module: mark require(esm) as stable

doc/api/cli.md

@@ -1216,27 +1216,6 @@
 
 Enable experimental support for the QUIC protocol.
 
-### `--experimental-require-module`
-
-<!-- YAML
-added:
-  - v22.0.0
-  - v20.17.0
-changes:
-  - version:
-    - v23.0.0
-    - v22.12.0
-    - v20.19.0
-    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/55085
-    description: This is now true by default.
--->
-
-> Stability: 1.1 - Active Development
-
-Supports loading a synchronous ES module graph in `require()`.
-
-See [Loading ECMAScript modules using `require()`][].
-
 ### `--experimental-sea-config`
 
 <!-- YAML
@@ -1908,6 +1887,11 @@
   - v22.0.0
   - v20.17.0
 changes:
+  - version:
+    - REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60959
+    description: The flag was renamed from `--no-experimental-require-module` to
+                 `--no-require-module`, with the former marked as legacy.
   - version:
     - v23.0.0
     - v22.12.0
@@ -1916,11 +1900,9 @@
     description: This is now false by default.
 -->
 
-> Stability: 1.1 - Active Development
-
-Disable support for loading a synchronous ES module graph in `require()`.
+> Stability: 3 - Legacy: Use [`--no-require-module`][] instead.
 
-See [Loading ECMAScript modules using `require()`][].
+Legacy alias for [`--no-require-module`][].
 
 ### `--no-experimental-sqlite`
 
@@ -1999,6 +1981,36 @@
 Disables the family autoselection algorithm unless connection options explicitly
 enables it.
 
+<a id="--experimental-require-module"></a>
+
+### `--no-require-module`
+
+<!-- YAML
+added:
+  - v22.0.0
+  - v20.17.0
+changes:
+  - version:
+    - REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60959
+    description: This flag is no longer experimental.
+  - version:
+    - REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60959
+    description: This flag was renamed from `--no-experimental-require-module`
+                 to `--no-require-module`.
+  - version:
+    - v23.0.0
+    - v22.12.0
+    - v20.19.0
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/55085
+    description: This is now false by default.
+-->
+
+Disable support for loading a synchronous ES module graph in `require()`.
+
+See [Loading ECMAScript modules using `require()`][].
+
 ### `--no-strip-types`
 
 <!-- YAML
@@ -3612,6 +3624,7 @@
 * `--report-on-signal`
 * `--report-signal`
 * `--report-uncaught-exception`
+* `--require-module`
 * `--require`, `-r`
 * `--secure-heap-min`
 * `--secure-heap`
@@ -4154,6 +4167,7 @@
 [`--experimental-sea-config`]: single-executable-applications.md#generating-single-executable-preparation-blobs
 [`--heap-prof-dir`]: #--heap-prof-dir
 [`--import`]: #--importmodule
+[`--no-require-module`]: #--no-require-module
 [`--no-strip-types`]: #--no-strip-types
 [`--openssl-config`]: #--openssl-configfile
 [`--preserve-symlinks`]: #--preserve-symlinks

doc/api/errors.md

@@ -2661,8 +2661,6 @@ A QUIC session failed because version negotiation is required.
 
 ### `ERR_REQUIRE_ASYNC_MODULE`
 
-> Stability: 1 - Experimental
-
 When trying to `require()` a [ES Module][], the module turns out to be asynchronous.
 That is, it contains top-level await.
 
@@ -2674,8 +2672,6 @@ before looking for the top-level awaits).
 
 ### `ERR_REQUIRE_CYCLE_MODULE`
 
-> Stability: 1 - Experimental
-
 When trying to `require()` a [ES Module][], a CommonJS to ESM or ESM to CommonJS edge
 participates in an immediate cycle.
 This is not allowed because ES Modules cannot be evaluated while they are

doc/api/modules.md

@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ added:
   - v22.0.0
   - v20.17.0
 changes:
+  - version:
+    - REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60959
+    description: This feature is no longer experimental.
   - version:
     - v23.5.0
     - v22.13.0
@@ -195,8 +199,6 @@ changes:
     description: Support `'module.exports'` interop export in `require(esm)`.
 -->
 
-> Stability: 1.2 - Release candidate
-
 The `.mjs` extension is reserved for [ECMAScript Modules][].
 See [Determining module system][] section for more info
 regarding which files are parsed as ECMAScript modules.
@@ -324,8 +326,8 @@ If `--experimental-print-required-tla` is enabled, instead of throwing
 module, try to locate the top-level awaits, and print their location to
 help users fix them.
 
-Support for loading ES modules using `require()` is currently
-experimental and can be disabled using `--no-experimental-require-module`.
+If support for loading ES modules using `require()` results in unexpected
+breakage, it can be disabled using `--no-require-module`.
 To print where this feature is used, use [`--trace-require-module`][].
 
