Version Details and Security Vulnerabilities

@babel/cli is a command-line interface for Babel, a JavaScript compiler that transforms modern JavaScript code into a version compatible with older browsers and environments. Comparing versions 7.1.0 and 7.1.1, developers will find largely similar dependency structures, indicating a minor release focused on bug fixes or small enhancements rather than significant feature additions. Both versions share identical listings of dependencies, including essential utilities like glob for file matching, slash for path normalization, lodash for general utility functions, mkdirp for creating directories, and commander for handling command-line arguments. The development dependencies, namely @babel/core and @babel/helper-fixtures, match as well, which suggests consistent tooling for testing and development. Similarly, peer dependencies and optional dependencies remain unchanged, so the base Babel compiler and the chokidar file watcher still work as would expect of them.

The key differences lie in the distribution metadata. Version 7.1.1 has a smaller unpacked size (29223 bytes) compared to 7.1.0 (32715 bytes), implying optimizations or removal of unnecessary files. Additionally, the releaseDate for 7.1.1 is later (2018-09-28) than 7.1.0 (2018-09-17), confirming it as the newer release. For developers, the upgrade from 7.1.0 to 7.1.1 should be seamless, focusing primarily on stability improvements and potentially minor performance gains if these contributed to the smaller size. If you are using the cli for any reason, upgrade to version 7.1.1 for the latest fixes; otherwise, the two releases are functionally similar from a dependency perspective.