Angular Forms, a crucial component for building dynamic and interactive user interfaces in Angular applications, saw a minor version bump from 16.0.1 to 16.0.2 in May 2023. While both versions share the same core description – providing directives and services for creating forms – and maintain the same dependencies on tslib, the peer dependencies reveal a subtle but important distinction. Version 16.0.2 aligns with Angular core, common, and platform-browser packages all at version 16.0.2, whereas 16.0.1 depends on the 16.0.1 versions of those packages.
This indicates that the update likely includes bug fixes and minor improvements tailored to those specific Angular dependencies. Developers should upgrade to version 16.0.2 to ensure compatibility and leverage any potential performance gains or issue resolutions introduced alongside the corresponding core Angular updates. The file count remains consistent at 47 files in the distributed package, but the unpacked size shows a small increase of 20 bytes from 1,913,163 bytes to 1,913,183 bytes, further suggesting some internal tweaks or very minor additions.
For developers already using Angular 16, this is a recommended incremental update to keep their forms module in sync with the rest of the framework and benefit from the latest enhancements. Always consult the official Angular changelog for a detailed breakdown of specific changes when upgrading between versions.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 16.0.2 of the package @angular/forms