 This feature can be detected by checking if
@@ -422,7 +424,7 @@ LOAD_PACKAGE_IMPORTS(X, DIR)
 1. Find the closest package scope SCOPE to DIR.
 2. If no scope was found, return.
 3. If the SCOPE/package.json "imports" is null or undefined, return.
-4. If `--experimental-require-module` is enabled
+4. If `--no-require-module` is not enabled
   a. let CONDITIONS = ["node", "require", "module-sync"]
   b. Else, let CONDITIONS = ["node", "require"]
 5. let MATCH = PACKAGE_IMPORTS_RESOLVE(X, pathToFileURL(SCOPE),
@@ -436,7 +438,7 @@ LOAD_PACKAGE_EXPORTS(X, DIR)
    return.
 3. Parse DIR/NAME/package.json, and look for "exports" field.
 4. If "exports" is null or undefined, return.
-5. If `--experimental-require-module` is enabled
+5. If `--no-require-module` is not enabled
   a. let CONDITIONS = ["node", "require", "module-sync"]
   b. Else, let CONDITIONS = ["node", "require"]
 6. let MATCH = PACKAGE_EXPORTS_RESOLVE(pathToFileURL(DIR/NAME), "." + SUBPATH,

doc/node.1

@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ Disable top-level await keyword support in REPL.
 .It Fl -no-experimental-sqlite
 Disable the experimental node:sqlite module.
 .
+.It Fl -no-require-module
+Disable support for loading ECMAScript modules with require().
+.
 .It Fl -no-strip-types
 Disable type-stripping for TypeScript files.
 .

lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js

@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ const features = {
     return binding.hasCachedBuiltins();
   },
   get require_module() {
-    return getOptionValue('--experimental-require-module');
+    return getOptionValue('--require-module');
   },
   get quic() {
     // TODO(@jasnell): When the implementation is updated to support Boring,

lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js

@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ function wrapSafe(filename, content, cjsModuleInstance, format) {
     } else {
       // For modules being loaded by `require()`, if require(esm) is disabled,
       // don't try to reparse to detect format and just throw for ESM syntax.
-      shouldDetectModule = getOptionValue('--experimental-require-module');
+      shouldDetectModule = getOptionValue('--require-module');
     }
   }
   const result = compileFunctionForCJSLoader(content, filename, false /* is_sea_main */, shouldDetectModule);
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ Module._extensions['.js'] = function(module, filename) {
   const { source, format: loadedFormat } = loadSource(module, filename, format);
   // Function require shouldn't be used in ES modules when require(esm) is disabled.
   if ((loadedFormat === 'module' || loadedFormat === 'module-typescript') &&
-    !getOptionValue('--experimental-require-module')) {
+    !getOptionValue('--require-module')) {
     const err = getRequireESMError(module, pkg, source, filename);
     throw err;
   }

lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js

@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class ModuleLoader {
    */
   importSyncForRequire(mod, filename, source, isMain, parent) {
     const url = pathToFileURL(filename).href;
-    if (!getOptionValue('--experimental-require-module')) {
+    if (!getOptionValue('--require-module')) {
       throw new ERR_REQUIRE_ESM(url, true);
     }
 
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ class ModuleLoader {
     }
 
     if (formatFromLoad === 'module' || formatFromLoad === 'module-typescript') {
-      if (!getOptionValue('--experimental-require-module')) {
+      if (!getOptionValue('--require-module')) {
         throw new ERR_REQUIRE_ESM(url, true);
       }
     }

lib/internal/modules/esm/utils.js

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function initializeDefaultConditions() {
   const userConditions = getOptionValue('--conditions');
   const noAddons = getOptionValue('--no-addons');
   const addonConditions = noAddons ? [] : ['node-addons'];
-  const moduleConditions = getOptionValue('--experimental-require-module') ? ['module-sync'] : [];
+  const moduleConditions = getOptionValue('--require-module') ? ['module-sync'] : [];
   defaultConditions = ObjectFreeze([
     'node',
     'import',

lib/internal/modules/helpers.js

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function initializeCjsConditions() {
     ...addonConditions,
     ...userConditions,
   ];
-  if (getOptionValue('--experimental-require-module')) {
+  if (getOptionValue('--require-module')) {
     cjsConditionsArray.push('module-sync');
   }
   ObjectFreeze(cjsConditionsArray);

src/node_options.cc

@@ -487,17 +487,23 @@ EnvironmentOptionsParser::EnvironmentOptionsParser() {
             kAllowedInEnvvar,
             true);
   AddOption("--experimental-print-required-tla",
-            "Print pending top-level await. If --experimental-require-module "
+            "Print pending top-level await. If --require-module "
             "is true, evaluate asynchronous graphs loaded by `require()` but "
             "do not run the microtasks, in order to to find and print "
             "top-level await in the graph",
             &EnvironmentOptions::print_required_tla,
             kAllowedInEnvvar);
-  AddOption("--experimental-require-module",
+  AddOption("--require-module",
             "Allow loading synchronous ES Modules in require().",
             &EnvironmentOptions::require_module,
             kAllowedInEnvvar,
             true);
+  AddOption("--experimental-require-module",
+            "Legacy alias for --require-module",
+            &EnvironmentOptions::require_module,
+            kAllowedInEnvvar,
+            true);
+  Implies("--experimental-require-module", "--require-module");
   AddOption("--diagnostic-dir",
             "set dir for all output files"
             " (default: current working directory)",