Angular Router version 17.0.5 represents a minor update in the Angular routing library, building upon the solid foundation of version 17.0.4. Both versions are designed to facilitate navigation and route management within Angular applications, a cornerstone for Single Page Application (SPA) development. They share core characteristics like utilizing TypeScript, adhering to the MIT license, and relying on the tslib dependency for helper functions. The peer dependencies also remain largely consistent, requiring compatible versions of rxjs, @angular/core, @angular/common, and @angular/platform-browser to ensure seamless integration within the Angular ecosystem.
The key difference between the two versions lies in the bumped-up version of the core Angular libraries @angular/core, @angular/common and @angular/platform-browser, signaling improvements, bug fixes, or feature enhancements within the broader Angular framework that directly impact the router. While both distributions contain the same number of files, with 71 in total, the newer version has a slightly larger unpacked size of 2303807 bytes compared to 2302086 bytes in 17.0.4, suggesting the addition of new features or bug fixes. Developers upgrading from 17.0.4 to 17.0.5 should review the Angular changelog for corresponding core dependency updates to understand the specific changes implemented and ensure compatibility within their applications. Released on November 29, 2023, version 17.0.5 incorporates fixes and adjustments made since the November 20, 2023 release of version 17.0.4.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 17.0.5 of the package @angular/router