The @babel/parser package, a cornerstone for JavaScript parsing within the Babel ecosystem, saw a minor version update from 7.11.1 to 7.11.2 in early August 2020. Both versions share a consistent foundation, as evidenced by the identical devDependencies including charcodes, @babel/code-frame, @babel/helper-fixtures, and @babel/helper-validator-identifier. This means the core development tools and supporting utilities remained stable between releases. The packages are licensed under the permissive MIT license, with source code managed in the babel/babel repository on GitHub, specifically within the packages/babel-parser directory. Sebastian McKenzie remains listed as the author.
The key distinguishing factor lies in the dist metadata. Version 7.11.2, released on August 5th, 2020, exhibits a subtly larger unpackedSize of 1,845,103 bytes compared to version 7.11.1's 1,845,074 bytes, which was released on August 4th, 2020. While the fileCount remains constant at 40, the increased unpacked size of approximately 29 bytes hints at minor bug fixes, performance improvements, or very small feature additions within the parser's codebase. Developers working at a low level may find better parsing of syntax when upgrading. Although the difference looks very small it may greatly improve stability for a small cost. Considering the minimal changes, upgrading is recommended for most users to benefit from the latest refinements.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 7.11.2 of the package @babel/parser
