v9.0.0-alpha.0

What's Changed

• infra!: drop NodeJS v14 and v16 support by @Shinigami92 in #2121
• chore(deps): update devdependencies (major) by @renovate in #2540
• chore(deps): update vitest to v1 (major) by @renovate in #2573
• chore(deps): update devdependencies by @renovate in #2650
• chore(deps): update all non-major dependencies by @renovate in #2651
• chore(deps): update pnpm/action-setup action to v3 by @renovate in #2652
• chore(deps): replace vitest v1 deprecations by @Shinigami92 in #2590
• chore(deps)!: update dependency typescript to v5 by @renovate in #1953
• docs: update README to indicate next.fakerjs.dev will be v9 by @matthewmayer in #2657
• infra: use text eol=lf by @Shinigami92 in #2658
• feat(food): new module by @xDivisionByZerox in #2484
• docs(finance): fix bad see tags by @ST-DDT in #2660
• docs(system): fix bad description by @ST-DDT in #2659
• refactor(image)!: randomize defaults by @olrtg in #2472
• chore(deps): update devdependencies by @renovate in #2662
• chore(deps): update dependency @eslint-types/unicorn to v51 by @renovate in #2663
• docs: create stub for v9 migration guide by @matthewmayer in #2665
• refactor(image)!: remove v8 deprecated providers by @Shinigami92 in #2634
• chore!: switch to tsup by @Shinigami92 in #2391
• chore: convert to esm by @Shinigami92 in #2261
• infra(unicorn): prefer-string-replace-all by @Shinigami92 in #2653
• chore(deps): update devdependencies by @renovate in #2669
• chore(deps): update pnpm to v8.15.3 by @renovate in #2670
• chore(deps): update typescript-eslint to v7 (major) by @renovate in #2672
• chore(deps): update vitest to ~1.3.0 by @renovate in #2671
• infra(unicorn): prefer-at by @Shinigami92 in #2654
• chore(deps): update doc-dependencies by @renovate in #2640
• docs: more jsdoc fixes by @ST-DDT in #2668
• infra(unicorn): no-useless-switch-case by @ST-DDT in #2508
• infra: don't remove pnpm-lock on clean by @ST-DDT in #2676
• infra(renovate): enable lockFileMaintenance by @ST-DDT in #2677
• refactor(helpers)!: remove v8 deprecated unique by @Shinigami92 in #2661
• infra(ci): highlight preflight diff errors in github by @ST-DDT in #2684
• refactor!: remove v8 deprecated faker class stuff by @Shinigami92 in #2682
• refactor(random)!: remove v8 deprecated random module by @Shinigami92 in #2678
• feat(helpers)!: use const generics where possible by @ST-DDT in #2685
• infra(vitest): enable github-actions-reporter by @ST-DDT in #2683
• infra(unicorn): prefer-top-level-await by @ST-DDT in #2680
• chore(deps): update typescript-eslint to ~7.0.2 by @renovate in #2689
• chore(deps): update devdependencies by @renovate in #2688
• chore(deps): update all non-major dependencies by @renovate in #2687
• chore(deps): update vitest to ~1.3.1 by @renovate in #2690
• chore(deps): update dependency @eslint-types/typescript-eslint to v7 by @renovate in #2693
• chore(deps): update dependency typedoc to ~0.25.9 by @renovate in #2692
• chore(deps): lock file maintenance by @renovate in #2691
• refactor(datatype)!: remove v8 deprecated datatype methods by @Shinigami92 in #2694
• refactor(person)!: flatten jobs definitions by @matthewmayer in #2505
• feat!: high precision random number generator by @ST-DDT in #2357
• docs: fix unsupported nested css by @Shinigami92 in #2696
• refactor(random)!: remove v8 deprecated image methods by @Shinigami92 in #2697
• refactor(internet)!: remove v8 deprecated internet methods by @Shinigami92 in #2699
• infra: use only maintainers by @Shinigami92 in #2698
• docs: update min version in guide to Node 18 by @matthewmayer in #2701
• fix(commerce): return fractional prices by @import-brain in #2458
• feat(helpers)!: stricter checking for function signature passed to multiple by @pomali in #2563
• refactor(color): use signature level defaults by @ST-DDT in #2703
• chore(deps): update codecov/codecov-action action to v4.1.0 by @renovate in #2707
• chore(deps): update typescript-eslint to ~7.1.0 by @renovate in #2708
• chore(deps): update devdependencies by @renovate in #2706
• chore(deps): update dependency typedoc to ~0.25.10 by @renovate in #2705
• chore(deps): lock file maintenance by @renovate in #2709
• feat(locale): add uzbek locale (uz_UZ_latin) by @Mirazyzz in #2686
• infra(typescript-eslint): consistent-type-exports by @ST-DDT in #2714
• refactor(date)!: remove v8 deprecated date methods by @Shinigami92 in #2704
• refactor(phone)!: remove v8 deprecated phone format by @Shinigami92 in #2712
• test: verify locale code is format in metadata by @matthewmayer in #2713
• docs: improve jsdocs default texts by @ST-DDT in #2717
• infra(unicorn): switch-case-braces by @ST-DDT in #2721
• refactor(git)!: remove v8 deprecated git method by @Shinigami92 in #2716
• test: remove node v14 case by @Shinigami92 in #2723
• test(finance): fix tests for amount by @ST-DDT in #2702
• docs: standardize heading levels by @matthewmayer in #2728
• refactor(finance)!: remove v8 deprecated finance methods by @Shinigami92 in #2727
• infra(unicorn): no-array-callback-reference by @ST-DDT in #2722
• chore(deps): update dependency typescript to ~5.4.2 by @renovate in #2733
• chore(deps): update devdependencies by @renovate in #2730
• chore(deps): update typescript-eslint to ~7.1.1 by @renovate in #2732
