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  1. Node.js Driver
  2. NODE-4440

Update tsconfig compile target to more modern JS for bson V5

    • Type: Icon: Task Task
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: Icon: Unknown Unknown
    • bson-5.0.0
    • Affects Version/s: None
    • Component/s: None
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      Use Case

      As a node engineer
      I want remove manual prototype manipulation and function constructor logic.
      So that we can use modern JS features, offering a better user experience 

      User Impact

      • JS emitted from TS will use class syntax for-of loops will be unmodified etc.

      Dependencies

      • The driver type logic.

      Unknowns

      • The _bsontype property determines serialization
        • Our driver relies on {{extends { _bsontype: string }}} type logic for preventing BSON type from having their keys be suggested in nested documents, will that still work?
        • _bsontype was defined on the prototype of the function, we cannot maintain that since in newer JS emit syntax the _bsontype will be defined as an instance class property.
          • Will moving it to a getter impact users? Doubtful, it will still be defined on the prototype, non-enumerable, and implicitly readonly since only a getter will be defined.

      Acceptance Criteria

      Implementation Requirements

      • Change all _bsontype defineProperty calls to get _bsontype() syntax.
        • Consider adding get [Symbol.toStringTag]() that calls the _bsontype getter
      • Remove the this instanceof X logic at the top of each BSON type constructor (it handles when the class is called without "new" which will now be impossible)
      • Timestamp class type info might be cleaned up here, it can override the getter instead of the current manual TS logic to remove the _bsontype from the Long super class

      Testing Requirements

      • Verify _bsontype getters are on all type classes

      Documentation Requirements

      • DOCSP ticket, API docs, etc

      Follow Up Requirements

      • additional tickets to file, required releases, etc

            Assignee:
            neal.beeken@mongodb.com Neal Beeken
            Reporter:
            daria.pardue@mongodb.com Daria Pardue
            Durran Jordan
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