Skip to content

API overview

Every built-in module and global in Elide: Node modules and where each is documented, the elide: modules, the Python elide module, the Elide global and Web globals.

On this page

JavaScript code gets the Elide global, Node built-in modules, elide: database modules, and Web globals. Suite results are in the Compatibility Matrix. Java and Kotlin programs: see JVM APIs.

Built-in modules

Node modules resolve with or without the node: prefix. Each page links the upstream documentation, lists differences, and ends with a generated reference: exports, anything not implemented, and suite results.

ModulePageStatusSuite
assert, assert/strictnode:assertPartial53.8% of 13
async_hooksnode:async_hooksPartial80.0% of 45
buffernode:bufferFull90.3% of 62
child_processnode:child_processFullNot measured
consolenode:consolePartial95.2% of 21
cryptonode:cryptoPartial84.8% of 112
dgramnode:dgramFullNot measured
diagnostics_channelnode:diagnostics_channelFull62.7% of 67
dns, dns/promisesnode:dnsFull85.0% of 20
domainnode:domainFullNot measured
eventsnode:eventsFull89.5% of 38
fs, fs/promisesnode:fsPartial93.2% of 264
http, httpsnode:httpPartialNot measured
modulenode:modulePartial86.5% of 52
netnode:netPartialNot measured
osnode:osFullNot measured
path, path/posix, path/win32node:pathFull100.0% of 16
perf_hooksnode:perf_hooksPartialNot measured
querystringnode:querystringFullNot measured
stream, stream/promises, stream/web, stream/consumers, stream/iternode:streamPartial90.3% of 238
testnode:testPartialNot measured
timers, timers/promisesnode:timersFull94.7% of 57
urlnode:urlFull95.2% of 42
util, util/typesnode:utilPartial50.0% of 18
v8node:v8PartialNot measured
vmnode:vmFull84.2% of 95
worker_threadsnode:worker_threadsPartial82.0% of 128
zlib, zlib/iternode:zlibPartialNot measured
processprocessPartial88.5% of 87

Web globals

GlobalsPageStatusSuite
fetch, Headers, Request, Response and 3 moreFetchFull57.9% of 2,511
ReadableStream, ReadableStreamDefaultReader, ReadableStreamDefaultController, ReadableStreamBYOBReader and 9 moreStreamsFullNot measured
CompressionStream, DecompressionStreamCompression streamsFullNot measured
URL, URLSearchParamsURLFull96.0% of 9,046
URLPatternURLPatternFullNot measured
TextEncoderStream, TextDecoderStream, TextDecoder, TextEncoderEncodingFull99.4% of 14,266
crypto, SubtleCryptoWeb CryptoFullNot measured
Event, CustomEvent, EventTargetDOM eventsFullNot measured
AbortController, AbortSignalDOM abortFullNot measured
setTimeout, clearTimeout, setInterval, clearInterval and 2 moreTimersFullNot measured
MessageEvent, MessageChannel, MessagePortMessagingPartialNot measured
navigator, WorkerNavigatorWorkerNavigatorFullNot measured
performance, PerformanceEntry, PerformanceMark, PerformanceMeasure and 3 morePerformanceFullNot measured
DOMException, PromiseRejectionEventOther globalsFullNot measured

Other built-in modules

ModuleStatus
clusterUnavailable
constantsUnavailable
http2Unavailable
inspectorUnavailable
punycodeencode, decode, toASCII and toUnicode
readline, readline/promisesLine iteration, question() and the cursor and key-press helpers
replUnavailable
seaUnavailable
sqliteSQLite
string_decoderStringDecoder, including split multi-byte and base64 input
sysLoads; the same object as util
test/reportersUnavailable
tlsClient connections with tls.connect; createServer throws and rootCertificates is empty
trace_eventsUnavailable
ttyisatty, ReadStream and WriteStream
wasiUnavailable

Importing an unavailable module throws ERR_UNKNOWN_BUILTIN_MODULE.

elide: aliases

elide:X returns the same module object as node:X. There is no elide:compression; use node:zlib or CompressionStream.

Elide modules

ModuleExportsPage
elide:sqlite, elide:postgres, elide:mysqlDatabaseDatabases
elide:celcompileCEL module
elide:telemetryflush, status, enter, wrapTracer, releaseelide:telemetry

Python code gets the elide module for calling JavaScript and sharing functions.

Telemetry

ModulePage
@opentelemetry/api, @opentelemetry/api-logs, @opentelemetry/api/experimentalBuilt in when not installed; OpenTelemetry in JavaScript
elide:telemetryflush, status, enter, wrapTracer, release; elide:telemetry
Python opentelemetry, elide.telemetryOpenTelemetry in Python

Was this page helpful?