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 "textRaw": "URL",
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 "introduced_in": "v0.10.0",
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 "stabilityText": "Stable",
 "desc": "The <code>url</code> module provides utilities for URL resolution and parsing. It can be\naccessed using:\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const url = require('url');\n</code></pre>",
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 "textRaw": "URL Strings and URL Objects",
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 "desc": "A URL string is a structured string containing multiple meaningful components.\nWhen parsed, a URL object is returned containing properties for each of these\ncomponents.\nThe <code>url</code> module provides two APIs for working with URLs: a legacy API that is\nNode.js specific, and a newer API that implements the same\n<a href=\"https://url.spec.whatwg.org/\">WHATWG URL Standard</a> used by web browsers.\nWhile the Legacy API has not been deprecated, it is maintained solely for\nbackwards compatibility with existing applications. New application code\nshould use the WHATWG API.\nA comparison between the WHATWG and Legacy APIs is provided below. Above the URL\n<code>'http://user:pass@sub.example.com:8080/p/a/t/h?query=string#hash'</code>, properties\nof an object returned by the legacy <code>url.parse()</code> are shown. Below it are\nproperties of a WHATWG <code>URL</code> object.\nWHATWG URL's <code>origin</code> property includes <code>protocol</code> and <code>host</code>, but not\n<code>username</code> or <code>password</code>.\n<pre><code class=\"language-txt\">┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐\n│ href │\n├──────────┬──┬─────────────────────┬────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────┬───────┤\n│ protocol │ │ auth │ host │ path │ hash │\n│ │ │ ├─────────────────┬──────┼──────────┬────────────────┤ │\n│ │ │ │ hostname │ port │ pathname │ search │ │\n│ │ │ │ │ │ ├─┬──────────────┤ │\n│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ query │ │\n\" https: // user : pass @ sub.example.com : 8080 /p/a/t/h ? query=string #hash \"\n│ │ │ │ │ hostname │ port │ │ │ │\n│ │ │ │ ├─────────────────┴──────┤ │ │ │\n│ protocol │ │ username │ password │ host │ │ │ │\n├──────────┴──┼──────────┴──────────┼────────────────────────┤ │ │ │\n│ origin │ │ origin │ pathname │ search │ hash │\n├─────────────┴─────────────────────┴────────────────────────┴──────────┴────────────────┴───────┤\n│ href │\n└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘\n(All spaces in the \"\" line should be ignored. They are purely for formatting.)\n</code></pre>\nParsing the URL string using the WHATWG API:\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL =\n new URL('https://user:pass@sub.example.com:8080/p/a/t/h?query=string#hash');\n</code></pre>\nParsing the URL string using the Legacy API:\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const url = require('url');\nconst myURL =\n url.parse('https://user:pass@sub.example.com:8080/p/a/t/h?query=string#hash');\n</code></pre>",
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 "textRaw": "The WHATWG URL API",
 "name": "the_whatwg_url_api",
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 {
 "textRaw": "Class: URL",
 "type": "class",
 "name": "URL",
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 "added": [
 "v7.0.0",
 "v6.13.0"
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 "changes": [
 {
 "version": "v10.0.0",
 "pr-url": "https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18281",
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 "desc": "Browser-compatible <code>URL</code> class, implemented by following the WHATWG URL\nStandard. <a href=\"https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#example-url-parsing\">Examples of parsed URLs</a> may be found in the Standard itself.\nThe <code>URL</code> class is also available on the global object.\nIn accordance with browser conventions, all properties of <code>URL</code> objects\nare implemented as getters and setters on the class prototype, rather than as\ndata properties on the object itself. Thus, unlike <a href=\"#url_legacy_urlobject\">legacy <code>urlObject</code></a>s,\nusing the <code>delete</code> keyword on any properties of <code>URL</code> objects (e.g. <code>delete myURL.protocol</code>, <code>delete myURL.pathname</code>, etc) has no effect but will still\nreturn <code>true</code>.",
 "properties": [
 {
 "textRaw": "`hash` {string}",
 "type": "string",
 "name": "hash",
 "desc": "Gets and sets the fragment portion of the URL.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL('https://example.org/foo#bar');\nconsole.log(myURL.hash);\n// Prints #bar\n\nmyURL.hash = 'baz';\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://example.org/foo#baz\n</code></pre>\nInvalid URL characters included in the value assigned to the <code>hash</code> property\nare <a href=\"#whatwg-percent-encoding\">percent-encoded</a>. Note that the selection of which characters to\npercent-encode may vary somewhat from what the <a href=\"#url_url_parse_urlstring_parsequerystring_slashesdenotehost\"><code>url.parse()</code></a> and\n<a href=\"#url_url_format_urlobject\"><code>url.format()</code></a> methods would produce."
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 {
 "textRaw": "`host` {string}",
 "type": "string",
 "name": "host",
 "desc": "Gets and sets the host portion of the URL.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL('https://example.org:81/foo');\nconsole.log(myURL.host);\n// Prints example.org:81\n\nmyURL.host = 'example.com:82';\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://example.com:82/foo\n</code></pre>\nInvalid host values assigned to the <code>host</code> property are ignored."
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 {
 "textRaw": "`hostname` {string}",
 "type": "string",
 "name": "hostname",
 "desc": "Gets and sets the hostname portion of the URL. The key difference between\n<code>url.host</code> and <code>url.hostname</code> is that <code>url.hostname</code> does not include the\nport.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL('https://example.org:81/foo');\nconsole.log(myURL.hostname);\n// Prints example.org\n\nmyURL.hostname = 'example.com:82';\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://example.com:81/foo\n</code></pre>\nInvalid hostname values assigned to the <code>hostname</code> property are ignored."
