Nginx [nginx-announce] njs-0.8.7

Hello,

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

This release fixes excessive memory consumption introduced in 0.8.6.

Learn more about njs:

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

Feel free to try it and give us feedback on:

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

Additional examples and howtos can be found here:

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

Changes with njs 0.8.7 22 Oct 2024

nginx modules:

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*) Bugfix: eliminated unnecessary VM creation.
Previously, njs consumed memory proportionally to the number of
nginx locations. The issue was introduced 0.8.6.

*) Improvement: added strict syntax validation for js_body_filter.

*) Improvement: improved error messages for module loading
failures.

Core:

*) Feature: implemented fs.readlink() and friends.

*) Improvement: implemented lazy stack symbolization.

*) Bugfix: fixed heap-buffer-overflow in Buffer.prototype.indexOf().
The issue was introduced in 0.8.6.

*) Bugfix: fixed Buffer.prototype.lastIndexOf() when `from` is
provided.

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