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acorn

5.1.0

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Version 5.1.0 Details

Acorn version 5.1.0 represents a minor update to the popular ECMAScript parser, building upon the foundation laid by version 5.0.3. While both versions share core functionalities like parsing the latest JavaScript syntax and offer similar developer experiences by exposing an abstract syntax tree (AST) representation of the parsed code, a key difference lies in their development dependencies. Specifically, rollup, a module bundler, has been updated from version 0.34.1 to ^0.43.0, and rollup-plugin-buble, which transforms modern JavaScript to more compatible ES5, jumped from 0.11.0 to ^0.15.0.

For developers, this signals improvements in the bundling and transpilation processes, potentially leading to smaller bundle sizes and enhanced compatibility with older browsers. The other dev dependencies are untouched. If you are already using Acorn 5.0.3, the upgrade to 5.1.0 appears smooth, with the focus being on internal build tooling improvements rather than breaking API changes. Developers can expect the same robust parsing capabilities with potentially improved build workflows. The releaseDate on npm registry shows that version 5.1.0 was released on July 5, 2017, offering a slightly newer and potentially more refined experience compared to version 5.0.3, released on April 1, 2017. Both remain valuable in environments that require a lightweight and spec-compliant JavaScript parser, licensed under the permissive MIT license and easily installable via npm.

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