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 {
 "textRaw": "`href` {string}",
 "type": "string",
 "name": "href",
 "desc": "Gets and sets the serialized URL.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL('https://example.org/foo');\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://example.org/foo\n\nmyURL.href = 'https://example.com/bar';\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://example.com/bar\n</code></pre>\nGetting the value of the <code>href</code> property is equivalent to calling\n<a href=\"#url_url_tostring\"><code>url.toString()</code></a>.\nSetting the value of this property to a new value is equivalent to creating a\nnew <code>URL</code> object using <a href=\"#url_constructor_new_url_input_base\"><code>new URL(value)</code></a>. Each of the <code>URL</code>\nobject's properties will be modified.\nIf the value assigned to the <code>href</code> property is not a valid URL, a <code>TypeError</code>\nwill be thrown."
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 {
 "textRaw": "`origin` {string}",
 "type": "string",
 "name": "origin",
 "desc": "Gets the read-only serialization of the URL's origin.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL('https://example.org/foo/bar?baz');\nconsole.log(myURL.origin);\n// Prints https://example.org\n</code></pre>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const idnURL = new URL('https://測試');\nconsole.log(idnURL.origin);\n// Prints https://xn--g6w251d\n\nconsole.log(idnURL.hostname);\n// Prints xn--g6w251d\n</code></pre>"
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 "textRaw": "`password` {string}",
 "type": "string",
 "name": "password",
 "desc": "Gets and sets the password portion of the URL.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL('https://abc:xyz@example.com');\nconsole.log(myURL.password);\n// Prints xyz\n\nmyURL.password = '123';\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://abc:123@example.com\n</code></pre>\nInvalid URL characters included in the value assigned to the <code>password</code> property\nare <a href=\"#whatwg-percent-encoding\">percent-encoded</a>. Note that the selection of which characters to\npercent-encode may vary somewhat from what the <a href=\"#url_url_parse_urlstring_parsequerystring_slashesdenotehost\"><code>url.parse()</code></a> and\n<a href=\"#url_url_format_urlobject\"><code>url.format()</code></a> methods would produce."
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 "textRaw": "`pathname` {string}",
 "type": "string",
 "name": "pathname",
 "desc": "Gets and sets the path portion of the URL.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL('https://example.org/abc/xyz?123');\nconsole.log(myURL.pathname);\n// Prints /abc/xyz\n\nmyURL.pathname = '/abcdef';\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://example.org/abcdef?123\n</code></pre>\nInvalid URL characters included in the value assigned to the <code>pathname</code>\nproperty are <a href=\"#whatwg-percent-encoding\">percent-encoded</a>. Note that the selection of which characters\nto percent-encode may vary somewhat from what the <a href=\"#url_url_parse_urlstring_parsequerystring_slashesdenotehost\"><code>url.parse()</code></a> and\n<a href=\"#url_url_format_urlobject\"><code>url.format()</code></a> methods would produce."
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 "textRaw": "`port` {string}",
 "type": "string",
 "name": "port",
 "desc": "Gets and sets the port portion of the URL.\nThe port value may be a number or a string containing a number in the range\n<code>0</code> to <code>65535</code> (inclusive). Setting the value to the default port of the\n<code>URL</code> objects given <code>protocol</code> will result in the <code>port</code> value becoming\nthe empty string (<code>''</code>).\nThe port value can be an empty string in which case the port depends on\nthe protocol/scheme:\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\">protocol</th>\n<th align=\"left\">port</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">\"ftp\"</td>\n<td align=\"left\">21</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">\"file\"</td>\n<td align=\"left\"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">\"gopher\"</td>\n<td align=\"left\">70</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">\"http\"</td>\n<td align=\"left\">80</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">\"https\"</td>\n<td align=\"left\">443</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">\"ws\"</td>\n<td align=\"left\">80</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">\"wss\"</td>\n<td align=\"left\">443</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\nUpon assigning a value to the port, the value will first be converted to a\nstring using <code>.toString()</code>.\nIf that string is invalid but it begins with a number, the leading number is\nassigned to <code>port</code>.\nIf the number lies outside the range denoted above, it is ignored.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL('https://example.org:8888');\nconsole.log(myURL.port);\n// Prints 8888\n\n// Default ports are automatically transformed to the empty string\n// (HTTPS protocol's default port is 443)\nmyURL.port = '443';\nconsole.log(myURL.port);\n// Prints the empty string\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://example.org/\n\nmyURL.port = 1234;\nconsole.log(myURL.port);\n// Prints 1234\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://example.org:1234/\n\n// Completely invalid port strings are ignored\nmyURL.port = 'abcd';\nconsole.log(myURL.port);\n// Prints 1234\n\n// Leading numbers are treated as a port number\nmyURL.port = '5678abcd';\nconsole.log(myURL.port);\n// Prints 5678\n\n// Non-integers are truncated\nmyURL.port = 1234.5678;\nconsole.log(myURL.port);\n// Prints 1234\n\n// Out-of-range numbers which are not represented in scientific notation\n// will be ignored.\nmyURL.port = 1e10; // 10000000000, will be range-checked as described below\nconsole.log(myURL.port);\n// Prints 1234\n</code></pre>\nNote that numbers which contain a decimal point,\nsuch as floating-point numbers or numbers in scientific notation,\nare not an exception to this rule.\nLeading numbers up to the decimal point will be set as the URL's port,\nassuming they are valid:\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">myURL.port = 4.567e21;\nconsole.log(myURL.port);\n// Prints 4 (because it is the leading number in the string '4.567e21')\n</code></pre>"
