⚡️ v0.42.0 RELEASE 🚀

> Bug fixes

# 🗺 What's left for release

- [x] fix: CLI mkdir/touch/write does not support --mtime-nsecs https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/issues/2803
- [x] fix: Remove ky https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/issues/2801
- [x] fix: webui in jsipfs didn't auto set port to 5002 https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/issues/2781
- [x] fix: IPFS Fails to start with nodejs_gc_runs_total has already been registered https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/issues/2019

# 🚢 Estimated shipping date

27th March

# 🔦 Highlights

- Bug fixes

# 🏗 API Changes

- `ipfs.files.stat` would return `hamt-sharded-directory` when statting a HAMT Shard, it now returns `directory` in line with go-IPFS.

# ✅ Release Checklist

- [x] **Stage 0 - Automated Testing**
  - [x] Feature freeze. If any "non-trivial" changes (see the footnotes of [docs/releases.md](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/tree/master/packages/ipfs/docs/releases.md) for a definition) get added to the release, uncheck all the checkboxes and return to this stage.
  - [x] Automated Testing (already tested in CI) - Ensure that all tests are passing, this includes:
    - [x] unit/functional/integration/e2e
    - [x] interop
    - [x] all the examples run without problems
    - [ ] IPFS application testing
      - [ ] [ipfs-webui](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-webui)
      - [ ] [ipfs-companion](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-companion)
      - [ ] [npm-on-ipfs](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/npm-on-ipfs)
      - [ ] [peer-base](https://github.com/peer-base/peer-base)
      - [ ] [service-worker-gateway](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/service-worker-gateway)
    - [ ] Third party application testing
      - [ ] [ipfs-log](https://github.com/orbitdb/ipfs-log)
      - [ ] [orbit-db](https://github.com/orbitdb/orbit-db)
      - [ ] [sidetree](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/sidetree)
- [x] **Stage 1 - Internal Testing**
  - [x] Documentation
    - [x] Ensure that [README.md](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/tree/master/README.md) is up to date
      - [x] Install section
      - [x] API calls
      - [x] Packages Listing
  - Network Testing:
    - test lab things - TBD
  - Infrastructure Testing:
    - TBD
- [ ] **Stage 2 - Community Dev Testing**
  - [ ] Reach out to the IPFS _early testers_ listed in [docs/EARLY_TESTERS.md](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/tree/master/packages/ipfs/docs/EARLY_TESTERS.md) for testing this release (check when no more problems have been reported). If you'd like to be added to this list, please file a PR.
  - [ ] Reach out on IRC for additional early testers.
- [ ] **Stage 3 - Community Prod Testing**
  - [ ] Update [js.ipfs.io](https://js.ipfs.io) examples to use the latest js-ipfs
  - [ ] Invite the IPFS [_early testers_](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/tree/master/packages/ipfs/docs/EARLY_TESTERS.md) to deploy the release to part of their production infrastructure.
  - [ ] Invite the wider community (link to the release issue):
    - [ ] [discuss.ipfs.io](https://discuss.ipfs.io/c/announcements)
    - [ ] Twitter
    - [ ] IRC
- [x] **Stage 4 - Release**
  - [x] Take a snapshot of everyone that has contributed to this release (including its direct dependencies in IPFS, libp2p, IPLD and multiformats) using [the js-ipfs-contributors module](https://www.npmjs.com/package/js-ipfs-contributors).
  - [x] Publish to npm:
    ```sh
    # In the root of the repo, run the following commands and follow the on-screen prompts:
    npm run reset && npm i
    npm run release
    ```
  - [x] Publish a blog post to [github.com/ipfs/blog](https://github.com/ipfs/blog) (at minimum, a c&p of this release issue with all the highlights, API changes and thank yous)
  - [ ] Broadcasting (link to blog post)
    - [ ] Twitter
    - [ ] IRC
    - [ ] [Reddit](https://reddit.com/r/ipfs)
    - [ ] [discuss.ipfs.io](https://discuss.ipfs.io/c/announcements)
    - [ ] Announce it on the [IPFS Users Mailing List](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ipfs-users)
  - [ ] Copy release notes to the [GitHub Release description](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/releases)

# ❤️ Huge thank you to everyone that made this release possible

* [@achingbrain](https://github.com/achingbrain) (149 commits, 44 PRs, 6 issues, 166 comments)
* [@agustinmessina](https://github.com/agustinmessina) (3 comments)
* [@alanshaw](https://github.com/alanshaw) (8 commits, 6 PRs, 1 issue, 12 comments)
* [@alexjc](https://github.com/alexjc) (1 issue, 1 comment)
* [@andrew](https://github.com/andrew) (7 commits, 14 PRs, 1 comment)
* [@aphelionz](https://github.com/aphelionz) (1 PR, 1 issue, 3 comments)
* [@aquiladev](https://github.com/aquiladev) (1 issue)
* [@betamos](https://github.com/betamos) (1 issue)
* [@bluelovers](https://github.com/bluelovers) (2 commits, 8 PRs, 14 issues, 26 comments)
* [@calikevuche](https://github.com/calikevuche) (2 issues, 1 comment)
* [@carsonfarmer](https://github.com/carsonfarmer) (3 comments)
* [@chafey](https://github.com/chafey) (2 commits, 4 PRs, 4 issues, 9 comments)
* [@ChainSafeSystems](https://github.com/ChainSafeSystems) (1 comment)
* [@christopheSeeka](https://github.com/christopheSeeka) (2 issues, 7 comments)
* [@CLAassistant](https://github.com/CLAassistant) (1 comment)
* [@codecov-io](https://github.com/codecov-io) (4 comments)
* [@daviddias](https://github.com/daviddias) (2 commits, 3 PRs, 1 issue, 7 comments)
* [@dirkmc](https://github.com/dirkmc) (1 PR, 5 comments)
* [@Elvenisboy](https://github.com/Elvenisboy) (1 comment)
* [@emclab](https://github.com/emclab) (3 comments)
* [@Gudahtt](https://github.com/Gudahtt) (1 issue)
* [@hacdias](https://github.com/hacdias) (2 commits)
* [@happy-zhangbo](https://github.com/happy-zhangbo) (2 issues, 2 comments)
* [@hazae41](https://github.com/hazae41) (2 issues)
* [@hsanjuan](https://github.com/hsanjuan) (3 comments)
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# 🙌🏽 Want to contribute?

Would you like to contribute to the IPFS project and don't know how? Well, there are a few places you can get started:

- Check the issues with the `help wanted` label in the [js-ipfs repo](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22)
- Join an IPFS All Hands, introduce yourself and let us know where you would like to contribute - https://github.com/ipfs/team-mgmt/#weekly-ipfs-all-hands
- Hack with IPFS and show us what you made! The All Hands call is also the perfect venue for demos, join in and show us what you built
- Join the discussion at https://discuss.ipfs.io/ and help users finding their answers.
- Join the [🚀 IPFS Core Implementations Weekly Sync 🛰](https://github.com/ipfs/team-mgmt/issues/992) and be part of the action!

# ⁉️ Do you have questions?

The best place to ask your questions about IPFS, how it works and what you can do with it is at [discuss.ipfs.io](https://discuss.ipfs.io). We are also available at the `#ipfs` channel on Freenode.


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