repl: remove deprecated NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE

PR-URL: #13876
Reviewed-By: Matteo Collina <matteo.collina@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Michaël Zasso <targos@protonmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Gibson Fahnestock <gibfahn@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>

doc/api/deprecations.md

@@ -378,9 +378,10 @@ instead.
 <a id="DEP0041"></a>
 ### DEP0041: NODE\_REPL\_HISTORY\_FILE environment variable
 
-Type: Documentation-only
+Type: End-of-life
 
-The `NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE` environment variable has been deprecated.
+The `NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE` environment variable was removed. Please use
+`NODE_REPL_HISTORY` instead.
 
 <a id="DEP0042"></a>
 ### DEP0042: tls.CryptoStream

doc/api/repl.md

@@ -506,22 +506,6 @@ by saving inputs to a `.node_repl_history` file located in the user's home
 directory. This can be disabled by setting the environment variable
 `NODE_REPL_HISTORY=""`.
 
-#### NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE
-<!-- YAML
-added: v2.0.0
-deprecated: v3.0.0
--->
-
-> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use `NODE_REPL_HISTORY` instead.
-
-Previously in Node.js/io.js v2.x, REPL history was controlled by using a
-`NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE` environment variable, and the history was saved in JSON
-format. This variable has now been deprecated, and the old JSON REPL history
-file will be automatically converted to a simplified plain text format. This new
-file will be saved to either the user's home directory, or a directory defined
-by the `NODE_REPL_HISTORY` variable, as documented in the
-[Environment Variable Options](#repl_environment_variable_options).
-
 ### Using the Node.js REPL with advanced line-editors
 
 For advanced line-editors, start Node.js with the environment variable

lib/internal/repl.js

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function createInternalRepl(env, opts, cb) {
   if (parseInt(env.NODE_NO_READLINE)) {
     opts.terminal = false;
   }
-  // the "dumb" special terminal, as defined by terminfo, doesn't support
+  // The "dumb" special terminal, as defined by terminfo, doesn't support
   // ANSI color control codes.
   // see http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/terminfo.ti.html#toc-_Specials
   if (parseInt(env.NODE_DISABLE_COLORS) || env.TERM === 'dumb') {
@@ -61,17 +61,15 @@ function createInternalRepl(env, opts, cb) {
 
   const repl = REPL.start(opts);
   if (opts.terminal) {
-    return setupHistory(repl, env.NODE_REPL_HISTORY,
-                        env.NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE, cb);
+    return setupHistory(repl, env.NODE_REPL_HISTORY, cb);
   }
 
   repl._historyPrev = _replHistoryMessage;
   cb(null, repl);
 }
 
-function setupHistory(repl, historyPath, oldHistoryPath, ready) {
-  // Empty string disables persistent history.
-
+function setupHistory(repl, historyPath, ready) {
+  // Empty string disables persistent history
   if (typeof historyPath === 'string')
     historyPath = historyPath.trim();
 
@@ -131,50 +129,8 @@ function setupHistory(repl, historyPath, oldHistoryPath, ready) {
 
     if (data) {
       repl.history = data.split(/[\n\r]+/, repl.historySize);
-    } else if (oldHistoryPath === historyPath) {
-      // If pre-v3.0, the user had set NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE to
-      // ~/.node_repl_history, warn the user about it and proceed.
-      _writeToOutput(
-        repl,
-        '\nThe old repl history file has the same name and location as ' +
-          `the new one i.e., ${historyPath} and is empty.\nUsing it as is.\n`);
-
-    } else if (oldHistoryPath) {
-      let threw = false;
-      try {
-        // Pre-v3.0, repl history was stored as JSON.
-        // Try and convert it to line separated history.
-        const oldReplJSONHistory = fs.readFileSync(oldHistoryPath, 'utf8');
-
-        // Only attempt to use the history if there was any.
-        if (oldReplJSONHistory) repl.history = JSON.parse(oldReplJSONHistory);
-
-        if (Array.isArray(repl.history)) {
-          repl.history = repl.history.slice(0, repl.historySize);
-        } else {
-          threw = true;
-          _writeToOutput(
-            repl,
-            '\nError: The old history file data has to be an Array.\n' +
-              'REPL session history will not be persisted.\n');
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        // Cannot open or parse history file.
-        // Don't crash, just don't persist history.
-        threw = true;
-        const type = err instanceof SyntaxError ? 'parse' : 'open';
-        _writeToOutput(repl, `\nError: Could not ${type} old history file.\n` +
-                            'REPL session history will not be persisted.\n');
-      }
-      if (!threw) {
-        // Grab data from the older pre-v3.0 JSON NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE format.
-        _writeToOutput(
-          repl,
-          '\nConverted old JSON repl history to line-separated history.\n' +
-            `The new repl history file can be found at ${historyPath}.\n`);
-      } else {
-        repl.history = [];
-      }
+    } else {
+      repl.history = [];
     }
 
     fs.open(historyPath, 'r+', onhandle);
@@ -188,7 +144,7 @@ function setupHistory(repl, historyPath, oldHistoryPath, ready) {
       repl._historyHandle = hnd;
       repl.on('line', online);
 
