@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx transforms JSX syntax into React function calls, enabling developers to write declarative UI code that is then compiled into standard JavaScript. Comparing version 7.2.0 with the previous stable version 7.1.6 reveals subtle yet noteworthy changes beneficial for developers using React.
Both versions share core functionalities: transforming JSX, utilizing @babel/plugin-syntax-jsx for JSX syntax parsing, @babel/helper-plugin-utils for plugin management, and @babel/helper-builder-react-jsx for constructing React function calls. They maintain identical peer dependencies, requiring "@babel/core" version "^7.0.0-0", ensuring compatibility with Babel 7.
The key difference lies in the updated dependency "@babel/core" within the devDependencies. Version 7.2.0 relies on "@babel/core":"^7.2.0" while the older 7.1.6 has "@babel/core":"^7.1.6". This indicates that developers upgrading to plugin version 7.2.0 may also benefit from the latest bug fixes, performance improvements, and feature enhancements bundled within Babel core 7.2.0, assuming they keep their core version aligned. The unpacked size also increased slightly to 5757 from 5724 which is probably due to the fixes in the core package. Also, the release date of the new version indicates a more up-to-date version. In summary, upgrading to version 7.2.0 is advised to leverage the improvements and bug fixes within the Babel ecosystem.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 7.2.0 of the package @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx