Node.js Versions

Overview

As of BrightSignOS 8.2, two versions of Node are shipped with the player:

A Node.js version that is integrated into Chromium
The standalone Node.js that is used by roNodeJs and similar objects

The version numbers of these are not identical although BrightSign tries to ensure that they are at least the same major version.

Note that the embedded Node.js is associated with roHtmlWidget and standalone Node.js is associated with roNodeJs.

Determining Version Numbers

Inspecting process.version in each environment is the most reliable way to determine the exact version number for any given version of the OS. For standalone Node.js, enter process.version at the prompt:

BrightSign> node
> process.version
'v10.15.3'
> 
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For embedded Node.js, run a script to print the version number to the log and inspect the output (there is no way to type directly in the console):

BrightSign> htmlplay data:text/html,<script>console.log(process.version);</script>
BrightSign> log
[...]
<12>[173535.688] [INFO]   [source data:text/html,%3Cscript%3Econsole.log(process.version);%3C/script%3E:1]: v10.11.0 
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OS/Chromium Version Compatibility

BrightSignOS version	Chromium version	Embedded Node.js version	Standalone Node.js version

BrightSignOS version	Chromium version	Embedded Node.js version	Standalone Node.js version
OS 7.1.x, 7.0.x	Chromium 45	5.1.1	5.1.1
OS 8.0.x	Chromium 65	10.0.0	8.9.4
OS 8.1.x, 8.2.x, 8.3.x	Chromium 69	10.11.0	10.15.3
OS 8.5.x, OS 9.0.x	Chromium 87	14.17.6	14.17.6