Updates to the JavaScript engine in Australia
Review the updates to the JavaScript engine on the ServiceNow AI Platform in the Australia release.
The JavaScript engine is built on the open-source Rhino JavaScript engine and customized for scripting on the platform. In the Australia release, the JavaScript engine was updated to include the following commits from Rhino. For more information about Rhino, see the Rhino repository on GitHub.
| Pull request | Description | Applicable JavaScript mode | Update type |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2048 | Add Error.isError | ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) | Feature |
| #2029 | Add new Set methods | ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) | Feature |
| #2025 | Add Promise.try | ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) | Feature |
| #1966 | Add TypedArray.from and TypedArray.of | ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) | Feature |
| #1980 | Add Promise.withResolvers | ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) | Feature |
| #1905 | Support ArrayBuffer detachment | ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) | Feature |
| #1896 | Enhance date string parsing with optional millisecond digits | All modes | Feature |
| #1751, #1872 | Support Symbol.hasInstance on Function.prototype | ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) | Feature |
| #1870 | Rework String.prototype.search, replace, replaceAll, and split | ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) | Feature |
| #2073, #2107 | Support duplicate keys in object literals | ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) | Fix |
| #2097 | Calling eval of a function returns undefined | ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) | Fix |
| #2065 | Correct template literal to string conversion | ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) | Fix |
| #2060 | Don’t propagate strict mode when compiling scripts | ES5 Standards | Fix |
| #1979 | Support BigInt.asUintN and BigInt.asIntN | ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) | Fix |
| #1860 | Correct this in apply and call | ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) | Fix |
| #1982 | Correct this in Array.from | ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) | Fix |
| #1945 | Correct this in require | ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) | Fix |
| #1774 | Don't allow methods to be used as constructors | ECMAScript 2021 (ES12) | Fix |
| #1806 | Fix hoisting behavior | All modes | Fix |
Parent Topic:JavaScript engine on the platform