esm: scoped --type, cpp refactoring

.eslintrc.js

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ module.exports = {
     {
       files: [
         'doc/api/esm.md',
+        'test/es-module/test-esm-type-flag.js',
+        'test/es-module/test-esm-type-flag-alias.js',
         '*.mjs',
         'test/es-module/test-esm-example-loader.js',
       ],

doc/api/cli.md

@@ -511,6 +511,18 @@ added: v2.4.0
 
 Track heap object allocations for heap snapshots.
 
+### `-m`, `--type=type`
+
+Used with `--experimental-modules`, this configures Node.js to interpret the
+initial entry point as CommonJS or as an ES module.
+
+Valid values are `"commonjs"` and `"module"`. The default is to infer from
+the file extension and the `"type"` field in the nearest parent `package.json`.
+
+Works for executing a file as well as `--eval`, `--print`, `STDIN`.
+
+`-m` is an alias for `--type=module`.
+
 ### `--use-bundled-ca`, `--use-openssl-ca`
 <!-- YAML
 added: v6.11.0
@@ -899,7 +911,7 @@ greater than `4` (its current default value). For more information, see the
 [debugger]: debugger.html
 [debugging security implications]: https://nodejs.org/en/docs/guides/debugging-getting-started/#security-implications
 [emit_warning]: process.html#process_process_emitwarning_warning_type_code_ctor
-[experimental ECMAScript Module]: esm.html#esm_loader_hooks
+[experimental ECMAScript Module]: esm.html#esm_experimental_loader_hooks
 [libuv threadpool documentation]: http://docs.libuv.org/en/latest/threadpool.html
 [remote code execution]: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Code_Injection
 [secureProtocol]: tls.html#tls_tls_createsecurecontext_options

doc/api/errors.md

@@ -1270,6 +1270,11 @@ An invalid or unexpected value was passed in an options object.
 
 An invalid or unknown file encoding was passed.
 
+<a id="ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_CONFIG"></a>
+### ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_CONFIG
+
+An invalid `package.json` file was found which failed parsing.
+
 <a id="ERR_INVALID_PERFORMANCE_MARK"></a>
 ### ERR_INVALID_PERFORMANCE_MARK
 
@@ -1452,26 +1457,19 @@ a `dynamicInstantiate` hook.
 A `MessagePort` was found in the object passed to a `postMessage()` call,
 but not provided in the `transferList` for that call.
 
-<a id="ERR_MISSING_MODULE"></a>
-### ERR_MISSING_MODULE
-
-> Stability: 1 - Experimental
-
-An [ES6 module][] could not be resolved.
-
 <a id="ERR_MISSING_PLATFORM_FOR_WORKER"></a>
 ### ERR_MISSING_PLATFORM_FOR_WORKER
 
 The V8 platform used by this instance of Node.js does not support creating
 Workers. This is caused by lack of embedder support for Workers. In particular,
 this error will not occur with standard builds of Node.js.
 
-<a id="ERR_MODULE_RESOLUTION_LEGACY"></a>
-### ERR_MODULE_RESOLUTION_LEGACY
+<a id="ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND"></a>
+### ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
 
 > Stability: 1 - Experimental
 
-A failure occurred resolving imports in an [ES6 module][].
+An [ESM module][] could not be resolved.
 
 <a id="ERR_MULTIPLE_CALLBACK"></a>
 ### ERR_MULTIPLE_CALLBACK
@@ -2213,6 +2211,32 @@ A non-specific HTTP/2 error has occurred.
 Used in the `repl` in case the old history file is used and an error occurred
 while trying to read and parse it.
 
+<a id="ERR_INVALID_REPL_TYPE"></a>
+### ERR_INVALID_REPL_TYPE
+
+> Stability: 1 - Experimental
+
+The `--type=...` flag is not compatible with the Node.js REPL.
+
+<a id="ERR_TYPE_MISMATCH"></a>
+### ERR_TYPE_MISMATCH
+
+> Stability: 1 - Experimental
+
+The `--type=commonjs` flag was used to attempt to execute an `.mjs` file or
+a `.js` file where the nearest parent `package.json` contains
+`"type": "module"`; or
+the `--type=module` flag was used to attempt to execute a `.cjs` file or
+a `.js` file where the nearest parent `package.json` either lacks a `"type"`
+field or contains `"type": "commonjs"`.
+
+<a id="ERR_INVALID_TYPE_FLAG"></a>
+### ERR_INVALID_TYPE_FLAG
+
+> Stability: 1 - Experimental
+
+An invalid `--type=...` flag value was provided.
+
 <a id="ERR_MISSING_DYNAMIC_INSTANTIATE_HOOK"></a>
 #### ERR_MISSING_DYNAMIC_INSTANTIATE_HOOK
 
@@ -2243,7 +2267,6 @@ size.
 This `Error` is thrown when a read is attempted on a TTY `WriteStream`,
 such as `process.stdout.on('data')`.
 
-
 [`'uncaughtException'`]: process.html#process_event_uncaughtexception
 [`--force-fips`]: cli.html#cli_force_fips
 [`Class: assert.AssertionError`]: assert.html#assert_class_assert_assertionerror