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 "textRaw": "`protocol` {string}",
 "type": "string",
 "name": "protocol",
 "desc": "Gets and sets the protocol portion of the URL.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL('https://example.org');\nconsole.log(myURL.protocol);\n// Prints https:\n\nmyURL.protocol = 'ftp';\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints ftp://example.org/\n</code></pre>\nInvalid URL protocol values assigned to the <code>protocol</code> property are ignored.",
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 "desc": "The <a href=\"https://url.spec.whatwg.org/\">WHATWG URL Standard</a> considers a handful of URL protocol schemes to be\nspecial in terms of how they are parsed and serialized. When a URL is\nparsed using one of these special protocols, the <code>url.protocol</code> property\nmay be changed to another special protocol but cannot be changed to a\nnon-special protocol, and vice versa.\nFor instance, changing from <code>http</code> to <code>https</code> works:\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const u = new URL('http://example.org');\nu.protocol = 'https';\nconsole.log(u.href);\n// https://example.org\n</code></pre>\nHowever, changing from <code>http</code> to a hypothetical <code>fish</code> protocol does not\nbecause the new protocol is not special.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const u = new URL('http://example.org');\nu.protocol = 'fish';\nconsole.log(u.href);\n// http://example.org\n</code></pre>\nLikewise, changing from a non-special protocol to a special protocol is also\nnot permitted:\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const u = new URL('fish://example.org');\nu.protocol = 'http';\nconsole.log(u.href);\n// fish://example.org\n</code></pre>\nThe protocol schemes considered to be special by the WHATWG URL Standard\ninclude: <code>ftp</code>, <code>file</code>, <code>gopher</code>, <code>http</code>, <code>https</code>, <code>ws</code>, and <code>wss</code>.",
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 "textRaw": "`search` {string}",
 "type": "string",
 "name": "search",
 "desc": "Gets and sets the serialized query portion of the URL.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL('https://example.org/abc?123');\nconsole.log(myURL.search);\n// Prints ?123\n\nmyURL.search = 'abc=xyz';\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://example.org/abc?abc=xyz\n</code></pre>\nAny invalid URL characters appearing in the value assigned the <code>search</code>\nproperty will be <a href=\"#whatwg-percent-encoding\">percent-encoded</a>. Note that the selection of which\ncharacters to percent-encode may vary somewhat from what the <a href=\"#url_url_parse_urlstring_parsequerystring_slashesdenotehost\"><code>url.parse()</code></a>\nand <a href=\"#url_url_format_urlobject\"><code>url.format()</code></a> methods would produce."
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 "textRaw": "`searchParams` {URLSearchParams}",
 "type": "URLSearchParams",
 "name": "searchParams",
 "desc": "Gets the <a href=\"#url_class_urlsearchparams\"><code>URLSearchParams</code></a> object representing the query parameters of the\nURL. This property is read-only; to replace the entirety of query parameters of\nthe URL, use the <a href=\"#url_url_search\"><code>url.search</code></a> setter. See <a href=\"#url_class_urlsearchparams\"><code>URLSearchParams</code></a>\ndocumentation for details."
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 "textRaw": "`username` {string}",
 "type": "string",
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 "desc": "Gets and sets the username portion of the URL.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL('https://abc:xyz@example.com');\nconsole.log(myURL.username);\n// Prints abc\n\nmyURL.username = '123';\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://123:xyz@example.com/\n</code></pre>\nAny invalid URL characters appearing in the value assigned the <code>username</code>\nproperty will be <a href=\"#whatwg-percent-encoding\">percent-encoded</a>. Note that the selection of which\ncharacters to percent-encode may vary somewhat from what the <a href=\"#url_url_parse_urlstring_parsequerystring_slashesdenotehost\"><code>url.parse()</code></a>\nand <a href=\"#url_url_format_urlobject\"><code>url.format()</code></a> methods would produce."
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 "desc": "The <code>toString()</code> method on the <code>URL</code> object returns the serialized URL. The\nvalue returned is equivalent to that of <a href=\"#url_url_href\"><code>url.href</code></a> and <a href=\"#url_url_tojson\"><code>url.toJSON()</code></a>.\nBecause of the need for standard compliance, this method does not allow users\nto customize the serialization process of the URL. For more flexibility,\n<a href=\"#url_url_format_url_options\"><code>require('url').format()</code></a> method might be of interest."
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 "desc": "The <code>toJSON()</code> method on the <code>URL</code> object returns the serialized URL. The\nvalue returned is equivalent to that of <a href=\"#url_url_href\"><code>url.href</code></a> and\n<a href=\"#url_url_tostring\"><code>url.toString()</code></a>.\nThis method is automatically called when an <code>URL</code> object is serialized\nwith <a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/JSON/stringify\"><code>JSON.stringify()</code></a>.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURLs = [\n new URL('https://www.example.com'),\n new URL('https://test.example.org')\n];\nconsole.log(JSON.stringify(myURLs));\n// Prints [\"https://www.example.com/\",\"https://test.example.org/\"]\n</code></pre>"
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 "textRaw": "`input` {string} The absolute or relative input URL to parse. If `input` is relative, then `base` is required. If `input` is absolute, the `base` is ignored.",
 "name": "input",
 "type": "string",
 "desc": "The absolute or relative input URL to parse. If `input` is relative, then `base` is required. If `input` is absolute, the `base` is ignored."
