v4.1.0

New features since v4.0.2

• Support extended back to Node.js v12.20
  • This is because support for exports, conditional exports and exports patterns have been retro-fitted back to v12 (see the Package module history)

Upgrade notes

Users of Node.js v12.20 and above may now use lws (previously, you needed a minimum of node v14). There are no further changes.

v4.0.0

This is a refresher release - there are no functional or behavioural changes to the web server itself.

Breaking changes since v3.1.0

• Dropped support for Node.js < v14
• Dropped support for consuming the API from CommonJS modules
• Dropped support for plugin prefixes
  • Previously, you could omit the lws- in plugin names, (i.e. you could use --stack static instead of --stack lws-static). This was ambigious and introduced the risk of incorrectly loading a module named static, if it existed.
• Several of the API methods have changed from sync to async, most importantly the Lws.create method. You now need to await the result.

  const lws = await Lws.create()
  

New feature

• The default config file lws.config.js may now also be named lws.config.mjs or lws.config.cjs if preferred.

Other improvements

• All source code converted from CommonJS to ECMAScript modules.
• All dependencies upgraded.

Upgrade notes

• If you previously used shortened plugin names (e.g. --stack static) please use the full name (e.g. --stack lws-static)
• If you launch a server using Lws.create you must now await the result.
• Lws can now only be used programmatically from ECMAScript modules - you must use import to load the library.

v3.1.0

New features since v3.0.0

• Added --qr option to display a QR Code for the chosen URL.
  • Feature request: lwsjs/local-web-server#148, PR: #16.
  • Usage instructions: Open a web app in your mobile browser by scanning a QR code
• Added --list-network-interfaces to display the available network interface names. Used in conjunction with the --qr option.

Other

• Added contribution guidelines.