-      // reading the file data out erases it
+      // Reading the file data out erases it
       repl.once('flushHistory', function() {
         repl.resume();
         ready(null, repl);

test/parallel/test-repl-persistent-history.js

@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ const CLEAR = { ctrl: true, name: 'u' };
 const historyFixturePath = fixtures.path('.node_repl_history');
 const historyPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, '.fixture_copy_repl_history');
 const historyPathFail = fixtures.path('nonexistent_folder', 'filename');
-const oldHistoryPathObj = fixtures.path('old-repl-history-file-obj.json');
-const oldHistoryPathFaulty = fixtures.path('old-repl-history-file-faulty.json');
-const oldHistoryPath = fixtures.path('old-repl-history-file.json');
-const enoentHistoryPath = fixtures.path('enoent-repl-history-file.json');
-const emptyHistoryPath = fixtures.path('.empty-repl-history-file');
 const defaultHistoryPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, '.node_repl_history');
 const emptyHiddenHistoryPath = fixtures.path('.empty-hidden-repl-history-file');
 const devNullHistoryPath = path.join(tmpdir.path,
@@ -72,23 +67,10 @@ const prompt = '> ';
 const replDisabled = '\nPersistent history support disabled. Set the ' +
                      'NODE_REPL_HISTORY environment\nvariable to a valid, ' +
                      'user-writable path to enable.\n';
-const convertMsg = '\nConverted old JSON repl history to line-separated ' +
-                   'history.\nThe new repl history file can be found at ' +
-                   `${defaultHistoryPath}.\n`;
 const homedirErr = '\nError: Could not get the home directory.\n' +
                    'REPL session history will not be persisted.\n';
 const replFailedRead = '\nError: Could not open history file.\n' +
                        'REPL session history will not be persisted.\n';
-const oldHistoryFailedOpen = '\nError: Could not open old history file.\n' +
-                             'REPL session history will not be persisted.\n';
-const oldHistoryFailedParse = '\nError: Could not parse old history file.\n' +
-                              'REPL session history will not be persisted.\n';
-const oldHistoryObj = '\nError: The old history file data has to be an Array' +
-                      '.\nREPL session history will not be persisted.\n';
-const sameHistoryFilePaths = '\nThe old repl history file has the same name ' +
-                             'and location as the new one i.e., ' +
-                             `${defaultHistoryPath}` +
-                             ' and is empty.\nUsing it as is.\n';
 
 const tests = [
   {
@@ -101,84 +83,28 @@ const tests = [
     test: [UP],
     expected: [prompt, replDisabled, prompt]
   },
-  {
-    env: { NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE: enoentHistoryPath },
-    test: [UP],
-    expected: [prompt, oldHistoryFailedOpen, prompt]
-  },
-  {
-    env: { NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE: oldHistoryPathObj },
-    test: [UP],
-    expected: [prompt, oldHistoryObj, prompt]
-  },
-  {
-    env: { NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE: oldHistoryPathFaulty },
-    test: [UP],
-    expected: [prompt, oldHistoryFailedParse, prompt]
-  },
-  {
-    env: { NODE_REPL_HISTORY: '',
-           NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE: oldHistoryPath },
-    test: [UP],
-    expected: [prompt, replDisabled, prompt]
-  },
-  {
-    env: { NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE: emptyHistoryPath },
-    test: [UP],
-    expected: [prompt, convertMsg, prompt]
-  },
-  {
-    env: { NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE: defaultHistoryPath },
-    test: [UP],
-    expected: [prompt, sameHistoryFilePaths, prompt]
-  },
   {
     env: { NODE_REPL_HISTORY: historyPath },
     test: [UP, CLEAR],
     expected: [prompt, `${prompt}'you look fabulous today'`, prompt]
   },
-  {
-    env: { NODE_REPL_HISTORY: historyPath,
-           NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE: oldHistoryPath },
-    test: [UP, CLEAR],
-    expected: [prompt, `${prompt}'you look fabulous today'`, prompt]
-  },
-  {
-    env: { NODE_REPL_HISTORY: historyPath,
-           NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE: '' },
-    test: [UP, CLEAR],
-    expected: [prompt, `${prompt}'you look fabulous today'`, prompt]
-  },
   {
     env: {},
-    test: [UP],
-    expected: [prompt]
-  },
-  {
-    env: { NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE: oldHistoryPath },
-    test: [UP, CLEAR, '\'42\'', ENTER],
-    expected: [prompt, convertMsg, prompt, `${prompt}'=^.^='`, prompt, '\'',
-               '4', '2', '\'', '\'42\'\n', prompt, prompt],
+    test: [UP, '\'42\'', ENTER],
+    expected: [prompt, '\'', '4', '2', '\'', '\'42\'\n', prompt, prompt],
     clean: false
   },
-  { // Requires the above testcase
+  { // Requires the above test case
     env: {},
     test: [UP, UP, ENTER],
-    expected: [prompt, `${prompt}'42'`, `${prompt}'=^.^='`, '\'=^.^=\'\n',
-               prompt]
+    expected: [prompt, `${prompt}'42'`, '\'42\'\n', prompt]
   },
   {
     env: { NODE_REPL_HISTORY: historyPath,
            NODE_REPL_HISTORY_SIZE: 1 },
     test: [UP, UP, CLEAR],
     expected: [prompt, `${prompt}'you look fabulous today'`, prompt]
   },
-  {
-    env: { NODE_REPL_HISTORY_FILE: oldHistoryPath,
-           NODE_REPL_HISTORY_SIZE: 1 },
-    test: [UP, UP, UP, CLEAR],
-    expected: [prompt, convertMsg, prompt, `${prompt}'=^.^='`, prompt]
-  },
   {
     env: { NODE_REPL_HISTORY: historyPathFail,
            NODE_REPL_HISTORY_SIZE: 1 },