util: deprecate obj.inspect for custom inspection by Trott · Pull Request #15631 · nodejs/node

The existence of `obj.inspect()` for custom inspection can cause people
to unintentionally break `console.log()` and friends. This is a
documentation-only deprecation that can hopefully land in 8.x.

PR-URL: #15631
Refs: #15549
Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
Reviewed-By: Yuta Hiroto <hello@about-hiroppy.com>
Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de>
Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>

The existence of `obj.inspect()` for custom inspection can cause people
to unintentionally break `console.log()` and friends. This is a
documentation-only deprecation that can hopefully land in 8.x.

PR-URL: #15631
Refs: #15549
Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
Reviewed-By: Yuta Hiroto <hello@about-hiroppy.com>
Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de>
Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>

The existence of `obj.inspect()` for custom inspection can cause people
to unintentionally break `console.log()` and friends. This is a
documentation-only deprecation that can hopefully land in 8.x.

PR-URL: nodejs/node#15631
Refs: nodejs/node#15549
Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
Reviewed-By: Yuta Hiroto <hello@about-hiroppy.com>
Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de>
Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>

The existence of `obj.inspect()` for custom inspection can cause people
to unintentionally break `console.log()` and friends. This is a
documentation-only deprecation that can hopefully land in 8.x.

PR-URL: #15631
Refs: #15549
Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
Reviewed-By: Yuta Hiroto <hello@about-hiroppy.com>
Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de>
Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>

Notable Changes:

* deps:
  * update npm to 5.4.2
    #15600
  * upgrade libuv to 1.15.0
    #15745
  * update V8 to 6.1.534.42
    #15393
* dgram:
  * support for setting dgram socket buffer size
    #13623
* fs:
  * add support O_DSYNC file open constant
    #15451
* util:
  * deprecate obj.inspect for custom inspection
    #15631
* tools, build:
  * there is a fancy new macOS installer
    #15179
* Added new collaborator
  * bmeurer - Benedikt Meurer - https://github.com/bmeurer
  * kfarnung - Kyle Farnung - https://github.com/kfarnung

PR-URL: #15762

Notable Changes:

* deps:
  * update npm to 5.4.2
    #15600
  * upgrade libuv to 1.15.0
    #15745
  * update V8 to 6.1.534.42
    #15393
* dgram:
  * support for setting dgram socket buffer size
    #13623
* fs:
  * add support O_DSYNC file open constant
    #15451
* util:
  * deprecate obj.inspect for custom inspection
    #15631
* tools, build:
  * there is a fancy new macOS installer
    #15179
* Added new collaborator
  * bmeurer - Benedikt Meurer - https://github.com/bmeurer
  * kfarnung - Kyle Farnung - https://github.com/kfarnung

PR-URL: #15762