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 "textRaw": "`base` {string|URL} The base URL to resolve against if the `input` is not absolute.",
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 "desc": "Creates a new <code>URL</code> object by parsing the <code>input</code> relative to the <code>base</code>. If\n<code>base</code> is passed as a string, it will be parsed equivalent to <code>new URL(base)</code>.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL('/foo', 'https://example.org/');\n// https://example.org/foo\n</code></pre>\nA <code>TypeError</code> will be thrown if the <code>input</code> or <code>base</code> are not valid URLs. Note\nthat an effort will be made to coerce the given values into strings. For\ninstance:\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL({ toString: () => 'https://example.org/' });\n// https://example.org/\n</code></pre>\nUnicode characters appearing within the hostname of <code>input</code> will be\nautomatically converted to ASCII using the <a href=\"https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5891#section-4.4\">Punycode</a> algorithm.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL('https://測試');\n// https://xn--g6w251d/\n</code></pre>\nThis feature is only available if the <code>node</code> executable was compiled with\n<a href=\"intl.html#intl_options_for_building_node_js\">ICU</a> enabled. If not, the domain names are passed through unchanged.\nIn cases where it is not known in advance if <code>input</code> is an absolute URL\nand a <code>base</code> is provided, it is advised to validate that the <code>origin</code> of\nthe <code>URL</code> object is what is expected.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">let myURL = new URL('http://Example.com/', 'https://example.org/');\n// http://example.com/\n\nmyURL = new URL('https://Example.com/', 'https://example.org/');\n// https://example.com/\n\nmyURL = new URL('foo://Example.com/', 'https://example.org/');\n// foo://Example.com/\n\nmyURL = new URL('http:Example.com/', 'https://example.org/');\n// http://example.com/\n\nmyURL = new URL('https:Example.com/', 'https://example.org/');\n// https://example.org/Example.com/\n\nmyURL = new URL('foo:Example.com/', 'https://example.org/');\n// foo:Example.com/\n</code></pre>"
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 "desc": "The <code>URLSearchParams</code> API provides read and write access to the query of a\n<code>URL</code>. The <code>URLSearchParams</code> class can also be used standalone with one of the\nfour following constructors.\nThe <code>URLSearchParams</code> class is also available on the global object.\nThe WHATWG <code>URLSearchParams</code> interface and the <a href=\"querystring.html\"><code>querystring</code></a> module have\nsimilar purpose, but the purpose of the <a href=\"querystring.html\"><code>querystring</code></a> module is more\ngeneral, as it allows the customization of delimiter characters (<code>&#x26;</code> and <code>=</code>).\nOn the other hand, this API is designed purely for URL query strings.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL('https://example.org/?abc=123');\nconsole.log(myURL.searchParams.get('abc'));\n// Prints 123\n\nmyURL.searchParams.append('abc', 'xyz');\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://example.org/?abc=123&#x26;abc=xyz\n\nmyURL.searchParams.delete('abc');\nmyURL.searchParams.set('a', 'b');\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://example.org/?a=b\n\nconst newSearchParams = new URLSearchParams(myURL.searchParams);\n// The above is equivalent to\n// const newSearchParams = new URLSearchParams(myURL.search);\n\nnewSearchParams.append('a', 'c');\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://example.org/?a=b\nconsole.log(newSearchParams.toString());\n// Prints a=b&#x26;a=c\n\n// newSearchParams.toString() is implicitly called\nmyURL.search = newSearchParams;\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://example.org/?a=b&#x26;a=c\nnewSearchParams.delete('a');\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://example.org/?a=b&#x26;a=c\n</code></pre>",
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 "desc": "Returns an ES6 <code>Iterator</code> over each of the name-value pairs in the query.\nEach item of the iterator is a JavaScript <code>Array</code>. The first item of the <code>Array</code>\nis the <code>name</code>, the second item of the <code>Array</code> is the <code>value</code>.\nAlias for <a href=\"#url_urlsearchparams_symbol_iterator\"><code>urlSearchParams[@@iterator]()</code></a>."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlSearchParams.forEach(fn[, thisArg])",
 "type": "method",
 "name": "forEach",
 "signatures": [
 {
 "params": [
 {
 "textRaw": "`fn` {Function} Invoked for each name-value pair in the query",
 "name": "fn",
 "type": "Function",
 "desc": "Invoked for each name-value pair in the query"
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "`thisArg` {Object} To be used as `this` value for when `fn` is called",
 "name": "thisArg",
 "type": "Object",
 "desc": "To be used as `this` value for when `fn` is called",
 "optional": true
 }
 ]
 }
 ],
 "desc": "Iterates over each name-value pair in the query and invokes the given function.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL('https://example.org/?a=b&#x26;c=d');\nmyURL.searchParams.forEach((value, name, searchParams) => {\n console.log(name, value, myURL.searchParams === searchParams);\n});\n// Prints:\n// a b true\n// c d true\n</code></pre>"
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlSearchParams.get(name)",
 "type": "method",
 "name": "get",
 "signatures": [
 {
 "return": {
 "textRaw": "Returns: {string} or `null` if there is no name-value pair with the given `name`.",
 "name": "return",
 "type": "string",
 "desc": "or `null` if there is no name-value pair with the given `name`."
