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Add NODE_PRESERVE_SYMLINKS environment variable #8749

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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions doc/api/cli.md
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Expand Up @@ -277,6 +277,13 @@ added: v0.11.15
Data path for ICU (Intl object) data. Will extend linked-in data when compiled
with small-icu support.

### `NODE_PRESERVE_SYMLINKS=1`
<!-- YAML
added: REPLACEME
-->

When set to `1`, instructs the module loader to preserve symbolic links when
resolving and caching modules.

### `NODE_REPL_HISTORY=file`
<!-- YAML
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions src/node.cc
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Expand Up @@ -4188,6 +4188,11 @@ void Init(int* argc,
V8::SetFlagsFromString(NODE_V8_OPTIONS, sizeof(NODE_V8_OPTIONS) - 1);
#endif

// Allow for environment set preserving symlinks.
if (auto preserve_symlinks = secure_getenv("NODE_PRESERVE_SYMLINKS")) {
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Does this work on Windows?

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Which part of this commit are you concerned will not work on windows?

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ah, disregard. I misread it. Thanks!

config_preserve_symlinks = (*preserve_symlinks == '1');
}

// Parse a few arguments which are specific to Node.
int v8_argc;
const char** v8_argv;
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12 changes: 11 additions & 1 deletion test/parallel/test-require-symlink.js
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Expand Up @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const path = require('path');
const fs = require('fs');
const exec = require('child_process').exec;
const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
const util = require('util');

common.refreshTmpDir();

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const node = process.execPath;
const child = spawn(node, ['--preserve-symlinks', linkScript]);
child.on('close', function(code, signal) {
assert(!code);
assert.strictEqual(code, 0);
assert(!signal);
});

// Also verify that symlinks works for setting preserve via env variables
const childEnv = spawn(node, [linkScript], {
env: util._extend(process.env, {NODE_PRESERVE_SYMLINKS: '1'})
});
childEnv.on('close', function(code, signal) {
assert.strictEqual(code, 0);
assert(!signal);
});
}