NodeJS introduces importing network based modules in their latest release. Importing network based modules using https: and http: is supported under the --experimental-network-imports flag. This allows web browser-like imports to work in Node.js with a few differences due to application stability and security concerns that are different when running in a privileged environment instead of a browser sandbox.

Import HTTPS

https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/36328/files

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