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Modernize node.js to current ECMAScript specifications!
node.js will not update their API to ES6+ [for a while](https://github.com/joyent/node/issues/7549).
This library is a wrapper for various aspects of node.js' API.
## Installation and Usage
Set `mz` as a dependency and install it.
```bash
npm i mz
```
Then prefix the relevant `require()`s with `mz/`:
```js
var fs = require('mz/fs')
fs.exists(__filename).then(function (exists) {
if (exists) // do something
})
```
With ES2017, this will allow you to use async functions cleanly with node's core API:
```js
const fs = require('mz/fs')
async function doSomething () {
if (await fs.exists(__filename)) // do something
}
```
## Promisification
Many node methods are converted into promises.
Any properties that are deprecated or aren't asynchronous will simply be proxied.
The modules wrapped are:
- `child_process`
- `crypto`
- `dns`
- `fs` (uses `graceful-fs` if available)
- `readline`
- `zlib`
```js
var exec = require('mz/child_process').exec
exec('node --version').then(function (stdout) {
console.log(stdout)
})
```
## Promise Engine
`mz` uses [`any-promise`](https://github.com/kevinbeaty/any-promise).
## FAQ
### Can I use this in production?
Yes, Node 4.x ships with stable promises support. For older engines,
you should probably install your own promise implementation and register it with
`require('any-promise/register')('bluebird')`.
### Will this make my app faster?
Nope, probably slower actually.
### Can I add more features?
Sure.
Open an issue.
Currently, the plans are to eventually support:
- New APIs in node.js that are not available in older versions of node
- ECMAScript7 Streams
[bluebird]: https://github.com/petkaantonov/bluebird
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[license-url]: LICENSE
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