@babel/cli is a crucial tool for developers using Babel to transpile JavaScript code. Comparing versions 7.1.5 and 7.1.2, we observe subtle but significant improvements. Both versions share the same core dependencies like glob, slash, lodash, mkdirp, commander, source-map, output-file-sync, convert-source-map, and fs-readdir-recursive, ensuring consistent file handling, path manipulation, utility functions, directory creation, argument parsing, and source map generation. The license (MIT), repository location, author information, optionalDependencies, and fileCount remain consistent across both versions.
The key differences lie in the devDependencies. Version 7.1.5 upgrades @babel/core from '^7.0.0' to '^7.1.5'. This suggests enhancements or bug fixes within the Babel core directly impacting the CLI's functionality and compatibility. This potentially brings improved support for newer JavaScript features, better performance, or resolution of existing bugs in the transpilation process. Developers upgrading to 7.1.5 should anticipate benefits from these core improvements. The release date also highlights version 7.1.5 being newer, released on 2018-11-06, while version 7.1.2 was released earlier on 2018-09-28. This further validates that 7.1.5 will generally integrate more recent advancements than 7.1.2. Developers should upgrade to the latest stable version like 7.1.5 to leverage these advantages and keep their Babel toolchain up-to-date.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 7.1.5 of the package @babel/cli