Node compatibility just got a lot better in Deno

Deno is fast and secure! However, migrating an existing Node app is not always the easiest process. In this video, Jon Meyers demonstrates how new improvements to Node compatibility and NPM support in Deno, can greatly simplify migrating an Express and Drizzle app to Supabase Edge Functions! 🧠

[dshukertjr]

NPM support on Supabase Edge functions has been the most requested feature! So excited that it has landed!

[theseedship]

Great video, I'd gladly watch a full Deno one ! Thanks !

[thorwebdev]

I love this. Don’t even need to run npm install and still get the full power. Incredible work!

[ekimbangola]

How the web has grown. Running Node in Deno, running Apache in Ngnix, running IIS in TomCat or even Supabase in Firebase. So cool so easy.

[ShaneTheKing]

I really like how you pointed out edge cases and then handled them. Solid thinking ahead for this video, and a great lesson as always. Thank you!

[HijabiCoder]

This is very useful 💪🏽🙏🏽

And the vid is supa well done 🆇

[trentguillory]

It'd be great to see a performance breakdown comparing a standard node app (like you started with), a Deno-based app hosted on edge functions, and a node app converted to deno hosted on edge functions.

I couldn't help but notice the vanilla, non-edge function responded in under 200ms locally, while the Deno-converted, edge function-hosted updated version had about 3x the response time.

I know localhost response times don't necessarily have much bearing on production numbers, but I can't help but wonder... the difference between an API that responds in 200ms vs 600ms is huge.

[wheeldwell]

Wonderful update, makes developing for Supabase way more powerful. Kudos!

[marlondietrich]

Does this still need to be done like this or are there simpler options to use npm packages in deno now?

[oaisjdfojisdffe]

So I have to manually update import_map.json if I want to use npm package? Or is there a better way?

[personal]

can we use Prisma with Supabase Edge function ?

[cjpettigrew]

How would this work with private npm repos?

[codewithtae]

So I don't need to host my node app? Just deploy it to edge functions?

[TheLarynx]

how would one do this with a vercel/nextjs setup with supabase

[andrueanderson]

How does one run Node, a JavaScript runtime, in Deno, also a JavaScript runtime?

[theGoldyMan]

Isn't the support for npm packages coming from Deno, and more precisely newer Deno version. It's not your achievement. Your achievement is finally updating the Deno version. Now about that Deno version. What is actually the version of Deno. Where we can check that and please don't point me to logs and discord. How do I know what version I have to put for std and supabase-js.

[awalias]

this was the missing piece of the puzzle!