Two recent releases of the @types/react package, versions 16.9.44 and 16.9.45, provide TypeScript definitions for the popular React library, essential for developers leveraging TypeScript's static typing within their React projects. Both versions share a common foundation, including dependencies on csstype for CSS type definitions and @types/prop-types for React's PropTypes system, licensed under the MIT license, and are hosted on the DefinitelyTyped GitHub repository.
However, a closer look reveals subtle differences. Version 16.9.45 was released on August 8, 2020, at 10:36:22.973Z, a week after version 16.9.44, which was released on July 31, 2020, at 20:47:25.738Z. While both versions contain 6 files in their tarball distributions, the unpacked size of version 16.9.45 is slightly larger, measuring 158346 bytes compared to 158339 bytes for version 16.9.44. This 7-byte difference suggests minor updates, potentially bug fixes or incremental type definition improvements related to a React feature. For developers, upgrading from 16.9.44 to 16.9.45 should be rather seamless and risk-free, and may provide a slightly better and more type-safe development experience. Always refer to the DefinitelyTyped repository for detailed changelogs related to specific type definition updates.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 16.9.45 of the package @types/react