 },
 "params": [
 {
 "textRaw": "`name` {string}",
 "name": "name",
 "type": "string"
 }
 ]
 }
 ],
 "desc": "Returns the value of the first name-value pair whose name is <code>name</code>. If there\nare no such pairs, <code>null</code> is returned."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlSearchParams.getAll(name)",
 "type": "method",
 "name": "getAll",
 "signatures": [
 {
 "return": {
 "textRaw": "Returns: {string[]}",
 "name": "return",
 "type": "string[]"
 },
 "params": [
 {
 "textRaw": "`name` {string}",
 "name": "name",
 "type": "string"
 }
 ]
 }
 ],
 "desc": "Returns the values of all name-value pairs whose name is <code>name</code>. If there are\nno such pairs, an empty array is returned."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlSearchParams.has(name)",
 "type": "method",
 "name": "has",
 "signatures": [
 {
 "return": {
 "textRaw": "Returns: {boolean}",
 "name": "return",
 "type": "boolean"
 },
 "params": [
 {
 "textRaw": "`name` {string}",
 "name": "name",
 "type": "string"
 }
 ]
 }
 ],
 "desc": "Returns <code>true</code> if there is at least one name-value pair whose name is <code>name</code>."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlSearchParams.keys()",
 "type": "method",
 "name": "keys",
 "signatures": [
 {
 "return": {
 "textRaw": "Returns: {Iterator}",
 "name": "return",
 "type": "Iterator"
 },
 "params": []
 }
 ],
 "desc": "Returns an ES6 <code>Iterator</code> over the names of each name-value pair.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const params = new URLSearchParams('foo=bar&#x26;foo=baz');\nfor (const name of params.keys()) {\n console.log(name);\n}\n// Prints:\n// foo\n// foo\n</code></pre>"
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlSearchParams.set(name, value)",
 "type": "method",
 "name": "set",
 "signatures": [
 {
 "params": [
 {
 "textRaw": "`name` {string}",
 "name": "name",
 "type": "string"
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "`value` {string}",
 "name": "value",
 "type": "string"
 }
 ]
 }
 ],
 "desc": "Sets the value in the <code>URLSearchParams</code> object associated with <code>name</code> to\n<code>value</code>. If there are any pre-existing name-value pairs whose names are <code>name</code>,\nset the first such pair's value to <code>value</code> and remove all others. If not,\nappend the name-value pair to the query string.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const params = new URLSearchParams();\nparams.append('foo', 'bar');\nparams.append('foo', 'baz');\nparams.append('abc', 'def');\nconsole.log(params.toString());\n// Prints foo=bar&#x26;foo=baz&#x26;abc=def\n\nparams.set('foo', 'def');\nparams.set('xyz', 'opq');\nconsole.log(params.toString());\n// Prints foo=def&#x26;abc=def&#x26;xyz=opq\n</code></pre>"
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlSearchParams.sort()",
 "type": "method",
 "name": "sort",
 "meta": {
 "added": [
 "v7.7.0",
 "v6.13.0"
 ],
 "changes": []
 },
 "signatures": [
 {
 "params": []
 }
 ],
 "desc": "Sort all existing name-value pairs in-place by their names. Sorting is done\nwith a <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorting_algorithm#Stability\">stable sorting algorithm</a>, so relative order between name-value pairs\nwith the same name is preserved.\nThis method can be used, in particular, to increase cache hits.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const params = new URLSearchParams('query[]=abc&#x26;type=search&#x26;query[]=123');\nparams.sort();\nconsole.log(params.toString());\n// Prints query%5B%5D=abc&#x26;query%5B%5D=123&#x26;type=search\n</code></pre>"
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlSearchParams.toString()",
 "type": "method",
 "name": "toString",
 "signatures": [
 {
 "return": {
 "textRaw": "Returns: {string}",
 "name": "return",
 "type": "string"
 },
 "params": []
 }
 ],
 "desc": "Returns the search parameters serialized as a string, with characters\npercent-encoded where necessary."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlSearchParams.values()",
 "type": "method",
 "name": "values",
 "signatures": [
 {
 "return": {
 "textRaw": "Returns: {Iterator}",
 "name": "return",
 "type": "Iterator"
 },
 "params": []
 }
 ],
 "desc": "Returns an ES6 <code>Iterator</code> over the values of each name-value pair."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlSearchParams[Symbol.iterator]()",
 "type": "method",
 "name": "[Symbol.iterator]",
 "signatures": [
 {
 "return": {
 "textRaw": "Returns: {Iterator}",
 "name": "return",
 "type": "Iterator"
 },
 "params": []
 }
 ],
 "desc": "Returns an ES6 <code>Iterator</code> over each of the name-value pairs in the query string.\nEach item of the iterator is a JavaScript <code>Array</code>. The first item of the <code>Array</code>\nis the <code>name</code>, the second item of the <code>Array</code> is the <code>value</code>.\nAlias for <a href=\"#url_urlsearchparams_entries\"><code>urlSearchParams.entries()</code></a>.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const params = new URLSearchParams('foo=bar&#x26;xyz=baz');\nfor (const [name, value] of params) {\n console.log(name, value);\n}\n// Prints:\n// foo bar\n// xyz baz\n</code></pre>"
 }
 ],
 "signatures": [
 {
 "params": [],
 "desc": "Instantiate a new empty <code>URLSearchParams</code> object."
