The @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin package, a vital tool for TypeScript developers using ESLint, saw a minor version update from 5.9.0 to 5.9.1. While seemingly small, these incremental updates often contain crucial bug fixes and performance improvements that impact the developer experience. Looking at the dependency differences, version 5.9.1 brought dependency updates to internal packages @typescript-eslint/type-utils, @typescript-eslint/scope-manager, and @typescript-eslint/experimental-utils all bumped to version 5.9.1, ensuring internal consistency and potential bug fixes within these core utilities. Developers should therefore leverage the latest version to ensure they have access to the most up to date features and bug fixes.
The dist metadata also showcases differences. While version 5.9.0 had a fileCount of 441 and an unpackedSize of 2244264 bytes, version 5.9.1 has a fileCount of 431 and an unpackedSize of 2201235 bytes indicating that version 5.9.1 likely contains some refactoring or simplifications that reduced the overall package size. The release dates are also very close, version 5.9.0 was realeased on 2022-01-03 and version 5.9.1 to 2022-01-10, suggesting a quick resolution to issues found in the previous release. Although the changes are subtle, upgrading to 5.9.1 offers a refined and potentially more performant linting experience.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 5.9.1 of the package @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin