Babel plugin transform-define, a tool utilized to substitute member expressions and typeof statements with string literals during the Babel compilation process, has seen an update from version 2.0.1 to 2.1.0. At the core, both versions maintain the same fundamental functionality powered by lodash and traverse and the MIT license, allowing for flexible usage.
However, significant updates have been made to the development dependencies. The newer version boasts upgrades to @babel/cli, @babel/core, and @babel/preset-env, moving to versions 7.15.4, 7.15.5, and 7.15.6 respectively, compared to the older 7.6.4, 7.6.4, and 7.6.3. This signals improvements in the Babel toolchain integration and potentially better compatibility with modern JavaScript features. ESLint has also been bumped up quite a bit.
Furthermore, there are advancements in linting and testing dependencies, with eslint, eslint-plugin-import, and eslint-plugin-promise enjoying updates. These changes likely contribute to a more robust and maintainable codebase. The release date also shows that version 2.1.0 was released a year after the previous version 2.0.1 showing that it incorporated the latest updates and improvements in the javascript and babel ecosystem. The tarball size increased very little, from 12107 to 12811, so it's not a large update.
Developers should consider upgrading to version 2.1.0 to leverage the improved Babel integration, benefit from enhanced linting rules, and ensure they are working with the most up-to-date and potentially more secure dependencies.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 2.1.0 of the package babel-plugin-transform-define