 },
 {
 "params": [
 {
 "textRaw": "`string` {string} A query string",
 "name": "string",
 "type": "string",
 "desc": "A query string"
 }
 ],
 "desc": "Parse the <code>string</code> as a query string, and use it to instantiate a new\n<code>URLSearchParams</code> object. A leading <code>'?'</code>, if present, is ignored.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">let params;\n\nparams = new URLSearchParams('user=abc&#x26;query=xyz');\nconsole.log(params.get('user'));\n// Prints 'abc'\nconsole.log(params.toString());\n// Prints 'user=abc&#x26;query=xyz'\n\nparams = new URLSearchParams('?user=abc&#x26;query=xyz');\nconsole.log(params.toString());\n// Prints 'user=abc&#x26;query=xyz'\n</code></pre>"
 },
 {
 "params": [
 {
 "textRaw": "`obj` {Object} An object representing a collection of key-value pairs",
 "name": "obj",
 "type": "Object",
 "desc": "An object representing a collection of key-value pairs"
 }
 ],
 "desc": "Instantiate a new <code>URLSearchParams</code> object with a query hash map. The key and\nvalue of each property of <code>obj</code> are always coerced to strings.\nUnlike <a href=\"querystring.html\"><code>querystring</code></a> module, duplicate keys in the form of array values are\nnot allowed. Arrays are stringified using <a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/toString\"><code>array.toString()</code></a>, which simply\njoins all array elements with commas.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const params = new URLSearchParams({\n user: 'abc',\n query: ['first', 'second']\n});\nconsole.log(params.getAll('query'));\n// Prints [ 'first,second' ]\nconsole.log(params.toString());\n// Prints 'user=abc&#x26;query=first%2Csecond'\n</code></pre>"
 },
 {
 "params": [
 {
 "textRaw": "`iterable` {Iterable} An iterable object whose elements are key-value pairs",
 "name": "iterable",
 "type": "Iterable",
 "desc": "An iterable object whose elements are key-value pairs"
 }
 ],
 "desc": "Instantiate a new <code>URLSearchParams</code> object with an iterable map in a way that\nis similar to <a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Map\"><code>Map</code></a>'s constructor. <code>iterable</code> can be an <code>Array</code> or any\niterable object. That means <code>iterable</code> can be another <code>URLSearchParams</code>, in\nwhich case the constructor will simply create a clone of the provided\n<code>URLSearchParams</code>. Elements of <code>iterable</code> are key-value pairs, and can\nthemselves be any iterable object.\nDuplicate keys are allowed.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">let params;\n\n// Using an array\nparams = new URLSearchParams([\n ['user', 'abc'],\n ['query', 'first'],\n ['query', 'second']\n]);\nconsole.log(params.toString());\n// Prints 'user=abc&#x26;query=first&#x26;query=second'\n\n// Using a Map object\nconst map = new Map();\nmap.set('user', 'abc');\nmap.set('query', 'xyz');\nparams = new URLSearchParams(map);\nconsole.log(params.toString());\n// Prints 'user=abc&#x26;query=xyz'\n\n// Using a generator function\nfunction* getQueryPairs() {\n yield ['user', 'abc'];\n yield ['query', 'first'];\n yield ['query', 'second'];\n}\nparams = new URLSearchParams(getQueryPairs());\nconsole.log(params.toString());\n// Prints 'user=abc&#x26;query=first&#x26;query=second'\n\n// Each key-value pair must have exactly two elements\nnew URLSearchParams([\n ['user', 'abc', 'error']\n]);\n// Throws TypeError [ERR_INVALID_TUPLE]:\n// Each query pair must be an iterable [name, value] tuple\n</code></pre>"
 }
 ]
 }
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 "methods": [
 {
 "textRaw": "url.domainToASCII(domain)",
 "type": "method",
 "name": "domainToASCII",
 "meta": {
 "added": [
 "v7.4.0",
 "v6.13.0"
 ],
 "changes": []
 },
 "signatures": [
 {
 "return": {
 "textRaw": "Returns: {string}",
 "name": "return",
 "type": "string"
 },
 "params": [
 {
 "textRaw": "`domain` {string}",
 "name": "domain",
 "type": "string"
 }
 ]
 }
 ],
 "desc": "Returns the <a href=\"https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5891#section-4.4\">Punycode</a> ASCII serialization of the <code>domain</code>. If <code>domain</code> is an\ninvalid domain, the empty string is returned.\nIt performs the inverse operation to <a href=\"#url_url_domaintounicode_domain\"><code>url.domainToUnicode()</code></a>.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const url = require('url');\nconsole.log(url.domainToASCII('español.com'));\n// Prints xn--espaol-zwa.com\nconsole.log(url.domainToASCII('中文.com'));\n// Prints xn--fiq228c.com\nconsole.log(url.domainToASCII('xn--iñvalid.com'));\n// Prints an empty string\n</code></pre>"
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "url.domainToUnicode(domain)",
 "type": "method",
 "name": "domainToUnicode",
 "meta": {
 "added": [
 "v7.4.0",
 "v6.13.0"
 ],
 "changes": []
 },
 "signatures": [
 {
 "return": {
 "textRaw": "Returns: {string}",
 "name": "return",
 "type": "string"
 },
 "params": [
 {
 "textRaw": "`domain` {string}",
 "name": "domain",
 "type": "string"
 }
 ]
 }
 ],
 "desc": "Returns the Unicode serialization of the <code>domain</code>. If <code>domain</code> is an invalid\ndomain, the empty string is returned.\nIt performs the inverse operation to <a href=\"#url_url_domaintoascii_domain\"><code>url.domainToASCII()</code></a>.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const url = require('url');\nconsole.log(url.domainToUnicode('xn--espaol-zwa.com'));\n// Prints español.com\nconsole.log(url.domainToUnicode('xn--fiq228c.com'));\n// Prints 中文.com\nconsole.log(url.domainToUnicode('xn--iñvalid.com'));\n// Prints an empty string\n</code></pre>"
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "url.fileURLToPath(url)",
 "type": "method",
 "name": "fileURLToPath",
 "meta": {
 "added": [
 "v10.12.0"
 ],
 "changes": []
 },
 "signatures": [
 {
 "return": {
 "textRaw": "Returns: {string} The fully-resolved platform-specific Node.js file path.",
 "name": "return",
 "type": "string",
 "desc": "The fully-resolved platform-specific Node.js file path."
