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3.38.0 - 2024.08.05

• Changes v3.37.1...v3.38.0
• RegExp.escape proposal:
  • Built-ins:
    • RegExp.escape
  • Moved to stage 3, June 2024 and July 2024 TC39 meetings
  • Updated the way of escaping, regex-escaping/77
  • Throw an error on non-strings, regex-escaping/58
  • Added /actual/ namespace entries, unconditional forced replacement changed to feature detection
• Promise.try proposal:
  • Built-ins:
    • Promise.try
  • Moved to stage 3, June 2024 TC39 meeting
  • Added /actual/ namespace entries, unconditional forced replacement changed to feature detection
• Uint8Array to / from base64 and hex stage 3 proposal:
  • Built-ins:
    • Uint8Array.fromBase64
    • Uint8Array.fromHex
    • Uint8Array.prototype.setFromBase64
    • Uint8Array.prototype.setFromHex
    • Uint8Array.prototype.toBase64
    • Uint8Array.prototype.toHex
  • Added Uint8Array.prototype.{ setFromBase64, setFromHex } methods
  • Added Uint8Array.fromBase64 and Uint8Array.prototype.setFromBase64 lastChunkHandling option, proposal-arraybuffer-base64/33
  • Added Uint8Array.prototype.toBase64 omitPadding option, proposal-arraybuffer-base64/60
  • Added throwing a TypeError on arrays backed by detached buffers
  • Unconditional forced replacement changed to feature detection
• Fixed RegExp named capture groups polyfill in combination with non-capturing groups, #1352, thanks @​Ulop
• Improved some cases of environment detection
• Uses process.getBuiltinModule for getting built-in NodeJS modules where it's available
• Uses https instead of http in URL constructor feature detection to avoid extra notifications from some overly vigilant security scanners, #1345
• Some minor optimizations
• Updated browserslist in core-js-compat dependencies that fixes an upstream issue with incorrect interpretation of some browserslist queries, #1344, browserslist/829, browserslist/836
• Compat data improvements:
  • Added Safari 18.0 compat data:
    • Fixed Object.groupBy and Map.groupBy to work for non-objects
    • Fixed throwing a RangeError if Set methods are called on an object with negative size property
    • Fixed Set.prototype.symmetricDifference to call this.has in each iteration
    • Fixed Array.fromAsync to not call the Array constructor twice
    • Added URL.parse
  • Math.f16round and DataView.prototype.{ getFloat16, setFloat16 } marked as shipped from FF129
  • Symbol.asyncDispose added and marked as supported from V8 ~ Chromium 127
  • Promise.try added and marked as supported from V8 ~ Chromium 128
  • Added Deno 1.44 and 1.45 compat data mapping
  • self descriptor is broken in Deno 1.45.3 (again)
  • Added Electron 32 and 33 compat data mapping
  • Added Opera Android 83 compat data mapping
  • Added Samsung Internet 27 compat data mapping
  • Added Oculus Quest Browser 34 compat data mapping

• 4a322bf v3.38.0
• 9408792 replace a regex with a simple comparison
• 0595aaf simplify a regex
• 269890f replace a regex with conditions
• 4ce7d0c add Uint8Array.prototype.setFromBase64 and lastChunkHandling option
• 8b10ea8 add feature detection to Promise.try
• 19b1a68 add feature detection to RegExp.escape
• 5b2874c move RegExp.escape to stage 3
• 6250ccb rename internals/global -> internals/global-this
• 25b5716 improve some cases of environment detection
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