` {Number} Buffer level when + * `highWaterMark` {number} Buffer level when [`stream.write()`][stream-write] starts returning `false`. Defaults to `16384` (16kb), or `16` for `objectMode` streams. - * `decodeStrings` {Boolean} Whether or not to decode strings into + * `decodeStrings` {boolean} Whether or not to decode strings into Buffers before passing them to [`stream._write()`][stream-_write]. Defaults to `true` - * `objectMode` {Boolean} Whether or not the + * `objectMode` {boolean} Whether or not the [`stream.write(anyObj)`][stream-write] is a valid operation. When set, it becomes possible to write JavaScript values other than string or `Buffer` if supported by the stream implementation. Defaults to `false` @@ -1278,9 +1278,9 @@ const myWritable = new Writable({ #### writable.\_write(chunk, encoding, callback) -* `chunk` {Buffer|String} The chunk to be written. Will **always** +* `chunk` {Buffer|string} The chunk to be written. Will **always** be a buffer unless the `decodeStrings` option was set to `false`. -* `encoding` {String} If the chunk is a string, then `encoding` is the +* `encoding` {string} If the chunk is a string, then `encoding` is the character encoding of that string. If chunk is a `Buffer`, or if the stream is operating in object mode, `encoding` may be ignored. * `callback` {Function} Call this function (optionally with an error @@ -1400,12 +1400,12 @@ constructor and implement the `readable._read()` method. #### new stream.Readable([options]) * `options` {Object} - * `highWaterMark` {Number} The maximum number of bytes to store in + * `highWaterMark` {number} The maximum number of bytes to store in the internal buffer before ceasing to read from the underlying resource. Defaults to `16384` (16kb), or `16` for `objectMode` streams - * `encoding` {String} If specified, then buffers will be decoded to + * `encoding` {string} If specified, then buffers will be decoded to strings using the specified encoding. Defaults to `null` - * `objectMode` {Boolean} Whether this stream should behave + * `objectMode` {boolean} Whether this stream should behave as a stream of objects. Meaning that [`stream.read(n)`][stream-read] returns a single value instead of a Buffer of size n. Defaults to `false` * `read` {Function} Implementation for the [`stream._read()`][stream-_read] @@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ const myReadable = new Readable({ #### readable.\_read(size) -* `size` {Number} Number of bytes to read asynchronously +* `size` {number} Number of bytes to read asynchronously *Note*: **This function MUST NOT be called by application code directly.** It should be implemented by child classes, and called only by the internal Readable @@ -1483,8 +1483,8 @@ user programs. #### readable.push(chunk[, encoding]) -* `chunk` {Buffer|Null|String} Chunk of data to push into the read queue -* `encoding` {String} Encoding of String chunks. Must be a valid +* `chunk` {Buffer|null|string} Chunk of data to push into the read queue +* `encoding` {string} Encoding of String chunks. Must be a valid Buffer encoding, such as `'utf8'` or `'ascii'` * Returns {Boolean} `true` if additional chunks of data may continued to be pushed; `false` otherwise. @@ -1615,13 +1615,13 @@ constructor and implement *both* the `readable._read()` and * `options` {Object} Passed to both Writable and Readable constructors. Also has the following fields: - * `allowHalfOpen` {Boolean} Defaults to `true`. If set to `false`, then + * `allowHalfOpen` {boolean} Defaults to `true`. If set to `false`, then the stream will automatically end the readable side when the writable side ends and vice versa. - * `readableObjectMode` {Boolean} Defaults to `false`. Sets `objectMode` + * `readableObjectMode` {boolean} Defaults to `false`. Sets `objectMode` for readable side of the stream. Has no effect if `objectMode` is `true`. - * `writableObjectMode` {Boolean} Defaults to `false`. Sets `objectMode` + * `writableObjectMode` {boolean} Defaults to `false`. Sets `objectMode` for writable side of the stream. Has no effect if `objectMode` is `true`. @@ -1857,9 +1857,9 @@ user programs. #### transform.\_transform(chunk, encoding, callback) -* `chunk` {Buffer|String} The chunk to be transformed. Will **always** +* `chunk` {Buffer|string} The chunk to be transformed. Will **always** be a buffer unless the `decodeStrings` option was set to `false`. -* `encoding` {String} If the chunk is a string, then this is the +* `encoding` {string} If the chunk is a string, then this is the encoding type. If chunk is a buffer, then this is the special value - 'buffer', ignore it in this case. * `callback` {Function} A callback function (optionally with an error diff --git a/doc/api/url.md b/doc/api/url.md index 40a3440195..ce47a2b695 100644 --- a/doc/api/url.md +++ b/doc/api/url.md @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ For example: `'#hash'` added: v0.1.25 --> -* `urlObject` {Object | String} A URL object (as returned by `url.parse()` or +* `urlObject` {Object | string} A URL object (as returned by `url.parse()` or constructed otherwise). If a string, it is converted to an object by passing it to `url.parse()`. @@ -198,18 +198,59 @@ The formatting process operates as follows: string, an [`Error`][] is thrown. * `result` is returned. +## url.format(URL[, options]) + +> Stability: 1 - Experimental + +* `URL` {URL} A [WHATWG URL][] object +* `options` {Object} + * `auth` {boolean} `true` if the serialized URL string should include the + username and password, `false` otherwise. Defaults to `true`. + * `fragment` {boolean} `true` if the serialized URL string should include the + fragment, `false` otherwise. Defaults to `true`. + * `search` {boolean} `true` if the serialized URL string should include the + search query, `false` otherwise. Defaults to `true`. + * `unicode` {boolean} `true` if Unicode characters appearing in the host + component of the URL string should be encoded directly as opposed to being + Punycode encoded. Defaults to `false`. + +Returns a customizable serialization of a URL String representation of a +[WHATWG URL][] object. + +The URL object has both a `toString()` method and `href` property that return +string serializations of the URL. These are not, however, customizable in +any way. The `url.format(URL[, options])` method allows for basic customization +of the output. + +For example: + +```js +const myURL = new URL('https://a:b@你好你好?abc#foo'); + +console.log(myURL.href); + // Prints https://a:b@xn--6qqa088eba/?abc#foo + +console.log(myURL.toString()); + // Prints https://a:b@xn--6qqa088eba/?abc#foo + +console.log(url.format(myURL, {fragment: false, unicode: true, auth: false})); + // Prints 'https://你好你好?abc' +``` + +*Note*: This variation of the `url.format()` method is currently considered to +be experimental. ## url.parse(urlString[, parseQueryString[, slashesDenoteHost]]) -* `urlString` {String} The URL string to parse. -* `parseQueryString` {Boolean} If `true`, the `query` property will always +* `urlString` {string} The URL string to parse. +* `parseQueryString` {boolean} If `true`, the `query` property will always be set to an object returned by the [`querystring`][] module's `parse()` method. If `false`, the `query` property on the returned URL object will be an unparsed, undecoded string. Defaults to `false`. -* `slashesDenoteHost` {Boolean} If `true`, the first token after the literal +* `slashesDenoteHost` {boolean} If `true`, the first token after the literal string `//` and preceding the next `/` will be interpreted as the `host`. For instance, given `//foo/bar`, the result would be `{host: 'foo', pathname: '/bar'}` rather than `{pathname: '//foo/bar'}`. @@ -223,8 +264,8 @@ object. added: v0.1.25 --> -* `from` {String} The Base URL being resolved against. -* `to` {String} The HREF URL being resolved. +* `from` {string} The Base URL being resolved against. +* `to` {string} The HREF URL being resolved. The `url.resolve()` method resolves a target URL relative to a base URL in a manner similar to that of a Web browser resolving an anchor tag HREF. @@ -250,7 +291,6 @@ properties of URL objects: For example, the ASCII space character (`' '`) is encoded as `%20`. The ASCII forward slash (`/`) character is encoded as `%3C`. - [`Error`]: errors.html#errors_class_error [`querystring`]: querystring.html [`TypeError`]: errors.html#errors_class_typeerror diff --git a/doc/api/util.md b/doc/api/util.md index 28ceac1c54..01a653250c 100644 --- a/doc/api/util.md +++ b/doc/api/util.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const util = require('util'); added: v0.11.3 --> -* `section` {String} A string identifying the portion of the application for +* `section` {string} A string identifying the portion of the application for which the `debuglog` function is being created. * Returns: {Function} The logging function @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ property take precedence over `--trace-deprecation` and added: v0.5.3 --> -* `format` {String} A `printf`-like format string. +* `format` {string} A `printf`-like format string. The `util.format()` method returns a formatted string using the first argument as a `printf`-like format. @@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ deprecated: v0.11.3 > Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`console.error()`][] instead. -* `string` {String} The message to print to `stderr` +* `string` {string} The message to print to `stderr` Deprecated predecessor of `console.error`. @@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ deprecated: v0.11.3 > Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`console.error()`][] instead. -* `...strings` {String} The message to print to `stderr` +* `...strings` {string} The message to print to `stderr` Deprecated predecessor of `console.error`. @@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ deprecated: v6.0.0 > Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use a third party module instead. -* `string` {String} +* `string` {string} The `util.log()` method prints the given `string` to `stdout` with an included timestamp.