dns: default to verbatim=true in dns.lookup()

Switch the default from false (reorder the result so that IPv4 addresses come before IPv6 addresses) to true (return them exactly as the resolver sent them to us.) Fixes: nodejs#31566 Refs: nodejs#6307 Refs: nodejs#20710 Reissue of nodejs#31567 Reissue of nodejs#37681 Reissue of nodejs#37931
treysis · Sep 3, 2021 · adbda2f · adbda2f
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diff --git a/doc/api/dns.md b/doc/api/dns.md
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ section if a custom port is used.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.90
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/37681
+    description: The `verbatim` options defaults to `true` now.
   - version: v8.5.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/14731
     description: The `verbatim` option is supported now.
@@ -190,10 +193,9 @@ changes:
   * `verbatim` {boolean} When `true`, the callback receives IPv4 and IPv6
     addresses in the order the DNS resolver returned them. When `false`,
     IPv4 addresses are placed before IPv6 addresses.
-    **Default:** currently `false` (addresses are reordered) but this is
-    expected to change in the not too distant future. Default value is
+    **Default:** `true` (addresses are reordered). Default value is
     configurable using [`dns.setDefaultResultOrder()`][] or
-    [`--dns-result-order`][]. New code should use `{ verbatim: true }`.
+    [`--dns-result-order`][].
 * `callback` {Function}
   * `err` {Error}
   * `address` {string} A string representation of an IPv4 or IPv6 address.

diff --git a/lib/internal/dns/utils.js b/lib/internal/dns/utils.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ function emitInvalidHostnameWarning(hostname) {
   );
 }
 
-let dnsOrder = getOptionValue('--dns-result-order') || 'ipv4first';
+let dnsOrder = getOptionValue('--dns-result-order') || 'true';
 
 function getDefaultVerbatim() {
   switch (dnsOrder) {

diff --git a/test/sequential/test-net-better-error-messages-port.js b/test/sequential/test-net-better-error-messages-port.js
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ c.on('connect', common.mustNotCall());
 c.on('error', common.mustCall(function(e) {
   assert.strictEqual(e.code, 'ECONNREFUSED');
   assert.strictEqual(e.port, common.PORT);
-  assert.strictEqual(e.address, '127.0.0.1');
+  assert.match(e.address, /^(127\.0\.0\.1|::1)$/);
 }));