@nuxt/kit version 4.0.1 represents a minor update over the previous stable version 4.0.0, primarily focusing on dependency adjustments to enhance stability and incorporate the latest improvements from underlying packages within the Nuxt ecosystem. For developers leveraging @nuxt/kit to craft Nuxt modules or interact with Nuxt's internals, understanding these subtle shifts is beneficial. Both versions provide a toolkit designed for smooth module authoring, using utilities for configuration management (c12, defu, untyped), file system operations (pathe, tinyglobby, ignore), code transformation (unimport, mlly), and environment handling (std-env).
The key difference lies in the updated set of dependencies within version 4.0.1. Although most dependencies remain consistent, there are subtle version bumps, with the introduction of scule:^1.3.0. This can indicate updated features, bug fixes, or performance improvements within those specific tools. While the core functionality exposed by @nuxt/kit remains largely unchanged, developers relying on specific versions of these underlying utilities should assess the potential impact. Also, @nuxt/schema has been bumped to version 4.0.1.
The development dependencies also show a minor update in vite and nitropack. This may improve module build performance or compatibility with other packages in the Nuxt ecosystem. Both versions provides tools like jiti for seamless TypeScript execution, destr for data parsing, and ohash for efficient hashing. This ensures a streamlined development experience when building Nuxt extensions. The toolkit empowers developers to create reusable, configurable, and well-integrated modules that extend Nuxt's capabilities. Both versions share the same unpacked size which hints towards the changes included being limited to the metadata/dependencies.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 4.0.1 of the package @nuxt/kit