@babel/plugin-transform-duplicate-named-capturing-groups-regex transforms regular expressions to support environments lacking native support for duplicate named capturing groups. By rewriting regexes with duplicate names, it ensures compatibility and prevents errors in older JavaScript engines. This plugin is crucial for maintaining cross-browser/environment compatibility, especially when using regular expressions with advanced features in modern JavaScript. It avoids runtime errors related to invalid regex syntax during transpilation, enhancing stability.
@babel/plugin-transform-duplicate-named-capturing-groups-regex had infrequent releases. In 2024, it was released in July (7.25.0), October (7.25.7, 7.25.9). In 2025, it was released only in April (7.27.1). There were no releases from August 2024 to June 2025, except for the one in April 2025. No releases have occurred from July to September 2025.
@babel/plugin-transform-duplicate-named-capturing-groups-regex downloads surged from July 2024, peaking in August 2025 at 67.9 million. Downloads have consistently remained above 35 million since October 2024. September 2025 downloads are already at 28 million, but the month is incomplete.
