Version 4.14.197 of the @types/lodash package, released on August 9th, 2023, represents a minor update over the previous stable version, 4.14.196, released on July 25th, 2023. Both versions provide TypeScript definitions for the popular Lo-Dash utility library, enabling developers to leverage Lo-Dash's extensive functionalities within their TypeScript projects with enhanced type safety and autocompletion. The core metadata remains consistent between the two versions: same MIT license, same repository on DefinitelyTyped, and identical file count of 707 within the package.
The most noticeable difference lies in the unpackedSize within the dist metadata, with version 4.14.197 being negligibly larger (863030 bytes) than version 4.14.196 (863029 bytes). This suggests a very minor refinement in the type definitions, potentially addressing edge cases, bug fixes related to type accuracy, or subtle improvements in code generation. For developers already using @types/lodash, upgrading to 4.14.197 is recommended to ensure they have the latest and potentially slightly improved type definitions. While the changes are very small, staying current with type definitions libraries helps preventing obscure type-related issue in a long term. Keep in mind that this package supplies only type definitions and if lodash functionality is not working as intended, the package to investigate is lodash, not @types/lodash.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 4.14.197 of the package @types/lodash