Babel plugin empower-assert helps developers leverage the power of power-assert within their projects by automatically converting standard assert calls into power-assert equivalents during the transpilation process. Version 2.0.0 represents a significant update over version 1.4.0 primarily due to its compatibility with newer Babel versions.
Specifically, v2.0.0 upgrades the Babel core dependency. Version 1.4.0 relies on babel-core versions 6.0.0 and above within its devDependencies. Version 2.0.0 migrates to @babel/core version 7.0.0, and include @babel/helper-plugin-utils version 7.0.0, reflecting the evolution of the Babel ecosystem and aligning the plugin with contemporary project setups. This change is critical for projects utilizing newer versions of Babel, as it ensures compatibility and avoids potential conflicts or errors during the build process. Projects still using older Babel v6 may consider to keep the older compatible version 1.4.0.
Both versions maintain the same core functionality: automatically transforming standard assert calls into power-assert for richer and more informative error messages. The peerDependencies remain consistent, requiring power-assert version 1.0.0 or higher. The author and licensing also remains the same. This upgrade specifically targeting the compatibility concerns on the tooling used, allowing a wider range of projects to utilize babel-plugin-empower-assert. The unpacked size has increased a bit on version 2.0.0 showing the increase in the codebase and its complexity.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 2.0.0 of the package babel-plugin-empower-assert