5.0.0-beta.1

This is the first Express 5.0 beta release, based off 4.17.2 and includes
changes from 5.0.0-alpha.8.

• change:
  • Default "query parser" setting to 'simple'
  • Requires Node.js 4+
  • Use mime-types for file to content type mapping
• deps: array-flatten@3.0.0
• deps: body-parser@2.0.0-beta.1
  • req.body is no longer always initialized to {}
  • urlencoded parser now defaults extended to false
  • Use on-finished to determine when body read
• deps: router@2.0.0-beta.1
  • Add new ?, *, and + parameter modifiers
  • Internalize private router.process_params method
  • Matching group expressions are only RegExp syntax
  • Named matching groups no longer available by position in req.params
  • Regular expressions can only be used in a matching group
  • Remove debug dependency
  • Special * path segment behavior removed
  • deps: array-flatten@3.0.0
  • deps: parseurl@~1.3.3
  • deps: path-to-regexp@3.2.0
  • deps: setprototypeof@1.2.0
• deps: send@1.0.0-beta.1
  • Change dotfiles option default to 'ignore'
  • Remove hidden option; use dotfiles option instead
  • Use mime-types for file to content type mapping
  • deps: debug@3.1.0
• deps: serve-static@2.0.0-beta.1
  • Change dotfiles option default to 'ignore'
  • Remove hidden option; use dotfiles option instead
  • Use mime-types for file to content type mapping
  • deps: send@1.0.0-beta.1

4.17.2

• Fix handling of undefined in res.jsonp
• Fix handling of undefined when "json escape" is enabled
• Fix incorrect middleware execution with unanchored RegExps
• Fix res.jsonp(obj, status) deprecation message
• Fix typo in res.is JSDoc
• deps: body-parser@1.19.1
  • deps: bytes@3.1.1
  • deps: http-errors@1.8.1
  • deps: qs@6.9.6
  • deps: raw-body@2.4.2
  • deps: safe-buffer@5.2.1
  • deps: type-is@~1.6.18
• deps: content-disposition@0.5.4
  • deps: safe-buffer@5.2.1
• deps: cookie@0.4.1
  • Fix maxAge option to reject invalid values
• deps: proxy-addr@~2.0.7
  • Use req.socket over deprecated req.connection
  • deps: forwarded@0.2.0
  • deps: ipaddr.js@1.9.1
• deps: qs@6.9.6
• deps: safe-buffer@5.2.1
• deps: send@0.17.2
  • deps: http-errors@1.8.1
  • deps: ms@2.1.3
  • pref: ignore empty http tokens
• deps: serve-static@1.14.2
  • deps: send@0.17.2
• deps: setprototypeof@1.2.0

5.0.0-alpha.8

This is the sixth Express 5.0 alpha release, based off 4.17.1 and includes
changes from 5.0.0-alpha.7.

4.17.1

• Revert "Improve error message for null/undefined to res.status"

4.17.0

• Add express.raw to parse bodies into Buffer
• Add express.text to parse bodies into string
• Improve error message for non-strings to res.sendFile
• Improve error message for null/undefined to res.status
• Support multiple hosts in X-Forwarded-Host
• deps: accepts@~1.3.7
• deps: body-parser@1.19.0
  • Add encoding MIK
  • Add petabyte (pb) support
  • Fix parsing array brackets after index
  • deps: bytes@3.1.0
  • deps: http-errors@1.7.2
  • deps: iconv-lite@0.4.24
  • deps: qs@6.7.0
  • deps: raw-body@2.4.0
  • deps: type-is@~1.6.17
• deps: content-disposition@0.5.3
• deps: cookie@0.4.0
  • Add SameSite=None support
• deps: finalhandler@~1.1.2
  • Set stricter Content-Security-Policy header
  • deps: parseurl@~1.3.3
  • deps: statuses@~1.5.0
• deps: parseurl@~1.3.3
• deps: proxy-addr@~2.0.5
  • deps: ipaddr.js@1.9.0
• deps: qs@6.7.0
  • Fix parsing array brackets after index
• deps: range-parser@~1.2.1
• deps: send@0.17.1
  • Set stricter CSP header in redirect & error responses
  • deps: http-errors@~1.7.2
  • deps: mime@1.6.0
  • deps: ms@2.1.1
  • deps: range-parser@~1.2.1
  • deps: statuses@~1.5.0
  • perf: remove redundant path.normalize call
• deps: serve-static@1.14.1
  • Set stricter CSP header in redirect response
  • deps: parseurl@~1.3.3
  • deps: send@0.17.1
• deps: setprototypeof@1.1.1
• deps: statuses@~1.5.0
  • Add 103 Early Hints
• deps: type-is@~1.6.18
  • deps: mime-types@~2.1.24
  • perf: prevent internal throw on invalid type

5.0.0-alpha.7

This is the seventh Express 5.0 alpha release, based off 4.16.4 and includes
changes from 5.0.0-alpha.6.

The major change with this alpha is the basic support for returned, rejected
Promises in the router.

• remove:
  • path-to-regexp dependency
• deps: debug@3.1.0
  • Add DEBUG_HIDE_DATE environment variable
  • Change timer to per-namespace instead of global
  • Change non-TTY date format
  • Remove DEBUG_FD environment variable support
  • Support 256 namespace colors
• deps: router@2.0.0-alpha.1
  • Add basic support for returned, rejected Promises
  • Fix JSDoc for Router constructor
  • deps: debug@3.1.0
  • deps: parseurl@~1.3.2
  • deps: setprototypeof@1.1.0
  • deps: utils-merge@1.0.1

4.16.4

• Fix issue where "Request aborted" may be logged in res.sendfile
• Fix JSDoc for Router constructor
• deps: body-parser@1.18.3
  • Fix deprecation warnings on Node.js 10+
  • Fix stack trace for strict json parse error
  • deps: depd@~1.1.2
  • deps: http-errors@~1.6.3
  • deps: iconv-lite@0.4.23
  • deps: qs@6.5.2
  • deps: raw-body@2.3.3
  • deps: type-is@~1.6.16
• deps: proxy-addr@~2.0.4
  • deps: ipaddr.js@1.8.0
• deps: qs@6.5.2
• deps: safe-buffer@5.1.2

4.16.3

• deps: accepts@~1.3.5
  • deps: mime-types@~2.1.18
• deps: depd@~1.1.2
  • perf: remove argument reassignment
• deps: encodeurl@~1.0.2
  • Fix encoding % as last character
• deps: finalhandler@1.1.1
  • Fix 404 output for bad / missing pathnames
  • deps: encodeurl@~1.0.2
  • deps: statuses@~1.4.0
• deps: proxy-addr@~2.0.3
  • deps: ipaddr.js@1.6.0
• deps: send@0.16.2
  • Fix incorrect end tag in default error & redirects
  • deps: depd@~1.1.2
  • deps: encodeurl@~1.0.2
  • deps: statuses@~1.4.0
• deps: serve-static@1.13.2
  • Fix incorrect end tag in redirects
  • deps: encodeurl@~1.0.2
  • deps: send@0.16.2
• deps: statuses@~1.4.0
• deps: type-is@~1.6.16
  • deps: mime-types@~2.1.18

4.16.2

• Fix TypeError in res.send when given Buffer and ETag header set
• perf: skip parsing of entire X-Forwarded-Proto header

4.16.1

• deps: send@0.16.1
• deps: serve-static@1.13.1
  • Fix regression when root is incorrectly set to a file
  • deps: send@0.16.1