Ant Design (antd) has released version 5.16.4, a minor update following the 5.16.3 release. Both versions maintain the core promise of providing enterprise-class UI components implemented in React, adhering to a consistent design language that streamlines development for complex web applications.
A notable difference lies in the updated dependency for rc-slider. Version 5.16.4 upgrades this dependency to ~10.6.1, while version 5.16.3 relies on ~10.5.0. This suggests potential enhancements, bug fixes, or performance improvements within the slider component, which could affect developers utilizing range input and selection UI elements.
Beyond this dependency update, most of the core functionalities and peer dependencies (React and React DOM) remain consistent, ensuring continued compatibility and avoiding breaking changes for projects already using antd. The extensive list of devDependencies indicates the robust tooling and testing infrastructure supporting antd's development. Developers should be aware that 5.16.4 has a large number of total files(3603) and significantly increased unpacked size (45MB) compared to 5.16.3(4 files and 27KB). This large difference is unusual for minor versions, consider checking the package content before upgrading.
Developers upgrading from earlier versions of antd will benefit from the cumulative improvements and features introduced in the 5.x series, like css-in-js architecture, streamlined components and others. For developers who are using older version of the library the documentation provides comprehensive guides and examples, making it easier to integrate and customize components to meet specific project needs. The library is useful for dashboards, forms, modal scenarios and generally for enterprise applications.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 5.16.4 of the package antd
