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@edge-runtime/vm
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@edge-runtime/vm: Low level bindings for creating Web Standard contexts.
See @edge-runtime/vm section in our website for more information.
Using npm:
npm install @edge-runtime/vm --save
or using yarn:
yarn add @edge-runtime/vm --dev
or using pnpm:
pnpm install @edge-runtime/vm --save
@edge-runtime/vm © Vercel, released under the MPLv2 License.
Authored and maintained by Vercel with help from contributors.
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vm2 is a popular Node.js package that provides a sandboxed environment for executing JavaScript code. It offers similar functionalities to @edge-runtime/vm, such as running code in an isolated context and setting resource limits. However, vm2 is more mature and widely used in the community.
isolated-vm is another Node.js package designed for running JavaScript code in isolation. It provides a high level of security and performance, making it suitable for scenarios where you need to run untrusted code. Compared to @edge-runtime/vm, isolated-vm offers more advanced features like shared memory and asynchronous execution.
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Low level bindings for creating Web Standard contexts.
The npm package @edge-runtime/vm receives a total of 3,862,078 weekly downloads. As such, @edge-runtime/vm popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @edge-runtime/vm demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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