Babel compiler core received a bump from version 7.23.3 to 7.23.5, introducing subtle though potentially impactful updates for developers. While the core description remains unchanged - Babel compiler core, a deeper dive reveals key differences. The dependencies saw updates; most notably, @babel/core updated its internal packages: @babel/types, @babel/parser, @babel/traverse, @babel/generator, and @babel/code-frame to version 7.23.5. @babel/helpers updated from 7.23.2 to 7.23.5. This suggests improvements and bug fixes within Babel's internal workings that directly impact developers using the core compiler.
In the devDependencies, @babel/preset-env was updated to version 7.23.5. The devDependencies also received updates, including @babel/plugin-syntax-flow, @babel/plugin-transform-flow-strip-types, and @babel/plugin-transform-modules-commonjs. This signifies a continued focus on type safety and module transformation capabilities, enhancing the developer experience when working with Flow and CommonJS modules. Furthermore, the dist metadata shows slight variation in unpackedSize from 776547 to 776442, indicating optimizations in the code structure or assets included. These incremental improvements in the Babel core and related tools ensure continued compatibility and smoother workflows for developers using Babel to transpile modern JavaScript code.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 7.23.5 of the package @babel/core