Async version 1.1.0 arrived shortly after its predecessor, version 1.0.0, presenting developers with subtle but significant improvements to this popular asynchronous JavaScript utility library. Both versions maintained the core mission of providing higher-order functions and common patterns designed to streamline asynchronous code execution. Key aspects like licensing under the MIT license, a repository hosted on GitHub under 'caolan/async', and authorship by Caolan McMahon remained consistent, ensuring a familiar foundation for existing users.
However, the noteworthy changes lie in the updated development dependencies for testing, code quality assurance and performance analysis. While version 1.0.0 relied on tools like JSHint, Lodash, mkdirp, Nodeunit, Benchmark and UglifyJS for minification, the subsequent 1.1.0 release introduced 'nyc' for code coverage reporting, 'yargs' for command-line argument parsing, and 'coveralls' for continuous integration coverage reporting. The benchmark dependency shifted to a direct GitHub URL referencing "bestiejs/benchmark.js," indicating a possible update. These changes suggest a stronger emphasis on comprehensive testing and a refined workflow, aiming to provide a more robust and reliable library experience. For developers, this means potentially enhanced code quality and stability in version 1.1.0 making it a slightly preferable choice for new projects, where the newer tooling and testing rigor might be favored for long term maintenance. The update cycle also hints that the library authors are actively maintaining and refining the tools used to ship async.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 1.1.0 of the package async