• chore(deps): update doc-dependencies by @renovate in #2731
• chore(deps): lock file maintenance by @renovate in #2734
• infra(renovate): update config by @ST-DDT in #2736
• chore(deps): pin dependencies by @renovate in #2737
• infra(node): update nvmrc by @ST-DDT in #2735
• feat(phone)!: add new style parameter by @matthewmayer in #2578
• refactor(company)!: remove v8 deprecated company methods by @Shinigami92 in #2726
• refactor(number)!: remove v8 deprecated number parameter by @Shinigami92 in #2738
• chore(deps): pin dependencies by @renovate in #2739
• chore(deps): pin cypress/browsers docker tag to cd90991 by @renovate in #2741
• chore(deps): pin dependencies by @renovate in #2742
• chore(deps): update eslint by @renovate in #2744
• chore(deps): pin dependency typescript to 5.4.2 by @renovate in #2743
• chore(deps): pin dependencies by @renovate in #2745
• refactor(helpers)!: remove v8 deprecated helpers methods by @Shinigami92 in #2729
• feat(number): add multipleOf to faker.number.int by @matthewmayer in #2586
• refactor(location)!: remove default_country definitions by @matthewmayer in #2740
• feat(locale): extend Uzbek locale for date and color by @Mirazyzz in #2724
• refactor(commerce)!: remove v8 deprecated commerce method by @Shinigami92 in #2752
• infra(netlify): enable deploy previews by @ST-DDT in #2715
• fix: restore support for moduleResolution Node* by @ST-DDT in #2749
• docs: improve contributing guide by @ST-DDT in #2747
• refactor!: remove v8 deprecated type aliases by @Shinigami92 in #2754
• feat(locale): extend Uzbek locale for commerce by @Mirazyzz in #2750
• refactor(word): reduce definitions to 1000 in all locales by @matthewmayer in #2751
• chore(deps): update pnpm to v8.15.5 by @renovate in #2759
• chore(deps): update vitest to v1.4.0 by @renovate in #2760
• chore(deps): update devdependencies by @renovate in #2758
• chore(deps): lock file maintenance by @renovate in #2761
• refactor(location)!: remove v8 deprecated location methods by @Shinigami92 in #2753
• infra(netlify): diff to next by @ST-DDT in #2755
• fix(person): delete set of invalid names in en_NG by @nbroad1881 in #2764
• infra(eslint): logical-assignment-operators by @Shinigami92 in #2656
• infra(netlify): fix ignore command by @ST-DDT in #2767
• test(finance): improve readability by @ST-DDT in #2766
• refactor(date)!: fail on invalid dates by @ST-DDT in #2757
• chore(deps): update dependency vitepress to v1.0.1 by @renovate in #2769
• chore(deps): update dependency typescript to v5.4.3 by @renovate in #2768
• chore(deps): update devdependencies by @renovate in #2770
• fix(person): add dedicated first names in ko locale by @qqww08 in #2773
• refactor(date)!: stricter error handling of between by @matthewmayer in #2719
• chore(deps): lock file maintenance by @renovate in #2772
• feat(music): add additional genres by @jeremyhofer in #2621
• docs: rewrite api-docs generation using ts-morph by @ST-DDT in #2628
• refactor(date)!: birthdate improvements by @ST-DDT in #2756
• chore(deps): update codecov/codecov-action action to v4.1.1 by @renovate in #2777
• chore(deps): update devdependencies by @renovate in #2779
• chore(deps): update dependency @algolia/client-search to v4.23.2 by @renovate in #2778
• chore(deps): lock file maintenance by @renovate in #2780
• chore(deps): update eslint by @renovate in #2771
• feat(locale): add location for uz_UZ_latin by @Mirazyzz in #2775
• chore(deps): update dependency undici to 5.28.4 by @dependabot in #2784
• fix(internet): add Hebrew username charMapping by @mordi-d in #2781
• feat(animal): add more simple animals to animal.type() by @matthewmayer in #2786
• feat(locale): support street and street address for ja by @KeisukeYamashita in #2193
• refactor(locale)!: remove deprecated locale aliases by @Shinigami92 in #2787
• chore(deps): update dependency typescript to v5.4.4 by @renovate in #2792
• chore(deps): update dependency vitepress to v1.0.2 by @renovate in #2793
• chore(deps): update devdependencies by @renovate in #2794
• chore(deps): update all non-major dependencies by @renovate in #2796
• chore(deps): update eslint by @renovate in #2795
• chore(deps): lock file maintenance by @renovate in #2799
• chore(deps): remove dependency @types/markdown-it by @Shinigami92 in #2800
• chore(deps): update dependency eslint-plugin-unicorn to v52 by @Shinigami92 in #2801
• refactor(locale)!: remove unused global locale faker instance by @ST-DDT in #2789
• docs: update roadmap for v9 by @xDivisionByZerox in #2802
• fix: tree-shaking by @xDivisionByZerox in #2790
• refactor(locale): normalize animal data by @xDivisionByZerox in #2791
• chore(gender): fixed gender typos by @bodiam in #2808
• docs: prepare v9 migration guide by @matthewmayer in #2805
• chore(release): 9.0.0-alpha.0 by @xDivisionByZerox in #2810

New Contributors

• @olrtg made their first contribution in #2472
• @pomali made their first contribution in #2563
• @Mirazyzz made their first contribution in #2686
• @nbroad1881 made their first contribution in #2764
• @qqww08 made their first contribution in #2773
• @jeremyhofer made their first contribution in #2621
• @mordi-d made their first contribution in #2781
• @bodiam made their first contribution in #2808

Full Changelog: v8.4.1...v9.0.0-alpha.0