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Workspace IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Node.js
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 24, 2020

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Include text file containing version number

Node.js applications can be run in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS. To do this users indicate the location of their Node installation and CICS starts a Node runtime environment.

CICS supports multiple versions of Node (8 and 12 at the time of writing). Prior to launching the Node runtime CICS needs to know the version of Node it will be launching.

This is necessary to ensure that CICS correctly starts the runtime adjusting for any version specific requirements/incompatibilities. We also need to ensure that any versions of Node which CICS does not support are not launched.

To allow CICS to determine the version of Node we would like the Node installation to include a text file containing the version number that CICS could read before attempting to start the Node runtime.

CICS uses such a mechanism for Java; CICS reads the JDK_INSTALL_OK file. CICS itself ships a CICS_INSTALL_OK file containing the version number, so such a file would make Node consistent with these products.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 27, 2023

    This feature was delivered through the Node.js PTF details below

    APAR: PH32026 (SEC/INT)

    PTF: UI72783

    https://github.ibm.com/open-z/node-build/issues/391

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 27, 2020

    This request will be included included in the most recent V14 PTF shipped 11/27/2020. V8 & V12 will be complete by end of year 2020.

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