Throughout the documentation are indications of a section's stability. Some APIs
are so proven and so relied upon that they are unlikely to ever change at all.
Others are brand new and experimental, or known to be hazardous.
The stability indices are as follows:
Stability: 0 - Deprecated. The feature may emit warnings. Backward
compatibility is not guaranteed.
Stability: 1 - Experimental. The feature is not subject to
Semantic Versioning rules. Non-backward compatible changes or removal may
occur in any future release. Use of the feature is not recommended in
production environments.
Stability: 2 - Stable. Compatibility with the npm ecosystem is a high
priority.
Stability: 3 - Legacy. The feature is no longer recommended for use. While it
likely will not be removed, and is still covered by semantic-versioning
guarantees, use of the feature should be avoided.
Use caution when making use of Experimental features, particularly within
modules. Users may not be aware that experimental features are being used.
Bugs or behavior changes may surprise users when Experimental API
modifications occur. To avoid surprises, use of an Experimental feature may need
a command-line flag. Experimental features may also emit a warning.