 },
 "params": [
 {
 "textRaw": "`url` {URL | string} The file URL string or URL object to convert to a path.",
 "name": "url",
 "type": "URL | string",
 "desc": "The file URL string or URL object to convert to a path."
 }
 ]
 }
 ],
 "desc": "This function ensures the correct decodings of percent-encoded characters as\nwell as ensuring a cross-platform valid absolute path string.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">new URL('file:///C:/path/').pathname; // Incorrect: /C:/path/\nfileURLToPath('file:///C:/path/'); // Correct: C:\\path\\ (Windows)\n\nnew URL('file://nas/foo.txt').pathname; // Incorrect: /foo.txt\nfileURLToPath('file://nas/foo.txt'); // Correct: \\\\nas\\foo.txt (Windows)\n\nnew URL('file:///你好.txt').pathname; // Incorrect: /%E4%BD%A0%E5%A5%BD.txt\nfileURLToPath('file:///你好.txt'); // Correct: /你好.txt (POSIX)\n\nnew URL('file:///hello world').pathname; // Incorrect: /hello%20world\nfileURLToPath('file:///hello world'); // Correct: /hello world (POSIX)\n</code></pre>"
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 "textRaw": "url.format(URL[, options])",
 "type": "method",
 "name": "format",
 "meta": {
 "added": [
 "v7.6.0"
 ],
 "changes": []
 },
 "signatures": [
 {
 "return": {
 "textRaw": "Returns: {string}",
 "name": "return",
 "type": "string"
 },
 "params": [
 {
 "textRaw": "`URL` {URL} A [WHATWG URL][] object",
 "name": "URL",
 "type": "URL",
 "desc": "A [WHATWG URL][] object"
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "`options` {Object}",
 "name": "options",
 "type": "Object",
 "options": [
 {
 "textRaw": "`auth` {boolean} `true` if the serialized URL string should include the username and password, `false` otherwise. **Default:** `true`.",
 "name": "auth",
 "type": "boolean",
 "default": "`true`",
 "desc": "`true` if the serialized URL string should include the username and password, `false` otherwise."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "`fragment` {boolean} `true` if the serialized URL string should include the fragment, `false` otherwise. **Default:** `true`.",
 "name": "fragment",
 "type": "boolean",
 "default": "`true`",
 "desc": "`true` if the serialized URL string should include the fragment, `false` otherwise."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "`search` {boolean} `true` if the serialized URL string should include the search query, `false` otherwise. **Default:** `true`.",
 "name": "search",
 "type": "boolean",
 "default": "`true`",
 "desc": "`true` if the serialized URL string should include the search query, `false` otherwise."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "`unicode` {boolean} `true` if Unicode characters appearing in the host component of the URL string should be encoded directly as opposed to being Punycode encoded. **Default:** `false`.",
 "name": "unicode",
 "type": "boolean",
 "default": "`false`",
 "desc": "`true` if Unicode characters appearing in the host component of the URL string should be encoded directly as opposed to being Punycode encoded."
 }
 ],
 "optional": true
 }
 ]
 }
 ],
 "desc": "Returns a customizable serialization of a URL <code>String</code> representation of a\n<a href=\"#url_the_whatwg_url_api\">WHATWG URL</a> object.\nThe URL object has both a <code>toString()</code> method and <code>href</code> property that return\nstring serializations of the URL. These are not, however, customizable in\nany way. The <code>url.format(URL[, options])</code> method allows for basic customization\nof the output.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const myURL = new URL('https://a:b@測試?abc#foo');\n\nconsole.log(myURL.href);\n// Prints https://a:b@xn--g6w251d/?abc#foo\n\nconsole.log(myURL.toString());\n// Prints https://a:b@xn--g6w251d/?abc#foo\n\nconsole.log(url.format(myURL, { fragment: false, unicode: true, auth: false }));\n// Prints 'https://測試/?abc'\n</code></pre>"
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "url.pathToFileURL(path)",
 "type": "method",
 "name": "pathToFileURL",
 "meta": {
 "added": [
 "v10.12.0"
 ],
 "changes": []
 },
 "signatures": [
 {
 "return": {
 "textRaw": "Returns: {URL} The file URL object.",
 "name": "return",
 "type": "URL",
 "desc": "The file URL object."
 },
 "params": [
 {
 "textRaw": "`path` {string} The path to convert to a File URL.",
 "name": "path",
 "type": "string",
 "desc": "The path to convert to a File URL."
