[question]: Is there a timeline for dropping node10 support?

[wraithgar]

We are in the process of updating our support matrix for the npm cli and its dependencies. One of these dependencies, make-fetch-happen, just had its engines field updated to drop node10 support. We'd like to help keep node-gyp up to date on that dependency but it still supports node >= 10.12.0.

Are there plans or is there a timeline for updating this field?

[cclauss]

https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/

[wraithgar]

@cclauss that's the nodejs release cycle, nothing on there mentions node-gyp? Does this mean it can drop node10 now and it was just overlooked?

[rvagg]

no plans, we can be flexible around npm's needs on this I think, and we should be able to bump it to at least 12.0.0 (unless you want to suggest a later release of 12?)

[MylesBorins]

Might I suggest this as the engines field

https://github.com/MylesBorins/node-osc/blob/main/package.json#L14

It scoped to versions to 12/14 that support the full esm implementation

[rvagg]

sgtm

[wraithgar]

https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/pull/2601