[WiP] Enable Wasm EH by default

Author: kleisauke

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-24.04
-            nodejs_version: 16
+            nodejs_version: 17
           - os: macos-15
-            nodejs_version: 16
+            nodejs_version: 17
           - os: windows-2022
-            nodejs_version: 16
+            nodejs_version: 17
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Uses libvips v8.18.0-rc2, compiled with Emscripten v4.0.21.
   [#105](https://github.com/kleisauke/wasm-vips/pull/105)
 - Make `filename` properties optional.
 - Update methods/enums for libvips 8.18.
+- Enable WebAssembly Exception Handling feature by default.
+- Drop support for Node.js 16, now requires Node.js >= 17.
 
 ## [v0.0.16] - 2025-11-07
 

README.md

@@ -16,22 +16,24 @@ https://github.com/kleisauke/wasm-vips/issues/1).
 
 ## Engine support
 
-An engine that supports [WebAssembly SIMD](https://webassembly.org/features/).
-This is present on most major browser engines and is part of [Baseline 2023](
+An engine that supports [WebAssembly SIMD](https://caniuse.com/wasm-simd)
+and [WebAssembly Exception Handling](
+https://caniuse.com/wf-wasm-exception-handling). This is present on most
+major browser engines and is part of [Baseline 2023](
 https://web.dev/baseline/2023).
 
-For V8-based engines, at least version 9.1.54 is required to match the final
-SIMD opcodes, this corresponds to Chrome 91, Node.js 16.4.0 and Deno 1.9.0.
+For V8-based engines, at least version 9.5 is required, this corresponds
+to Chrome 95, Node.js 17.0.0 and Deno 1.16.0.
 
 For Spidermonkey-based engines, the JavaScript engine used in Mozilla Firefox
-and whose version numbers are aligned, at least version 89 is required.
+and whose version numbers are aligned, at least version 100 is required.
 
 For JavaScriptCore-based engines, the built-in JavaScript engine for WebKit,
 at least version 615.1.17 is required. This corresponds to Safari 16.4.
 
 | ![Chrome](https://github.com/alrra/browser-logos/raw/main/src/chrome/chrome_32x32.png)<br>Chrome | ![Firefox](https://github.com/alrra/browser-logos/raw/main/src/firefox/firefox_32x32.png)<br>Firefox | ![Safari](https://github.com/alrra/browser-logos/raw/main/src/safari/safari_32x32.png)<br>Safari | ![Edge](https://github.com/alrra/browser-logos/raw/main/src/edge/edge_32x32.png)<br>Edge | ![Node.js](https://github.com/alrra/browser-logos/raw/main/src/node.js/node.js_32x32.png)<br>Node.js | ![Deno](https://github.com/alrra/browser-logos/raw/main/src/deno/deno_32x32.png)<br>Deno |
 |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
-| :heavy_check_mark:<br>[version 91+](https://chromestatus.com/feature/6533147810332672) | :heavy_check_mark:<br>[version 89+](https://bugzil.la/1695585) | :heavy_check_mark:<br>[version 16.4+](https://webkit.org/blog/13966/webkit-features-in-safari-16-4/#javascript-and-webassembly) | :heavy_check_mark:<br>[version 91+](https://chromestatus.com/feature/6533147810332672) | :heavy_check_mark:<br>[version 16.4+](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38273) | :heavy_check_mark:<br>[version 1.9+](https://github.com/denoland/deno/pull/10152) |
+| :heavy_check_mark:<br>[version 95+](https://chromestatus.com/feature/4756734233018368) | :heavy_check_mark:<br>[version 100+](https://bugzil.la/1335652) | :heavy_check_mark:<br>[version 16.4+](https://webkit.org/blog/13966/webkit-features-in-safari-16-4/#javascript-and-webassembly) | :heavy_check_mark:<br>[version 95+](https://chromestatus.com/feature/4756734233018368) | :heavy_check_mark:<br>[version 17.0+](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/40178) | :heavy_check_mark:<br>[version 1.16+](https://github.com/denoland/deno/pull/12564) |
 
 ## Installation
 

build.sh

@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ WASM_BIGINT=true
 WASM_FS=false
 
 # Leverage Wasm EH instructions for setjmp/longjmp support
-# and throwing/catching exceptions, disabled by default
+# and throwing/catching exceptions, enabled by default
 # https://github.com/WebAssembly/exception-handling
-WASM_EH=false
+WASM_EH=true
 
 # Emit instructions for the standardized Wasm EH proposal with exnref
 # (adopted on Oct 2023), disabled by default
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
   case $1 in
     --enable-lto) LTO=true ;;
     --enable-wasm-fs) WASM_FS=true ;;
-    --enable-wasm-eh) WASM_EH=true ;;
     --enable-new-wasm-eh)
       WASM_EH=true
       WASM_EXNREF=true
       ;;
     --disable-simd) SIMD=false ;;
     --disable-wasm-bigint) WASM_BIGINT=false ;;
+    --disable-wasm-eh) WASM_EH=false ;;
     --disable-uhdr) UHDR=false ;;
     --disable-jxl) JXL=false ;;
     --disable-avif) AVIF=false ;;

package.json

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "serve": "^14.2.5"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16.4.0"
+    "node": ">=17.0.0"
   },
   "semistandard": {
     "globals": [

playground/src/index.html

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ <h1>wasm-vips playground</h1>
     This is a playground for experimenting with wasm-vips, written by <a href="https://kleisauke.nl/">Kleis Auke Wolthuizen</a>.
   </p>
   <p>
-    All embedded demos are intended to run in the browser that supports <a href="https://webassembly.org/features/">WebAssembly SIMD</a>.
+    All embedded demos are intended to run in the browser that supports <a href="https://caniuse.com/wasm-simd">WebAssembly SIMD</a> and <a href="https://caniuse.com/wf-wasm-exception-handling">WebAssembly Exception Handling</a>.
     This is present on most major browser engines and is part of <a href="https://web.dev/baseline/2023">Baseline 2023</a>.
   </p>
 </footer>

src/meson.build

@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ if 'web' in get_option('environments')
     web_link_args = [
         '--use-preload-plugins',
         '-sPTHREAD_POOL_SIZE=navigator.hardwareConcurrency>6?navigator.hardwareConcurrency:6',
-        '-sMIN_CHROME_VERSION=91',
-        '-sMIN_FIREFOX_VERSION=89',
+        '-sMIN_CHROME_VERSION=95',
+        '-sMIN_FIREFOX_VERSION=100',
         '-sMIN_SAFARI_VERSION=160400',
     ]
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ if 'web' in get_option('environments')
 endif
 
 if 'node' in get_option('environments')
-    node_link_args = ['-sENVIRONMENT=node', '-sMIN_NODE_VERSION=160400']
+    node_link_args = ['-sENVIRONMENT=node', '-sMIN_NODE_VERSION=170000']
     if not get_option('wasmfs')
         node_link_args += ['-sNODERAWFS']
     endif

test/bench/package.json

@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
     "benchmark": "^2.1.4"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16.4.0"
+    "node": ">=17.0.0"
   }
 }

test/unit/package.json

@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
     "mocha": "^11.7.5"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16.4.0"
+    "node": ">=17.0.0"
   }
 }