 }
 ]
 }
 ],
 "desc": "This function ensures that <code>path</code> is resolved absolutely, and that the URL\ncontrol characters are correctly encoded when converting into a File URL.\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">new URL(__filename); // Incorrect: throws (POSIX)\nnew URL(__filename); // Incorrect: C:\\... (Windows)\npathToFileURL(__filename); // Correct: file:///... (POSIX)\npathToFileURL(__filename); // Correct: file:///C:/... (Windows)\n\nnew URL('/foo#1', 'file:'); // Incorrect: file:///foo#1\npathToFileURL('/foo#1'); // Correct: file:///foo%231 (POSIX)\n\nnew URL('/some/path%.js', 'file:'); // Incorrect: file:///some/path%\npathToFileURL('/some/path%.js'); // Correct: file:///some/path%25 (POSIX)\n</code></pre>"
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 ],
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 "displayName": "The WHATWG URL API"
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "Legacy URL API",
 "name": "legacy_url_api",
 "modules": [
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 "textRaw": "Legacy `urlObject`",
 "name": "legacy_`urlobject`",
 "desc": "The legacy <code>urlObject</code> (<code>require('url').Url</code>) is created and returned by the\n<code>url.parse()</code> function.",
 "properties": [
 {
 "textRaw": "urlObject.auth",
 "name": "auth",
 "desc": "The <code>auth</code> property is the username and password portion of the URL, also\nreferred to as userinfo. This string subset follows the <code>protocol</code> and\ndouble slashes (if present) and precedes the <code>host</code> component, delimited by <code>@</code>.\nThe string is either the username, or it is the username and password separated\nby <code>:</code>.\nFor example: <code>'user:pass'</code>."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlObject.hash",
 "name": "hash",
 "desc": "The <code>hash</code> property is the fragment identifier portion of the URL including the\nleading <code>#</code> character.\nFor example: <code>'#hash'</code>."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlObject.host",
 "name": "host",
 "desc": "The <code>host</code> property is the full lower-cased host portion of the URL, including\nthe <code>port</code> if specified.\nFor example: <code>'sub.example.com:8080'</code>."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlObject.hostname",
 "name": "hostname",
 "desc": "The <code>hostname</code> property is the lower-cased host name portion of the <code>host</code>\ncomponent without the <code>port</code> included.\nFor example: <code>'sub.example.com'</code>."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlObject.href",
 "name": "href",
 "desc": "The <code>href</code> property is the full URL string that was parsed with both the\n<code>protocol</code> and <code>host</code> components converted to lower-case.\nFor example: <code>'http://user:pass@sub.example.com:8080/p/a/t/h?query=string#hash'</code>."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlObject.path",
 "name": "path",
 "desc": "The <code>path</code> property is a concatenation of the <code>pathname</code> and <code>search</code>\ncomponents.\nFor example: <code>'/p/a/t/h?query=string'</code>.\nNo decoding of the <code>path</code> is performed."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlObject.pathname",
 "name": "pathname",
 "desc": "The <code>pathname</code> property consists of the entire path section of the URL. This\nis everything following the <code>host</code> (including the <code>port</code>) and before the start\nof the <code>query</code> or <code>hash</code> components, delimited by either the ASCII question\nmark (<code>?</code>) or hash (<code>#</code>) characters.\nFor example: <code>'/p/a/t/h'</code>.\nNo decoding of the path string is performed."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlObject.port",
 "name": "port",
 "desc": "The <code>port</code> property is the numeric port portion of the <code>host</code> component.\nFor example: <code>'8080'</code>."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlObject.protocol",
 "name": "protocol",
 "desc": "The <code>protocol</code> property identifies the URL's lower-cased protocol scheme.\nFor example: <code>'http:'</code>."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlObject.query",
 "name": "query",
 "desc": "The <code>query</code> property is either the query string without the leading ASCII\nquestion mark (<code>?</code>), or an object returned by the <a href=\"querystring.html\"><code>querystring</code></a> module's\n<code>parse()</code> method. Whether the <code>query</code> property is a string or object is\ndetermined by the <code>parseQueryString</code> argument passed to <code>url.parse()</code>.\nFor example: <code>'query=string'</code> or <code>{'query': 'string'}</code>.\nIf returned as a string, no decoding of the query string is performed. If\nreturned as an object, both keys and values are decoded."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlObject.search",
 "name": "search",
 "desc": "The <code>search</code> property consists of the entire \"query string\" portion of the\nURL, including the leading ASCII question mark (<code>?</code>) character.\nFor example: <code>'?query=string'</code>.\nNo decoding of the query string is performed."
 },
 {
 "textRaw": "urlObject.slashes",
 "name": "slashes",
 "desc": "The <code>slashes</code> property is a <code>boolean</code> with a value of <code>true</code> if two ASCII\nforward-slash characters (<code>/</code>) are required following the colon in the\n<code>protocol</code>."
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 "textRaw": "url.format(urlObject)",
 "type": "method",
 "name": "format",
 "meta": {
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 ],
 "changes": [
 {
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 "pr-url": "https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7234",
 "description": "URLs with a `file:` scheme will now always use the correct number of slashes regardless of `slashes` option. A false-y `slashes` option with no protocol is now also respected at all times."
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 "signatures": [
 {
 "params": [
 {
 "textRaw": "`urlObject` {Object|string} A URL object (as returned by `url.parse()` or constructed otherwise). If a string, it is converted to an object by passing it to `url.parse()`.",
 "name": "urlObject",
 "type": "Object|string",
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